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Roku Netflix Player
To use the Player, Netflix subscribers first visit the Netflix website using a laptop or PC. There, they add movies to their "Instant" queue. The enqueued items can then be browsed using a TV or projector and the Player's remote control.
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Pickens joins Icahn with Yahoo stock buy
Boone Pickens, chairman of BP Capital LLC, told CNBC today that he bought 10 million shares, or less than 1 percent of Yahoo, after Icahn said he'll seek to oust its directors if they fail to combine with the software maker. Microsoft scrapped its planned takeover May 3. Microsoft has since offered to buy Yahoo's search unit, two people familiar with the talks said.
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Hollywood studios in web and TV deal
Three of Hollywood’s leading studios have formed a new television and internet joint venture that will show new releases alongside original programming and classic movies in a move likely to shake up the pay-TV sector.
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Gas-saving myths exploded
n Fuel economy tips abound, especially on Internet, but not are true
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Moody’s error gave top ratings to debt products
Moody’s awarded incorrect triple-A ratings to billions of dollars worth of a type of complex debt product due to a bug in its computer models, an Financial Times investigation has discovered.
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Newsletter Subscription
Sign up for our ARN newsletters! The premier provider of daily news to the IT channel, covering business, technology, products, and services. Microsoft showed a future advertising service that will allow companies to hawk their wares on its Zune media player.
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Pete Doherty youtube video nasties
Pete Doherty has shocked fans by releasing a string of disturbing home videos on the internet. The Babyshambles singer has been posting clips on video-sharing website YouTube which show him acting out various bizarre scenes with friends.
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Matrix closes Tact deal
Matrix, Israel's leading computer integration and information technology (IT) company, yesterday announced one of its biggest acquisitions - the purchase of the TACT Group, a software testing and quality assurance (QA) service provider, and its subsidiary TACT System Testware.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sun 6th Nov 2005 11:45 UTC
Microsoft's Windows AntiSpyware technology has been renamed "Windows Defender" and has been expanded to detect and remove rootkits, keystroke loggers and other forms of malware.
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Protection for Kids On-line
Officials at the Florida Attorney General's office aren't taking cyber crimes and cyber bullying lightly. They're sending crews out to schools to educate children about what to do and what not to do.
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New owner says Rams aren't leaving St. Louis
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Speculation aside, 1 of the new owners of the St. Louis Rams says the team isn't going anywhere. Yahoo Sports reports today that the Rams are on the market and being shopped for up to $900 million, with a sale raising the possibility of a return to Los Angeles.
WQAD Moline |
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Ericom Poses As Desktop Virtualization 'Alternative To Citrix'
Ericom's core product, PowerTerm WebConnect, ties end users into managed pools of virtual desktops or virtualized applications through Microsoft's Windows Terminal Services.
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Overseas demand lifts HP profits
Hewlett-Packard (HP) earnings march ahead as strong overseas sales help shrug off a slowing US market.
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Google Launches Electronic Health Records Site
Google beats Microsoft to the punch by launching a personal medical records on the Web.
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Microsoft releases Hyper-V RC1
Microsoft made available for download Tuesday the latest beta of its virtualization add-on for Windows Server 2008. The company said Hyper-V RC1 (Release Candidate 1) is feature complete, but it did add on additional Windows guest operating system support and integration features. A Release Candidate signifies the software is out for final beta testing before final release. The ...
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FairPoint identifies 911 software glitch in Maine
(AP:PORTLAND, Maine) FairPoint Communications Inc. said Tuesday it was trying to confirm its diagnosis of a software problem that led to interruptions in the Cumberland County Regional Dispatch Center's 911 system in Windham, affecting residents of 17 communities in the southern Maine county.
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New law to help protect children from online predators
At just 13 Alicia Kozakiewicz was abducted from Pennsylvania by an internet predator. She was held hostage and tortured in a basement dungeon in northern Virginia.
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Readying for the move
Construction and renovation of the Oswego Public Library building at 120 E. Second St. in Oswego is almost complete and plans to move the library’s collection and equipment from its temporary location a few blocks away will begin next week. While the moving of books, shelving, computers and more takes place, the temporary library will be closed starting at 5 p.m. on Friday.
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Earnings roundup: HP, LTX
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ Strong demand outside the United States for Hewlett-Packard Co.'s computers, printers and other products widened its profit margin in its second quarter, but investors worry the trend will break as HP digests Electronic Data Systems Corp. this year.
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.mp Domains Free Of Charge To All Social Network Members Beginning September 1, 2008 -- Sunrise For Trademark Owners ...
Radical changes taking place in the online social network space threaten to bring 300 to 400 million new entrants into the domain name market (PRWeb May 20, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/dotmp/domains/prweb956264.htm
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More money for day-to-day running of schools
Budget 2008 sees schools get a significant boost in funding to help meet their day-to-day running costs and provide computer technology, Education Minister Chris Carter announced today.
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Greenpeace Calls Out Eco-Hazardous Game Consoles
Greenpeace has taken video game console makers to task for using hazardous materials in the devices, releasing a detailed report Tuesday. Test results in the "Playing Dirty" report indicated that Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony have moved away from or limited their usage of individual toxic compounds in certain materials in the consoles.
TechNewsWorld.com |
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Online Threats, Come-Ons 'Everyday Things' To Teens
Teenagers' online activities might shock and surprise their parents and teachers.
WLWT-TV Cincinnati |
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Cisco denies aiding Chinese Internet crackdown
Cisco Systems Inc. denied allegations by a human rights activist whos aid the company had given Chinese authorities technical help in their efforts to censor the Internet.
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Intel's Chengdu plant reopens after China quake
Intel Corp. said it has reopened its chip assembly and test facility in Chengdu, China, a site 55 miles from the epicenter of the massive earthquake that rattled Sichuan province.
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