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Willis says tapes with client data missing
NEW YORK—Willis Group Holdings Ltd. is investigating the loss of computer data backup tapes containing client information that went missing while in transit to a storage facility.
Business Insurance |
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HP fax machines recalled
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said Friday that Hewlett-Packard Co. is recalling about 450,000 fax machines that could overheat and catch fire or cause burns. (HPQ)
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Gates delivers farewell speech
In an emotional speech to Microsoft employees, the chairman bids farewell to his full-time day job at the Redmond, Wash.-based software company he founded.
CNET |
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Google Tests Social-Networking Features On iGoogle Homepage
Google is adding the ability for subscribers to chat with friends without having to download any extra software.
InformationWeek |
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Jury Convicts Web Site Operator in P2P Case
The operator of a P2P site is convicted on copyright infringement charges.
PC World |
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Gates delivers farewell speech
In an emotional speech to Microsoft employees, Gates bids farewell to his day job at the software company he founded.
CNET |
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News.com Daily Podcast: iPhone past and present
Assessing the iPhone a year later, and Bill Gates' last day as a Microsoft full-timer is finally here.
CNET |
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Goodie Bag: Get Your Celeb Fix!
Before you shut down your computer for the day -- take these little tidbits with you!
WCVB Boston |
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PC PLUS
Mac Mini Mac Mini Hacks - Discuss everything related to the Apple Mac Mini including novel uses and modifications. Mac OS X for New Mini Owners - A short list of things every newcomer to Mac OS X needs to know.
PcPlus |
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ICANN publicity may have triggered malicious behavior
On a week when ICANN's decisions were headlining hundreds of tech news sites, several of the group's pages were defaced by a group of hackers, and a phishing scam spoofing the group's page hit inboxes across the country.
BetaNews |
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Internet suicide case may be put off
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Missouri woman charged in connection with an Internet hoax that allegedly led a 13-year-old girl to commit suicide may have her Los Angeles trial postponed.
Park Hills Daily Journal |
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IBM woos Microsoft with iDataPlex oddity
When will you get a turn? Never one to miss out on a marketing opportunity, IBM has already started tweaking the new iDataPlex system to reach more customers before the box has even started shipping.…
The Register |
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We want you: Election rocks to a new Latin beat
They're not just rocking the vote -- they're salseando, perreando and mariachi-ando it. Latino musicians, actors and celebrities are getting involved in the U.S. presidential campaign to an unprecedented degree this year, from voter-registration campaigns to online music videos for Barack Obama, the candidate drawing the most support from young Latinos.
Miami Herald |
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Single mom selling Fla. home and heart on Internet
She's tried night clubs and online dating sites, but now a 42-year-old single mother is looking for love where everyone else's heart is breaking — the real estate market.
AP via Yahoo! News |
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Developer tax breaks on the front burner as session nears end
A last-minute push is on at the State Capital to create new tax breaks for real estate developers in downtown Phoenix and near Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport and Luke Air Force Base in Glendale.
BizJournals |
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Let Your Fingertips Be Your Guidebook
Free Wi-Fi in parks and other outdoor public spaces make the city a perfect wave for web surfers.
New York Times |
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SearchCap: The Day In Search, June 27, 2008
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Test The New iGoogle, Google's Personalized Home Page Google Operating System reported that Google said they are launching the new iGoogle design, named "canvas view," to a limited set of users. What is new in this version and design?... ...
Search Engine Land |
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Real Estate Live
Welcome to Real Estate Live, an online discussion of the Washington area housing market with Post Real Estate editor Maryann Haggerty.
Washington Post |
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Google's Adoption Makes oAuth a Must Have for All Apps
Open standard based user authentication protocol oAuth has now been implemented across all Google Data APIs , quickly offering this young standard for easy mashups more market validation than it's ever had before. Eight months ago we wrote about the launch of oAuth 1.0 , asking if the standard would lead to a flood of mashups across the web. A standard method of authenticating users ...
ReadWriteWeb |
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Even sickos would be 'disgusted' as Hamptons man sentenced for child porn
A former Hamptons real estate agent was sentenced Friday to six years in prison for downloading pornography that showed children being tortured and sexually abused.
New York Daily News |
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Child porn man spared prison on student pleas
A British man who claimed to have been subjected to sexual abuse in his childhood in Sri Lanka has been nabbed for downloading child porn videos to his computer.
Daily News |
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Federal Jury Convicts High Ranking Web Site Administrator in Peer-to-Peer Piracy Crackdown
A federal jury in Big Stone Gap, Va., convicted Daniel Dove, 26, formerly of Clintwood, Va., on one count each of conspiracy and felony copyright infringement, Acting Assistant Attorney General Matthew Friedrich announced today.
PR Newswire via Yahoo! News |
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Poll: Most Clinton supporters back Obama
WASHINGTON — Barack Obama has won over more than half of Hillary Rodham Clinton’s former supporters, according to an Associated Press-Yahoo News poll that finds party loyalty trumping hard feelings less than three weeks after their bruising Democratic presidential contest ended.
Journal Inquirer |
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Current Newswire:
"Regular readers will notice that I've been woefully silent the last few weeks, at first due to having too many irons in the fire, and for the last ten days due to being on a family vacation abroad, returning not till July 2. As a result, I've been not only behind on blogging, but also on keeping up with the news while limited primarily to Blackberry access since I left.
Linux Today |
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Single mom selling home, heart online
She's tried night clubs and online dating sites, but now a 42-year-old single mother is looking for love where everyone else's heart is breaking — the real estate market.
MSNBC |
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