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Forums: iPhone, OS X updates, iPod trouble
Forum roundup: With the debut of the new iPhone just days away a poll was started in the MacNN forums to determine how many people are getting the new iPhone within the first week of its release. Earlier this week, users began discussing the new Mac OS X 10.5.4 software update, which is recommended for all users running Mac OS X Leopard and includ...
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LA Times to cut 250 jobs, including 150 news jobs
By RYAN NAKASHIMA LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The Los Angeles Times plans to cut 250 positions, including 150 jobs in the print and online news departments, amid a continuing industrywide slump in ad sales, the paper's editor said Wednesday.
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Another bid for Yahoo, with help?
SAN FRANCISCO -- Unable to strike a deal on its own, Microsoft Corp. reportedly is hoping to snap up Yahoo's online search operations with the help of News Corp. and Time Warner Inc.
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HPD investigating burglaries
The Huntsville Police Department is currently investigating a series of residential burglaries which have taken place throughout Huntsville over the last two months.
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Microsoft plans sales of Office, OneCare to subscribers
Microsoft Corp. will begin selling its Office programs to consumers on a subscription basis starting in mid-July, in a bid to reach thrifty PC buyers who would otherwise pass on productivity software.
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Missouri Governor Signs Online Harassment Law
Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt signed into law a measure targeting stalking and harassment on the Internet, just two miles from where a teenage girl killed herself in 2006 after receiving cruel messages online.
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Google Wins Ruling Against Viacom in YouTube Case
Google won a legal ruling that allows it to keep secret from Viacom the source code central to search functions on YouTube. A federal judge ruled that the search giant doesn't have to turn over the code to Viacom, which filed a $1 billion copyright infringement lawsuit against Google in 2007.
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Justice Department Probing Google-Yahoo Ad Deal
The Justice Department’s antitrust division has begun issuing civil subpoenas as it probes further into whether a planned Google-Yahoo partnership in search advertising is anticompetitive, a person close to a company that received a subpoena confirmed.
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Stolen: Google's employee records
Google has confirmed that personal data of US employees hired prior to 2006 have been stolen in a recent burglary.
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Microsoft, Yahoo mull media partner options: sources
Microsoft Corp and Yahoo Inc have been holding separate talks with other potential media partners after their negotiations with each other broke down, sources familiar with the companies' thinking said on Wednesday.
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US officials scrutinising Google-Yahoo deal
SAN FRANCISCO: The US Department of Justice said Wednesday it is scrutinising a proposed online advertising deal between Google and Yahoo to make certain it doesn't stifle competition.
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Recent Original Stories
It's that time of the year again . "If 'a year of GNU/Linux on the desktop' is defined as a year when GNU/Linux has finally started its steady encroachment to the desktop then 2006 is the year.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sat 24th Sep 2005 19:53 UTC
"With [the Win95] release, Apple was tested - and they failed miserably. Not only did I warn Apple to take 95 more seriously, I also accurately forecast the massive decline that would happen to them if they didn't do just that.
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Microsoft seeks help for another Yahoo bid, report suggests
Michael Liedtke, The Associated Press July 2, 2008 - 10:16 p.m. SAN FRANCISCO - Unable to strike a deal on its own, Microsoft Corp. reportedly is hoping to snap up Yahoo's online search operations with the help of News Corp. and Time Warner Inc.
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Buy a laptop or PC, get free broadband subscription
Computer reseller Complink is offering a good deal to customers who will buy selected desktops and notebooks from their branches. The promotion Ultra My PLDT DSL Broadband Blowout is their mid-year offering.
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Free Adobe Reader v9 app now available
Just as PDF became an ISO standard, Adobe on Wednesday quietly released Adobe Reader 9, a new version of its free software for viewing and working with PDF files. Following the release of Acrobat 9 last week, the software includes native support for Adobe Flash, enabling users to include Adobe Flash Player compatible video and application files in ...
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.Mac Web Bookmark access to end soon [U]
Apple is extending access to .Mac Web Bookmarks past itsJune 30th end date to July 6th, which will make it impossible for users to access or update bookmarks located on the web portion of the service. Users are still able to synchronize bookmarks for the purpose of keeping consistency between several computers, but will not be able to access those ...
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LA Times to cut 250 jobs, including 150 news jobs
(AP:LOS ANGELES) The Los Angeles Times plans to cut 250 positions, including 150 jobs in the print and online news departments, amid a continuing industrywide slump in ad sales, the paper's editor said Wednesday.
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Google open sources RatProxy security tool
Google has released the source code for a security tool it uses internally..
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Victory predicted for Microsoft's Hyper-V
Microsoft will see its Hyper-V virtualization system overtake market leader VMware, according to one industry analyst..
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New law targets sex offenders online
A new state law is making it harder for sex offenders to find victims online. July 1 st a law went into effect that restricts sex offenders from sites like Myspace and Facebook.
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IE8 to get security upgrades
Microsoft is planning two new security features for the upcoming beta version of Internet Explorer 8..
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Movie trailers find big audiences online
It's been a so-so year for movies, but it's shaping up to be an excellent year for trailers.
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EU launches consultation on web accessibility for disabled
The European Commission on Wednesday launched a public consultation on measures to make websites accessible to the disabled. "Access to Internet websites is essential for many citizens in Europe, yet many simply cannot use them beca ...
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Linked by Adam S on Sat 30th Dec 2006 16:32 UTC
Since it's year end, I thought I'd post one more "fun piece" for everybody. After Thom posted an article on his customized KDE desktop , I thought it might be interesting to compare desktop screengrabs and see what other OSNews'ers desktops look like. Are you cluttered or clean? Are you minialist?
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