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AMD shares fall after CEO steps down, weak 2Q
Shares of Advanced Micro Devices Inc. fell at the market open Friday, a day after the chip maker reported the departure of Chief Executive Hector Ruiz and reported a wider second-quarter loss than analysts expected. The shares lost 40 cents, or 7.8 percent, to $4.90 shortly after the opening bell. The stock has ranged from $4.53 to $16.19 over the past year. Under Ruiz's leadership, AMD rose to ...
The State |
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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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RENCI selects Infinera for "breakable" N.C. research network
JULY 21, 2008 -- The Renaissance Computing Institute has selected Infinera to support its research on an experimental network test bed, dubbed BEN (Breakable Experimental Network), that links RENCI to sites at three universities in North Carolina's Research Triangle Park.
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Alleged racism attracts online attention
A local woman who said a racist hate-group targeted her grandchildren earlier this week claims to have received hundreds of anonymous phone calls since her story hit the airwaves and the Internet.
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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. With Friday's announcement, Legg Mason Capital Management Inc. became the biggest major Yahoo shareholder to publicly declare it will vote for the nine current directors - a group that has ...
The State |
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Things to do around Oahu today
You better do this one quick: Either get to your computer, the phone or to the Stan Sheriff Center box office to get your season tickets to follow the UH women's volleyball team.
Honolulu Advertiser |
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Ousted AOL chief Miller could guide Yahoo strategy
Given that he was ousted from the top job at a struggling AOL, Jonathan F. Miller might not seem a natural candidate to advise its Internet rival Yahoo Inc. But Miller was instrumental in transforming AOL into an advertising company, giving him expertise in a field Yahoo must master. In his four-plus years as chairman and chief executive of Time Warner Inc.'s AOL LLC, Miller made key ...
The State |
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WiMax at Sea, the Journey Begins
Ships that call on Singapore can now use WiMax instead of satellite to connect to the Internet.
PC World |
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Review: IEnvision for IPhone
In addition to billions of pages of text, the Web is awash in images--more than 50 million desktop images, more than 3 million...
PC World |
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Virtual Iron's CEO Ed Walsh to Speak at UBS Technology Forum
Ed Walsh, CEO at Virtual Iron Software (www.virtualiron.com), a provider of comprehensive server virtualization software solutions, will be a featured speaker at the UBS Technology Forum. The event is taking place on Tuesday, July 22 at the Four Seasons Silicon Valley in East Palo Alto, California. It features senior executives at the forefront of technology innovation and offers perspectives ...
Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance |
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Windows Home Server Update Fixes Data-corruption Issue
Microsoft has released an update to Windows Home Server that fixes a data-corruption problem some users were having.
PC World |
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Black Duck Software Adds C/C++ Open Source Software to Koders.com Code Search Engine
Black Duck Software announced a substantial expansion to the volume of open source software managed in the Koders.com code search engine. Koders.com now contains 15 percent more code through the addition of C and C++ code governed by open source and other licenses. The addition will enhance Koders' position as the search engine of choice for developers looking for reusable open source code, ...
SYS-CON Media |
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Bidding for IPhone 3G Tops $1,000 on EBay
Pent-up demand for the iPhone 3G is manifesting itself on auction site eBay.
PC World |
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Google, Microsoft See Profits and Stocks Slide
SAN FRANCISCO — Google and Microsoft slid in Nasdaq trading last week after reporting profit below analysts’ estimates, signaling that the slowing economy may be weighing on demand for computer-related products.
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Still No Official iPhones for Russia, China
MOSCOW — Unauthorized sales of unlocked iPhones in Russia and China are flourishing, but Apple seems in no hurry to make deals with operators to sell the device in these huge markets officially.
St. Petersburg Times |
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Google Boosts Local Presence
MOSCOW — Internet search giant Google on Friday announced that it was buying Begun, Russia’s leading online context advertising service, from Rambler for $140 million, a deal that boosts the U.S. firm’s challenge to Yandex.
St. Petersburg Times |
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AllVoices, Formerly Masala, Launches New User-Gen News Service
There have been numerous attempts at so-called "citizen journalism" news models.. The most successful model has been, well, blogs in general. Getting users to contribute journalism to some unified site has been more of a mixed bag.
paidContent.org via Yahoo! Finance |
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WSO2 Mashup Server 1.5 Adds Rich Data Services and Expanded Security
WSO2 announced that version 1.5 of the WSO2 Mashup Server is now available. The open source WSO2 Mashup Server combines mashups with the reusability, security, reliability and governance required for a service-oriented architecture (SOA). With ...
ebizQ.net |
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Debian COMs connect via MXM
— Jul. 10, 2008 — Embedian has announced two computer-on-modules (COMs) and a baseboard that connect via an MXM (Mobile PCI Express Module) connector. The MXM-8310 and MXM-8110 run Debian on a PXA320 (Monahans-P) processor, and offer interfaces for Ethernet, USB, TFT LCD, RS232, CF, and IDE. ...
Linux Devices |
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New York says may sue Comcast over Net child porn
New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, investigating Internet service providers and access to child pornography, on Monday said his office would pursue legal action against Comcast Cable Communications LLC if the Comcast Corp unit did not agree to some reforms.
Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News |
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Government Computer News
A print server is always one of the most unappreciated pieces of technology in an office network. It sits there quietly not doing much of anything until print requests are made, whereupon it prioritizes print jobs and sends them forward to the correct device.
Government Computer News |
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MOTU intros FireWire digital mixer and processor
MOTU on Monday announced the release of its UltraLite-mk3 portable digital audio mixer and processor, which is powered and interfaces with computers entirely via a FireWire connection. The third generation of the company's UltraLite is now able to apply DSP effects and be used as a standalone mixer without a computer. The half-rack sized mixer offe...
MacNN |
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Government Computer News
VENDORS HAVE scrambled to produce patches for a potentially severe design flaw in the Internet’s Domain Name System, and the race is on to get patches in place before exploits appear.
Government Computer News |
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Yahoo gives three seats to Icahn
Sunnyvale-based Yahoo Inc. gave three director seats to billionaire activist Carl Icahn, dividing the board as the Internet company struggles to increase sales growth after spurning takeover offers.
Inside Bay Area |
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Yahoo gives three seats to Icahn
Sunnyvale-based Yahoo Inc. gave three director seats to billionaire activist Carl Icahn, dividing the board as the Internet company struggles to increase sales growth after spurning takeover offers.
Contra Costa Times |
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