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NASA Moves to Save Computers From Swarming Ants
A flood of voracious ants is heading straight for Houston, taking out computers, radios and even vehicles in their path.
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Weekly Canadian Crush Little Changed
WINNIPEG - May 16/08 -- STAT -- The Canadian Oilseed Processors Association (COPA) reports weekly crush in that country totalled 73,437 metric tons (MT) of canola and 28,381 of soybeans during the week ending May 14.
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Orange to Offer the iPhone in Middle East, Africa and Europe
French wireless operator Orange said Friday it has signed a deal with Apple to sell its iPhone in the Middle East, Africa and several European countries. Here is more info:France Telecom's Orange said in a one-sentence statement that ...
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Icahn attempts to depose Yahoo board over failed Microsoft takeover
Yahoo activist director Carl Icahn is attempting to depose the Yahoo board over its handling of the failed Microsoft takeover attempt.
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13-year-old arrested for making threats over the Internet
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va (WAVY.com) -- Police in Virginia Beeach have arrested a 13-year-old student from Kempsville Middle School and charged him with making threats over the Internet.
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Apple dismisses Safari download issue
A security researcher has published a demonstration exploit that takes advantage of the download mechanism in Apple's Safari browser to automatically download files onto a user's system. Nevertheless, Apple said it does not consider the issue a security vulnerability, according to Nitesh Dhanjani, a researcher who currently leads application security efforts at professional services ...
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Newly-Released Video Shows Girl Taunted, Beaten In Polk County
Newly-released video shows a group of Polk County teenagers taunting a girl and beating her, recording the attack so it could allegedly be posted on the Internet. IMAGES FROM NEW VIDEO: Slideshow From Newly Released Video WATCH NEW VIDEO: Newly Released Video Shows Beginning Of Beating BEATING VIDEO: Images From Video Watch Raw Video MUG SHOTS: See Photos Of All 8 Suspects Arrested In Attack ...
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The top 10 social networking annoyances
The same question people used to ask about PCs can be asked of social networks: Were our lives easier or harder, better or worse, simpler or more complex, before they came around? The answer is yes.
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Former tech exec found guilty of securities fraud
The former chairman and CEO of PurchasePro.com, a business-to-business software broker that died during the dot-com bust, has been found guilty of securities fraud, witness tampering and other crimes, the U.S. Department of Justice announced.
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Weight-Loss Aids Bought on Internet Might Harm Your Heart
By Kathleen Doheny , HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, May 15 (HealthDay News) -- Weight-loss supplements widely available for purchase online often include ingredients...
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Yahoo chief tells troops to prepare for proxy war
Yahoo Inc. Chief Jerry Yang sought to rally his employees, urging them to stay focused on their work as the besieged Web portal marches into a high-profile proxy war with billionaire investor Carl Icahn.
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ECommerce-Guide Essentials
This Week on eBay EBay (again) clarifies changes to the feedback system, the auction giant opens the doors to its Playground and new shipping features and requirements for domestic shipments are announced.
ECommerce-Guide |
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Yahoo's SearchMonkey: Aping Google, but Becoming Top Banana?
Yahoo yesterday formally opened its search platform to the developer community, inviting site owners and third-party programmers to begin creating applications that will enhance the content that appears in a search listing.
ECommerce-Guide |
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PayPal XSS Vulnerability Undermines EV SSL Security
A security researcher in Finland has discovered a cross-site scripting vulnerability on paypal.com that would allow hackers to carry out highly plausible attacks, adding their own content to the site and stealing credentials from users. Related Netcraft Service: Web Application Security Testing
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Yahoo disputes Icahn claims
Yahoo! Inc. disputed Carl Icahn's claim that its directors "botched'' takeover talks with Microsoft Corp., signaling Chief Executive Officer Jerry Yang will fight the billionaire investor to keep control of the board.
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Facebook Gives the Finger to Google`s Friend Connect
Facebook declares war on data portability by suspending access to Google's Friend Connect social widget service.... Custom Software Quote Custom Software Development. Get Free Quote.
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WD launches My DVR Expander for DISH Network
Western Digital is giving some DISH Network subscribers an easy way to increase the storage size of their DVRs. A new 500GB external drive will be able to increase the size of DISH Network ViP Series HD DVRs by 300 hours for digital standard-definition or 60 hours of high-definition programming through a USB connection. Western [...]
Geek.com |
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Yahoo! Pacts With WPP Group
Via WPP's 24/7 Real Media technology, the holding company's shops will be able to more easily buy media across Yahoo!
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France's Orange signs new iPhone deal with Apple
French wireless operator Orange said on Friday it has signed a deal with Apple Inc. to sell its iPhone in the Middle East, Africa and several European countries.
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Mocana Wins 2008 Red Herring 100 Award
Mocana, a software company that delivers comprehensive security solutions tailored for non-PC devices that attach to the network, today announced that it has been selected by Red Herring Magazine as one of the "Top 100" privately-held technology companies in North America. Mocana shares this award with prestigious "Top 100" alumni that include Google, eBay and Skype, who were also named to the ...
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Virginia Beach teen charged with making Internet school threat
VIRGINIA BEACH Police arrested a 13-year-old student at Kempsville Middle School Thursday for making threats on the Internet. Police said that, during an instant-messaging conversation Thursday night,andnbsp; the student threatenedandnbsp;to bring a gun and knife to school.andnbsp; The student ...
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Photo of rumored Palm Treo 800w appears
Back in the day when I had a Palm OS Treo I used to load up the custom ROMs created by Shadowmite since they took out a bunch of junk that was included by default and helped me recover some available memory. It seems he scored the first photos of...
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Study: Apple, Newegg top online stores
The top-ranking online electronics stores continue to be dominated by Apple and other specialized sites, according to a new study by ForeSee Results. Both Apple and hobbyist computer store Newegg have tied each other for the highest satisfiaction scores in an examination of the top 100 shops in the US, each reaching the 80-point threshold ForeSee ...
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EU Chafes at Google Street View
The European Union's Data Protection Supervisor sees potential legal concerns with bringing Street View there, and has warned Google to act accordingly.
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C2000 moves in for Unique
Doug Woodburn, CRN , Friday 16 May 2008 at 15:27:00 Computer 2000 (C2000) has become the latest IT distributor to strengthen its presence in the mobile phone space after purchasing Unique Distribution for an undisclosed sum. The broadliner beat off several management-backed bids to buy the troubled distributor's goodwill, name and intellectual property rights. The sale was ...
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