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Shhh! Libraries quietly transform into thriving, hip community centers
The Internet was supposed to send America's public libraries the way of eight-track tapes and pay phones. It turns out, libraries and librarians are busier than ever.
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Man gets 41 years in prison for cyber fraud 18 Jul 2008, 1214 hrs IST,PTI
ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani court has sentenced a man to 41-year prison term for credit card fraud, the first time a person convicted for cyber crimes has been punished so severely in the country.
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Webcasts force US actors' guild to reject contract
LOS ANGELES - The Screen Actors Guild on Thursday gave its most detailed explanation yet for its rejection of a final contract offer by Hollywood studios, citing shortfalls in pay and union jurisdiction on made-for-Internet productions.
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Microsoft profits up, but cautious on outlook
Microsoft, the world's largest software maker, last night reported a sharp rise in fourth-quarter and fiscal year profit but signaled a weak outlook ahead.
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Splitting With rage
TYCOON PUTS £3.7M DIVORCE ON INTERNET
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Reuters Technology Summary
Fans drool over iPhone, but ask for more NEW YORK - Enthusiastic new iPhone owners are starting to sound like the cast of long-running stage musical: "I Love you, You're Perfect, Now Change." Only days after snapping up the latest iPhone, they still glow over their purchase -- but already are brainstorming ideas Steve Jobs could use for Apple Inc's next iPhone. ...
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Reuters Technology Summary
Fans drool over iPhone, but ask for more NEW YORK - Enthusiastic new iPhone owners are starting to sound like the cast of long-running stage musical: "I Love you, You're Perfect, Now Change." Only days after snapping up the latest iPhone, they still glow over their purchase -- but already are brainstorming ideas Steve Jobs could use for Apple Inc's next iPhone. ...
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Globe7 is Selected for the Hong Kong Government-Sponsored Wireless Project
HONG KONG, BUSINESS WIRE -- Leading digital voice provider Globe7 HK Ltd. has been selected for the Hong Kong government-sponsored wireless project to provide mobile phone service with its Globe7@mobile service throughout the territory from WiFi hotspots.
Broadcast Newsroom |
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Jack Tretton knows why the PS3 went wrong
Jack Tretton (SCEA CEO) knows where Sony went wrong with the PS3. Tretton has said that they want about designing the PS3 in the wrong manner. Instead of having the hardware design team work closely with the software team (the designers of the Playstation 3 operating system; the gui) Sony focused more on the hardware team, what happened was they had the hardware team design a powerhouse of ...
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Recent Original Stories
The Syllable project has published the second version of the Linux-based Syllable Server. A number of fixes were made, most notably to terminal initialisation and printing. GhostScript is included now. Some of the Syllable-specific initialisation scripts are executed now.
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Lonely Planet launches Audio Phrasebooks on Apple App Store
Lonely Planet has announced that its Audio Phrasebooks for iPhone and iPod touch are now available for sale on the Apple App Store, providing travellers with mobile access to its best-selling phrasebook content in 10 languages.
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Recent Original Stories
"The PS3's hard drive 'will be 60GB big, be completely upgradeable, and support Linux OS ' plus ' will act as a home server and allow users to store various forms of media to be pulled up elsewhere.
New Mobile Computing |
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Basketball in Beijing
Staff writer Luciana Chavez is heading to the Beijing Games to cover the U.S. men's basketball team. Check out her blog. blogs.newsobserver.com/ olympics/home
The News & Observer |
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Colorado Business
Quark Inc. of Denver announced that it has acquired the assets of In.vision Research Corp., a Florida-based software company that makes an add-in to Microsoft Word for XML authoring.
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Intellectual Property: New EU initiatives should improve IP in Europe
The European Commission has adopted two initiatives in the area of copyright. First, the Commission proposes to align the copyright term for performers with that applicable to authors, in this way bridging the income gap that performers face toward the end of their lives.
PublicTechnology.net |
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 8th Aug 2006 13:05 UTC
Yesterday, Steve Jobs of Apple held his usual keynote speech at the Apple Worldwide Developer Conference at the Moscone Center, San Fransisco. I usually thoroughly enjoy Jobs's keynotes; they are a well-planned piece of theater, complete with drama, comedy, and even action.
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Country Picks
His 1999 debut, "Who Needs Pictures," introduced Brad Paisley as a master of songcraft with a soul to match. An all-around performer who came of age as a member of Wheeling, W.Va.'s famed WWVA Jamboree, Paisley is one of the most versatile of today's country artists, flashing guitar skills, insightful and clever songs ("Celebrity," "Alcohol," "Ticks"), and a warm personality on stage. On ...
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Online retail spending up 38 percent
Online retail sales in Britain leapt 38 percent in the first half of the year to account for 17 pence in every pound spent and this figure could rise to as high as 50 pence in five years a report said on Friday
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MORE CITIGROUP LOSSES EXPECTED
The beaten-up financial sector rallied for a second day Thursday on better-than-expected second-quarter results. Still, bank profit is plunging because of losses on mortgage and other loans. Citigroup is expected to post its third straight quarterly
The News & Observer |
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(AFX UK Focus) 2008-07-18 07:06 Hong Kong shares end morning weaker on fears over Wall St; CNOOC slumps UPDATE
HONG KONG (XFN-ASIA) - Share prices finished the morning slightly lower on fears that Wall Street may fall tonight as Merrill Lynch, Google and Microsoft reported disappointing quarterly results after US market close Thursday.
Interactive Investor |
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Google's profit growth doesn't suit investors
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 touch the Internet search leader.
The News & Observer |
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Business in the Burbs: IBM honored for green initiative by newsletter
IBM Corp.'s Project Big Green is getting some kudos from the Progressive Investor newsletter, which included the Armonk-based computer giant in a ranking of 20 public companies that are making environmentally friendly moves.
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Kaushik Pandya appointed as FITAG President
AHMEDABAD, INDIA: The newly formed Federation of IT Association Gujarat (FITAG) has announced the names of its board members.
CIOL |
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Business booming for Big Blue
IBM Corp. seemed immune to the troubles plaguing the U.S. economy as the Armonk-based computer giant reported banner second-quarter results yesterday.
The Journal News |
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Business
European Union regulators say they have sent more antitrust charges to chip maker Intel claiming that the company has deliberately squeezed rival AMD out of the market.
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