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H&R Block, Merrill Lynch, Yahoo among big movers
Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Monday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE H&R Block Inc., up 58 cents at $21.40
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 18th Sep 2006 15:12 UTC, submitted by Subhush
"It has hardly been a few weeks since the release of KDE v3.5.4, one of the most popular desktop environments for Unix/Linux/FreeBSD operating systems, and the KDE development team is already hard at work.
OS News |
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white papers
Microsoft on Monday unveiled projects to improve data portability between Office 2007 and other document file formats as part of an interoperability promise.
IT World |
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 20th Jul 2005 17:35 UTC, submitted by PapaPitufo
Asa Dotzler, from the Mozilla foundation, has just written an interesting analysis describing why Linux is not ready for desktops yet, and suggests four main categories that must be addressed to improve this.
New Mobile Computing |
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white papers
Microsoft on Monday unveiled projects to improve data portability between Office 2007 and other document file formats as part of an interoperability promise.
IT World |
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£32m charge for eBay on counterfeits
A French court yesterday ordered eBay to pay almost £32m in damages to the world's largest maker of luxury goods for allowing fake copies of its products to be sold on its online auction site.
The Herald |
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 23rd Jun 2006 21:26 UTC
Linux isn't a threat to Windows on the desktop and is losing steam on the server as customers separate the operating system from the development model, according to Microsoft's chief platform strategist.
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Calera police aiming for technology upgrade
CALERA - The Calera police force has applied for a grant that would allow them to outfit patrol cars with laptop computers and GPS systems, said Chief Sean Lemley.
The Shelby County Reporter |
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More people selling junk to help pay bills
With more Americans facing the tough decision of paying the bills or buying groceries, many people have turned to the Internet to help make ends meet.
WATE 6 Knoxville |
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Government Computer News
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has released final revisions to three of its 800 series of special publications on information technology security.
Government Computer News |
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Family Guy creator's sellout to Google almost complete
Two minute clips served with your ads Google is revealing new details on the recruitment of Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane to attract prime-time television advertising dollars to web-only video content.…
The Register |
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HealthSpring, Inc. to Broadcast Second-Quarter Conference Call Live on the Internet
HealthSpring, Inc. (NYSE:HS) today announced that it will provide an online Web simulcast of its second-quarter 2008 earnings conference call on Wednesday, July 30, 2008. The Company will release results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2008, after the close of market trading on Tuesday, July 29.
Centre Daily Times |
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Lightning Tears Hole In City Building
LEWISTON (NEWS CENTER) -- People in the Lewiston School Department spent Monday struggling to get their phones and computer systems up and running. A bolt of lightning blew a hole through the cupola of the Dingley building Sunday night.
WCSH 6 Portland |
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Lightning Tears Hole In City Building
LEWISTON (NEWS CENTER) -- People in the Lewiston School Department spent Monday struggling to get their phones and computer systems up and running. A bolt of lightning blew a hole through the cupola of the Dingley building Sunday night.
WCSH 6 Portland |
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France Fines eBay over Fake Vuitton
The online behemoth must pay $63 million in damages, after agreeing that the site had facilitated the sale of counterfeit versions of its high-end products
Time Magazine |
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Yahoo pressing case that board and management deserve a chance
NEW YORK - Yahoo Inc. began pressing a case to major shareholders Monday that its board and management deserve a chance to prove they made the right move when they rejected a US$47.5-billion takeover offer from Microsoft Corp.
The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News |
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Apple releases Mac OS X 10.5.4 update
Apple on Monday released Mac OS X 10.5.4, another update to its "Leopard" operating system. In addition to a number of security fixes, the company addressed issues with Adobe CS3, AirPort connectivity, iCal, SSL connections using Safari, and Sapces and Exposé. Specifically, the company said the 59MB update, available via the Software Update, resolv...
MacNN |
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Hutchinson HK, T-Mobile, Debitel add iPhone details
Hutchison Telecom and T-Mobile on Monday announced pricing and plan information for the 3G iPhone for Hong Kong and The Netherlands, respectively, while Debitel unveiled plans for German distribution of the device. According to iLounge, Hutchison will offer the device at a price dependant on the plan chosen, of which there are four. The 8GB model w...
MacNN |
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Google Browser Sync Source Released
AySz88 writes "Google has made an official announcement of their decision to discontinue Google Browser Sync. But it comes with a brighter side — its source code is now open and available." http://code.google.com/p/browsersync/ Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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France Fines eBay over Fake Vuitton
The online behemoth must pay $63 million in damages, after agreeing that the site had facilitated the sale of counterfeit versions of its high-end products
Time Magazine |
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IP standards to Roll for sensor nets
Aiming to define a spec for Internet Protocol as early as June next year, the IETF's Routing over Low-power and Lossy Networks (Roll) group is pursuing a standard way for control and sensor nodes on Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and 802.15.4 nets to link to the broader Internet.
Electronic Engineering Times Asia |
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LCD, plasma successors make headway
LCDs and plasma screens may be the dominant choice for TV sets today, and LCDs the displays of choice for almost every other application, but a pair of upstart technologies is vying to replace them.
Electronic Engineering Times Asia |
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NEC upgrades its CPU peripherals' capacity
Enhancing its lineup of CPU peripherals, NEC introduced three ASSPs, including USART, programmable timer/counter and parallel interface unit for standard applications such as computers, office equipment, communications equipment, test and measurement equipment etc.
Electronic Engineering Times Asia |
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Guide to low-power wireless network specs
Chipmakers need high volume sales to generate meaningful return, and high volumes require global markets. For a global technology market to take off, history has demonstrated that standards are essential. This was true for both Wi-Fi wireless Internet and Bluetooth. It will also be true for sensor networks.
Electronic Engineering Times Asia |
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Carrier cards offer ease in I/O connection
Acromag Inc. has introduced two models of its AcPC4610 carrier cards that provide an easy way to expand the use of PMC mezzanine modules in 3U CompactPCI computer systems. Two models are available for air-cooled (-40°C to 85°C range) or conduction-cooled applications.
Electronic Engineering Times Asia |
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