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Crawford Communications Contracts NSS-7
THE HAGUE, Netherlands, BUSINESS WIRE -- SES NEW SKIES, an SES company (Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG), announces that Crawford Communications, Inc. (Crawford) has contracted a total bandwidth of 20 MHz on the NSS-7 satellite at the orbital location of 338 degrees East for a period of five years.
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Travclass.com
In Business Ideas this week with me, Melanie Yip – a new online travel portal makes its debut in Singapore. Online travel portals have provided a platform of convenience for many travelers, especially those who want the flexibility in making last minute travel reservations.
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MoD reveals full extent of laptop losses
More than 650 laptops have been stolen from the Ministry of Defence (MoD) over the past four years, more than twice the number previously claimed.
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Intel celebrates 40th birthday
Intel is celebrating its 40th birthday with a major project highlighting its impact on the industry.
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Online sex stings in Kentucky succeed
As part of the sting, Perverted Justice members pretend to be young teenagers while corresponding online with men who vividly described sexual acts they would like to perform -- sometimes sending sexually graphic photographs or video via the Internet -- and then arrange to meet at the child's home.
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Recent Original Stories
On October 6, Novell officially released SUSE Linux 10, the latest edition of its heavily armed desktop operating system. It offers a choice of great-looking desktop environments, a gigantic selection of desktop software and the much-acclaimed YaST setup and configuration program.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 28th Jun 2006 12:58 UTC
Yesterday, Novell released a pre-release of its much-anticipated SUSE Enterprise Linux Desktop 10, actually the 3rd release candidate. This release contains all the much-touted stuff such as Xgl and its fancy effects, Beagle integration, and more. Read on for some first impressions.
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For documentary film fans, an online oasis
NEW YORK -- Retired AOL executive Ted Leonsis is turning his passion for documentaries into an Internet service meant to give independent filmmakers more viewers.
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SouqElArab.com launches the Islamic Clothing Category with eJilbab.com
Amman, July 20, 2008: The Arab social Web shopping portal, SouqElArab.com has partnered with eJilbab.com, which offers a wide variety of Islamic and Middle Eastern Apparel, to launch the new category of Islamic Clothing on SouqElArab.com.
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Yahoo sees growing Web advertising market in RP
MANILA, Philippines--Internet firm Yahoo is counting on its local partners to drive online web advertising services that go beyond search.
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In the papers 21 July
Motorola sues executive who left for Apple Nokia files suit against Qualcomm
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Rwanda: RITA Introduces Instant Messaging
To ease communication and reduce telephone expenses, Rwanda Information Technology Authority (RITA) has introduced a local internet chat tool-IM Intego.
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Becoming a locavore
Lisa Sherrodd’s habit of eating locally started 10 years ago when she traded a computer for a goat.
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PC-Mac problems? Software can help
Q I use a 1 GB USB flash drive to move files between my Windows laptop PC at work and my MacBook portable at home.
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Computer Crime is Here to Stay; So Are Jobs to Combat It
(ARA) - What do a recent global crackdown on Internet child pornography and the arrest of Dennis Rader, the infamous "BTK" serial killer have in common with the Sept. 11 attacks on America?
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Digital Crossroads: Cool applications are not limited to iPhones
Based on what we're hearing about all the new iPhone applications, you'd think it was the first smart-phone to run third-party software.
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Internet game players by gender
PLAYING GAMES Portion of Internet users by gender who spend at least one hour per month playing games: MALE FEMALE March 2006 38% 33% April 2008 47% 40% MERCURY NEWS
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Game console users by gender
CONSOLES AND THE SEXES Here's a look at game console users by gender: CONSOLE TYPE MALE FEMALE Microsoft Xbox 360 66% 34% Sony PlayStation 3 69% 31% Nintendo Wii 48% 52% MERCURY NEWS
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Facebook pics come back to haunt defendants
Two weeks after Joshua Lipton was charged in a drunken driving crash that seriously injured a woman, the 20-year-old college junior attended a Halloween party dressed as a prisoner. Pictures from the party showed him in a black-and-white striped shirt and an orange jumpsuit labelled "Jail Bird."
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Many seniors navigate the Internet
NEW YORK - If Sen. John McCain is really serious about becoming a Web-savvy citizen, perhaps Kathryn Robinson can help.
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Va-va-va voom
The Internet is still atwitter over bikini pics of Helen Mirren, 62. In the photographs, "The Queen" star looks sensational -- not for her age, mind you, she looks stunning … period -- in a red two-piece.
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Inner city on the screen
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Fisher: A columnist visits world of bloggers
I arrived at the BlogHer convention in San Francisco feeling like a Pony Express rider at the auto show.
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Reuters Technology Summary
New iPhone music to users' ears DENVER - When it was unveiled in June, Apple's new iPhone didn't appear to offer anything new for music fans. But thanks to the subsequent launch of the App Store on iTunes, iPhone users can download a host of applications to add new functions to the device. Many of them are music-oriented and all are made specifically for the iPhone. ...
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Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Fri 30th Jun 2006 19:19 UTC, submitted by Yadav Ji
"Over the years, I've had a number of people asking me what I believe the problem was with further migration over to Linux by the public at large. To be frank, I don't believe that there is a simple answer to this.
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