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Facebook and Attorneys General sign deal to protect children
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Facebook, the world’s second-largest social networking Web site, is adding more than 40 new safeguards to protect young users from sexual predators and cyberbullies, attorneys general from several states said Thursday.
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Tribune Chronicle
Information and photos are hitting the Internet of the next-generation 2010 Chevrolet Cobalt that is said to be headed for the General Motors Lordstown Complex next year – although in 2010, according to previous reports, not 2009 as reported.
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Government Computer News
The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) has chartered a new working group to standardize IP routing protocols for embedded networks connecting devices with limited power, memory and processing resources.
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VKernel Founder & CEO to Present at SYS-CON's Virtualization Conference & Expo
Currently, an overwhelming majority of organizations are migrating and consolidating servers from physical to virtual environments. While the savings of the virtualized data center are extremely compelling, there is a new set of challenges that IT staffs didn't have to deal with in the physical world. One of the challenges is getting used to the fact that all hardware resources: CPU, memory, ...
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Intelsat Partners with Pangea Day for Live Broadcast Spanning Five Continents
PEMBROKE, Bermuda----Intelsat, Ltd., the world's leading provider of commercial satellite services, announced today its agreement to supply the global satellite capacity for the contribution and broadcast distribution of Pangea Day.
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MacDailyNews - Where Mac news comes first
What will Apple name their next cat? Mac OS X 10.6 Lion? "What name will Apple use on the next version of Mac OS X?" Ron McElfresh asks for Mac360.
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Cablevision plans wireless broadband network
Thu, May 8, 2008 (11:28 a.m.) Cable TV provider Cablevision Systems Corp. disclosed plans Thursday to offer high-speed wireless Internet service across its coverage area, which is principally on New York's Long Island.
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Facebook Issues Improved Privacy, Obscenity Protections; Joins MySpace On Internet Safety Task Force
Facebook makes a PR push on the privacy and safety front today, instituting an array of enhanced privacy safeguards and obscenity blockers as part of an agreement with 49 state attorneys general over the level of protection the social net offers its younger users. The company also signed on to the Internet Safety Task Force that MySpace set up as part of its agreement with state AGs over the ...
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@ Needham Digital Media Con: Spanfeller: Economy Isn't Only Factor In Slower Growth; Forbes.com IPO?
Brand advertising growth has slowed down online, but the weakening economy is just one factor, according to Jim Spanfeller, CEO of Forbes.com. During a keynote interview with senior analyst Mark May at the Needham Internet and Digital Media Conference, Spanfeller attributed the lower growth rates to size and maturity, as well as a failure of quality supply to keep up with demandhence the ...
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Google Says Goodbye To "Hello"
Google is shutting down Hello , Picasa’s photo sharing service which was part of the Picasa acquisition back in 2004. On the program, Wikipedia writes : read more
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@ Needham Digital Media Con: Interview: David Pakman, CEO, eMusic: 'Adults Still Buy Music'
For a while there, http://www.emusic.com"eMusic was notable as the online music retailer that didn't have DRM, but that differentiator is pretty much gone. During a panel on the 'long tail' at the Needham Internet and Digital Media Conference, eMusic CEO David Pakman argued that his site appealed to adults, and that adults still spend money on music , unlike kids. He noted that 73 percent of ...
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Defunct TorrentSpy Slammed With $110M Judgment in MPAA Suit
A federal judge in Los Angeles has awarded the MPAA $110 million in compensation from Valence Media, operator of the now-defunct file-sharing Web site TorrentSpy. U.S. District Judge Florence-Marie Cooper ordered Valence Media to pay $30,000 for each copyright infringement of nearly 3,700 movies and television programs that were downloaded. The MPAA took TorrentSpy to court in February 2006.
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Deal struck to make Facebook safer for minors; 123 Illinios sex offenders from MySpace found on Facebook
Facebook has agreed to make key changes to its social networking site that will better protect children from predators and inappropriate content. llinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan joined the attorneys general of 49 other states and the District of Columbia in the agreement resulting in actions by Facebook similar to those MySpace agreed to in January 2008.
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Facebook to ward off bullying, predators
HARTFORD, Conn. -- Facebook, the world's second-largest social networking Web site, will add more than 40 new safeguards to protect young users from sexual predators and cyberbullies, attorneys general from Florida and other states said Thursday.
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5 Investigates Computer Repair Firms
5 Investigates launches a high-tech sting with hidden cameras to see which computer repair companies you can trust to fix your broken equipment.
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Microsoft's Staying Power
Despite the failed Yahoo takeover attempt, one woman thinks Microsoft will remain relevant.
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Parature Releases Free White Paper on the State of Enterprise Service and Support
White Paper Explores the Results of the ‘2008 Service & Support Metrics Survey’ (PRWeb May 8, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/Customer_Service_Software/Customer_Support/prweb929324.htm
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 14th Sep 2006 15:52 UTC, submitted by IdaAshley
Network File System has been part of the world of free operating systems and proprietary UNIX flavors since the mid-1980s. But not all administrators know how it works or why there have been new releases.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 20th Sep 2006 17:23 UTC
Novell plans an October launch for its Suse Linux Enterprise Real-Time product , an operating system geared for Wall Street traders and others who watch every microsecond of the clock.
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Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Wed 13th Dec 2006 22:57 UTC
Microsoft on Wednesday took the wraps off its first commercial operating system for robots, with hopes of paving the way for a broader robotics industry and taking a central role in its development.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 20th Aug 2007 21:10 UTC
"With Bill Gates' announcement earlier this year that Windows Home Server would be available as a 'system builder' product (that means 'OEM' to most hardware geeks), enthusiasts and system builders alike have been looking forward to its release.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 12th Dec 2005 15:38 UTC
Microsoft is banking on enhancements to what it has dubbed the fundamentals to entice enterprises to upgrade to the next version of Windows, known as Vista.
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'Battle At Kruger' Is An Internet Sensation
What do you think of the "Battle At Kruger"? It's an incredible video! What's the big deal? Lions, buffalo and crocodiles are the formula for a perfect storm…in South Africa.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 27th Oct 2005 11:16 UTC
Google may not be releasing an open-source operating system or a desktop suite, but the company is promoting, supporting and using open-source software . In a Ziff Davis Internet interview, Chris DiBona, Google's open source program manager, said that while he can't "talk about any future products," he also added that, to the best of his knowledge "Google has no plans to release an operating ...
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Unixfication II
Can the Linux community get over its "not invented here" ideology which has often hindered its ability to adopt technological improvements from outside sources? I keep saying myself, I hope so. But recent events have shown me that we have a long way to go until we become a culture...
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