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ATS restricts Haywood from leaving India
Mumbai, Jul 31 : The Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) have restricted American national Ken Haywood, from whose computer the e-mail linked with the Ahmedabad serial blasts was forwarded, from leaving the country till further orders.
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China restricts Web access at Olympics
China was under fire Wednesday in another controversy leading up to next week's Olympic Games, this time after admitting foreign journalists will not have unrestricted Internet access as promised.
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Adobe Flash gains in the enterprise
While most people know Flash as primarily a multimedia delivery and development technology for websites, it is catching on as a front-end user-interface (UI) technology for business applications, an Adobe manager said Wednesday.
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IOC admits Internet censorship deal with China
Some International Olympic Committee officials cut a deal to let China block sensitive websites despite promises of unrestricted access a senior IOC official admitted on Wednesday
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Call centre that sent ambulance to wrong address at fault: CRTC
CALGARY -- The family of a toddler who died after ambulances were mistakenly dispatched to a home in another province is contemplating legal action after federal regulators found the Internet company and its call centre at fault for the misdirection.
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Mediaset files £390m lawsuit against YouTube
New copyright infringement claim in Italy Google's YouTube has been sued by Italian media conglomerate Mediaset for €500m (£390m) over claims that the video-sharing site illegally hosts thousands of Mediaset's video clips.
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Portuguese gov't buys 500k Intel Classmate PCs
Biggest-ever deal for low-cost laptops Portugal plans to buy 500,000 Intel Classmate PC computers during the upcoming school year as part of a programme to expand computer and internet usage among schoolchildren. The deal is the biggest yet announced for the low-cost laptops.
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Randy Pausch beats the reaper
Computer scientist Randy Pausch was an expert in the field of virtual reality — creation of detailed computer simulations of the physical world. But that was his career.
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'Eee PC' format to sell 18m next year
Mini laptops continue growth Global shipments of the popular new category of mini-laptops, netbooks, will likely reach 8.02 million this year and then more than double in 2009, according to a report by Taiwan's Market Intelligence Center (MIC).
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New Storm attack preys on Facebook users
Spam emails distribute dangerous malware The FBI has warned that a new round of spam emails is spreading around the internet entitled 'FBI versus Facebook'.
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Dissension appears to be breaking out in senior ranks of International Olympic Committee
Dissension erupted in the senior ranks of the International Olympic Committee, with the head of its press commission suggesting that IOC president Jacques Rogge acquiesced to Chinese plans to censor Internet access during the Beijing Olympics.
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Family of toddler who died in April might sue over botched 9-1-1 call
CALGARY -- The family of a toddler who died after ambulances were mistakenly dispatched to a home in another province is contemplating legal action after federal regulators found the Internet company and its call centre at fault for the misdirection.
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Publishers urged to make web more accessible
Not catering for disabled damages SEO Researchers this week said that accessibility should be a much greater concern for website owners and publishers.
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Risk of hefty bills hampers mobile web
Mobile group calls for "greater transparency" Consumers are reluctant to use their handsets to access the internet because they fear huge bills, according to the Mobile Data Association (MDA).
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Panasonic to Build Lithium-ion Battery Plant in Osaka
Matsushita Battery Industrial Co., Ltd. (MBI), a consolidated subsidiary of Matsushita Electric Industry Co., Ltd. (MEI [NYSE symbol: MC]) known for its Panasonic brand products, today announced the company's plan to construct a new flagship lithium-ion battery plant in Osaka City. With two other existing manufacturing bases in Osaka Prefecture and Wakayama Prefecture, MBI will integrate the new ...
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Risk of hefty bills hampers mobile broadband uptake
Mobile Data Association calls for "greater transparency" Consumers are reluctant to use mobile broadband because they fear huge bills says the Mobile Data Association (MDA).
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Virus takes toll on family
GREELEY, Colo. -- Before the disease, before the two mosquito bites, Barry Backlund was your average retiree.
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fotocommunity.com Offers Cost-Conscious Americans Passionate about Photography World Travel at a Click
BONN, Germany----www.fotocommunity.com, the site that has turned photographic enthusiasm into a social networking phenomenon throughout Europe, is inviting Americans to join the fun.
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Water District Board Member Questions Informal Deal
A "gentleman's agreement" between a water district and an Internet service provider has one water official concerned.
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'Panda' gives DreamWorks some kick
LOS ANGELES - Computer-animated movie house DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. said Tuesday its second-quarter earnings beat Wall Street expectations because of a knockout performance by its latest film, "Kung Fu Panda."
Worcester Telegram & Gazette |
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BT posts sliding profits in first quarter
Telecoms operator BT Group said on Thursday that net profits sank 35 percent in the first quarter of its fiscal year amid fierce competition for broadband Internet services and higher restructuring costs.
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BT posts sliding profits in first quarter
Telecoms operator BT Group said on Thursday that net profits sank 35 percent in the first quarter of its fiscal year amid fierce competition for broadband Internet services and higher restructuring costs.
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China, IOC agreed to Internet restrictions despite pledge
China was under fire yet again yesterday in another controversy leading up to next week's Olympic Games, this time after admitting foreign journalists will not have unrestricted Internet access as promised.
Victoria Times Colonist |
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BT posts sliding profits in first quarter
Telecoms operator BT Group said on Thursday that net profits sank 35 percent in the first quarter of its fiscal year amid fierce competition for broadband Internet services and higher restructuring costs.
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British hacker to face U.S. trial
LONDON -- A British computer expert lost his appeal yesterday against extradition to the United States where he is accused of "the biggest military hack of all time." Gary McKinnon was arrested in 2002 after U.S. prosecutors charged him with illegally accessing computers, including the Pentagon, U.S. army, navy and NASA systems.
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