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Licence for freedom
The digital era isn't going away, especially now that we're all hooked on (or plugged into) the Internet, which has made for the free and easy exchange of ideas on a global scale.
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Ameren trims trees to cut risk of power outages
Whenever dark clouds start forming overhead and heavy winds kick up, it can be easy for Metro East residents to start developing flashbacks of the 2006 wind and ice storms where thousands of homes had their power knocked out.
St. Clair County Journal |
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Compal joins the Centrino 2 pack with JHL, JHT series laptops
Filed under: Laptops Another day, another batch of Centrino 2 laptops, these ones coming to us from ODM bigwig Compal , which has just announced four models based on Intel's latest and greatest platform. Those include the 15.4-inch JHL90 and JHL91, and the 14.1-inch JHT00 and JHT01 models, each of which are available with your choice of Penryn processors, along with NVIDIA GeForce ...
Engadget |
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Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Fri 28th Jul 2006 18:28 UTC
Microsoft is leaving Java in the dust , but the company still has room to grow in the developer arena, a key executive said.
OS News |
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Cameron named to All-Star team
BEEBE - A lot of times things read on the internet aren't always true. Beebe defensive lineman Cody Cameron knew this was true when he saw his name on an internet football message board. Cameron said his name was on a list of players set to play in tonight's All-Star game.
The Searcy Daily Citizen |
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sat 7th Jan 2006 18:49 UTC
DualCor will ship its dual-CPU PDA-PC combo in March, the privately held start-up revealed at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas today.
OS News |
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Reading, writing and recycling
To help curb the growing number of waste contributed by bottled water- and soda-drinkers at the schools, Madison County Recycling this year began providing bins for recycled plastic bottles and Highland Recycling agreed to pick up recycled plastic at schools. Plastic is an enormous source of waste along with the cardboard.
St. Clair County Journal |
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First digital computer turns 60
The 60th anniversary of the birth of the world's first modern digital computer is being celebrated. Built at the University of Manchester by the late Tom Kilburn and the late Freddie Williams, it was jokingly dubbed "The Baby" - weighing in at one ton and filling an entire lab at the institute.
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Norwalk is set to launch emergency notification system
NORWALK - In a recorded message set to go out to residents and businesses tonight, Mayor Richard Moccia will remind listeners to keep flashlights, batteries and radios handy in preparation for summer power outages.
Norwalk Advocate |
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'I have been cast adrift...' - Stewart Butterfield's letter of resignation to Yahoo
Dear Brad, As you know, tin is in my blood. For generations my family has worked with this most useful of metals. When I joined Yahoo! back in '21, it was a sheet-tin concern of great momentum, growth and innovation. I knew it was the place for me. Over the decades as the company grew and expanded, first into dies and punches, into copper, corrugated steel, synthesized rubber, piping, ...
Guardian Unlimited |
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BEE hurdle for new internet hopefuls
SIX new licences are being created to let companies offer fast and affordable internet access, but bidding criteria mean that anyone with the skills and the cash to do the job is unable to apply.
Business Day |
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Minister defends blog comments branding Britons 'miserable'
A UK Government minister is criticised for asking why Britons are '"so bloody miserable" despite the current economic problems.
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Bill provides immunity to telecom firms
House and Senate leaders have agreed to a compromise surveillance bill that would effectively shield from civil lawsuits the telecommunications companies that helped the government wiretap phone and computer lines after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks without court permission. The House was expected to pass the bill today, potentially ending a months-long standoff about the rules for government ...
The Wichita Eagle |
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E-One Moli Introducing New Li-Ion Battery for Power Application at IMLB 2008
TAIPEI, Taiwan----E-One Moli Energy Corp., a global lithium-ion battery developer and manufacturer, will introduce its new generation of high power lithium-ion battery at the 14th International Meeting on Lithium Batteries starting Sunday in Tianjin, China.
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance |
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Newsletter Subscription
As it becomes fashionable to give PCs away - only with a paid up-front Internet access agreement, of course - resellers might want to replace their dwindling desktop profits with notebook sales.
ARNnet |
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Newsletter Subscription
As it becomes fashionable to give PCs away - only with a paid up-front Internet access agreement, of course - resellers might want to replace their dwindling desktop profits with notebook sales.
ARNnet |
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Newsletter Subscription
As it becomes fashionable to give PCs away - only with a paid up-front Internet access agreement, of course - resellers might want to replace their dwindling desktop profits with notebook sales.
ARNnet |
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The Time is Here for Fiber-based Communications
Verizon has selected Fujitsu Network Communications' FLASHWAVE 9500 platform to enhance the metro transport infrastructure within Verizon markets in the United States. The deployment will support and consolidate SONET, Ethernet, and wavelength services traffic in a variety of applications.
Converge! Network Digest |
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Public safety
"The complete printed edition, page by page, online." Summer is so close we can taste it. For some, specifically teachers and students, it means nearly three months of freedom. For others, it’s a chance to take vacation and enjoy long summer evenings. We want to know what you plan to do this summer.
Herald and News |
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Digia @Web first beta available
This new Webkit-based internet browser for UIQ 3 is now available for download from the developer's official web site (free registration required). Digia @Web is bringing a new level of web experience to UIQ 3 as the first finger-optimised web-browser for the platform.
All About Symbian |
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Recent Original Stories
Following up on their tests to work out which Linux distribution works best for business, ZDNet has taken a look at the wider issue of whether or not Linux is actually ready to replace Windows on the majority of Windows desktops.
OS News |
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 20th Jun 2007 09:36 UTC, submitted by Deron
Microsoft agreed Tuesday to make changes to the desktop search feature in Windows Vista in an effort to assuage Google and head off a further antitrust battle with U.S. regulators.
New Mobile Computing |
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Apple announces ZFS on Snow Leopard
Finally, a modern file system on a consumer OS As if Grand Central weren't enough bad news for Microsoft, now they have ZFS to contend with. Building a reliable, high-performance file system takes years and Microsoft doesn't have years to respond. The formal announcement is...
ZDNet |
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China web grows darker
China has tightened internet restrictions, despite pledging to improve freedom before the Olympics.
iafrica.com |
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Tech support - Patient Web sites used for sharing news in crisis
Cancer survivor Dave deBronkart poses in his Bedford, Mass. office. DeBronkart kept friends and family up to date with his treatment and recovery after he was diagnosed with kidney cancer in 2007.
Missoulian |
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