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11:18AM: Miley Cyrus: Vanity Fair photo spread embarrasses her
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. "I took part in a photo shoot that was supposed to be 'artistic' and now, seeing the photographs and reading the story, I feel so embarrassed," Cyrus said Sunday.
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The Top 75 Open Source Security Apps
1-16: Anti-Malware, Anti-Spyware, Communication, Data Removal... About a year ago, we took a look at the growing trend toward open-source security and highlighted 10 of the best apps available.
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17:06 (BST), 28/04/2008 The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS Ben Barnes ...
– Fans of The Chronicles of Narnia will get to experience two unique film scenes only one way – on their home consoles or Windows-based PC. Disney Interactive Studios announced today that two original scenes for Disney/Walden Media’s The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian video game were filmed exclusively for the product and appear separately from the film.
gamesindustry.biz |
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J’ville library offers computer classes
The Jacksonville Public Library will once again be offering computer training classes for the general public.
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17:18 (BST), 28/04/2008 Secret Online Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE San Jose, April 28, ...
San Jose, April 28, 2008 – Zyon Games announced their North American website launch of Secret Online today. The website can be found at http://secret.zyongames.com and is the first official English translation of the immensely popular free-to-play Chinese MMORPG dubbed Secret Online.
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Windows XP lives on through licensing loopholes
Three of the world's largest PC manufacturers are exploiting loopholes in Microsoft licensing terms as a means of supplying Windows XP beyond its official kill date.
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"Who is your Hybrid" Is Becoming a Social Networking Question
A people watching bar game is quickly becoming an internet social networking anomaly. The website www.thehumanhybrid.com has the net asking the question "Who is your hybrid"?
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SRC to Provide Computing Solutions for PI TrackR Program
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.----SRC Computers, Inc., a leader in reconfigurable computing systems, has announced that it has been selected to provide processors for the Precision Image Tracking and Registration program developed by the Air Force Research Lab's Sensors Directorate.
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HP, Dell Challenge Asus in Low-Cost Laptops
Dell plans to launch an 8.9-inch laptop for less than $499, while HP's Mini-Note PC will soon be available for $499
BusinessWeek |
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Vantage Learning Launches MY Access!(R) College Edition(TM) to Improve Writing Skills for Incoming Freshman
NEWTOWN, Pa.----On the heels of the National Assessment of Educational Progress 2007 Writing Assessment report indicating that while progress is being made, only 24 percent of 12th grade students nationally are at proficient levels or above, Vantage Learning, the world's leading provider of online instructional writing tools has announced the release of MY Access!® College Edition™, designed to ...
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Discrete graphics processor targets embedded devices
— Apr. 17, 2008 — Chipmaker Via's S3 Graphics division has announced a high-performance discrete graphics processor positioned as the first to meet the embedded industry's thermal requirements.
Linux Devices |
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Few states allow oversea troops to vote by e-mail
WASHINGTON -- U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan can speak to their families by Web camera and fight insurgents using sophisticated electronic warfare. Yet when it comes to voting, most troops are stuck in the p
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Verizon's earnings jump thanks to wireless growth
Verizon Wireless unit recorded 1.5 million net customer additions, and Verizon's FIOS TV service signed up 263,000 net new customers.
EETimes |
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Top IT job at NHS split into two
And earn £200,000 a pop
Silicon.com |
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Anti-virus hacking contest polarizes vendors
Race to Zero intolerance Security firms have split over the merits of a hacking contest aimed against anti-virus packages planned for August's Defcon conference.…
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Washington DC
REDMOND, Wash. ( Map ) - REDMOND, Wash. , April 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- As part of its Sustainable Computing Program, Microsoft Corp. today announced it will support four academic research projects focused on energy efficiency in computing in the areas of datacenter power efficiency, power management and the creation of parallel computing architecture with decreased power demands.
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City Parks Employee Suspended
A Lexington City Parks employee has been suspended because of complaints about inappropriate computer use. A statement released by the city late Monday says the employee, who was not named, has been supervising students in an after-school program since 2002.
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APD has weapon to fight online crime
As Internet criminals continue to conduct crimes under a veil of anonymity, an officer with the Auburn Police Department's detective bureau has undergoing training to collect the evidence that would unmask these culprits.
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5 Japan Online Brokers Fare Poorly in FY 2007
Tokyo, Apr 28, 2008 (Jiji Press) - All five major Japanese online stockbrokers performed poorly in fiscal 2007 as the U.S. subprime mortgage crisis sapped appetite among individual investors.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 29th Aug 2007 23:12 UTC
Microsoft is finally talking about the much-anticipated first service pack for Windows Vista and will release the first beta to a select group of about 15,000 customer and partner testers within the next few weeks.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 25th Oct 2005 09:00 UTC
Microsoft plans to discontinue the use of the SSLv2 (Secure Socket Layer) protocol in the coming Internet Explorer browser refresh.
New Mobile Computing |
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Do You Foxit? Then Patch It!
The makers of Foxit Reader -- a free alternative application to Adobe's software for viewing portable document format (PDF) files -- has issued an update that plugs several security holes. Hats off to Foxit Software, which turned around a patched version of its program about 24 hours after a security researcher published information about the vulnerabilities. The latest build, available from ...
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GROUPE STERIA : Steria announces the opening of a new Centre of Excellence for Java Agile Development in Luxembourg
The Steria Centre of Excellence for Java Agile Development opened its doors on April 28, 2008 in the presence of M. le Ministre de la Justice, Ministre du Trésor et du Budget, Sir Luc Frieden and his Excellency the ambassador of France, Sir Charles-Henri d’Aragon.
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At least one Psystar Mac clone ships
With doubts circulating about the company's legitimacy, Psystar announced that it had begun shipping its Open Computer Mac clone last week. Early this morning, a video surfaced apparently chronicling the arrival of at least one model.
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Apple refreshes its iMac line
Apple's consumer desktops have received faster processors and better graphics cards, which may only add momentum to a product line analysts are saying may finally be stealing market share from Vista.
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