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One million users sign up for DED's eServices
15 July 2008 DUBAI -- The Information Technology Division at the Department of Economic Development (DED) announced that the DED's eServices launched at its web site have received strong response from customers, with over 1 million users logging in during the first six months of 2008.
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BT plans UK’s largest ever investment in Super-Fast Broadband
BT today announced plans to roll out fibre-based, super-fast broadband to as many as 10 million homes by 2012. The £1.5 billion programme will deliver a range of services with top speeds of up to 100 Mb/s with the potential for speeds of more than 1,000 Mb/s in the future.
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XBox 360 to stream Netflix movies
Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360 video game console will be able to stream thousands of movies over the Internet, thanks to a deal announced Monday with Netflix Inc. that highlights the way gaming devices are expanding into all-purpose home-entertainment hubs. The arrangement, revealed at the E3 Media & Business Summit in Los Angeles, will let Netflix subscribers stream 10,000 movies and TV shows ...
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New Zealand Teen Fined In Penn Computer Hack
A New Zealand teenager who admitted to hacking into the University of Pennsylvania computer system was ordered Tuesday to pay more than $11,000 in fines but avoided a conviction so that he can help police solve computer crimes.
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Joss Whedon brings the Web something 'Horrible'
If the Internet seems particularly slow today, don't try to adjust your computer. It's just Joss Whedon trying something new.
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Wacom draws confident plans
The computer-and-pen systems that Scott Adams uses to sketch his Dilbert cartoons and that Nike designers use for prototypes of apparel are in such high demand that the Vancouver business that contrib...
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Study: UF medical students reveal private information on Facebook
A recent UF study suggests that medical students should take up a “private” practice and conceal personal information on their Facebook profiles.
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Recent Original Stories
"Microsoft will move the graphics for its next version of Windows outside of the operating system's kernel to improve reliability, the software giant has told Techworld.
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Recent Original Stories
They better check that thermostat down in hell, because, believe it or not, AmigaOS4 has found a computer to run on - a computer which we will actually be able to buy. I kid you not.
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Outraged Yahoo investor advances ouster attempt
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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Reading, writing and recycling
To help curb the growing number of waste contributed by bottled water- and soda-drinkers at the schools, Madison County Recycling this year began providing bins for recycled plastic bottles and Highland Recycling agreed to pick up recycled plastic at schools. Plastic is an enormous source of waste along with the cardboard.
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Fontana mayor posts to Web site
FONTANA - Say what you will about Mayor Mark Nuaimi. Better yet, say it to him. Nuaimi interacts with residents on hunters-ridge.com. Initially dedicated to issues in a northside neighborhood, the Web site has morphed into a citywide forum.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sun 11th Feb 2007 15:51 UTC
Forbes takes a look at Vista, and writes: "More than five years in the making, more than 50 million lines of code. The result? A vista slightly more inspiring than the one over the town dump . The new slogan is: 'The Wow Starts Now', and Microsoft touts new features, many filched shamelessly from Apple's Macintosh.
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Recent Original Stories
OSNews.com informs you about the latest news on a vast range of operating systems, from the well-known mainstream OSes, down to small embedded (but also very interesting technically) ones.
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Windows NT User Group, -- 07/15/08 at Glendale Community Center
Windows NT User Group, -- 07/15/08 at Glendale Community Center
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E-commerce hits its stride
SEATTLE — As Internet retailing becomes more important for companies, the dynamic of how business is done is changing, according to two recent research reports.
Cape Cod Times |
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Whedon: Dr. Horrible A Rush
Joss Whedon told SCI FI Wire that he created Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog , a loony Internet musical, in a "mad rush of joy and ridiculousness." The first of three parts debuts on the official Web site on July 15.
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How it works: DVR technology
A digital video recorder (DVR), like this model from LG, is actually a computer and hard drive equipped with multiple TV tuner cards and an audio input/output card. TiVo is one brand of DVR, and cable and satellite companies offer their own versions.
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Power of words can prove costly
He created a monster. When his son was five, the father started teaching him how to use the computer in his home in Queens. Since then, the boy had taken over his swivel chair. His desk. His keyboard. His life.
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Thomson wins appeal of software patent verdict
A federal appellate court in Philadelphia on Monday overturned a jury's finding that Thomson Reuters Corp. infringed a patent for trading municipal bonds in Internet auctions.
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INTERNET EXCLUSIVE: This week in the Outdoors: Smoking with electricity
I’ve enjoyed grilling and smoking game and domestic meats in hunting and fishing camps from Canada to Mexico, and lots of places between. At home, I’ve become the self-appointed outdoor cook. I love the smoked flavor that hardwoods and fruitwoods give meats and I cook outside throughout the year.
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Day Software reveals general availability of Day Content Repository Extreme v1.4 - Quick Facts
(RTTNews) - Day Software (DYIHY.PK) announced the general availability of Day Content Repository Extreme v1.4.
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System failure wipes London Oyster cards
Thousands of London commuters may find their prepaid Oyster does not work, after a computer system crash disabled card readers across London. The computer system went down for at least five hours on Saturday morning until around 9.30am.
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Digital leaves few options for replacing portable sets
Barry Spadoni first bought a battery-powered TV after the Northridge earthquake in 1994, when his home in Los Angeles' San Fernando Valley was without electricity for 10 days. He later upgraded to a color model to stay on top of news during power outages -- and follow local college football games from high in the stands.
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Police impersonators flash a badge, fool a victim
NEW YORK — A man forces his way into an apartment to rape the woman who lives there. A guy on a bicycle handcuffs and robs pedestrians, and another gropes random women on the side of the road.
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