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Visa makes 'use once' password cards
Two cards containing microprocessors that generate one-time passwords are being touted to Australian banks as possible replacements for tokens and passwords delivered by SMS--and one is already being trialled by Visa.
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‘Ovi’ launched in Qatar
By Arvind Nair NOKIA has launched “Ovi”, its mobile Internet services, in Qatar. The services include a range of games from N-Gage and an updated version of maps, which can be used for driving, walking or discovering.
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Cern's grid: the brains behind the operation
How do you top the invention of the world wide web? Bobbie Johnson introduces Cern's plan for the next leap forward in computer technology: the grid
Guardian Unlimited |
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Microsoft to stop selling Windows XP on Monday
Microsoft Corp. is scheduled to stop selling its Windows XP operating system to retailers and major computer makers Monday, despite protests from a slice of PC users who don't want to be forced into using XP's successor, Vista. Once computers loaded with XP have been cleared from the inventory of PC makers such as Dell Inc. and Hewlett-Packard Co., consumers who can't live without the old ...
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The Middle East's Leading English Language Daily
I am writing to express my fear that human rights violations in China will continue due to the invasion of the rights of Internet users in the People’s Republic of China. They deprive the Internet users of access to information, the rights to privacy, and freedom of expression.
Arab News |
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Can a better User Experience also be a Greener Experience?
By improving the user experience of its web collaboration software, Catalyst made it easier for clients to work in productive teams without travelling the globe.
Usability News |
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The human search engines
Investigative journalism has been one of the first casualities of a cash-strapped media climate - but a new website hopes to redress the balance
Guardian Unlimited |
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Janine Gibson: Outrage over a mayo ad? The end of the world is surely nigh
Janine Gibson: Offence is now apparently a global currency and officially a unit of measurement. I blame the internet
Guardian Unlimited |
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Mechanic loses laptop and cash
KUALA TERENGGANU: A 31-year-old mechanic lost a laptop and some cash when his workshop in Jalan Bukit Kecil was broken into on Saturday.
The New Straits Times |
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Swan defends computers for schools plan
Treasurer Wayne Swan has rejected suggestions the government greatly under-estimated the cost of its computers in schools program. His comments followed threats from the NSW government to pull out of the scheme unless it received hundreds of millions of dollars in additional federal funding.
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Internet expert says parents' control of Web starts by talking with kids
BURLINGTON, Vt. - As police work to piece together the online correspondence that prompted Brooke Bennett of Braintree to arrange a meeting with an apparent stranger, experts are warning parents to keep tabs on their children's Internet use.
Worcester Telegram & Gazette |
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Swan defends computers for schools plan
Treasurer Wayne Swan has rejected suggestions the government greatly under-estimated the cost of its computers in schools program.
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Political lone wolves shape dialogue with cheap Internet videos
CULVER CITY, Calif. - The video blasted across the Internet, drawing political blood from Sen. John S. McCain 3rd within a matter of days.
Worcester Telegram & Gazette |
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The Florence Nightingales of the internet
At his wits' end, the doctor in Baghdad dispatched his plea for help – an email detailing a patient with a particularly difficult case of uterine cancer. More than two thousand miles away, in the study of her Kent home, Pat Swinfen swiftly forwarded the request on to a British specialist.
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Aussie disappointed with price after selling life on eBay
PERTH - A Perth man says he's committed to moving on and trying something new, after selling his life and belongings for just under A$400,000 ($510,000) on eBay.
The New Zealand Herald |
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Australian women join cyber-sex revolution - survey
Australian women have welcomed technology into their sex lives, according to a survey that questioned nearly 2000 women from around the country.
Stuff |
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Microsoft repairs PCs crippled by XP SP3 update
Nearly three weeks after security vendor Symantec Corp. released a free tool to clean up PCs crippled by the Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) update, Microsoft Corp.
IT World |
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Sex and the Saga generation send STI rates soaring
Viagra-fuelled over-45s having risky sex with people they meet through the internet are being blamed for a surge in sexually transmitted diseases among the middle-aged.
Times Online |
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Developers Avoid Charges For Online Land Sale
Box Elder County's prosecutor won't file charges against the developers who illegally subdivided land in western Box Elder county and sold it online last year.
2News Salt Lake City |
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Former Lehigh University student out of prison after serving nearly 2 years for bank robbery
ALLENTOWN, Pennsylvania (AP) - A former class president who robbed a bank to feed his Internet poker addiction has been released from prison.
FOX 19 Cincinnati |
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Russia to create Internet addresses in Cyrillic
Russia will be able to create its first Internet addresses using the Cyrillic alphabet next year, communications ministry official Vladimir Vassiliev told Interfax news agency on Sunday.
The Economic Times |
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More protection for Internet Banking customers
Stronger provisions to protect consumers have been incorporated into the Code of Banking Practice, the New Zealand Bankers' Association said today. The revised provisions follow consultation with Consumer and InternetNZ.
Scoop.co.nz |
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Trenton Takes Rubber Game From Portland 8-2
(Portland, ME)- The story early on was the pitching performance of LHP Phil Coke, and later in the game it was the Thunder offense as they come away with an impressive 8-2 victory in the rubber game over the Portland Sea Dogs. Coke pitched six strong innings, giving up seven hits, two runs (one earned), and one walk, while striking out five.
OurSports Central |
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Found: Another iPod Casualty
Zune, MP3 players, iPod, PlaysForSure, Dell DJ, DJ Ditty
Microsoft Watch |
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Recent Original Stories
"The openSUSE team officially released version 10.3 on October 4th. openSUSE is a popular German Linux distribution that Distrowatch.com lists as one of the 'top ten'.
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