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Business Briefs July 15, 2008
Google exec says Yahoo deal won't expand lead SAN FRANCISCO - A Google Inc. executive defended the company's proposed search advertising partnership with Yahoo Inc. in prepared congressional testimony released Monday, contesting the prevalent notion that it will only expand the market leader's already considerable influence.
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal |
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UK failing to respect computing heritage
More than just "computers in glass cases", say IT leaders
Silicon.com |
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YouTube data deal with Viacom
Google has reached a deal to protect the personal data of millions of YouTube users in a $1bn (about £497m) copyright case brought by media giant Viacom.
Web-User |
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YouTube data deal with Viacom
Google has reached a deal to protect the personal data of millions of YouTube users in a $1bn (about £497m) copyright case brought by media giant Viacom.
Web-User |
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Disney.com Breaks All-Time Traffic Records in June
NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif., BUSINESS WIRE -- Disney.com, the No. 1 kids' entertainment and family community destination on the Web, broke its all-time traffic record in June. Last month, more than 30 million unique users visited the Disney Online network of sites, according to comScore Media Metrix.
Broadcast Newsroom |
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World Youth Day Diary
Waterford native Aoife Connors is a first-time pilgrim of World Youth Day. She is blogging from Australia all month about her personal experience at the world's largest gathering of young people.
RTÉ News |
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'Google car' still on streets
A CAMERA car thought to belong to internet giant Google has again been spotted in the Capital.
Edinburgh Evening News |
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2004 Volvo XC90 T 6 review from North America
Repair and tighten loose steering column (twice) 12,000 and 22,000 miles. Upgrade computer software reinstall at every maintenance--still get persistent and seemingly errant messages.
Carsurvey.org |
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Intel lifts the lid on Centrino 2 laptops
Daniel Robinson, IT Week , Tuesday 15 July 2008 at 11:25:00 Delayed mobile platform finally ready to ship Intel has finally unveiled Centrino 2, the latest version of its laptop platform. The new hardware includes five extra dual-core processors, some of which consume just 25W of power, faster...
vnunet.com |
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Webroot Launches Secure Online Backup
Webroot today announced the availability of Webroot Secure Backup, a new data backup solution for home PC users which protects digital photos, music and any other files from damage or loss. Webroot Secure Backup, delivered over the Internet as a service, automat...
BIOS |
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Cyberbullying grows bigger and meaner with photos, video
Insults flung in the heat of anger always inflict some pain. But words - and pictures - posted on the Internet, where they can be seen by anyone, have taken bullying to a whole new level.
USATODAY.com via Yahoo! News |
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Terror chief faces tough test
YOUNG adults have quizzed Scotland's senior terror chief on issues ranging from stop and search measures, to internet and phone monitoring, and surveillance.
Edinburgh Evening News |
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AngioDynamics to Hold Fiscal Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2008 Financial Results Conference Call on July 24, 2008
AngioDynamics, Inc. (NASDAQ:ANGO), a leading provider of innovative medical devices used by interventional radiologists, nephrologists and surgeons for the minimally invasive treatment of cancer and peripheral vascular disease, announced today that it will report its fiscal fourth quarter and full-year 2008 financial results on Thursday, July 24, 2008 after the close of the financial markets.
Centre Daily Times |
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Intel vs. AMD: Better computer chips raise laptops' abilities
SAN FRANCISCO - The hot laptop market has sparked a war among computer chip companies - and they're not just fighting over who can build the fastest processor.
USATODAY.com via Yahoo! News |
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Store manager admits selling untaxed cigarettes
The manager of two Salamanca convenience stores faces a prison sentence of 41 to 51 months after he admitted buying thousands of untaxed cigarettes from a Seneca Indian and selling them on the Internet.
The Buffalo News |
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Pocket-sized Printer Packs a Bluetooth Enabled Punch
A pocket-sized printer with Bluetooth(R) connectivity looks set to take the market by storm, thanks to Cambridge Consultants' BlueStack(R) and Interface Express(TM) software packages, and their fast integration with the Cambridge Silicon Radio (CSR) family of Bluetooth chips.
Centre Daily Times |
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BT to invest $3 bln in UK super-fast broadband
LONDON, UK: Britain's BT plans to invest 1.5 billion pounds ($3 billion) to roll out super-fast broadband to up to 10 million UK homes by 2012, enabling services such as video conferencing and interactive gaming.
CIOL |
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Suffolk woman receives death threat as e-mail spam
Cathy Wendt opened up her e-mail and saw the usual spam: super foods, cheap Viagra, death threats.
Newsday |
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People need help, even in "paradise"
According to the official Web site of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, "every day is cause for celebration." Tourists are drawn to this city on the country's Pacific coast, known for its beaches and bullfighting, golf and gastronomic festivals, surfing and snorkeling. Indeed, tourism officials call Puerto Vallarta a "Mexican seaside paradise."
Asbury Park Press |
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EBay cleared in lawsuit over fakes
In a decision in a four-year-old trademark lawsuit against eBay brought by the jeweler Tiffany, Judge Richard Sullivan of the U.S. District Court in Manhattan ruled on Monday that the online auction site did not have a legal responsibility to prevent its users from selling counterfeit items on its online marketplace.
International Herald Tribune |
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Anonymity of bloggers is clashing with the law
A subpoena sent by prosecutors in New York seeking information to identify people blogging anonymously on a Web site about New York politics has raised concerns about infringements freedom of speech.
International Herald Tribune |
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Get Your Computer Back in the Fast Lane
(ARA) - Does your computer take forever to load programs or change pages when you're surfing the Internet? Have you ever been in the middle of writing an e-mail only to have the screen freeze and force you to reboot and lose all your work?
Carteret County News-Times |
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£3.5m overhaul for council PCs
Thousands of nearly-new council computers are being discarded by Wolverhampton City Council in a controversial deal which will cost taxpayers £3.5 million, it emerged today.
Express and Star |
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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.
The Pantagraph |
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Guns on "Rock Band"
A brand new Guns N' Roses song will appear on the latest version of computer video game "Rock Band", it has been announced.
Dotmusic via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News |
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