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Hotel talks with Google fizzle, but Mountain View still pushing for a top flight resort
Negotiations between Mountain View and Google to build a hotel on the city's east side may have fizzled, but officials are still pushing hard to bring a four-diamond resort to the area.
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Windows XP Service Pack 3 auto update imminent
Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) was released back in April, and with it came a slew of problems for users. First of all Microsoft had to halt the release for a week due to an incompatibility issue with Microsoft Dynamics Retail Management System. Then it was found anyone running XP with an AMD processor [...]
Geek.com |
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Russian blogger sentenced for ‘extremism'
Man who described police as ‘scum' in online posting given a suspended jail sentence, prompting bloggers to warn of a crackdown on free speech
The Globe and Mail |
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Cameras, Bluetooth, and Music Top Handset "Must Haves"
Digital camera functionality, Bluetooth connectivity, and music/radio playback on mobile phones are the top three features that consumers consider essential for the next mobile phone they will purchase, according to a recent ABI Research survey of 1,402 current wireless subscribers in seven countries.
Cellular-News.com |
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Google goes all Lively
Google has just launched Lively, an online 3D chat environment that users can use to embed communications tools into their blogs or web sites.
VNU Net via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News |
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Attacking phishing at the source
Good news on the phishing front. Google reports that they are now authenticating all e-mail that purports to come from eBay and PayPal. Using e-mail authentication standards including DomainKeys and Domain Keys identified Mail, and working with PayPal and eBay, Google's Gmail now verifies every e-mail...
ZDNet |
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Newberry Man Arrested In Internet Predator Sting
Joey Edward Nelson, 52, was arrested on two counts of Criminal Solicitation of a Minor.
WSPA Spartanburg |
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Recent Original Stories
Here is an interview with Bill Buck and Raquel Velasco of Genesi, the company behind the PowerPC G4 Open Desktop Workstation . They talk about MorphOS, Java, the ODW, future plans for the ODW, and much more.
New Mobile Computing |
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Massachusetts Legislature Debating Proposed Internet Privacy Bill
In Massachusetts, house and senate members are debating a bill designed to protect the privacy of people searching the internet. The legislation would make internet providers tell users about their tracking habits and provide them with the option of blocking the tracking.
WTEN Albany |
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Lining up for the new Apple iPhone
Apple Computer's web site says that the new 3G iPhone will go on sale this Friday at 8am, and according to one observer , lines are already starting to form outside the New York City store.
IT World |
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Leading Data Storage Provider Announces Launch of Spare Mobile to Meet Rising Consumer Demand of Mobility and Data ...
With the launch of Spare Mobile today, mobile phone users can now remotely access photos, music and podcasts from their home computers anytime, anywhere, from their mobile device.
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance |
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Blackbaud Complets Kinetra Buy
CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Blackbaud®, Inc. (NASDAQ: BLKB), the leading provider of software and related services designed specifically for nonprofit organizations, announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Kintera®, Inc., the leader and pioneering provider of Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions to the nonprofit and government sectors.
Byte and Switch |
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D-Link Ships DSM-210 Photo Frame with WiFi Built-in
D-Link today announced that it is now shipping the new Wi-Fi digital photo frame that lets users quickly and effortlessly display and share photos, as well as popular Internet content, using a convenient website or with a drag and ...
PDA Buyer's Guide |
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ATEN Technology Expands Audio/Video Product Line to Broadcasters, Systems Integrators and Educational Institutions
IRVINE, Calif. , July 9 /PRNewswire/ -- ATEN Technology, Inc., an innovator of high-quality KVM ( keyboard /video/mouse) and remote connectivity products to centrally manage servers, network devices and IT infrastructure, today announced the launch of its expanded line of audio and video products.
Broadcast Newsroom |
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Chip may speed up internet 100 times
A TECHNOLOGICAL breakthrough by University of Sydney scientists could lead to people downloading the latest movie in a few seconds or chatting with small, cheap, video systems.
Central Midlands & Costal Advocate |
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Microsoft to deliver SQL Server 2008 in August
The long wait for SQL Server 2008 is nearly over. At its Worldwide Partner Conference in Houston on July 9, Bob Kelly, Microsoft Corporate Vice President of Infrastructure Server Marketing, told attendees that SQL Server 2008 will be on the August price list. by Mary Jo Foley
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A world novelty for an improved Tsunami Early Warning
Alfred Wegener Institute hands over simulation program for a German-Indonesian Early Warning System After completing their simulation component in the German-Indonesian Tsunami Early Warning System (GITEWS), the team for tsunami modelling of the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research in the Helmholtz Association has presented the currently leading software system for tsunami ...
uniprotokolle |
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IDC: Latin American packaged software set to grow 18% - Regional
The Latin American packaged software market is set to grow 18% this year from the US$5.9bn recorded in 2007, with an annual compound growth rate of 13% for the next five years, IDC Latin America research and consultancy VP Ricardo Villate told press.
Business News Americas |
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Experts discover major Internet flaw
LOS ANGELES, July 9 (UPI) -- U.S. security experts have discovered a major flaw in the design of the Internet's address system that affects virtually every corporate computer network.
UPI |
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1Password 2.7 adds login shortcuts
Agile has released v2.7 of 1Password, its password management utility. The software is designed to remember a multitude of passwords, and help insert them automatically; it can also help fill out other forms, and generate "strong" passwords that are more difficult to guess or crack. The v2.7 patch adds a new Bookmarks window integrated into web b...
MacNN |
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Comcast, Vonage Partner on Network Management
Internet telephony provider Vonage is the latest company to team up with Comcast in order to reach an agreement over the cable provider's network management practices, Comcast announced Wednesday.
PC Magazine |
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Ohio State University tops music piracy list
The industry is cracking down on illegal downloading by students, though violators could be anyone with access to a university's computer system.
WTOL 11 Toledo |
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Report: YouTube Ad Revenue Short of Expectations
Advertising revenue from YouTube is likely to total about $200 million this year and thus fall short of parent company Google Inc's expectations, The Wall Street Journal said on Tuesday, citing two sources familiar with the matter.
PC Magazine |
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Google Ventures Into Virtual Reality With 'Lively'
Google launches a new service called 'Lively' -- its answer to the popular virtual reality world 'Second Life.' The free service lets you roam far and wide since you aren't tethered to a single web site; there is already a Facebook app and one for MySpace is in the works.
Wired News |
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iPhone UK Web Sites Swamped Before Launch
Apple's new iPhone sold out online in Britain ahead of its Friday launch, defying general consumer gloom as the country's economy threatened to tip over into its first recession in more than a decade.
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