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Microsoft may revive discussions with Yahoo
NEW YORK - Microsoft Corp. said it may revive takeover talks with Yahoo Inc. , the second most popular US search engine, if investors back Carl Icahn's attempt to oust the board and chief executive Jerry Yang.
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posted by John O'Sullivan on Tue 7th Oct 2003 18:42 UTC
Microsoft has a little liability problem called Windows. Many are no doubt aware of a would-be class-action lawsuit launched last week in California. The suit targets Microsoft over security problems. The plaintiff is a woman who had her identity stolen.
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posted by Thom "Slakje" Holwerda on Fri 25th Jul 2003 19:42 UTC
To me, it's a miracle how every tiny article on OSNews.com, or any other tech-site, ends up in people shouting all sorts of nonsense at each other like "Linux is gonna bring back Elvis", "Windows shot president Kennedy", "Linux kept the cold war cold" or "Bill Gates wants to buy the moon and charge people for looking at it".
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sun 23rd Oct 2005 13:49 UTC
"I have started to port the linux ACPI subsystem because ACPI is becoming more important now and slowly replaces subsystems like the pci routing table, multi-processor table and apm.
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Books equal summer fun
TOWN OF NIAGARA -- While many children may be bored to death or have their eyes glued to a computer screen during the long summer months, Faith N. Helmich is a happy camper ensconced in a series of Pokemon adventures.
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5 basic tactics for improving your search engine rankings
If you have done nothing to improve the search engine rankings of your web pages, here's some advice that give results.
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posted by Søren Friis Østergaard on Mon 23rd Feb 2004 10:15 UTC
Apple has introduced many improvements that goes beyond small incremental improvements to existing technologies (think Quartz Extreme, Rendezvous etc.). They have succeeded in integrating complex technologies without the complexity.
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MOBILE INTERACTIVE GROUP BUILDS STRATEGIC ADVISOR TEAM TO PREPARE FOR EXPANSION
Appointment of industry experts from O2 and MTV Networks to advise group businesses Mobile Interactive Group (MIG) today announced the appointments of Simon Guild, former President and CEO of MTV Networks Europe, Matt Cockett, former Head of Music at O2 and Paul Samuels, former Head of Sponsorship as strategic advisors to build MIGs advisory team as the group prepares for continued expansion in ...
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Gmail Hooks Up Remote Control Feature
A privacy update being rolled out by Google will show if one's Gmail account is currently active from another location, and provides a way to shut off that remote usage. read more
WebProNews |
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Agence France Presse and MoMac launch AFP Mobile - a new mobile solution for news organisations globally
London 8th July 2008: Global news agency, Agence France-Presse (AFP) has selected MoMac and its mobile publishing platform, GoMedia, to launch AFP Mobile, a new mobile solution that enables newspaper publishers, online news outlets and mobile network operators to rapidly deploy a fully functioning, rich media mobile news service.
PhoneContent.com |
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Intel set to update Irish fabs, says report
Intel is set to invest a further tens of millions of dollars at its operations in Leixlip in Kildare, Ireland, according to local reports.
EETimes |
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Taiwanese PC maker launches its first subnotebook
MANILA, Philippines - A Taiwanese computer maker launched its own solid-state drive-based laptop in the Philippines, in a bid to compete in the subnotebook niche, considered as the fastest growing segment in Asia.
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Families sue over Monroe summer camp sexy photos
Bridgeport (AP, July 8, 2008 6:34 AM) -- A lawsuit has been filed by the families of three children at a Monroe summer camp who police say were forced to pose for sexually suggestive photos posted on the Internet.
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Chip-Cooling Technology Achieves 1,000-Watt Capacity
Researchers at Purdue University have developed a technology that uses "microjets" to deposit liquid into tiny channels and remove five times more heat than other experimental high performance chip-cooling methods for computers and electronics
ElectronicsWeb |
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Three ways to stop cell phone spam
Much like everything else, spamming has gone mobile. It used to be that you could expect only your e-mail inbox to be assaulted with unwanted messages.
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Internet may help track infectious disease outbreaks
Washington, July 8 : Internet discussion forums, listservs, and online news outlets could be an informative source of information on disease outbreaks, according to researchers from Children's Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School.
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Top impressions of candidates: 'change' vs. 'old'
Now more than ever, it's the old guy against the agent of change. Ask people to blurt out their first words about the two presidential candidates and one in five say "change" or "outsider" for Barack Obama and "old" for John McCain, according to an Associated Press-Yahoo News poll released Monday.
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CLASSES AND SEMINARS
The Workforce Training Institute at St. Clair County Community College is offering a series of summer classes that will allow educators to earn Michigan State Board of Education Continuing Education Units online.
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Mixed outlook for IT recruitment
Madeline Bennett, IT Week , Tuesday 8 July 2008 at 11:33:00 New report paints positive picture for IT graduates, but less rosy for those wanting to join tech firms A new graduate recruitment report has revealed that while technology vendors are reducing their intake of new starters, IT professionals are in demand among UK businesses, despite the threat of...
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Shavlik Security Suite Receives SCAP Validation from NIST
Shavlik Technologies, the market leader in delivering software solutions that rapidly accelerate and continuously improve security and compliance readiness, today announced that the Shavlik Security Suite has earned Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP) validation, a U.S. government-mandated initiative for standards-based security automation.
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Current Newswire:
[ Thanks to Sakshi Garg for this link. ] "Recently, OStatic covered Eucalyptus, an open source infrastructure for cloud computing on clusters that duplicates the functionality of Amazon's EC2, using the Amazon command-line tools directly.
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Electronic goods’ prices soar over last month
HCM CITY — The prices of mobile phones, computers, and electronic appliances have risen by 5-20 per cent in the last month, breaking a long-established downward trend, with dealers attributing it to the strengthening dollar.
Việt Nam News |
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Gagnez de l'argent avec Fable 2
Microsoft annonce les Pub Games pour son prochain titre à venir sur Xbox 360 : Fable 2.
JeuxFrance.com |
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Philippines to get first Atom laptop
Acer's Aspire One will be available in "a week's time", making it the first Atom-based low-cost notebook to debut in the Philippines, says company exec.
ZDNet Asia |
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Man charged with trying to sell stolen computer
MONTICELLO – Monticello Police have arrested Alberto Rodriguez, 40, of Monticello for possession possessing a computer system stolen from the office of the EconoLodge Motel on Broadway.
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