|
Fire damages deputy's home
MADDOCK (AP) - Authorities say a fire that damaged the home of a Benson County sheriff's deputy was caused by an overheated computer tower.
The Bismarck Tribune |
|
SMBs in S'pore, India to spend US$1B on Net
Growth is driven by Singapore's need to support increasingly mobile workforce and India's intensifying dependence on the Internet, study finds. Compare your salary Use the IT salary benchmark wizard and know the average salary differences between different job functions. Join activeTechPros. http://www.activetechpros.com
ZDNet Asia |
|
On the way to Xbox: Community-developed games
Excerpts from the blog The latest iteration of Microsoft's XNA community-games program may be the most exciting yet for amateur game developers...
Seattle Times |
|
Recent Original Stories
Computer makers have been told they'll no longer be able to get Windows XP OEM by the end of this year, despite strong ongoing demand for the OS. Analysts and computer makers are wondering if the move is premature given Vista's ongoing performance and compatibility issues.
New Mobile Computing |
|
What lies ahead in the hotel industry? By Jim Butler
Hospitality Lawyer: What lies ahead for the hotel industry? On July 17, 2008, at the NABHOOD Conference in Atlanta, the experts gave us the latest update on the Hotel Industry since NYU. (See the 5-part series at www.HotelLawBlog.com analyzing the data available at June 1, 2008 at "Quips, Quotes and Insights from the 2008 NYU hotel conference.").
Hospitality Net |
|
Court Docket: Man faces life in prison for break-in, gun charges
A Fenton man pleaded guilty Monday to stealing a semiautomatic pistol and laptop computer from Runyan Lake Food Center in May.
Livingston County Daily Press & Argus |
|
3 in 4 online banking sites have widespread security flaws
A large percentage of online banking sites have at least one design flaw, which can make customers vulnerable to cyber thieves when it comes to their money or even identity.
The Economic Times |
|
Linked by Adam S on Tue 23rd Aug 2005 19:16 UTC
The last few years have seen the introduction of the concept of "extensions" in most popular web browsers.
OS News |
|
3 in 4 online banking sites have widespread security flaws
Washington, July 23 : A large percentage of online banking sites have at least one design flaw, which in turn, can make customers vulnerable to cyber thieves when it comes to their money or even identity, finds a new study led by an Indian-origin researcher.
New Kerala |
|
'Spam King' jailed
U.S. District Judge Marsha Pechman ended the reign of the so-called Spam King, who earned his title by sending out millions of unwanted e-mails, by sentencing the Seattle man to nearly four years in prison Tuesday.
Pravda |
|
Nintendo, Fujifilm start Wii online photo service
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Nintendo Wii just got a photogenic makeover.
Reuters |
|
Dressing down: Web gambling’s hallmark
The long-running debate over whether to legalize Internet gambling has usually focused on its potential to be more addictive than gambling in a casino.
Las Vegas Sun |
|
Mobile Medics Will Shape The Medical Device Market, Says Wireless Healthcare
The increase in the level of healthcare being delivered by mobile medical practitioners outside of hospitals will become a key driver within the medical device market over the next decade.
Medical News Today |
|
Rockers' ode to Obama to hit internet
Barack Obama's presidential campaign is about to get another boost from a group of his celebrity supporters.
Chicago Sun-Times |
|
In the papers 23 July
SaonGroup acquires Localjobsgroup BSkyB to launch online music service
Electric News via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News |
|
Sigh of relief for Yahoo investors
Yahoo on Tuesday reported an 18 percent drop in profit in the second quarter, quelling fears of much worse, given the challenging national advertising market.
San Jose Mercury News |
|
MS drops Live games fees
Microsoft announced that it will no longer charge any fees for its Games for Windows Live service.
iafrica.com |
|
LEGAL ISSUES DRAG ON YAHOO
SAN FRANCISCO — The corporate drama that has weighed heavily on Yahoo Inc.'s managers also cut into the Internet giant's second-quarter earnings report Tuesday. Investors were braced for worse. Profit declined again in the second quarter and missed Wall Street's lowered expectations.
The Monterey County Herald |
|
Brown County United Way offers grant
The Brown County United Way is accepting applications from local human services agencies to receive a grant of computer equipment.
Green Bay Press-Gazette |
|
VMware trims annual revenue forecast; shares plunge
VMware, the biggest maker of software that lets computers run multiple operating systems, cut its annual sales forecast amid competition from Microsoft and slowing technology spending.
San Jose Mercury News |
|
VMware Blames the Economy for Projected Shortfall - Not Microsoft!
Two weeks after its co-founder and CEO Diane Greene was abruptly dismissed, VMware - now run by one of Microsoft's old rulers, Paul Maritz - disclosed exactly how much under its promised 50% year-over-year growth 2008 is going to be. It's going to be 5%-8% short of the magic number. Reason of course dictates that 42%-45% growth may some day look heroic.
SYS-CON Media |
|
San Francisco's Mayor Gets Back Keys to the Network
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom met with jailed IT administrator Terry Childs Monday, convincing him to hand over the...
PC World |
|
23-07-2008: Nokia to plant trees for old phones
KUALA LUMPUR: Nokia Malaysia will plant a tree for every old mobile phone recycled at its new “Integrated Nokia Kiosk”, the first initiative worldwide that combines recycling and care services into a booth.
The Edge Daily |
|
UK comms intercepts up by half - and it isn't the council
Wristslap for town halls' street watchers, however The latest reports from government surveillance watchdogs reveals that interception of communications by UK officials surged by almost 50 per cent in 2007. British public bodies including police and intelligence agencies made 519,260 requests for information to telcos and ISPs during the year.…
The Register |
|
Nigeria: Coscharis Technologies Targets 1 Million PCs By 2020
Worried by the current poor PCs penetration rate in the country as recently reported by the World Bank, promoters of Cosmos computers, the Coscharis Technologies have projected that it would push one million personal computers in the Nigerian hardware market by the year 2020 so as to put computers in the hands of more Nigerians.
AllAfrica.com |
|
|