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Patni Computer Q2 Consolidated Net Drops
(RTTNews) - Thursday, Patni Computer Systems said that the consolidated net income as per Indian GaaP for the second quarter ended June 30, 2008 dropped to Rs.119.13 crores from Rs.147.95 crores in the same quarter a year ago.
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Endesa in line to buy ESB power stations
## Computer storage firm EMC is expected to announce a major investment today for its Cork plant. Senior executives from the firm are in Cork to make the announcement along with the minister for foreign affairs, Micheal Martin. The announcement is expected to involve extra jobs.
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Internet piracy deal will target parents
The parents of thousands of teenagers illegally downloading music and films will be sent warning letters under a deal struck between Internet providers and the entertainment industry.
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Bill Gates, Bloomberg to target smoking globally
Money-strapped smoking cessation programs in developing countries like India and Indonesia are getting a multimillion-dollar boost from Microsoft founder Bill Gates and Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
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Illegal downloaders to get warning letter in clampdown by government, ISPs and music industry
Internet service providers have struck a deal with government and the music industry to help clamp down on illegal downloading. By Mark Sweney
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Too Human : nouvelle vidéo
Microsoft Games nous dévoile une nouvelle vidéo de Too Human sur Xbox 360.
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ASUS Ships Two New PCIe TV Tuners
ASUS, producer of top-notch PC add-ons, has introduced two PCI-express TV cards. Both the My Cinema-PE6200Analog and My Cinema-PE6100Analog support analogue (PAL/NTSC) TV programs and are embedded with MPEG-2 hardware encoders to dramatically reduce CPU loading ...
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Digital parity THUMBS UP, THUMBS DOWN
At the dawning of the computer age, sociologists worried that a digital divide would drive a wedge between those who could afford the new technology and those who could not.
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In the Nation
NEW YORK - Microsoft founder Bill Gates and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg are pooling their piles of money to pour $375 million into a global effort to cut smoking.
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DirectX 11 Details Emerge
Microsoft is busy hosting Gamefest 2008 in Seattle, but it still managed to let slip details on its upcoming DirectX 11 API. DirectX 11 is set to be supported by Windows Vista and future versions of Windows (new version coming in 2010) and will be compatible wit...
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TECH: Aptera gets $2.75M from Google subsidiary
CARLSBAD ---- A company developing a 300 mpg car has found a patron ---- one of the most famous companies in the Silicon Valley.
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posted by Thom Holwerda on Fri 21st Mar 2008 21:49
We all know about the recent virus that is floating around, the W32.Blaster.Worm. Obviously, this worm was major threat--Symantec raised it from a level 3 to a level 4. You can't help but read about it on sites like osnews.com or Slashdot.com.
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Linked by David Adams on Thu 17th Jul 2008 05:59 UTC, submitted by Caffeine Deprived
Microsoft's Windows beat operating system rivals Mac OS X and Ubuntu in a three-month test of update server uptime, according to Pingdom, a Swedish uptime monitoring company.
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Recent Original Stories
"I do not consider Windows ready for the desktop. I found it difficult to use, buggy and lacking in security . I also found technical support lacking.
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Charice Pempengco wows American audience in "Ellen" show
Internet singing sensation Charice Pempengco received two standing ovations from the audience of The Ellen DeGeneres Show. The 14-year-old Little Big Star finalist showed off her singing talent that wowed the American audience, including the Emmy Award-winning host Ellen DeGeneres.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 11th Oct 2005 11:28 UTC
The group behind the OpenDocument standard has submitted the document format to a key standards organization , a move that could make open-source desktop applications more attractive to governments.
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Microsoft Windows chief jumps ship for Juniper
Kevin Johnson, Microsoft's online and Windows chief and a key figure in the Yahoo takeover attempt, will become chief executive at Juniper Networks
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 7th Aug 2006 18:30 UTC
At the 2006 WWDC in San Fransisco, Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced several new products during his opening keynote speech. Read more for a chronological summary of the keynote-- including the much-debated preview of Mac OS 10.5, Leopard , which, according to Steve Jobs, will ship this spring.
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Son's birthday wish for Saturn inspires author's new book
When his son asked for the planet Saturn for his fourth birthday, John McGranaghan did not know what to think. The request stuck with him, however, and the idea inspired the Flourtown resident's first children's book, which was released this month by Sylvan Dell Publishing.
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Baidu profits boosted by Olympics
Leading Chinese search engine firm Baidu.com sees quarterly profits rise sharply, as traffic rises thanks to the Olympics.
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Inland Community News Briefs for Thursday, July 24, 2008
Christian women's group to meet SAN MARCOS ---- "Hello Dolly" is the theme of the San Marcos-Vista Christian Women's Connection luncheon meeting at 11:30 a.m. Aug. 18 at the Lake San Marcos Country Club, 1750 San Pablo Drive. Cost is $16 inclusive. The feature will be "Darling Dolls," a display of Terry Lee Dolls, presented by Sandy Dorsey of Fallbrook.
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Linked by Massimo Sandal on Thu 7th Jul 2005 20:14 UTC
Recently in a post on my blog I argued that, despite many claims to the contrary, GNU/Linux is almost ready for the desktop.
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Local Notes
Internet Safety Will Be Topic SPRINGDALE - The Northwest Arkansas Child Care Resource and Referral Center will present a free parenting class about Internet safety on Thursday.
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Baidu profits boosted by Olympics
Leading Chinese search engine firm Baidu.com sees quarterly profits rise sharply, as traffic rises thanks to the Olympics.
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How computers have caused the number of Britons with backache to DOUBLE in a decade
They're meant to make our lives easier. But computers are a real pain in the neck - and the back. Our growing reliance on computers means many of us are spending more hours hunched over PCs.
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