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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 12th Sep 2007 21:44 UTC
Having recently rediscovered itself as a systems company, Sun Microsystems has been welcomed into Microsoft's vast and growing family of OEM partners.
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Palm unveils new Treo in shadow of iPhone debut
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Palm Inc on Monday introduced a new high-end Treo mobile phone, hoping to challenge the BlackBerry's dominance with business users, but its debut fell in the shadow of the launch of Apple Inc's debut of its less pricey new iPhone which sold more than 1 million units over the weekend.
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"I'm loving Microsoft right now..."
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Walker allowed to work at lawmaker's farm
Judge Deister has given the go ahead for former Grand Junction High School Athletic Director Johnnie Walker to work at a farm in northeast Colorado. Walker...who is accused of enticing a child on the internet...is planning to work on a farm near Sterling owned by Colorado law maker Jerry Sonnenberg.
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Chinese Red Cross hacker gets two years in jail
A Chinese man has been sentenced to two years in jail after he hacked a Red Cross web site set up to collect funds for the victims of the Sichuan earthquake.
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Home wireless networks take off
A recent YouGov poll has shown that 59 per cent of people with broadband have set up a wireless network within their home.
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MS unveils online TV game-show for 360 News by
Microsoft unveiled a brand new effectively massively-multiplayer quiz game for Xbox Live during its E3 conference today. "1 vs. 100" is being developed in association with Big Brother production company Endemol, and will see a real-life sleb of some sort host an online quiz in a virtual studio.
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World's oldest blogger signs off
The Australian woman believed to be the world's oldest blogger has died. 108 year old Olive Riley had written some 74 entries to her blog, "The Life of Riley." The entries ranged from accounts of her day to day life in Woy Woy, Australia to stories from her childhood in the early 1900's.
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Microsoft-Icahn fire back at Yahoo as tie-up drama continues
A Yahoo sign is seen in Times Square in New York. Microsoft and Carl Icahn fired back at Yahoo on Monday as the corporate raider continues a quest to overthrow the struggling Internet firm's board and form an alliance with the software giant.
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Recent Original Stories
"Xandros Desktop Home Premium Edition is the most complete desktop GNU/Linux distribution on the market today, but it still has a few holes in it.
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Newspaper chain Gannett buys all of web marketing service ShopLocal
Newspaper chain Gannett Co. Inc. has bought out its two partners and taken full ownership of ShopLocal LLC, which hosts online versions of newspaper circulars for more than 100 multi-channel retailers.
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E3 Log: Microsoft Goes For Movies
Microsoft aims to plant the Xbox squarely in the center of homes' digital entertainment centers.
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Consumers rely heavily on online reviews when purchasing products
Consumer reviews play a major role in the decision to purchase products or services, according to Opinion Research Corp., an infoGroup company.
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Outraged Icahn refocuses on ousting Yahoo board
Mon, Jul 14, 2008 (1:45 p.m.) Apparently abandoning hopes for a truce with Yahoo Inc., investor Carl Icahn sharpened his focus on replacing the Internet company's board Monday after his attempt to negotiate a deal with Microsoft Corp. was angrily rejected.
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Microsoft exec says Xbox 360 will outsell the PS3 and Wii
Despite the Nintendo Wii’s impressive sales figures, Microsoft says its Xbox 360 will eventually outsell both the Wii and the PlayStation 3 globally. Speaking at its Xbox press conference at the E3 gaming conference, Microsoft’s senior vice president of entertainment, Don Mattrick, said the Xbox 360 hardware was in “fantastic shape”. He touted the consoles impressive installed base in the United ...
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Angola: Filda2008 - Mobile Firm 'Movicel' At Fair With Broadband Internet
Angolan mobile phone operator "Movicel" will grant to exhibitors of the International Fair of Luanda (Filda/2008), to happen from July 15 to 20, a broadband Internet service and will hold a daily competition of romantic messages.
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Connected Nation Joins with National Leaders to Encourage Federal Broadband Legislation
Coalition of Leading Technology and Advocacy Organizations Urges Congressional Support of Universal Broadband Legislation (PRWeb Jul 14, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/Connected/Nation/prweb1105094.htm
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E3 '08: Portal spin-off leads XBLA lineup
GLaDOS leads the Live Arcade charge alongside South Park, Geometry Wars 2, Galaga Legions, Uno Rush, and the original N64 Banjo-Kazooie.
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Dell Latitude XT Tablet to Get Multi-Touch Tomorrow [Tablets]
Dell's Latitude XT tablets will receive their long-awaited multi-touch firmware update Tuesday, adding multi-touch to web browsers, MS Office, Google Earth, photo viewers, and more to zoom, scroll...
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Xbox 360 to Play Full Games Directly Off the Hard Drive [Xbox 360]
Microsoft dropped a bunch of awesome bombs in their keynote, but there's more! Marc Whitten reveals that you'll be able to copy full games and play them directly off the hard drive to shrink load...
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UGI Corporation to Hold Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2008 Earnings Conference Call and Webcast on July 30
UGI Corporation (NYSE:UGI) will hold a live Internet Audio Webcast of its conference call to discuss third quarter earnings and other current activities at 4:00 PM ET on Wednesday, July 30, 2008.
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Microsoft-Icahn fire back at Yahoo as tie-up drama continues
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Microsoft and Carl Icahn fired back at Yahoo on Monday as the corporate raider continues a quest to overthrow the struggling Internet firm's board and form an alliance with the software giant.
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AmeriGas Partners, L.P. to Hold Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2008 Earnings Conference Call and Webcast on July 30
AmeriGas Partners, L.P. (NYSE:APU) will hold a live Internet Audio Webcast of its conference call to discuss third quarter earnings and other current activities at 4:00 PM ET on Wednesday, July 30, 2008.
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Harmonix, MTV Games and Electronic Arts Set to Rock the World Again With Rock Band(TM)2
For the First Time Ever in a Music Videogame - Compete Against Other Bands Online; Export Music Tracks from Original Disc to Rock Band 2(1)Upgraded World Tour, Battle of the Bands, Set Challenges and ...
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Irked Icahn steps up effort to replace Yahoo board after rejection of latest Microsoft offer
(AP:SAN FRANCISCO) Apparently abandoning hopes for a truce with Yahoo Inc., investor Carl Icahn sharpened his focus on replacing the Internet company's board Monday after his attempt to negotiate a deal with Microsoft Corp. was angrily rejected.
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