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Censors ‘could not cope with flood of new titles’
Plans to widen the use of cinema-style rating for computer games are at risk of failing, amid predictions that soon there will be too many for the censors to regulate.
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Hearing Set On Megahed Computer Search
TAMPA – A judge has scheduled a hearing Thursday to decide whether to punish prosecutors for violating a court order in the case of two former University of South Florida students charged with illegally transporting explosives.
The Tampa Tribune |
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Hollywood Taking Sides in Network Neutrality Debate
Studios and artists split over its effects on digital distribution. WASHINGTON -- Hollywood believes the Internet is the key to its future. But its constituents are again squabbling over how to get there.
All About Jazz |
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Kenya: Computer Software Helping Users to Cut Costs
The high cost of doing business has driven out a number of firms from the Central Business District in search of spacious but inexpensive offices outside the city centre.
AllAfrica.com |
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Lenovo's 11-inch laptop now available
Lenovo announced today that its new 11-inch widescreen laptop for consumers is now available online. The IdeaPad U110 was one of three notebook models Lenovo announced at CES in January when the company rolled out its new consumer brand, which includes IdeaPad laptops, and outside of the...
ZDNet |
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Should Second Life Live on Your Intranet?
Should Second Life Live on Your Intranet? IBM thinks so. This month, Big Blue became the first company to host private regions of the virtual world on its own servers.
Intranet Journal |
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Brand New HTC Touch Cell Phone Next Month
One of the first phones to compete directly against the Apple iPhone with the appropriately named HTC Touch.
MobileMag |
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Allis-Chalmers Energy Announces First Quarter 2008 Earnings Release and Conference Call Schedule
HOUSTON----Allis-Chalmers Energy Inc. today announced that it will release its first quarter results before the market opens on Wednesday, May 7, 2008. In conjunction with the release, the Company has scheduled a conference call that will be broadcast live over the Internet on Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at 11:00 a.m.
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance |
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SAVVIS Reports $203.3 Million of Revenue and $40.3 Million of Adjusted EBITDA* for First Quarter 2008
ST. LOUIS----SAVVIS, Inc. , a global leader in IT infrastructure services for business applications, announced today that its revenue for the first quarter 2008 totaled $203.3 million, loss from operations was $0.4 million, and net loss was $4.2 million, or $0.08 per share.
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance |
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Six Twitter clients for the Linux desktop and one for the road
Twitter is a popular social networking utility that's gaining popularity as a micro-blogging tool. Registered users can post messages -- also called Tweets -- via the Web interface, but many prefer to use desktop applications that offer additional functionality and move Tweeting out of the browser entirely.
NewsForge |
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Americans unload prized belongings to make ends meet
The for-sale listings on the online hub Craigslist come with plaintive notices, like the one from the teenager in Georgia who said her mother lost her job and pleaded, "Please buy anything you can to help out."
AP via Yahoo! News |
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Microsoft's dissident-directors slate taking shape
TechCrunch rolls out a few more names for folks to chew on should the software giant enter into a proxy fight with Yahoo.
CNET |
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Vista SP1 auto updates also halted
Microsoft says it has stopped automatically updating machines to Vista Service Pack 1 after discovering a bug that can cause problems between the OS and another of the company's products.
CNET |
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Google issues warning about phishing e-mails
Official Google Blog posting, which is one in a series on online security, also offers ways to avoid such attacks.
CNET |
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Review of Broadway in Revue
How to write about "Broadway in Revue" without knowing the meaning of the word 'Broadway?' With the Internet and Wikipedia - the free online encyclopedia - we learn that "Broadway theatre, called simply Broadway,
Hot Springs Village Voice |
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Huffington to Receive IMC Award
Arianna Huffington, whose political discourse/blogging hub The Huffington Post is enjoying a big year as a result of a protracted presidential primary season, is set to receive the 2008 Outstanding Achievement Award at Editor & Publisher and Mediaweek's Interactive Media Conference and Trade Show on May 15.
Mediaweek |
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Live Search Mobile Looks Into Product Info
Suppose you're out and about when a product catches your eye. Is the item any good? Is the retailer's price fair? With a new update, Microsoft is hoping its Live Search Mobile will be able to help you figure these things out. read more
WebProNews |
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Heelys, Inc. to Broadcast Review of First Quarter Fiscal 2008 Financial Results over the Internet
Heelys, Inc. (NASDAQ: HLYS) announced today that the Company's conference call to review its first quarter fiscal 2008 financial results is expected to be broadcast live over the Internet on Thursday, May 8, 2008 at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time. The broadcast will be available at http://investors.heelys.com/index.cfm and www.opencompany.info. A press release with first quarter earnings results is ...
Centre Daily Times |
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Microsoft delays release of Windows XP SP3
Microsoft has delayed the release of a third service pack for Windows XP, blaming a 'compatibility issue' between the software and a retail-chain-management application.
IT World |
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Downside to digital TV
Estimates from a computer simulation run by Centris, a market research firm in Los Angeles, found that more than 9 million households that now get programming over the air could lose one or more stations they now receive.
Deccan Herald |
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Is It Time to Fire Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer?
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Addict 3D |
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EFF: Microsoft "Betraying Customers" with MSN Music Licensing Move
On Tuesday, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) announced that it has sent a letter to Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, saying that Microsoft's plans to shut down the licensing servers for their defunct MSN Music store has "lost the trust" of their customers and that Microsoft's suggestions for workarounds are "insufficient."
Addict 3D |
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French judge says he can't ban Internet video of motor racing chief
PARIS - A judge said Tuesday it was not within his jurisdiction to ban an Internet video of motor racing chief Max Mosley with prostitutes, but he ordered the French recall of newspapers containing photos of the scene.
CNews |
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Microsoft Gives Vista Backdoor Keys To The Police
Apparently, they're giving out special USB keys that simply get around Microsoft's security, allowing the holder of the key to very quickly get forensic information (including internet surfing history), passwords and supposedly encrypted data off of a laptop.
Addict 3D |
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Reciva Limited to Bring Podcast.com Content to Internet Radio Devices
Reciva and Treedia Labs today announced their partnership to deliver an enhanced range of podcasts to Internet radios and connected devices.
Centre Daily Times |
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