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Finisar Corporation’s Allen division goes green
They’ve held recycling programs before, but Allen’s Advanced Optical Components (AOC) hopes that its next program goes beyond being “just a program” and changes the outlook of other businesses on being environmentally sound.
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Opinion: Not enough fibre
According to experts the world will soon run out of Internet bandwidth unless we install oodles more fibre optic cable. This shortage was discovered by a company which makes…..fibre optic cables.
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Kelso's new permit-tracking system ready to go
The city of Kelso’s $50,000 permit-tracking computer system makes its debut Tuesday, bringing the city planning department into the modern age.
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posted by Jim Kirkley on Thu 19th Jun 2003 01:53 UTC
Recently, an article published in OSNews by Joshua Boyles entitled " The Edge Computing System " captured my attention. This led me to publish my own article entitled " The Next Big Thing?
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Cable cut halts communications
A cut fiber cable left parts of Billings' West End and a number of communities to the south and west of town without Qwest phone, Internet and 911 emergency services for much of Monday.
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Recent Original Stories
From the WSJ: "The dream of cheap computers in the hands of millions of poor children is becoming a reality, though not exactly as its proponents imagined.
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Microsoft, Netflix Partner To Stream Movies To Xbox Live
Microsoft, Netflix Partner To Stream Movies To Xbox Live
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Lawyers in YouTube lawsuit reach user privacy deal
SAN FRANCISCO - DEFENDANTS and plaintiffs in two related copyright infringement lawsuits against YouTube have reached a deal to protect the privacy of millions of YouTube watchers during evidence discovery, a spokesman for Google Inc said on Monday.
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XBox Users to Get Netflix Streams
Microsoft's Xbox 360 video game console will be able to stream thousands of movies over the Internet, thanks to a deal with Netflix.
Fox News |
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'Spore' computer game's alien population exploding
LOS ANGELES, California (AFP) - The "Spore" alien population is exploding, boding well for the September launch of the latest brainchild of computer game legend Will Wright.
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Linked by Smith Johnson on Tue 25th Sep 2007 20:53 UTC
The internet is abuzz with the news that Apple intends to break iPhones containing third party applications. Unlocked phones are also likely to be victims of the next software update.
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The Magic Story
There is a global company which originated in Israel that, over the last 20 years, has been reinventing itself often with great success. Magic Software Enterprises is a leading provider of business integration, application development and deployment tools.
IT-Analysis |
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'Spore' computer game's alien population exploding
The "Spore" alien population is exploding, boding well for the September launch of the latest brainchild of computer game legend Will Wright.
AFP via Yahoo! Philippines News |
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Cyber mastermind goes free
A teen who was central in a cyber crime ring which caused millions of dollars in losses walked free.
iafrica.com |
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NZ teen hacker freed over cyber crime
A quiet, immature "but computer-brilliant" loner who put New Zealand on the international cyber crime map has been approached by large overseas corporations keen to employ him.
The West Australian |
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Judge: EBay isn't the trademark police
EBay scored an important victory in court Monday, as a federal judge said companies such as jeweler Tiffany & Co. are responsible for policing their trademarks online, not auction sites like eBay.
The News & Observer |
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1 million of latest iPhones sold within three days
Apple said Monday that it sold 1 million iPhones in the first three days its newest model was on the market.
The News & Observer |
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Scanning Business
Investor Carl Icahn sharpened his focus on replacing Yahoo Inc.'s board Monday after his attempt to negotiate a deal with Microsoft Corp. was rejected.
Long Beach Press-Telegram |
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Gunmen rob area computer store
SAN MARINO - Two gunmen robbed a computer store on Huntington Drive Monday morning, stealing about $60,000 in equipment and leaving the three employees handcuffed in the back, police officials said.
Pasadena Star-News |
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eBay is victor in trademark case
EBay Inc. scored an important victory in court Monday, as a federal judge said companies such as jeweler Tiffany & Co. are responsible for policing their trademarks online, not auction platforms like eBay.
Deseret Morning News |
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Intel debuts new laptop chips
Intel Corp. rolled out a new batch of chips for laptops Monday that promises longer battery life and better graphics-rendering abilities, the company's latest salvo against smaller rival Advanced Micro Devices Inc.
Deseret Morning News |
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Recent Original Stories
Ubuntu Dapper Drake Flight CD3 has been released. I haven't received the email on ubuntu-devel yet, but the .iso files appear to be up ( Ubuntu Kubuntu ). Improvements in this release include an updated installer CD boot splash, X11R7, GNOME 2.13.4, improved and simplified menus, new default desktop panel configuration, some new applications such as XChat-GNOME, a faster live CD, live CD ...
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Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Tue 27th Jun 2006 17:27 UTC
Alex Graveley introduced the Gimmie user interface and panel for GNOME a few days ago. In it, Alex is grouping the most used parts of a modern UI, e.g. Documents, Applications, People, and Computer (network connections go under it too).
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Linked by Amjith Ramanujam on Mon 14th Jul 2008 20:28 UTC
A lot of manufacturers have notebook computers that they consider ruggedized in some form or another, but it's not always clear just how much they can take.
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BBC set to name Erik Huggers as Ashley Highfield's successor
The BBC is expected to confirm former Microsoft exec Erik Huggers is to replace Ashley Highfield as the BBC director of future media and technology. By Jemima Kiss
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