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"Every major release of the 4.x series of Xfce has been pretty major. 4.0 was the result of over a years work, a major rewrite of the entire desktop. 4.2 saw the introduction of major features and enhancements that were incomplete for 4.0, and new developers as Xfce4 gained popularity. 4.4 is going to be a major upgrade to Xfce, with new components, major upgrades to old ones, and more tools for ...
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eBay told to pay $61M to fashion brand for fakes
A French court ordered eBay Inc. to pay more than $61 million to a high-end fashion company Monday because counterfeit goods were sold on the auction site. The fashion company, LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA, is home to such prestigious brands as Louis...
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Yahoo questions how serious Microsoft was on deals
Yahoo on Monday sought to rally shareholder support in the face of a proxy battle with billionaire Carl Icahn, saying the activist investor had an "ill-defined plan" for the future of the Internet company.
Canada.com |
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Microcontrollers embrace USBs
Living up to its name, the USB is supplanting the RS-232 bus as the standard serial interface in general-purpose MCUs. The capability of integrated USB is also increasing as more devices incorporate both host and On-the-Go (OTG) capability to augment the endpoint-device interfaces of earlier MCUs. Recent product introductions show that the USB is making inroads into more specialized devices as ...
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Laptops lost like hot cakes at US airports
Keep laptops close at airports, because they have a startling tendency to disappear in the blink of an eye, according to a new survey. Some of the largest and medium-sized U.S. airports report close to 637,000 laptops lost each year, according to the Ponemon Institute survey released Monday.
IT World |
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Roadrunner strives to lead supercomputer race
IBM Corp.'s Roadrunner will go down in history as the first computer to consistently crank out 1 petaflops.
Electronic Engineering Times Asia |
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Sun Microsystems to Discuss Corporate Social Responsibility on Upcoming Internet Talk Show
MENLO PARK, Calif.----The next Innovation Insider show features Marcy Scott Lynn, Sun Microsystems' director of Corporate Social Responsibility , who will discuss Sun's CSR program, and answer questions from listeners.
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Where do you purchase your textbooks? This Signpost poll is not scientific and reflects the opinions of only those Internet users who have chosen to participate. The results cannot be assumed to represent the opinions of Internet users in general, nor the public as a whole.
The Weber State University Signpost |
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Customer-Review Innovator PowerReviews Expands Global Operations
PowerReviews(TM) (www.powerreviews.com), the Internet´s most comprehensive developer of customer-review
wallstreet:online AG |
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Battery charger plays down power dissipation
Linear Technology Corp. introduces the LTC4009, a fast-charge 4A capable, high efficiency switchmode battery charger controller for multiple battery chemistries, which minimizes power dissipation without compromising board space.
Electronic Engineering Times Asia |
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Global Payments and HSBC Bank plc Finalize HSBC Merchant Services Joint Venture in the United Kingdom
Global Payments Inc. , a leading provider of electronic transaction processing solutions, announced today it has completed the formation of a joint venture with HSBC Bank plc to provide payment processing services to merchants in the United Kingdom and Internet merchants globally.
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance |
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HealthSpring, Inc. to Broadcast Second-Quarter Conference Call Live on the Internet
HealthSpring, Inc. (6727;NYSE:HS) today announced that it will provide an online Web simulcast of its second-quarter
wallstreet:online AG |
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Blue Coat: We Grow One Packet at a Time
Blue Coat CEO outlines his plans to move forward in WAN acceleration biz as competition and bandwidth increase.
InternetNews.com |
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Rhapsody Ready To Face Off With iTunes
The Rhapsody digital music service, a joint venture between Real Networks and MTV , will open a new digital download store today that will go head-to-head with Apple 's iTunes . Rhapsody plans to charge 99 cents for a single and $9.99 for an album, which is the same pricing as iTunes, although Rhapsody will hold a few advantages.
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[Breaking News] Four men with replica handguns arrested
The men were arrested outside the Max Computer store on University Avenue for lurking with the intent to commit a crime.
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Annals of Internal Medicine tip sheet for July 1, 2008, issue
In a computer modeling study, researchers set out to assess the effects of comorbid illnesses and functional status on the expected benefits of intensive glucose control.
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Most city departments regain computer services
City business is .basically back to normal. close to a week after Lexington's main server crashed, severing network, e-mail and Internet access for most city employees. As of Monday morning, access to the network, e-mail and the Internet had been restored to every department except for public works, said Susan Straub, a government spokeswoman. Computer operations are .basically back ...
Lexington Herald-Leader |
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Hypervisor Technology now supports Microsoft(R) Windows(R) XP on Intel Multi-Core Execution Platforms
RAVENSBURG, Germany----Real-Time Systems GmbH announced the availability of the latest version of its Real-Time Hypervisor software. Available immediately, this software product, which was demonstrated for the first time last week at the RadiSys Technology Day in Germany, enables the simultaneous running of multiple operating systems on multi-core processors, and also supports Microsoft Windows ...
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Rules for Net name relaxed
NEW YORK -- The Internet's key oversight agency relaxed rules last week to permit the introduction of hundreds, perhaps thousands, of new Internet domain names to join ".com," making the first sweeping changes in the network's 25-year-old addressing system.
Everett Herald |
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Life for sale falls short of target
A Perth man's life and belongings have sold on eBay for $A399,000 ($NZ508,345) – far less than he had hoped they were worth.
Stuff |
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Europeans Ditching Landlines for Mobile
A survey shows EU citizens are going tech with a vengeance. Nearly half have Internet access, and many have switched to cell or Internet telephony
BusinessWeek |
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Who has the best Web browser?
NEW YORK -- With all the recent attention on the new Firefox 3 Internet browser, it's easy to miss two strong, innovative rivals. Add it all up, and Microsoft Corp.'s market-leading Internet Explorer has some impressive challengers.
Everett Herald |
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Marc Andreessen Joins Facebook Board of Directors
Facebook today announced that Marc Andreessen has joined its board of directors. Currently co-founder and chairman at Ning, Andreessen is an investor in several Internet startups.
CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance |
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Windows XP Era Ends, Though 'Downgrade' Available
An era ended Monday. The first day of Steve Ballmer's occupation of the corner office at Microsoft's headquarters in Redmond, WA., also marked the last day for Windows XP. June 30 was the "end of sales" deadline for the venerable version of the Windows operating system, which Microsoft is trying to replace with Windows Vista. But in a letter to customers, Bill Veghte, a senior vice president ...
Enterprise Security Today |
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Stay healthy to avoid burning out at work
staring at your computer screen all day and night and eating only what you have time for will take its toll sooner or later — you're likely to burn out.
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