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Microsoft Extends Support for Windows XP To 13 Years
With many business and individual PC users rejecting Windows Vista, Microsoft took an unprecedented step this week by promising support for Windows XP for a full 13 years. That is three years longer than it has allowed for previous Windows operating systems. In a letter sent to customers this week, Bill Veghte, a Microsoft vice president, also seemed to confirm that Windows 7 will be released ...
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Rent squeeze: 'Flats would be gone as soon as they appeared'
Michaella Waldren, 23, has spent the past three months calling estate agents and combing the internet for a home to rent with her 26-year-old boyfriend, Chris Maclean.
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New iPhone pulls in bigger profit margin for Apple, analysts estimate
The cheapest model of Apple's new iPhone, which is about to go on sale for $199 in the U.S., costs about $173 to make, according to an...
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Cedar Rapids Chamber offers free internet kiosk
CEDAR RAPIDS (KWWL) -- The Cedar Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce and the Cedar Rapids Downtown District will begin talking with all local businesses affected by the floods.
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Analysts: New Apple iPhone will cost $173 to make
By PETER SVENSSON NEW YORK (AP) -- The cheapest model of Apple Inc.'s new iPhone, which is about to go on sale for $199 in the U.S., costs about $173 to make, according to an estimate by research firm iSuppli Corp.
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Astronomers look skyward to track Odysseus
Astronomers from North and South America completed their odyssey determining when Odysseus slew his wife's suitors after returning home from the Trojan War.Astronomers Marcelo Magnasco of Rockefeller University in New York and Constantino Baikouzis of the Observatorio Astronomico de La Plata in Argentina read Homer's The Odyssey with a heavenly thought as they looked for astronomical clues about ...
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American Airlines set to test in-flight Web access
(AP:DALLAS) American Airlines says customers will be able to test in-flight Internet access on two flights beginning Wednesday, with broader service expected to begin in the following couple weeks.
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Did AT&T Make the Right Call With Apple's iPhone?
AT&T may be the biggest beneficiary of Apple's latest iPhone price cut. Though some argued that AT&T overpaid to use Apple's phone, the new $199 price point should help AT&T further solidify its lead in the market and make inroads into the b-to-b arena.
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Apple deals: MacBook Pro, iPods, Apple TV
Now available at Apple's online store are 17-inch refurbished MacBook Pro models in a range of configurations and prices. The MBP's start at $2,099 for the 2.4GHz model with 160GB hard drive, and top off at $2,749 for the 2.6GHz, 200GB model. Also available for $2,399 are 2.5GHz MacBook Pros with 250GB hard drives. All models have Intel Core 2 D...
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Macally announces IceCam2, TriHub
Macally has announced two new products: a webcam called the IceCam2 and a 7-port USB hub called the TriHub. The IceCam2 is a driver-free USB webcam with microphone, capable of 30 frames per second at 640x480 resolution. It can swivel 360 degrees horizontally and 135 degrees vertically, has spring-loaded clips to keep it securely attached to a flat ...
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MacBook Air SuperDrive hacked for other Macs, PCs
Mobile Technology blogger tnkgrl has posted a workaround for using a MacBook Air SuperDrive with other computers. Previous reports indicated that the internal design of the system only allows it to be recognized by the MacBook Air and that power demands of the Apple-made drive prevent it being used elsewhere: the sole USB port has been boosted past...
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8e6 Technologies Adds Blocking Capabilities for Non-Browser Applications
ORANGE, Calif., BUSINESS WIRE -- 8e6 Technologies, the leading independent provider of Web filtering and insider threat management solutions for mid-size to large enterprises, today announced new blocking controls to address bandwidth and time consuming non-browser application use at work.
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ThinkCP Technologies Delivers Think ViPoR 10GigE iSCSI, 12 Terabyte SAN Under $10,000 - Featuring AMD Opteron(R) ...
IRVINE, Calif.
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Dallas-based ACS to close facility, cut 450 jobs 4:00 PM CT
Affiliated Computer Services Inc., which runs back-office operations for companies and government agencies, said in a filing this week with the Texas Workforce Commission that it will close a facility and eliminate about 450 jobs.
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Hoodeo Tries To Match You With Your Ideal Neighborhood
Given the rise of real estate sites like Trulia and Redfin, it’s clear that the internet has become a primary resource for prospective home shoppers. But what should people do when they don’t know what city to live in, much less which home? Hoodeo, a new website that launched today, is looking to match people [...]
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LunarPages Adds Software Bundle
June 24, 2008 -- ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Small business hosting provider LunarPages is including a free software bundle with all its hosting plans that incorporates over $775 worth of programs.
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Gone in 90 seconds
It took just 90 seconds. San Francisco police, concerned about a rash of auto break-ins near St. Mary's Cathedral, parked a nice, shiny car on nearby Cleary Court one morning last month, complete with a laptop and GPS device visible in the front seat. They...
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En Pointe Honored as a Winner of Operational Excellence at 2008 Microsoft Channel Partner Summit
En Pointe Technologies, Inc., , announced today that it has won the Operational Excellence Award at the 2008 Microsoft Channel Partner Summit. The company was chosen out of the North American field of top Microsoft Partners for delivering market-leading operational excellence supporting Microsoft technology.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sun 10th Jul 2005 12:01 UTC
Microsoft surprised many of the attendees at its annual worldwide partner show here this weekend by allowing a third party to present a "hands-on lab" that allowed attendees to play with a range of Linux desktop software.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 26th Apr 2006 21:07 UTC
Microsoft is to enhance the product-activation programme in its Office software to make it more like that in Windows. And it will extend its 'Windows Genuine Advantage' programme to send alerts directly to users of pirate software, the company said yesterday.
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Nokia offers to buy rest of Symbian, make its phone software available for free
Nokia is buying the consortium that makes the software for its phones and making it available for free to other manufacturers, in hopes...
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Customer Service
NEW YORK - The cheapest model of Apple Inc.'s new iPhone, which is about to go on sale for US$199 in the United States, costs about $173 to make, according to an estimate by research firm iSuppli Corp.
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Award-Winning Sales Simplicity Software Announces Record Sales Quarter, Bucking The Housing Downtrend
Sales Simplicity Software, the nation´s leading Sales Automation, CRM, Marketing and Reporting
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XP's death sentence won't be commuted this time
In a letter to its OEM customers that install the operating system on PCs they sell, Microsoft has confirmed that it would no longer sell Windows XP as a packaged product, nor sell it to OEMs past its June 30 deadline.
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17 nabbed over Internet threats since killing spree in Akihabara
In the weeks since the June 8 stabbing rampage in Akihabara, Tokyo, police have either arrested or otherwise taken action against 17 people for posting claims on the Internet, including expressions of intent to commit mass murder or other crimes, the National Police Agency said Tuesday. The 17 include men and women across Japan ranging in age from 13 to 30, the NPA said. Twelve have been ...
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