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Greek calculator 'first computer'
A 2,100-year-old mechanical calculator which was designed by the Greeks to carry out complex mathematical sums was also used to record the dates of the Olympic Games, researchers have revealed.
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Illegal file-sharing: Government attacks BPI over last-minute letter
A hardline letter sent by the BPI at the 11th hour threatened to undermine a deal to tackle illegal file-sharing, prompting the government to express its displeasure of the music industry body in a terse response to record label executives. The BPI's letter, signed by the body's chief executive, Geoff Taylor, was sent to Baroness Vadera, the business minister; the UK's six biggest internet ...
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Taiwan's HTC says sees Q3 sales up 30 pct y/y
TAIPEI, July 31 (Reuters) - Taiwan's High Tech Computer Corp (HTC) <2498.TW>, the world's top smartphone maker, said on Thursday it expects third-quarter sales to rise 30 percent from a year ago on growing popularity for its smartphones.
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Taiwan's HTC says sees Q3 sales up 30 pct y/y
TAIPEI, July 31 (Reuters) - Taiwan's High Tech Computer Corp (HTC) <2498.TW>, the world's top smartphone maker, said on Thursday it expects third-quarter sales to rise 30 percent from a year ago on growing popularity for its smartphones.
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Report: Google to Set up VC Fund
Google is planning to start a venture-capital arm, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.
PC World |
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Nintendo Clear Winner in Second Quarter Game Shipments
Nintendo easily beat competition from Microsoft and Sony to ship more consoles and handhelds in the second quarter of the...
PC World |
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IOC Caves to China Internet Censorship
The IOC admitted Wednesday that it had made a deal with Chinese officials to accept censorship of the Internet during the...
PC World |
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Cuomo targets child porn suppliers
BINGHAMTON -- Internet Service Providers such as Williamsville-based LocalNet were warned Wednesday by state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo to block child pornography or face legal action.
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TechWeb announces information resource website
BANGALORE, INDIA: TechWeb, a division of United Business Media LLC, in conjunction with Satyam Computer Services Ltd, a consulting and IT services provider, launched a website, TransformationEnablers.com.
CIOL |
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Time to tackle the ‘dark side’ of the internet, say MPs
WEBSITES should do more to protect children from the “dark side” of the internet after fears some sites are promoting violence and self-harm, say MPs today.
icWales |
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Terrorism and the Internet
As the Internet continues to dominate the world over, the nation's military is considering how to better handle threats posed by attacks through it.
St. Clair County Journal |
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Gitmo for British hacker?
A British hacker who cracked NASA's computer systems lost his appeal against extradition.
iafrica.com |
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ASUS prepping "high-end" Eee PC S-series for September
Filed under: Laptops Remember the ASUS Eee PC roadmap we peeped a few days back? Right, the one that lists the new Ultimate S-series and Pro Fashion Eee PCs amongst the 23 models. Turns out both categories are planned for a 2008 launch with specs like dual-core Atom processors, 120GBs of hard disk, and 32GB SSDs. This according to ASUS president, Jerry Shen. The first Eee PC with a ...
Engadget |
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China says Internet curbs will stay; unveils last-ditch pollution measures
BEIJING: Olympic organisers said they would not back down on Internet censorship for the Olympics, saying banned sites were in breach of Chinese laws.
Channel NewsAsia |
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Recent Original Stories
I have written about if before : updating programs on your computer - if you're not using a Linux distribution, that is - is a total and utter mess. On Windows and Mac OS X, there are roughly four ways of updating applications.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 18th Nov 2005 15:49 UTC
Genesi, the company behind the Open Desktop Workstation and Pegasos platform, has decided to open up all aspects of the PegasosPPC. "We have decided to make the complete design and component listing for the PegasosPPC available for free download."
OS News |
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Beijing Censorship `Betrays' Olympic Values (Update1)
July 31 (Bloomberg) -- The International Olympic Committee betrayed its values by agreeing to allow Chinese censorship of Internet access at the Beijing Games , two advocacy groups said.
Bloomberg.com |
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TechWeb announces information resource website
BANGALORE, INDIA: TechWeb, a division of United Business Media LLC, in conjunction with Satyam Computer Services Ltd, a consulting and IT services provider, launched a website, TransformationEnablers.com. The website is a new source of research, insights and expert commentary on how business...
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Reading, writing and recycling
To help curb the growing number of waste contributed by bottled water- and soda-drinkers at the schools, Madison County Recycling this year began providing bins for recycled plastic bottles and Highland Recycling agreed to pick up recycled plastic at schools. Plastic is an enormous source of waste along with the cardboard.
St. Clair County Journal |
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California might let voters register online
Californians may soon be able to use their computers to register to vote and they can thank the state Department of Motor Vehicles for the chance.
Long Beach Press-Telegram |
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Books about books
It's hard to get a read on how much America reads. On one hand, recent surveys suggest that few American adults read a single novel in any given year, and illiteracy is skyrocketing. In the July/August issue of The Atlantic, in an article called "Is Google Making Us Stupid?
New Orleans Times-Picayune |
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Books about books
It's hard to get a read on how much America reads. On one hand, recent surveys suggest that few American adults read a single novel in any given year, and illiteracy is skyrocketing. In the July/August issue of The Atlantic, in an article called "Is Google Making Us Stupid?
New Orleans Times-Picayune |
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MIMOS' LOW-COST COMPUTER TO DEBUT SOON, SAYS ONGKILI
LUSAKA, July 31 (Bernama) -- The low-cost computer being developed by Mimos Bhd will likely be marketed in Zambia and other countries in this region where apparently pricey but slow computers are still the norm.
Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News |
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CHINA LASHES OUT KOREAN TV FOR LEAKED FOOTAGE OF OPENING REHEARSAL
BEIJING, July 31 (Bernama) -- China on Thursday hit out at a major South Korean television station for airing excerpts of the dress rehearsal of the Beijing Olympic Games.
Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News |
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Briarcliff Manor man gets 30 months for selling counterfeit Cisco equipment
A Briarcliff Manor man was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison yesterday for selling millions of dollars worth of computer equipment that he falsely claimed was made by Cisco Systems Inc.
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