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Real change happens off-line
Today's American young people feel a deep connection to people in Tibet and Darfur, want to hold corporations accountable to environmental standards and worker justice, and value the role of government in meeting our shared needs. Yet the Internet tools that help Millennials appreciate our interconnectedness may actually erode the community values they seek.
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Optenet Announces Content Security Solutions for Service Providers and Enterprises in United Kingdom as Part of Global ...
Optenet, a leading global IT security company and a provider of intelligent, integrated content security solutions, today announced the availability of its Optenet Content Security Portfolio for service providers and enterprises in the UK as part of its goal to reach 120 million users worldwide in 2008.
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance |
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08:46 (BST), 30/06/2008 Rock Band Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS To celebrate Crüefest, one of this summer’s ...
To celebrate Crüefest, one of this summer’s hottest concert packages, MTV Games and Harmonix announced today that a special collection of tracks from some of the tour’s heaviest hitters has been added to the Rock Band™ catalog of downloadable content.
gamesindustry.biz |
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Rhapsody takes on iTunes
RealMedia's Rhapsody music service is launching a full-scale assault on iTunes. In a dramatic strategy shift, on June 30 the company announced the opening of its MP3 store. The new service does away entirely with digital rights management, the software baked into digital music that controls how widely it can be distributed. (iTunes uses DRM for a good portion of its music, but newer mp3 stories ...
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Sony shows off PS3 update 2.4 News by
Sony has done a new video to show off some of the features you'll be able to enjoy when the next firmware update for PS3 is released. You can watch the video over on the US PlayStation blog . In it, bossman Eric Lempel talks about custom soundtracks and confirms the introduction of a Google Search Bar. He also demos the feature that lets you access the XMB bar in-game.
EuroGamer |
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Survey says South Korean newspaper readership is falling
Seoul - In the face of stiff competition from TV and the internet, South Korean newspaper readership is falling, the Korea Press Foundation (KPF) said Monday. Only three to four people in every ten surveyed said they were newspaper subscribers, the m...
EARTHtimes.org |
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Making the best of unhappy work environment
CHICAGO -- Sam Glenn followed some wise counsel when he found himself in a bad job situation. His mother told him, first, don't quit. And second, to have a frank chat with his boss at the small computer communications firm where he worked.
The News Journal |
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Four Weddings tops UK movie poll
Hit comedy Four Weddings and a Funeral is named best British film ever in an internet poll.
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American Airlines tests in-flight Wi-Fi service, dubbed 'gogo'
In-flight wireless access is taking another step forward. PC World writes that American Airlines on Wednesday "flew the first commercial jet with in-flight broadband enabled since the shutdown of Connexion by Boeing in 2006.
The News Journal |
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Aust women join cyber-sex revolution
Australian women have welcomed technology into their sex lives, according to a survey that questioned nearly 2,000 women from around the country.
TVNZ |
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Hardware hack gets hitched
IT'S NOT VERY OFTEN that we in the computer journalism business drop our cynical masks and get the chance to just have a break from giving graphics companies a hard time over their latest exploits, or processor manufacturers a talking to over their latest roadmap miss.
The Inquirer |
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Cherry Hill starts cashing in on recycling
The proposed recycling program sounded good in theory, but Cherry Hill Mayor Bernie Platt wasn't sure how residents would respond to it.
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
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What's next for Gates? Anything he can dream up / Ultimate tech geek has a wide range of interests
As Bill Gates embarks on a new era of his life, the world isn't just his playground. It's his classroom, his science lab - and maybe even his business school. After more than 30 years, Microsoft's chairman is leaving daily life at the company he grew up with,...
San Francisco Chronicle |
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Merchants asked to secure their sites
Today is the deadline for any business that accepts credit cards over the Internet to meet new security standards for their Web sites. But not all businesses are expected to make the deadline, and for those that do, it's not clear how much more secure their...
San Francisco Chronicle |
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National claim email being hacked
National has again raised fears that its parliamentary email system is being hacked into, after another leak - this time about a group of secret advisors.
TVNZ |
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OpenV Obtains License Covering the Most Comprehensive Web TV Business Operation
OpenV , China's largest Chinese-language Internet TV and Video content provider today announced that it has obtained from the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television the License for Publishing Online Audio-Visual Programs .
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance |
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NBC offers online access for Beijing Olympics
NBC is making more than 2,200 hours of live competition from Beijing available online.
America's Network |
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Europeans switching off fixed-lines for mobiles, VoIP-survey
Europeans are increasingly shunning fixed phone lines for mobile phones and online calling, a European Union survey, quoted by an Associated Press report said.
America's Network |
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Flaws in medical coding can kill
Spread of computers creates new dangers, FDA officials warn After a routine piece of medical equipment started mysteriously killing hospital patients a few years ago, the federal government turned to a small team of its software experts in suburban Maryland for help.
Baltimore Sun |
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IANA and ICANN domains get hijacked
NEWS SURFACED late Friday that four domains owned by IANA and ICANN had been briefly redirected.
The Inquirer |
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Microsoft seeks next big idea in Cambridge
CAMBRIDGE - Microsoft Corp. is reinventing itself, and it's looking to One Memorial Drive for a dose of innovation.
Boston Globe |
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Law&Order
On June 22, between the hours of 9:30 and 10:10 a.m., a man broke into a business at 1200 26 Ave. S.E. through a partially insecure main door. Once inside, the man removed a desktop computer and laptop computer.
Calgary Sun |
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Taking the Wraps off the New Rhapsody
Will RealNetworks' removal of DRM from Rhapsody tracks, new social-network push, and Verizon Wireless tieup make a mark on Apple?
BusinessWeek |
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Dell channels old school Apple with a twist of Linux
Analyst Opinion - Before the introduction of Dell’s Studio Laptops, you really had only two choices when you were looking for a new PC. You could choose Apple and get a really good user experience, but take it in the shorts with regard to application selection, hardware choice and gaming. Or you could go the Windows route and sacrifice user experience, but get access to all the other stuff. The ...
TG Daily |
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Web Design That Doesn't Suck
Indie web design firm Stamen has designed interactive sites for clients including Yahoo, BMW, and Digg. Their design philosophy? Trust their own judgments
BusinessWeek |
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