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Cuil search engine takes on Google
A new search engine dubbed Cuil is hoping to offer a rival to the likes of Google, Yahoo and Ask. Cuil is pronounced 'cool' and comes from an old Irish word meaning 'knowledge'.
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British Victim of Facebook Profile Wins Damages Against Old Friend
A British businessman won damages last week against an old friend who put libelous and unauthorised information about him on the social networking Web site Facebook. Mathew Firsht won 22,000 pounds
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CMU prof whose `last lecture’ moved millions dies
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Randy Pausch said obstacles serve a purpose: They “give us a chance to show how badly we want something.” Confronted with incurable cancer, he devised a last lecture that became an Internet sensation, a best-selling book and a celebration of a life spent achieving his dreams.
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India PM sees bomb sites as calls grow to boost security
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh viewed on Monday damage wreaked by bombings that killed 45 people in a communally sensitive city, as calls grew for his government to beef up its intelligence apparatus.
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CNN - Ex-Googlers Launch Rival Searcher
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MobileMe email partially restored
10% of messages received during outage are lost Users of Apple's MobileMe have been given partial access to the email service after a week-long outage.
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Patni's Green IT- BPO centre in Noida
MUMBAI, INDIA: Patni Computer Systems, a leading global IT and BPO services provider announced the launch of its first Green IT-BPO knowledge centre. The state-of-the-art environment-friendly facility , set-up with an investment of Rs.175 crores, complements the organisation's green initiatives around efficient utilisation and conservation of energy, water and natural resources.
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Becoming a locavore
Lisa Sherrodd’s habit of eating locally started 10 years ago when she traded a computer for a goat.
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Fabrik Launches World's Most Eco-Friendly External Drive
Bump up your green meter with Fabrik's new SimpleTech [re ]drive, the world's most energy-efficient, resource-conscious, Turbo USB 2.0 external storage and backup drive. From its sustainable bamboo and recyclable aluminum enclosure, to its packaging and Energy Star® power adaptor, the SimpleTech [re ]drive helps make the world a little greener while storing and protecting your data.
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Malware chooses blogs over e-mail
With the Web as the most popular means of malware infection, more malicious content is finding itself on social networking sites and blogs, says Sophos.
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Is Social Networking and Blogging Bad for Business?
SAN LEANDRO, Calif.----Blog and social networking sites continue to rise in popularity as today's tech-savvy professionals stay connected with friends, family and colleagues around the world.
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TSTC First to Offer Accredited College Certificate and Degree Programs in Virtual World
Texas State Technical College (TSTC) will transcend traditional online education, by being the first to offer a fully-online accredited certificate in a virtual world. Beginning fall '08, TSTC will be offering a Digital Media certificate utilizing virtual world technology using Second Life as the primary delivery method.
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Fabrik's Popular SimpleTech Families Get a Makeover
Fabrik Inc. , a leading provider of innovative storage, memory and content management services, today announced that it is shipping a newly-designed SimpleTech SimpleDrive with capacities up to 1TB and a faster Turbo USB 2.0 interface.
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Ruckus Wireless Delivers First Carrier-Purposed 802.11n System, Enabling Picture-Perfect High Definition IPTV Without ...
Ruckus Wireless®, a Wi-Fi technology pioneer in the carrier and enterprise wireless LAN markets, today announced the immediate availability of its new MediaFlex 7000 series, the first commercial 802.11n system specifically developed for operators to distribute multiple streams of high-definition IPTV content throughout a subscriber's home without costly and time-consuming cable installation.
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Chandavarkar & Thacker Architects Presented Autodesk Revit BIM Experience Award
Autodesk, Inc. , announced that Chandavarkar & Thacker Architects , an architectural firm based in Bangalore, India, has been selected to receive a Revit BIM Experience Award. The firm is being honored for its longtime use of Revit Architecture software to design highly innovative and complex buildings.
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Kontiki Awarded Patent for Distributed Content Delivery Technology
Kontiki, Inc., the leading provider of managed peer-assisted delivery for high-quality video and digital content, today announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has granted Kontiki its fourth patent in the area of distributed content delivery across a computer network.
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Leading UK Online Grocer Ocado Selects QuickTransit(R) to Accelerate Delivery of Applications to Fresh New Platforms
Transitive® Corporation, the leading provider of cross-platform virtualization solutions, today announced that prominent UK-based internet grocer Ocado has deployed Transitive's innovative QuickTransit® for Solaris(TM)/SPARC®-to-Linux®/x86-64 solution to move its application development and testing infrastructure to a new hardware platform. Built from the ground up, Ocado made its first grocery ...
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FirstAgain Partners with Blue Haven Pools & Spas to Finance Swimming Pool Installations Nationwide
SAN DIEGO----FirstAgain® LLC, an online consumer lender focusing exclusively on individuals with excellent credit, has partnered with Blue Haven Pools & Spas®, the nation’s largest pool builder, to provide fast and convenient financing for custom, in-ground pools and spas.
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VMware Infrastructure Toolkit (for Windows) Gives Datacenter Administrators a New, Easy-to-Use Scripting Environment ...
PALO ALTO, Calif.----VMware, Inc. , the global leader in virtualization solutions from the desktop to the datacenter, today announced the general availability of the VMware Infrastructure Toolkit , a new addition to its scripting toolkit portfolio that enhances automation of virtual datacenters.
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VMware ESXi Hypervisor Now Free
PALO ALTO, Calif.----VMware, Inc., , the global leader in virtualization solutions from the desktop to the datacenter, today announced its stand-alone ESXi hypervisor will be available at no cost to help companies of all sizes experience the benefits of virtualization.
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Renesas Technology Introduces Specialized SoC Device Optimized for In-Vehicle Image-Recognition Processing Applications
SAN JOSE, Calif.----Renesas Technology America, Inc. today announced the SH77650, a single-chip SoC product optimized for image-recognition processing functions. The new device enables the production of more affordable vehicle information terminals, particularly the next-generation car navigation systems and peripheral devices that can help increase driving safety.
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USB-powered Beagle Board from Digi-Key Unleashes Community Development with Laptop-like Performance and Expansion for ...
THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minn.----Passionate open source developers and hobbyists can now realize their creative design ideas without being restricted by expensive hardware development tools, lackluster performance capabilities, high power consumption or stifled design environments.
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Concurrent Achieves Compliance with Nasdaq Listing Requirements
ATLANTA----Concurrent , a worldwide leader in real-time Linux®-based computing technologies, today announced full compliance with requirements necessary for Nasdaq listing. Concurrent, whose 1 for 10 reverse stock split became effective on July 9, 2008, was deemed compliant with Nasdaq regulations since its common stock has traded above $1.00 for ten consecutive trading days.
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Samsung Raises the Bar with HDTV Monitors in "Touch of Color" Family of Monitors
NEW YORK----Samsung Electronics America Inc., a subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Corporation, the number one worldwide brand of professional LCD display products, announced today the addition of HDTV monitors to its recently launched family of “Touch of Color” desktop monitors.
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Samsung's Q1 Ultra Now Available with HSDPA and Vista Business
IRVINE, Calif.----Samsung Electronics America, a subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Corporation, a global leader in digital media and digital convergence technologies, announced today the availability of two new ultra mobile personal computers .
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