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Uganda: Taxing Goods Sold Over the Internet
The recent entry of a new mobile phone operator in Uganda, together with the expected entry of yet another two new mobile phone companies that have already been licensed must be music to the ears for the internet shoppers in Uganda.
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Intel's Maloney: No plans to revise Atom roadmap
SINGAPORE, 3 JUNE 2008 - Intel has no plans to revise the roadmap for its Atom processor family, despite a surge of interest in systems based on the processor and the release of a competing chip from rival Via Technologies.
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Adobe adds Flash support to Acrobat 9
This week Adobe has unveiled version 9 of its popular PDF creation software Acrobat. The biggest new feature to make it into the latest release is the integration of Adobe’s Flash; allowing for a whole host of new content to form part of a PDF document. The integration of Flash allows for video, audio and animation [...]
Geek.com |
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Prostitution sting snags 15
Fifteen people were arrested during the weekend in an undercover prostitution sting, Mobile police said. Officer Eric Gallichant, a Mobile Police spokesman, said the escort services that provided the dates had advertised in a newspaper and the Internet.
Mobile Press-Register |
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Sartorius Stedim Biotech Signs Agreement With WuXi AppTec, Inc.
Sartorius Stedim Biotech (Paris:DIM) has entered into an agreement with WuXi AppTec, Inc., a wholly owned operating subsidiary of WuXi PharmaTech (NYSE:WX), to cooperate on viral clearance studies. Under this agreement, WuXi AppTec will provide the relevant viruses, materials and methodologies to Sartorius Stedim Biotech to employ in conducting non GLP viral clearance testing of its technologies ...
Centre Daily Times |
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THQ Brings Legendary Franchise to Nintendo DS with Age of Empires: Mythologies
AGOURA HILLS, Calif.----THQ Inc. today announced that Age of Empires: Mythologies is scheduled to debut on the popular Nintendo DS™ system in fall 2008. Inspired by the hit Windows PC series Age of Empires and developed from the ground up for Nintendo DS, Age of Empires: Mythologies will allow players to strategize as legendary heroes, commanding massive armies and shaping the destinies of ...
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Vista's aid package
The last major operating system service pack from Microsoft, Service Pack 2 (SP2) for Windows XP, released in 2004, was an oddball. Rather than a simple rolled-up collection of patches and hotfixes, it introduced some major new features and functionality.
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by (Staff) on Mon 28th Nov 2005 20:00 UTC in reply to " Always going to be behind "
>>It would be like Microsoft offering .NET for linux - rendering Mono mostly useless. Oh absolutely. Just like how Unix-on-Intel killed Linux. > Oh absolutely.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 5th Aug 2005 21:52 UTC, submitted by anonymous
So, you are not sure what makes a Linux distribution a good desktop Linux but you know it when you see it, right? Perhaps but perhaps not. So, what does it take to be a good desktop Linux distribution?
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Recent Original Stories
on the same laptop and for me Ubuntu gave me less "headaches" to configure/setup my environment. Fedora brings up very very cool new stuff (ext4/selinux/usb installation/packagekit)... Bleeding edge so to say but the downside was that things didn't run as smooth as Ubuntu, at least in my case.
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Now send e-mail without GPRS/Internet through SMS
One can now send e-mail without GPRS/Internet through SMS. The consumer applications were launched by Bangalore-based MyDuniya Networks Private Limited, a player in `beyond voice' applications for the mobile consumers.
Outlook India |
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Casio to raise 50 billion yen in selling CB
TOKYO, June 3 - Casio Computer Co , a Japanese maker of digital cameras and watches, said it would raise 50 billion yen through an offering of convertible bonds maturing in 2015.
Reuters via Yahoo! Philippines News |
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M'SOFT BID $40/SH FOR YAHOO! IN '07: SUIT
Steve Ballmer has courted Yahoo! since 2006 and even offered to buy the Internet icon for $40 a share, or more than $52 billion, last year, according to court papers unsealed yesterday. The Microsoft honcho approached Yahoo!'s then-chief Terry...
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Newspapers won't perish under cyber threat
BANGALORE, INDIA: Hey, listen all those who have predicted the demise of print media. Newspapers are not going to be perished under the onslaught of Internet-powered media. Instead, global newspaper circulation is rising, mainly due to the demand in Asia and South America.
CIOL |
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Microsoft extends Windows to low-cost desktop PCs
TAIPEI, June 3 - Microsoft Corp is making its Windows operating system available to low-cost desktop PCs, as cheaper laptops enjoy booming demand globally, the software giant said on Tuesday.
Reuters via Yahoo! Philippines News |
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LeaseWeb Expands Network to 210 Gbps!
LeaseWeb, Netherlands’ largest provider of business web hosting, has announced that it has expanded its already sizeable hosting network from 160 Gigabits per second (Gbps) to 210 Gbps.
Web Host Directory |
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ActiveHost Teams up With Parallels
Parallels today announced that ActiveHost will offer Windows virtual private server (VPS) packages based solely on Parallels products. The new offering will be delivered by the newly created ActiveVPS division of ActiveHost.
Web Host Directory |
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Barak Hosting completes a Lab Test Ordering System for eAccess Direct Testing
Web host, design, development and Internet solutions provider Barak Hosting ( www.BarakHosting.com ), has completed a customized Lab Test Ordering system for eAccessDirect.com ( www.eAccessDirect.com ), a full service Direct Access lab.
Web Host Directory |
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Leading African Airline Air Namibia Partners with African Payment Gateway PayGate for Easy Online Bookings
Air Namibia is one of the first and most successful airlines in Africa to implement and operationalise E-Commerce and online bookings for travellers. Air Namibia launched its revamped internet booking and ticketing system last week.
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Spanish police arrest 55 on suspicion of running Internet child pornography racket
MADRID, Spain - Spanish police have detained 55 people suspected of running an Internet child pornography racket. A National Police statement Tuesday says those arrested include university students, high school teachers, architects and civil servants.
CNews |
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Trend offers SMBs 'Worry-Free' bundle
It's do-everything security. Trend Micro Monday announced a line of desktop and server security products intended for small to mid-size businesses.
TechWorld |
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Firefox market share surges again
Heading for 20 percent, as IE drops. Mozilla's Firefox browser is on track to hit the 20 percent market share mark next month, a web metrics company has said.
TechWorld |
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Online sales thrive despite High Street slowdown
Online shopping is booming despite the tough economic climate on the High Street, according to Verdict Research's UK e-Retail 2008 report. It says that online spending increased by 35% to 14.7bn last year.
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NetSuite buy could signal SaaS consolidation
As happy as Larry (Ellison). NetSuite is to acquire on-demand professional services automation developer OpenAir in what could be an early sign of consolidation in the software-as-a-service (SaaS) sector.
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