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Bald hairdresser stole hair straighteners from salon
A BALD hairdresser stole hundreds of hair straighteners from an upmarket salon and sold them on eBay to fund his lavish lifestyle.
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Adobe Media Player 1.1 Available
Four months ago Adobe launched Adobe Media Player and over the last couple of months it has added new content to the player. Adobe Media Player is a new desktop media player and management application that provides high-quality playback of streamed, downloaded, ...
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Innovative Tattoo Design Contest at Tattoolizator.com Invites Entrants to Make Their Mark on a Millionaire
DORAL, Fla.----Tattoolizator.com offers a novel new tattoo design contest in which the top prize is space on the right arm of a Russian millionaire. Egor Lavrov is running the online contest, which will culminate next year with him filming himself getting the tattoo design receiving the most votes.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 7th Sep 2005 18:40 UTC
"Today, the GNOME Project celebrates the release of GNOME 2.12, the latest version of the popular, multi-platform free desktop environment." Important changes include, but are not limited to: Clearlooks set to default theme, improved file manager (Nautilus), new document viewer ( Evince ), and much more.
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Call to save Nazi code-breaking centre
LONDON (Reuters) - Almost 100 top computer scientists called on Thursday for action to be taken to save Bletchley Park, the code-breaking centre that played a crucial role decrypting German messages during World War Two.
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Amadeus sets up new team for Americas
Amadeus has set up new, dedicated team to serve the needs of travel management companies, multinational agencies and online travel agencies in the US, Canada and Latin America.
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Open China's great firewall
China has more people online than any other country. But its rulers are also world-class obstructors of the Internet, a practice sure to be under scrutiny during the Olympic Games, when foreigners used to Web freedom will visit Beijing.
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VistaPrint Now Offers Custom Websites in Four Additional Markets
VistaPrint Limited, the small business marketing company, today announced the expansion of its popular custom Website product to non U.S. markets. In today's fast-paced, global business environment, it's imperative that every small business have a web presence. VistaPrint's Website solution gives small businesses the chance to quickly create a professional looking site that can match to ...
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Google launches Wikipedia rival Knol
The company expects Knol to avoid the accusations of inaccuracy that have often plagued Wikipedia entries
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Illegal downloaders to get warning letter in government clampdown
Internet service providers have struck a deal with government and the music industry to help clamp down on illegal downloading.
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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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Patni Q2 net income dips 27 p.c. YoY
MUMBAI, INDIA: Patni Computer Systems Ltd today announced a decrease of 27.2 per cent in its net income for the second quarter of the calendar year 2008, from the corresponding quarter the previous year. The net income stood at Rs 1,037.2 million compared to Rs 1,347.6 million a year ago. ...
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 10th Sep 2007 21:01 UTC
It does not happen every day that news related to computer technology - news we report on every day - makes its way to the headline news programs and newspapers here in my home country, The Netherlands.
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RENAULT SHARES JUMP ON STRONG FIGURES, AND PROFIT DRIVE
PARIS, July 24, 2008 (AFP) - Shares in French auto group Renault jumped 6.85 percent in initial trading on Thursday after the group announced strong trading figures and a hard drive to support profits in a worsening business climate.
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Recent Original Stories
Mark Shuttleworth today urged development of Linux models to rival what Apple has done on the desktop and mobile devices . Certainly on the desktop experience, we need to shoot beyond the Mac, but I think it's equally relevant [in] the mobile space, Shuttleworth said, outlining the challenge as figuring out how to deliver a 'crisp and clean' experience, without sacrificing the community process.
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Email from Seve Ballesteros made me realise how good Open performance was, reveals Greg Norman
GREG NORMAN knew he had a good week at Birkdale. But it wasn't until he switched on his laptop and found an email from Seve Ballesteros that the Aussie realised just how much he'd rocked the golfing world.
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Sue Orth to lead Campbell Dems
BELLEVUE – The Campbell County Democratic Party, reeling from news that its former chairman is tied to a criminal investigation involving Internet sex chat rooms, selected a new leader Wednesday night.
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Letter campaign targets web piracy
Internet service providers strike deal with government to send out warning letters to illegal downloaders
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Net piracy deal will target parents
The parents of thousands of British 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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AT&T income growth spurred by iPhone, mobile revenue
AT&T reported growth in both its net income and revenue for the second quarter of 2008, with interest in Apple's iPhone spurring strong mobile and mobile data numbers.
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Apple appoints Hong Kong agency
by Dedric Lam The tale of the Apple Computer Corporation in China has been a story of false starts, misadventure and curious competition. Like the all seeing eye of Mordor peering at China from the 3G enabled land of Hong Kong, Apple has sent it's minions into the mainland many a time before but never with the success that they have enjoyed in markets like the USA. Even with success in ...
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2008's hottest celebrity beach body - on a senior citizen? Yep!
Helen Mirren wows in her hot pink bikini Attention celebrities, body builders, gym rats, fake tanners, and plastic people: you have just been outclassed. The Internet is 100% abuzz about British actress, Academy Award winner, and all ro...
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Amazon's 2d quarter is doubly profitable
NEW YORK - Amazon.com Inc. showed it wasn't being hurt by economic weakness and high fuel prices, reporting yesterday that its second-quarter profit more than doubled and surpassed analyst expectations. The Internet retailer also raised full-year revenue projections.
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
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Net Set To Tighten On Downloaders
Britain's six biggest internet service providers are clamping down on people illegally downloading music and films.
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VISTA: Tri-City referrals cause spike at Vista Community Clinic
VISTA ---- Officials at the Vista Community Clinic said they are seeing an increasing numbers of patients coming through their doors, and they attributed much of it to better communication with the emergency department at Tri-City Medical Center. Bar
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