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Iomega Announces 'Camo' Portable HDD
The world's gone camouflage mad. Iomega is now on the case with the eGo USB 2.0 Camo Portable Hard Drive, a camouflaged addition to its line of stylish and sturdy portable hard drives. Whether you're someone with an adventuresome style and spirit, an avid part...
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Facebook acts against online predators
San Francisco, May 9: Social networking hub Facebook announced a string of new safety measures against online predators and said it would join rival MySpace on the Internet Safety Task Force.
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City wireless network will benefit police, fire efforts
Within months, a new wireless network created by the city of Bowling Green will allow fire and police to respond more quickly to emergencies.
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On the Record 5/10
POLICE BLOTTER TUSCARAWAS COUNTY • A Tippecanoe woman said Thursday that her 16-year-old son used her credit card without permission to make several purchases on the Internet totaling about $100. A report will be sent to the juvenile prosecutor for review of charges. • Four mailboxes on Rt. 800 NE, Dover, were reportedly vandalized Thursday. A resident said she and three neighbors found ...
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Psystar: Just how loud is it?
Today was my second day with my spankin' new Psystar Open Computer. Following are some observations. I don't have a wireless card in it yet and my desk is too far away from my router to string an Ethernet cable, so I'm offline for the...
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Current Newswire:
"What's the most valuable piece of web software you use every day? Your web browser, surely. So whoever makes the browser which dominates the market should also make riches beyond the dreams of avarice--shouldn't they?
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Climate Researchers Dream Up iPod-Based Supercomputer
Researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have suggested building a supercomputer based on low-power embedded microprocessors to improve global climate change predictions. Using the embedded microprocessor technology used in mobile phones, iPods and other consumer electronic devices, the boffins propose a cost-effective machine for running complex ...
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Pirates director to turn BioShock game into film
SAN FRANCISCO - Take-Two Interactive Software Inc said on Friday that "Pirates of the Caribbean" director Gore Verbinski will make a movie version of "BioShock," its hit video game about an underwater utopia gone disastrously wrong.
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Pirates director to turn BioShock game into film
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Take-Two Interactive Software Inc said on Friday that "Pirates of the Caribbean" director Gore Verbinski will make a movie version of "BioShock," its hit video game about an underwater utopia gone disastrously wrong.
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No. Calif. Business Marketing Association Presents ''The Mobile Internet at Its Tipping Point. What's Next?''
SAN JOSE, Calif.----Northern California Business Marketing Association has announced its Wednesday, May 28th meeting program, "Reaching the Mobile Marketplace in 2010." The featured keynote speaker is Steve Lamont, Partner, Crimson Consulting Group.
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Free Software Takes on Microsoft Office
While not as full-featured as Microsoft Office, free software from rivals is luring users with a "just enough" mentality.
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Google execs hope for long-term ad deal with Yahoo
Google Inc.'s top executives expressed hope Thursday 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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Microsoft appeals against record EU anti-trust fine
(BRUSSELS ) - Microsoft on Friday lodged an appeal at a European court against the record 899 million euro (1.39 billion dollar) fine imposed on it by the EU Commission for defying a landmark 2004 anti-trust ruling, a spokesman for the US group said.
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EBay's PayPal rule in Australia draws fire
EBay Inc. is exploring whether to require customers to use its online payment service PayPal, a move that has angered users and prompted antitrust scrutiny in Australia, where a PayPal-only rule takes effect next month. It's unclear whether eBay will institute a similar policy in the United States and other countries. However, the online auction company often tries big changes in smaller markets ...
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sat 6th May 2006 22:05 UTC
A group of software developers have created a program to make Microsoft Office work with files in the OpenDocument format , a move that would bridge currently incompatible desktop applications.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 26th Sep 2005 16:29 UTC
As expected , Palm has announced the Treo 700w, a Windows Mobile powered smartphone with a square 240x240 resolution. Top brass from Palm, Microsoft (including Bill Gates) and Verizon Wireless gathered in San Fransisco this morning to launch the device . Palm noted that this project has been in the works for, "a couple of years" and that it was one of the worst kept secrets in the industry.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 5th Sep 2006 21:39 UTC
Microsoft announced on Tuesday US prices for Windows Vista , the long-awaited new version of the operating system that sits on more than 90 percent of the world's personal computers.
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Google Execs Hope for Long-Term Ad Deal with Yahoo
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) -- Google Inc.'s top executives expressed hope Thursday that the Internet search leader will be able to form a potentially lucrative advertising partnership with Yahoo Inc.
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Microsoft appeals against record fine
Microsoft has lodged an appeal against the record 899 million euro ($1.39 billion) fine imposed on it by the EU Commission for defying a landmark 2004 anti-trust ruling, a spokesman for the US group said.
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MySpace will allow users to share data with other sites
London, May 9 : MySpace, the world's most popular social networking site, has announced that it plans to give users the option of sharing their profiles and other personal information with other Web sites.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 12th Jan 2007 23:16 UTC
"While the eyes of the IT world have spent years squinting to see Microsoft's slowly unfolding vistas, the companies and individuals that drive open source have been steadily building a case for broader adoption of Linux-based operating systems . Two of the best all-around Linux distributions to emerge from this process are OpenSUSE 10.2 and Ubuntu 6.10, both of which bundle together the best of ...
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MySpace Makes Data Portable to Other Web Sites
The move toward data portability for denizens of social-networking sites gained more momentum Thursday with MySpace's announcement of its Data Availability project.
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(AFX UK Focus) 2008-05-09 17:04 Microsoft files appeal to annul 899 mln euro EU fine
BRUSSELS (Thomson Financial) - Microsoft Corp. filed an appeal to have annulled the European Commission's decision to fine the company 899 million euros.
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It's a blast
LOS ANGELES ( Map , News ) - Social networking site MySpace said Thursday it will soon enable users to quickly share profile data with Web sites operated by Yahoo Inc., eBay Inc. and others.
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Microsoft appeals €899m EU fine
Software giant files bid to overturn record penalty imposed for using high prices to discourage competition
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