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Comcast P2P Critic Launches Class-Action Bid
Comcast faces a federal class-action lawsuit, led by an outspoken critic of the operator’s peer-to-peer management practices, alleging the company cheated customers by surreptitiously “blocking” Internet file transfers.
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AT&T To Spend $400 Million to Bring U-verse to Alabama
AT&T Friday said it plans to spend roughly $400 million over the next several years to upgrade fiber-optic networks throughout Alabama to expand broadband deployment and accelerate the delivery of its U-verse television service.
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Hackers get hold of Internet flaw
Internet security researchers are warning that hackers have caught on to a "critical" flaw that lets them control traffic on the Internet.
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PROXY BATTLE DEFUSED Yahoo, Icahn settle; Microsoft adrift
NEW YORK - Yahoo Inc., will appoint activist investor Carl Icahn and two of his nominees to its board, defusing a proxy battle showdown and making an immediate deal with Microsoft Corp less likely.
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Attleboro Public Schools Chooses Cymphonix(TM) to Safeguard Student Online Activity
SALT LAKE CITY----Cymphonix has announced that Attleboro Public Schools in Attleboro, Mass., has integrated three Cymphonix Network Composer™ DC30XS appliance and one Network Composer DC50XS appliance to limit non-critical web browsing, stop anonymous proxies and other filter bypass methods, and prioritize bandwidth so educators have faster access to the tools they need and use the most.
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Professor whose 'last lecture' became a sensation has died
PITTSBURGH -- Randy Pausch, a Carnegie Mellon University computer scientist whose "last lecture" about facing terminal cancer became an Internet sensation and a best-selling book, died today. He was 47. Pausch died at his home in Virginia, university spokeswoman Anne Watzman said. Pausch and his family moved there last fall to be closer to his wife's relatives.
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Regents uphold decision to fire professor
Friday, July 25, 2008 at 10:35 a.m. SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- University of Texas regents upheld the firing of a tenured professor at the University of Texas at San Antonio who was accused of accessing pornography on his work computer.
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Government Computer News
The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) introduced a new global standard to help first responders contact next-of-kin for an injured person.
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Netflix 2Q profit up 4 pct, beats analyst views
Netflix Inc.'s second-quarter profit crept up 4 percent, beating analyst expectations as the online DVD rental leader signed up 168,000 new customers while spending less money to attract them to the service.
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WebTech Wireless Obtains Product Certification From Anatel
Vancouver, BC, July 25, 2008--(T-Net)--WebTech Wireless Inc. (TSX:WEW), a leading provider of location-based and fleet telematics services, announces that Anatel, Brazil's federal telecommunications agency, has awarded it a certificate of homologation for its products sold in Brazil.
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Great Run turns mobile phones into personal trainers via SMS
SMS service provider, Esendex, has teamed up with event organiser Nova International to offer training packages for runners that work by text message. The first service of its kind in the UK safely prepares people for running events by giving them access to personalised training plans via SMS, email and the web [Wired by: PressReleaseNetwork.com]
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Builder1440 Launches Standard Edition CRM for Small and Custom Homes
BALTIMORE----Builder1440, the leading provider of customer relationship management and sales software for the homebuilding industry, has announced the launch of Sales1440 – Standard Edition for small and custom builders.
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Italy may charge Google executives
(Reuters) - Italian prosecutors are preparing to file charges in a 2006 case against four Google executives over a video on the Internet provider's Italian-language site, the Wall Street Journal said.
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Professor Randy Pausch whose 'last lecture' became a sensation dies
PITTSBURGH - Randy Pausch, a Carnegie Mellon University computer scientist whose "last lecture" about facing terminal cancer became an Internet sensation and a best-selling...
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Internet Virus Causing Problems For Sun Country
An Internet virus is causing problems for Sun Country Airlines Friday morning.
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Internet Virus Causing Problems For Sun Country
An Internet virus is causing problems for Sun Country Airlines Friday morning.
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In Memoriam: Randy Pausch, Innovative Computer Scientist at Carnegie Mellon, Launched Education Initiatives, Gained ...
PITTSBURGH , July 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Randy Pausch , renowned computer science professor at Carnegie Mellon University , died July 25 of complications from pancreatic cancer. He was 47 (b:10/23/60).
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Netflix 2Q profit up 4 pct, beats analyst views
(AP:SAN FRANCISCO) Netflix Inc.'s second-quarter profit crept up 4 percent, beating analyst expectations as the online DVD rental leader signed up 168,000 new customers while spending less money to attract them to the service.
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Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Thu 13th Sep 2007 08:14 UTC, submitted by Anonymous Reader
"My verdict: Even in the relatively slick Ubuntu variation, Linux is still too rough around the edges for the vast majority of computer users ", says Mossberg . Among others, he complains about one of the things I did too when I was writing my stream of Ubuntu reviews back in Spring.
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Recent Original Stories
"Western Digital has settled a class action lawsuit concerning the deceptive labeling of their hard drives. The problem occured when consumers bought hard drives with a stated capacity. As an example, let's say you purchased a Western Digital 250 gigabyte hard drive.
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Italy prepares to charge Google executives: report
Italian prosecutors are preparing to file charges in a 2006 case against four Google Inc. executives over a video on the Internet provider's Italian-language site, the Wall Street Journal said.
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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 defends online gamble
Microsoft Corp. sought to persuade skeptical investors Thursday that spending on its unprofitable Internet business will be a worthwhile bet in the long run. Many appeared unconvinced.
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