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Google Phones' Chinese Advantage
The Internet giant's Android handsets could outsell the iPhone in China.
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Recent Original Stories
George Ou compares Microsoft Office 2007 to OpenOffice 2.2 in memory and CPU usage using the OOXML and ODF file formats. The conclusion according to Ou: "We can see that the OpenOffice.org ODF XML parser (while vastly improved) is still about 5 times slower than Microsoft's OOXML parser.
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Millionaire puts £3.7m divorce details on the internet to prove to village gossips he's not 'tight'
A millionaire businessman who became the talk of a village after leaving his family has launched a website in a bid to 'stop the rumour-mill churning out nonsense'
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 14th Jul 2005 11:54 UTC
Apple Computer on Wednesday reported the financial results of its third fiscal quarter, characterizing the numbers as "the highest revenue and earnings in the company's history ." The halo effect seems to be confirmed, as Macintosh unit sales grew by 35%.
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Recent Original Stories
The Linux community is splitting - right down the middle, at this point - over Microsoft's controversial claims that the open-source operating system infringes on patents it holds.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sat 5th Apr 2008 22:40 UTC
"Intel's next generation laptop platform, code named Montevina, has a nice feature that remains quite unheraleded , Displayport . Not only does it allow you to drive an external DP monitor, it uses it internally."
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Pope praises Australia for apology to Aborigines
Pope Benedict XVI has used a speech to thousands of Roman Catholic pilgrims gathered in the Australian city of Sydney to urge the world to take more care of its natural resources. The pope also condemned television and the internet for exalting violence and sexual exploitation.
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Amazon To Debut Streaming Movie/TV Service Today
Amazon will launch a new streaming video service to select customers on Thursday called Amazon Video on Demand. The service is different from its year-and-a-half old Unbox download service, which offers downloads of movies and TV to rent and buy, but only works on Windows machines. Amazon has clearly been rethinking the Unbox business lately, and [...]
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Millionaire puts £3.7m divorce details on the internet to prove to village gossips he's not 'tight'
A millionaire businessman who became the talk of a village after leaving his wife and four children has launched a website in a bid to 'stop the rumour-mill churning out nonsense'
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It's still easy to buy Windows XP from PC retailers
I won't waste time rehashing the argument over whether Windows Vista is any good . The fact remains that lots of people prefer Windows XP, and they'll go to great lengths to get it.
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Google Desktop, Word may expose encrypted data
If you're using encryption software to keep part of your computer's hard drive private, you may have a problem, according to researchers at the University of Washington and British Telecommunications.
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Mobile Edge Introduces Checkpoint Friendly Laptop Case Collection
Mobile Edge, the industry leader in innovative and stylish laptop computer carrying cases and accessories, unveiled three innovative "Checkpoint Friendly" laptop cases designed to help move traveling computer users through airport luggage checks more quickly.
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Canadian gymnast regrets "weird" restrictions to athlete blogging at Olympics
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has given the green light to athlete blogging at the Beijing games.
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Goshen teen fight posted online
Associated Press - July 17, 2008 5:44 AM ET GOSHEN, Ind. (AP) - Police say a Goshen woman whose 15-year-old daughter was beaten by several other teenagers didn't report the incident to...
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Google Desktop, Word may expose encrypted data
If you're using encryption software to keep part of your computer's hard drive private, you may have a problem, according to researchers at the University of Washington and British Telecommunications.
ITBusiness.ca |
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UK youths going mobile web crazy
Checking emails and social networking on the fly...
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200 GB Per Disk: Toshiba Leads 2.5" Hard Drive Storage Density
Irvine (CA) - Toshiba has upgraded its 2.
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Stampede delays child-porn trial
Stampede revelry has slowed the wheels of justice by delaying the trial of an alleged child-porn possessor. Defence lawyer Tonii Roulston yesterday successfully sought an adjournment of her client's trial because she hasn't been able to consult with a computer expert.
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TiVo launches YouTube feature
TiVo customers will soon be able watch online videos from YouTube directly on their televisions.
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Rural kids earn living in cities during summer
VietNamNet Bridge – The summer of urban kids is tours with their families, books, swimming pools, Internet, etc. while thousands of rural kids use their 3-month summer vacations to earn money.
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IBFX Crowned Best Online FX Provider at MoneyAM 2008 Online Finance Awards
SALT LAKE CITY----At the half-way point of a year already marked with numerous industry accolades, Interbank FX , a worldwide provider of online foreign currency trading, today announced that it achieved top ranking at the inaugural MoneyAM Online Finance Awards in the "Best Online FX Provider" category, and was recognized as runner-up for "Best Active Trading Platform," which recognized the ...
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New Boundary Technologies Partners with Taarak to Distribute Automated IT Solutions in India
Automated IT management innovator, New Boundary Technologies, announces the addition of Taarak India to its global network of international distribution partners.
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Test Center preview: Microsoft's "Katmai" is filled to the brim
Katmai, the code name for Microsoft's imminent SQL Server 2008 release, comes from an Alaskan territory know for volcanoes, which may not be the best symbol for a database. So far, however, Katmai hasn't blown up on me. And the lower-profile Katmai seems like a good follow-on to Yukon, the code name for the gigantic SQL Server 2005 release.
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Monster Employment Index Canada Rises Four Points in Q2 but MEI Posts Year-Over-Year Decline
The Monster Employment Index Canada increased by four points in the second quarter of 2008, hitting 160 points overall amid increased online recruitment activity. Despite the Q2 increase, however, the Index is down by five points or 4 percent overall compared to the Q2 period one year earlier, marking a year-over-year decline for Monster Canada's online recruitment index.
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Westgate Resorts Launches New Digital Media-Sharing Service Powered by DigitalPost Interactive
DigitalPost Interactive, a leader in the digital media sharing and social networking space, announced today that Westgate Resorts, the largest privately held timeshare company in the world, has deployed a private-label version of www.TheFamilyPost.com through its new portal, www.WestgateSpace.com.
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