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Afribank Presents Computers to Auchi Poly
Afribank Nigeria Plc has launched its tertiary institutions consumer banking initiative in Auchi, with the presentation of laptop computers to staff of Auchi Polytechnic and the sponsorship of internet connectivity in the institution.
This Day |
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BBB Issues Alert for Phishing Attack on Area Banks
Beaumont, TX -- July 01, 2008 -- The Better Business Bureau in Southeast Texas warns all businesses and consumers in the area of a spoofing scam using area banks to entice recipients to give personal information.
KFDM Beaumont |
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Lawmakers Ask FCC to Nix Free Internet Plan
Two senior Republicans warn that proposed conditions for a new spectrum auction will drive away bidders.
InternetNews.com |
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Petrol prices hit UK out-of-town shopping: Survey
Britons are cutting back on trips to out-of-town retail parks due to rising petrol prices and doing more of their shopping on the Internet, according to the latest retail trends survey from Experian.
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Though the object is browsing, there's reason to linger
- With all the recent attention on the new Firefox 3 Internet browser, it is easy to miss two strong, innovative rivals. Add it all up, and Microsoft Corp.'s market-leading Internet Explorer has some impressive challengers.
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Free, Bollore in talks with Google over WiMax: Report
French Internet service provider Free and Bollore Telecom are in talks with Web search giant Google Inc over the funding of their WiMax wireless broadband network in France, French daily Les Echos reports.
The Economic Times |
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Colorful & well-connected
It's summer, so why shouldn't one's laptop match one's hot-pink bikini? Dell's Studio line comes in seven colors and offers some impressive computing power inside.
The Sarasota Herald-Tribune |
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Price cut looms for Xbox 360
How can Microsoft's Xbox 360 simultaneously move closer in price to the cheaper and uber-popular Nintendo Wii AND also stiffen its competition with Sony's Playstation 3?
Everett Herald |
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Mobile Linux in China Will Find Its Way in TD-SCDMA
DUBLIN, Ireland----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Mobile Linux in China Will Find Its Way in TD-SCDMA" report to their offering.
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance |
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World e-Government Mayors Forum to be Held in Seoul
From 7 to 9 July 2008, World e-Government Mayors Forum will take place in Seoul with the participation of mayors and governors from some 40 cities across the globe. Along with the heads of the cities, CIOs and IT experts of cities from every continent, including Amsterdam, Ankara, Barcelona, Beijing, Berlin, Bonn, Helsinki, Jakarta, Manila, Nairobi, Perth, San Francisco and Sao Paulo, will get ...
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance |
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Microsoft buys private search company Powerset
San Francisco - Still smarting from its failure to snare Yahoo, Microsoft on Tuesday announced that it had reached a deal to purchase search start-up company Powerset in a move seen as part of Microsoft's bid to challenge the online dominance of Goog...
EARTHtimes.org |
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Mayor of Television blog
Taking prisoners
LA.com |
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Hackers Steal Citibank ATM Codes, Take Millions
Hackers broke into Citibank's network of ATMs inside 7-Eleven stores this year and stole some customer PIN codes.
KCTV 5 Kansas City |
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Google, Tele Atlas Map Out New Licensing Agreement
Today Google announced that it has signed a 5-year licensing agreement with Tele Atlas. Tele Atlas will provide Google Maps for Mobile and other Google map services with mapping information.
Phone Scoop |
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Opera Mobile 9.5 Beta for Windows Mobile Available July 15
Starting July 15, users of Windows Mobile smartphones will be able to download a beta version of Opera Mobile 9.5, which brings a lot of features from the desktop version of 9.5 to the mobile phone.
Phone Scoop |
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Podcast - Apple Weekly Report #128: Lawsuits, Diablo & iPhones
Blizzard announced Diablo III, Apple kind of updated Leopard again, Apple's lawsuit express pulled into the station, and the Mac is showing up in eight out of 10 businesses surveyed. Apple's ads are good enough to watch even on TiVo, an iPhone deal for China is getting closer, and Beijing...
The Mac Observer |
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Recent Original Stories
Microsoft executives pondered whether to remove the company's name from a 2002 report done by research firm IDC that touted Windows total cost of ownership over Linux, according to e-mail messages entered into evidence in an Iowa antitrust case.
New Mobile Computing |
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 28th Apr 2006 20:56 UTC
Microsoft said the weaker earnings came as it invests money in its services push and also as it tries to ramp up production of the Xbox 360 games console.
New Mobile Computing |
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The article ' Understanding the Common User ' points that
"everything should be as simple as it is... Or even simpler" and warns that converting a common user to Linux without giving him enough protection leads to a imminent failure.
OS News |
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Virgin rapped over broadband
ASA upholds complaint about advertisements lodged by rival broadband provider BT.
BBC News |
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Nathan Twaddle's Olympic Blog
Nathan Twaddle was the 2005 Rowing World Champion and along with George Bridgewater has claimed silver medals in the last two World Championships in the Coxless Pairs.
TVNZ |
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Browser pioneer Andreessen joins Facebook board
(Associated Press via NewsEdge) Marc Andreessen, an entrepreneur and software engineer behind the web's earliest browsers, has joined the board of the online hangout Facebook.
telecomasia.net |
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TSA says 'checkpoint friendly' laptop bags on the way
One less thing to strip down at the airport US airline travelers may have an opportunity to skip one particular round of manhandling by Transportation Security Administration agents this year.…
The Register |
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PINs stolen from Citibank ATMs
We all worry about keeping our online passwords safe from prying eyes. But now our faith in ATM PIN codes is being shaken.
CNET via Yahoo! News |
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Toshiba's Internet Connected DVD Download DL Seems Like a Bad Idea [Toshiba]
Either Toshiba is still stinging from the HD DVD loss to Blu-ray, or they're really in need of some fast cash from the really low barrier of entry DVD market. Either way, it seems like the Japanese...
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