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Internet censorship plagues journalists at Olympics
Despite earlier assurances that journalists would have unfettered access to the Internet, some 5,000 reporters working in Beijing during the next several weeks will be subjected to Web roadblocks.
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FreeWheel helps CBS, other media firms dump DRM
FreeWheel, a start-up that helps content owners sell and manage ads across numerous Web sites, has signed some top media companies, including CBS.
CNET |
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California AG urged to investigate Yahoo-Google ad deal
A state assemblyman, concerned about privacy issues, wants California to join the list of states scrutinizing Yahoo's search-ad deal with Google.
CNET |
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Online threats materializing faster, study shows
(Associated Press via NewsEdge) The bad guys on the internet are narrowing the time frame they need to unleash computer attacks that take advantage of publicly disclosed security holes, new research shows.
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Apple in a bind over its DNS patch
Apple's DNS patch dilemma may be related to problems with ISC BIND's DNS patch problems.
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Yahoo! Zimbra Desktop
Webmail accounts like Yahoo Mail are great but it can be a problem working with the email when you are not connected to the internet. The Yahoo Zimbra desktop solves this problem as it stores local copies of emails for those times when the internet is not available.
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London News and Reviews
Computer games are to get new cinema-style age warnings to protect children from graphic images of sex and violence.
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IOC vows to look at media reports
The International Olympic Committee will investigate apparent censorship of the internet service provided for media covering the Olympics.
The Scotsman: Sport |
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PC Tools iAntiVirus
With PC Tools iAntiVirus you are protected against the most nefarious cyber-threats attempting to gain access to your Mac and personal information.
Computer Active |
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How to Connect with your Guests through Social Media
PARSIPPANY, NJ – JULY 30, 2008 - Web 2.0 is no longer considered an “innovation”. It’s a standard. The internet is now a place for sharing and social interaction. The smartest businesses in the world are using this social interaction to their benefit – through blogs, streaming video, and online communities, where people come together to trade links, ideas, and information 24 hours a day. There’s ...
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Sony VAIO VGN-NR498E (white)
It lacks some standard mainstream laptop features, including an integrated Webcam and multimedia control buttons, but the Sony VAIO VGN-NR498 holds some appeal thanks to its decent performance, good battery life, and excellent keyboard. Still, there's a cheaper version of this VAIO laptop we like better.
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"The Free Software Foundation has published a third draft
of the GPL3 license. The FSF had indicated leading up to this draft that it would be addressing some concerns it had with the Novell-Microsoft agreements in the draft.
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Gtd Group selects Alcatel-Lucent to deploy fiber-to-the-home network
Installation and deployment of the gigabit passive optical network (GPON) network will start in the third quarter of 2008, initially serving residential broadband users in Santiago's Santa María de Manquehue district, with other neighborhoods of Chile's capital city following shortly after.
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Recent Original Stories
"Over the last six months I've received email from all manner of folks from all over the world relating to ODF. In virtually all instances, the senders were ODF proponents, many asking how they can help, or offering their personal experiences or thoughts.
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Volia Cable and SigmaBleyzer's regional cable business merge
Volia Limited will provide television service as well as high-speed internet access to over 2.5 million Ukrainian households.
Computer Business Review |
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Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Tue 12th Dec 2006 00:24 UTC
This article discusses resolution independence while this article illustrates the per-application volume settings in Vista. Additionally, Microsoft released today the XNA Game Studio Express .
OS News |
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Storm spoofs FBI
Shaun Nichols, vnunet.com , Wednesday 30 July 2008 at 01:13:00 Malware tactics evolve further The Storm worm is trying a new tactic to lure in users. The malicious botnet is now attempting to recruit new members by hiding its malware within a fake news...
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Emportal appoints new vice president of product operations
Mr Rice's previous professional experience includes being vice president of emerging products for Risk Management Solutions, a company that offers products and services for the management of catastrophe risk.
Computer Business Review |
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IIS selects Cutwater BI software to report critical business information
Cutwater BI for wholesale distributors provides adhoc and distributed reporting capabilities to the Impact Industrial Supplies (IIS) operations and sales teams.
Computer Business Review |
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Shanghai's Sam Flemming is mystery man pictured on Cuil search for "TechCrunch"
In a critical post about a new search engine awkwardly-named Cuil , the folks at popular blog TechCrunch posted a screen grab of a Cuil search for "TechCrunch" and said: "And I have no idea who that person is next to the results for our 'About' section." Why it is none other than Shanghai's biggest R.E.M. fan, Sam Flemming, head honcho of Internet Word of Mouth research and consulting firm ...
Shanghaiist |
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Indonesia: Asian militants sought al-Qaida funds
Two alleged Indonesian terror leaders were headed to Iraq to seek help from al-Qaida, according to a seized laptop that indicates regional militants are cash-strapped but determined to rebuild international links, security officials say.
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USB Microphones
Grateful as some are that Apple builds microphones into the iMac and its laptops, no one with a fully-functioning set of ears...
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In Memoriam: Ed Foster, 1949-2008
Ed Foster, the journalist and consumer advocate behind InfoWorld's GripeLine column and GripeLog blog, died of a heart attack this weekend. He was 59.
Electronic Frontier Foundations |
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Comelec to beam printing of ARMM ballots on Internet
MANILA, Philippines - As it neared the homestretch of preparations for the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao elections, the Commission on Elections will print the ballots "live" through the Internet.
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Report: Kings trade Artest to Rockets
The King traded Ron Artest to the Houston Rockets, it was reported by the Houston Chronicle's Web site on Tuesday.
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