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Flickr, Library of Congress find something in 'Common'
A collaboration between the Library of Congress and the Internet photo-sharing community Flickr is giving photography enthusiasts a chance to play history detective.
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Ex-Googlers launch Cuil, world's "biggest search engine"
Cuil.com is new to the search engine scene, yet it is already the "biggest search engine on the web" with three times as many indexed pages as Google. The team approaches search from a unique perspective, but may have a difficult time unseating any of the longtime search kings from their thrones. Read More...
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Software Lets BlackBerry Sync With iTunes
RIM's Media Sync Software will only transfer DRM-free tracks and does not work with 64-bit systems or Macintosh operating systems.
InformationWeek |
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Could A Google Android, Symbian Foundation Pairing Be Pending?
Could the Nokia-backed Symbian Foundation and Google Android join forces to create a powerhouse of an open source mobile operating system?
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Gateway moves to 100% indirect distribution
Gateway started its business by using the direct sales model, which enticed customers to buy computers, laptops and other peripherals directly from the company without having to deal with markups when buying from retail locations. Gateway expanded its business model to soon include Gateway retail stores, which stuck to the direct sales model, but put [...]
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Friday's remote solar eclipse will be on Internet
By SETH BORENSTEIN WASHINGTON (AP) -- A total solar eclipse will darken some of Earth's skies on Friday, but geography, weather, the economy and even the Olympics are combining to make it a hard and expensive for people to see it.
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Ex-Google workers launch Internet search rival Cuil
A sign is displayed outside of a Google office on July 17, 2008 in Mountain View, California. A group of former Google engineers on Monday launched a rival Internet search engine, Cuil, saying it is an improved version of the world's most popular Web-scouring tool.
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Shelby Bonnie's Taking A Swig At Online Media, Again
Shelby Bonnie's CNET (NSDQ: CNET) chapter officially closed for good earlier this year, as the company he led for six years was sold to CBS (NYSE: CBS). Now he is back with his new online media startup Whisky Media, a publisher of vertical sites focused on different topics. We wrote about the first one, PoliticalBase, last year...the site is an ambitious online info, database and community site ...
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Cbeyond Secure Desktop Protects Small Businesses from Online Attacks
Cbeyond(R), Inc. (NASDAQ: CBEY), a leading IP-based managed services provider, now offers a Secure Desktop service, an integrated antivirus and anti-spyware solution for Windows PC systems. This new software provides small businesses with comprehensive protection, detection and removal of security threats, as well as the most up-to-date protection against the latest threats.
Centre Daily Times |
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Working Mac: Tips for better browsing
Joe Kissell explains how to be a smarter Web browser: keep track of multiple tabs, navigate your bookmarks, and deal with pages that just won’t load.
Macworld |
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Volia Cable and SigmaBleyzer's Regional Cable Business Merge to Form Pre-eminent Ukrainian Cable Provider
KYIV, Ukraine, BUSINESS WIRE -- Volia Cable (Aquorn Limited) and SigmaBleyzer's regional cable operations (Oisiw Limited) are merging to form Ukraine's pre-eminent cable provider with operations in over 15 of Ukraine's largest cities. As a result of the merger, the combined business, to be named Volia Limited, will provide television service as well as high-speed Internet access to over 2.5 ...
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Comcast offering a free Wii to new 'Triple Play' subscribers
Filed under: Gaming , Home Entertainment We've seen our fair share of subscription-dependent giveaways in the past in the form of Eee PC's and even the rare PS3 offer -- but handing out a Wii with cable service strikes us as somewhat notable. According to an offer from Comcast, newcomers to the company's "Triple Play" of digital cable, VOIP service, and high-speed internet will ...
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Online Soccer Fans Get Their Game on with the Power Challenge Community Toolbar
SAN FRANCISCO, BUSINESS WIRE -- Conduit, a leading provider of website syndication solutions for web publishers, and Power Challenge, the leading provider of sports-based multiplayer games played over the Internet, today introduced the Conduit-powered Power Challenge Community Toolbar with syndication and promotional tools for the browser and the desktop.
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Former Google employees launch Cuil.com - The Google beater
She believes her latest invention is even more valuable - only this time it's not for sale. Patterson instead intends to upstage Google, which she quit in 2006 to develop a more comprehensive and efficient way to scour the Internet.
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Linked by Adam S on Sat 30th Dec 2006 16:32 UTC
Since it's year end, I thought I'd post one more "fun piece" for everybody. After Thom posted an article on his customized KDE desktop , I thought it might be interesting to compare desktop screengrabs and see what other OSNews'ers desktops look like. Are you cluttered or clean? Are you minialist?
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sun 5th Feb 2006 17:10 UTC
One of the biggest reasons for many people to switch to a UNIX desktop, away from Windows, is security. It is fairly common knowledge that UNIX-like systems are more secure than Windows.
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Alvarion Chosen by AccessKenya
TEL AVIV -- Alvarion Ltd. (NASDAQ:ALVR), the world’s leading provider of WiMAX™ and wireless broadband solutions, announced today that it was chosen by AccessKenya Group, Kenya’s leading ISP and major carrier, for a large scale WiMAX deployment in Kenya, using Alvarion’s 802.16e BreezeMAX solution over the 3.3 GHz frequency band.
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Gannett announces minority investment in live broadcasting service Mogulus.com
MCLEAN, Va.----Gannett said today it has made a minority investment in Mogulus, a New York- based Internet video platform. The investment extends and expands on Gannett's three-month-old commercial agreement with Mogulus to provide broadcasting services on the company's Web sites.
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Consumers Give Mortgage Marvel "Two Thumbs Up" for Accuracy, Speed, Convenience, Privacy, and Ease of Use
It's won "Best in Show" at a prominent national technology conference. Mortgage-industry publications have called it the "Orbitz" of mortgage-shopping Web sites. Top consultants have called it "a big win-win for both consumers and lenders" and have stated that it "gives both lenders and consumers what they want."
Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance |
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Canon Selphy CP770
The Canon Selphy CP770 is a neat, little dye-sublimation printer that includes a bucket for easy travel, but the wireless accessories aren't included. If you're shopping for a convenient travel-friendly printer, check out the Canon Selphy CP760 that offers the exact same technology with a similar style for a better price.
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Fabrik Launches Faster Eco-Friendly External Hard Drive
The SimpleTech drive can transfer data 25% faster than similar products and includes a companion online backup service and virus protection.
InformationWeek |
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China Has More Internet Users Than U.S.
Chinese consulting firm BDA also says that China has the world's largest number of mobile phone users, with about 560 million subscribers.
InformationWeek |
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Police trace bombing e-mail
AHMADABAD, India (AP) — Police raided the home of an American citizen in Mumbai, India’s financial capital, and seized a computer from which an e-mail claiming responsibility for bombings that killed 45 people in western India was believed to have been sent, officials said today.
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The Herald-Zeitung Mobile Edition
The Herald-Zeitung provides a text-only version of its daily web edition for readers using cellular telephones or handheld computers. Registered users of AvantGo can create their own custom channel to download regular updates.
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Advantech Supports Mobile Computer-On-Module Standard Qseven(TM)
DEGGENDORF, Germany----Advantech, a leading IPC service provider of industrial computing solutions, joins the ranks of supporters of the new Computer-On-Module standard, Qseven. This brings the total number of companies that actively support the new Qseven COM standard to a total of 11.
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