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Last call for Windows XP PCs is mid-June
It???s last call for consumers to buy PCs pre-loaded with Windows XP.
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CEO Confidence Down, Stress Up
SAN DIEGO----The Q2 2008 Vistage CEO Confidence Index sank to an all-time low this quarter, continuing a downward trend that began more than a year ago. The Index dropped to 69.6, down 2.4 points from Q1 2008.
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance |
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AOL Expands Platform-A to Europe
LONDON & NEW YORK----AOL announced the expansion of Platform-A in Europe, which aligns AOL's existing advertising operations and offers advertisers and publishers a full suite of industry-leading marketing solutions powered by the Web's most advanced advertising technologies.
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance |
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Review: Acer Aspire 8920G notebook computer
We’ve been impatiently waiting for Acer’s new Gemstone ‘Blue’ laptop since the original Gemstone won numerous awards for its feature-packed design and affordable price. It won no awards for its looks, though, which were some of the ugliest we’ve seen on a laptop.
Personal Computer World |
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Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Sat 4th Nov 2006 21:15 UTC, submitted by anonymous
The FSF recently announced the release of gNewSense 1.0 in a press release. gNewSense is a free software GNU/Linux distribution created by two Irish free software advocates, Brian Brazil and Paul O'Malley, and is based on the Ubuntu and Debian distributions.
New Mobile Computing |
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Sony brings YouTube to Bravia TVs
Robert Jaques, vnunet.com , Friday 6 June 2008 at 10:23:00 Popular video service added to Internet Video Link YouTube has become the latest online video provider to join Sony's Bravia Internet Video Link service. The link is a small module that attaches to the back of a selection... > Read the full article
vnunet.com |
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Ebooks, The Amazon Kindle And The Future Of The Book Publishing Industry
Are ebooks going to go mainstream with Amazon becoming a de facto distribution monopoly? Or is a marketplace characterized by many different players and options looming still on the horizon? Photo credit: Lawgeek Should book publishers think carefully before jumping on the Kindle bandwagon about who should be in control of their distribution mechanism? Are there real opportunities for ...
MasterNewMedia.org |
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Rumour mill says Apple set for 3G iphone
Computing, Computing , Friday 6 June 2008 at 09:53:00 A new handset is expected to be revealed at next week's developers conference A 3G-enabled iPhone and the next generation of the OS X operating system are among the expected announcements for Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), which takes place in San Francisco... > Read the full article
vnunet.com |
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09:45 (BST), 06/06/2008 Take-Two's Q2 results Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS Take-Two Interactive Software, ...
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTWO - News) today announced financial results for its second quarter ended April 30, 2008. Net revenue for the second fiscal quarter was $539.8 million, compared to $205.4 million for the same quarter of fiscal 2007.
gamesindustry.biz |
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Microsoft proposes gadget feature disabling tech
'Please switch off your mobile' enforcement Depending on your point of view, it’s either intensely annoying when someone uses their phone in a train’s quiet zone, or very annoying when you’re in one and want to use your phone. Microsoft has made itself mediator and hopes to patent technology to ensure that if you shouldn’t be using a gadget in a certain place – then you physically can’t.…
The Register |
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Apple reportedly to tout new OS next week
But will it be Snow Leopard or iPhone 3G? Reports have circulated that Apple may demo the next iteration of Mac OS X next week or even release code to developers in preparation for an early-2009 launch.
TechWorld |
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Get booked
HOTELS and guest houses in Dumfries and Galloway are being urged to make use of a new online booking system.
Dumfries & Galloway Standard |
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RC2 launched for Firefox 3.0
Its now bug free, apparently. Mozilla has published the second release candidate of Firefox 3.0 and said all of the issues that remain are on the server or site side, not in the application itself.
TechWorld |
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Verbatim unveil new 2.5-inch hard drive
EUROPEAN STORAGE OUTFIT Verbatim has just unveiled a new 2.5-inch external HDD with a 500 GB capacity.
The Inquirer |
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POLICE BRIEFS
STAFFORD: A 24-year-old township man was arrested Wednesday after allegedly stealing a computer from Wal-Mart.
Asbury Park Press |
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WWDC: Apple begins distributing top secret boxes
The pre-WWDC hype continues to climb, with news that mysterious boxes are being delivered to resellers and Apple partners worldwide. Forbes informs that one Apple manufacturer partner, Quanta Computer, has begun shipping large quantities of unknown items, just before WWDC next week.
Macworld UK |
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Review: Finally a useful digital pen
NEW YORK — The pen, once mightier than the sword, has been getting trounced by the keyboard in the computer era. Now and then there's a push toward "pen-based computing" that doesn't get very far.
Local Tech Wire |
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Intel is ready for MID challenge: Q&A with Anand Chandrasekher, manager of Intel ultra mobility group
With Nvidia recently revealing its Tegra processor for mobile computer products to challenge Intel's Atom platform on MIDs (Mobile Internet Devices), Digitimes took the opportunity to talk to Anand Chandrasekher, manager of Intel's ultra mobility group to discuss Intel's views on the new development.
Digi Times |
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The Mini-Laptop Changing the Game
Taiwan's Asustek has produced a global hit by shrinking the size, horsepower, and price tag—down to $300
BusinessWeek |
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Recent Original Stories
"XGI Technology is still in business , but what has happened to them? We once saw hope in them for providing discrete graphics processors to take on the NVIDIA and ATI duopoly, but they have since discontinued their Volari 8 series.
OS News |
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IN: Inside Innovation
Management lessons from One Laptop Per Child's travails, health care's brighter prognosis, Herman Miller's next trick, and a new innovation index
BusinessWeek |
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Linked by Adam S on Wed 5th Sep 2007 18:14 UTC
We have recently begun beta-testing a new section of OSNews called "Talk." If you're interested in discussing the Apple press conference while it's happening, head on over to OSNews Talk beta and then let us know what you think in the comments.
New Mobile Computing |
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Online Polls: How Good Are They?
Business loves the lower cost and candid answers. But Web surveys have inherent problems
BusinessWeek |
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DRAMeXchange:Early June Mainstream DRAM Contract Price +2.67%
TAIPEI -(Dow Jones)- Contract prices of dynamic random access memory chips widely used in personal computers increased during the early part of June, DRAMeXchange, a Taiwanese online chip clearinghouse, said Friday.
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Taiwan High Speed Rail to try on WiMAX
The Taiwan High Speed Rail (THSR) will cooperate with the Taiwan government-sponsored Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) and a number of companies, including Zyxel Communications, NTT, NTT BP and Corning, to carry out an experimental project for broadband Internet access through WiMAX on high- speed trains, according to plan from THSR and ITRI.
Digi Times |
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