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Could Verizon have an Apple iPhone-killer and a Sprint Instinct-killer?
Not to be outdone by Sprint and AT&T, Verizon now joins the touch screen multi-media party with the LG Dare.
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EBay to Pay Damages in Sale of Fakes
A French court ordered eBay to pay $61 million to LVMH in an ongoing legal fight over the sale of counterfeit goods.
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AT&T details iPhone activations, 3G optimizations
Leaked memos are continuing to expand on AT&T's plans for the iPhone 3G, a new report indicates. Retail stores are, for instance, said to be having a new desktop shortcut pushed to their computers, "for the iTunes utility that will be used for unbricking iPhone 3G devices during the activation process." Workers are being told not to use the softw...
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The New York Times helps Google and "Family Guy" creator reannounce year-old deal [Great Moments In Journalism]
Google will partner with "Family Guy" creator Seth MacFarlane to create a new Google-distributed Web video series, the New York Times reports today. The Times story, already on the top of Techmeme,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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byd:sign Introduces First DivX Certified(R) HDTV to Hit Japan
SAN DIEGO, BUSINESS WIRE -- DivX, Inc. (NASDAQ:DIVX), a digital media company, today announced the DivX Certification(TM) of byd:sign Corporation's new LCD HDTV (model: DC-1902DWB (black), DC-1902DWW (white)).
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Lost Laptop Landscape
Dell's latest service is aimed at easing some of the problems that the Poneman Institute found in its survey of lost laptops. Take the airport examples.
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Laptops Are Bad For Business
The national assembly in newly democratic Bhutan has stopped lawmakers from bringing laptop computers into work the house for fear they might spend their time playing computer games. Apparently, the members can be distracted playing WoW and viewing prO...
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Continental Prison Systems Attends National AJA Conference
LODI, Calif., June 30, 2008 -- Continental Prison Systems, Inc. , a leader in prison kiosk technology to streamline the inmate release process and provider of the cost reducing process for loading funds onto an inmate's account over the internet or through a kiosk, announced today that the EZ Kiosk and EZ Card divisions of Continental Prison Systems, Inc. has completed a successful showing at ...
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Dell ProSupport Services Keep Mobile Professionals Protected and Connected
ROUND ROCK, Texas----Dell Inc. : New Study Reveals Up To 12,000 Laptop Computers Lost Weekly and up to 600,000 lost annually in U.S. Airports1 53 Percent of Surveyed Mobile Professionals Carry Confidential Company Information, 65% of Those Who Carry It Don’t Take Steps to Protect It1
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Blaska's Blog: Do you feel safer?
The 9-1-1 center is a victim of -- and the ankle bracelet scheme is the spawn of -- a single-minded county executive whose mania is for buying marshland at the expense of prudent, and cost-effective, law enforcement.
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(AFX UK Focus) 2008-06-30 16:00 TFN NEWS BRIEFING: Consumer and retailing highlights to 15:45 BST
2008-06-30 14:51:41 French court fines eBay 40 mln eur over fake LVMH goods
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Jonathan Zittrain on why the internet is on a knife edge
Q&A: Web academic warns of threat to net's freedoms
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Hugh Grant - Grant Film Tops Movie Poll
HUGH GRANT's beloved film favourite FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL has topped a new internet poll to find the best British movie of all time. The 1994 film, which ...
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Nigeria: Celtel Partners Ndlea in Bauchi
CELTEL Nigeria has donated items worth over N200 thousand to the rehabilitation centre of the Bauchi state command of the Nigeria drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). Items donated are computer sets, printer and UPS. Presenting the items, the head of commercial division, celtel Bauchi, Mr Lanre Philip said the donation was part of celtel efforts in training the youths undergoing rehabilitation ...
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Oracle holds lead in database market
Oracle again led the relational database market last year, according to the latest figures from IDC.
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Top vendors collaborate on IT security
A dedicated IT security forum has been created by a consortium of leading vendors, to allow co-operation between companies around the world in addressing security threats.
VNU Net via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News |
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INTERNET EXCLUSIVE:Colbert Reflects Upon 12 Years On College Board
FLOWOOD—An appointment to the Board of Trustees of Institutions of Higher Learning (commonly called the state College Board) is considered one of the biggest jobs a person can receive from a governor and a former Forest resident has spent the last 12 years realizing that fact.
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Famous People Who Make You Cringe
Has watching a celebrity ever been so painful it made you cringe? From the world of sports to politics to entertainment, here are MSN's most cringe-worthy people.
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And they all stayed happily ever after: Bed and breakfast suits its name and its owner
VERSAILLES, Ky. - The beauty of the Amsden-Haupt House at 277 Rose Hill Avenue was meant to be shared with the world, and Elise Buckley-Snoddy knew it the minute she completed a tour of the house.
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Google Improves Search for BlackBerry
Though the iPhone may be considered the best phone for internet mobile use, Google has improved its search results for the Blackberry. As Googles goal is to help users search more efficiently, these improvements to the Blackberry will do just that. As reported in the Google Mobile Blog, the new update features:
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Is the internet finally going global?
The internet faces a radical shake-up at this year’s Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) meeting in Paris, where proposals for a relaxation of the rules on top-level domain names will be put to a vote.
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Extensis Inks Strategic Technology Partnership with Equilibrium
Extensis(TM) (www.extensis.com), a brand of Celartem, Inc., today announced a strategic technology partnership with, Equilibrium(R) (www.equilibrium.com), the leading provider of automation software for rich media distribution. Following Extensis' recent capital investment in Equilibrium, this is the first strategic technology partnership between Extensis' Digital Asset Management product ...
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Rhapsody Launches MP3 Store
Digital music service Rhapsody, said it will begin offering MP3 downloads without DRM (Digital Rights Management) restrictions starting today. The MP3 tracks will be compatible with Apple's iPod . Rhapsody vice president Neil Smith said that not being compatible with the iPod had limited Rhapsody's reach. Previously the company had focused on its subscription service, which offered unlimited ...
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Yahoo lobbies for its board slate, management
Yahoo Inc on Monday sought to rally shareholder support for its board of directors and management amid a proxy battle with billionaire Carl Icahn, saying the investor had outlined an "ill-defined plan" for the future of the Internet company.
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RMS and Clipperz Promoting Freedom In the Cloud
mbarulli writes "Clipperz and Richard Stallman recently launched a joint call for action to bring freedom and privacy to web applications. "The benefits of web apps are many, but quite often users lose their freedom to study, modify and discuss the source code that powers those web apps. Furthermore, we are forced to trust third parties with our data (bookmarks, text documents, chat transcripts, ...
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