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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 19th Sep 2007 13:12 UTC, submitted by Geoda
Intel and others plan to release a new version of the ubiquitous Universal Serial Bus technology in the first half of 2008, a revamp the chip maker said will make data transfer rates more than 10 times as fast by adding fiber-optic links alongside the traditional copper wires.
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A new CFO for Google at last
Google has finally picked the replacement for retiring Chief Financial Officer George Reyes : Bell Canada's president of operations, Patrick Pichette. Pichette, who, like Reyes, will also sport the title of senior vice president, has almost 20 years of experience in financial operations and management in the telecommunications field. At Bell Canada, which he joined in 2001 as executive ...
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Online school opens by trying to get into the world record books
Not many schools celebrate their grand opening by trying to get into the Guinness Book of World Records, but there aren't many schools
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Linked by diegocg on Mon 12th Nov 2007 19:45 UTC
Google has finally released Android , the opensource platform that will be used by the Open Handset Alliance . The platform is based in the Linux kernel, freetype, sqlite, webkit, a 2D/3D subsystem and other pieces, but the application framework is built in Java using a embedded-optimized VM called Dalvik.
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Should you be paid for checking your BlackBerry?
Should an employee get paid for reading a BlackBerry at the dinner table, sending an office e-mail or posting a job-related blog at home?
Stuff |
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Microsoft tools won't be quick fix for SQL injection attacks
Microsoft's security advisory will help raise awareness about secure software coding, but it won't stop the onslaught of SQL injection attacks, experts say.
SearchSecurity.com |
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Yahoo! Defends Microsoft Search Pullout
The company says it would've been locked in for 10 years.
TheStreet.com |
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Nirvanix Widens Cloud Storage Target
Online storage startup Nirvanix claims to have developed a technology that will turn a standard server into a multi-Pbyte NAS system. Nirvanix is one of a number of firms touting "cloud storage" services that let users access data via the Internet, although the vendor now claims to have a fresh take on NAS.
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Record labels sue in Denver over alleged copyright infringement
Several major music companies filed suit in federal court in Denver on Wednesday against four unnamed Colorado defendants, alleging that they illegally downloaded hundreds of songs and distributed them via online file-sharing networks.
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Trojan heralds OS X's 'new phase of exposure to malware'
Modular malware comes to the Mac The Mac security scene is heating up, with the discovery in recent weeks of a serious vulnerability in OS X and at least two Trojan horse programs that target the Apple OS.…
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ARM11 SoC gains dev kit
— Jun. 17, 2008 — Freescale Semiconductor is shipping a product development kit (PDK) for its ARM11-based i.MX31 system-on-chip (SoC). The kit includes a CPU module, a "Personality" (peripherals) module, a debugging device, and board support packages (BSPs) for either Linux or Windows CE. ...
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How and Why Android Came to Be [Android]
You might already know that Google bought Android for $50 million in 2005 after Danger co-founder Andy Rubin just asked them for an endorsement of it. But did you know that Google feared Windows...
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Intel Is Skipping Windows Vista [Windows Vista]
Intel, Microsoft's BFF, is not going to upgrade its computers to Windows Vista. That's hands down the most hardcore corporate rebuke of Vista yet given how tight the two are, even though the source...
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Dear Yahoo shareholders, we totes heart you, signed Roy and Jerry [Acquisitions]
In an open letter to shareholders, CEO Jerry Yang and chairman Roy Bostock assure abused shareholders that they're the only ones who truly love you. They know that Microsoft offered to buy your... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Key Congressional Committee Reaches Stalemate on New Regulations to Enforce Internet Gambling Ban
Republicans Said No to Amendment Helping Credit Unions, Banks
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Lighthouse Christian closes high school, looks to future
Fifth-grade students Ivy Winget and James Wyman work in Lighthouse Christian School’s computer lab, which will be supplemented by a mobile Apple computer lab next year.
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12 News Poll Results
Where in the NBA Draft do you think WVU's Joe Alexander will be picked? This poll is not scientific and reflects the opinions of only those Internet users who have chosen to participate. It does not necessarily reflect the overall opinion of West Virginia residents.
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Current Newswire:
"Blowing away a computer and installing a different operating system is all part of a day's work for the Test Center. In fact, some projects in the Test Center over the past year have included a lot of time spent simply installing and reinstalling various Linux distributions on a single machine.
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Google Finally Picks a CFO
Google has picked a Bell Canada executive to replace outgoing CFO George Reyes.
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Internet advice aids BP control
Advice and medications delivered via the internet, along with home blood pressure (BP) monitoring, lets people with high blood pressure get their condition under control, researchers have report in this week's Journal of the American Medical Association.
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An ode to IMDb.com, Internet Movie Database
There are things that make modern life truly special: Tivo, Charles Barkley, SpongeBob SquarePants, etc.
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With or Without Yahoo
News Analysis. Online advertising is going to be big, big, big. A new IDC forecast indirectly explains why Microsoft didn't easily let Yahoo go....
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Computer Slowing Down? What to Do About It
(ARA) - Is your computer getting bogged down? Does it often hang on the hour glass for several minutes at a time?
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ISPs still might track Web use
One U.S. service provider backs off, but two others studying technology that tracks subscribers' Web use to deliver personalized advertising
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