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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 8th Aug 2006 13:05 UTC
Yesterday, Steve Jobs of Apple held his usual keynote speech at the Apple Worldwide Developer Conference at the Moscone Center, San Fransisco. I usually thoroughly enjoy Jobs's keynotes; they are a well-planned piece of theater, complete with drama, comedy, and even action.
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Fecal bacteria found on U. of Wash. keyboards
The University of Washington says its computer keyboards will now be cleaned weekly after a student research project found high levels of fecal coliform bacteria on some of them.
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Old computers get new life with students
About 700 computers that reached the end of their useful life at Carlisle Area School District are now starting second careers in area homes, thanks to a program initiated by technology coordinator Stephanie Douglas.
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Creative Zen X-Fi 32GB / 16GB Wi-Fi player released
The new Creative Zen X-Fi is now available in 32GB / 16GB Wi-Fi models, supporting music, video and photo streaming as well as instant messaging.
infoSyncWorld |
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The man who changed Internet security
Future vulnerability disclosures should benefit from Dan Kaminsky's responsible handling of Tuesday's DNS flaw.
CNET |
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Police probe "hitmen" Web site adverts
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico City police are investigating classified advertisements posted on the Internet by people offering their services as hired killers for as little as $6,000, police said on Friday.
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BSNL to invest Rs 5,000 cr on WiMax project
The company aims to roll out wireless broadband connectivity through WiMax technology commercially this year, especially in urban areas. Initially, it will start its operations in three states -- Maharashtra (excluding Mumbai), Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh.
rediff.com |
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Telstra to sell broadband capacity wholesale
TELSTRA has opened its ADSL2+ broadband network to rival wholesale customers, but it won't be an open-door policy.
Australian IT |
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World's oldest blogger dies in Australia
A 108-year-old Australian woman who was promoted as the world's oldest blogger has died two weeks after making her last post about "singing a happy song," her great-grand son and her online forum said.
Miami Herald |
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City council to get more airtime and Web play
GALVESTON — Every detail of city council interactions will be televised and streamed online come October, as long as there’s enough money to fund it.
Galveston County Daily News |
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ACS Named to Top 20 in Training Outsourcing Industry for Five Consecutive Years
Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. has been named to the Top 20 companies list in the training outsourcing industry by TrainingOutsourcing.com for the fifth consecutive year.
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Bigger Phishers to Fry, Part 2: The Phuture of Phishing
If one were to look for sure bets in the online world, phishing would be right up there on the growing list of security concerns. The art of phishing has been a remarkable study in technology innovation. It started as a simple means of luring unsuspecting consumers to visit bogus Web sites to capture basic credit card information.
E-Commerce Times |
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Growing abuse of drug sale laws need to be curbed, not ignored
Many websites offer prescription medications from out of the United States to online users without prescriptions. Customers can have highly addictive drugs shipped to them without any name or age verification. All a person needs is an address and a credit card.
The Daily Iowan |
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Austin plans city wireless access
AUSTIN, Minn. — The city of Austin plans to implement wireless Internet in a one-mile area of downtown by October.
Pioneer Press |
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Why is YouTube hoarding data?
Why is YouTube hoarding data? Viacom's billion-dollar lawsuit against Google's YouTube has enormous implications for the flow of information online. At stake is the degree to which websites will have to monitor and restrict the material that users post for others to peruse - a community approach to content that's at the heart of such social media sites as YouTube, MySpace, and Facebook. ...
The Daily Iowan |
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Technology stokes new Web privacy fears
User profiles are getting more detailed. Some lawmakers are worried but perplexed by how it all works. Consumers worry about their Internet privacy. Politicians vow to investigate. And two of the nation's biggest tech companies, Google Inc. and Microsoft Corp., support federal legislation for data collection.
AM New York |
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Microsoft confirms 360 price drop & new model
It has been rumored for a while and Target jumped the gun announcing a US$299 Xbox 360, but Microsoft finally confirmed over the weekend an Xbox 360 price drop and new model. The 20 GB Xbox 360 is now just US$299, but if you want the console US$50 cheaper you’ll have to be quick. Microsoft has [...]
Geek.com |
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MIT Reports Finer Lines For Microchips
MIT researchers have achieved a significant advance in nanoscale lithographic technology, used in the manufacture of computer chips and other electronic devices, to make finer patterns of lines over larger areas than have been possible with other methods.
PhotonicsOnline |
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BI Software features set analysis capability.
With Set Analysis, QlikView v8.5 compares associated data sets with any other data set, in same view and on-the-fly. Information can be explored intuitively and visually, with drill-down detail in a few clicks. Mass client deployment using AJAX and Java ensures secure deployment of large numbers of QlikViews to large numbers of users. In addition to visualization and charting features, software ...
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VMEbus SBC features Intel® 5100 MCH chipset.
Available with Intel Dual- or Quad-Core LV Xeon processor, dual-slot Model V7812 features 4 MB L2 cache and supports 4 GB DDR2 ECC SDRAM, 6 USB 2.0 ports, and 4 GigE ports. Intel 5100 MCH chipset provides 6 on-board PCI Express connections. Based on 65 nm fabrication process, M72 graphics module features ATI Radeon E2400 processor with HD decoding, and Unified Shader Architecture, which brings ...
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iRise Ships Single User Version of Software Visualization Authoring Tool
EL SEGUNDO, Calif.----iRise®, the world's leading visualization solutions company, today announced the immediate availability of iRise Professional Edition, a single user version of its popular enterprise, team-based software visualization authoring tool.
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance |
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Signature Wines & Beverages Offers New Products Online
HAYWARD, Calif.----Signature Wines & Beverages, the premier provider of direct-to-consumer beverage programs in the US, announced that consumers can now create personalized gift boxes for their special celebration or order labels for their best home brew or vintage on signaturewines.com.
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance |
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Color Print Controller optimizes workflow.
When paired with Aficio MP C6000/MP C7500 Series, Fiery-based E-7100 Print Controller delivers rapid project processing and queue management. Unit comes standard with hard disk drive capacity of 80 Gb and 1.8 GHz Intel Celeron M440 processor. Intuitive setup, submission, and monitoring features ensure accurate color production across array of reproduction tasks. With customizable icon-driven ...
ThomasNet |
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Application Suite helps create custom mobile services.
Streamezzo Skinnable Application Suite(TM) helps independent software developers, system integrators, and mobile agencies develop rich media-based mobile applications and services. Music Player, VoD Player, RSS Reader, and Photo Gallery each act as standalone application that can be deployed for use on all mobile operating systems. They can also be branded and customized with full skins, and two ...
ThomasNet |
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Option Card optimizes VFD communication capabilities.
With MCA 121 EtherNet/IP(TM) Option Card, VLT® AutomationDrive users can deploy Ethernet technology in manufacturing applications. Card delivers connectivity to Ethernet/IP-based networks via CIP, and can handle single EIP Class 1 connection with atual packet interval of 1 ms in both directions. Device includes 2-port switch with diagnostic functions, as well as built-in web server and email ...
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