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Apple punts 'Penryn' iMacs
Apple has updated its iMac line of consumer desktops, taking the machines' processor into the 45nm era with a set of 'Penryn' Core 2 Duo options. It upgraded the desktops' graphics too.
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Nigeria: Nitda Vows to Enforce Internet Standard
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) is now poised to ensure that users of Internet in Nigeria comply with global best practices.
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AMD launches lines for small, mid-sized businesses
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. unveiled its first products aimed at small and medium-sized businesses on Monday. (AMD) (HPQ)
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Apple refreshes iMac line
Apple's consumer desktops have received faster processors and better graphics cards to further cement their place in the market.
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AMD Business Class plan to help SMBs shave costs
AMD Monday announced Business Class, an initiative to gain market share among small to medium enterprises. Opening the door for longer lifecycles, it will lower PC total cost of ownership, according to AMD. The Business Class initiative calls for AMD to support and ship processors and chipsets from first product availability for up to 24 months. The initial lineup for the plan includes: ...
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David Mamet - Mamet Shuns Computers
Legendary writer DAVID MAMET writes all of his plays and movies with a typewriter - claiming he doesn't even know how to turn on a computer. The 60-year-old's stage ...
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Miley Cyrus says photo spread embarrasses her
Posted: Monday, April 28, 2008 at 11:45 a.m. LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Miley Cyrus is taking issue with a photo of herself that's going around, and it's not another amateur, truth-or-dare Internet snapshot - it's the handiwork of Annie Leibovitz.
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Teens arrested after breaking into school
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - Police have arrested three local teens who allegedly burglarized a local school. The teens allegedly broke a window at Eddy Middle School on South Lumpkin Road and stole a variety of computer hardware.
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CashEdge rolls out Ensim technology
Ensim Corporation, the leading provider of user provisioning and access control software, today announced that CashEdge, an innovator in enabling ...
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Coben plot makes readers 'Hold Tight'
HOLD TIGHT By Harlan Coben (Dutton, 400 pages, $26.95) Since his friend Spencer committed suicide, 16-year-old Adam Baye has been sullen and withdrawn. His grades have slipped. He quit the ice hockey team. Now he spends most of his time alone in his room with the door closed, staring at his computer screen.
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Nigeria: Group to Create Jobs Through Internet
The Nigeria Internet Group (NIG) has announced the request to be a beneficiary or sponsor in its Internet for Jobs (I4J) Initiative, expected to boost employment in the country and create self-reliant jobs.
AllAfrica.com |
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Hot Laptop Bags to Go
These bags will keep the mobile executive traveling in style this summer.
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Kolb a finalist for city manager job in Durham, N.C.
Former Wichita City Manager George Kolb is one of three finalists to become city manager of Durham, N.C., according to a report posted this morning on Newsobserver.com. Kolb will participate in a public and employee form at Durham's city hall at 7 tonight. An Internet broadcast of that forum will be available at www.durhamnc.gov . Kolb, who has been working as an interim lecturer at ...
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Smart acquires smaller rivalsd
THE wireless unit of Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) has acquired two firms that own a rival in the 3G (third-generation) mobile business.
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eWeek Newsbreak, April 28, 2008
In the news this week: Live Mesh: A Developer’s Dream? Microsoft's new software-plus-service initiative could mean a host of opportunities for programmers. Yahoo posted a better-than-expected quarterly profit last week, but failed to do well enough to convince many on Wall Street that Microsoft needs to raise its takeover bid. FCC Chairman Kevin Martin laid down some markers last week on what ...
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Miley Cyrus 'embarassed' by topless Vanity Fair photos
LOS ANGELES — Miley Cyrus is taking issue with a photo of herself that’s going around, and it’s not another amateur, truth-or-dare Internet snapshot — it’s the handiwork of Annie Leibovitz.
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Google optimistic about Yahoo deal - source
Google believes regulators would not bar a potential business deal with Yahoo because it would be "non-exclusive", says a person familiar with Google's thinking.
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Microsoft Says Attacks Not its Fault
April 28, 2008 -- ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- In a Friday evening blog posting, Microsoft denied reports that a vulnerability in its SQL server software had enabled hundreds of thousands of websites to be infected with malicious code last week.
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ING Direct Launches Banking Kiosks in Spain ePaynews.com
Apr 28 2008 : ING Direct Spain has installed self-service banking kiosks developed by Dutch IT firm Public Computing in its branches. The X6 kiosks went live in March 2008, Public Computing says.
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US cites China, Russia for failing to protect intellectual property
The number of Internet users in the Chinese countryside surged 127.7 percent last year, thanks to double-digit economic growth and fast expanding rural network construction, state media said Friday.
The Manila Times |
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DataCore Software lands $30M round
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL—DataCore Software Corporation, a vendor of hardware independent, storage virtualization software, has accepted a $30 million equity investment from Insight Venture Partners and Updata Partners.
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Mitrionics FPGA-Accelerated Computing Platform for Bio and Genome Informatics Demonstrated at Bio-IT World Conference
Bio-IT World Conference & Expo -- Mitrionics(TM), Inc., developer of the Mitrion(TM) Software Acceleration Platform and the Mitrion Virtual Processor, today announced it will be presenting and promoting its latest advancements in accelerated computing at the Bio-IT World Conference this April 28-30, 2008 in Boston, Massachusetts. Mitrionics released an upgrade to its SDK, including the Mitrion ...
Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance |
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ArcelorMittal formalises IT services pact with two Indian cos
New Delhi, Apr 28 World's largest steel maker ArcelorMittal today said it has entered into framework deals with Satyam Computer Services and MindTree Consulting for providing IT services to its Western Europe operations.
Chennai Online |
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Growing Customer Base Lifts Verizon Profit
The company earned $1.64 billion in the first quarter, up 9.8 percent from a year ago, as its wireless division attracted more customers.
NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance |
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Everybody Hates Vista
There's no denying the movement to keep Microsoft's Windows XP alive.
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