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Hewlett-Packard Near Deal to Acquire Electronic Data, WSJ Says
May 12 (Bloomberg) -- Hewlett-Packard Co. , the world's biggest personal-computer maker, may acquire Electronic Data Systems Corp. for as much as $13 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported.
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Many people who have called Apple to complain about excessive heat coming from their newly purchased computers have been told that the MacBook and the MacBook Pro are in fact Notebook computers and not Laptop computers.
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Google Releases 'Vidnik' Video-Capture Software For Mac
However, movies made with the application may be out of sync with the picture when YouTube encodes the video.
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INDIA: Casting a web on the internet
BANGALORE --- The poll process in India may be very different from that in the US. But our candidates seem to be picking up tips from the candidates there. One is the increasing use of the internet as a campaign tool.
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OSNews > Thread > "RE[3]: Far too optimistic, IMO" by valnar
South Africa native and current London resident Mark Shuttleworth, founder of Canonical Ltd. and the Ubuntu Linux distribution, told DesktopLinux.com Friday in an interview that widespread adoption of Linux on the desktop - so long-awaited by many people.
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Hewlett Packard Said to Be Close to Buying E.D.S.
H.P. is close to a deal to acquire Electronic Data Systems Corporation, the operator of corporate computer systems, for $12 billion to $13 billion, according to people with knowledge of the talks.
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Three accused of hacking Dave & Buster's computers
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Three people have been charged with stealing credit and debit card numbers from customers at U.S. restaurant chain Dave & Buster's Inc by hacking into cash register terminals, the Department of Justice said on Monday.
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Clear Channel stations offering Gracenote lyrics service
Gracenote and Clear Channel on Monday announced an agreement that will give listeners of Clear Channel radio stations the ability to search and access lyrics on the stations' Web sites. (YHOO) (CCU)
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Three accused of hacking Dave & Buster's computers
Three people have been charged with stealing credit and debit card numbers from customers at U.S. restaurant chain Dave & Buster's Inc by hacking into cash register terminals, the Department of Justice said on Monday.
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Iowa State golf: Small-town guy wants to hit big stage
Ames, Ia. - John Cougar Mellencamp was booming out "Small Town’’ on a computer screen as Chris Baker watched.
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3 accused of taking credit, debit numbers
Three men have been indicted for allegedly hacking into a restaurant chain's registers to steal credit and debit card numbers, the U.S. Justice Department said.The 27-count indictment was returned March 12 and unsealed Monday in Central Islip, N.Y.The indictment charges Maksym Yastremskiy of Kharkov, Ukraine, and Aleksandr Suvorov of Sillamae, Estonia, with wire fraud, computer fraud and ...
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ScanSafe Reports 35 Percent Increase in Web Threats as Websites in the 'Long Tail' Come under Attack
In its Global Threat Report issued today ScanSafe, the pioneer and leading provider of SaaS Web security, reported a 35 percent increase in Web-based malware in April. The increase was driven by two separate series of attacks -- an expanding iframe injection on middle tier sites that comprise the so-called 'Long Tail' of the Web -- as well as a much higher profile SQL injection attack that ...
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MusicXPC Shipping The Professional M6 And M6x Notebook Computers
Music Marketing is pleased to announce that the new Professional M6 and M6x notebook computers from MusicXPC are now shipping to retailers across North America. The M6 and M6x represent a quantum leap in features with industry leading 2GB and 4GB of RAM standard.
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Chip-maker Intel " should be ashamed of itself " for efforts to undermine the USD 100 laptop initiative, according to its founder Nicholas Negroponte. He accused Intel of selling its own cut-price laptop - the Classmate - below cost to drive him out of markets.
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Apple Says IPhone Is Sold Out at Its Internet Store (Update2)
May 12 (Bloomberg) -- Apple Inc. 's iPhone is sold out at its online stores in the U.S. and U.K., a sign that a new model with faster Internet access may be introduced soon. The shares rose as much as 3 percent.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 12th May 2008 17:40 UTC
Last week, we reported on a peculiar price difference in Australia between the Linux and Windows versions of the Asus Eee PC 900, the new model in the Eee line.
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According to the guys at www.osx86.classicbeta.com , some intrepid individuals have been able to get OS X running on generic hardware. There is a full explaination and some details on the site.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 12th May 2008 17:40 UTC
Last week, we reported on a peculiar price difference in Australia between the Linux and Windows versions of the Asus Eee PC 900, the new model in the Eee line.
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Volunteers asked to search for dead spacecraft on Mars
New online images could hold clues to the fate of NASA's Mars Polar Lander, which was lost on the Red Planet in 1999
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Microsoft Launches Windows Live Messenger TV In Europe
Messenger TV lets a user embed content from MSN Video into their IM's for simultaneous viewing with whomever they're chatting with.
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Partnership to market embedded SQL database
— May 02, 2008 — A Japanese embedded Linux development firm will market a Swedish embedded SQL database for the Japanese market. The partnership between Lineo and Mimer Information Technology includes plans for Lineo to distribute Linux versions of Mimer's SQL Embedded database. ...
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Microsoft says YouTube blocking was a glitch
Software maker says third party that handles which Web links are blocked by its IM service made a mistake that led to some addresses being blocked.
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Program For Stolen Laptops
I just purchased a three year subscription to read more
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Toshiba Satellite A305D-S6835
Toshiba rolls out its new Satellite look to the basic 15-inch AMD-powered Satellite A305D, but others offer more for the same $999.
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Kaine on roads: Blog reaction
Raising Kaine : A good start with some flaws, but the commenters aren't all on board. Virginia Virtucon : Photoshop. That's really all I'm going to say, lest I spoil it for others.
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