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MS hypes GTA IV debut
With Grand Theft Auto IV now flying off shelves across the western hemisphere, Microsoft have 'dropped by' to remind us of the exclusive content that will be offered for the game via the Xbox 360 later this year.
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China's SIMC posts $119 mln net loss in Q1
HONG KONG, April 29 - China's biggest contract chipmaker, Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp , posted a net loss in the first quarter due to sharp price declines in the global computer memory chip market.
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Second Galileo satellite launched successfully
Tom Young, Computing , Tuesday 29 April 2008 at 12:02:00 UK involved in designing payload for Europe's answer to GPS The second test satellite for European GPS system Galileo was launched successfully from Kazakhstan on Sunday. Giove-B (Galileo In-Orbit Validation Element-B) will test technologies for the Galileo network which is... > Read the full article ...
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Corning 1Q profit surges on strong demand for glass
Corning Inc. said Tuesday its first-quarter profit tripled to more than $1 billion, exceeding Wall Street's expectations on soaring demand for glass used in flat-screen televisions and laptop computers. Its stock rose almost 3 percent. The specialty glass and ceramics maker also said it expects earnings in the current quarter to beat analyst forecasts. Corning shares climbed 5 percent in morning ...
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CDC Corporation and Executives Plan Additional Share Buyback
CDC Corporation (NASDAQ:CHINA), focused on enterprise software and online games, announced today that the company and its subsidiaries purchased a total of approximately 3.0 million shares during 2007 at an average price of approximately $6.31 per share. After accounting for these and other previous purchases, the company has approximately $8.5 million remaining in its $60.0 million share ...
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CDC Corporation and Executives Plan Additional Share Buyback
ATLANTA & BEIJING----CDC Corporation , focused on enterprise software and online games, announced today that the company and its subsidiaries purchased a total of approximately 3.0 million shares during 2007 at an average price of approximately $6.31 per share.
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Details of 31,000 customers lurk on Bank of Ireland stolen laptops
IT SEEMS it wasn't just 10,000 life insurance customer policy details that went missing when the Bank of Ireland kept getting its laptops nicked. No, it was details of 31,500 customers.
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Could Apple be preparing the way for Mac gaming?
Yesterday's refresh of the iMac line is interesting, not because of the bump in speed that the refresh itself offers but because of the direction that Apple is going in. Is Apple preparing the way for gaming on the Mac? First, let's look closer at that 3.06GHz...
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Recent Original Stories
Brad Wardell writes us: "Windows Vista Beta 2 is nearly here and now seems as good a time as any to take a look at where things stand with Microsoft's next-generation operating system. As this article makes clear, Windows Vista has a lot of potential - it is a major upgrade.
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Media co. Cox eyes online ad growth, buys startup for $300M
NEW YORK - Media conglomerate Cox Enterprises Inc., betting its future on Internet advertising as newspaper and television audiences shrink, plans to spend $300 million to...
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A few days after Mark Shuttleworth , Gaël Duval, founder of Linux Mandrake, now Mandriva, posted a FAQ related to his distribution. He addresses some controversial issues such as Will Mandriva ever demand licence fees?
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Teenager robbed of computer game
A 18-year-old is kicked and punched by robbers who wanted his new Grand Theft Auto IV game.
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NetBenefit hosts Windows Server 2008
Managed hosting firm NetBenefit has started offering a hosted Windows Server 2008 platform, targeted at firms offering media rich web applications.
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Intacct Closes $15 Million in Financing
Software 2008 Conference -- Intacct, a leader in on-demand financial management and accounting applications, today announced it has raised an additional $15 million of financing in a round led by Bessemer Venture Partners. Existing investors Emergence Capital, Sigma Partners, and Sutter Hill Ventures all participated in the round. When combined with $14 million raised in June 2007, Intacct has ...
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Corning profit more than triples, lifted by demand for glass used for TV, computer screens
ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Corning Inc. said Tuesday its first-quarter profit tripled to more than $1 billion, exceeding Wall Street's expectations on soaring demand for glass used in flat-screen televisions and laptop computers. Its stock rose almost 3 percent.
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Organizations set up Internet hotlines to reach teens
Teens have constantly been warned about online predators, but only a few may know where to turn to seek help and advice privately. Organizations who specialize in helping abused teens are turning to the Web to reach a generation that feels more comfortable opening up online than on a phone line. Online hotlines are booming as a result, as organizations reach out to Generation Y through ...
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Media co. Cox eyes online ad growth, buys startup for $300M
(AP) -- Media conglomerate Cox Enterprises Inc., betting its future on Internet advertising as newspaper and television audiences shrink, plans to spend $300 million to buy a startup that helps Web sites pool their ad space.
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Group to define new mobile DRAM interface spec
ARM, Hynix, LG, Silicon Image, Sony Ericsson Mobile and STMicroelectronics have formed a new working group in the mobile DRAM space.
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Yahoo to outsource Messenger phone calls to Jajah
(AP) -- Yahoo Inc. is outsourcing the Internet telephone functions of its instant messaging program to the startup Jajah.
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Current Newswire:
"After the partnership between Gaël Duval and Mandriva was over, he was said to build an OS even more user friendly than Mandriva. The first Alpha release, which was presented really soon after the start of the project, did not surprise anyone as it was plain KDE with a new theme.
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Using online study guides can shortchange students
CliffsNotes in their literature studies, were asked to take a position on using a similar online study guide: SparkNotes. This week, a student argues that they should be used only in a limited way.
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Recent Original Stories
Microsoft has begun patching files on Windows XP and Vista without users' knowledge , even when the users have turned off auto-updates. Many companies require testing of patches before they are widely installed, and businesses in this situation are objecting to the stealth patching.
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Web 2.0 bloat trebles web's waistline
Go on, embed my widget... it's only waffferr thiiin The web is getting fatter faster than a middle-aged November goose on an all-spaghetti diet, thanks to webmasters and bloggers greasing their pages with Web 2.0 lard.…
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Recent Original Stories
BusinessWeek is reporting that Microsoft's next release of Internet Explorer, version 7, will not be integrated into Windows . Breaking nearly ten years of tradition, Internet Explorer was always very tightly integrated into Windows, allowing users to do such things as launch a website directly from any Windows Explorer window, or save a live web page as the desktop wallpaper.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 5th Oct 2005 12:05 UTC, submitted by Magnum
"So how's that look-like-Windows thing working for the Linux community? Is the wave of desktop adoption far ahead of where it was in 2001 and 2002 when this started? And, if not, why don't we stop doing it?
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