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Recent Original Stories
A Microsoft representative confirmed that users may buy an OEM copy of Windows Vista at a substantial discount, provided they adhere to the terms of the license - which, incidentally, may mean providing support for family members.
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Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Fri 13th Apr 2007 11:19 UTC
"It seems unfortunate if we do this work and get our partners to do the work and the result is that Linux works great without having to do the work" said Bill Gates in 1999 (pdf).
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AOL execs pursue merger talks with Microsoft: reports
Microsoft is reportedly meeting with visiting executives from Time Warner’s AOL unit about a possible tie-up that could serve as an alternative to a merger with Yahoo.
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A new web site design is in the cards for Beckett Media
It’s not quite a social network, but Beckett Media LP is redesigning its e-commerce site to make it more personalized and user friendly.
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MSA Schedules Second Quarter Earnings Webcast
MSA , the global leader in the development, manufacture and supply of sophisticated products that protect people's health and safety, announced today that it will broadcast a second quarter 2008 earnings conference call live via the Internet on Monday, July 28, 2008 at 10:00 a.m.
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ChannelAdvisor zooms in on rich media with acquisition of RichFX
ChannelAdvisor Corp., which helps retailers sell through a variety of online channels, has acquired RichFX, a provider of technology that lets users zoom in on images, see products from different angles and configure complex items.
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Chemist receives grant to do research on amorphous materials
07-16-08, 1:40 p.m., C.S.T.- Vassiliy Lubchenko hopes to crack the mystery behind the structure and electrical properties of amorphous materials, and by doing so, possibly improve computer memory and solar cells....
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Blinkx launches video search for partner sites
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Web video company blinkx Plc said on Wednesday it is launching a video search service for websites to integrate on their pages and share in advertising revenue generated by users' searches.
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'World's Greatest Dad' Arrested As Predator
A man whose shirt proclaims him as the "world's greatest dad" has been arrested on charges he tried to use the internet to arrange a sexual encounter with a minor.
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AOL execs pursue merger talks with Microsoft: reports
Microsoft is reportedly meeting with visiting executives from Time Warner’s AOL unit about a possible tie-up that could serve as an alternative to a merger with Yahoo.
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Chemist receives grant to do research on amorphous materials
07-16-08, 1:40 p.m., C.S.T.- Vassiliy Lubchenko hopes to crack the mystery behind the structure and electrical properties of amorphous materials, and by doing so, possibly improve computer memory and solar cells....
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WiFi Hits the Beach
LOS GATOS, Calif. -- A new municipal wireless network now brings advanced technologies to citizens and visitors of the Gangneung City and Gyeongpo Beach areas, the second largest tourist beach in Korea.
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Sony Computer Entertainment America
GamesIndustry.biz is the world's most read and influential games industry website. But don't just take our word for it!
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Failsafe 2.0 Targets Threats With Cloud
Damballa, Inc., the only Internet security company focused exclusively on targeted threats such as BotArmies, announced the release of the Failsafe 2.0 appliance. Failsafe utilizes Internet cloud participation to provide immediate identification, protection and feedback on targeted attack activity and similar compromises within an enterprise. Damballa further augments this offering with ...
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Google offers Android updates only to contest winners
A Google employee working on the Android mobile phone operating system made a gaffe that has some developers saying they've had enough and plan to focus their efforts on the iPhone, instead of Android. David McLaughlin, Android advocate at Google, apologized on an online forum for accidentally sending a note intended for winners of a developers' contest to a wider list of developers. ...
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Mobile phones replacing cameras
UK: New Research from Ovum analyses the consumer end-user survey results, which included questions in several key areas such as broadband access, consumer devices, social networking and wireless multimedia.
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DeRisk opens Indian GRC Systems operation
CHENNAI, INDIA: DeRisk IT Solutions Pvt Ltd (DeRisk IT) is launching a new operation in India, to introduce GRC (Governance Risk and Compliance) technology to the Indian market. DeRisk IT will also provide a broad range of IT services including: Security, Audit and Quality Assurance Solutions.
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Combined Iomega/EMC Product Hits Market
Iomega Corp., which completed its $213 million sale to the much larger EMC Corp. last month, said July 16 that it will roll out external hard drives with a new downloadable bundle of EMC software.
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Videogame console giants jockey for throne
A woman tries the Wii Fit games console. Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony are waging battle at the Electronics Entertainment Expo, each claiming to be the true king of videogame consoles in a booming multi-billion dollar industry
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Photon Announces New Drupal Training Center
Photon Infotech, a next generation Internet consulting firm creating innovative e-business solutions with SOA, Open Source, and Web 2.0 technologies, today announced the opening of the Photon Drupal Training Center, a new facility that will leverage and expand Photon's experience and expertise with Drupal, an open-source PHP-driven Content Management System.
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Microsoft at E3 Expo 2008
GameCore highlights some key points from Microsoft's press conference at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) 2008 Media and Business Summit held in Los Angeles.
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Wrapped Apps Provides Free SaaS-Enablement to Software Authors ElastX Beta Program for Shareware Authors and Micro-ISVs
Today at the Software Industry Conference in Boston, Wrapped Apps opened the gates on its Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) beta program for Shareware authors and Micro-ISVs.
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Ringleader of cybercrime group to be offered a job as cybercrime fighter
Owen Thor Walker, a 18 years old ringleader of an international cybercrime group, known as AKILL, part of the A-Team, a group of 8 script kiddies which were all caught in a operation called "Operation Bot Roast II" bust executed by the FBI and several international law enforcement agencies in...
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Toshiba Launches First Cell-based Laptop
MojoKid writes "On Tuesday, Toshiba launched the Qosmio G55-802, the first laptop available with the Cell CPU. Yes, think PS3 technology, developed jointly by Toshiba, Sony, and IBM. However, in particular, the Cell CPU is not about gaming, but about the multimedia experience. Taking the load away from the Intel CPU, the Cell processor performs gesture control, face navigation, transcoding and ...
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 11th May 2006 19:18 UTC
Plans for an area of the internet dedicated to pornography were killed last night in a vote by overseeing organisation ICANN. In a split 9-5 board decision, the organisation acted ruthlessly, against its own previous position, in order to put an end to an increasingly difficult and controversial issue - the approval of a .xxx top-level domain.
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