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Paying for downloads is like buying air
The record industry is as outdated as shipbuilding. Artists no longer need it to get their music out
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Revo intros FM, DAB, Internet radio, iPod dock
UK-based Revo Technologies recently announced it will launch the first product to combine Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB), Internet and FM radio reception, along with iPod docking capabilities. The iBLIK RadioStation also supports Wi-Fi Internet radio, RDS text data for FM stations and MP3 media streaming capability from Mac or PC computers. The u...
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Officials revamp software licensing
WASHINGTON, July 25 (UPI) -- The U.S. Defense Department and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence announced a revamp of software licensing procedures.
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Unforgettable takes toll on Amitabh; falls ill
Just as the Bachchans Unforgettable Tour is picking up steam, the main man behind the tour, Amitabh Bachchan has fallen ill. The actor in his blog, said, 'I have developed a fever and inflamed chest. I am getting attention from all my family members and bloggers.'
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Hindery, Klaff on roster of Cubs bidders
Media investor Leo Hindery Jr., who previously ran the New York Yankees' cable TV channel and AT&T Broadband, has emerged as one of the potential buyers Tribune Co. has invited into the second round of bidding for the Chicago Cubs, said sources, who also confirmed that Chicago real estate executive Hersch Klaff is in the hunt.
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CNET News Daily Podcast: AOL slims down for potential suitor
The Internet company shutters a few businesses associated with its dial-up service as it assesses its "strategic options."
CNET |
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Google reveals scope of Web-crawling task
Multiple times each day, Google recomputes the relative ranking of the world's Web sites. And it must index several billion new Web pages added daily.
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Current Newswire:
[ Thanks to steve hill for this link. ] ""Now, of course, the great thing about tedious tasks is that they are usually simple enough to be automated, especially in today’s world, with sophisticated artificial intelligence algorithms and programming languages that make them easy to use.
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NWA on long list of airlines confronting virus-toting e-mail
E-mail tells recipients that their credit cards have been charged
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Preserving the box
“The electricity is out.“ “We have no Internet.“ “My cable TV doesn't work.“ “My toilet doesn't flush.“ “The heat is not working.“ “My newspaper did not come.“ “The bus is late!“ “My CAC Card does not work.“ “The mailman has not delivered the mail.“ “My trash can is overflowing.“
DCMilitary.com |
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Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Tue 10th Jan 2006 23:44 UTC, submitted by Derek Newhall
After 2 years of examination the U.S Patent and Trademark Office has reversed its two earlier unofficial decisions and decided that Microsoft's File Allocation Table file system constitutes a "novel and non-obvious" system enabling it to be patented.
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Fear grips Bengaluru citizens
It was near chaos in this IT hub after serial bombings in seven of Bengaluru's central areas and crowded streets claimed a life and injured several others. As the news of the blasts spread, major shopping malls and schools were closed down even as police swarmed the city roads.
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Not Harris Jayaraj's best effort
As this is a Vishal movie, it means that a composer has to work within certain restraints, and though Harris Jeyaraj has tried to fashion it with his own music sense, the strain shows. Some flashes of the genius that created Vaseegara peek at you uncertainly, but all said and done, this hardly is Harris Jeyaraj's best effort.
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Centre had forewarned Karanataka: Jaiswal
The Centre had forewarned the Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh governments that terrorists could target Bengaluru and Hyderabad, Minister of State for Home Sriprakash Jaiswal said on Friday. "The Intelligence Bureau had received inputs that terrorists could target the cybercities of Hyderabad and Bengaluru. Both the state governments were told to be on high alert," he said.
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IB had warned that Bengaluru was a target
The Intelligence Bureau's warning that Bengaluru is a terror target came true when nine low intensity blasts rocked the Karnataka capital. The IB had warned on several occasions that Bangalore is waiting to be attacked and security had to be top notch in the IT capital of the country.
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Bengaluru blasts: Ammonium nitrate, urea used
Nine explosions in one single day leaving two dead and six injured. Bengaluru on Friday was placed very high on the terror map. Even as police dig deep to find out who is behind this attack, Intelligence Bureau sources say that it could be the handiwork of the Students Islamic Movement of India and Harakat-ul-Jihad-i-Islami.
rediff.com |
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Tech Blog Roundup: Amazon.com, MySpace, Microsoft, and a Creepier Comcast
With little news crossing the wire this late on a Friday afternoon, I've turned my attention to the tech blogosphere for a bit of amusement before we head off for the weekend...( Read More )
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Where do you recycle computers and other things?
Do you know where county residents can take fax machines, computers, batteries and other odds and ends to be recycled? If you have suggestions, let our readers know by visiting our business blog, www.
York Daily Record |
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Bleeding youth warned others of blasts
A casual visit to a property exhibition turned out to be a scary experience for two youths, who sustained minor injuries in the series of blasts that rocked the IT capital on Friday.
rediff.com |
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Scrabble-Scrabulous Fuss Lands in Court
Hasbro, maker of the word game Scrabble, has issued the ultimate double-challenge to social network Facebook and its wildly popular Scrabble-like application Scrabulous: a lawsuit alleging copyright infringement. The suit, filed Thursday in a New York district court, claims the application violates the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
E-Commerce Times |
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Netflix Head Likes Microsoft's Outlook
INSIDER BUYING at Microsoft is about as popular as Apple computers in the software giant's executive suite. But, this week, a notable director went against the grain. Reed Hastings, a Microsoft director since 2007 and the chairman and chief executive officer of Netflix , bought $2 million in Microsoft stock Tuesday at an average cost of $25.57 per share.
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Thieves Steal Computer With Tracking Software
Tracking software on a stolen computer could help put an end to a crime spree at an apartment complex, police say.
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Microsoft: Stodgy or Innovative? It's All About Perception
Microsoft executives responded to many analyst questions about how it can solve negative perception problems in the market.
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San Francisco DA Discloses City's Network Passwords
San Francisco's district attorney has published passwords to the city's VPN software as part of its case against network...
PC World |
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'Last Lecture' Computer-science Professor Randy Pausch Dies
Carnegie Mellon computer-science professor Randy Rausch, known for his globally famous "Last Lecture," passed away Friday at...
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