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Big Shareholder Supports Yahoo Board Over Icahn
One of Yahoo'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.
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Stoooopid .... why the Google generation isn’t as smart as it thinks
On Wednesday I received 72 e-mails, not counting junk, and only two text messages. It was a quiet day but, then again, I’m not including the telephone calls.
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Strictly business?
Consider this. According to Comscore, an Internet research marketing company, in April 2008 about 11 billion videos were consumed in the USA and out of that about 38% was from Google properties.
Express India |
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Recent Original Stories
"Security is an important issue in computing. Unfortunately, many computers allow a cracker to gain access to them and retrieve sensitive information, or just make life hard.
New Mobile Computing |
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Linked by Amjith Ramanujam on Fri 18th Jul 2008 19:16 UTC, submitted by dockingbay94
At the heart of every networking device is an operating system that enables traffic flow. In the case of networking vendor Juniper, that operating system for the past ten years has been JUNOS, a network operating system with its roots in the open source FreeBSD operating system.
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Hachem showed wisdom in 'foolish' monster fold
There's been a lot of online chatter about a monster fold made by former World Series Of Poker Main Event champion Joe Hachem. Some even consider Hachem's play to be one of the worst laydowns in poker history.
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Gordon Brown aide a victim of honeytrap operation by Chinese agents
A top aide to Gordon Brown has been a suspected victim of a “honeytrap” operation by Chinese intelligence agents.
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Military-style vehicle factory may set up shop in Portal
A factory sits empty, unused, wasted, just outside the city of Portal. Hundreds of veterans returning from Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom come home to no jobs, failed marriages, and despair. Those soldiers still overseas use equipment that is lacking and need utility vehicles that fit their needs. And Caleb Stine of Torque Products thinks he has the answer ...
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Library confrontation points up privacy dilemma
RANDOLPH, Vt. (AP) -- Children's librarian Judith Flint was getting ready for the monthly book discussion group for 8- and 9-year-olds on "Love That Dog" when police showed up. They weren't kidding around: Five state police detectives wanted to seize Kimball Public Library's public access computers as they frantically searched for a 12-year-old girl, acting on a tip that she sometimes used ...
The Oklahoman |
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Recent Original Stories
"Linus Torvalds was only 22 when he decided in 1991 to share with friends and colleagues the code of Linux, the new OS he had created. The computer science student at the University of Helsinki could not imagine the revolution his decision would cause through the IT industry in the years to come.
New Mobile Computing |
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Help File
Q When I shut down my computer, I get a notice that "ccSvcHst.exe" is not responding. What does this mean, and how do I correct it?
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Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Thu 22nd Feb 2007 21:24 UTC
"Last month, in the first installment of this three-part series, I looked at Windows Vista kernel enhancements in the areas of processes and I/O. This time I'll cover advances in the way Windows Vista manages memory, as well as major improvements to system startup, shutdown, and power management."
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Pelosi, Gore address Netroots Nation convention
The Netroots Nation continued its annual meeting Saturday with an address from US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and a surprise visit from former Vice President Al Gore. Of course, as fast as information spreads on blogs some of the surprise may have been spoiled.
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Center would bring 460 new jobs to Terre Haute
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. - N.E.W. Customer Service Co., which provides customer support in the consumer electronic, computer and wireless industries, is expanding its work-for-home program into west-central Indiana in a move that will add up to 480 new jobs.
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Social Networks: Good for Business?
Businesses are missing a bet if they're not paying attention to the Facebook generation, analyst says.
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Get Google Maps Screenshots to Go [Iphone 2.0]
Reader Chimera says that you can use the iPhone 2.0 software's built-in screenshot-taking ability to save images of Google Maps to your device before you leave the house (and the fast Wi-Fi...
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Influencing political change through blogging
Numerous seminars and sessions pack the schedule at the Netroots Nation conference. From the capabilities of the Web to the influence of a simple blog, attendees are motivated to make their voices heard across the blogosphere.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 2nd Oct 2007 18:51 UTC, submitted by teigetje
A flurry of RISC OS news today all crammed up into one item. There is a story on Java and RISC OS , a semi-announcement to a new source code release of RISC OS 5 by ROOL, and the Faraday medal for the man who designed the BBC Micro and ARM architecture - Professor Steve Furber.
OS News |
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Influencing political change through blogging
The political world is a lot like a photograph shot in the dark with no flash. Some elements are illuminated with very bright lights while other areas are shrouded in shadows.
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The Ghost in Your Machine: IPv6 Gateway to Hackers
It may be years before the new internet protocol IPv6 takes over from the current IPv4, but a security researcher is warning that many systems -- corporate and personal -- are already open to attack through channels that have been enabled on their machines to support IPv6 traffic.
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RiffWorks T4 brings music collaboration home
Sonoma Wire Works has announced the launch of RiffWorks T4, a free edition of the RiffWorks guitar recording and online collaboration software. RiffWorks T4 allows musicians to record ideas in the instant of inspiration and then quickly create complete songs by adding in drums and effects. RiffWorks T4 currently features seven popular effects inclu...
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USB hub: a ‘must-have’ for notebook owners
Logitech’s premium 4-port model comes with its own power adaptor
The Hindu |
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From India... a trio of canny Web tools
Bangalore: Indian innovation is increasingly centred around what is known as Web 2.0, the Internet’s Second Coming, where the user is in more effective control of content, and the way it is deployed. The week gone by, saw at least ...
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EC issues new anti-trust allegations against Intel
European Commission issues new allegations accusing Intel of anti-competitive practices against rival AMD
ITP.net |
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Internet Banking Is No Fun Without Money
When it comes to online banking services, Generation Y has not adopted them as aggressively as Generation X.
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