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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 22nd Aug 2006 17:18 UTC, submitted by Konqi
The upcoming OpenSUSE 10.2 will feature a new KDE start menu with favorites and integrated search and application browser. It was developed by the KDE SUSE team after doing extensive usability testing on existing start menus - there will be a talk about it at aKademy 2006 next month.
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Sun Microsystems announced Monday that its longtime chief executive Scott McNealy is stepping down from the helm
and will be succeeded by the struggling computer and software company's No. 2 executive, Jonathan Schwartz. McNealy, 51, a Silicon Valley luminary for years, will continue as chairman of the company he co-founded in 1982. Schwartz, 40, will keep the title of president.
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Top Six U.K. Internet Providers Sign Anti-Piracy Deal, FT Says
July 24 (Bloomberg) -- The six biggest U.K. Internet service providers have signed a memorandum of understanding with the British Phonographic Industry and the Motion Pictures Association of America in a bid to reduce illegal file sharing, the Financial Times reported.
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New Tool From Facebook Extends Its Web Presence
At its annual conference for developers, the company announced Facebook Connect, a way that other Web sites can integrate parts of Facebook?s service.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 18th Oct 2005 17:56 UTC
Microsoft has confirmed plans to bundle anti-spyware protection into Windows Vista , a move that is sure to raise eyebrows among competitors and possibly antitrust regulators.
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Recent Original Stories
Linux may soon have a stronger open-source competitor on the desktop if FreeBSD's plans come to fruition. FreeBSD developer Scott Long told ZDNet UK on Thursday that the operating system, descended from the Unix derivative BSD, is "quickly approaching" feature parity with Linux . "Lots of work is going on to make FreeBSD more friendly on the desktop," Long said.
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Microsoft exec who led Yahoo buyout team to leave (10:54 a.m.)
SEATTLE -- Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday said Kevin Johnson, the executive in charge of its Windows and Web operations and an instrumental player in the company's failed $47.5 billion bid to buy Yahoo Inc., is leaving the company.
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Bloomberg, Gates pledge $375 million against tobacco
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Microsoft Corp co-founder Bill Gates pledged $375 million on Wednesday to fight what they called a global tobacco epidemic.
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Boy Scout volunteer facing charges
HOPKINTON — A Warwick father volunteering at Camp Yawgoog with his son’s troop was arrested Monday on charges that he showed pornographic videos on his laptop and gave alcohol and cigarettes to teens at the Boy Scout camp.
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Internet television service Joost enters China
BEIJING (AFP) - London-based Internet television service provider Joost said it launched a Chinese service Wednesday with local portal TOM Online to tap the world's largest online market.
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Google opens Knol website, a wiki with bylines
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc (GOOG.O) opened its website Knol to the public on Wednesday, allowing people to write about their areas of expertise under their bylines in a twist on encyclopedia Wikipedia, which allows anonymity.
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Website claims to help drivers avoid speed traps
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Drivers in most of the United States and some of the UK can find out where the police speed traps and so-called red-light cameras are on the Internet -- for free.
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Netflix Closes Indie Film Distribution
In a move that could have a big impact on indie film sales and distribution, online film rental service Netflix is shuttering its film financing and acquisition arm Red Envelope Entertainment.
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Microsoft exec who led Yahoo bid leaving company
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) said on Wednesday that Kevin Johnson, who as president of Microsoft's largest business division spearheaded the company's pursuit of Yahoo Inc (YHOO.O), is leaving the software maker.
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Earnings reports: Amazon beats expectations
Amazon.com Inc. showed that it wasn't being hurt by economic weakness and high fuel prices, reporting Wednesday that its second-quarter profits more than doubled.
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Australian helps politics move online
Sydney - Sydney lawyer Brett Solomon has heaps of clout in Australian politics. In July, when the pope visited Australia, he frightened Catholic leaders by threatening to mobilize his 280,000 followers in protests over the new police powers voted thr...
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Grizzlies snap RiverHawks streak, 7-2
SAUGET, Ill. - Rockford had a chance to sweep Gateway on Wednesday night, but despite taking an early lead, they couldn't hang on. The Grizzlies got offensive production from the bottom four hitters in their lineup, helping them to a 7-2 victory over the RiverHawks Wednesday night.
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China's Baidu.com says quarterly profit rises nearly 87%
BEIJING (AP) - Baidu.com Inc., China's leading search engine, said Thursday its second-quarter profit soared 87 percent over the year-earlier period on rapid growth in revenue from smaller advertisers.
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Online banking made riskier because of site design flaws: study
SAN FRANCISCO - MANY US 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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Employee hands over passwords to hijacked San Francisco computer network
Much to the delight of San Francisco computer network officials, Mayor Gavin Newsom was given the password so the city can again have access to its computer network after it was hijacked by a city employee.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 27th Sep 2006 16:16 UTC, submitted by bababooie
Users of Apple Computer's Mac OS X Tiger are soon to receive a handout from the Cupertino, Calif-based company - a new software update to the operating system that will offer increased stability and some performance enhancements.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 15th Dec 2005 19:30 UTC
The Open Source Development Labs has voiced cautious optimism that its latest initiative could finally herald a mass-market for Linux on the desktop.
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AP Financial NewsBrief at 11:04 p.m. EDT
SEATTLE (AP) _ Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday said the executive in charge of its Windows and Web operations is leaving the company.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 1st Feb 2006 19:54 UTC
"A post on the Register , claiming that Google might be close to rolling out a 'Goobuntu' Linux desktop distro, has been making the usual rounds in the tech news circuit today.
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Milwaukee Art Museum Announces World Premiere of Act/React: Interactive Installation Art
Camille Utterback, Untitled 6, 2005. Surveillance camera, computer, video projector. Dimensions variable. Photo by Camille Utterback. MILWAUKEE.-
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