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BUSINESS TRENDS: Taiwan firm makes small laptops
Within six years, Asus, a company in Taiwan, expects to be the No. 3 laptop maker in the world.
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Facebook stresses independence amid Microsoft talk
Facebook Inc founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg stressed his company's independent spirit, after a report the social networking site might be sold to software giant Microsoft, which is hunting for ways to beef up its Internet business.
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PERSONAL TECHNOLOGY: Computers and music
Kim Komando, Gannett News Service technology columnist, answers questions sent to her at gnstech@gns.gannett.com:
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BUSINESS NEWS: Swiss firm signs deal for iPhone
Switzerland's leading telecommunications company has signed with Apple Inc. to carry the iPhone later this year, making the multimedia gadget available in one more country as Apple prepares a new version with a speedier Internet connection.
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Microsoft, Yahoo return to talks
But at this point the focus is on an advertising partnership and not the software giant's designs on taking over the search engine company.
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Health sites will be death of you
Here's a little advice from someone who's been there: If you're ever having a health problem, don't research it on the Internet. It'll just scare the hell out of you.
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Computer Lab International, Ericom Announce Strategic Alliance: Enhancement to Thin Clients with Presentation ...
Computer Lab International, leading supplier of thin client hardware and management software and Ericom® Software, a leading global provider of application access and virtualization solutions, today announced a partnership in which Computer Lab International thin clients will include Ericom's PowerTerm® WebConnect for Desktop Virtualization and Server Based Computing. (PRWeb May 19, 2008) ...
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Marketing Expert Launches Unique Resource For Multi-Billion Dollar Direct Selling Industry
Just Released! The Direct Sales Pages directory contains profiles and information on many top companies and recruiters in the direct selling industry. This indispensable free resource can be downloaded directly from the website http://www.directsalespages.com. (PRWeb May 19, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/05/prweb952694.htm
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Tech notes
as help for computers Carnegie Mellon University researchers hope Web surfers will spend their free time playing Internet-based games to help other people's and businesses' computers get smarter.
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Americans on guilt trip for not living greener lives
You really have been meaning to swap out your light bulbs for those energy-efficient bulbs. And you really and truly did not mean to leave your computer on while you were gone on vacation.
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Top managers need to buy-in to business benefits of IT professionalism
Senior managers need to buy in to the business benefits of IT professionalism for it to properly embed in any organisation, a Government spokesperson will tell a British Computer Society -organised workshop this week.
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PM sends out YouTube invitation
Gordon Brown has launched an internet version of Prime Minister's Questions by appearing on his own website on YouTube. (19/05/2008 07:58:53)
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CRIME REPORT
May 10-16: Burglary, 100 block of Rugby Road. Rings and money stolen. May 13-14: Burglary, 2000 block of Aristocracy Circle. Shotguns, flat screen TVs, stereo system, Rolex watch, computers and more than $300 in cash stolen. May 17: Assault, East Seventh Street and Shropshire Avenue. Woman, 20, said a person known to her assaulted her without provocation, causing injury. Burglary, ...
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'Opry' fights potential wireless interference
WASHINGTON — Imagine if Carrie Underwood's induction to the Grand Ole Opry earlier this month had been interrupted by a cell phone signal getting crossed with a wireless microphone, cluttering the performances with unwanted idle chatter.
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Foneshow offers direct, on-demand line to podcasts
BOSTON -- A new service named Foneshow offers a quick and easy way to access the downloadable radio shows known as podcasts. Instead of synching your music player to a PC to get audio clips that interest you, Foneshow lets you listen to podcasts on demand from your cell phone.
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Microsoft resumes talks with Yahoo
Microsoft's pursuit of Yahoo is far from finished.
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Alive, sort of, in "Second Life" Prowling the frontier of artificial intelligence, Edd the avatar meets up with humans
His actions are animated not by a person at a keyboard but by a computer. Edd is a creation of artificial intelligence, or AI, researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, who endowed him with a limited ability to converse and reason.
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Old electronics can be recycled for big bucks at many stores
Old electronics in your home may be worth more than you think Here's what recycling used to mean: Trade in old bottles, cans and papers for pennies.
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Intelliden signs up BT for Policy-Based Automation of Network Configuration, Compliance and Activation
Intelliden Inc., a leading provider of Intelligent Networking solutions, today announced that BT has selected Intelliden to deliver its Policy Based Compliance Management and R-Series(R) applications for policy-driven automation of network compliance, configuration, change management, and activation. BT's Global Services, Design and Operate divisions are now implementing Intelliden's solutions ...
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SCI's WebFleetLog, Wireless Fuel Management System, Combines Fuel and Fleet Management on One Web-Based Application, ...
SCI Distribution (www.sciww.com) has announced the launch of WebFleetLog™, a Web-based fuel and fleet management application that allows fleet managers to monitor fuel usage, track vehicle locations, and view dozens of categories of vehicle and driver performance data in real-time from any Web-connected computer or PDA device. The all-in-one 24/7 fleet management system incorporates the ...
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News Corp.’s Fox launching LatAm online ad network
Mon, May 19, 2008 (12:07 a.m.) 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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Leaving MS "broke my heart" - Moore News by
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." Moore opened up to Eurogamer during this month's Season Opener event at EA Canada.
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State hopes to increase access to high-speed Internet
A commission looks for areas lacking in service as a first step in an effort to bring broadband to most of Washington.
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Independent Author Offers Free Science Fiction Audio Books
Mike Luoma offers his Science Fiction novels as free downloadable MP3s. "Vatican Ambassador" just completed at Podiobooks.com! More at Glowinthedarkradio.com (PRWeb May 19, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/05/prweb953054.htm
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Microsoft says revived talks with Yahoo not takeover bid
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. The Redmond, Wash.-based software maker disclosed the revived discussions Sunday without providing any specifics about the nature of the deal being explored except to ...
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