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Bill Gates Bids Farewell With Tears
As Bill Gates reminisced on his final day at Microsoft with his longtime friend Steve Ballmer, neither man could hold back tears as Ballmer handed Gates a large scrapbook as a farewell present.
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Actor Verne Troyer sues TMZ.com over sex tape
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Dwarf actor Verne Troyer, a star of "The Love Guru," has sued celebrity Web site TMZ.com and other defendants seeking more than $20 million in damages over a sex tape he said was stolen and posted online.
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Current Newswire:
"Recently I've been quoted by Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols for questioning the need for the LSB Package API. The kind of conversation going on over the LSB Package API has been a recurring theme ever since I started using Linux, and it contains quite a few fallacies I would like to put down.
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IDC: Oracle Maintains Lead in Database Market
Oracle held onto its lead in the world's database market in 2007, according to an IDC report.
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Great, Now We’re Left with Ballmer
So, today is the big day, huh? Big BillG finally makes his retirement from Microsoft official and goes to work on getting himself a Nobel Peace Prize. As a side note, just what do you buy someone like Bill Gates for a retirement gift? It’s not like a gold watch will really cut it. Anyway, back [...]
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Bono Apologizes for Paul McGuinness
Earlier this month, Stan described U2 manager Paul McGuinness as a “walking contradiction, ranting and raving to no end, blaming everyone for the music industry’s troubles, and once again failing to realize that not adapting their business model to the new medium (Internet) is no one’s fault but their own.” The analysis was triggered by [...]
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AT&T and Nonprofits Launch Educational Campaign to Keep Consumers Safe Online
Summertime means kids are out of school and, more than likely, spending more time online. As part of its continuing efforts in online safety, and in recognition of National Internet Safety Month, AT&T Inc. today announced a collaboration with nonprofit advocacy organizations to promote a safe online experience for consumers.
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Single mom tries selling Florida home and her hand in marriage on Internet
She's tried night clubs and online dating sites, but now a 42-year-old single mother is looking for love in a place where everyone else's heart is breaking - the real estate market.
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Ballmer and Gates bid farewell with tears
Fri, Jun 27, 2008 (2:03 p.m.) On his final full day at Microsoft Corp., Bill Gates went on stage to reminisce with his longtime friend Steve Ballmer, and neither man could hold back tears as Ballmer handed Gates a large scrapbook as a farewell present.
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Prosecutors say peer-to-peer hacker in plea deal
Fri, Jun 27, 2008 (2:03 p.m.) A hacker suspected of infecting thousands of personal computers with malicious software to obtain private financial information will plead guilty to fraud under a plea agreement, the U.S. attorney's office said.
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Lindenhurst man charged with child porn
A Lindenhurst man has been charged with possession of child pornography found on his computer by a Kansas technology firm. Peter Macdonald, 57, was arrested Monday by Lake County sheriff's police.
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The Bill Day giveaway (part 3) - Zune 80GB (black)
Filed under: Portable Audio , Portable Video Hey, if Bill can give away tens of billions of dollars, the least we can do to celebrate his last day is to give away some Microsoft-powered gear, right? Next up: a black Zune 80GB. Leave a comment below. Tell us about your favorite Microsoft-powered product. Or your favorite Apple product, too, since Bill totally bailed those guys ...
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Dot whatever
Is this the end of dotcom? At a meeting this week in Paris, regulators voted to allow companies to buy their own “top-level domains”. TLDs are the last segment of an internet domain name (for example, the “com” in FT.com).
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Ballmer and Gates bid farewell with tears
(AP:REDMOND, Wash.) On his final full day at Microsoft Corp., Bill Gates went on stage to reminisce with his longtime friend Steve Ballmer, and neither man could hold back tears as Ballmer handed Gates a large scrapbook as a farewell present.
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Girls look to up their ‘geek’ factor
Being called a geek is not something teens typically consider “cool.” But the girls who spent three days out of their summer vacation in computer classrooms at Mound Westonka High School last week would probably disagree.
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NEC buy to net telecom software
NEC Corp., Japan's largest mobile phone maker, will acquire closely held NetCracker Technology Corp. to gain software for telecommunications equipment. The purchase would add ¥200 billion in sales to its computer and telecommunications network business over the next five years, Tokyo-based NEC said in a statement Friday. Read the full story
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Bill Gates sheds tears on last full day at Microsoft
Associated Press - June 27, 2008 5:05 PM ET REDMOND, Wash. (AP) - Bill Gates put in his last full-time day of work today at Microsoft and said goodbye to CEO Steve Ballmer on a stage at the...
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Gigs & Bytes: Royalties Bill Moves Forward
The bill that requires radio stations to pay royalties for music played on the air passed a House subcommittee yesterday. The House Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Courts, The Internet and Intellectual Property passed H.R. 4789, the Performance Rights Act, on a voice vote.
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Researchers In Japan Come Up With Method To Squeeze 42GB Onto DVD
Unfortunately for you, that doesn't mean you'll be using discs based on the method any time soon (if ever) as it renders them incompatible with current players. For those still interested, the researchers achieved the higher storage capacities (which also apply to CD media) by reshaping the pits on the media surface , which are usually flat. Producing pits that are 'V' shaped allows for ...
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Bill Gates Retires Amid a Legacy of Growth, Controversy
Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates "retired" at 52 Friday from the company he cofounded to spend more time with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the world's largest. He is known in the PC industry as the person who pushed it to a thriving industry with a goal of a PC in every home. But in 33 years of building Microsoft, Gates has also been reviled as a merciless competitor and a monopolist, and ...
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Bill Gates Sheds Tears On Last Full Day At Microsoft
REDMOND, Wash. -- Bill Gates put in his last full-time day of work today at Microsoft and said goodbye to CEO Steve Ballmer on a stage at the company headquarters in Redmond.
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Things No One Gives Microsoft Credit For (But Should) [Bill Gates Retirement Party]
Microsoft gets more crap than any other company in tech. That's partly because it's given us garbage like Clippy, Microsoft BOB and Windows Vista. And it's partly because it's arguably the most...
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Gates leaves 33-year legacy to focus on world aid
At an employee event held today, Bill Gates said farewell to the company he co-founded back in 1975. Gates will move from one giant to another, as he will turn his focus on the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which is the world's largest charity. Reports say Gates and Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer delivered speeches to the assembled empl...
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Yahoo plagued by "systematic rot" says Om Malik []
While almost every technology and business publication, including Valleywag, has been all Yahoo, all the time. Between the Microsoft merger talks, proxy board battle with Carl Icahn and employees... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Rogers sets Canada iPhone prices, customers complain
Rogers Communications Inc, owner of Canada's biggest wireless carrier, announced pricing plans on Friday for Apple Inc's 3G iPhone, prompting an outcry about prices from angry customers.
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