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Predators, cyberbullies beware as Facebook, states agree to safeguards
Facebook, the world’s second-largest social networking Web site, is adding more than 40 safeguards to protect young users from sexual predators and cyberbullies under an agreement with officials nationwide.
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New Media-New Networks
The exhibition entitled New Media - New Networks is the first retrospective dedicated to the new media art and culture in Croatia. The exhibition is a result of last year's research on new media art in Croatia proposed by Ljiljana Kolešnik (Institute of Art History from Zagreb) and conducted by Klaudio Štefan?i? (the research results will be soon available for download).
newbrainframes.org |
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NGO attacks Apple's lack of action on climate change
Mac maker's green credentials rotting? Apple’s MacBook Air may have received the thumbs-up from Greenpeace, but the iPhone maker should be avoided by the "climate-conscious consumer", a new eco survey claims.…
The Register |
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AMD must double processor market share to survive
Advanced Micro Devices needs to more than double its share of the microprocessor market to survive, according to a brief filed by the company's lawyers in its antitrust lawsuit against Intel.
ITBusiness.ca |
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Music execs stuck in old time rock'n'roll
Charles Arthur: This "internet" thing really did take the recording industry by surprise, didn't it?
Guardian Unlimited |
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So, What Is 'Plan C' for Microsoft Search?
Microsoft isn't saying much -- though Bill Gates does keep saying they are going to go it alone now. But having attempted to independently create a search that would rival Google, and then to try to buy into the game by taking over Yahoo, what exactly is "Plan C?"
Wired News |
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Vista as insecure as Windows 2000
Holes exceed total for 8-year-old OS. Good news for users of Windows Vista. According to figures compiled by PC Tools, the OS has experienced only slightly more vulnerabilities than Windows 2000, which appeared eight years ago when malware was far less common.
TechWorld |
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UWB in doubt after TI pulls out
Over-hyped, over-priced and... over? Ultra-wideband, the fast short-range wireless link which was supposed to be in handsets and PCs by now, is on the brink of failure after Texas Instruments pulled out of the technology.
TechWorld |
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Mobile phones that use Bluetooth to bring Facebook alerts to the street
It is being billed as the ultimate interactive Facebook-on-the-go. Instead of logging on to search for friends, mobile phone Bluetooth technology alerts people to other users logged on nearby
Daily Mail |
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Saling The World: GTA IV Repeats U.S. and UK Sales Victory
Gamasutra's weekly column, "Saling The World", covers the top five real-time Amazon.com sellers for every available platform in the United States, Japan, and Europe, providing an important update of sales patterns worldwide. This week's charts, with data taken from May 8th, 2008, see Grand Theft Auto IV topping multiplatform popularity in North America and the UK, while Mario Kart Wii and Wii ...
Gamasutra |
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Daniel R. Ballon
California lawmakers have met to consider a new $500 million tax on Internet commerce. Some have dubbed this the “iTax” because of its application to Apple’s iTunes digital music store, but Assemblyman Charles Calderon, D-Whittier, is targeting more than just songs.
The Sacramento Union |
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Internet Rape Case
Bone denied for man accusing of raping teen he met on MySpace
News 12 Augusta |
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New computer lounge opens in Morrill Tower
The new computer lounge, about 10 feet away from the old computer lab in Morrill Tower, has a working printer and the same wide study tables as before. But the lab and the lounge were merged about a month ago. There are now about 10 computers along the wall. Students can come to work online, print and study - all in the same room.
The Lantern |
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Avalara Announces 75th Solution Provider Joins Alliance Program - Doubling Program Participation Validates Avalara's ...
Avalara (www.avalara.com), the leading provider of sales, use and VAT tax automation solutions for small and mid-sized businesses, today announced that Exact Software, one of the world's leading providers of business software solutions, is the 75th solution provider to join the Avalara Alliance program. Setting a new record in integrated offerings within the transactional (sales, use and ...
Centre Daily Times |
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Your boss declares martial law on Facebook
Where would these United States be if the first Continental Congress convened to efficiently jot down a petition to King George delineating the colony rights and grievances, but never got around to it because they got too distracted poking Betsey Ross and checking out Thomas Jefferson’s Twitter feed?
MSNBC |
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Canon U.S.A. Launches New Ad Campaign Supporting Both VIXIA High-Definition and Flash Memory Camcorders
Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging, today announced the launch of a new, integrated advertising campaign for its camcorder product line up. A two-pronged effort with creative supporting Canon's new VIXIA line of HD camcorders, as well as its revolutionary line of Flash Memory camcorders, will reach consumers through a variety of print and interactive executions. A dramatic new ...
Centre Daily Times |
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Brief: Proposed cybersecurity bill to pressure DHS
Proposed cybersecurity bill to pressure DHS
SecurityFocus |
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Windows XP SP3 feels snappier and tighter
On Wednesday Microsoft made the Windows XP SP3 available on Windows Update. As I am as daring anymore as I was when I was younger, I waited until then to install XP SP3 on my PC. The first good news is that everything still works and the upgrade of th...
I4U |
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Recent Original Stories
PC-BSD announced that it will deliver Opera in the next version of PC-BSD . Opera will be "one less thing you need to download after installation" , as Matt Olander, CTO of iXsystems puts it, to get "a more usable system" out of your PC-BSD box.
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Linked by Adam S on Tue 23rd Aug 2005 19:16 UTC
The last few years have seen the introduction of the concept of "extensions" in most popular web browsers.
New Mobile Computing |
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Manitoba Telecom revenues up
WINNIPEG–Manitoba Telecom Services Inc. has reported a modest rise in first-quarter revenue and profit as wireless, high-speed Internet, digital television and other growth services expanded 18 per cent.
Toronto Star |
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Facebook Agrees to New Safeguards
(RTTNews) - Social networking website Facebook has agreed to get tougher in keeping its website users free from bullies, pedophiles, porn and online hazards, according to top U.S. state attorneys on Thursday.
Nasdaq |
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Electronics recycling dates scheduled
Residents of Vanderburgh and Warrick counties will be able to recycle their used electronics through a pair of events this month.
Evansville Courier & Press |
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Cartoon Helps The Young Surf Safely
A new animated series to help five-to-seven year-olds to be safe online is launched in Britain as figures reveal that half a million kids that age are unsupervised online.
DesignTechnica |
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Rocker Neil Young Steals Limelight At JavaOne
Neil Young is using Java to create a multimedia musical archive of his work, updatable with new material and accessible to millions.
InformationWeek |
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