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Upgrade drags Stealth Bomber IT systems into the 90s
Pentium, code written in C - cutting edge stuff US aerospace heavyweight Northrop Grumman has revealed some details of a planned upgrade to the computing system of the famous B-2 Stealth Bomber, one of the most expensive and unusual aircraft in the world. According to reports, the well-known but seldom seen ghost bomber will be finally moving up to Pentium processors and code written in C. ...
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Don't click that mouse
NEW YORK - Credit card companies know what you've bought. Phone companies know whom you've called. Electronic toll services know where you've gone. Internet search companies know what you've sought.
Worcester Telegram & Gazette |
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Put a leash on Windows' automatic updates
Avoid the ill effects of an update gone awry by altering Windows Update's default settings to prevent automatic installations.
CNET |
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Fury as iPhone customers forced to wait hours for mobiles after computer meltdown
The launch of Apple's long-awaited iPhone 3G descended into farce today when computer problems left customers unable to take them home.
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Report calls for junk mail clampdown
A wide-ranging clampdown on the sources of junk mail, cold-calling and spam email has been proposed by an official report.
ITN via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News |
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Asia underground market awaits iPhone
As Apple Inc. rolled out its newest iPhone in Asia on Friday, dealers and buyers said it's only a matter of time _ maybe as little as a few days _ before the popular device hits the region's thriving underground marketplace. iPhones are nothing new to Asia,...
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New iPhone 3G puts Apple in the game
Apple Inc.'s new iPhone 3G and accompanying App Store is set to put the company known for technology innovation into another lucrative space -- gaming.
Reuters via Yahoo! News |
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£10k burglary at the Civic Hall
TWO men stole two brand new laptops, a plasma television and a projector from the Civic Hall in Trowbridge in broad daylight.
Wiltshire Times |
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Abortion Pill Sales Boom Over Net
Women living in countries where abortion is restricted - including Northern Ireland - are using the internet to buy abortion pills that allow them to have a termination at home.
SkyNews via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News |
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New iPhone hits shelves — COMMENT ON THIS STORY
Apple's iPhone seems to be the smartphone that consumers long to have, but analysts say it's aimed at a niche market and spending on the phone may not live up to its buzz. Canadians will finally get a chance to buy the mobile phone that lets users play [...]
The Sault Star |
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Customers Line Up Early For iPhone
Anxious buyers in Central Florida line up early to buy Apple's new iPhone.
WESH 2 Orlando |
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Women use web pills for illegal abortions
A prominent pro-life campaigner spoke of her horror today after it emerged that women in Northern Ireland are among those turning to the internet to buy medication which enables them to abort a pregnancy from home.
Belfast Telegraph |
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sun 23rd Apr 2006 17:40 UTC
Vista is all the rage at the moment (and now even the Sunday Eve Column is about it). I don't think there's a single piece of beta software that has ever been discussed as much as Windows Vista.
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Ontario will charge electronic recycling fee;
Ontario will become the latest province to charge a recycling fee on electronics, starting in the spring. In April, televisions, computers, peripherals, monitors and fax machines will be affixed with a surcharge to help pay for recycling the electronic waste. The cost for a TV will be [...]
The Sault Star |
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Women break to front of tech
SAN FRANCISCO - Eva Chen, who helped start Trend Micro in 1988, became CEO in 2004. After two decades in tech, Chen now has plenty of company in the executive ranks. A wave of female CEOs is putting a new face on the once male-dominated industry. These technically astute up-and-comers are benefiting from more start-ups, plenty of funding and lower costs to start a Web 2.0 company.
USATODAY.com via Yahoo! News |
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Eager buyers line up for iPhone 3G
Today is iPhone 3G day across the globe. Lines had already formed Thursday at some Apple Stores, including New York and San Francisco, where hard-core fans want to be first on the block with the new iPhone when it goes on sale at 8 a.m. at Apple and AT&T stores in the USA.
USATODAY.com via Yahoo! News |
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Study: Firefox Excels at Guarding the Henhouse
One way to evaluate the security of a Web browser is to determine what percentage of its users are using the latest version. In a study released on Tuesday by S. Frei et al, it was found that Firefox users are most likely to be up to date. Keeping the browser updated to the latest version these days is paramount.
LinuxInsider.com |
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More coverage of the new iPhone
Some Apple fanatics are already camped out in front of the New York Apple store waiting for 8 a.m. Friday when the new iPhone goes on sale.
Detroit Free Press |
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eHarmony CEO meets controversial success
Greg Waldorf never imagined he would be running an Internet dating service. As a young boy it was technology that fascinated him. So much so that Waldorf started a software consulting company before he even began high school. He clearly had drive and a head for business, but matchmaking? It is not as far off as it may sound.
CNN.com |
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Westwood's Real Opinion
INTERNET rumours that designer Vivienne Westwood wasn't impressed with the wardrobe of the recent Sex and the City film are just that: rumours.
British Vogue |
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07:19 (BST), 11/07/2008 Super Monkey Ball Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- SEGA® Mobile, ...
-- SEGA® Mobile, a division of SEGA® of America, today announced the release of Super Monkey Ball™ for the iPhone and iPod® Touch is available on Apple's App Store.
gamesindustry.biz |
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Infosys Profit Growth Slows as Orders Delayed in U.S. (Update2)
July 11 (Bloomberg) -- Infosys Technologies Ltd. , India's second-largest software-services provider, reported first-quarter profit growth slowed after widening credit-market losses prompted U.S. banking clients to delay orders.
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Cyber-Surfing Gives Everyone Easy Access to History
(ARA) - History is making history on the World Wide Web. With a click of the mouse, lifelong historians and those who just caught the history bug are taking to the Internet in record numbers to explore its nearly limitless access to times gone by.
Richfield Reaper |
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11:32 (BST), 11/07/2008 Publisher X launch Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS –Publisher X announced today its ...
–Publisher X announced today its formation as a new publisher that will focus on digital download platforms, such as the PlayStation Network for the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system, Xbox LIVE® online Arcade for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, WiiWare™ for Wii™, PC, the Apple® iPhone™ and the Apple® iPod touch™.
gamesindustry.biz |
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Getting by: Single mom, a lot of struggle
Stephanie Pemberton went to Wal-Mart to buy a new computer monitor. Though the single mom is on a strict budget, a computer is necessary so her children can keep in touch with their dad, who is stationed with the Air Force in South Korea.
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