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Breeze makes mobile apps easy
Anyone who can build a web page can build a mobile application using a J2ME development tool called Breeze, according to the tool's maker, Cascada Mobile.
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eBay ordered to pay $61M to fashion brand for fakes
A French court has ordered eBay Inc. to pay the equivalent of more than US$61 million to a high-end fashion company because counterfeit goods were sold on the online auction site.
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Qwest expands efforts to fight child porn
TREASURE VALLEY -- Qwest and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children are expanding efforts to help protect children from online sexual exploitation. Under a voluntary agreement, the two agencies are working to block access to Web sites identified as containing child pornography."Child pornography victimizes the youngest and most vulnerable of our society and cannot be tolerated. ...
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Microsoft reportedly to cut price of Xbox 360 to $299
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp plans to cut the price of its best-selling Xbox 360 Pro model by $50, to $299 in the next few weeks, the Hollywood Reporter reported citing anonymous sources.
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First State Bancorporation to Host Second Quarter 2008 Conference Call
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.----First State Bancorporation today announced it will release its second quarter 2008 earnings on Thursday, July 24, 2008, before the market opens and will hold its second quarter conference call via the Internet on Thursday, July 24, 2008, at 8:00 a.m.
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AP-Yahoo News poll: 9 in 10 hit hard by gas prices
WASHINGTON (AP) — Four-dollar-a-gallon gasoline has stolen a beach vacation in South Carolina from Julie Jacobs’ family and exotic bath washes from Angela Crawford. Phil English had to sell his beloved but fuel-guzzling red pickup.
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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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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.
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Yahoo Takes Its Defense Against Icahn To Investors
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 $47.5 billion takeover offer from Microsoft Corp.
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Government approves HP purchase of EDS
Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal The required U.S. antitrust waiting period has ended in Hewlett-Packard Co.'s proposed $13.9 billion purchase of Electronic Data Systems Corp. (EDS) (HPQ) (GM)
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NEWS: Embedded developer shortage addressed by workshops
A number of workshops have been run to bring academia and industry together with Microsoft providing a number of free .Net Micro Framework kits to encourage potential students.
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TV Guide/Comcast Joint Venture Gets NAC
Visiting executives to GuideWorks , a joint venture between Gemstar-TV Guide International Inc. and Comcast, needed Internet access to check their email and keep up with the latest communications from their co-workers back home as well as suppliers and customers while they were on-site.
Unstrung.com |
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Timing analysis software delivers faster speed
Santa Clara, Calif. — Extreme DA has added a multi-dimensional optimization (MXO) capability to its GoldTime timing analyzer. The company claims the new option provides the fastest way to analyze complex digital SoC designs with the smallest number of computer resources.
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U.S. Military Wants to Patrol the Internet
The U.S. military is looking for a contractor to patrol cyberspace, watching for warning signs of forthcoming terrorist attacks or other hostile activity on the Web. "If someone wants to blow us up, we want to know about it," Robert Hembrook, the deputy intelligence chief of the U.S. Army's Fifth Signal Command in Mannheim, Germany, told United Press International. "The purpose of the services ...
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EBay ordered to pay $61 million for selling fakes
Associated Press - June 30, 2008 5:23 PM ET PARIS (AP) - A French court has ordered eBay to pay more than $61 million to a high-end fashion company because counterfeit goods were sold on the...
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News and views on Linux on the desktop ...
Linux gains action RPG — May 13, 2008 — Linux Game Publishing has announced a Linux port of "Sacred Gold," an action role-playing game first published for Windows three years ago. The U.K.-based game publisher plans to ship the title in August of this year, priced at 27 GBP (~ ...
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Microsoft pushes India toward Linux
An electronics purchasing company funded by one of India's 28 states plans to distribute 100,000 Linux laptops to students there. ELCOT (Electronics Corporation of Tamil Nadu Limited) apparently decided to use Linux after being put off by Microsoft's bundling tactics for academic users.
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Antitrust wait ends in Hewlett-Packard's EDS buy
The required U.S. antitrust waiting period has ended in Hewlett-Packard Co.'s proposed $13.9 billion buy of Electronic Data Systems Corp. (EDS) (HPQ) (GM)
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'Family Guy' Guy Inks Toon Deal to Hook Google Ad Viewers
What seems to have started as a simple play to create new cartoon content for the Web -- and make money from it -- may in effect usher in a new media distribution model. A Web search engine giant, a highly paid cartoon creator, and a production company are all working together to deliver 50 two-minute episodes of edgy cartoons that will launch in September, according to a published report.
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Software Firms Ally to Bridge Mac Enterprise Gap
A group of five enterprise software companies on Monday announced the creation of the Enterprise Desktop Alliance to facilitate the acceptance of Macintosh computers in organizational environments managed with Microsoft Windows. The alliance was created by Atempo, Centrify, Group Logic, LANrev and Parallels.
TechNewsWorld.com |
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Yahoo lobbies for its board slate, management
NEW YORK, Jun 30 (Reuters) 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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B of I Holding, Inc. Announces Private Placement of Convertible Preferred Stock
B of I Holding, Inc., parent of Bank of Internet USA, today announced a private placement of its newly formed Series B - 8% Cumulative Convertible Nonparticipating Perpetual Preferred Stock. The Series B Preferred has a liquidation preference of $1,000.00, an 8% dividend rate and is immediately convertible into shares of B of I common stock at a fixed conversion price of $9.00 per share.
Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance |
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MTM Technologies Awarded United States Army Enterprise Contract to Provide Data-at-Rest Encryption Solution
MTM Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: MTMCD), a leading national provider of innovative IT solutions and services to Global 2000 and mid-size companies, education and government today announced it was awarded a multi-year enterprise contract in cooperation with the Army's Computer Hardware, Enterprise Software and Solutions (CHESS), headquartered in Fort Monmouth, NJ for enterprise-wide deployment of ...
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Lenovo Launches First Desktop Consumer PC In US
The IdeaCentre K210 is available from Lenovo's Website, retail outlets and resellers.
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