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Admins Locked Out of San Francisco's I.T. System
San Francisco's computer network was still being held hostage Thursday, allegedly by a disgruntled employee who programmed the system with a password only he knows. Terry Childs, 43, was jailed Sunday night. He has a 25-year-old criminal record in Kansas for aggravated robbery that had been disclosed at the time he was hired. No Administrator Access San Francisco's IT department was trying ...
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Intel's newest chip turns laptops into media centers
SANTA CLARA, Calif. – It's fast, green and coming to a laptop near you.
9 News Denver |
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Earnings roundup: Microsoft, Google
SEATTLE (AP) _ Microsoft Corp. said Thursday its fiscal fourth-quarter profit jumped 42 percent, helped by strong sales of its Office and Windows software, but the company offered a soft outlook for the current quarter.
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Microsoft Issues Error Message With Forecast
The software giant issues disappointing guidance and only okay earnings.
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Scientists Greatly Extend Flash Memory Lifespan
As with all technology that is first seen in the labs, it will take a while for the new technology to filter into the consumer environment. The new ferroelectric NAND flash memory tech could boost the current lifespan of flash from decades up to hundreds of years , increasing rewrites to 100 million vs around 10,000, as well as being able to scale to a third of the size. If that wasn't good ...
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Microsoft posts sharp profit rise, cautious guidance
Microsoft, the world's largest software maker, on Thursday reported a sharp rise in fourth-quarter and fiscal year profit but signaled a weak outlook ahead.
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Of course the net is buzzing with reactions to the Novell-Microsoft agreement
of yesterday. Bruce Perens is very negative about it all: "What aren't they telling you? First, you can be sure that Microsoft's not out to help a competitor. This announcement paves the way for Microsoft to implement significant control over commercial customer's use of Free Software.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 1st Oct 2007 21:53 UTC
Ars has taken a look at Microsoft's Surface . They conclude: "Although I already knew approximately what to expect when I was invited to the Microsoft campus to play with Surface, the experience of actually touching and using the unit exceeded my expectations.
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AMD CEO Ruiz to be replaced by President Dirk Meyer
Computer chip maker Advanced Micro Devices said Chief Executive Hector Ruiz was stepping down to be replaced by President and Chief Operating Officer Dirk Meyer, effective immediately.
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substantial rebates to encourage it to get all its CPUs for laptops from Intel, the Commission said. Intel lawyer Steve Rodgers told Reuters he was disappointed by the new charges, which centred on whether it was lawful or not to issue price discounts.
Tiscali |
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New Yahoo filing. A lot like the old Yahoo filing
The big takeaway: Yahoo management is really, really committed to doing the right thing and Carl Icahn's slate is not the answer. What else is new?
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and revenue have held up well despite uncertain economic conditions. Executives said the earnings miss was unrelated to its online advertising business or the health of the economy.
Tiscali |
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Microsoft LifeCam VX-5000
Decent video, a bright image, and reasonable cost make the LifeCam a solid webcam, especially if you use Windows Live Messenger, for which it has a couple of special features.
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Acer Aspire 6920G-6071
Acer, of all companies, could bring Blu-ray into the mainstream with its Aspire 6920G-6071, the first 16-inch-widescreen laptop, which it will sell at a bargain price.
PC Magazine |
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FALLS SCHOOLS: Protection from online predators
When a 15-year-old girl met an older man named Kenneth Lashway online, she was lonely and flattered by the attention he gave her. The two had spoken for about a year and eventually she agreed to meet him.
Niagara Gazette |
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Thought control: it's the computer world's latest game plan
First came the joystick. Then came the motion-sensing Wii remote. Now get ready for another radical and rather unsettling leap in video games technology: thought control.
Times Online |
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SCO ordered to pay Novell for software royalties
By The Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- The SCO Group has been ordered to pay Novell Inc. more than $2.5 million in royalties in a dispute over the Unix computer operating system.
Bay News 9 Tampa Bay |
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Convicted Animal Killer Pleads Not Guilty to Animal Porn Charges
A northwest Indiana man charged with downloading bestiality images and videos pleaded not guilty Wednesday but will remain in jail while awaiting trial.
FOX News Chicago |
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Panel questions online privacy
Gap in laws could allow Internet service providers to collect and sell customer information without explicit approval.
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Alleged SF Hacker Pleads Not Guilty
SAN FRANCISCO -- The new attorney for the San Francisco city worker accused of illegally tampering with a city computer network will ask for a hearing next week to try to reduce the man's bail down from $5 million.
Bayinsider |
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Microsoft 4Q profit jumps 42 percent
Microsoft Corp. said Thursday its fiscal fourth-quarter profit jumped 42 percent, helped by strong sales of its Office and Windows software, but the company offered a soft outlook for the current quarter.
Seattle Times |
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Officials: Car Runs Light, Kills Father Of 2
Officials identified a Mira Mesa man who died Wednesday in a traffic accident in Linda Vista.
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Microsoft Backed Zumobi Browser Now Available on Blackberry Devices [Zumobi]
I have been keeping up with the Zumobi browser platform since it was launched last year, but up until now the tile-based UI was only available on Windows Mobile devices. However, the...
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Earnings roundup: Microsoft, Google
Microsoft Corp. said Thursday its fiscal fourth-quarter profit jumped 42 percent, helped by strong sales of its Office and Windows software, but the company offered a soft outlook for the current quarter.
AP via Yahoo! Finance |
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Last 100 Tickets For Mobile Web Wars Roundtable On Sale. Announcing More Panelists
Today, we are releasing the last 100 tickets to a roundtable debate I am hosting: Mobile Web Wars: Which Platform Will Win? To register for a ticket, sign up now. Our last release of tickets sold out in 5 minutes. The Roundtable will be a freewheeling discussion about whether the mobile Web is [...]
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