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Obama's cache of cash; now he must keep filling it
Though he's raking in the cash so far, Barack Obama 's decision to forgo public funds for the fall campaign means he must keep up his torrid pace — a tall order that will tax his time, test his Internet support and require the help of Democratic donors who once wished for his defeat.
AP via Yahoo! News |
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IBM profit tops targets, forecast up
BOSTON (Reuters) - IBM reported a 22 percent rise in quarterly profit, blowing past Wall Street targets and raising its 2008 forecast, as emerging markets used its services, software and equipment to expand and larger countries turned to technology to save money.
EARTHtimes.org |
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AMD second quarter loss widens, worse than analyst forecast
SUNNYVALE, Calif. - Advanced Micro Devices Inc. said Thursday its second-quarter loss widened as the computer chip maker was hurt by a large asset impairment charge from discontinued operations.
The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News |
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Google Gored (Update)
The search giant's stock tumbles below $500 after the company misses Wall Street's earnings estimates. Frank Curzio looks at the overall market in The Real Story (above).
TheStreet.com |
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[Los Angeles Times] Pope: Natural resources squandered
The world's natural resources are being squandered in the pursuit of "insatiable consumption," Pope Benedict XVI warned in a speech Thursday that also slammed television and the Internet for exalting violence as entertainment.
Zaman Online |
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'Fast Money' Recap: Talking About Softee
The trading panel discusses results from Microsoft, Merrill, Google and IBM.
TheStreet.com |
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 7th Apr 2006 14:20 UTC
Microsoft's Windows Vista will run on just about any PC available today, but it will only show its true colors on about half of them , according to a new report from Gartner.
New Mobile Computing |
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Spammers Claiming To Be Assassins Try To Scam People Out Of Money
Spammers claiming to be assassins have been trying to scam people out of thousands of dollars using e-mail threats.
NBC4 Washington, D.C. |
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Darik's Boot and Nuke Securely Wipes Your System in an Emergency [Featured Download]
Free, open-source boot disk utility Darik's Boot and Nuke (DBAN) automatically and completely deletes the content of every hard disk it can find on your computer when you run it. Sure you can fire up...
Lifehacker |
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Why Korea's SK Telecom wants Sprint
news analysis With its home market nearly saturated, Korea's No. 1 mobile-phone operator seeks an acquisition to become a big player in the lucrative United States. Compare your salary Use the IT salary benchmark wizard and know the average salary differences between different job functions. Join activeTechPros. http://www.activetechpros.com
ZDNet Asia |
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Security heading for the cloud
Security software will jump off PCs and into 'the cloud', with spending on online security services forecast to triple by 2013.
ZDNet Asia |
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Apple OS continues to gain market share
The latest PC shipment numbers show Apple gaining at least another percentage point in U.S. market share.
ZDNet Asia |
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Online Revealed Caribbean Brings Internet Marketing Must Do’s to Puerto Rico this September
Online Revealed brings its unique concept of educating professionals to market effectively online to the Caribbean tourism and travel industry this Fall 2008. Tourism marketers must now more than ever rely on the Internet to reach their consumers. Even in tougher economic times, there continues to be rapid growth in consumers researching and buying travel online.
Hospitality Net |
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IBM Strengthed By Global Growth, Services
The company posted better-than-expected second-quarter results and raised year-end earnings guidance to $8.75 a share.
Forbes |
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EU files new charges against Intel
The European Union is pressing new antitrust charges against Intel Corp., claiming it pursued improper ways to edge out rival Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (INTC) (AMD)
East Bay Business Times |
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Disgruntled city employee holds San Francisco computers hostage
SAN FRANCISCO (NEWSCHANNEL 3) - A computer engineer for the city of San Francisco is in jail on $5 million bail because they say he's holding the city's computer system hostage.
WWMT 3 Kalamazoo |
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Hackable Broadband Left Unpatched
A security flaw discovered more than a week ago still plagues many Internet Service Providers
Forbes |
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Strength in emerging markets boosts IBM's earnings
IBM soared past Wall Street expectations for the second straight quarter, it said Thursday, as the company's international strength buttressed it against the weak domestic economy. (IBM)
Triangle Business Journal |
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Etiquette 2.0: A Guide to Online Manners
(ARA) - New laws about online harassment have put online bullying center stage in the headlines recently. While much of the recent news focuses on adolescents and teenagers being bullied on the Internet instead of the playground, the problem of online bullying transcends age.
Carteret County News-Times |
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 19th May 2006 20:14 UTC
A senior Microsoft executive told a BBC documentary that people should use commercial software if they're looking for stability . "Some people want to use community-based software, and they get value out of sharing with other people in the community.
OS News |
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Sexual Predators Use Video Games To Meet Kids
Some gaming consoles have become internet devices. So, while kids are playing games, they can chat online with other gamers.
WOAI San Antonio |
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Average Issue Readership General Public PARC Media Index 1997, Saudi Arabia
With technology opening the new doors of communication and the distribution of news and information, ArabNews Online is not bound by physical limitations. ArabNews Online is published by ArabNews from its offices located in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and is now available to readers around the globe.
Arab News |
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Yahoo calls Microsoft's actions `stupefying'
Yahoo Inc. sent a letter to shareholders Thursday in which it called Microsoft Corp.'s actions in its dance to acquire all or part of the Internet company "stupefying."
The Washington Times |
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BBB: Local flower shop target of overseas scam
It's urging businesses to use caution when approached by unknown customers who want to place orders for large quantities of merchandise over the Internet.
KBCI Boise |
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AMD changes CEO as chip maker struggles
Hector Ruiz was pushed aside Thursday after six tumultuous years as CEO of Advanced Micro Devices Inc., as the chip maker tries to pull itself out of a deep financial hole caused by a questionable acquisition and a major product gaffe.
The Washington Times |
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