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Congress Moves to Dedicate $40 Billion in Internet Gambling Revenue for Job Training and Foster Care Programs
Legislations introduction shows continued support for Internet gambling regulation
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Sogeti Announces the Opening of Its Global Microsoft Office Sharepoint Server Center of Excellence
DAYTON, Ohio----Sogeti, a premier provider of information technology services to businesses and public-sector organizations worldwide and member of Capgemini Group, today announced the opening of its global Microsoft Office SharePoint Server Center of Excellence in Mumbai, India.
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Gaming N ews
TORONTO, Ontario -- As reported by CanWest News Service: "Online gamblers play more frequently and aggressively than those who take their chances in casinos according to a study from the University of Western Ontario that suggests new regulations to govern Internet gambling.
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Linked by Amjith Ramanujam on Wed 16th Jul 2008 01:42 UTC
Computerworld is undertaking a series of investigations into the most widely-used programming languages. Luca Cardelli is a member of the Modula-3 design committee.
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Australia unveils online code of conduct
Australia on Wednesday unveiled a new code of conduct to regulate online and mobile phone content which will call for classifications similar to those for films, a government spokesman said.
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Yahoo and Microsoft step up Time Warner AOL discussions
Companies accelerate their respective deal-making discussions with Time Warner's AOL, as Yahoo heads towards a proxy battle that could potentially lead to the ouster of its current board.
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Lawyer sues Google over unfruitful ads
An attorney has sued Google over ads placed on the Internet's low-rent district such as error pages for nonexistent Web sites. The ads cost $136.11 but were a bust.
CNET |
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Survey now accessible without web
Nanaimo residents who lack Internet access can still take part in a parking survey city hall is conducting. Al Hicks, 67, has plenty of opinions on parking, and wants to share them with city hall.
Nanaimo Daily News |
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ISJ Consulting partners with Web provider
ISJ Consulting Inc. is partnering with OnNet Web Solutions to provide managed hosting and Internet marketing.
Orlando Business Journal |
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Alchemy Software Development Unveils Alchemy PUBLISHER 2.0
DUBLIN, Ireland----Alchemy Software Development, a world leader in visual localization solutions, today announced the release of Alchemy PUBLISHER 2.0; the next generation of the world's most popular visual localization technology that provides advanced translation memory for documentation.
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Toshiba ups capacity of 2.5-inch notebook drives to 400GB
Toshiba just added a 400GB model to its range of 2.5-inch, 7,200 RPM drives targeted for notebook use. The 9.5mm deep MK4058GSX model, as it's eloquently called, is also designed for low noise emissions, squeezing the extra storage onto just two platters and consuming 20% less power...
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Former Acadiana federal officer sentenced in online child enticement case
A three-parish investigation, in which deputies with the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office played a role, led to the arrest and conviction of a former federal law enforcement officer from Acadiana in connection with an online child enticement case, according to the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office.
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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.
OS News |
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Making Office 12.1.1 update work
Does the MS Office 12.1.1 Update fail because it can't find the software necessary to perform the update? Here's why and how to fix it.
Macworld |
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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.
OS News |
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Recent Original Stories
"Late last night we started receiving reports from readers experiencing problems with Windows Genuine Advantage authentication . Users of both Windows XP and Windows Vista were writing to say that they could not validate their installations using WGA, and one user even said that his installation was invalidated by the service.
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Online Journalism News
Nokia's mobile journalism kits are being put to the test by students in South Africa. After the experiment with the Nokia packages by Reuters , which gave the kit to journalists for filing news reports on the move, journalism students from the University of Witwatersrand (WITS) and first year film and television students from City Varsity school are using the same equipment to produce and ...
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E3 Log: Sony Takes Aim At Microsoft
Sony unveils movie rentals and purchases for its PlayStation 3.
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AOL dealmakers meeting with Microsoft, taking calls from Yahoo [Mergers]
An AOL team of negotiators is in Seattle right now, trying to sell the business to Microsoft for a price somewhere between $10 billion and $15 billion. An AOL source told Silicon Alley Insider the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Cancer Metastasis: Cellular Decisions Predicted With Computer Program
A new method may help to develop new treatments against cancer metastasis. Scientists have simulated on the computer how cells decide whether or not to migrate. Using their results, the researchers were able to predict the molecular targets within a cell that have to be hit so that its behavior changes in a particular direction.
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News of the Norm
New website maps neighborhood crimes A new website will allow Omahan’s to track reported criminal activity throughout the city at www.crimereports.com. In addition to receiving email alerts, residents can view a case number, the location, time and type of crime reported.
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1UP Interviews Microsoft's Shane Kim
Xbox exec offers surprisingly frank prognosis of the console wars.
1up.com |
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Whiz of the Web: Wednesday Whiz-Up
The best of the internet, squirted out in flavorful neon globules, just for you. Computerworld takes a look at how CAPTCHA was cracked , and the consequences of that event. (Via Slashdot , via Jill) Babble picks the 26 most disturbing kid movies ever . (Via Sarah) Justin Theroux will write the sequel to Iron Man , and Marvel is close to a deal that will bring back director ...
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Dell Latitude XT Multi-touch Update Available Now [Dell Latitude XT]
Just a reminder, that Dell Latitude XT multi-touch firmware update is available right now. Click here to grab the ~15MB update for Vista 32 bit, 64 bit or Windows XP. Then you can use multi-touch for...
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Top 10 Computer Annoyances and How to Fix Them [Lifehacker Top 10]
Computers are supposed to make our lives easier, but too much of the time they can be frustrating, time-wasting, stubborn machines. From the irritating "Access Denied" message when you can't remember...
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