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Tech Roundup: Yahoo delays annual meeting
Moves by Yahoo Inc. and Microsoft Corp. punctuated a fairly quiet week in tech, as the Internet icon postponed its annual meeting for the second time and the world's largest software company began luring search traffic with cash rebates.
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Verizon Wireless spent $930,000 in 1Q lobbying
(AP:WASHINGTON) Verizon Wireless spent $930,000 in the first quarter to lobby on cell phone taxes, emergency communications and other issues, according to a disclosure report.
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No Webster Bank Data on Computer Tapes Reported Missing at Bank of New York Mellon
Webster Bank, National Association, a subsidiary of Webster Financial Corporation , reports today that Bank of New York Mellon has confirmed that no Webster Bank customer or Webster Financial shareholder information was on data tapes reported missing earlier this week.
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance |
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Microsoft ISV Brings SharePoint Services To Vista
A Microsoft ISV partner has developed a tool that lets SharePoint developers design projects in Windows Vista instead of in less convenient server environments.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sun 12th Nov 2006 22:46 UTC
AMD has stopped its work on the Personal Internet Communicator project after nearly two years of planning and development. The PIC was announced in late 2004 as a USD 250 headless computer, sporting a Geode x86 processor, 128MB of RAM and a 10GB hard drive.
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Recent Original Stories
Dave Morse (1943-2007), Amiga Computer co-founder, died on Saturday , November 2nd.
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GameStop pulls Microsoft’s Zune MP3 player
GameStop made waves today, stating that it will no longer carry the Zune MP3 player lineup. The company already removed stocked players from its stores, but will continue selling the devices through its website until supplies are exhausted. GameStop said that there much is much less demand for the player than the company initially had anticipated.
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Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Wed 9th Aug 2006 16:03 UTC, submitted by OSer
"All of you who are reading this article right now are doing so with the help of an operating system.
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Who Is IBM's IM-ing CEO?
Not too many C-level executives have a Second Life avatar. Sam Palmisano has two. That's just one of the qualities that separate him from many of his peers.
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Trade Group to Adopt Ghana’s High-tech Cargo Transit System
An African trade group is adopting IT to help monitor and track cargo shipped by trucks to neighboring countries.
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Maine, Hawaii renew contracts for NIC for online services
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - Kansas-based NIC says Maine and Hawaii have renewed contracts for the company to continue to manage their Web sites. NIC says Maine signed on for e-government services for another four years and Hawaii signed on for another five years. Both contracts include renewal options.
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Update to Shreveport Sports Radio Broadcast Schedule
Shreveport, LA-Your Shreveport Sports doubleheader for Friday, May 23rd, will be heard in its entirety on KWHK 1130 AM and simulcast on www.kwkhonline.com. Pending the outcome of the LSU Tigers SEC Tournament game on Saturday, May 24th, the Sports will be on the air with KWKH 1130 AM.
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2 states renew NIC contracts for online services
(AP:AUGUSTA, Maine) NIC Inc. said Friday Maine and Hawaii renewed contracts for the company to continue to manage their Web sites. NIC says Maine signed on for e-government services for another four years and Hawaii signed on for another five years. Both contracts include renewal options.
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Verizon Wireless spent $930,000 in 1Q lobbying
Verizon Wireless spent $930,000 in the first quarter to lobby on cell phone taxes, emergency communications and other issues, according to a disclosure report.
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Former Collins 'mayor' faces new Internet sexual misconduct charge
A detective in Jefferson City says Allen Kauffman use a Web cam to expose himself to someone he thought was a 13-year-old girl. To read the probable cause statement from Cole County, click here.
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Oracle to Build Utah Data Center
May 23, 2008 -- ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- According to reports, software developer Oracle announced on Monday it is building a new data center in West Jordan, Utah to support its growing online operations.
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Online purchase fraud will rise through 2010, then taper off, Javelin says
More consumers are being victimized by fraudulent use of their credit and debit cards to make online purchases, and such crimes will increase through 2010 before tapering off, according to research firm Javelin Strategy & Research.
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NHL goes on an online offensive as Stanley Cup finals begin
The Stanley Cup finals, which begin tomorrow night, represent the crowning moment of a National Hockey League season. And the league’s e-commerce team is going on an online offensive that it hopes will light up the sales scoreboard at Shop.NHL.com.
InternetRetailer.com |
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Google ranks search ads on page load time, making simplicity a virtue
Google will start ranking search ads in mid-June on how quickly a landing page loads when a consumer clicks on the ad.
InternetRetailer.com |
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EBay still tops, but its traffic drops, Nielsen says
EBay is still the crowd favorite for online shoppers, but retail giants Amazon and Target are gaining ground on the online auction site, according to Nielsen Online.
InternetRetailer.com |
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Coach tests offering new products online before introducing them in stores
Luxury retailer Coach Inc. is experimenting with launching new products on its web site before they are available in stores. The goal, says David Duplantis, senior vice president of retail merchandising for Coach.com, is to create buzz about new products before they hit the shelves.
InternetRetailer.com |
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Napster store lets consumers rock out however they want with DRM-free songs
Napster has launched an online music store offering 6 million tunes without the anti-sharing, DRM technology many consumers find annoying.
InternetRetailer.com |
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2 states renew NIC contracts for online services
NIC Inc. said Friday Maine and Hawaii renewed contracts for the company to continue to manage their Web sites. NIC says Maine signed on for e-government services for another four years and Hawaii signed on for another five years.
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Dennis Martin Elected President of the Rocky Mountain Windows Technology User Group
The Rocky Mountain Windows Technology User Group (RMWTUG) announces that Dennis Martin, President of Demartek, has been elected President of the RMWTUG at its May 2008 meetings.
Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance |
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GNOME 2.19.2 has been released . "This is our second development release on our road towards GNOME 2.20.0, which will be released in September 2007. New features are still arriving, so your mission is simple: go download it. Go compile it. Go test it.
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