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It's 2018: Who Owns the Cloud?
In 10 years—given that clouds will be evaluated based on transactions, user experience, and presence—Amazon, eBay, Apple, and Microsoft will likely be top contenders
BusinessWeek |
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Best and Worst Places for Data Centers
Demand for off-site computing power delivered over the Web is rising, but finding the best place for those machines isn't easy
BusinessWeek |
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SOFTWARE NOTEBOOK / Microsoft gobbles 21 firms as appetite grows
Microsoft failed in its big bid to buy Yahoo, but it still found plenty of companies to spend its money on during the past year. The Redmond, Wash., company paid out a total of $8.8 billion on 21 acquisitions in its recently completed fiscal year, according...
San Francisco Chronicle |
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Some take a dim view of tech lights / They show what's on, but brightness can turn people off
Twinkle, twinkle, little Internet router. And cell phone. And digital video recorder. And cable modem. And game console. And power strip. And TV - even though it's turned off. Turn off the lamps in a living room or bedroom today, and chances are good the room...
San Francisco Chronicle |
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Wi-Fi radio roundup
Don't want to pay for a satellite radio subscription? These devices give you access to all Web content wherever you can find a signal Aluratek Internet Radio Alarm Clock Cnet rating: 7.1 out of 10 (very good) The good: Streams via built-in 802.11g Wi-Fi or...
San Francisco Chronicle |
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China's young people connect online
Second of Three Parts Alex Zhang opines on his blog about music and movies and, most recently, learning to drive on Beijing's congested roads. The 25-year-old sends instant messages to friends on his computer and cell phone, hangs out at social-networking...
San Francisco Chronicle |
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Al-Qaeda confirms death of top official
Al-Qaeda sources on the Internet have confirmed the death of a top commander.
Calcutta News |
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...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... TUESDAY... ...NEW INFORMATION... MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME INCREASE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...AND EDOUARD COULD BE NEARING HURRICANE STRENGTH BEFORE REACHING THE COASTLINE.
KLFY Lafayette |
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Wi-Fi radio roundup
Don't want to pay for a satellite radio subscription? These devices give you access to all Web content wherever you can find a signal Aluratek Internet Radio Alarm Clock Cnet rating: 7.1 out of 10 (very good) The good: Streams via built-in 802.11g Wi-Fi or...
San Francisco Chronicle |
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China's young people connect online
Second of Three Parts Alex Zhang opines on his blog about music and movies and, most recently, learning to drive on Beijing's congested roads. The 25-year-old sends instant messages to friends on his computer and cell phone, hangs out at social-networking...
San Francisco Chronicle |
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Games spam attack alert
Internet security company warns of increase in spam and phishing attacks in lead-up to the Olympics.
Sydney Morning Herald |
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'Souq.com Stores' extends e-Commerce reach in the UAE
Souq.com Stores, a pioneering service launched by Souq.com that allows businesses and individuals to set up their own exclusive online merchandise stores to showcase and sell products at fixed prices, is fast revolutionizing the e-commerce scene in the UAE, with a number of big-ticket companies, small business owners and individual traders turning to the e-stores to broaden their market reach ...
AME Info |
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Hotel tax lawsuit grinds on
HAMMOND A federal judge this month refused to toss out a class-action lawsuit that a local tourism bureau filed against a group of online hotel reservation giants.
The Times of Northwest Indiana |
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Microsoft proves you ARE just six steps away from anyone in the world
It's one the world’s most celebrated theories – that it takes just six steps to link any two people on the planet.
Daily Mail |
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Beijing Games hit by Internet ticket scam
By Crispian Balmer and Ken Wills
Reuters via Yahoo! Philippines News |
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Beijing Games hit by Internet ticket scam
Sports fans around the world have been swindled by an international Internet scam which offered thousands of bogus tickets for the Beijing Games, Olympic officials said on Monday.
Reuters via Yahoo! News |
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Recent Original Stories
"The Compiz and Beryl teams are discussing a merger . Posts on the Compiz forum and Beryl mailing list indicate that the projects are discussing how to execute a merger and work together to deliver a single compositing window manager to give 'bling' to the Linux desktop."
New Mobile Computing |
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Sony to spend $372 mln to boost battery production
TOKYO, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Japanese consumer electronics maker Sony Corp <6758.T> said on Monday it would spend 40 billion yen ($372 million) to boost its production capacity for lithium-ion batteries by 80 percent by 2010.
Reuters via Yahoo! Philippines News |
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sun 24th Dec 2006 17:06 UTC, submitted by anonymous
The Cocotron is an open source project which implements an Objective-C API very similar to that described by Apple Computer's Foundation and AppKit framework documentation.
New Mobile Computing |
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Recent Original Stories
"Apple Inc. has pulled its security engineering team out of a planned public discussion on the company's security practices, which had been set for next week's Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas."
New Mobile Computing |
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Broward County: Computer blip at hospitals fixed; no complaints filed
A computer glitch left personnel at four area hospitals resorting to paper for usually electronic operations for part of the weekend, a Broward Health spokeswoman said Sunday.
Sun-Sentinel |
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Comment / Analysis: Bebo Intergalactic; Nokia Gets Cheaper; Google's Hypocrisy; Cyber Crime Laws
Bebo is launching an intergalactic social network , Nokia has slashed its prices to reduce the dip in phone sales , 'hypocritical' Google's view on privacy and the US Senate is giving extra powers to cyber police .
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance |
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RFID's the ticket for secure Games
When the 2008 Summer Olympic Games open in August, the event will put more than athletes in the spotlight. The bright lights will also shine on high-tech ticketing and food-tracking systems built on radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology.
Microwave Engineering Online |
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Yahoo re-elects board with ease; shares still fall
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- After six months of fireworks as a takeover battle raged for Yahoo Inc., the Internet company's annual meeting Friday produced little spark and few questions about the board's controversial decision to spurn Microsoft Corp.'s advances.
The Columbus Dispatch |
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Yahoo to refund some music downloaders
NEW YORK (AP) -- Yahoo Inc. is offering coupons or refunds to users who find songs they bought inaccessible after Sept. 30, when the company shuts its music-download service.
The Columbus Dispatch |
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