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Tesco to offer games downloads
New Tesco Digital service looks to take on Apple; will also provide mp3 and TV shows
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Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Fri 11th Nov 2005 00:53 UTC
Over a year ago we reported on the promising gaim-vv which was supposed to bring MSN/Y! webcam and voice support to Gaim , a feature sorely missed by many IM users today when running Linux.
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Coffee Republic offers free web access
Angelica Mari, Computing , Monday 14 April 2008 at 00:00:00 The coffee chain hopes to attract more customers and increase advertising revenue with the new service Coffer Republic is offering free wireless internet access to its customers from next month. The coffee chain estimates that its decision will prompt average savings to customers of £234 a... > Read the full article ...
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Convergence poses hurdles to the broadcast industry
Neon Kelly, Computing , Monday 14 April 2008 at 00:00:00 Contrasting demands are evolving among different social groups, says Accenture Digital convergence is having a divisive effect on the way people consume media, according to services provider Accenture. A survey of over 6,500 TV viewers around the world found that... > Read the full article ...
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NHS online health promotion project targets 150,000 with cheap access
Tom Young, Computing , Monday 14 April 2008 at 00:00:00 Partnership with cheap internet access centres will promote health information web site Health information site NHS choices will be made available through 300 UK online centres which offer free or heavily subsidised web access.... > Read the full article
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London Borough of Newham invests in BSF
Angelica Mari, Computing , Monday 14 April 2008 at 00:00:00 The £53m IT contract with supplier RM will cover 19,000 pupils in the borough as part of its Building Schools for the Future scheme London Borough of Newham has signed a contract worth up to £53m with supplier RM for the provision of computing and IT services.... > Read the full article ...
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EC must adopt breach notification legislation, says watchdog
Tom Young, Computing , Monday 14 April 2008 at 00:00:00 Law should be stronger on data breach notification and data retention The EU privacy watchdog has joined calls for a data breach notification law in Europe. The watchdog wants European countries to follow 35 US states in introducing a law that... > Read the full article
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Iraqi insurgent chief calls for Sunni unity: report
The chief of the self-proclaimed Islamic State of Iraq has urged Sunni Muslims to abandon US-backed militias battling Al-Qaeda in the war-ravaged country, the SITE Intelligence Group reported on Tuesday.
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FAST hits back at EU vote on illegal downloading
Tom Young, Computing , Monday 14 April 2008 at 00:00:00 Civil liberties should not be dressed up as a rogues charter, says Federation against Software Theft The Federation Against Software Theft (FAST) has hit back at MEPs who voted against a move to throw suspected file-sharers off the Internet.... > Read the full article
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Iraqi insurgent chief calls for Sunni unity: report
The chief of the self-proclaimed Islamic State of Iraq has urged Sunni Muslims to abandon US-backed militias battling Al-Qaeda in the war-ravaged country, the SITE Intelligence Group reported on Tuesday.
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London Borough of Newman invests in BSF
Angelica Mari, Computing , Monday 14 April 2008 at 00:00:00 The £53m IT contract with supplier RM will cover 19,000 pupils in the Borough as part of its Building Schools for the Future scheme London Borough of Newham has signed a contract worth up to £53m with supplier RM for the provision of computing and IT services.... > Read the full article
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Seagate suit against STEC could raise SSD prices
TAIPEI, 15 APRIL 2008 - Seagate Technology filed a potentially far-reaching patent infringement lawsuit against STEC on Monday, over flash memory-based solid state drives (SSDs).
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Mobile browser market taking off
The mobile browser market is currently "transforming" and sophisticated web browsing software will be installed on 1.5 billion handsets by 2013, analysts predict.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 3rd Nov 2006 20:02 UTC
Some more reactions to the Novell-Microsoft deal . Firstly, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said his company is open to talking to other Linux distributors about reaching mutual patent coverage deals similar to the agreement signed Nov. 2 with Novell.
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Higher ’net, credit card use spurs e-commerce
HA NOI — The rising numbers of internet users makes e-commerce providers optimistic about the industry’s future despite high prices and late deliveries.
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Recent Original Stories
"This paper examines whether OOXML can be fully implemented by vendors other than Microsoft and concludes that a number of application specific and undisclosed behaviours (as well as a number of other technical flaws) in the proposed standard make this impossible.
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Census worker hirings scrapped
Plans to hire about 900 census takers this summer in San Joaquin County have been canceled because the hand-held computers they were going to use may not work right. Those jobs were supposed to pay $14.50 per hour.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 20th Dec 2006 20:56 UTC
"On November 30, Sophos issued its monthly report on the top ten threats reported to them in November of 2006. As a part of this, Sophos also studied Vista's vulnerability to these malware threats.
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New trial dates set for former county employee
KINGMAN - The case of a former Mohave County employee charged with forgery and theft were given firm trial dates Monday. Donald Lee Condra, 34, is charged with four counts of forgery, two counts of theft, one count of fraudulent schemes and artifices and one count of tampering with a computer.
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Concurrent SIGnal Workbench Solution Chosen By Japan's IHI Corporation For Aircraft Engine Testing
Concurrent, a leading provider of time-critical Linux operating systems, integrated software and computer solutions for mission-critical applications, recently announced that four of its SIGnal Workbench test systems have been installed by IHI Corporation (IHI), the premier manufacturer of jet engines in Japan
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IT sector sees increased profit warnings
As market conditions cause customers to tighten their belts, profit warnings among software and IT services companies are on the rise
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Reply.com Goes Beyond the Click
Reply.com announces the launch of the world's most liquid lead marketplace, offering the highest level of control and putting the power back in the hands of online lead buyers and sellers.
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where UNIX stores important files ."
"Many directories in the UNIX file system serve a special purpose, and certain directories are named per long-standing convention. In this instalment of the 'Speaking UNIX' series, discover
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Chinese Internet awash with boycott tit-for-tat
Savvy Chinese are learning that a boycott can be a two-way street.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 14th Nov 2007 19:47 UTC
"The Asus Eee PC challenges many conventional assumptions about mobile computing. The daring, diminutive device combines a svelte subnotebook form factor with a unique Linux software platform and a budget-friendly price - factors that could make this unprecedented product a mainstream marvel.
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