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A Futuristic Linkage Of Animals And Electronics
The same Global Positioning System (GPS) technology used to track vehicles is now being used to track cows. But animal scientists have taken tracking several steps further with a Walkman-like headset that enables him to "whisper" wireless commands to cows to control their movements across a landscape --- and even remotely gather them into a corral.
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Intel, AMD hit with subpoena in FTC probe
Associated Press - June 6, 2008 2:23 PM ET SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Intel and smaller rival Advanced Micro Devices say they've been subpoenaed by the Federal Trade Commission about possible...
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Computer Model For Finding Mosquito Repellent Compounds
Summer reminds us that one of the most useful tools for preventing mosquito bites is insect repellent. Scientists have shown that a computer modeling program that looks at compounds' chemical structure can predict which compounds are likely to stop mosquito bites.
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ASUS, Realtek work on Wireless USB displays
ASUS and Realtek on Friday said they would team up to introduce a computer display based on Wireless USB. Using a built-in Wireless USB adapter, a future ASUS display line will connect to a host computer without using any cables or requiring special setup; like most wired USB displays, the screen will automatically configure itself and make adding...
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Icahn's Plan For Yahoo!
Sell to Microsoft for $34.375 per share and scrap its 'poison pill' severance plan.
Forbes |
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Television isn't all bad
It's late in the afternoon; kids of all ages rush home from school to sit in front of the television or computer monitor, with their eyes wide and little fingers tightly gripping a joystick.
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Intel, AMD hit with subpoena in FTC probe
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Intel and smaller rival Advanced Micro Devices say they've been subpoenaed by the Federal Trade Commission about possible anticompetitive behavior in the microprocessor market.
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Ultimate Edition: Not so ultimate
Ultimate Edition (UE) 1.8 is a remaster of Ubuntu Hardy Heron with custom software repositories and a distinctive theme. Its claim to fame over pure Ubuntu is convenience, due to preloaded updates and software. While the name might suggest that it is a huge upgrade over its progenitor, in reality its developers have not made many improvements besides application install scripts. Due to a ...
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Alcatel-Lucent unit spent $632,781 to lobby in 1Q
(AP:WASHINGTON) A unit of French telecommunications and computer networking equipment maker Alcatel-Lucent spent $632,781 in the first quarter to lobby the U.S. government on issues ranging from broadband access to the digital television transition.
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The Knowledge
Our buddies at CVG spotted what looks like a delay in the release of downloadable Grand Theft Auto IV episodes.
Games Radar |
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Intel acknowledges new step in US antitrust probe
WASHINGTON : Computer chip titan Intel Corp. said Friday it had received a subpoena this week from US antitrust regulators after a two-year informal review on "competition in the microprocessor market."
Channel NewsAsia |
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Lady Trojans Take Home Class M Title
Turn back the clock to 1994. Bill Clinton was president, the Internet was in its infancy, few people owned cell phones, many people watched Beverly Hills 90210 and Sheryl Crow released her first album.
Westport News |
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Dino Rossi in Yakima to Register for Governor's Race
Republican Dino Rossi was in Yakima Thursday to officially register for the upcoming Washington gubernatorial race. In a hi-tech twist, Rossi used the internet to finalize his papers.
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Comcast sued for publishing 'right arm' check
(AP:PITTSBURGH) A western Pennsylvania woman who sent Comcast Corp. a check made out for "My Right Arm and Zero Dollars" is up in arms because she says someone from the cable TV company published a copy of the check on the Internet.
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Alanco/TSI PRISM Awarded $3 Million Plus Metropolitan Jail Contract
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.----Alanco Technologies, Inc. announced today that its Alanco/TSI PRISM subsidiary was awarded a contract in excess of $3 million from a U.S. metropolitan jail to provide a 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi compatible TSI PRISM™ RFID inmate tracking system.
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Internap Powers Register.com
June 6, 2008 -- ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Internet business solutions provider Internap Network Services announced on Friday that Register.com will use Internap's full portfolio of services to power its e-commerce site.
Web Host Industry Review |
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Obama’s Sense of Rumor
To what extent is reporting on an unsubstantiated rumor simply spreading that rumor? There have been, recently, insinuations circulating around the internet and cable news shows alleging Michelle Obama’s use of a derogatory term about white people.
Columbia Journalism Review |
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ZapMyTV Signs with Internap's Content Delivery Network (CDN) and Data Center to Broadcast Live Cable TV and ...
Internap Network Services Corporation (NASDAQ:INAP), a global provider of end-to-end Internet business solutions, announced today that ZapMyTV has contracted with Internap to provide the content delivery network (CDN), data center colocation, professional services and Performance IP(TM) networking to launch a new service to uniquely broadcast cable TV programming over the Internet with ...
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Investor Icahn recommends Yahoo set a US$49.5B sale price
SAN FRANCISCO - Activist investor Carl Icahn wants Yahoo to tell Microsoft it's willing to be sold for US$49.5 billion, about $2 billion above Microsoft's last offer for the Internet pioneer.
The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News |
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FTC renews Intel antitrust probe
Intel Corp. confirmed it has received a subpoena from the U. S. Federal Trade Commission investigating alleged anti-competitive business practices at the company.
EETimes |
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DTrace has been ported to QNX .
"The initial port to Neutrino that Colin and I have done is slightly different from the other OS ports. Since Neutrino is a micro-kernel, we wanted to see how far we could go keeping the dtrace module out of the kernel... And if possible even outside of the process manager.
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Universal Laser Systems Debuts VersaLaser Platform Series
Universal Laser Systems Inc. , Scottsdale, Ariz., recently introduced its VersaLaser VLS3.60, VLS4.60 and VLS6.60 platform series as an expansion to its desktop laser systems line.
Impressions Magazine |
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Free Wi-Fi for coffee drinkers
Starting Tuesday, Starbucks is offering customers two hours of free wireless Internet access each day through its new partnership with AT&T.
ABC 7 Chicago |
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Wal-Mart launches free online classified
If you have something to sell, Wal-Mart has a new service for you.
ABC 7 Chicago |
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U.S. opens antitrust investigation into Intel
The Federal Trade Commission has opened a formal antitrust investigation into Intel, the world's largest maker of computer microprocessors, for anticompetitive conduct.
International Herald Tribune |
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