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Weta to animate Microsoft packages for disabled
Multinational software giant Microsoft says it is teaming up with Wellington's Oscar-winning animation studio Weta Workshop to help disabled people use computer technology.
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(CNSNews.com) - Reps. Lee Terry (R-Neb.) and Jim Matheson (D-Utah) held a press conference Wednesday to introduce legislation that would require identification checks for minors who try to buy or rent video games rated M (Mature) or AO (Adults Only) by the Entertainment Software Ratings Board.
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Iowa to monitor players’ sites
The Presidential Committee on Athletics unanimously approved guidelines Thursday that will permit school administrators the right to randomly check public social networking Web sites of Iowa athletes and take action against those who violate school policies.
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Vonage cuts 1Q loss, to offer high-speed access to Internet
Internet telephone company Vonage Holdings Corp. narrowed its loss in the first quarter and announced Thursday that it would begin to offer high-speed Internet access to customers.
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South Africa: Adaptit, Infowave Merger Pays Off
DIRECTORS of software supplier AdaptIT Holdings believe a merger between Adapt IT and listed company Infowave late last year is paying off as its earnings have begun to rise.
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Issue 103 - 1st May - 30th May
Speaking after the launch, Jim Friars, Chief Executive Officer of the Irish Computer Society (ICS) said, “We are concerned, though not surprised, at the significant increase in complaint investigations opened by the Data Protection Commissioner’s office last year.
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UK leads in mobile social networking
UK mobile phone subscribers are leading a global charge to take social networking to the streets, new research reveals.
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Belgacom cuts rate for mobile internet access
BRUSSELS (Thomson Financial) - Belgian telecoms group Belgacom SA said it has cut rates for its Proximus 3G broadband network.
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Bezurk.com changes name to wego.com
Travel search engine Bezurk.com has opted for re-branding and will be known as Wego.com. The company acknowledged that Bezurk was hard to remember and spell, though it was quirky, fun and had a certain irreverence to it.
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Recent Original Stories
Complaining about Windows Vista is a national past time on Internet forums these days. Windows Vista 'costs too much', 'has onerous product activation', 'requires too much hardware', etc. These complaints are often followed up by a very simple boast: 'I'm just going to switch to Linux'.
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How did Navy's jet cockpits land in his driveway?
While federal investigators try to figure out how some demilitarized fighter jet cockpits ended up at 80 Apple Farm Road, residents are wondering why it took authorities years to arrive.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 11th Jul 2007 22:45 UTC
Microsoft has reiterated its commitment to the desktop . Building on its co-founder Bill Gates' vision of a PC on every desk in every home, Microsoft will continue to focus on delivering desktop products.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 5th Jul 2007 21:58 UTC
" Filesystem in Userspace has long been one of my favorite features on Linux systems.
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(AFX UK Focus) 2008-05-09 09:01 UK smallcap opening - Blinkx rises on 60 pence-a-share bid talk
LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Blinkx, spun out of software developer Autonomy a year ago, was among best-performing small caps, rising 9-1/4 pence to 34-1/4 amid talk of a 60 pence-a-share takeover, possibly by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. Sources say he is likely to face competition from Google and Microsoft.
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09:15 (BST), 09/05/2008 Vampire Rain: Altered Species Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS - AQ Interactive announced ...
- AQ Interactive announced today that it will bring Vampire Rain: Altered Species to the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system.
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Deep ties between Venezuela, Colombian rebels-paper
Source: Reuters WASHINGTON, May 9 (Reuters) - Computer files found on a dead guerrilla leader's laptops captured in a March raid show deep ties between the Venezuelan government led by President Hugo Chavez and the ...
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Using a wiki for FOSS application documentation
For a lot of programmers, writing an application is fun, but writing its manual is not. Adding new features, refining the product, and responding to users' input are all more rewarding than writing instructions on how to use the software.
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Hazardous waste, electronics can be dropped off on Sat.
PEQUANNOCK -- The Morris County Municipal Utilities Authority will conduct a household hazardous waste disposal and computer/TV drop-off event from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Pequannock Township Municipal Building, 530 Newark-Pompton Turnpike.
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Facebook gets tough with bogus users, cyber bullies
Facebook will add a slew of new safeguards to protect its users.
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MySpace data becomes portable
Take your MySpace profile when you travel MySpace has launched its own "Data Availability" effort with big-name partners Yahoo, eBay, Twitter and Photobucket.
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Microsoft to release four security patches next week
Security software, Word, Publisher and Jet database engine Microsoft will patch its security software, Word, Publisher and its Jet database engine during its regular 'Patch Tuesday' update next week.
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Google questioned over human rights
Board asked to change policies At the company's AGM, Google shareholders voted down two proposals that would have compelled the search giant to implement more stringent human rights policies.
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Microsoft turns its attentions to Facebook
Wall Street Journal predicts a merger After abandoning its plans to purchase Yahoo, Microsoft has now turned its attentions to the social-networking site Facebook, according to the Wall Street Journal.
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Deep ties between Venezuela, Colombian rebels: paper
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Computer files found on a dead guerrilla leader's laptops captured in a March raid show deep ties between the Venezuelan government led by President Hugo Chavez and the communist Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.
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Deep ties between Venezuela, Colombian rebels: paper
Computer files found on a dead guerrilla leader's laptops captured in a March raid show deep ties between the Venezuelan government led by President Hugo Chavez and the communist Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.
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