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Online communities open but still limit movement
(AP) -- Online social networking today is more about hanging out with friends behind gated communities than exploring the World Wide Web: Visit another site and you'll have to rebuild your profile from scratch. That's like having to get a new driver's license for every state you drive through.
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Google, Facebook in stalemate over social data
(AP) -- Google Inc.'s online communities have little traction in the United States, but the search leader continues to seek a spot in the social-networking hierarchy. First, it must contend with Facebook, the No. 2 online hangout behind MySpace.
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GDDR5 enters picture for next-gen graphics
A high-speed memory interface is emerging to feed the next-generation graphics controllers expected to ship as early as June from Advanced Micro Devices and rival Nvidia Corp. Parts are expected initially to deliver a whopping 4 Gbits/second per pin, scaling to as much as 7 Gbits/s per pin.
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Rza - Rza Fuses Hip-hop With Chess
Rapper/producer RZA has launched his own online community, based around his two favourite passions - hip-hop and chess. The Wu-Tang Clan star teamed up with the makers ...
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Telecom Report: AT&T, Verizon bet they'll catch Sprint in 4-G wireless race
"My network's better than your network." So goes the playground-like argument that’s raging in the telecom industry’s fierce competition for customers in “fourth-generation” wireless service.
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Unmarked chopper patrols NY city from high above
(AP) NEW YORK - On a cloudless spring day, the NYPD helicopter soars over the city, its sights set on the Statue of Liberty. A dramatic close-up of Lady Liberty’s frozen gaze fills one of three flat-screen computer monitors mounted on a console.
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Google, Facebook in stalemate over social data
Fri, May 23, 2008 (11:57 a.m.) Google Inc.'s online communities have little traction in the United States, but the search leader continues to seek a spot in the social-networking hierarchy.
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Online communities open but still limit movement
Fri, May 23, 2008 (11:57 a.m.) Online social networking today is more about hanging out with friends behind gated communities than exploring the World Wide Web: Visit another site and you'll have to rebuild your profile from scratch.
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April XPe chat transcript available
— May 14, 2008 — Microsoft's MSDN developer website has published a transcript of the Windows XP Embedded (XPe) online "chat" held on Apr. 24. In the chat, six different Microsoft engineers and program managers were available to answer developers' miscellaneous questions relating to XPe. ...
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IPitimize Inks Digital Voice Deal With Texas Operator
IPtimize said this week that it has reached an agreement with Texas cable operator Mountain Zone Cable Systems to launch voice over Internet protocol digital voice services.
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More Eye-Popping Pix of Miley
Suggestive new images of Miley Cyrus have splashed across the Internet and are raising eyebrows -- and questions about the Disney star's once squeaky-clean image. The teen queen reportedly took belly-baring self-portraits and sent them to another famous young pop star.
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Symantec, Citrix Team Up To Go Virtual
Veritas Virtual Infrastructure will be announced next month at Vision conference.... Take Control of Remote Computers. Support, configure and install applications and updates remotely for greater efficiency.
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Face Fact or Fiction: The Truth about Skin Care Products
(ARA) - Whether in department stores, drugstores or even on the Internet, many lotions and creams claim to be the "miracle in a bottle" that we are all looking for. Cracking the code to find the truth can be difficult.
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Teacher Body Slams Student
A central Florida teacher resigned from his position after video that shows him body slamming a student appeared on the internet.
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Mobile Without Mistakes
"How do we not make the same mistakes the Internet guys made?" is the most common question I get from each of the "newer" media channels, whether it be digital out-of-home media, Internet protocol TV or mobile.
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Microsoft in South African setback
Microsoft ’s efforts to demonstrate its commitment to open and fair business practices hit another snag on Friday when South Africa challenged a recent decision to certify the company’s software as an international standard.
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Recent Original Stories
Red Hat confirmed on Aug. 3 that it would be delaying the release of the newest member of its desktop Linux family, Red Hat Global Desktop, because the company is seeking to provide certain multimedia codecs.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 10th Aug 2005 11:50 UTC
Despite their best attempts, Linux software companies say they are still having a hard time luring average consumers away from the Windows environment-- but that may not necessarily be a bad thing . Novell's vice president: "(Linux on the desktop) is not the sexy story that it used to be.
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Apple to Open Brandon, FL Store on Saturday
Apple is opening its Brandon, Florida store in the Westfield Brandon Mall at 10:00am on Saturday, May 24. The store will mark the 14th retail location for Apple in Florida. The store will sport the usual amenities including a Genius Bar and One to One shopping
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sat 9th Sep 2006 17:29 UTC, submitted by anonymous
"Is Browser Security getting better? That is tough to say but Firefox is definitely not leading the way . Despite all the hype, despite all the Myths, Firefox 1.x has a worse security record so far in 2006 than Internet Explorer 6.x."
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Recent Original Stories
The cooperation between the XGL and AIGLX projects to bring better interfaces for the Linux desktop continues as David Reveman (Novell) of XGL has agreed to adopt many changes from the AIGLX project sent in by Kristian Hogsberg (Red Hat).
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Microsoft: Blu-ray “not taking off”
Once again, Microsoft has squashed rumors that a Blu-ray drive for a refreshed Xbox 360 may be in the works. The company believes that DVD will remain the more important optical format at this time and that the real format battle may be fought online.
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BIR taps computer technology to check on tax returns
MANILA, Philippines - The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) is requiring computer-aided tools to help check on tax returns.
GMA News |
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Microsoft's Ballmer finds eggs don't suit him
PRAGUE - The first thing Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer thought of when a Hungarian student attacked him with eggs this week was that he had to keep his suit clean.
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Campaign Notebook: Clinton Donors Hedging Their Bets (Correct)
May 24 (Bloomberg) -- Hillary Clinton's donors are starting to hedge their bets. With the primary season drawing to a close and Barack Obama holding a commanding position, some Clinton contributors are helping the Illinois senator build up his lead in fundraising as well
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