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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 29th Aug 2006 21:23 UTC
Consumers now are getting more for less of their money when they buy security software. Microsoft's entry into the consumer security software arena in late May has made PC protection cheaper, according to data from The NPD Group.
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Microsoft has announced that it will not be releasing any new versions of its Visual FoxPro development software past Version 9.0, but the company will continue to support the technology through 2015. Instead of releasing new versions of FoxPro, Microsoft will release core portions of the FoxPro software to its CodePlex community development site , said Alan Griver, a group manager within the ...
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High-Tech Pet Innovations and the People Who Love Them
(ARA) - The Internet or their pets - which could Americans live without? No need to live without either, thanks to some particularly enterprising participants in the pet industry - a market the American Pet Products Manufacturers' Association estimates at $40 billion a year.
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Etiquette 2.0: A Guide to Online Manners
(ARA) - New laws about online harassment have put online bullying center stage in the headlines recently. While much of the recent news focuses on adolescents and teenagers being bullied on the Internet instead of the playground, the problem of online bullying transcends age.
Richfield Reaper |
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Steve Jobs' health rumors rattle Apple investors
The towering role of Steve Jobs at Apple was underscored this week when concerns about his health contributed to a sudden plunge the company's stock. More Apple news
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Yahoo profit falls, 2008 outlook remains intact 23 Jul 2008, 0302 hrs IST,REUTERS
SAN FRANCISCO: Yahoo Inc on Tuesday posted a nearly 19 percent fall in net profit, and net revenue short of lowered Wall Street expectations, as it faced a weakening economy and the distraction of Microsoft Corp's pursuit.
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GREEN PACKET FINALIZES KL WIRELESS BROADBAND ROLLOUT
GREEN PACKET is rolling out the RM60m "KL Wireless Metropolitan Project" under a three-year agreement with the Government signed on Jul 10, 2008 between its unit - PACKET ONE NETWORKS (M) sb and Malaysian Communications And Multimedia Commission and Commissioner of KL City following a MOU in Dec 2007.
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Computer and Electrical Issues Slow Thousands of Commuters
A series of unrelated computer and power problems delayed thousands of riders on Virginia and Maryland commuter trains and Metro's Orange Line to Vienna yesterday and Monday.
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China arrests cyber dissident, rights group says
Chinese police have arrested a prominent Internet dissident for violating his probation terms, accusing him of posting articles on overseas websites and receiving guests without permission, a rights group said.
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Teens cope with life minus technology during power outage
Sam Dockery’s cell phone is dead and he hasn’t been on the Internet or played video games in more than 24 hours, but other than that, life isn’t much different than normal for the 14-year-old from Moline.
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Joost, TOM Group launches China joint venture
Internet television service Joost and Chinese media conglomerate TOM Group will launch a joint venture on Wednesday to court viewers in China, even as the government tightens restrictions on such services.
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Joost, TOM Group launches China joint venture
Internet television service Joost and Chinese media conglomerate TOM Group will launch a joint venture on Wednesday to court viewers in China, even as the government tightens restrictions on such services.
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Online ad sparks Notre Dame response
Notre Dame moved quickly Tuesday to protect the eligibility of two of its most vital athletic performers thanks to, of all things, an online advertisement for cellular ring tones.
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Known pedophile charged with luring boy
Sûreté du Québec investigators are searching the computer of a repeat sex offender after the Longueuil resident was arrested and charged with luring a 12-year-old boy over the Internet and sexually assaulting the victim in his own home.
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Yahoo profit slips to 131 million dollars in second quarter
A laptop is seen under the logo of Yahoo at a trade fair in Dusseldorf. Struggling Internet pioneer Yahoo reported on Tuesday that its second-quarter profit slipped to 131 million dollars and called on investors to have faith in better times ahead.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 27th Aug 2007 22:21 UTC
The most recent pre-release build of Apple's Mac OS X Leopard operating system began making its way into developers' hands this past weekend, carrying with it a number of interface tweaks and a lengthy list of recommended testing suggestions.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 17th Oct 2005 20:26 UTC
The world's richest man talks about developing new drugs to combat AIDS, open-source software and why Microsoft's still cool after all these years. Gates: "We encourage everyone to develop in our environment. Free software's nothing new... There was an early browser, an early mail program.
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Joost, TOM Group launches China joint venture
NEW YORK, July 22 (Reuters) - Internet television service Joost and Chinese media conglomerate TOM Group <2383.HK> will launch a joint venture on Wednesday to court viewers in China, even as the government tightens restrictions on such services.
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Adknowledge Social Advertising Reaches 10 Billion Monthly Ad Impressions
Adknowledge's Social Advertising division, Cubics.com, has announced that it is now serving more than 10 billion ad impressions per month on social networks such as Facebook, MySpace and Bebo. The majority of these impressions are generated by social applications. This volume, now more than five times as large as Social Media, its next largest competitor in the space, makes Adknowledge the ...
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IIJ Develops Proprietary Video Distribution Server Software for Digital TV
TOKYO, July 23, 2008 -- Internet Initiative Japan Inc. , one of Japan's leading Internet access and comprehensive network solutions providers, today announced the development of proprietary video distribution server software specifically designed for digital television, and the release of a high-resolution content distribution platform for the acTVila digital television portal site that will ...
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3rd Circuit Strikes Down COPA -- Again
The Child Online Protection Act suffers from a slew of fatal flaws that render the law unconstitutional under the First Amendment, the 3rd Circuit ruled on Tuesday. The court found that numerous terms in COPA were not "narrowly tailored" and that the law therefore failed a strict scrutiny test. The decision comes after nearly a decade of litigation -- including two trips to the U.S. Supreme ...
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Accounting Separation needs to be fast-tracked
InternetNZ (the Internet Society of New Zealand Inc) has called for the Accounting Separation regime for Telecom to be strengthened and fast-tracked, in its submission to the Commerce Commission.
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ACTA copyright negotiations demand scrutiny
Media Release – 23 July 2008 - InternetNZ (the Internet Society of New Zealand Inc) is concerned at the paucity of detail surrounding the proposed international Anti Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA).
Scoop.co.nz |
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Phone Giants Fight to Keep Subscribers
Telecommunication companies in the U.S. have to juggle the financial effect of customers dropping their landlines, and increased competition between wireless operators.
New York Times |
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 13th Jul 2007 19:19 UTC
El Reg reviews the HP Touchsmart IQ770 computer , a sort of all-in-one computer with a touchscreen. "Either you're excited by the prospect of an all-in-one PC with a touchscreen or you're not.
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