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Linked by Amjith Ramanujam on Tue 22nd Jul 2008 17:54 UTC
David Williams over at iTWire has done a comparison of Windows vs Linux . It is performed by doing functionally identical tasks in both the OSes. This comparison is not a fair one by any measure.
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Mac and iPod sales boost earnings 31pc
Macintosh and iPod sales helped to boost Apple's fiscal third-quarter earnings 31 per cent, beating Wall St's expectations, but investors pummelled the stock after Apple issued soft guidance for the current quarter yesterday.
The New Zealand Herald |
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Bustin' the bot-net brain
When Owen Walker was 16 he began to develop a highly sophisticated system to infiltrate computers and effectively control them without anyone knowing.
The New Zealand Herald |
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Neo-Nazi group offers rent incentive to Calgary recruits
The mayor of Calgary says an internet offer by a white supremacist group to help pay the rent of new members willing to relocate to the city is "distasteful."
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MySpace joins shared identity service OpenID
NEW YORK (Reuters) - News Corp's MySpace Internet social network will join the OpenID alliance to begin letting its users take their online identity to other sites and social networks without having to register again.
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Lexmark 2Q profit improves; company will consolidate operations
Computer printer manufacturer Lexmark International Inc. announced Tuesday that its second-quarter net income increased while revenue declined. (LXK)
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The empire strikes back: Can Microsoft's ads cure my Vista psychosis?
Microsoft is ready to launch its campaign to save Vista's reputation, which has been formed by the software giant's miscues as well as Apple's funny ads. The big question: Is this a mess that Microsoft can market its way out of? Ed Bott found the first hints...
ZDNet |
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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.
The New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung |
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Kenner police arrest suspected online child predator
Kenner police have arrested a Texas man on charges of using the Internet to arrange a sexual encounter with a detective posing as an underage girl.
New Orleans Times-Picayune |
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Viacom CEO: 'great' content is king
Despite the sometimes-notion that content is a commodity, Viacom Chief Phillippe Dauman said that there's never been a better time to be in the business of creating shows, films or casual games thanks to the Internet.
CNET |
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XS Games Announces PopStar Guitar, a New Music Rhythm Game Featuring Hits from Top Pop Artists
PopStar Guitar for the Wii includes the unique AirG peripheral, turning your Wii Remote into an air guitar.
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'Sensitive' MoD laptop found
A Ministry of Defence (MoD) laptop containing "sensitive information" has been recovered, police said. The theft from the Britannia Adelphi Hotel in Liverpool city centre on Thursday brought the total of laptops stolen to 659 during the past four years.
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Will Art Levinson leave Genentech after a Roche takeover? [Acquisitions]
South of the City and hard by the shores of San Francisco Bay, Genentech rarely attracts the attention of the founders of flashy Internet startups as they drive past its offices on the way to the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Valleywag |
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Virtual Attack
A week ago, New Braunfels grandmother Mary Alice Altorfer had never heard of YouTube. Now she’s a hot topic on one of the most influential Web sites in America.
The New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung |
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AMD shares fall 5 pct on market share losses
Shares of Advanced Micro Devices Inc. tumbled 5 percent Tuesday to a multiyear low as fresh data emerged revealing that the slumping chip maker lost more market share to bigger rival Intel Corp.
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Microsoft turns to users for new wave of Xbox games
SEATTLE -- Microsoft will turn to users of its Xbox 360 to create new video games and broaden the types of games available on its console, taking a page out of the strategy books of Facebook and YouTube.
Nanaimo Daily News |
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TiVo, Amazon Pitch Remote-Control Commerce
TiVo and Amazon are touting a partnership to let advertisers give TV viewers a way to purchase products using their remote control – a frequently cited example of the promise offered by interactive television, but one that has never materialized on a broad scale.
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(AFX UK Focus) 2008-07-22 18:22 AutoNation shares surge after Gates discloses 5.5% stake
SAN FRANCISCO (Thomson Financial) - Shares of AutoNation surged Tuesday after Bill Gates, the Microsoft founder, reported that he had raised his stake in the auto retailer to around 9.9 million shares, or 5.5%.
Interactive Investor |
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Web-initiated harassment of grandma continues
Web postings urging online and telephone harassment of Herald-Zeitung employees appeared Saturday morning on the Internet hours after an article was published describing similar attacks toward a New Braunfels woman.
The New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung |
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Neo-Nazi group offers rent incentive to Calgary recruits
The mayor of Calgary says an internet offer by a white supremacist group to help pay the rent of new members willing to relocate to the city is "distasteful."
CBC Edmonton |
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The world's oldest copy of the New Testament will be reassembled online
LONDON — The oldest surviving copy of the New Testament, a 4th century version that had its Gospels and epistles spread across the world, is being made whole again — online.
Dallas Morning News |
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CherryPal (back)
The free, Web-based CherryPalCloud provides storage, virus control, application upgrades, and installation. Up to 50GB of online storage is offered, but that limit should increase in the future, says the company. External USB-based storage is also supported.
Linux Devices |
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‘Share A Ride’ Proponents Request Signage
An alumni group wants to encourage car-pooling in town by starting a new computerized service to help Falmouth residents find people who take similar trips.
The Falmouth Enterprise |
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Strategy Analytics: The World of Web TV - Coming Soon To 186 Million TV Screens Near You
Web video, and TV services like YouTube and the BBC's iPlayer, are no longer confined to PC users, according to "Digital Media Devices Global Market Forecast," just published by the Strategy Analytics Connected Home Devices service. A wave of recent announcements from major players such as Sony, Microsoft and Samsung confirms that Internet-enabled TVs, games consoles and peripherals, such as ...
Centre Daily Times |
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Pixar, Sony, and Lucasfilm Host Studio Nights at SIGGRAPH
CHICAGO----As part of the newly expanded format of the Computer Animation Festival, SIGGRAPH 2008 will feature three all-star Production Studio Nights hosted by industry powerhouses Pixar Animation Studios, Sony Pictures Imageworks, and Lucasfilm.
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