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IDC: Asia's professionals most connected
Executives in the region are most connected by way of multiple devices and applications, according to a recent global study. Compare your salary Use the IT salary benchmark wizard and know the average salary differences between different job functions. Join activeTechPros. http://www.activetechpros.com
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Nigeria: FG Shelves One Laptop Per Child Scheme
THE Federal Government has cancelled the proposed "one laptop per child" scheme initiated by the last administration.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 13th Apr 2006 16:24 UTC
With the new operating system, Microsoft is offering plenty of new graphics tricks, including translucent windows, animated flips between open programs and 'live icons' that show a graphical representation of the file in question.
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Recent Original Stories
"When DirectX 10 rocks your PC with the release of Windows Vista early next year, it will come courtesy of a trio of forces: The graphics card companies obviously play a huge role, as do the game developers, but DirectX is Microsoft's baby.
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Wall Street points to higher open
Dell shares jumped about 10 percent in after-hours trading, and injected some optimism into Wall Street that foreign economies are helping many companies weather the weak U.S. market.
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Mom in Web bullying case turns grief into activism
When Tina Meier's 13-year-old daughter committed suicide after being bullied on the Internet, her grief was so encompassing she felt at times she couldn't breathe. She had trouble being around loved ones who reminded her of her child. Even today, recollections of those first holidays after Megan's death are foggy at best.
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Proxim Wireless equips AIMES digital inclusion project in Liverpool
Under the pilot, AIMES will provide a managed service, including broadband Internet access, software packages and all equipment required, to users in the region. The service will be free for the first 12 months of the pilot. The pilot is being implemented as part of a digital inclusion project.
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Dell confirms cut-price 'netbook' plans
The PC manufacturer made the official announcement after chief executive Michael Dell was seen brandishing a mini-laptop at this week's All Things Digital conference in Carlsbad, California.
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Winter Haven Officer Cleared Of Racial Bias In Traffic Stop
WINTER HAVEN It wasn't a case of racial profiling when a black woman driving a flashy 2009 Jaguar was pulled over by a white city police officer - it was an officer just doing his job, a police investigation has determined.
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Guy gets 25 years for making sex videos of boys
BALTIMORE (AP) - The Maryland U.S. attorney's office says a Frederick man has been sentenced to 25 years is prison for making videos of sex acts with boys and distributing them through the Internet and elsewhere.
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Stocks set for gains
Lower oil prices and strong results from computer maker Dell helped point U.S. stocks to a good start Friday, ahead of a batch of economic readings.
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Onstream Media Corporation Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Narrowstep Inc.
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. , May 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Onstream Media Corporation (Nasdaq: ONSM), a leading online service provider of live and on-demand internet video, announced today that it has signed a definitive merger agreement to acquire Narrowstep(TM) Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: NRWS), the "TV on the Internet Company" and a leading provider of Internet TV and IPTV (Internet Protocol ...
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Two senators advising McCain quit vets' group
WASHINGTON — Sens. Lindsey Graham and Joe Lieberman, two advisers to John McCain's presidential campaign, have resigned their positions on a veterans' advocacy group that was posting Internet ads critical of Democrat Barack Obama.
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Yahoo And Microsoft Still Talking
The big deal might be off the table, but Yahoo is still listening to Microsoft's ideas for future partnerships, its boss says.
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MARYLAND: Internet predator sentnced to 25 years
BALTIMORE -- The Maryland U.S. attorney's office says a Frederick man has been sentenced to 25 years is prison for making videos of sex acts with boys and distributing them through the Internet and elsewhere.
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Dell Profit, Sales Jump
Dell Inc. said Thursday that its profit and sales grew in its fiscal first quarter, beating Wall Street expectations and signaling that the computer maker's turnaround efforts may be paying off. For the three months ended May 2, Round Rock, Texas-based Dell Inc. earned $784 million, or 38 cents per share, up from $756 million, or 34 cents per...
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It's Not Even June..........
With League One changing more than any other division here's a chance to take in the teams Southend will be coming up against next season. Who will the computer throw up for us to play first in early August, literally if it's the Borient again, all will be revealed at 10am on Monday June 16.
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China's cyber-militia behind U.S. blackouts?
Chinese hackers may have been behind power blackouts in Florida and the Northeast, according to a report in the National Journal. The report, penned by Shane Harris for the National Journal, lays out a lengthy case that China has deployed hackers working unofficially and officially for the...
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Slower cellphone growth in USA could bring good deals
The wireless industry added 23% fewer subscribers in the first quarter this year than it did last year. The overall growth rate - how fast the total is growing - dropped to 7.9% from 11.5%.
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Dell posts gains as laptop, international sales surge
Dell says its profit and sales grew in its fiscal first quarter, beating Wall Street's expectations in a sign the computer maker's turnaround efforts may be starting to pay off.
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.Mac's new name
A while ago I blogged about a rumoured upgrade to Apple's .Mac service. Well the rumour is back with a vengeance after some coders sniffed through Apple's OS X 1.5.3 update.
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Macs at Abbey Road
Apple has published its latest in-depth feature, this time looking at how Final Cut Studio has powered the creation of the successful Live From Abbey Road TV series.
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iTunes library management solution is here
The software aims to help users visually compare, merge, and access their media files (music and films) from anywhere, introducing a dozen new features including: enhanced metadata transfers, a much improved user interface, iPod content importing, expanded media types and new media filters.
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'Hacker' makes the U.S. Open? It's true
Phil Zier didn't qualify for the U.S. Open this year, but the Fairfield golfer is going to the tournament anyway.
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Google spotlights data-center inner workings
The search company grew a little less secretive at its Google I/O show, describing some particulars of its mammoth infrastructure of software and hardware.
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