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Recent Original Stories
"Free software is great, and corporate America loves it. It's often high-quality stuff that can be downloaded free off the Internet and then copied at will. It's versatile - it can be customized to perform almost any large-scale computing task - and it's blessedly crash-resistant.
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Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Fri 27th Apr 2007 18:46 UTC
"Another six months, another release from the Ubuntu folks. The Ubuntu 7.04 release, better known as Ubuntu Feisty Fawn, is another cutting-edge, but not bleeding-edge, release that shows what Linux is capable of on the desktop.
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Crime blotter Western Horry County, Myrtle Beach
AYNOR - Simple assault and battery On July 9, an Aynor woman, 35, said a Conway woman, 25, slapped her in the face several times while they were at a bar. Since they were friends, the victim was going to let it go, but the subject called her eight times in 30 minutes after she got home and said she was coming over and bust her lip.
The Myrtle Beach Sun News |
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NC lawmakers again toughen sex offender rules
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The General Assembly has agreed again to toughen laws against convicted sex offenders, this time on social networking sites.
WNCT Greenville |
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NY singles scene, food and Sami people focus of project by Czech artist
Petra Valentová is a Czech conceptual artist who’s been living in New York for some years. Her biggest project to date features an unusual combination of elements. Having developed an interest in the little-known Sami people from the far north of Europe, Petra – who was single – began looking on the internet for a Sami to date. That said, she didn’t expect to really find one – her search for a ...
Radio Prague |
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Will Sony's PSP Get a Hard Drive?
Sony Computer Entertainment America CEO Jack Tretton says the company has considered putting a hard drive in the PlayStation Portable.
PC Magazine |
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 27th Sep 2006 23:06 UTC
Anti-malware company Symantec has accused Microsoft of withholding key information about its upcoming Vista OS , in an attempt to gain an unfair advantage in the security market.
OS News |
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Firefox 3.0.1 Fixes Security Issues
The Mozilla Foundation on Friday released an update to the company's heralded new web browser, version 3.0.1, with fixes for security, stability, a printing issue, and problems involving running Firefox 2 simultaneously.
PC Magazine |
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Bidding tapers off in Canada's spectrum auction
TORONTO (Reuters) - A morning round of bidding in Canada's wireless spectrum auction on Friday produced no new offers, suggesting the months-long process that could result in a new national wireless phone provider may soon end.
The Globe and Mail |
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Ex-courthouse cleaner gets probation on theft
WATERLOO --- A former member of the courthouse cleaning crew has been given probation for charges she stole computers and other items from building.
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier |
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Columbus, Starkville Boys & Girls clubs get charters
Whether they were surfing the Internet in the computer lab or playing basketball in the gym, the youth at the Columbus Boys and Girls club were excited to be there.
The Commercial Dispatch |
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iPhones hot even in places Apple has yet to reach
In the Soviet days, Russians asked their American friends to bring blue jeans, rock records and other Western goods into the country. Today Russians can buy almost anything they want here - but they are still begging for one item: Apple Inc.'s slick iPhone. The new iPhone went on sale in 21 countries July 11 and will soon be released in 70 nations. Officially, Russia and China are still on hold ...
The State |
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Dual quad-core ATCA blade supports Linux
— Jul. 09, 2008 — Emerson Network Power (ENP) announced a multi-core AdvancedTCA (ATCA) blade that supports 10Gbps throughput.
Linux Devices |
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Political Cartoon
Voices To the person who stole my laptop from my garage sale on Friday, July 12, around 4 p.m., if you did not plan on paying for it, why did you take it? Please return it to where you stole it from.
Creston News Advertiser |
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MCEVALHPCN-8641D evaluation board
Freescale is offering one of its "HPCN" Reference Design Board evaluation and development platforms for the MPC8640D. Dubbed the MCEVALHPCN-8641D, the board offers a high-speed SoDIMM slot for each core, and a single PCI-Express slot for graphics or other slot-based expansion cards.
Linux Devices |
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Baby-Killer Posted Salacious Pix Online
ABC NEWS EXCLUSIVE: Entwistle solicited sex on Adult FriendFinder website.
ABC News |
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Public Slogan-Writing Promo: What Could Go Wrong? [Marketing]
New York Life has a foolproof plan for its new online promotion: they let any member of the internet riff-raff go on their website and submit three-word slogans, which are displayed in the company's...
Gawker |
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Suspect In Hijacking Of San Francisco Computer Network 'Willing To Cooperate'
The lawyer for Terry Childs, who has pleaded not guilty, said his client is willing to hand over the password to the city's computer network.
InformationWeek |
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Someone found your camera and they want you to have it back
Imagine you lost the camera that had those one-of-a-kind vacation photos, or images of a keepsake moment. Now imagine a stranger finding it: Would you feel happy, or somehow that your privacy was invaded, if that stranger put some of your images on the Web to track you down?
The Pantagraph |
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Bidding tapers off in Canada's spectrum auction
A morning round of bidding in Canada's wireless spectrum auction on Friday produced no new offers, suggesting the months-long process that could result in a new national wireless phone provider may soon end.
Reuters via Yahoo! News |
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VISUAL EFFECTS SOFTWARE LEADER GENARTS HIRES KATHERINE HAYS AS CEO
DMN Newswire--2008-7-17-- GenArts, a leading provider of visual effects software for the film, broadcast and video industries, announced today that former Massive, Inc. Chief Operating Officer and Co-Founder Katherine Hays has been hired as CEO.
Broadcast Newsroom |
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Vista users greeted with an unexpected surprise: MobileMe
While they may have no intention of ever signing up for the service, Windows users are finding an unexpected addition to their Control Panels.
BetaNews |
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John Dvorak's Second Opinion: The Microsoft conundrum
Microsoft has posted continuous profits and great financial results over the years, including its whopper earnings report on Thursday. Meanwhile, the stock has done nothing for years and everyone must wonder why, writes John Dvorak.
Market Watch |
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Recent Original Stories
"It's not that I despise Apple or the wonderful products it showcases year after year, but the fact that almost every first generation Apple product has serious quality assurance issues bugs me beyond belief.
New Mobile Computing |
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SAG stakes fight on made-for-Internet content
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.
USA Today |
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