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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sat 22nd Apr 2006 16:55 UTC, submitted by anonymous
"Microsoft Vista Build 5365 has been released . We are downloading it at the moment, screenshots will follow in our spanking new image gallery . This is a Vista-only release, i.e. no Longhorn Server attached, which is a shame.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sun 10th Jul 2005 12:01 UTC
Microsoft surprised many of the attendees at its annual worldwide partner show here this weekend by allowing a third party to present a "hands-on lab" that allowed attendees to play with a range of Linux desktop software.
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NXP announces 80 PLUS Gold Standard PC power supply solution
NXP claims that desktops with the NXP GreenChip PC solution installed will cut energy losses up to 50 per cent compared to the average desktop.
Digital Media Europe |
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Dell rolls up multiple e-commerce options into a new microsite
Once they’ve reached a select status and sold a certain number of songs and albums, recording stars frequently repackage the music and come out with a compilation know as their greatest hits.
InternetRetailer.com |
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The Herald-Zeitung Mobile Edition
The Herald-Zeitung provides a text-only version of its daily web edition for readers using cellular telephones or handheld computers. Registered users of AvantGo can create their own custom channel to download regular updates.
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News and views on Linux on the desktop ...
First Atom-based notebook runs Linux — Jun. 03, 2008 — The world's third-largest PC vendor has announced a "netbook" based on a 1.6GHz Intel Atom Centrino processor and Linpus Linux.
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Fedora adds collaboration tools
Fedora has released its Asterisk-based Fedora Talk VoIP application for connecting Fedora contributors. Other news posted on a recent Fedora blog includes notes on a new automated test case management system, a SIG for ISVs, and new OpenID provider status for the Fedora Account System.
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Study: Online banking possibly dicier than assumed
Many banks are unwittingly training their online customers to take risks with their passwords and other sensitive account information, leaving them more vulnerable to fraud, new research shows. The result is that even the most security-conscious Web surfers could find themselves the victims of identity theft because they've been conditioned to ignore potential clues about whether the banking ...
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Study: Online banking possibly dicier than assumed
SAN FRANCISCO -- Many banks are unwittingly training their online customers to take risks with their passwords and other sensitive account information, leaving them more vulnerable to fraud, new research shows.
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How Surcharges Affect Pricing and Purchasing
Surcharges -- additional fees such as shipping and handling -- are unwelcome but common charges that can shoot up the cost of online and catalog shopping. Yet how many of us base our purchasing decision on these niggling fees? More than you might think. Washington University in St. Louis marketing expert Amar Cheema shows that how consumers think about and respond to these surcharges depends, in ...
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Review: Apple Computer Texas Hold ‘em
In short, Texas Hold ‘em is a variant on poker that drops two cards in front of each of several players - six, including you, on the iPod version - and then places up to five community cards in the center of the group, starting with three cards and then adding one per round while players bet on who will make the best five-card hand from the seven total cards. Your goal is to get other players to ...
iLounge |
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Study: Online banking possibly dicier than assumed
Many banks are unwittingly training their online customers to take risks with their passwords and other sensitive account information, leaving them more vulnerable to fraud, new research shows.
Centre Daily Times |
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Grant Gives Tennessee Police Laptops Wireless Upgrades
Chattanooga Police Department soon will be able to see where they're headed on their in-car computers.
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District 2 school board e-mail dispute
Bob Linehart — I sent a private e-mail to several friends and associates. As sometimes is the case with private email strings that are forwarded, they are forwarded to people who were not intended recipients, context is lost, and feelings are hurt.
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Recent Original Stories
That didn't actually say anything about the product... Certainly didn't say anything that isn't present in other distros (pacman = apt-get = yum) and certainly doesn't say anything to engender it as a desktop OS compared to others...
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From the WSJ:
"The dream of cheap computers in the hands of millions of poor children is becoming a reality, though not exactly as its proponents imagined. For-profit competitors snatched the idea and have run with it.
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SF. tech stays jailed; prosecutors say he rigged network to implode
A judge refused today to lower the $5 million bail for a San Francisco computer engineer accused of hijacking the city's network, after prosecutors said he had rigged the system to melt down during routine maintenance. The ruling by Superior Court Judge Lucy...
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Blackberries and iPhones can cost employers who aren't careful
Before employers dole out a Blackberry or other wireless devices that can keep employees in constant contact with the workplace, they need to be aware of their potential legal liability, according to law firm Pepper Hamilton LLP.
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Brands Get Social for Olympics
With the Olympic Games just a month off, some brands are looking to extend their sponsorships with social media programs. Lenovo has created 100 athletes' blogs in an attempt to align itself with some less mainstream sports, such as field hockey and modern pentathlon.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 10th Feb 2006 22:17 UTC, submitted by Jeremy
Roughly half of today's PCs won't be able to take advantage of the 'Aero Glass' compositor found within Microsoft's upcoming Vista software, due at the end of this year. The estimate was one of the conclusions cited in a report released late Thursday by Jon Peddie Research.
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Linked by Andrew Youll on Sat 8th Oct 2005 09:17 UTC
Symantec has been signed up to protect Symbian Series 60 users from the growing threat of smartphone viruses. Nokia has entered a pact with Symantec to help secure its mobile phones from viruses that target certain kind of handsets.
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Dell Launches Rack Workstation
The company also introduced a PC-over-IP remote access device that offers hardware-based encryption and compression without compromising system performance.
InformationWeek |
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Online Banking: Widespread Security Flaws Revealed
Online bankers, beware. More than 75 percent of bank Web sites surveyed by a research team had at least one design flaw that could make customers vulnerable to cyber thieves.
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Drunk-friendly streets designed
Redesigning streets to make them more user-friendly for drunks could help reduce conflict and violence, scientists believe. Researchers are using computer simulations to mimic the movements of people staggering home after a good night out.
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In A Photoshop Age, Can You Believe Your Eyes?
As it gets ever easier to doctor images, will the photograph lose its credibility? A digitally manipulated photo of an Iranian missile launch recently made its way onto major news Web sites, raising concerns about whether images can be trusted. Guests discuss the long history of altered images.
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