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Online shoppers boost Amazon profit
Amazon.com Inc says its quarterly profit doubled and sales grew 41 per cent, indicating to Wall Street that many cost-conscious shoppers are heading online to save money in a tough economy.
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U.S. Stock-Index Futures Drop; McDonald's, General Motors Fall
July 24 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stock-index futures declined as rebounding oil prices and an analyst downgrade of McDonald's Corp. overshadowed Amazon.com Inc.' better-than-estimated profit.
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Facebook to go web wide
The founder and CEO of the world's largest social network, Mark Zuckerberg, has announced plans to transform Facebook to a web wide phenomenon with Facebook Connect.
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DHL Express Launches Global Online Tracking Tool
DHL, the world's leading express delivery and logistics company, recently announced the launch of Global ProView, a tool that enables customers of DHL's Time Definite International (TDI) Express services.
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Hacking Caller ID: unblocking blocked phone numbers
Defensive telephony rather than computing
CNET |
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Singapore SMBs to Invest US$1.5B on Internet Access and Telecom Services in 2008
Small and medium businesses (SMBs, or companies with up to 999 employees) in Singapore are on track to invest up to US$1.5 billion on Internet access and telecom services this year, up 3% over 2007. Spending on cell phones and long-distance telephony services will make up about 50% of the total, according to the latest study by New York-based Access Markets International (AMI) Partners, Inc.
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Mitchell Gives Funds to Assist with New Jail
Last week, Senator "Walking" Wendell Mitchell presented the Butler County Commission with $5,000 for computers to assist with jail management and educational opportunities for inmates at the new jail. Mitchell also donated an Alabama state flag, which is being held by Lieutenant Smith.
Greenville Advocate |
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Cash America to Appoint Timothy Ho As President of Its Internet Services Division
FORT WORTH, Texas----Cash America International, Inc. announced today that Timothy S. Ho will become President of the Company’s Internet Services Division effective October 1, 2008.
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Sheriff to Speak On Internet Safety
Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd will speak about Internet Safety at 6 p.m. Aug. 10 at Calvary First Church, 4550 E. Johnson Ave.Free hot dogs, chips and drinks will be provided at 5 p.m. by the Haines City Beef O' Bradys.For more information, log onto www.calvaryfirst.org or call 863-229-8065.
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NextWave Wireless to Sell a Portion of Its AWS Spectrum for $150 Million Business Editors/Telecommunications Writers
(AP:SAN DIEGO--) (BUSINESS WIRE) _ Jul. 24, 2008--NextWave Wireless Inc. (NASDAQ: WAVE), a global provider of advanced mobile multimedia and wireless broadband technologies, announced that it has signed agreements with four parties to sell a portion of its AWS license portfolio, representing 63% of its total AWS MHz-pops, for a total of $150.1 million.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sun 11th Feb 2007 15:51 UTC
"Ten years ago to this very week, Steve Jobs killed Apple. Or he began to take apart many of the projects and organization that many inside and outside the company thought of as Apple's value to the computing industry.
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Event will raise funds for library
The first-ever "Rediscover Makiki" event tomorrow and Saturday will benefit Makiki Community Library, which is in need of money for operations and to buy new computers and other materials.
Honolulu Advertiser |
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World's oldest Bible goes online
The oldest known surviving copy of the New Testament gets the modern touch Thursday when parts of it go online for the first time.
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Recent Original Stories
"Computers in the European Union should be sold without a bundled operating system , according to this submission to the European Commission.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 21st Dec 2005 18:12 UTC
"One can't wander through the aisles of an electronics retailer or down the hallways of an office without walking past any number of PCs with Intel Inside stickers. As a brand-building endeavor, Intel Inside has been a success by any definition.
OS News |
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Parallels releases Parallels Server for Mac
I almost missed Parallels' announcement of Parallels Server for Mac. I didn't speak with company representatives. All I saw was a press release. It was nearly lost in a huge pile of other mail in my inbox. Although there are several virtual machine software products that support...
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Is Web 2.0 Security's Achilles Heel?
We're facing a Web security gap. The Web has become the primary source of infections in enterprises, surpassing e-mail. Although most enterprises do some form of URL filtering on their Web traffic, it's proven to not be an adequate security solution alone. Only 15 percent of organizations are performing the deeper inspection and blocking on Web traffic necessary to protect their employees, ...
TechNewsWorld.com |
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Which MacBook?
Think you know notebooks? Think again. Macworld look at the new rules for buying a laptop
Macworld UK |
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The Mac keeps driving Apple
Some 48 hours removed from the light and heat of Apple’s third-quarter earnings announcements, a couple of things deserver further examination. And no, I’m not talking about the “Did someone just cough? Sell! Sell! SELL!” mentality that seems to have gripped the investment community.
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Africa: Developing Countries Must Plan Road Map for eHealth
Developing countries in the Global South, which have already introduced innovative technology such as mobile banking, need to drive the development of “eHealth” – the harnessing of Internet-enabled technologies to improve public healthcare, says Karl Brown , associate director of applied technology of the Rockefeller Foundation.
AllAfrica.com |
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Police look for suspect in computer thefts
Plymouth Township police have identified a suspect in a series of laptop computer thefts taking place around the township.
Plymouth Observer |
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Reuters Technology Summary
Batman fans get chance to fight with their hero SAN DIEGO - Batman fans inspired by his latest box office hit can bam and kapow alongside the Caped Crusader and other superheroes with the launch of the world's first licensed massively multiplayer online comic book game. Sony Online Entertainment is using this week's mammoth Comic-Con International show at the San Diego ...
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Reuters Technology Summary
Batman fans get chance to fight with their hero SAN DIEGO - Batman fans inspired by his latest box office hit can bam and kapow alongside the Caped Crusader and other superheroes with the launch of the world's first licensed massively multiplayer online comic book game. Sony Online Entertainment is using this week's mammoth Comic-Con International show at the San Diego ...
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European Stocks Fall, Led by BHP, Daimler; U.S. Futures Drop
July 24 (Bloomberg) -- European stocks fell, dragging the Dow Jones Stoxx 600 Index from the highest this month, after German business confidence sank the most since September 2001 and lower commodity prices weighed on mining and energy shares.
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