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Recent Original Stories
People have been saying for some time that operating systems will eventually just become windows to the "cloud" (essentially browsers) and everyone will just use web applications, but now a company called CherryPal is really doing it . Plus, the CherryPal uses only 2 Watts of power.
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Recent Original Stories
OSNews.com informs you about the latest news on a vast range of operating systems, from the well-known mainstream OSes, down to small embedded (but also very interesting technically) ones.
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Yahoo Japan says to cancel 2.01 pct of own shares
TOKYO, July 25 (Reuters) - Yahoo Japan <4689.T> said on Friday that it would cancel 2.01 percent of its outstanding shares, or roughly 1.22 million shares, on Aug 8.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 4th Jan 2006 12:45 UTC
"Microsoft set out to adopt a formal and rigid support lifecycle in 2002, back at a time when most analysts were expecting to see Windows Vista within a couple of years.
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Alex Miller: Change keeps Vail on its toes
Remember back in the late 1990s when it seemed the economy was this steamroller that would never stop? Everything would be online, and the Internet would replace all forms of human communication.
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Accused man discusses Canadian model murder
A Chinese man accused of stabbing a Canadian model to death in her apartment building told police in a televised interview the attack began when the woman caught him trying to steal her laptop computer.
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Breakdown hits school district’s message systems
E-mail, voicemail to be restored next week Corvallis school officials announced Saturday that the district’s e-mail and voice mail system failed July 11 and that the system will be out of commission until next week.
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Customise Your New Mac
Microsoft announced an internet search and advertising deal with Facebook at the software giant's annual shareholder meeting Thursday.
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BlackBerry Media Sync brings iTunes music to RIM smartphones
For years Apple's iPod and iTunes Store have been the world's most popular digital media player and online music retailer combination, but if Research In Motion (RIM), maker of the BlackBerry smartphone and Apple's number-one iPhone competitor, has its way, that may soon begin to change.
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China says it has world's biggest web population
BEIJING, July 25 (RIA Novosti) - China now has the largest number of Internet users in the world, the China Daily newspaper reported on Friday.
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Toshiba shows off prototype netbook - or is it a UMPC?
Another big boy wants a piece of the small form/small price market - Toshiba.
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Clearing the air: A first-time visit to the Church of Scientology
Not about the field of Scientology itself; plenty of articles had been written and/or posted on the Internet by ex-Scientologists (including founder L. Ron Hubbard’s son, L. Ron Hubbard, Jr., who reportedly changed his name to Ron deWolf in the early 1980s).
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AT&T takes a landline hit in 2nd quarter
In spite of troubling losses related to traditional landline subscribers, AT&T posted solid second-quarter profits based on strong growth in AT&T wireless subscribers, a double-digit increase in Internet Protocol data revenues, and a growing list of AT&T U-verse TV subscribers.
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Prison term upheld for 'graceless' Japanese Internet mogul
Flamboyant dotcom tycoon Takafumi Horie Friday lost his appeal against a prison term for a fraud scandal that rocked Japan's stock market, with the judge accusing him of lacking social graces.
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Accused man discusses Canadian model murder
A Chinese man accused of stabbing a Canadian model to death in her apartment building told police in a televised interview the attack began when the woman caught him trying to steal her laptop computer. The popular Shanghai crime news show "Dongfang 110"...
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Prison term upheld for 'graceless' Japanese Internet mogul
Flamboyant dotcom tycoon Takafumi Horie Friday lost his appeal against a prison term for a fraud scandal that rocked Japan's stock market, with the judge accusing him of lacking social graces.
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Castle Country Classifieds
2 FREE WASHERS and dryers, need minor work; numerous bikes; computer parts, all free. Arlen 650-9515, Jeremy 435-724-7096. (07152f) FREE KITTENS to good homes.
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ARNOLD: Lucky Thirteen
Unable to sleep from his excitement, Arnold Mayor Mark Powell slid out of bed at 3 a.m. Monday to check his computer.
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Online initiative, iQ Academy, opens new doors for middle, high school students
Colleges and universities have for years offered interactive television and online courses to afford students a wide array of educational opportunities. And while public schools have tried to include enough of a variety of courses in their curriculums to suit all their students' needs, as well as keep up with today's fast-paced technology, many lag behind due to financial constraints and ...
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Microsoft tricks Users with Mojave Vista Alter Ego
CNET reports about an interesting test Microsoft organized in San Francisco with a group of Windows XP users. Microsoft showed the focus group a new OS named Mojave and the reaction of the group was overly positive. Then Microsoft revealed to the grou...
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Veteran leaves in Microsoft shake-up
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 28th Dec 2006 22:28 UTC
Apple Computer gave Chief Executive Steve Jobs 7.5 million stock options in 2001 without the required authorization of the company's board , the Financial Times reported on Thursday.
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Unique educational program to hold open house Saturday
iQ Academy, a unique online alternative to the traditional brick-and-mortar school learning environment is, for the first time, now available statewide to students in grades 6-12. An open house to showcase the program and enroll students will take place at the Northland Inn in Crookston on Saturday, July 19, from 3-4:30 p.m.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 24th Jul 2008 22:04 UTC
As someone who uses Windows Vista practically daily, I've always wondered where all the negativity in the media comes from. Sure, Vista isn't perfect (as if any operating system is), but I just don't see where all the complaints are coming from.
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Microsoft to expand Facebook ad pact
SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Microsoft Corp will announce plans to expand its relationship with online social network Facebook to provide web search and search advertising, a source familiar with the matter said on Thursday. The expanded deal follows Microsoft's decision not pursue a ta...
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