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Technology giants ride out the downturn
Martin Courtney, Computing , Thursday 24 July 2008 at 15:59:00 Strong companies may survive in a challenging economic climate, but others are left vulnerable Microsoft, Google and other large IT companies are looking well placed to ride out the worst of the downturn despite publishing results that disappointed financial analysts last week....
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Trafford Council boosts co-ordinated care
Janie Davies, Computing , Thursday 24 July 2008 at 12:54:00 An electronic version of a framework for social care practitioners will improve services for children and families Trafford Council is rolling out an electronic system for delivering frontline social care services, supporting multi-agency working and providing a standardised approach to assessing children's needs.... ...
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HMRC announces delay to tax system rollout
Tom Young, Computing , Thursday 24 July 2008 at 12:28:00 Old system will continue to be used after security breach fix HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is postponing the launch of its new PAYE payroll tax systems because of concerns it would not be able to handle sufficient information by its...
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Question over watchdog funds
Tom Young, Computing , Thursday 24 July 2008 at 12:21:00 Additional 10 per cent of funds cannot be used to police data security An MP is demanding an explanation from the Cabinet Office after it emerged that an extra 10 per cent funding for the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) would do nothing to...
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Notable movers
FormFactor (FORM) was down $2.20, or 11.9 percent, to $16.30. The Livermore maker of computer chip-testing equipment was downgraded to "market perform" from "outperform" by Oppenheimer & Co.
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Hynix to close US chip factory amid downturn
A resilient DRAM market downturn has prompted Hynix Semiconductor to plan the shuttering of a memory chip factory in Eugene, Oregon by the end of September, the company said Thursday.
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Facebook connects to the wider Web
Facebook showed off a new service for its social networking site that will allow people to take their Facebook profile and use it on other sites around the Web.
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Amazon profit doubles, beats estimates
Amazon.com showed Wednesday that it wasn't being hurt by economic weakness and high fuel prices, reporting second-quarter earnings that more than doubled and surpassed analysts' expectations.
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Joost, Tom Group launch China venture
Joost and Hong Kong-based internet company Tom Online launched a beta Chinese version of the online video service Wednesday.
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Call to save Britain's Nazi code-breaking centre
LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Britain's 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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£30 annual 'tax' for unlimited music downloads in biggest attack yet on internet pirates
Moves to revolutionise music downloading were unveiled today, including a plan for an annual fee for the right to copy unlimited tracks from the internet.
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www.kentonline.co.uk - your gateway to Kent
Internet service providers have agreed to blacklist customers and reduce their internet access for downloading music and films illegally.
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23:34 (BST), 23/07/2008 Sacred 2: Fallen Angel Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS Dear Editor – As you may have ...
As you may have heard, Ascaron Entertainment and Intel have announced a partnership (see below) to be the first to include fantastic new mobility PC features in , the Action RPG set for a September 2008 release on PC in North America from cdv Software Entertainment USA. These new features will allow players using notebook PCs, which now account for approximately 70% of the PC gaming market in ...
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HP kills Voodoo PC unit
Envy & Omen PCs to be sold with consumer line HP has merged its Voodoo gaming PC business unit with its consumer business, a move which means all Voodoo's laptops and desktops will now be sold alongside HP's Compaq Presario and Pavilion PC lines.
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Facebook Connect gets first showing
Service links Facebook to Digg and other sites Facebook has demonstrated a new service for its social networking site that will allow users to use their Facebook profile on other sites.
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Intel Atom coming to smartphones and cars
Chipmaker targets embedded market Intel is working on new x86 chips to use in devices ranging from consumer electronics to mobile phones.
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Report: Apple planning £500 MacBook
Analyst predicts low-cost laptop on the way Apple is planning to add a low-cost MacBook to its laptop line, according to Piper Jaffray.
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AS number change could affect Internet routing
BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA: Regional Internet Registries (RIRs), including Asia Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC), have warned that routers and network management software should be upgraded ahead of the increased distribution of four-byte (also known as 32-bit) Autonomous System (AS) numbers.
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Sophos claims Google Blogger hosts 2% of all malware
At the end of June Google entered into the top ten of the Infected Sites Report issued by Stopbadware.org appearing at number five. The reason for its appearance was put down to the popularity of Blogger with online criminals. It’s now a month later and security company Sophos are singing the same tune, only this time [...]
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Earnings: Publicis On Way To Digital Target, Though Online Profits Lag
Big-four communications group Publicis says it's on track to reach its 2010 target of pulling a quarter of revenue from digital, after seeing it comprise 18.8 percent of business in the first half of the year (up from 12.7 percent last year).
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Amazon more than doubles profits
World's largest internet retailer benefits from soaring fuel prices as consumers shop online
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TomorrowNow confusion Down Under
A lack of information from the global headquarters of software giants Oracle and SAP has left the pairs' Australian divisions completely in the dark about what actions to take in the wake of the closure of SAP's Oracle services subsidiary TomorrowNow.
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Internet piracy deal will target parents
LONDON (Reuters) - 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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FBI View of Internet Casinos
According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, it's better not to gamble online. In fact, the FBI states unequivocally that online gambling in the US is simply illegal, no matter what.
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