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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 22nd Nov 2006 22:50 UTC
Ars reviews the PlayStation 3 personal computer game console, and they say: "The PS3 doesn't have any grand ideas; Sony wanted something high-tech, so they started from scratch with the processor and GPU, but what does it get them? Very little so far.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 7th Sep 2005 18:40 UTC
"Today, the GNOME Project celebrates the release of GNOME 2.12, the latest version of the popular, multi-platform free desktop environment." Important changes include, but are not limited to: Clearlooks set to default theme, improved file manager (Nautilus), new document viewer ( Evince ), and much more.
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Consumer
Wigix aims for eBay customers, uses ask-bid.
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Reporter's Notebook: Al Giordano
Chávez: "Bring It On!" I watched Venezuela President Hugo Chávez on TV today, doing his weekly "Alo Presidente!" program, and speaking about this week's "repair process" for invalid signatures by those seeking a recall referendum to cut short his six-year term.
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Facebook to let users carry profiles with them
SAN FRANCISCO -- Facebook Inc. is loosening its grip on millions of personal profiles to allow inhabitants of its popular Internet hangout to transplant the information and applications to other Web sites.
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4:15 p.m. - Free computer classes for manamko' start Tuesday
4:15 p.m., May 11 — The Nieves Flores Memorial Library in Hagåtña presents free computer classes for the manamko' at the library beginning Tuesday. There will be a limit of 12 per class. The instructor will be Vera F. Dela Cruz.
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In comments confirming the open-source community's suspicions, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer Thursday declared his ...
. In a question-and-answer session after his keynote speech at the Professional Association for SQL Server conference in Seattle, Ballmer said Microsoft was motivated to sign a deal with SUSE Linux distributor Novell earlier this month because Linux "uses our intellectual property" and Microsoft wanted to "get the appropriate economic return for our shareholders from our innovation."
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Political notebook: McCain unconcerned on Hispanic issue backlash
John McCain spent a considerable portion of his news conference in Phoenix last week outlining his presidential campaign’s new efforts to reach Hispanic voters.
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Check It Out
(IsraelNN.com) Contrary to a number of reports circulated recently on internet email list serves, the critically-injured 15-year-old shooting victim of the Merkaz HaRav Yeshiva terrorist attack in March is currently doing well.
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Teachers behaving badly fill social networking sites
WASHINGTON - It's almost like Googling someone: Log on to Facebook. Join a geographical network. Search the Web site for your favorite school system. And then watch the public profiles of twentysomething teachers unfurl like gift wrap on the screen, revealing a sense of humor that can be overtly sarcastic or unintentionally unprofessional - or both.
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Web sites to help with your adventure
The Internet has made researching and booking a trip on your own easier than ever. For accomodations, a good place to start is tripadvisor.com, a travel site where users rate hotels, share sightseeing tips, and post candid photos so you see how hotels really look.
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Google starts online donation campaign for Myanmar victims
Internet major Google has initiated an online donation campaign for the cyclone victims in Myanmar and has committed to provide up to $one million financial assistance for relief works.
Hindustan Times |
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On Craigslist, vanishing acts earn no applause
Businesses' ads, flagged by competitors, disappear from the popular Web site.
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Recent Original Stories
"Can the ordinary computer user ditch Windows for Linux? The question came up when I decided that my six-year-old version of Microsoft's Windows operating system had to be replaced. My Sony Vaio computer was still too young for the trash heap.
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One year after sealing their surprise alliance, Novell and Microsoft have announced an expansion of their technical ...
to 'link together the existing Windows and Linux frameworks'. The firms will extend their existing collaboration to focus on virtualisation, standards-based management, directory and identity federation and document format compatibility.
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Recent Original Stories
Just when you thought fancy effects on Linux desktops started to get remotely understandable, focussing on Aiglx/Xgl with Compiz, a fork of Compiz is announced: Beryl . This is the logical continuation of the popular compiz-quinnstorm branch, used by many Ubuntu users.
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Smaller and lighter notebooks have room to improve
For years, the ThinkPad line has been the class of Windows laptops — offering rugged, simply designed machines with great keyboards, even in small sizes. But ThinkPads have always been aimed at corporate buyers, not the broader consumer market.
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BILL SPELTZ: Pole vaulting: a mixture of crazy and amazing
Imagine coming to work Monday fearful your computer chair was going to knock you flat the moment you sat. The fear is so intense you decide today's not the day to be sitting. You opt for something else - anything else - even if it's running errands or lifting crates off the loading dock.
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Silicon Valley executives join forces against Yahoo!'s Yang
Dissident investor Eric Jackson seeks to oust Jerry Yang as chief executive of Yahoo!
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Dell exec retires after 10 years
An executive at Dell Inc. who led the slumping computer maker's procurement efforts and managed its relationships with suppliers has left the firm, Dell said late Friday.
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Clemson University upgrades to supercomputer
CLEMSON --First came Condor, a scavenging software scheduling system that harnesses the power of computers across the Clemson University campus while they're not in use.
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Jordan education ministry preps for $8m IT project
The Jordanian Ministry of Education has signed a $8.4 million deal with Optimiza to equip the country's schools with IT systems and infrastructure.
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Pregnancy book tries fresh tone for Web-dominated world
The pioneering, best-selling "What to Expect When Your Expecting" has been revamped, but pregnancy books have a lot of competition on the Internet.
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FBI investigates counterfeit China computer parts
WASHINGTON: The FBI has said an investigation into the sale of counterfeit Chinese computer components to the US government has recovered about 3,500 bogus devices with a retail value of $3.5mn.
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Satyam over 100% growth in ME
India's software services exporter Satyam Computer Service announced it has record more than 100% growth from its Middle East operations, reported Gulf News. Revenues reached $28m in fiscal year ending March 2008. Growth doubled in Kuwait and Bahrain. Satyam serves about 160 customers in the region.
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