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Laptops are so hot, they sometimes catch fire
I had a fire in my home caused by an unplugged, turned-off computer. Seems the batteries stay hot for a long time after use. This started on a sofa arm. The fire department said this is not uncommon. — M.A., California
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Best Buy testing free e-waste recycling program
Under pressure to help dispose some of the electronic waste it helped create, Best Buy Co. is testing a free program that will offer consumers a convenient way to ensure millions of obsolescent TVs, old computers and other unwanted gadgets don't poison the nation's dumps. The trial, expected to be announced Monday, covers 117 Best Buy stores scattered across eight states that will collect a wide ...
The State |
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Can Big TV Win With Original Web Series?
When NBC debuts the Rosario Dawson science fiction Web series “Gemini Division” online next month, it will mark a return to a programming genre that broadcasters haven’t had much success with—the online original series.
TV Week |
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Ad network strives to make coupons more meaningful
While most forms of advertising are getting better at targeting likely customers, coupons rarely hit the mark. To wit: U.S. consumers redeemed less than 1 percent of the estimated 285 billion coupons issued last year for groceries and various packaged goods. But a small Silicon Valley company is striving to improve coupons' aim with a new online distribution network based on a contextual concept ...
The State |
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Your insurance may not cover ring, laptop
Q. I've heard there are insurance policies that I can buy for my new engagement ring, digital camera or golf clubs that may not be covered by other insurance I hold. When is it a good idea to get these policies?
The Post-Standard |
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XyEnterprise Announces New Version of Contenta
XyEnterprise, developer of XML content management and multi-channel delivery solutions, announced the release of Contenta DITA content management software solution.
EContent Magazine |
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Adobe launches new version of Acrobat with Flash
Adobe Systems Inc. is launching a new version of its document sharing software Acrobat on Monday, and this time it can package videos.
Tri-City Herald |
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InterVision Network Corporation Announces Development Solution
InterVision Network Corporation, providing Internet Protocol broadcasting development, announced that the company will begin offering its solution for Live Streaming Global Broadcasting.
EContent Magazine |
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Paragon Software Group Announces Merriam-Webster Dictionaries for Desktop
Paragon Software Group, a technology solutions provider, announced the release of Merriam-Webster dictionaries for Windows Vista/XP/2000. This dictionary line consists of five explanatory and two bilingual dictionaries.
EContent Magazine |
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The Enid News & Eagle |
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Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Mon 7th Aug 2006 20:42 UTC
Jobs introduced today Mac OS X Leopard, built-to-order Xeon-based Mac Pros and XServes. We attended the keynote and we just posted some pictures below. We loved these new Mac beasts, plus Time Machine looked really cool. The rest of the OSX features were mostly evolutionary.
New Mobile Computing |
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Adobe Announces Acrobat Pro 9, Creative Suite 3.3
Adobe announced Acrobat Pro 9, the next version of its PDF viewing and editing application, along with Creative Suite 3.3 on Monday. Adobe Acrobat Pro 9 will include native Flash support, enhanced collaboration tools like PDF Portfolios, improved print production...
The Mac Observer |
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City to report health inspection results
Soon diners can go online to find out if their favorite eateries make the grade.
New Hampshire Union Leader |
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Ready for revolution
For the past four years, Ran Mullins has been investing all his extra time, creativity and money into Editspot, the tool he developed that allows clients to manage and update their own Web sites.
BizJournals |
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Quickoffice Inc. gets quick $3M
Quickoffice Inc., whose technology allows Microsoft Office documents to be viewed and managed on smartphones, has landed $3 million in debt financing as it prepares to roll out a new suite of products.
BizJournals |
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Sweet smarts: Walter Bender designs laptop UI for kids at Sugar Labs
Two local nonprofits with roots at the MIT Media Lab -- Sugar Labs Foundation and the International Children's Digital Library -- are designing kid-friendly user interfaces, continuing efforts to boost education in developing nations.
BizJournals |
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Nvidia rolls out Tegra chips aimed at tiny PCs
SAN FRANCISCO - Nvidia Corp on Sunday announced a processor line-up it believes will power a new class of fast, small devices with long battery life that can surf the full Internet, play high-end games and display high-definition video.
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Features and Case Studies
According to HP, the sexiest thing in IT right now is thin clients. Our photo gallery gives you an inside look into HP's latest thin client technology -- and what happens when it breaks.
ZDNet Australia |
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Enterprises taken with Web 2.0 social network tools
Collaboration software is not exactly a new development, but the advent of online social networking has enabled businesses in the space to jazz up their offerings. Several local developers of what are now called Enterprise 2.0 applications are competing to develop products that their customers say they need -- a complete set of social tools that are also easy to integrate with existing ...
BizJournals |
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Features and Case Studies
A major enterprise resource planning implementation has sped reporting, added flexibility and supported rapid growth at beer maker J. Boag & Son. But with success came myriad challenges with employees keen to hold onto the old way of doing things -- pen and paper versus the computer.
ZDNet Australia |
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John Clayton: It takes courage to get across Amoskeag Bridge
I THINK WE need to contact several dozen federal agencies - up to and including the IRS, the GAO, NASA, and perhaps agents Mulder and Scully from "The X-Files" - to unravel the tangled web woven every weekday afternoon on the Amoskeag Bridge.
New Hampshire Union Leader |
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AMD Foundation Launches ´´AMD Changing the Game´´
AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced the launch of AMD Changing the Game, the first initiative of the newly
wallstreet:online AG |
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Google Android OS Demo Video
I realize that a lot has already been said about Google's upcoming smartphone platform, but there are a few interesting innovations depicted in the video embedded below.
MobileMag |
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Joe McQuaid: The Web is great for some things, but we still need newspapers
The web can give you an immense amount of news in an instant, although as with radio or television, if newspapers ever took a day off, there would be precious little reliable news and information on the Internet.
New Hampshire Union Leader |
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PC users have options — including Macs
PC users have options — including Macs Ryan Davis - Gilbert, Ariz. I couldn't help but notice the lack of information on Macs in USA TODAY's article on buying the right laptop ("What's a clueless PC buyer to do?," Cover...
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