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Options for Tech's football opener: Live or internet
Football fans wanting to be the first to see Georgia Tech run Paul Johnson's offense have two options: Be at Bobby Dodd Stadium on Aug. 28, or be at a computer with Internet access.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution |
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Starbucks launches free wi-fi
Starting June 3, Starbucks coffee shops across the country will offer two hours of free Wi-Fi Internet service through AT&T to customers who buy a Starbucks Card with a minimum $5 of credit, register it online in the Starbucks Rewards Card program and use it at least once a month.
New Mexico Business Weekly |
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Wetaskiwin student to broadcast
Chad Ohman appears to be a typical 15-year-old high school student from Wetaskiwin, interested in computers and interactive media. However, instead of playing around with this technology for fun, he is using it for a great cause.
The Camrose Canadian |
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MyNetResearch Announces the First Online Portal for Research Collaboration
PHILADELPHIA----MyNetResearch.com, with its rapidly growing global membership, is revolutionizing the research process. This new Web 2.0 Portal enables researchers to register productivity gains by forging online collaborations worldwide.
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance |
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LG debuts trio of Blu-ray drives
Electronics monolith LG says it has released three new Blu-ray drives (not pictured): the BE06, GBC-H20L, and GBW-H20L. The first of these is an external drive, connected through a USB 2.0 port and a DC power adapter. It is said to be compatible with "all" Blu-ray, CD and DVD formats, but can only burn the latter two, up to 16x speeds when handli...
MacNN |
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Man Videotapes Himself Having Sex With Minor
A man is sentenced to three years in prison after meeting teens online and videotaping having sex with at least two of them.
News Channel 5 Cleveland |
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Windows 7 multi-touch LCD announced
Multi-touch is one of the big technology trends these days: Bill gates recently demonstrated a display integrating multi-touch at the recent D6 conference and unfortunately received little more than lukewarm feedback. Albatron is one of the first companies demonstrating what appears to be a production ready multi-touch device: Having played with the LCD at Computex, we have to say that we are ...
TG Daily |
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Is the 3G iPhone 2.0 Imminent?
Announcement on corporate e-mail support expected at upcoming Apple developer conference.
InternetNews.com |
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Google Says Icon Reflects "Simple, Playful & Unique Brand"
Last Friday, Google changed their favicon and it caused a big stir amongst Google users. We asked Google why they made the change and they replied that it was to reflect the "simple, playful and unique brand." Here is the official response from a Google spokesperson: Click to continue reading...
Search Engine Land |
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Microsoft Wants To Replace "404" With Live Search Results
Microsoft has said that between "2 and 10 percent" of site searches lead to a 404 error page. The company decided to create what it's calling " Web Page Error Toolkit ." Its a web application that uses either Live Search (or another engine of the site owner's choice) to provide a custom error page with alternative search results relevant to the subject of the user's query. Click ...
Search Engine Land |
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Washington DC
Oklahoma City officials are unveiling what they're calling the largest city owned and operated Wi-Fi mesh network in the world. The $5 million network covers a 555-square-mile area. It does not provide public wireless Internet access.
The San Francisco Examiner |
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Microsoft Plans to 'fix' Its Online Branding
Now that a Yahoo acquisition if off the table, Microsoft plans to fix its online branding problem, an executive said.
PC World |
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MSI Launches Wind Mini Desktop, Mini Laptop
MSI launched the Wind mini-desktop and Wind mini-laptop on Tuesday.
PC World |
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Intel unveils chip at Taiwan tech show
(AP:TAIPEI, Taiwan) Intel Corp. on Tuesday unveiled a new processor it says will revolutionize the information technology industry by powering small laptops at low cost.
INO News |
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China's Netizens Aide Earthquake Relief
The nation's 200 million Internet users shared the earthquake's story with the world and spurred government to act quickly.
Forbes |
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Shareholder lawsuit claims Yahoo derailed Microsoft bid
Delaware Chancery Court Judge William Chandler ruled on Monday that the court shouldn't keep documents such as the plaintiff's complaint under seal, despite Yahoo's arguments to the contrary.
IT World |
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The elevator pitch of Internet video hopefuls
For startups in Internet video, it can be a tough sell to prove a new market. But a handful of startups try their hand at it at the Under the Radar Conference.
CNET |
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Hundreds of jobs 'likely to go'
More than 800 jobs are likely to be lost at a computer chip factory in East Kilbride, its owners admit.
BBC News |
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HP Upgrades Neoview Data Warehouse Appliance
Enhancements target mixed workloads, high data volumes and low-latency demands of operational BI deployments.
Intelligent Enterprise Magazine |
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Analyst: AT&T Not Likely to Subsidize iPhone
Roger Entner, an analyst with Nielsen/IAG, thinks that it's unlikely and undesirable that Apple and AT&T would offer a subsidy on the second generation iPhone. "There's no need to upgrade the device's capabilities and lower its cost at the same time," Entner said. "AT&T Mobility first will have to see the effect that a 3G iPhone will have on its HSDPA network."
E-Commerce Times |
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Google Likes Your Content First-Click Free
Punishing a visitor from Google with a subscription login page, where the visitor expected to find content based on the search result, could draw a penalty from the search ad company. read more
WebProNews |
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CEA Praises Best Buy for Recycling Initiative
The Consumer Electronics Association praised Best Buy for its test of a free electronics-recycling program.
Broadcasting and Cable |
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Youth learn how to manage fear and stay safe
Feeling and staying safe in the community were key objectives at a youth forum hosted by the Thunder Bay District Health Unit on Monday. About 25 teenagers took part to learn about Internet safety, self defense and how fears are formed and managed.
Thunder Bay Post |
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City unveils new wireless network
Associated Press - June 3, 2008 1:45 PM ET OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma City officials are unveiling what they're calling the largest city owned and operated Wi-Fi mesh network in the...
News On 6 Tulsa |
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OAS will probe Colombian FARC computer files
The Organization of American States said on Monday it will probe claims by Colombia that Ecuador has cooperated with leftist guerrillas and the United States called on Venezuela to get tough on the rebels
Miami Herald |
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