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HDTV antennas a gimmick
Here are some topics that have been on readers' minds: HDTV The initial mystery is wearing off, and prices are dropping. The trend with my readers has been toward LCD sets, although plasma still is a popular choice.
Akron Beacon Journal |
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Myths abound about ways to save on gas - roanoke.com
Even AAA Mid-Atlantic sent out bogus tips last week -- before realizing they were wrong. Somebody has put sugar in the gas tank of knowledge about beating record fuel prices. Bogus tips, some circulated by respected organizations, are circulating on the Internet and through the grapevine.
Roanoke Times |
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Now Professors Get Their Star Rankings, Too
Social Science Research Network offers nearly 150,000 full-text documents for downloading and allows academics to see how popular their writings are online.
NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance |
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HP settles Acer patent litigation
NEW YORK/TAIPEI (Reuters) - Top PC maker Hewlett-Packard Co said on Sunday it had settled patent litigation with smaller Taiwan rival Acer .
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In brief - West Lake County edition
RECYCLE ELECTRONICS Hammond Don't throw old electronics in the trash-bring them to Hammond Recycling, 625 Conkey St. Items may be dropped off between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. weekdays. Acceptable items include computers, typewriters, printers, fax machines, copiers, TVs, VCRs, DVD players, phones, laptops, cell phones, adding machines, palm pilots, hard drives, calculators, scanners, electronic ...
The Times of Northwest Indiana |
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Easy, less pricey games you can download
If you are not a Grand Theft Auto/Halo kind of person, you might think the video game system you bought for the kids has nothing much for you.
The Record |
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Japanese killer wrote of stabbing spree on Internet: police
A disturbed young auto worker who killed seven people on a stabbing frenzy in downtown Tokyo had advertised what he was going to do on an Internet bulletin board, police said Monday.
AFP via Yahoo! News |
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Japanese killer wrote of stabbing spree on Internet: police
A disturbed young auto worker who killed seven people on a stabbing frenzy in downtown Tokyo had advertised what he was going to do on an Internet bulletin board, police said Monday.
AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News |
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Jacobs class praised, encouraged to enact change
HOFFMAN ESTATES – As names lit up around the arena and faces flashed on the jumbotron, proud parents, families and friends filed into the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, waiting for their graduates.
Northwest Herald |
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Web site archives details of deceased
There's a place online where the deceased have the details of their deaths documented -- and often, dissected -- in the days after their funerals.
New Orleans Times-Picayune |
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Recent Original Stories
Mad Penguin has published an excellent interview with Techmeister Leo Laporte. It's a two page review in which Leo discusses the possibility of a UNIX owned future.
OS News |
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Acer and Hewlett-Packard settle patent litigation
Taipei - Taiwan's computer giant Acer Inc has settled all ongoing patent litigation with Hewlett-Packard (HP), Acer said on Monday. The confidential settlement agreement resolves all claims asserted in three federal court lawsuits and two US Interna...
EARTHtimes.org |
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Apple Pins Hopes on Next-Generation iPhone
Will the next iPhone be thinner, less expensive, perhaps cooler? Will it come with new features such as video chat and a global positioning system? For months, speculation has swirled.
Detroit News |
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Icahn's big bet on Yahoo hinges on Microsoft sale
SAN FRANCISCO -- Antagonistic investor Carl Icahn became a billionaire by bullying already distressed companies, but his harassment of Yahoo Inc. could leave him with a black eye -- and a hole in his wallet -- if he's wrong about Microsoft Corp.'s desire to buy the Internet pioneer.
Detroit News |
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Marchex Creates AdHere: National-Local PPC Ad Network
Marchex , which has been investing heavily in the local search market, has now brought together its broad range of assets into a single PPC ad platform and network that it's calling " AdHere ." AdHere is intended both for brands and national entities trying to reach local consumers online, as well as small businesses seeking exposure in their respective markets and service areas. Click ...
Search Engine Land |
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Cymrot's blog enters Web 2.0
Commercial real estate guru Allen Cymrot is about to hit the social network scene a la Facebook with the launch of his Web site into the world of Web 2.0.
BizJournals |
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Patient Web sites used for news, support in crisis
NEW YORK -- When he was diagnosed with kidney cancer last year, Dave deBronkart needed an easy way to keep his far-flung friends and family updated. So did the president of the American Medical Association when he fell ill months ago. And so did the mother of a soldier wounded in Iraq who later suffered brain damage.
Detroit News |
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IT park plus perks
9 June, 2008 - A 15-year tax holiday, 100 percent foreign equity participation, free entry of experts and knowledge workers permitted are some of the incentives the government is offering to entrepreneurs interested in developing the IT park project at Wangchutaba, Thimphu.
Kuensel |
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Japanese killer wrote of stabbing spree on Internet
TOKYO: A disturbed comic-book fan who killed seven people on a stabbing frenzy in downtown Tokyo had advertised what he was going to do on an Internet bulletin board, police said Monday.
Channel NewsAsia |
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WiMax backers plan patent license pool
Six technology titans are banding together to jointly license patents that cover WiMax in an effort to prevent costly royalty rates that might deter adoption of the wireless technology, the Wall Street Journal reports.
CNET |
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Funds allow W.F. library new computers, classes
More computers will soon mean more computing classes for West Fargo Public Library patrons, thanks to two recent grant awards. Advertisement: GREEN MILL RESTAURANT Receive $5 off any order greater than $20! TEXT this to your phone and bring it in to GREEN MILL to receive $5 off any order greater than $20!
Fargo Forum |
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Icahn looking to do deal with Google
Carl Icahn has told Yahoo that it should offer to sell the company to Microsoft for about R48,7-billion.
Independent Online |
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Malaysians turn to web to fight fuel hike
Malaysians have turned to the Internet to vent their anger at one of the biggest hikes in fuel prices.
Independent Online |
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Moscow orders closure of news site
A Russian court has ordered the closure of an Internet site that carried news from the volatile southern province of Ingushetia.
Independent Online |
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Daniel Howes: 2-1-1 On the Go helps to fill a void
DETROIT -- If you see a funky looking yellow-and-white Chevy Cobalt around a city park, its trunk open with one guy typing on a laptop and another talking to a homeless person, it's just John Azoni and Nick Monterosso doing some good.
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