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Google, YouTube Strike Deal With Major Hollywood Studio
Google Inc. said Wednesday that its YouTube video site will partner with Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. to share revenue from ads placed on clips from the studio's movies.
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PC shipments grew faster than expected in 2Q
SEATTLE (AP) - Two research groups say computer shipments rose faster than expected in the second quarter. Gartner and IDC say the rise was fueled by exceptional demand in emerging markets and a decline in prices in the U.S. and Western Europe.
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PC shipments grew faster than expected in 2Q
Associated Press - July 16, 2008 6:35 PM ET SEATTLE (AP) - Two research groups say computer shipments rose faster than expected in the second quarter.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 28th Jul 2006 20:19 UTC, submitted by anonymous
After listing 5 things Linux could learn from Microsoft last week, Linux's very own version of Paul Thurrot now lists 5 things Microsoft can learn from Linux . "Yes, Microsoft may be at the top of the ladder now, but there are signs of decline everywhere.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 23rd Sep 2005 19:50 UTC
Graphics drivers developed for Vista, Microsoft's next generation operating system, will be far more stable than their Windows XP-based counterparts , and not crash the operating system anymore, an executive of graphics chip developer ATI said.
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Paul Curtis honored with extension's Award of Excellence
Paul Curtis, associate professor of natural resources, is the recipient of the 2007 Award of Excellence from the Northeast Extension Directors for leadership and innovation for his contributions to the Internet Center for Wildlife Damage Management . He received a plaque and $1,000 in support of his program, July 14, in Bethesda, Md.
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How To Avoid Online Auction Scams
Many people get scammed into bidding on counterfeit luxury goods online. Here are some tips for telling what's real and what's fake.
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Bank of Trumann offers Internet banking
Members of the Trumann Lions Club heard a presentation recently on the Bank of Trumann's new online banking service. Bank loan officer Zac Inboden gave the local club an overview of the new service.
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Go Home Already: Window Shopping
Photo by akkleis Shotspotter technology has finally been installed in the Shaw neighborhood. [ City Desk ] Road crews will break ground next week to begin construction on HOT lanes in Northern Virginia. The work is expected to last for five years. [ WTOP ] Interior renovations are set to begin at Eastern Market. [ NBC4 ] One D.C. neighborhood maybe sort of has FiOS internet access. ...
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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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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 improve the situation.
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Yahoo-Google deal comes under fire from Microsoft
A proposed online search advertising deal between Yahoo and Google came under fire at a US senate hearing as Microsoft claimed that Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang had himself admitted that the agreement would hurt competition.
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Lenovo's SL, R, and T series ThinkPads get the data sheet treatment
Filed under: Laptops Lenovo provided most of the basic specs for its new batch of ThinkPads when it announced 'em yesterday but, if you want to examine them right down to the very last detail, Lenovo has now got you covered with some data sheets for most the Centrino 2-based laptops. That includes the SL300, SL400 and SL500, the R400 and R500, and the T400 and T500, but not the W ...
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Motorola, MSTV Spar Over Results of FCC Field Test
FCC completes first field test of prototype unlicensed wireless device that would share DTV spectrum with broadcasters.
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Google Q2 Earnings On Tap: Analysts Confident; Watch For YouTube, Mobile Comments
Earnings season is here again, and while a few have come out already, tomorrow kicks things off with a very rare treat: A double dipper from Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) and Google (NSDQ: GOOG), both of which clock in after hours. Fortunately, they've scheduled their conference calls an hour apart. Google's earnings aren't being watched with the same white knuckle fear like they were last quarter, ...
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Gmail users get control over their contact list
Google has wrested some control away from the Google Bot and given it to Gmail users, who now can set who will be on a preferred contacts list.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sun 14th Jan 2007 23:13 UTC
Sun took a new open-source step this week, enlisting the outside world's help in an attempt to create a brand-new programming language called Fortress . On Tuesday, the company quietly released as open-source software a prototype Fortress 'interpreter', a programming tool to execute Fortress programs line by line.
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Microsoft has been forced to acknowledge that a substantial number of PCs running the new version of its Windows operating system will not be able to play high-quality DVDs. The Vista system will be available to consumers at the end of the month.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 3rd Feb 2006 21:26 UTC, submitted by Anonymous
LinuxEdge has posted the videos of the presentation of Novell Desktop Linux 10 by Nat Friedman. "A preview of Novell Linux Desktop 10 was shown to an audience at the Solutions Linux conference this week.
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two principle objections to the license
The Microsoft Permissive License, one of two licenses the software maker submitted to the Open Source Initiative for approval as open-source licenses in August, is unlikely to be approved in its current form.
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Dell and Wal-Mart team on TV installations
Don't worry. Only Dallas affected Good idea? Bad idea? Not even Wal-Mart and Dell are sure.…
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InfoWorld's Randall Kennedy has been using a converted Windows Server 2008 as his primary OS since hitting a wall using Vista as a Visual Studio development platform four weeks ago.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 30th Aug 2005 17:44 UTC
Paul Thurrot (there he is again) compares Vista Beta 1 to Tiger : "For Windows enthusiasts, Windows Vista Beta 1 is a much-needed demonstration that Microsoft can still churn out valuable Windows releases, after years of doubt.
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Art Brodsky: Netroots Should Tend To The Net's Roots
Over the next couple of days, thousands of online activists will gather in Austin for the Netroots Nation conference. There are scheduled caucuses for...
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 18th Jul 2005 12:21 UTC
GNOME 2.11.5 has been released . As with the Linux kernel, odd-numbered versions indicate development releases. Download: platform , desktop , and bindings .
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