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Firms call for broadband competition
Greater competition in delivering broadband with more than just one infrastructure is critical to delivering more choice, access and better value for consumers in Ireland.
Ireland Business World |
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Buzz Mailbag: Trim Bs sale approved place to become Irish pub
Q: I just noticed a sold sign on Trim Bs in Appleton. Any idea what is happening with the restaurant
The Appleton Post-Crescent |
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View Points
As quickly as technology changes, it’s easy to be left behind. Software and hardware changes are launched almost daily. If you’re a school, which relies heavily on unreliable state budgets and independent fund raising, computers can take a backseat to books, repairs and salaries.
The Demopolis Times |
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Avocent saysit's acquiringtwo tech firms
Avocent said Tuesday that it has acquired two technology companies in deals worth more than $72 million. The Huntsville-based company, which specializes in computer infrastructure management, will pay $45 million for Surrey, England-based Touchpaper Group.
The Huntsville Times |
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Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Fri 14th Oct 2005 23:23 UTC
The Open Source Development Labs, an industry consortium devoted to improving Linux, plans to launch an initiative Monday to bring the open-source operating system to mobile phones.
New Mobile Computing |
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Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Mon 27th Mar 2006 19:30 UTC
Phil Sim, a professional with technology editor journalist background, has written three interesting blog posts recently, discussing the much-rumored Google OS ( 1 , 2 , 3 ). He speculates that all user's data will be stored online on Google's servers and so one's desktop and files can be retrieved exactly as left by any other PC station, anywhere in the world, by simply using his Gmail ...
OS News |
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Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Tue 1st Jul 2008 23:03 UTC
quantum computers are practical today but this article and associated comments are full of hypes. Let me explain.
New Mobile Computing |
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IT teacher applications continue to dwindle
So far this year, the number of applicants to undertake IT teacher-training courses has fallen 15.8 percent on the same period in 2007
ZDNet UK |
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Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Tue 1st Jul 2008 23:03 UTC
quantum computers are practical today but this article and associated comments are full of hypes. Let me explain.
OS News |
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Mac Pro overclocking utility arrives
THERE IS NO SUCH THING as 'getting more value' out of a fruit-flavoured computer. It’s a fact. We wrote about this Monday when some CNET hacks came to the conclusion that an Apple upgrade cost up to three times more than a Dell upgrade. Same component, thrice the price.
The Inquirer |
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AMD gains ground on Intel
AMD HAS GAINED some ground on Chipzilla during the first quarter of this year, according market reshirkers Isuppli.
The Inquirer |
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SPORTS BIZ: Devices crowd 'white space'
At most sporting events, wireless microphones have become about as ubiquitous as beer and foam fingers. They're used to allow for communications involving everyone from coaches and quarterbacks to pit crews and play-by-play men.
The Washington Times |
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In the papers 2 July
British government illegally monitored Irish communications, says court Microsoft buys Powerset
ElectricNews.Net |
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Skype calls on ex-Motorola exec
Internet calling provider Skype has hired Scott Durchslag, a former Motorola executive, to become its chief operating officer.
ElectricNews.Net |
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Isle of Wight: Ryde Air Training Corps Squadron multi-media suite
By Suzanne Pert - Wednesday, July 2, 2008 AIR cadets can reach for the skies, thanks to a new flight simulator and multi-media suite bought with an £8,000 grant from the Youth Opportunity Fund.
Isle of Wight County Press |
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Community backs police terror raids across Stoke-on-Trent?
Police are today examining property seized from five homes raided as part of an inquiry into a gang suspected of promoting extremist views. A "significant amount" of property was recovered from the houses yesterday, including several computers ...
Sentinel |
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Reuters Technology Summary
Sony's U.S. gadget demand good despite rising costs SAN FRANCISCO - 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. But Sony is having to manage pressures on margins that are coming both from spiraling costs for ...
Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News |
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News Toshiba Still Sitting Out Blu-ray Battle The company says the high-def disc is not the only game in town.
Washington, D.C. (July 2, 2008) -- Toshiba apparently isn't having second thought about its decision not to manufacture a Blu-ray high-def disc player.
TVPredictions.com |
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Interview With Barney Pell and Ramez Naam About Microsoft’s Powerset Acquisition: Integration By End Of Year
I spoke with Powerset cofounder/CEO Barney Pell and Microsoft’s Live Search General Program Manager Ramez Naam shortly after Microsoft’s announcement of their acquisition of Powerset earlier today. Microsoft intends to use Powerset’s natural language search technology as a major differentiating factor v. no. 1 search player Google (see our recent coverage of Live Search [...]
TechCrunch |
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Is Your Online College Program Military-friendly?
(ARA) - An online college program typically allows a student to complete their requirements from any place and anytime the student has access to the Internet. For that reason, the online option can be a perfect fit for a military student.
Carteret County News-Times |
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T-Mobile launches home service today
-- NEW YORK -- Cell phone company T-Mobile USA is set to launch a nationwide service that lets customers place unlimited domestic calls with their landline phones over a broadband connection.
The Bolingbrook Sun |
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Shortcuts in using bar coding technology at hospitals undermines systems' safeguards, study finds
Bar coding in hospitals has not yet been proven to reduce medical errors, and shortcuts staff have developed to work around problems with bar codes often undermine the systems' safeguards, according to a report published online Monday in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
News-Medical-Net |
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Google teams with 'Family Guy' creator for online clips
Google Inc., the biggest seller of Internet advertising in the U.S., will distribute a series of animated clips made by the creator of ‘‘Family Guy’’ and ‘‘American Dad.’’
Chicago Sun-Times |
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FDA finds many possibly life-threatening medical equipment malfunctions result from software problems
The Baltimore Sun on Monday examined how FDA, with help from experts in the information technology and scientific fields, has found that medical equipment "might not malfunction because it was poorly designed or badly made ... but because the computer code running it includes a mistake."
News-Medical-Net |
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Hackers steal Citibank ATM PIN numbers
SAN JOSE — Hackers broke into Citibank's network of ATMs inside 7-Eleven stores this year 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.
The Monterey County Herald |
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