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Windows XP will be sold to some OEMs after all, says Microsoft
BetaNews has confirmed that, although most of Microsoft's shipments of Windows XP did end on June 30 as scheduled, it is still making XP available to both makers of low-end Netbooks and 'systems builders,' large and small.
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Government Computer News
According to a new report, more than 40 percent of Internet surfers don't use browsers with up-to-date security patches -- and Internet Explorer users are the biggest culprits.
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Acer punts £199... er... £220... er... Linux laptop
Price clarified upwards Acer has clarified its pricing plan for the eagerly awaited Aspire One sub-notebook - and it's clarified the price upwards.…
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Google, McFarlane Forge Deal
Will create 50 animated Webisodes, each two minutes in length
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Bookshop's demise blamed on web
A bookshop closes after 70 years amid claims it cannot compete with cheap online book sellers.
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Sony gadget demand good despite rising costs
Sony is seeing little or no sign of softer demand among US consumers for its range of digital TVs, cameras and computer goods, despite a weakening economy.
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Give Web Browsers Expiry Dates, Say Security Researchers
Computer security researchers from ETH Zurich, Google, and IBM have suggested that computer software would be more secure if it were labeled with an expiration date -- similar to perishable food product. Firefox 2 is considered to be the most secure browser since 83.3% of its users worldwide are running the current version. The issue of browser security matters more these days because more and ...
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Hackers steal PIN codes from Citibank ATMs
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Hackers broke into Citibank’s network of ATMs inside 7-Eleven stores 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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Intel Silicon Photonics Chip Is World's Fastest (and Prettiest) [Intel]
MIT's Tech Review "has the scoop that Intel's wizards have come upwith a new chip entirely made out of silicon that "can encode 200 gigabits of data per second on a beam of light" versus the measly...
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Computer Sciences extends Hawker Beechcraft pact
(AP:FALLS CHURCH, Va.) Information technology services provider Computer Sciences Corp. said Wednesday it will continue managing aircraft manufacturer Hawker Beechcraft Corp.'s IT under a new nine-year contract.
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Computer Sciences extends Hawker Beechcraft pact
(AP:FALLS CHURCH, Va.) Information technology services provider Computer Sciences Corp. said Wednesday it will continue managing aircraft manufacturer Hawker Beechcraft Corp.'s IT operations under a new nine-year contract.
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AT&T and Dish Network Parting Ways in 2009
AT&T has told Dish Network that, at the end of 2008, it's ending their agreement to sell combined TV, phone, and Internet services.
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Microsoft Seeks Allies for Yahoo Breakup?
According to the Wall Street Journal, Microsoft has approached Time Warner and News Corp. about partnering to buy Yahoo - and part it out.
DesignTechnica |
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Connect More
Pack some power with these handy USB gadgets.
US News & World Report |
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AT&T Answers the Call for Wireless Broadband in Lancaster County
LANCASTER, Pa. , July 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Watch video on the go. Surf the wireless Internet at DSL-like speeds. Share live video during a cell phone call.
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Generations X, Y Lead Way as Consumers Experiment With Online, Mobile Video - But Most Dollars Still Flow to DVDs, TV ...
MENLO PARK, Calif. , July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- As TV and movie studios push to make more of their video content available online, a just-released study from Knowledge Networks reveals that while consumers are indeed turning to new video technologies -- such as online streaming and mobile video -- most of their video-related spending continues to be on conventional sources such as DVD rentals and ...
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Blog: Eye on NHL free agent signings
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Police: Driver hits squad car, then flees scene in Warsaw
WARSAW — A 57-year-old Warsaw man is being held in the Kosciusko County Jail after he allegedly struck a county sheriff’s car and fled the scene Tuesday night.
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International News Briefs
Hackers broke into Citibank’s network of ATMs inside 7-Eleven stores 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.
Times Leader |
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Computer vision monitors penguins
A computer vision system has been developed to enable biologists to identify and monitor large numbers of endangered animals, from butterflies to whales. Scientists...
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CyberCrime Unit opens office in Tampa
Florida's attorney general has opened a fourth CyberCrime Unit office.
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Itasca State Park Tries Offering Wireless Internet
Can the lure of wireless Internet service get more people outdoors? That experiment is under way this summer at Itasca State Park, where the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is offering free, high-speed wireless Internet to park users.
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Powerset Deal Latest Example Of Microsoft's 'Not Invented Here' Strategy
Microsoft is increasingly bypassing the work of its own R&D labs and turning to acquisitions to buy its way into the tech industry's hottest growth markets.
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Computer Sciences extends Hawker Beechcraft pact
Information technology services provider Computer Sciences Corp. said Wednesday it will continue managing aircraft manufacturer Hawker Beechcraft Corp.'s IT operations under a new nine-year contract.
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Monster.com founder sets sights on online obituaries
Just as papers are reeling from a massive drainage of ad dollars online, Jeff Taylor thinks he's found another one of their strongholds that's ripe for online competition: Obituaries.
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