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Congress asks Embarq about selling customer info
Wed, Jul 16, 2008 (1:45 p.m.) Congress has asked Embarq Corp. about its work with a company that tracks online subscribers' Web traffic for advertising purposes, part of growing concern about Internet privacy.
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posted by Sean Cohen on Mon 5th Jul 2004 18:23 UTC
Given the number of reviews floating around detailing people's first experiences with every Linux distro under the sun, I thought it might be entertaining to take a light-hearted look at my early experiences with my first Mac.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 25th Jul 2006 17:26 UTC, submitted by anonymous
Mark Shuttleworth, millionaire cosmonaut and self-funded Linux guru, has managed to make his Ubuntu project the Linux distribution of choice in just two years.
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Jan Stedehouder has used PC-BSD for thirty days to see what living with it is like. On day thirty , he concludes: "Does PC-BSD have the potential to be a serious contender for the open source desktop? I answered that question with a yes, because the potential is there.
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MOVIE REVIEW: `Space Chimps'
Is computer animation still such a novelty that it will pull moviegoers into theaters? Do wisecracking critters still push children's joy buttons? Is "Space Chimps" really necessary? It's the latest in a long line of animated comedies that are family friendly, vaguely amusing and typically impervious to negative reviews. Although it's executed at a workmanlike level of craft, its entertainment ...
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The preview page
"SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop is an all-in-one solution that contains technology innovations and usability breakthroughs including integrated desktop search, accelerated graphical interfaces and numerous application improvements.
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Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Mon 9th Apr 2007 22:30 UTC
"Back in my university days, when Netscape was the latest web browser on the scene and the Pentium MMX was the power user's processor of choice, UNIX was part of my everyday life. Since graduating, my chosen desktop operating system has been Windows of some variety.
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MOVIE REVIEW: `Space Chimps'
Is computer animation still such a novelty that it will pull moviegoers into theaters? Do wisecracking critters still push children's joy buttons? Is "Space Chimps" really necessary?
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Microsoft talking with Time Warner about AOL: Report
With talks with Yahoo Inc. going nowhere, Microsoft Corp. is reportedly in talks with Time Warner Inc. regarding combining the companies’ online operations, according to the Wall Street Journal. (MSFT) (TWX)
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MOVIE REVIEW: `Space Chimps'
Is computer animation still such a novelty that it will pull moviegoers into theaters? Do wisecracking critters still push children's joy buttons? Is "Space Chimps" really necessary?
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Apple Asks Court for Recall of Psystar Mac Clones
Macintosh clone maker Psystar is feeling the heat. In a suit filed in the U.S. District Court for Northern California in San Francisco on July 3, Apple Computer asked the court to "[require ] Psystar to recall all such products sold to the public as a result of Psystar's infringement of Apple's copyrights."
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It costs what?! Calculating the CPI requires a lot of shopping around
The Consumer Price Index, used to gauge inflation, has jumped 5% since June 2007. Figuring it out means Bureau of Labor Statistics staff must collect prices for items such as pizza, laptops and cars. Kim Gomory treks more than 850 miles each month, stopping by more than 120 grocers, gas stations, restaurants, stores, health clubs and other businesses.
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Web-based program gives the blind Internet access
Blind people generally use computers with the help of screen-reader software, but those products can cost more than $1,000, so they're not exactly common on public PCs at libraries or Internet cafes. Now a free new Web-based program for the blind aims to...
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Full marks for changing lives
Young women, who could barely read or write until a few years ago, can now converse fluently and confidently, dabble in creative writing and use the computer, thanks to the residential schools set up the the HRD ministry. Tarannum tracks their remarkable progress.
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PC shipments grew faster than expected in 2Q
Computer shipments rose faster than expected in the second quarter, fueled by exceptional demand in emerging markets and a decline in prices in the U.S. and Western Europe, two research groups said Wednesday.
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Congress asks Embarq about selling customer info
Congress has asked Embarq Corp. about its work with a company that tracks online subscribers' Web traffic for advertising purposes, part of growing concern about Internet privacy.
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Congress asks Embarq about selling customer info
Congress has asked Embarq Corp. about its work with a company that tracks online subscribers' Web traffic for advertising purposes, part of growing concern about Internet privacy. Overland Park, Kan.-based Embarq is the nation's fourth-largest traditional telephone company with 1.34 million high-speed Internet subscribers in 14 states. It has been linked in the past with NebuAd Inc., a company ...
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Microsoft, AOL continue talks, reports say
NEW YORK (AP) -- Executives from Microsoft Corp. and Time Warner Inc.'s AOL are trying to advance discussions on a possible combination that could give the software maker an alternative to a deal with Yahoo Inc., a newspaper reported Wednesday.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 5th Nov 2007 23:16 UTC
"A little over a week ago, reviews of Asus's Eee PC 701 started to trickle out onto the Internet. Some of the larger publications, like CNet and LAPTOP Magazine got their hands on the unit first, but as it has become more widely available sites like HotHardware and PC Perspective have now put out their own reviews of the Eee PC. The overall verdict is fairly unanimous: the device's keyboard is a ...
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Japan gives cautious reception to iPhone
Kentaro Tohyama is proud of his new iPhone. He stood overnight in line to get it when the device became available in Japan for the first time. But the 29-year-old computer engineer isn't about to part with his made-in-Japan cell phone either.
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Apple has filed a suit (more details ) on July 3rd against Psystar in the northern district of California. Psystar dubbed its cheap Mac Clone as Open Computer and started shipping them around April of this year.
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Al Reynolds: 'I am not a homosexual'
Al Reynolds has taken to the Internet - again - to set the record straight on his sexuality. "I am not a homosexual," Star Jones' estranged husband declares in a video interview on his YouTube channel.
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Intel Faces New EU Antitrust Charges
Intel will soon be slapped with more antitrust charges by the European Commission, according to a source close to the...
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Data Can Leak From Partially Encrypted Disks
Researchers warn that Word and Google Desktop make encrypted information visible on partially encrypted hard drives.
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Spammer Gets 30 Months for Inundating AOL
A 27-year-old man was sentenced to 30 months in prison Tuesday for blasting AOL subscribers with spam over a four-month...
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