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Microsoft Mum On 'Red Dog' Cloud Computing
The Windows-compatible platform can be seen as Microsoft's counterpart Amazon's Elastic Cloud Computing service, known as EC2, and to the Google App Engine.
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Introduction To Ubuntu Linux
Read this chapter of A Practical Guide To Ubuntu Linux and bring yourself up to speed on the open source operating system's desktop and its root privileges, and learn how to work with the command line and control windows.
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Review: TextBuyIt fun, easy to use, but limited
NEW YORK - TextBuyIt, a recently launched shop-by-cell phone service from Amazon.com Inc., seemed like the ultimate comparison shopping tool - perfect for an unabashed bargain hunter like myself.
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Monitor as teacher
In the 1990s, the first phase of the Internet revolution promised a paperless society.
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Commercial Mobile Browsers To See Strong Growth
While open source mobile browsers will gain popularity, ABI Research says offerings from companies like Opera can still garner significant revenue.
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Apple 'Product Transition' Chatter Sparks Web Speculation
Popular theories about Apple's "state-of-the-art" product, hinted at Monday, include an update of the MacBook and a multitouch tablet computer.
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Clemson officials looking into increasing Wi-Fi coverage in city
Plan that brought Wi-Fi to downtown Clemson still is in its pilot stage, but already officials are looking at options to beef up the coverage
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Virginia Tech's Supercomputing Site Gets InfiniBand Upgrade
Mellanox Technologies adds 40-Gbps interconnects to the university's 29-Tflop computer systems research cluster.
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Apple's Rising Costs Won't Slow Future Product Launches
During a conference call with financial analysts, Apple executives were grilled on the reason for a drop in the company's gross margin to 34.8% from 36.9% a year ago.
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Amazon 2Q profit doubles, beats estimates
Amazon.com Inc. says its second-quarter profit more than doubled and surpassed Wall Street's expectations. Sales were strong in several sections of Amazon's massive marketplace. The Seattle-based Web retailer earned $158 million, or 37 cents per share, for...
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Mac Sales Boost Apple's Revenue Up 38%
Apple shipped 2.5 million Macs during the quarter, a 41% increase from a year ago.
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CherryPal Unveils Low-Cost 'Cloud Computer'
The $249 Linux-based minidesktop consumes only 2 watts of power, compared with the 100 watts of some desktops.
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Earnings roundup: Arrow Electronics, EMC
MELVILLE, N.Y. (AP) _ Shares of Arrow Electronics Inc. jumped Wednesday after the electronics and computer products distributor posted better-than-expected profit and sales for its second quarter despite the economic downturn.
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SF employee accused of setting network sabotage time bomb
San Francisco city computer engineer remains held on $5 million bail, accused of hijacking city network and arranging it to self-destruct during the next routine maintenance or outage.
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NurtureMyLeads Marketing Automation Software Provides the First Comprehensive, Scalable, Automated Method for ...
Computer Information Technology Corporation (CITC) announced today the release of NurtureMyLeads, an advanced, scalable software solution for Marketing Automation which is designed to multiply the efficiency and success of any marketing & sales operation. NurtureMyLeads integrates, executes and tracks one-to-one, multi-touch, multi-channel, multi-media, direct marketing campaigns on a large or ...
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Amazon.com Announces Second Quarter Sales up 41% to $4.06 Billion; Sales Growth Accelerates to 31% in Media and to 58% ...
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2008.
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Cisco to buy home-network software vendor
Cisco announced plans to buy Pure Networks , a Seattle company that has developed software aimed at making home networking easier, for US$120 million.
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Really, really tweak your ride: the Unidrive has arrived
Filed under: Transportation Not content with simply creating bizarre, high-end sports cars, Spanish automaker IFR Automotive has unveiled a steering wheel-embedded computer that can electronically alter the way in which a car performs. Dubbed the Unidrive, the touchscreen-driven device (which appears to have been in development for some time) will provide instant access to tweaking the ...
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Recent Original Stories
The video of the Haiku Tech Talk at Google has been published online on Google Video . "This is an introduction to Haiku, an open source operating system designed from the ground up for the desktop, inspired in the concepts and technologies of BeOS.
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Linked by Amjith Ramanujam on Wed 23rd Jul 2008 16:34 UTC, submitted by LinucksGirl
In this article, learn how to be a more productive Linux systems administrator. These 10 essential tricks will lead you on your way to being one powerful Linux systems administrator. Learn about SSH tunnels, VNC, password recovery, console spying, and more.
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Facebook(R) Expands Power of Platform Across the Web and Around the World
Facebook f8 Conference, July 23, 2008 -- Facebook today introduced the latest advancements to Facebook Platform during its annual f8 developer conference, calling on its more than 400,000 developers to connect their Websites with Facebook through Facebook Connect, extend their applications to dozens of languages worldwide, and make use of new developer resources to help them succeed.
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eMachines T5274
With stiff competition from other sub-$400 PCs, eMachines' T5247 has a hard time standing out. It will certainly serve as a basic productivity system, but other desktops will help you stretch your computer dollar even further.
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Recent Original Stories
"Officially, Dell hasn't said a word yet about which Linux it will be preloading on its desktops and laptops. Several sources within Dell, however, have told DesktopLinux.com that Dell's desktop Linux pick is going to be Ubuntu . While unable to confirm this through official Dell channels, we have heard the same story now from several internal Dell sources.
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Computer Crime is Here to Stay; So Are Jobs to Combat It
(ARA) - What do a recent global crackdown on Internet child pornography and the arrest of Dennis Rader, the infamous "BTK" serial killer have in common with the Sept. 11 attacks on America?
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Cars, Builders Feel Need for Steel
24 July 2008 By Nadia Popova / Staff Writer MAGNITOGORSK, Chelyabinsk Region — Amid computer screens and sparkling floors, billionaire Viktor Rashnikov showed off the new galvanized steel unit at his giant Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works, designed to churn out 450,000 tons of the metal annually for the country's burgeoning car and construction industries.
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