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Google: Server efficiency needs new recipe
Mobile computing companies have successfully lowered gadgets' power consumption. Too bad that work doesn't help much with servers, according to a Google engineer.
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New ComScore figures suggest fewer people believing ComScore
Featured links from the CNET Blog Network New ComScore figures suggest fewer people believing ComScore --What prejudices do research companies have? Is it, perhaps, important for them to have their research come up with newsworthy results? Montalvo is issued first patent --Company, recently acquired by Sun Microsystems, is awarded a patent for "adaptive computing ensemble ...
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Backroom deals not allowed, chatroom deals could be ok in Knox County
Long Knox County Commission meetings seem to be the rule lately, but some say the possibility for shorter days may come from the Internet.
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Dell extends Windows XP sales one week
Dell on Friday extended sales of PCs equipped with Windows XP by a week, citing customer demand. The Round Rock, Texas-based computer maker will sell three XP-powered configurations of the Inspiron 530 desktop and one model of its XPS 630 desktop through the early hours of June 26, Dell announced on its Web site late last week. Dell touted "Extended by popular demand" on the page, ...
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How will 3G data services affect the enterprise?
Don't underestimate 3G data services, industry experts say. These offerings will tie mobile laptops and voice/data smartphones into corporate networks with something approximating a useable desktop computing experience . " Mobile broadband laptops are a Big Deal," says Rajeev Chand, director of wireless research for Rutberg & Co., a San Francisco investment bank. "It's driving real ...
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A GLOSSOP man had a lucky escape after a microlight plane he was flying crashed on a Lancashire beach. John Dern, a 60-year-old computer consultant from the town, sustained serious facial injuries and two broken wrists.
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HEYWOOD’S favourite singing sensation has added another string to his bow by becoming an internet star. Alan Taylor, 72, was filmed singing the Rolling Stones’ ‘Can’t Get No Satisfaction’ at Manchester Piccadilly train station to highlight the problems faced by people in wheelchairs.
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Dell extends sales of Windows XP systems
Iain Thomson in San Francisco, vnunet.com , Monday 23 June 2008 at 22:43:00 Customers demanding older OS Dell has extended the time it will sell systems preloaded with Windows XP, citing customer demand for the older operating system....
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Portable Gaming Solutions offers Xbox 360 laptops to the daring
Filed under: Gaming So you're hankering for a little Halo on the go but you're not willing to put your skills to the test and build an Xbox 360 laptop yourself ? Never fear -- we've got just the sketchy web store for you. For just $550, a one-man shop in Kansas called Portable Gaming Solutions promises to convert your 360 into a suitcase-sized 15-inch laptop complete with ...
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Recent Original Stories
"I feel for the folks hawking Vista right now. There are too many conflicting pieces of information coming out of Redmond to figure out what to tell customers - especially business customers - who are wondering when/whether to upgrade.
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Linked by Liam Proven on Wed 10th Jan 2007 16:42 UTC
Symbian recently announced that its OS has powered 100 million phones. That's not bad - it's a lot of licences - but then, mobile phones shift around a billion units a year now. But a phone with Symbian isn't any old phone.
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Intel Faces Closing WiMax Window
A consulting firm says the chipmaker's wireless venture needs to happen this year.
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Salesforce chief brags of cloud for grown-ups
Capitalists, geezers and Google welcome Salesforce.com's CEO has tried to nudge potential partners and customers away from the hosted computing services of Amazon, Google and Facebook by saying that Force.com is for serious business developers who want to make some coin.…
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NCVB's Web site recognized by IgoUgo Travel
Monday's blog on IgoUgo Travel's Web site names Nashville as one of the Top Ten cities with the best tourism Web sites.
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How Global Should the Internet Be?
Domain names are a sore point with nations who use alphabets other than Roman. Now, the group that oversees domain names is trying to translate
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Online bids for Aussie's life hit $2.7m
It seemed unbelievable when bids to buy a heartbroken man's life in Australia reached $A2.2 million ($NZ2.76 million) – and it was, with the bemused seller aware his life was only worth a quarter of that amount.
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Open Document Standards Battle Rages On
British open-source advocates need money to continue their fight against Microsoft's Office Open XML format
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Web site lists Maine corrections clients
Maine's top elected officials reacted with surprise Monday to word that the state Corrections Department is preparing an online list of all state prison inmates and others who are on probation for any offense.
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Sentencing Delayed For SD Internet Sex Case
A judge has again delayed sentencing for a former library clerk who had sex with a teenage girl in Sioux Falls.
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Two young Glossop entrepreneurs are looking to bring bespoke tailoring firmly into the 21st century with a cool new image. Old school friends Andrew Brooks and James Beaumont met up again recently thanks to internet phenomenon Facebook.
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Mozilla previews Firefox Mobile
— Jun. 12, 2008 — Mozilla Labs has posted a video preview, source code, and an online demo of its forthcoming mobile web browser.
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Motorola ZN5
Depending on the carrier, MotoZine ZN5 ships with up to 350MB of memory, expandable via microSD cards up to 4GB. The phone is equipped with a 2.4-inch 240x320 resolution TFT display.
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Computer Sciences signs 2-year contract extension
(AP:FALLS CHURCH, Va.) Computer Sciences Corp., an information-technology services provider, said Monday that it signed two-year contract extension with the Australian Department of Immigration and Citizenship.
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Canadian accused of UK plot pleads not guilty
A Canadian-born software developer accused of participating in an al-Qaida-inspired cell that plotted bombings in Britain pleaded not guilty Monday as his trial began under heavy security.
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