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Film camp may help local teens find career
When Megan Caraher, 14, learned film crews were shooting a movie based off her favorite book “Twilight,” a vampire love story, she headed straight for her computer.
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eDOORWAYS - Turning Social Networking Into Positive Cash Flow
HOUSTON----eDOORWAYS Corporation is aggressively pursuing its plan to turn social networking into a profitable enterprise. As other prominent networking sites such as MySpace and Facebook seemingly struggle to convert high-volume Internet real estate into multifaceted cash generators, a small, but growing concern may be in route to accomplishing just that.
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MacDailyNews - Where Mac news comes first
"Welcome to the computing world, Apple iPhone and iPod Touch—we've been waiting for you. Distributed via iTunes and timed with the July 11th release of the iPhone 3G, the iPhone 2.0 software upgrade opens up the iPhone and iPod Touch to third party software.
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Icahn: Replace Yahoo board to get Microsoft deal
NEW YORK - Activist investor Carl Icahn said today that replacing Yahoo's board of directors would ensure an acquisition deal with Microsoft.
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Kingston Technology Adds 8GB microSDHC Cards to Growing Mobile Phone Memory Family
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif.----Kingston Technology Company, Inc., the independent world leader in memory products, today announced the addition of 8GB microSD High-Capacity Flash memory cards to its mobile memory storage line.
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IT Layoffs? Not again!
“I’m sorry but we have to let you go.” I had to repeat that line multiple times as we reduced our IT staff when I worked for a consulting firm many years ago. Other crappy lines included “This is nothing personal, just business” and “I’m sure you’ll land on your feet.”
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Bondfaro Presents Innovative Look with Greater Emphasis on Product Information
Sniff out the right product and buy with confidence!" This is the slogan of the new Bondfaro , which has electronic content developed specifically to help consumers find the right product at the best store when Internet shopping.
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance |
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IT Layoffs? Not again!
“I’m sorry but we have to let you go.” I had to repeat that line multiple times as we reduced our IT staff when I worked for a consulting firm many years ago. Other crappy lines included “This is nothing personal, just business” and “I’m sure you’ll land on your feet.”
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Microsoft cuts Xbox price by $50, plans 60GB model
SEATTLE -- Microsoft Corp. is trimming the price of its Xbox 360 video game console to make way for a new model with a bigger hard drive.
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Ofcom proposes changes to complaints procedures
Consumers could find it easier in future to bring complaints against communications companies such as internet service providers (ISPs).
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CRN 14 July 2008
CRN Staff, CRN , Monday 14 July 2008 at 15:35:00 Articles from the 14-07-08 edition of CRN - Computer Reseller News Below is a selection of articles from this week's CRN:
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SOA Acceleration Software Company OpenSpan Secures $13 Million of C-Round Funding
OpenSpan announced that it closed $13 million of C-round venture capital funding. The round was co-led by FTVentures and Globespan Capital Partners, and included re-investments from Matrix Partners, Sigma Partners and Imlay Investments. The funding will help OpenSpan accelerate its growth with strategic new hires, expanded operations, including international markets, and continued investments ...
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Medical professionals will be disciplined
Suspended registered nurse Nancy Brtek's license for 30 days and ordered her to take an ethics course. Brtek gave her computer password and log-on information to a co-worker so that individual could complete an advanced cardiac life support test for Brtek, of Norfolk.
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"Midrug" Rating Company Ratifies A1 Rating for 012 Smile.Communications' Series A Bonds, Clears SMLC to Issue up to ...
Internet Gold today announced that Midrug Ltd., an Israeli financial rating company which is affiliated with Moody's, has reissued the A1 rating originally awarded to the Series A debentures issued in 2007 by 012 Smile.Communications , Internet Gold's 72.4%-owned subsidiary.
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance |
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Look Ma, no wires
For many Valley visitors and citizens, the Internet is key for work, play and everyday life. Luckily, there are many hotspots around the Valley where Net addicts can stay logged on and tuned in.
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For some, McCain is “too old”
WASHINGTON - So how old is John McCain? Six-packs, automatic transmissions and the American Express card were all introduced after he was born, not to mention computers which McCain admits he doesn’t use.
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Yoggie launches security ExpressCard
Israeli vendor Yoggie Security Systems has released its new Gatekeeper Card Pro which helps businesses secure laptops used outside the corporate firewall.
VNU Net via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News |
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Getty, Flickr partner to sell pics
SAN FRANCISCO -- Flickr, a popular online photo-sharing site owned by Yahoo Inc., is teaming up with Getty Images to offer shutterbugs a chance to turn their hobby into a moneymaking endeavor.
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Mudd Advertising Announces New Media Campaign Tracking Portal; Enables Auto Dealers to Effectively Track Advertising
Mudd Advertising (www.mudd.com) today announced the launch of AdTracks, a new media campaign tracking portal for its auto dealer clients. AdTracks gives dealerships the ability to track, measure and analyze all aspects of their advertising and is accessible via the Internet from anywhere in the world, at any time of day.
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ActivEngage Turns Internet Leads into Phone Ups with ActivConnect
ActivEngage (www.ActivEngage.com), the automotive industry's premier provider of proactive live chat for dealer websites, today announced the launch of ActivConnect, a new service that boosts the effectiveness of live chat by increasing the number of Internet leads that are turned into phone conversations with dealership staff. The service is an extension of the company's core focus on ...
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Medical professionals will be disciplined
Suspended registered nurse Nancy Brtek's license for 30 days and ordered her to take an ethics course. Brtek gave her computer password and log-on information to a co-worker so that individual could complete an advanced cardiac life support test for Brtek, of Norfolk.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 6th Jan 2006 14:45 UTC
"Microsoft has some catching up to do. It's not a phrase you hear every day. But whether it's Apple Computer's iTunes-iPod combo or Google's advertising engine, the software maker's top executives readily admit that they are coming from behind.
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SHARE PRICE LEAPS 12% Microsoft willing to restart Yahoo talks
NEW YORK - Microsoft Corp. said it would be willing to reopen talks to buy all or part of Yahoo Inc, but only if a new Yahoo board is elected - a big boost for financier Carl Icahn's board slate.
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SLO woman arrested after stabbing in park
A San Luis Obispo woman was arrested Sunday after allegedly stabbing a man in the chest at Santa Rosa Park. Police were called to the Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center emergency room around 9 p.m. Sunday after a man showed up with a non-life-threatening stab wound to the chest. Officers said that the man, Theodore Clayton, 37 of San Luis Obispo, had argued with a woman in the park. The woman ...
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Linked by Quentin Hartman on Mon 14th Jul 2008 09:58 UTC, submitted by Dan Warne
So you thought Linux was the key to the Eee PC's success? Not so, according to ASUS . "The bulk of the requests and requirements we see in the marketplace are for the model with Windows rather than Linux," says Henry Lee, Acer's senior product manager.
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