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Belgium accuses China of hack attacks
Cyber espionage in the land of TinTin Belgium has accused hackers from China of targeting its systems.
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Microsoft's decision to walk away from Yahoo leaves both companies in a bind, with the former looking increasingly ...
CEO Jerry Yang can declare a victory - of sorts. Yahoo has forced Microsoft to retreat to lick its wounds. The proverbial David (Yang) took on Goliath (Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer) and won. But at what cost to Yahoo and the broader Internet industry?
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Theft of tax data spurs change in process
After 10 days of dealing with the aftermath of a stolen bank courier vehicle, Iredell County officials are changing the way they handle processed tax payments. On April 22, a shipment of processed tax payments and unprocessed items from more than 450 taxpayers went missing when a courierâ€s vehicle for First Citizens Bank was stolen in Charlotte. The bags included a computer report of the ...
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Police Entrap Chat Room Gay
A man from Minnesota has been arrested after a gay chat room entrapment operation by the police. The man, a teacher, thought he had met a 15-year-old youth in an internet chat room. They arranged to see each other at a restaurant in La Crosse, Wisconsin where the teacher was arrested.
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Hands on: Import and export data from Excel spreadsheets
Bearing in mind the frequency with which new versions of software lack backwards compatibility, it was heartening to receive a message from Michael Hart: “Since the days of Multiplan, father of Excel, I have been running a portfolio system for share valuations with many intersheet links which depend on picking up share price information, using DDE links, from Updata’s Technical Analyst program.”
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Google looks at Yahoo ad deal
MOUNTAIN VIEW — Google Inc.'s top executives Thursday expressed hope that the Internet search leader will be able to form a potentially lucrative advertising partnership with Yahoo Inc. — a deal that would lower the odds of Microsoft Corp. renewing its attempts to buy Yahoo.
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PC hinge maker sees '08 laptop shipments up 26 pct
TAIPEI, May 9 - Taiwan's Shin Zu Shing Co Ltd , the world's largest maker of hinges for notebook PCs, said on Friday it expects the global laptop PC market to grow 26 percent this year, as laptops become consumers' top choice in PCs.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 28th Jul 2006 20:19 UTC, submitted by anonymous
After listing 5 things Linux could learn from Microsoft last week, Linux's very own version of Paul Thurrot now lists 5 things Microsoft can learn from Linux . "Yes, Microsoft may be at the top of the ladder now, but there are signs of decline everywhere.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 7th Nov 2006 22:56 UTC
"Often cast as the peacemaker in free software disputes, Bruce Perens is on the warpath . When we caught up with him, he wasn't in a mood to be charitable to Novell.
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Facebook helps set predator safeguards
HARTFORD, Conn. — 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 under an agreement with officials nationwide that was announced Thursday.
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MySpace to transfer data
In a bold move, MySpace will allow users to transfer their data between social networking sites.
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Recent Original Stories
"Usually, a distro's most recognizable feature is the desktop environment. With SymphonyOS , the screenshots are the first hint that this is not your ordinary remix. SymponyOS is a bold step into a new desktop paradigm.
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Comedian Jamie Kennedy flips script on hecklers
Being heckled is an occupational hazard for stand-up comedians. And these days, "everyone is in the entertainment business," said Jamie Kennedy, who was on his way to record the voice of a frustrated young wizard for a new animated Nickelodeon offering, Fanboy. And because anyone with an Internet connection can become an instant critic, heckling occurs online as well as up close and personal, he ...
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Hungry girls unite!
If most of what you find in your in-box is considered spam, then think of a Hungry Girl e-newsletter as a chocolate rice cake topped with fresh strawberries and fat-free whipped cream: light, but satisfying.
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Recent Original Stories
If it is up to Microsoft, the omnipresent JPEG image format will be replaced by Windows Media Photo. The software maker detailed the new image format Wednesday at the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference here.
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MISSING THE PARTY
By DUNCAN McLEOD Yahoo founder and CEO Jerry Yang can declare a victory - of sorts. Yahoo has forced Microsoft to retreat to lick its wounds. The proverbial David (Yang) took on Goliath (Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer) and won. But at what cost to Yahoo and the br...
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Web gives libel voice
AUBURN - A wife going through divorce is suing her estranged husband claiming he posted a comment on a Web site that suggested she might have had sex with underage girls at her business.
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09:31 (BST), 09/05/2008 MLB Power Pros 2008 Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – 2K Sports, ...
– 2K Sports, the sports publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), and Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc., today announced the next iteration of the wildly popular baseball franchise, MLB® Power Pros 2008, scheduled to be available for Wii™ home video game system from Nintendo and PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system this July, as well as Nintendo DS™ later ...
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Duncan Aviation Completes Challenger 601-3R Inflight Internet
First SwiftBroadband Installation On Type Duncan Aviation recently completed installation of the EMS eNfusion HSD-400 SatCom in a Bombardier Challenger 601-3R. This installation provides one of the first Challenger 601s to be upgraded with true Inmarsat SwiftBroadband capability. The installation allows passengers to use their personal Wi-Fi devices, including notebook computers, BlackBerry ...
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09:43 (BST), 09/05/2008 AIIDE 2008 Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Menlo Park, CA – May 7, ...
Menlo Park, CA – May 7, 2008. Artificial Intelligence and Interactive Entertainment Conference (AIIDE) organizers announced the date and location of this year's event.
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09:46 (BST), 09/05/2008 Fury League Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Auran Games, creators ...
Auran Games, creators of Fury, the fast-paced arena combat game, today announced the launch of a new skill-based online competitive format called Fury League ( www.FuryLeague.com).
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Indonesia: Gates Foundation Donates US$3 Million For Myanmar Cyclone Disaster Relief Effort
JAKARTA, INDONESIA: The Gates Foundation has donated US$3 million for emergency relief efforts in Myanmar and will provide software to help reunite family members separated in the cyclone, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates said Friday (9 May).
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Google Might Join Forces With Yahoo!
In recent months, Yahoo was on the brink of being bought out by Microsoft, however it is looking increasingly likely that there might be a Google-Yahoo pact in the wind.
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F-M computer-tampering case charges reduced
The Onondaga County District Attorney's Office followed through Thursday on its plans to resolve criminal charges against eight current and former Fayetteville-Manlius High School students accused in a computer-tampering and grade-changing scheme.
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MCNAMEE ATTYS. MAY PUT PRIVATE EYES ON ROCKET
Brian McNamee's lawyers are ready to send private investigators to Roger Clemens' hometown if the defamation suit against their client is not dropped, according to an Internet report last night. McNamee's lawyers have hired two former New York City cops to dig up potential dirt on Clemens, the New York Times reported on its Web Site. Richard Emery, one of McNamee's lawyers, said Gerry Kane and ...
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