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Mega Technology Merger Hopes to Force Out IBM as Nations Technology Leader
Mega Technology Merger Hopes to Force Out IBM as Nations Technology Leader
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University to purchase new computers from Hewlett-Packard
A recent pricing agreement with Hewlett-Packard Development Co. L.P., will allow Central Michigan University to buy new computers at a discounted rate. CMU signed the contract with Hewlett-Packard on May 2 after the computer company won the purchasing bid, said Brad Stambaugh, senior buyer for Central Michigan University purchasing.
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Craigslist sues eBay, alleges corporate Spy Plan
By Eric Auchard SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Online classifieds leader Craigslist.com filed a countersuit on Tuesday against business rival eBay Inc , alleging eBay used its minority stake in Craigslist to steal its corporate trade secrets. ...
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Recent Original Stories
"I must say that both of these distros have pleased me a lot and completely suffice my requirement of a home desktop system. Both automatically detected all my hardware and had installed the drivers required.
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Recent Original Stories
Microsoft is making key communications protocols available for license , so that third parties, including competitors, can link into the company's newest enterprise products. Some are available immediately.
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11:42 p.m.: Ingalls Council: Online photos factor in chief's firing
INGALLS — An online picture of his girlfriend’s pose with a hose is an example of the horseplay that cost the town fire chief his job, a council member said.
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Spam King to fork over $306m to MySpace
NEW YORK - The popular online hangout MySpace has won a $234 million (NZ$306m) judgement over junk messages sent to its members in what is believed to be the largest anti-spam award ever.
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Director and Playwright Elyse Singer Discovers Two Unusual Inventors
Computer creator Ada Lovelace possessed a pair of smiling blue eyes; Marie Curie could claim a distinguished profile; and Rosalind Franklin, who assisted Watson and Crick, earned the sobriquet "the Dark Lady of DNA." But there was never an inventress like Hedy Lamarr. An Austrian-born movie star praised by Max Reinhardt as "the most beautiful woman in Europe," Lamarr had a gorgeous face, a ...
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NigComSat to Provide Internet Facilities in 400 Communities
As part of the Federal Government's fresh intervention in the area of affordable Information Communication Technology (ICT) to Nigerian communities, NIGCOMSAT Limited, the company incharge of Nigeria's communication satellite, yesterday said it has embarked on a pilot programme to provide over 400 Community Tele-Centres (CTC) nationwide.
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Convicted killer rallies support on Facebook
Roberta Williams is running a Facebook profile on behalf of her husband, convicted gangland killer Carl Williams, who is serving a 35-year prison sentence and has no internet access.
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Apple's success drags Microsoft along
Microsoft could at least say "Thank you." :-)
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HP buys tech services provider for $13.2 billion
Riding a hot streak that has doubled its stock price in the past three years, Hewlett-Packard Co. is rolling the dice on a $13.
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The Internet dystopia
Increasing constraints on freedom to innovate with technology cloud the Web's future
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Microsoft Gamer's Day Roundup
Fair amount of Xbox 360-related gaming stuff today, so here's a collection of previews to help...
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Linked by Andrew Youll on Wed 17th Aug 2005 15:52 UTC, submitted by anonymous
The internet is full of hosts running unpatched versions of Windows. Should Microsoft release patching worms to fix every vulnerable system on the Internet in a matter of minutes?
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Sun CEO Scott McNealy likened himself to Steve Jobs and his company to Apple Computer on the brink of launching the iPod at a convention Tuesday, suggesting the server maker is poised for take-off.
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$20M VistaPrint expansion creates 100 jobs in Lakeshore
LAKESHORE -- It's one of the bright spots outside the doom and gloom of the local economy's automotive sector. VistaPrint North American Services Corp. has a $20 million expansion planned in Lakeshore that will soon add another 100 jobs, says plant director Paul Henderson.
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Craigslist’s Countersuit Criticizes eBay’s Tactics
The online classifieds company filed a countersuit against minority owner eBay, accusing it of unfair competition, false advertising, trademark infringement and diluting the value of the Craigslist trademark.
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Google begins blurring faces in Street View
Technology that scours image database for faces responds to privacy concerns about Google Maps' all-seeing digital camera eye. Compare your salary Use the IT salary benchmark wizard and know the average salary differences between different job functions. Join activeTechPros. http://www.activetechpros.com
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America paid $500,000 to Pakistan for arrest of Canadian
OTTAWA, May 13: Court documents made public here show a US intelligence agency paid a bounty of $500,000 to Pakistani military officials who arrested a Canadian citizen wanted for links with Al Qaeda, according to a newspaper report.
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Microsoft gives away stargazed view from Hubble
Microsoft launches its WorldWide Telescope, a free Web-based program that allows Web surfers to explore the starry skies about.
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'Twitters' beat media in reporting China earthquake
SAN FRANCISCO - THE world had real-time news about China's massive earthquake as victims dashed out 'twitter' text messages while it took place, in what was being touted on Tuesday as micro-blogging outshining mainstream news.
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Bush: Electing Dem President Could Lead to New Attack On U.S
In online interview, president denies he misled the country into war in Iraq, and a premature withdrawal by a Democratic president could lead to a new attack on the U.S.
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President Slams Democrats On Terror
President Bush said he was disappointed in "flawed intelligence" before the Iraq war and was concerned that if a Democrat wins the presidency in November and withdrew troops it could "eventually lead to another attack on the United States."
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Starwatch Consumer: From drug ratings to outer space and back
HealthGrades Inc. today is launching a prescription drug rating and comparison tool on its Web site, www.healthgrades.com. The health-care ratings company said the online tool enables consumers to research and compare more than 4,300 prescription drugs. The offering includes such information as price ranges, availability of generic equivalents and drug safety information.
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