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Recent Original Stories
We're really on the subject of software installation issues on OSNews lately, and this story, making its rounds on the internet, fits in quite well. Back in the day, during the antitrust lawsuits against Microsoft, Microsoft had to make a whole slew of corporate email public.
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Recent Original Stories
In a recent interview with the British Sunday Observer, Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia, claimed that "it's the next billion [internet users] who will change the way we think" . Such a big claim deserves some critical house room. Will the internet really change the way we think?
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The 1.5-in. Atom Flash Drive forVista-based systems stores up to 8GB of data
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Lawmakers disagree over defining online gambling
Lawmakers failed Wednesday to agree on setting a clear definition of illegal Internet gambling to go along with a ban on online betting passed in 2006.
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Brothers face kiddie porn charges
Two Owen Sound brothers are each facing three child pornography-related charges after a two-week undercover police investigation over the Internet. Police searched an Owen Sound home Wednesday morning and seized seven computers and compact discs containing images of child sexual abuse, said an OPP news release issued to The [...]
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Lawmakers disagree over defining online gambling
Lawmakers failed Wednesday to agree on setting a clear definition of illegal Internet gambling to go along with a ban on online betting passed in 2006. The Federal Reserve and the Treasury Department have been unable to finalize rules to implement the ban because Congress didn't clearly define online gambling when it passed legislation less than two years ago. The House Financial Services ...
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Finisar Corporation’s Allen division goes green
They’ve held recycling programs before, but Allen’s Advanced Optical Components (AOC) hopes that its next program goes beyond being “just a program” and changes the outlook of other businesses on being environmentally sound.
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David Caminer: System designer behind LEO, the world's first business computer
In 1947 J. Lyons & Co, the catering firm best known for its chain of teashops, made the extraordinary decision to build a computer. The Lyons computer, called LEO for Lyons Electronic Office, was the world's first computer designed exclusively for business. David Caminer, who had joined Lyons as a management trainee before the Second World War, was made responsible for the deployment of the ...
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What Yahoo! Expects From Google Deal
Web portal says ad pact with search king should generate $250 to $450 million in operating cash flow the first year.
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Proposed fiber rates may stall sheriff's project
EPHRATA - Proposed fiber rate increases under review by Grant County PUD could make a project expanding Internet access in deputies' patrol cars too expensive.
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Quiz contest for school students
JEDDAH: Indian Islahi Center in Jeddah is holding an online educational quiz contest for all Class VIII to XII students in the Kingdom as part of its silver jubilee celebrations.
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Scanning camera runs Linux
— Jun. 17, 2008 — LynuxWorks announced that its Linux distribution was used in a new high-speed industrial camera system from Accu-Sort Systems.
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Plagiarism at Paly grad events sparks discussion
Two recent Palo Alto High School graduates learned a very public lesson about plagiarism, thanks to the same source that tripped them up — the Internet.
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Wired: 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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Lawmakers disagree over defining online gambling
Wed, Jun 25, 2008 (4:18 p.m.) Lawmakers failed Wednesday to agree on setting a clear definition of illegal Internet gambling to go along with a ban on online betting passed in 2006.
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KeyStrokes 4.1 on-screen keyboard goes Universal
Assistware says its KeyStrokes 4.1 on-screen keyboard for Mac users with physical impairments is now available as a Universal Binary. The company calls KeyStrokes 4.1 an
"importantî update with improved support for Mac OS X Leopard Spaces, automatic keyboard layout switching for Leopard and other improvements. Assistware has also included it...
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Average Issue Readership General Public PARC Media Index 1997, Saudi Arabia
With technology opening the new doors of communication and the distribution of news and information, ArabNews Online is not bound by physical limitations. ArabNews Online is published by ArabNews from its offices located in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and is now available to readers around the globe.
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Australian scientists push transistor barrier
Australian scientists from the Center for Quantum Computing Technology, have pushed the boundaries of atomic scale fabrication by building a wire only three atoms thick, opening the possibility of new chip architectures. Compare your salary Use the IT salary benchmark wizard and know the average salary differences between different job functions. Join activeTechPros. ...
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Microsoft talking deal, not buy with Yahoo
The two companies are once again on speaking terms, though several sources tell News.com that an outright purchase is not on the table.
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Google faces US$1B damages in trade-secret lawsuit
Filing says Google purloined secrets from erstwhile partner, LimitNone, which sold a product that helps customers move data from Microsoft Outlook to Google Apps.
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After Gates: what the future holds for Microsoft
Ambrose McNevin, Computing , Wednesday 25 June 2008 at 17:50:00 As the iconic leader departs tomorrow, the software giant is defending its position Almost 10 years ago Bill Gates said in an interview that one day Microsoft would be replaced. Gates' prescience was accurate....
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The Middle East's Leading English Language Daily
Senior Accountant seeks suitable placement: 10 years experience in a multinational company in Jeddah. Well experienced all modules of Financials/Final Accounts/Reports and Microsoft (Great Plains software) ERP System. Fluent in English/Arabic.
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Computer error prices gas at $1.40 at Ohio station
A computer error caused a Cincinnati area service station to sell gas for $1.40 instead of $4.10, leading to a major traffic jam.
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Amazon Gets Some New Threads, Acquires Fabric.com
Internet-giant Amazon has acquired Fabric.com, an online fabric store that calls itself “The Place To Go When You Sew”. According to the press release, the deal will allow Fabric.com to expand its selection of sewing materials while giving Amazon a better catalog of hobby and craft materials. The cost of the deal was [...]
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