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Ubuntu Dapper Drake Flight CD3 has been released. I haven't received the email on ubuntu-devel yet, but the .iso files appear to be up ( Ubuntu Kubuntu ). Improvements in this release include an updated installer CD boot splash, X11R7, GNOME 2.13.4, improved and simplified menus, new default desktop panel configuration, some new applications such as XChat-GNOME, a faster live CD, live CD ...
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Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Wed 17th Oct 2007 18:37 UTC
Nokia today introduced the Nokia N810 Internet Tablet , signifying a new phase in portable internet communication. Sporting Bluetooth 2.0 and Wi-Fi 802.11b/g connectivity, a slide-out QWERTY keyboard and a full-fledged web browser, there's only one thing missing: WiMAX.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 29th Nov 2005 14:28 UTC, submitted by Anonymous
The KDE Project is happy to announce a new major release of the award-winning K Desktop Environment. Many features have been added or refined, making KDE 3.5 the most complete, stable and integrated free desktop environment available.
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Recent Original Stories
"With today's release of the Windows Vista February CTP , Microsoft has publicly passed a key milestone on the road to launching its new operating system.
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Blasts rock India IT hub
NEW DELHI: India's high-technology capital Bangalore was rocked by a string of bomb blasts yesterday with at least two people killed and a dozen more wounded, police said.
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Google upgraded to "buy"
NEW YORK, July 25 (newratings.com) - Analysts at Soleil Securities Group upgrade Google (GOOG) from "hold" to "buy." The target price is set to $580.
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Online abuse alert
A PROJECT to protect children and teenagers from abuse via the Internet and mobile phones has been launched by a local children's centre. The Be Free Centre Anti Child Abuse and Neglect programme decided to take action following a four-year study into online child abuse.
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N.J. lawmakers seek filters on official computers amid child porn investigation of assemblyman
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) _ Legislative leaders sought to install filters to block inappropriate material from being viewed on state computers two days after a veteran assemblyman's computer was seized for containing child pornography.
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Comcast communicated by blog
Iain Thomson in San Francisco, vnunet.com , Saturday 26 July 2008 at 01:46:00 We are watching you… A Washington student got a bit of a shock when he received an email from internet service provider Comcast about comments he had made on his blog....
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Warnings you need to protect your finances
There are two consumer alerts you need to know about today, first, online banking. While your bank may tell you it’s safe, a new University of Michigan study says otherwise. The study looked at 214 online banking sites and found 75% had at least one flaw that could leave you vulnerable to hackers.
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Linked by Adam S on Tue 9th Aug 2005 15:15 UTC
At this week's LinuxWorld conference, Microsoft officials are slated to talk up the Services for Unix features that the company is integrating into the Windows Server 2003 R2.
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AOL shutting 3 services to cut costs, focus on ads
NEW YORK (AP) - AOL is shutting three data-storage services, including one of the Internet's earliest photo-sharing sites, as it seeks to cut costs and focus resources on its advertising opportunities.
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Allegro chimes in on local business scene
If the popularity of iPods, YouTube and digital downloading is rendering the pre-recorded compact disc obsolete, someone should tell the folks at Allegro Media Group.
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Flooded UI buildings hit by thieves
IOWA CITY, Iowa - Some flood-damaged buildings at the University of Iowa are being targeted by thieves. At the Voxman Music Building, returning faculty have found offices ransacked and computers and electronic equipment stolen.
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Thieves target flooded U of I buildings
Some flood-damaged buildings at the University of Iowa are being targeted by thieves. At the Voxman Music Building, returning faculty members have found offices ransacked and computers and electronic equipment stolen.
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N.J. lawmakers push for porn filters on computers
By TOM HESTER Jr. Associated Press Writer TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- Legislative leaders sought to install filters to block inappropriate material from being viewed on state computers two days after a veteran assemblyman's computer was seized for containing child pornography.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 15th Sep 2005 12:00 UTC
In his latest column, , Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols argues that Microsoft Vista is going to be so expensive that it's going to make users think hard about switching to Linux instead. "Desktop Linux is never going to have a better chance than it will in the next eighteen months," he says.
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General Motors says US$463M centre speeds powertrain development
PONTIAC, Mich. - General Motors Corp. says it's turning to advanced math and simulators to chop 40 per cent off the development time for vehicle power systems at its new UC$463-million powertrain development centre.
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Sienna Miller’s computer hair
Sienna Miller had her private parts digitally enhanced for her new movie ‘Hippie Hippie Shake’ - set in the 60s.
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Construction starts on C.V. building
Wermers Corp. has construction under way on the Los Vecinos Apartment, a one-building project with "tuck under" parking on Broadway in Chula Vista.
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Phoenix police: College shooter was punched first
The most seriously wounded of three people shot in a community-college computer lab had punched the gunman, an old enemy, in the face before he opened fire, police said Friday.
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N.J. Legislative Computers To Get Porn Filters
A day after it was discovered a veteran assemblyman is being investigated for possession of child pornography, legislative leaders sought to install filters to block inappropriate material from being viewed on legislative computers.
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Solution for mobile lifestyle
DOHA • Consolidated Gulf Company (CGC) has launched Nokia E71 and Nokia E66 — the latest email-optimised phones from the Nokia Eseries product range.
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What Should You do When Quality Score Kills Your Keywords?
One of the biggest frustrations for an AdWords advertiser is when a minimum bid for highly relevant keywords jump from a few cents to a few dollars without any seemingly reasonable explanation. The keyword, ad copy, and landing page can all be highly relevant. The CTR could be above 5%. The keyword converts well. Users are obviously happy to be clicking on your ads. However, when Google ...
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Microsoft CEO Backs Web Spending, Done with Yahoo
The message for Microsoft's annual meeting with Wall Street analysts, an all-day affair at its headquarters in Redmond, Washington, was that it had a post-Yahoo plan to turn around its online services division and a strategy to take advantage of future opportunities, even as its Internet chief departs.
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