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Cuban dissident facing scrutiny in Cuba and Miami
When Martha Beatriz Roque uses an Internet cafe in Cuba, not only does the government read all the dissident's electronic missives, but they dust the keyboard for fingerprints.
Miami Herald |
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NSW prisoners to videoconference with lawyers
NSW prison inmates will soon be able to use Webcams to talk to their lawyers over the Internet, the NSW government says.
ZDNet Australia |
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Microsoft will open the Office door...eventually
ST GALLEN - Microsoft said that starting some time next year it will make it easier for users of an open-source rival to work with Microsoft Office.
The New Zealand Herald |
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Security Breach Exposes 4 Million Bank Customers
Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal asked the Bank of New York Mellon Wednesday to explain how it lost computer tapes containing the information of more than four million customers. READ MORE>>
WCBS 880 New York |
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Microsoft Conference Device Drives Volvo Meetings
Volvo Group's business is all about getting from one place to another. The company sold its car division to Ford Motor in 1999...
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Microsoft to offer money for search engine use
Wed 21 May, 2008 23:26
Interactive Investor |
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Continental Connects Telematics Update Detroit Attendees to Infotainment, Multimedia and Safety Content
Wednesday, May 21, 2008 -- DETROIT -- During the eighth annual Telematics Update Detroit Conference, three executives from leading automotive supplier Continental will discuss how electronics and wireless technologies are transforming the cars we drive into the most reliable, high-tech electronics device consumers' own.
Mobile Electronics |
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ODF Wins the Office Document Format War?
Office 2007 Service Pack 2 will bring improved XML support to the office suite -- but it will be ODF, and not Microsoft's own format.
PC World |
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CSC sees 1Q income of 70 to 80 cents per share
Information technology outsourcing and consulting company Computer Sciences Corp. said Wednesday it expects its first-quarter profit to be hurt by the comparative effect of non-operating items.
Boston Globe |
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Feds Now Allowed to Use Internet
fast66 writes "Nextgov reports that a new court order allows the Department of the Interior to connect to the Internet, six years after the federal agency was ordered to disconnect. District Judge James Robertson said, "I find that the consent order is of no further use and must be vacated," Robertson wrote in his ruling. "The . . . disconnected offices and bureaus may be connected." He added ...
Slashdot |
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Virtual Telescopes Set To Democratize Astronomy
Who's online virtual telescope is better, Google's or Microsoft's? Astronomers don't care, they're just happy the tech giants have shifted their sights to the sky.
CRN |
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Earnings roundup: Napster, Longs Drugs Stores
Napster Inc. said Wednesday its loss narrowed during its fiscal fourth quarter by nearly 50 percent from the same quarter a year earlier, as the online music retailer saw higher sales and added more subscribers.
Boston Globe |
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Computer Sciences 4Q profit falls on costs
Information technology outsourcing and consulting company Computer Sciences Corp. said Wednesday its fiscal fourth-quarter profit fell on restructuring costs and other expenses.
Boston Globe |
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Talking with the stars after the finale of 'Dancing'
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KATU Portland |
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Marianna High School Fight Caught on Tape
Law enforcement and school officials in the Panhandle say a recent brawl involving high school students is very disturbing. The fight was caught on cell phone cameras and put over the internet.
WTVY Dothan |
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Facebook preparing for re-design to clear clutter
PALO ALTO (California) - HAVING nearly tripled its audience and added about 20,000 new applications over the past year, Facebook Inc's popular online hangout is about to undergo a housecleaning.
Straits Times |
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MyGovernment portal wins Global ICT Award
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s MyGovernment portal beat about 70 others around the world to take the top prize in its category in the 2008 Global ICT Awards.
The Star |
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Senators Ask GAO To Study Content Control
Washington—Three Senate Democrats want a federal study to look at whether media giants have achieved excessive control of broadcasting, pay-television and Internet outlets.
MultiChannel News |
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Rare On Air: St. Louis' own RiverfrontRadio.com is changing the way Web radio is done
If you're an Internet junkie in St. Louis, chances are good that you've heard of RiverfrontRadio.com. Located in an inconspicuous strip mall on Hampton Avenue in south city, the Web-based radio station is creating quite a buzz and has made some impressive strides since its creation in 2005. Oddly e ...
Riverfront Times |
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'No fairness' if Telstra wins broadband
The head of a consortium bidding for a national broadband network contract says rival Telstra will kill competition if the giant telco wins the deal.
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Janitors' strike heats up
Tension flared on picket lines Wednesday as a Silicon Valley janitors' strike moved into its second day with about 800 janitors off the job at about 20 South Bay sites, including Applied Materials, Cisco, Hewlett-Packard and Yahoo.
San Jose Mercury News |
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Time called on Warner's cable arm
Time Warner is to receive a $9.25bn (£4.7bn) special dividend after separating from its Time Warner Cable (TWC) division in one of the biggest strategic shifts since the $164bn mega-merger of AOL and Time Warner in 2001.
Daily Telegraph |
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Concord to lose free Wi-Fi service
Notices will go out to residents alerting them about shut-down date
Contra Costa Times |
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Unreal cooks like a college dude, checks in with the worst player in the NBA draft and solicits advice on behalf of a ...
For Unreal, the phrase "Cooking with College Dudes" conjures up one indelible image: a box of Kraft macaroni and cheese. We considered our college-dude pals really talented: They could prepare it on the stove, in the microwave or in a hot pot. But on OneBeerMeals.com, a Web site produced by actual ...
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