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Sony's U.S. gadget demand good despite rising costs
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Sony Corp is seeing little or no sign of softer demand among U.S. consumers for its range of digital TVs, cameras and computer goods despite a weakening economy, a top regional executive said on Tuesday.
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Ballmer on Yahoo Deal: The Bankers “screwed everything up.”
Interesting and surprisingly detailed story in the Wall Street Journal tonight about the ongoing (never ending) Microsoft/Yahoo deal. The headline is that Microsoft, apparently not happy with simply destroying Yahoo’s credibility, is now hoping to rip it apart and divide up the pieces. Microsoft Corp., positioning itself for a new run for Yahoo Inc.’s search business, [...]
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iPhone users can escape AT&T's contract
For all its cool new features, Apple's iPhone has always rankled some of its most diehard fans because it has been tethered to a two-year service contract with AT&T. Until now. AT&T said Tuesday that the next generation of Apple's touch-screen smart phone...
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Model lander puts 'Mars' here on Earth
Rick McCloskey, a mission engineer for the UA-led Phoenix Lander, grabbed a knee-length sky blue lab coat from a rack in his computer lab without so much as looking. Lab coats are part of the routine. It all had to do with ESD, he said. Then he paused.
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New Services Nearly Double Rostelecom's Profit for 2007
02 July 2008 Rostelecom, the country's biggest long-distance telephone company, said Tuesday that its profit almost doubled last year, boosted by new services such as Internet access.
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Troubles for NVR.com users with Internet Explorer
Many napavalleyregister.com readers using versions of Internet Explorer are experiencing problems seeing the Register's home page properly. All other pages within the site are showing properly.
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Sex menace ignored mum's plea
A PAEDOPHILE ignored a frantic mum's plea to leave her daughter alone before abducting and abusing the schoolgirl he groomed in an internet chat room. (02/07/2008)
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Sony's U.S. gadget demand good despite rising costs
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Sony Corp is seeing little or no sign of softer demand among U.S. consumers for its range of digital TVs, cameras and computer goods despite a weakening economy, a top regional executive said on Tuesday.
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Recent Original Stories
"Someone has started rearranging content on the Internet to suit their own purposes and the culprit might be a convicted monopolist. This article examines some compelling evidence and asks Congress to investigate."
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Thieves hack Citibank ATMs
Prosecutors say millions stolen after theft of users' PINs at 7-Elevens Hackers broke into Citibank's network of ATMs inside 7-Eleven stores last fall and stole customers' PIN codes, according to recent court filings that revealed a disturbing security hole in the most sensitive part of a banking record.
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Recent Original Stories
" IEs4Linux is the simpler way to have Microsoft Internet Explorer running on Linux (or any OS running Wine). No clicks needed. No boring setup processes. No Wine complications. Just one easy script and you'll get three IE versions to test your Sites. And it's free and open source."
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Computer-services firm Unisys losing TSA job
Unisys Corp. is losing its job as builder and operator of e-mail, Internet and other communications systems at airports, seaports and other transportation hubs for the federal Transportation Security Administration.
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Hackers target PIN codes
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Hackers broke into Citibank's network of ATMs inside 7-Eleven stores this year and stole customers' PIN codes, according to recent federal court filings in New York. The documents reveal a disturbing security hole in the most sensitive part of an individual's banking record.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 4th Jan 2007 21:09 UTC, submitted by anonymous
"Today, you can do everything you want with a Linux desktop, except play the latest games. Even there, Linux is catching up. So, why do only a handful of people run Linux instead of Windows? Here are my top-four reasons why Windows wins and Linux loses."
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Sony's U.S. gadget demand good despite rising costs
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Sony Corp is seeing little or no sign of softer demand among U.S. consumers for its range of digital TVs, cameras and computer goods despite a weakening economy, a top regional executive said on Tuesday.
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ColonCAD aids diagnosis
Doctors may be able to diagnose cancers of the colon more accurately and quickly with new Computer Aided Diagnostics (CAD) software from UK-based Medicsight.
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AMD Gains Ground on Intel in Chip Wars
AMD gained market share against Intel in first quarter microprocessor sales, iSuppli says.
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Internet Society of China clearly defines "Junk SMS"
On July 1, according to the Legal Daily, the Internet Society of China has promulgated "SMS Standards" and a "User Handbook on Sending SMS" (Draft) in order to step up efforts against junk SMS. The Internet Society of China initiated t ...
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Microsoft Buys Online Concern
Microsoft said on Tuesday that it would buy Powerset Inc., an Internet search company, the latest in a string of acquisitions aimed at bolstering its position online.
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Google-Yahoo deal subject of antitrust probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department has opened a formal antitrust investigation into a deal between Google and Yahoo to share some advertising revenue, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday.
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iPhone users can escape AT&T's contract
For all its cool new features, Apple's iPhone has always rankled some of its most diehard fans because it has been tethered to a two-year service contract with AT&T. Until now. AT&T said Tuesday that the next generation of Apple's touch-screen smart phone...
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Theft of PINs in ATM scam highlights security loophole
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Hackers broke into Citibank's network of ATMs inside 7-Eleven stores and stole customers' PIN codes, according to court filings that revealed a security hole in the most sensitive part of a banking record.
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Sony's U.S. gadget demand good despite rising costs
Sony Corp (6758.T) is seeing little or no sign of softer demand among U.S. consumers for its range of digital TVs, cameras and computer goods despite a weakening economy, a top regional executive said on Tuesday.
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