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Latinos fall behind growing digital divide
Only 40 percent f Latinos use the Internet at home, giving them less access to information about health, schools and jobs, a new report says. Join a live chat today from 1-2 p.m. abut Latinos and California's Internet divide Read the full report (pdf)
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Annual Review of IP Communications, Vol. 3
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4 GHz Quad-Core Processor (Rated by 38 users) The Intel Core 2 Quad processor is the latest in cutting edge processor technology for the desktop PC.
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Modern Miss
Online TV show ‘KateModern’ has made a star of Tara Rushton. She tells Dan Poole about becoming a success in the UK.
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Latinos fall behind growing digital divide
Only 40 percent of Latinos use the Internet at home, giving them less access to information about health, schools and jobs, a new report says. Join a live chat today from 1-2 p.m. abut Latinos and California's Internet divide Read the full report (pdf)
Alameda Times-Star |
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EPA gives UNC $3.4 million for study
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has won a $3.4 million grant to strengthen a program that uses computer models to study how drugs and chemicals interact with people and the environment.
Triangle Business Journal |
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Dell Launches Studio Notebook Line
Dell launched the Studio line of mid-range notebook computers for the consumer market on Thursday, spicing up its offerings by bringing a variety of color options to fashion and style-conscious users.
ChannelWeb |
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New-Age Data Protection: Pre-Fab Structures
Jerry Lyons says bring on hurricane-force winds, smoke and gas, explosions, high-pressure water, leaking water pipes or a disgruntled employee: His modular structures can take them. Lyons, 49, is the idea man behind iFortress in West Paterson, designers and developers of metal-based assembled panels used to build multimillion-dollar computer data centers, the heart of a company's computing and ...
Data Storage Today |
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Prices to fall for TFT-LCD PC monitor panels, says DisplaySearch
Austin, Tex. — DisplaySearch expects prices to fall quickly for TFT-LCD PC monitor panels this summer. The display market research and consulting company also projects lower prices for TV panels and notebook PC displays.
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Sierra Leone: The Prince of Wales School Solar Powered Computer Center
I had the privilege to interview Samuel Atere-Roberts, the project manager and President of the Prince of Wales Alumni Association (POWAA), Georgia Chapter, who on June 10, 2008 participated in the commissioning of the Solar Powered Computer Center at his Alma Mater, the Prince of Wales School Kingtom, in Freetown, Sierra Leone.
AllAfrica.com |
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Microsoft chases the server virtualisation pack
Martin Courtney, Computing , Thursday 26 June 2008 at 15:23:00 Software giant looks to make up lost ground on VMware with Hyper-V cost and virtual machine management arguments Microsoft has today made the final version of its long-awaited Hyper-V server virtualisation software available free for download from its web site....
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Chrysler to turn vehicles into wireless hotspots
DETROIT–People who buy Chrysler LLC vehicles next year will have the option of turning their cars and trucks into wireless Internet hotspots. The company on Thursday announced the feature will be available as part of its "uconnect" system that will debut in most 2009 Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep models.
Toronto Star |
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Oracle throws wet blanket on strong 4Q results
(AP:SAN FRANCISCO) Oracle Corp. finished its fiscal year with an impressive flourish, then pulled out a wet blanket.
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Recent Original Stories
"So, which really is better for the desktop: Vista or Linux? I've been working with Vista since its beta days, and I started using Linux in the mid-90s. There may be other people who have worked with both more than I have, but there can't be many of them.
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outline the rise and growth of free software in the former USSR
"Former Soviet Union is a term that often makes people think of a somehow original concept of freedom and democracy. You can observe some heritage looking at the facts of today's Belarus and Turkmenistan. Anyway, even there, people always have had the will to express their ideas and opinions.
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Space for customised code
An academic at Southampton University has been awarded £300,000 to improve the safety and usability of automatically generated software codes used in space and automotive industries.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 6th Dec 2006 20:02 UTC, submitted by anonymous
" Mandriva Flash is meant for all those who want to have a complete OS and their personal data handy at all times without the hassle of carrying a laptop around. It is a full workstation, packed with all the latest technologies.
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Library news
Wareham Free Library The Wareham Free Library is located at 59 Marion Road. The Web site is www.warehamfreelibrary.org, and the telephone number is 508-295-2343. You must have your library card with you to check out materials or use the library computers.
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AT&T Enables Wi-Fi Connectivity at More than 600 U.S. Hotels for Motel 6
ATT has announced a $9 million contract with Accor North America (NA) and its Motel 6 brand. Under the three-year agreement, ATT will provide Managed Internet Service (MIS) and firewall and router implementation services. The new services enable hotel ...
PDA Buyer's Guide |
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Tech Industry Takes Aim at 'Password Overload'
Microsoft, Google and PayPal, a unit of eBay, are among the founders of an industry organization that is hoping to solve the problem of password overload among computer users. The Information Card Foundation is an effort to create a single industrywide approach to managing personal identities online that promises to reduce drastically the use of passwords and create a system that is less ...
Enterprise Security Today |
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Linux phones get boost with OpenMoko distribution agreement
OpenMoko has announced new distribution deals with hardware vendors. The agreements will make the Linux-based Freerunner mobile phone available to consumers in Europe and India. Read More...
Ars Technica |
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New recycle program starts July 1
Getting rid of appliances, televisions and computer monitors will become easier on July 1. Burlington, in partnership with Billerica, Chelmsford, Tewksbury and Tyngsboro, has signed a contract with Appliance Recyclers to collect these items on a “one call does it all,” basis.
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Dell announces Studio laptops - XPS meets Inspiron
Today Dell announced two new notebooks, the Studio 15 and Studio 17. As the name would seem to imply, these are stylish, personalized devices. The series takes cues from the higher-end XPS line and roll them out into a two models that start at $799. The Studio notebooks will arrive in both 15- and 17-inch [...]
Geek.com |
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Sony confirms PS3 video store in summer
Sony will expand its PlayStation 3 system with a video download service in the summer, the company has confirmed both through an official document on its company strategy as well as statements made by Sony Computer Enteraintment chief Kaz Hirai. The electronics giant's PlayStation Network will be one of its first services to start offering downloa...
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Domestic violence charges dismissed against South Bend officer
SOUTH BEND — Prosecutors dismissed domestic battery charges against a South Bend police officer who was placed on unpaid leave after his wife accused him of hitting her in front of their children in January 2007.
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Oracle throws wet blanket on strong 4Q results
SAN FRANCISCO -- Oracle Corp. finished its fiscal year with an impressive flourish, then pulled out a wet blanket.
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