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Mobile business lifts NEC profits
NEC's profit for the fiscal year through March more than doubled from the previous year as the Japanese electronics maker's mobile phone and computer-chip businesses swung to profit, an Associated Press report said.
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Spanish cops arrests suspects in US hacking
Spanish police have arrested five people suspected of hacking into or outright disabling thousands of internet pages, some of them run by government agencies in the US, Latin America and Asia, an Associated Press report said.
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Microsoft edges toward Yahoo again
SAN FRANCISCO — Microsoft Corp. is once again trying to team up with Yahoo Inc. to challenge Internet search and advertising leader Google Inc., although at this point the renewed talks haven't escalated to another attempt to take over Yahoo.
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Where Portals and Social Networks Collide
Facebook and MySpace want to allow users to share data with other sites, but increased competition from Google and Yahoo looms
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Microsoft Seeks Yahoo Search Deal
Though short of the acquisition bid dropped weeks ago, the new proposal envisions an online alliance between Microsoft and Yahoo
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Doctor ratings: Is your healthcare hot or not?
Online, patients-as-consumers are reviewing doctors. It shifts the balance of power, but raises the question of whether consumers can simply rate an M.D. like they'd review an HDTV. DISTRAUGHT over the results of cosmetic surgery on her nose, Katherine Chen did what many people do when they're unhappy with a doctor. She consulted a malpractice lawyer and filed a complaint with the Medical ...
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Facebook stresses independence amid Microsoft talk
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Microsoft, Yahoo renew talks, without takeover bid
Microsoft Corp. is once again trying to team up with Yahoo Inc. to challenge Internet search and advertising leader Google Inc., but the renewed talks haven't escalated to another attempt to take over Yahoo.
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There's never a dull moment in this museum
WASHINGTON -- Room by room, you search the house. Then, in a bedroom, a brunette wearing a tank top points a gun at you. You fire -- and a green dot flashes on her body. She falls to the ground.This video firearms simulation is just one of the exhibits at the new National Museum of Crime and Punishment that allows visitors to step into the shoes of those who enforce the country's laws. The ...
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Electronic Arts
EA Sports president Peter Moore has spoken of his pain at quitting his former role as Xbox boss, revealing: "It broke my heart leaving Microsoft."
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Features and Case Studies
Purchase of a company with close ties to open-source rival MySQL has people wondering about the database giant's motives. Despite their role as the last gatekeeper of IT security, many employees lack training and understanding.
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Elevation markers become an Internet game
Benchmarks recording the height above sea level are tucked away in some hard-to-find places. (Credit: "By Jim Schlosser Special to the News & Record ")
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PhilBoxing.com >> News
There are 16,473 news articles in the database. Displaying articles 16471 to 16473. Arum, Oscar back on the same page By Kevin Iole, Yahoo! Sports , 01 Jan 1970 Bob Arum leaned forward in his seat, a small grin creasing his face.
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News Corp.'s Fox launching LatAm online ad network
(AP) -- News Corp. is pooling some of its Web sites, including the newly acquired Wall Street Journal properties, to better sell financial ads targeting Latin America.
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China allows bloggers, others to spread quake news
BEIJING — Almost nonstop, the uncensored opinions of Chinese citizens are popping up online, sent by text and instant message across a country shaken by its worst earthquake in three decades.
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Follow-up meetings on sales tax start tonight
This time no computer survey will ask folks with keypad remotes to show whether they agree with statements such as "The Muscogee County Sheriff should hire more deputy sheriffs in order to monitor the registration and enforcement requirements placed on sexual offenders."
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Microsoft, Yahoo talk again, but not about a takeover
The latest idea is a partnership -- possibly involving Web search ads, insiders say. Two weeks after Microsoft Corp. withdrew its $47.5-billion takeover bid for Yahoo Inc., the two companies are back at the bargaining table.
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Chavez must explain rebel files: US official
BOGOTA: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez must explain documents found on Colombian rebel computers that Washington and Bogota charge show deep ties between the leftist leader and the guerrillas, a top US official said.
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SMALL BUSINESS BRIEFS
Small businesses looking for an IT overhaul are being invited to participate in the Ultimate Technology Makeover contest. Sponsored by Coral Gables-based ADX Technologies, prizes include a ''strategic technology review'' a new network -- complete with server and software -- Voice IP systems and a complete computer support and service plan.
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EshopSafe.com Gets A Face Lift and Continues to Build Trust Online
So it is official: EshopSafe gets a design change and vows to continue to Build Trust and Confidence online. EshopSafe names Trust-Guard.com the number one of the Top 10 Trust Seals and Website Verification Web sites in the U.S.
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Vista gets snubbed for XP by Windows developers
A new survey has found that an overwhelming majority of developers writing applications for Windows are ignoring Vista in favour of XP or older versions of the Microsoft operating system.
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Life's stressors can motivate
Just Enough Anxiety. Robert H. Rosen. Portfolio. 224 pages. Intel founder Andy Grove's autobiography was titled Only the Paranoid Survive, which makes a lot of sense, since he had to contend with Nazis, communists and the computer-chip business, among other things.
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Job vacancy: IT Technician
(Ref: TCH/HS&SC/046/08) We need you to join our IT Department if you are somebody who has an interest and experience in computer technology. Further formal training will be offered to the right candidate.
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Detailed UK noise maps available via new government online service
People in 23 urban areas can now see a snapshot of noise levels in their neighbourhoods thanks to an excellent new Defra e-Government service.
PublicTechnology.net |
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European Stock-Index Futures Gain; BHP Billiton, Shell May Rise
May 19 (Bloomberg) -- European stock-index futures climbed, following gains in Asia, as higher metals and oil prices lifted shares of commodity producers.
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