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Hackers convene Last HOPE conference in the Big Apple [60-Second Science Blog]
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Scientific American |
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Computer glitch shuts down pharmacy drug billing across B.C.
Officials with the Ministry of Health are looking into problems with the PharmaNet computer system.
CBC British Columbia |
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Google marches into Russia with ad buy
Google is to acquire Russian-based contextual ad firm ZAO Begun.
VNU Net via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News |
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sun 21st Jan 2007 22:39 UTC
The New York Times has taken a look at Microsoft Office 2007 . "After a radical redesign, Word, Excel and PowerPoint are almost totally new programs. There are no more floating toolbars; very few tasks require opening dialog boxes, and even the menu bar itself is gone.
OS News |
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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.
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Big Shareholder Backs Yahoo Board Over Icahn
One of Yahoo Inc.'s largest shareholders is supporting the re-election of the Internet company's incumbent board, delivering a significant blow to an attempted coup being led by activist investor Carl Icahn.
Channel 8 San Diego |
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Google marches into Russia with ad buy
Google is to acquire Russian-based contextual ad firm ZAO Begun. The company hopes that the buy will increase its advertising reach in the fast-growing Russian market.
Infomatics |
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ISPs sign nationwide deal to ban child porn
The vast majority of internet service providers in the US have signed up to a pact to ban child pornography from being viewed online.
Infomatics |
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A slice of life and Key lime pie
There's no doubt Key lime pie reigns in South Florida and beyond. Responses continue pouring in to our publication of the old-time recipe from the Fern Inn of Islamorada. Given how reliant we've become on computers, it's comforting to know how many cooks still have yellowed newspaper clippings of the recipe.
Miami Herald |
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How To Avoid Online Auction Scams
Don't get burned by buying counterfeit luxury goods online.
Forbes |
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Google Stock Price Plummets $52
Shares of Google are down almost 10 percent a day after the Internet search leader posted quarterly earnings that fell short of Wall Street's expectations yesterday.
NBC 11 Bay Area |
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Mobile Edge TSA Compliant Laptop Bags For Speedy Trips Through Security [Laptops]
We have known for quite some time that the TSA would allow companies to develop "checkpoint friendly" laptop cases—and now the first products are beginning to roll out to the masses. The ScanFast...
Gizmodo |
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Still Not Sold On Citi Or Microsoft
Mister Softee lays an egg, and Citigroup still looks sketchy even after massive three-day gains.
Forbes |
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Ashi Diamonds offers Web site-building service
New York—Global diamond-jewelry manufacturer Ashi Diamonds has introduced Avalon Solution, a Web service designed to help jewelers build their brands and businesses online.
National Jeweler |
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Forums: new MBPs, MobileMe, iPhone games,
Forum roundup: Rumors about the possibility of new MacBook Pro models have MacNN forum goers discussing upgrade possibilities and most users expect to see new models arriving in anywhere from two weeks, to right after the start of the new school year. With all the problems surrounding the release of MoblieMe, Apple has announced a free automatic ...
MacNN |
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SportsWatch: InBev takeover spotlights Anheuser-Busch's big ad budget
While St. Louis is bracing for the impact of InBev's takeover of hometown brewer Anheuser-Busch, the ripple effect of the $52 billion deal -- and the cost-cutting certain to follow -- could be felt far beyond the Gateway City, from the towers of Madison Avenue to pro football teams and local softball leagues.
Market Watch |
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Eds: UPDATES throughout with additional background, quotes. ADDS Internet note, byline.
Hays Daily News |
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Poll finds racial gap over excitement of campaign
An Associated Press-Yahoo News poll found differences in how engaged various groups of voters are in the presidential campaign.
Miami Herald |
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 7th Sep 2006 18:53 UTC, submitted by teigetje
"The new Acorn Computers Limited have sneaked the first details of their range of notebooks onto their website. The new Nottingham-based company will be assembling notebooks locally using current Intel and AMD x86 mobile processors.
New Mobile Computing |
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Recent Original Stories
Mandriva has made a formal statement of its position regarding the recent Microsoft deals by other Linux vendors. "Up to now, there has been absolutely no hard evidence from any of the FUD propagators that Linux and open source applications are in breach of any patents.
New Mobile Computing |
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Recent Original Stories
"Does performance suck on Vista when compared to XP? That's what I was set out to find out. I was worried at first, since the performance in Beta 2 was quite bad.
New Mobile Computing |
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DropUpload Does Quick Drag-and-Drop FTP [Featured Windows Download]
Windows only: Free, open-source application DropUpload is a lightweight FTP client designed to provide simple drag-and-drop file uploads to any folder on your FTP server. To use it, you set up...
Lifehacker |
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 29th Jan 2007 20:12 UTC
"The introduction of Microsoft Windows Vista and its' many confusing and progressively expensive flavors has opened up a er, period of opportunity for Apple (formerly Apple Computer).
New Mobile Computing |
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Play to Win
There are three great things about placing the Best Of Downtown ballot on the Internet: 1) It is incredibly easy to fill out; 2) You never really know who or what is going to win; and 3) Anyone who votes has the potential to win some great prizes. More on that below.
Los Angeles Downtown News |
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The weekly bag– July 18
Submitted by Andrew Glover on Fri, 07/18/2008 - 14:12. Tags: An Introduction to Lean Thinking for Software - this is a good read– it reminds me of a classic quote from CITCON in Denver a few months back.
Java World |
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