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Adeona offers open-source laptop "Lojack" software
A development team at the University of Washington recently unveiled Adeona ñ named after the Roman goddess of safe returns ñ Open Source security software that parallels functionality of paid services such as LoJack. The dev team claims that the software is privacy-preserving, in that no one other than the owner of the device can track a stolen co...
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Symantec Moves To Damage Control Mode
Symantec tells it like it really is...twice.
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EU files new Intel charges
The European Union is pressing new antitrust charges against Intel Corp., alleging it pursued improper ways to edge out rival Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (INTC) (AMD)
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Summary Box: IBM 2Q profit jumps 22 percent
THE PROFIT: IBM Corp.'s second-quarter profit rose 22 percent, easily beating Wall Street's expectations. The Armonk, N.Y.-based company is benefiting from continued strength in its services division despite growing economic worries.
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Las Vegas Sun
Nevada's two largest cable operators agreed today to help curb child pornographers on the Internet, state Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto said.
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Microsoft Disappoints (Update)
The company's first-quarter forecast comes up short.
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Google lost its recent antitrust battle with Microsoft
on Tuesday when a US District Court judge overseeing latter company's antitrust settlement declined to accept Internet search giant's request to extend the US government oversight of Microsoft's antitrust efforts.
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Newsletter Subscription
Beta runs on high-end Windows phones. Symbian, other devices to follow. Every day, it seems, another developer announces a new Java software product. This year alone, nearly 500 Java applications and development tools were added to a list of Java products compiled by Sun Microsystems.
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Four Video Channels Streaming Online for Beijing
Nothing compares with the power and excitement of the Olympic Games, the greatest global sporting event.
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Firefox gets security tune-up
Mozilla has issued a pair of updates for its Firefox web browser. The open-source group posted fixes for both Firefox 2 and 3, addressing critical vulnerabilities in both versions of the browser along with compatibility and stability fixes.
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US software piracy keeping cops off the streets
The Business Software Alliance is claiming that if software piracy is costing communities police and housing.
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Street unhappy with Google Q2
Google reported a profit that was less than what Wall Street was expecting and its shares sunk dramatically in after-hours trading on Thursday.
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Google Q2 profit up 35 percent at $1.25B
SAN FRANCISCO -- Google's second-quarter profit rose 35 percent from a year ago to $1.25 billion, led by strong growth outside the US market in online advertising operations, the Internet giant said Thursday.
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Google second-quarter letdown raises economic worries in United States
SAN FRANCISCO - Google Inc.'s earnings growth bogged down more than investors anticipated during the second quarter, raising worries that the ailing U.S. economy is starting to sap the Internet search leader.
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Yahoo may revisit News Corp if AOL dims: source
Yahoo Inc is unlikely to get into a bidding war over AOL with Microsoft Corp because if Microsoft gets in the way, Yahoo could instead renew talks over News Corp's (NWSa.N) Web properties, a person with knowledge of the plans said on Thursday.
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Summary box: Google gives give new reason to worry
RED FLAG: Although its growth rate remains impressive, Google's earnings missed analyst estimates and CEO Eric Schmidt acknowledged the economic climate is "challenging." REACTION: Google shares shed more than 7 percent as investors realized the Internet...
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Last.fm gets a makeover, ventures into iPhone, living room
CBS' music streaming service has unveiled a new web site that is more mature, integrated, and easier to use. It's also branching out from the desktop onto mobile phones and even into the living room. Read More...
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Summary box: Google gives give new reason to worry
RED FLAG: Although its growth rate remains impressive, Google's earnings missed analyst estimates and CEO Eric Schmidt acknowledged the economic climate is "challenging."
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GM Working on 'Smart' Windshields to Guide Drivers
Computer will project lines onto windshield to help sight-impaired drivers see the edge of the road.
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AMD replaces CEO - announces 1.2-billion-dollar loss
San Francisco - Struggling computer chip-maker Advanced Micro Devices replaced its CEO Hector Ruiz Thursday, appointing AMD president and chief operating officer Dirk Meyer in his place. The move was announced as AMD, which has struggled in recent ye...
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AMD reports Q2 results: $1.2B loss, quitting handheld and digital television businesses
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets Well, no wonder Hector Ruiz quit as the CEO of AMD earlier today -- the chipmaker just announced its second quarter results, and they're not good. In addition to an overall $269M operating loss, the company is taking an $876M charge against the purchase of ATI so it can abandon the handheld graphics and digital TV markets. To be honest, we hadn't been hearing ...
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"It was reported this week that Novell has banned
all proprietary software from their Linux offerings. To me, this would be a bit like McDonalds announcing it will adopt an Atkins-only menu, selling only healthy, low-carb salads, and dropping fries, shakes, and the Big Mac as we know it.
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Sony's Playstation 3 Is Back on Track
Sony's Playstation 3 has stretched its lead over Microsoft's Xbox 360 for second place, behind Nintendo's Wii.
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Teenage boy dies playing online game
A young boy was found dead while playing an online computer game at a shop in Bang Kapi district yesterday. Police found the unidentified boy, aged 14-15, dead in an armchair in front of the computer he was playing an online game on inside the shop on Ramkhamhaeng Soi 57.
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Pro surfer Erica Hosseini breaks the waves, dresses with style
The Southern California native lets her feminine side shine through out of the water, shedding a sporty image. ERICA HOSSEINI is shy about showing off the surfing awards, trophies and oversized faux checks stashed all over her colorful bedroom. But she jumps at the chance to talk about her gadgets -- the desktop PC with a huge flat screen, the MacBook Pro laptop and iPod -- that crowd her ...
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