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iPhone rates irate would-be customers
An online petition looking to mobilize Canadians outraged over Rogers Communications Inc.'s rates for Apple's iPhone 3G has begun to create a buzz in cyberspace, collecting over 19,000 signatures along the way.
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Yahoo Fights For Board Control; Analyst Suggests AOL Merger
As Yahoo prepares for its upcoming shareholder meeting, it is fighting to convince enough investors that it did the right thing by spurning Microsoft’s various offers, especially the last one which had Microsoft just buying Yahoo’s search business, in favor of doing a search advertising deal with Google. Today, Yahoo filed the slide deck [...]
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Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion ジャパントゥデイ:日本のニュースを英語で読む
Internet bank SBI Sumishin Net Bank will start providing real estate loan services for individuals in August in a tie-up with First Credit Corp, another subsidiary of Sumitomo Trust Banking & Co, company officials said Monday.
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eWeek Newsbreak, June 30, 2008
Recession who? Oracle is seeing its highest growth rate in 10 years. Wait until you hear what their strategy is. Bill Gates may have left the building‹but he¹s not throwing in the towel just yet. IBM has teamed up with chocolate maker Mars and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Can you guess what their after? Microsoft¹s expanding its technology investments in rural China through a series of ...
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Virtusa wins accolades in India
HYDERABAD: Virtusa Corporation has been recognised as the Best U.S. Technology, Communications and Entertainment company in India by the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce (IACC), the only bi-lateral chamber for Indo-US business. Prior winners of this award include Microsoft and Cisco.
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MO Governor Blunt to sign Internet Harassment Bill
O'FALLON, Mo. (AP) - A bill outlawing cyberbullying in Missouri is expected to be signed into law on Monday.
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Google Inks Distribution Deal With 'Family Guy' Creator
Google has struck a deal to help finance and distribute on the Internet an animated series from Seth MacFarlane, creator of "The Family Guy" television series.
InformationWeek |
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Laptops Lost Like Hot Cakes at US Airports
Close to 637,000 laptops are reported lost at around 106 U.S. airports each year, according to a survey by Ponemon Institute.
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eBay told to pay $61M to fashion brand for fakes
A French commercial court Monday ordered eBay Inc. to pay more than $61 million to a high-end fashion company because counterfeit goods were sold on the auction site.
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France Telecom Launches Orange Network in Niger
NIAMEY, Niger (AFP)--France Telecom, Monday launched a telephone and Internet service under its Orange brand in five centers across Niger, the company said.
Cellular-News.com |
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She's Selling Her Home...And Her Heart
Deven Trabosh is looking for love -- and someone to buy her house. The 42-year-old single mother is offering her heart and her South Florida home in Internet ads. She's posted listings on eBay and Craigslist that read: "Marry a Princess Lost in America."
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$75 SODIMM-sized SBC runs Windows CE 6.0
— Jun. 20, 2008 — India-based E-con Systems has announced a Marvell PXA270-based system on module (SOM) that sells for as little as $75. The SODIMM-sized eSOM270 runs Windows CE 6.0, includes 64MB or 128MB of RAM, and has a camera interface and a LCD controller, E-con says. ...
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 30th May 2006 20:01 UTC
"We asked Andreas Jaeger, Project Manager at SUSE Linux, about his experiences with managing a massive and complex software project , and to give us some hints about the next SUSE release, the development of which is scheduled to start in just a couple of weeks."
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Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
Mexico City, Mexico will host the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers' 34th International Public Meeting from 1-6 March 2009. At its 26 June 2008 meeting, the ICANN Board accepted the proposal to host the meeting put forward by the Mexican Internet Association (AMIPCI).
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Analyst says Time Warner's stock is a top pick
An analyst added Time Warner Inc.'s shares to his list of top stocks on Monday, arguing that the separation of its cable unit and the potential sale of AOL's advertising business are near-term positive catalysts.
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IBM Unveils Cognos 8 BI for Mainframe Customers
Cognos, an IBM (NYSE: IBM) company of business intelligence and performance management solutions, today announced that IBM Cognos 8 Business Intelligence software is now available, for the first time, for Linux on System z. ebizQ received ...
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Dell offers 'Windows Vista Bonus' to frightened customers
The 'bonus' is XP instead of Vista Dell is actively promoting a Microsoft licensing loophole to channel partners eager to keep selling PCs installed with Windows XP, after Microsoft's official cut off.…
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Russia to create addresses in Cyrillic
Russia will be able to create its first Internet addresses using the Cyrillic alphabet next year, says communications ministry official Vladimir Vassiliev.
Independent Online |
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Rhapsody to challenge iTunes
Digital music seller Rhapsody is launching a $50-million marketing assault on Apple's iTunes.
Independent Online |
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CBS Completes Deal To Acquire CNET Networks
CBS Corporation announced it has completed the acquisition of CNET Networks. The merger pushes CBS into the top ten of largest web networks worldwide.
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Yahoo spent $630,000 lobbying government in 1Q
Yahoo Inc. spent $630,000 in the first quarter lobbying on intellectual property and international censorship issues, according to a disclosure report.
AP via Yahoo! Finance |
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Yahoo Makes New Pitch to Shareholders as Stock Drops Further
Yahoo once again makes the case to shareholders that its existing directors are better equipped to lead the company forward than an alternate slate proposed by Carl Icahn.
NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance |
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Apple goes green on iPhone 3G packaging
Apple is pushing its green initiatives with the iPhone 3G's packaging, using potato-starch based products and avoiding plastics altogether. According to Italian webnews site setteB.IT, the Dutch blog Bright is reporting that PaperFoam, a paper-based packaging company that specializes in carbon friendly packaging, will supply packing materials for ...
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Cyrillic Web Sites Approved
MOSCOW — 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.
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Satyam BPO ranked second globally
Hyderabad, June 30 IT services provider Satyam Computer on Monday announced that Satyam BPO, its business process outsourcing arm, has been ranked second among the world’s leading BPO vendors in Brown-Wilson Group’s Black Book of Outsourcing.
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