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Microsoft shows off multitouch sensor prototype
Researchers at the software giant demonstrate a new, low-cost method for manipulating a digital desktop or wall display with two hands.
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Microsoft shows off multitouch sensor prototype
Researchers at the software giant demonstrate a new, low-cost method for manipulating a digital desktop or wall display with two hands.
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Google's Page Rips Microsoft, Says Yahoo Ad Deal OK
Google billionaire co-founder Larry Page criticized a potential Microsoft takeover of Yahoo, saying it would concentrate too much power in the online communications market, stifling innovation and curbing competition.
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HP prints itself a green suit
HEWLETT PACKARD HAS come up with a way of making computer printing more eco friendly, by focusing, not on recycled paper, but rather on recycled plastic used to manufacture the actual body of the printer itself.
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Worlds of Wonder by KALEON RAHAN
IN THE early 1990s, Image Comics revolutionised comic books with its stunning artwork, in-your-face pacing and dazzling computer-assisted colouring.
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Moody’s under a lens for ‘cover-up’ of inaccurate ratings
Moody’s faces increased government scrutiny after starting an internal probe into whether a computer error gave top rankings to securities that didn’t deserve them.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 5th Apr 2006 19:00 UTC
Microsoft has urged UK PC vendors not to give customers the opportunity to buy a PC without a pre-installed operating system. Supplying base systems, or 'naked PCs', is a missed opportunity , according to Michala Alexander, Microsoft's head of anti-piracy.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sun 18th Jun 2006 14:26 UTC
This is the 3rd installment in my series on deficiencies in common desktop environments. After GNOME and the Mac/MacOS , it is now KDE's turn. As with the other installments, this is a rant. Beware.
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Tech Talk: Exploring the heavens via your computer
The vast nighttime sky is constantly full of activity and is a mystery to many of us here on Earth. On a clear night, a full moon brightens the sky, far-off planets become visible and stars twinkle until the sun rises.
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Rural areas battle electronic waste
State officials say a 2007 law requiring electronics manufacturers to pay for e-waste recycling has reduced the illegal dumping of electronics in rural Minnesota.
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Movers roundup: Moody's, PetSmart
NEW YORK (AP) _ Moody's Corp. shares continued to fall Thursday after the Connecticut attorney general said he is investigating if computer errors led the ratings agency to assign safe ratings to risky investments.
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Atom-based ECX board runs Linux
— May 15, 2008 — Portwell has announced a single-board computer (SBC) using Intel's Centrino Atom chipset and ECX (embedded compact extended) form factor.
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Moody's shares continue to fall on regulatory risk
(AP:NEW YORK) Moody's Corp. shares continued to fall Thursday after the Connecticut attorney general said he is investigating if computer errors led the ratings agency to assign safe ratings to risky investments.
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Microsoft Closes Desktop Virtualization Deal
Microsoft has officially plugged a major gap in its budding virtualization portfolio with the closing of its acquisition of Israel based startup Kidaro.
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Napster MP3 store: great selection, bad interface
Featured links from the CNET Blog Network Napster MP3 store: great selection, bad interface --Napster launched its Web-based MP3 download store, and while the 6 million available songs are promising, the company still needs a bit of help designing user interfaces. Peter Gabriel's new audiophile quality subscription site --Famed musician teams up with high-end speaker maker Bowers & ...
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'Indiana Jones' and the computer-generated jungle
In these hallowed halls, Indiana Jones almost seems out of place. A banner with a two-dimensional cutout of the swashbuckling archaeologist swings through the lobby of Industrial Light and Magic, where life-size replicas of Darth Vader and Bobba Fett from "Star Wars" stand guard.
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New markets key to Lenovo health
Lenovo, the world’s fourth largest computer maker, said yesterday that strong demand for PCs in emerging markets and growing sales of notebooks would protect its business from an uncertain outlook in the US.
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Amazon.com Tops BusinessWeek's 10th Annual InfoTech 100
NEW YORK, May 22 /PRNewswire/ -- For the second consecutive year, Amazon.com tops BusinessWeek's annual InfoTech 100 ranking of tech's top performing companies. In 2007, Amazon.com vaulted from No.23 to No.1, and the company retains the top spot this year, beating out Apple (No.2), Nintendo (No.4), and Google (No.11).
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ista North America Purchases EnergyCAP(R) for Utility Expense Management(TM)
ista North America and software publisher Good Steward Software today announced the purchase of EnergyCAP by ista North America. Good Steward Software's best-selling EnergyCAP energy efficiency software will replace ista's former software, Utility Manager(TM).
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Former Prosecutor: ISP Content Filtering Might be a 'Five-Year Felony'
Broadband providers who snoop on customer traffic to deliver custom ads or shut down BitTorrent traffic may be violating the federal Wiretap Act, a law professor and former federal cybercrime prosecutor says. Even a low-level system administrator following orders could be in legal jeopardy.
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U.S. unveils plan to track safety of drugs and devices
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. health officials on Thursday announced plans for a new computer tracking system designed to help them identify dangers from prescription drugs and medical devices already on the market.
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CHRB Awaits Answers From Sci Games
The executive director of the California Horse Racing Board says that it was he -- and not board chairman Richard Shapiro -- who possessed information that tote company Scientific Games had prior knowledge of a computer software glitch that affected "quick-pick" wagers before it was discovered after the running of the Kentucky Derby May 3.
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Recent Original Stories
Haiku has its first distribution, but it's not coming from the Haiku development team. Pingwinek has just released GNU/Haiku 0.1.0, what is claimed to be (probably?) the first distribution of the Haiku operating system , coming from Poland.
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Recent Original Stories
Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 6th Oct 2005 22:12 UTC, submitted by Tyr. Aopen confirmed that it will introduce a mini PC closely resembling the design of Apple's Mac mini (code-named Pandora) in time for this year's Christmas season.
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