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CORRECTED: U.S. to pilot Internet travel authorization scheme
The United States will launch a pilot scheme on Friday which will require travelers covered by its visa waiver programme to get prior Internet authorization before boarding flights to America.
Reuters via Yahoo! News |
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A new Cuil way to search the Internet
Anna Patterson's last Internet search engine was so impressive industry leader Google Inc. bought the technology in 2004 to upgrade its own system.
Newsday |
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IPO Stocks: China Distance Education Holdings Limited
China Distance Education , which offers online training education programs, is set to go public this week.
SmallCapInvestor.com via Yahoo! Finance |
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What Does a DIYer Really Want? Tools that Do More
(ARA) - From smart phones that also function as computers to green practices that reduce waste and generate energy at the same time, multi-tasking is in vogue.
Carteret County News-Times |
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Oracle expands theft allegations against rival SAP
SAN FRANCISCO - Escalating its rancor with rival SAP AG, business software maker Oracle Corp. accused SAP on Monday of knowingly buying and then embracing an illegal operation set up to steal Oracle's products and customers.
Khaleej Times |
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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.
Rapid City Journal |
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Squeezed by Sluggish Economy, Many Find Charity Begins at Home -- On the Computer
(ARA) - The downturn in the economy and rising food and gas prices are taking a toll on charities and non-profit organizations. Soup kitchens, churches, international aid organizations and schools report donations of all kinds are down as folks struggle to make their own ends meet.
Carteret County News-Times |
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Laptops at Rs 400?
Research in this direction is being already carried out at the Indian Institute of Sciences in Bangalore and IIT-Madras to develop a special laptop at a cost of $10 for students to help them excel in studies.
rediff.com |
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Leaders look to French tech firm
Fort Wayne and Allen County governments will likely pay a French company $23.7 million over five years to run the governments’ computer systems.
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette |
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Senate panel to debate radio rules, royalty rates
Executives from Geffen Records and online music site Pandora Media -- as well the artist behind Five for Fighting -- will testify before a Senate panel on Tuesday about radio's rules of the road in a new media world.
AP via Yahoo! Finance |
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 15th Dec 2006 21:12 UTC
"The FSF today launched a campaign with a twofold mission of exposing the harms inflicted on computer users by the new Microsoft Windows Vista and promoting free software alternatives that respect users' security and privacy rights.
New Mobile Computing |
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 21st Dec 2005 17:09 UTC, submitted by Gubol123
"On December 8, 2005, we published a story that wondered: Firefox 1.5: Not Ready For Prime Time? In response, some 450 (and climbing) InternetWeek, InformationWeek, TechWeb Pipelines, and Scot's Newsletter readers have sent details about their experiences with Firefox 1.5. A picture is emerging about Firefox 1.5 in the real world - on a small percentage of Windows, Mac, and Linux computers - ...
OS News |
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NZ host to internet safety conference
The first ever International conference about safety online is being held in Queenstown this week. The conference, which began on Monday and runs for three days, hosts international experts from the United States, Canada, United Kingdom and Australia.
TVNZ |
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Recent Original Stories
"I must say that both of these distros have pleased me a lot and completely suffice my requirement of a home desktop system. Both automatically detected all my hardware and had installed the drivers required.
OS News |
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Transformational government must cater for everyone, say MPs
Tom Young, Computing , Tuesday 29 July 2008 at 10:51:00 Plan must not forget those with no IT access and success will depend on a mix of systems tailored to different needs, says report The success of the Transformational Government (TG) strategy will depend on delivering quality public services to the socially excluded - many of whom may not be able to use a...
vnunet.com |
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Aiming For Google But Hitting Yahoo!?
Yet another search start-up takes aim at the Internet, which ain't exactly grand for the Web portal.
Forbes |
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Dell Studio Hybrid Mini-PC Officially Makes Hippies Smile for $499 [Dell Studio Hybrid]
Dell's Hybrid mini PC is pretty much their worst kept secret ever (which is kinda sayin' something!) but as of now it can officially adorn the desktop corners of eco- and space-conscious college...
Gizmodo |
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Dell's Budget But Decent Inspiron Line: Inspiron 13 Laptop and 518 Desktop [Dell Inspiron]
Bringing up the rear of tonight's new Dell extravaganza (and its three consumers lines) is some back-to-school Inspiron action, the main attraction being the Inspiron 13—it starts under $800...
Gizmodo |
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HP Admits Nvidia Defects Were Known Since Last Year [Hp]
Dell isn't the only laptop maker offering its customers help if they have laptops with certain Nvidia chips that are prone to overheating. HP has issued a list of laptops of its own that feature the...
Gizmodo |
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MAS TO INTRODUCE OVER-THE-COUNTER PAYMENT SERVICE BY EARLY 2009
PETALING JAYA, July 29 (Bernama) -†Malaysia Airlines (MAS) is expected to launch its over-the-counter payment service by early 2009 to increase online booking transactions, its senior general manager of network and revenue management, Datuk Bernard Francis said.
Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News |
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Three tough notebooks that can withstand daily abuse
Anybody who has spent any amount of time working on the road has probably witnessed their share of notebook disasters: dropped from a hotel desk, shaken beyond repair in the trunk of a rental car or doused by a knocked-over cup of coffee.
ITBusiness.ca |
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How small business users can experience huge mobile computing benefits from the iPhone
Apple's iPhone drew criticism when first released because of tepid enterprise business support.
ITBusiness.ca |
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Five ways to breathe new life into your old laptop
Want better performance from your laptop? The conventional wisdom has long held that you should simply buy a new one. You can put such conventional wisdom aside: Upgrading a laptop may not be for the timid or the impatient, but if you're handy with a screwdriver, and the sight of a circuit board doesn't scare you, an upgrade can be a far more affordable solution.
ITBusiness.ca |
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The attack of the Facebook clones
Clones of wunderkind social-networking website Facebook have popped up in local languages around the world.
Independent Online |
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Cellphones becoming the gadget of choice
Britons no longer use their cellphones just to make phone calls on the hop, but increasingly use them to send text messages and check the Internet.
Independent Online |
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