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Computer age blamed for teens packing on pounds
Canadian youth between the ages of 11 and 15 are exercising more, consuming less alcohol, and smoking fewer tobacco and marijuana cigarettes.
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Motley Crue doing Rock Band single News by
Motley Crue have decided to release their upcoming single as a downloadable track for Rock Band. The song, Saints of Los Angeles, will be available on Xbox Live in the US today, and Thursday on the redesigned PlayStation Store.
EuroGamer |
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Barnstormer’s Notebook: Owner makes transition
Jeff Lamberti has transitioned from politics to sports. The former president of the Iowa Senate, Lamberti ran for Congress in 2006 and was defeated by Leonard Boswell.
The Des Moines Register |
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Dell to expand Linux laptop & PC push
'Encouraging' sales of Ubuntu-based machines Dell plans to continue the push to sell Linux-based laptops and desktop PCs, revealing promising sales as it approaches the one-year anniversary of its open-source strategy.
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Wall St set to open flat ahead of Intel earnings
FRANKFURT, April 15 - U.S. index futures pointed to a flat start on Wall Street on Tuesday ahead of wholesale inflation data and as the U.S. earnings season gets into full swing with reports from Intel and Johnson & Johnson .
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In the papers 15 April
Eircom in government talks over super-fast broadband Siemens probe is expanded
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LOCAL AND STATE NEWS
Chevron steps up fight against charges of ruining rain forest Chevron is sharpening its attacks against two opponents in a 15-year legal battle over whether the oil company should foot a multibillion-dollar bill to clean up a toxic stew in the Amazon rain forests.
San Jose Mercury News |
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Accton announces Internet radio modules available
Accton Technology has announced the availability of its Internet radio modules, which integrate Wi-Fi, Ethernet and multimedia capabilities.
Digi Times |
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Egypt IT market projected to reach USD 1.3 billion by 2011
The Egyptian IT sector is poised to become the next regional IT destination, with expectations to increase its value from USD 889 million in 2006 by over 75 per cent to reach USD 1.3 billion by 2011, according to latest studies.
Zawya |
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AOL sets up first East Asia portal in Taiwan
American Online (AOL) on April 14 announced the beta launch of a traditional Chinese web portal in Taiwan, www.aol.tw. Of the 18 countries that have an AOL web portal currently, Taiwan is the first in East Asia, according to AOL.
Digi Times |
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Google expands TV advertising service on Dish Network
Google, seeking to reduce its dependence on advertising tied to Internet search results, will expand a television ad service with Dish Network.
San Jose Mercury News |
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Recent Original Stories
"Jerry Rosenthal, chief executive officer of Open Invention Network, has just issued a statement about the Fortune article , which I take as a warning to any litigious folks out there who might be thinking about litigation against Linux that any such action will have consequences.
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Microsoft calls for more privacy
Nick Farrell the Inquirer ,Tuesday 15 April 2008. 07:52:00 As long as it's allowed to police itself THE GLORIOUS VOLISH empire, upon which the sun does not set, has beenlobbying the US Federal Trade Commission to see if it can establish a set ofrules regarding consumer privacy.
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FreebieList.com Launches New Competitions Web Site
A new Web site dedicated to reviewing free competitions has this week been launched by the creators of FreebieList.com, a popular UK 'free stuff' portal. (PRWeb Apr 15, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/04/prweb859274.htm
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Digital age alerts
Tue, Apr 15, 2008 (2:07 a.m.) More than 48 billion text messages are sent every month to cell phones, say officials with the Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association, the wireless industry’s trade association.
Las Vegas Sun |
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First Screenshot of the new 3Dmark!
Futuremark is at it again: The new 3DMark is in development! The last 3DMark from 2006 is now two years old, but although most computers still are getting very low Frames Per Second (FPS) in 3DMark06, here comes it's successor. With the release of PCMark Vantage, another benchmark by Futuremark, the enthusiast community has been debating when the new 3DMark would come out. It's called 3DMark ...
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 27th Jul 2006 22:04 UTC
In a meeting that will go down in internet history, the United States government last night conceded that it can no longer expect to maintain its position as the ultimate authority over the internet.
New Mobile Computing |
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A master look at TV-Web marriage
The future of television may not be on your television set. It may be on your computer screen.
SouthtownStar |
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 30th Nov 2006 17:14 UTC, submitted by Weevle
"Microsoft finally launches the long-awaited Windows Vista today, promising better security and improved search and claiming it will be the fastest ever adopted operating system it has released.
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Remember e-mail etiquette
Of all Internet activities, e-mail is the most popular. Almost 88 percent of all Internet users in the U.S. use e-mail. Approximately 90 percent of those who use the Internet at work use it to access business e-mail.
The Monterey County Herald |
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UK 3G ISPs need to get house in order
MOBILE BROADBAND in Blighty is a minefield where it is vital that you shop around and look at the fine print.
The Inquirer |
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Recent Original Stories
"In response to a question on the role of open source software in Africa, Gerald Ilukwe, the general manager of Microsoft Nigeria, said that cost is not important, even though he admitted that the average annual salary in the West African country is only US$160."
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Seagate accuses STEC of infringing storage patents
Seagate Technology, the world's biggest maker of hard-disk drives, sued smaller rival STEC Monday, accusing it of infringing patents for data-storage devices.
San Jose Mercury News |
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Recent Original Stories
One year after sealing their surprise alliance, Novell and Microsoft have announced an expansion of their technical collaboration to 'link together the existing Windows and Linux frameworks'.
OS News |
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Google, Salesforce.com widen their partnership
Salesforce.com's online software service is becoming a showcase for Google's e-mail and other widely used applications, deepening a relationship that has spurred speculation Google eventually will buy its smaller partner.
San Jose Mercury News |
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