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Sub-prime crisis weighing on specialty DRAM pricing, says Etron chairman
While expecting shipments to continue expanding, Etron Technology chairman Nicky Lu has changed his outlook about specialty DRAM pricing. In contrast to his earlier belief that the sub-prime crisis would not spread to the Asia Pacific market, Lu has revised his projection, saying that specialty DRAM pricing will be affected by the sagging economy.
Digi Times |
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Federal employees spent millions in questionable charges, probe shows
WASHINGTON — Federal employees charged millions of dollars for Internet dating, tailor-made suits, lingerie, lavish dinners and other questionable expenses to their government credit cards over a 15-month period, congressional auditors say.
The Monterey County Herald |
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Nigeria: 'Mobile Computing, Internet Accessibility 'Ll Define 2008'
In this interview with Efem Nkanga , David Ibhawoh , Intel Corporation's Business Development Manager, Intel Nigeria and Ghana talks about several initiatives helping to bridge the digital divide and advocates strategies that will impact positively on the Nigerian economy.
AllAfrica.com |
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LG Display Profit Beats Estimates as LCD Sales Surge (Update2)
April 10 (Bloomberg) -- LG Display Co. , the world's second- largest maker of liquid-crystal displays, reported profit that beat analysts' estimates after demand for screens used in computers and televisions drove up prices.
Bloomberg.com |
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Researchers Take Step Toward Creating Quantum Computers Using Entangled Photons In Optical Fibers
For now, full-fledged quantum computers are the stuff of science fiction - in last summer's blockbuster movie Transformers, the bad guys use quantum computing to break into the U.S. Army's secure files in just 10 seconds flat.
Medical News Today |
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Adobe joins the media player battle with... Adobe Media Player
Yesterday Adobe launched Adobe Media Player 1.0, the software company's attempt to break into the hard fought media player market. It is free to download and compatible with Windows, Mac and Linux.
Tech Digest via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News |
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Student hacked other kids' info, cops say
Police say a student using a school computer last month was able to access personal information about every student enrolled at Joliet West High School.
Chicago Sun-Times |
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2nd look for Kindle, MacBook Air, Drobo
Helpful reader Shawn Baker e-mailed me recently to ask if I still liked Amazon's Kindle e-book reader, after having used it for several months. Which is a fair question for any reviewer.
Chicago Sun-Times |
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Provincial Journal
Read our complete story for the full contents of this article, available online.
Telegraph-Journal |
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Adobe fixes seven flaws in Flash Player
Adobe has upgraded its Flash Player to fix seven vulnerabilities in the graphics and video software. Adobe classifies the patches as "critical" and advises people upgrade to the latest version, 9.0.124.0. All of the vulnerabilities could allow a hacker to execute code on a machine.
Macworld UK |
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TRACING THE ARC
To read the biggest stories of the day on your mobile, type mobile.ndtv.com on your phone browser.
NDTV |
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Future Shop Increases Home Office Product Selection with Addition of Dell Computers and Monitors
As of tomorrow, Future Shop customers will be able to purchase Dell computers and monitors in 131 stores across Canada and online at futureshop.ca. Initially, Future Shop will carry three types of Dell laptops, three desktops and two monitors.
Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance |
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Former teacher awaits sentence on child porn charges
A former teacher convicted of accessing and possessing child pornography from the Internet will find out April 17 if he's going to jail for his crimes.
Saskatoon StarPhoenix |
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Recent Original Stories
Apple has updated its line of MacBook computers . "Apple today updated its MacBook consumer notebooks with faster Intel Core 2 Duo processors, 1GB of memory and larger hard drives in every model.
New Mobile Computing |
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Identity thieves are now infecting social networks
Identity thieves are moving beyond traditional phishing attacks and using popular social networking and video-sharing sites to infect our computers with spyware.
The Plain Dealer |
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Officials Find Child Pornography on 20,000 Va. Computers
Law enforcement officials working undercover were sent child pornography files from nearly 20,000 private computers in the state over a 30-month period, according to a report by an expert on the distribution of Internet child porn.
Washington Post |
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AMD finally starts pushing Barcelona out the door
Quad-server chips now available. AMD has begun shipping its delayed Barcelona chip in volume.
TechWorld |
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No more plastic bags at LCBO?
TORONTO (Apr 10, 2008) -- Ontario is looking to Nova Scotia -- Canada's leader on recycling -- for inspiration on how to reduce the use of environmentally damaging plastic bags.
Kitchener/Waterloo Record |
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The Welwyn and Hatfield Times
A MURDERED father who had his head and hands hacked off was receiving threats just weeks before his barbaric decapitation, police have revealed. Speaking exclusively to the WHT, a police boss told how Northaw man John Finney was being "targeted" before his kidnapping on February 29.
The Welwyn & Hatfield Times |
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Is your kid a victim of bullying?
Look for these warning signs to see if your child or teen is being harassed by cyber bullies - or perhaps doing the bullying.
New York Daily News |
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Census blamed for computer woes
WASHINGTON - The company hired to help modernize the 2010 census blamed government officials yesterday for technology problems that will force census-takers to continue using paper and pencil.
Worcester Telegram & Gazette |
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Man admits to using webcam for sex blackmail
A judge said he thought he'd seen every dirty trick a person could pull with a computer, until 26-year-old Ali Ashraf appeared before him charged with extortion and voyeurism.
Hamilton Spectator |
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Cyber bullying a real threat for kids, teens
Victoria Lindsay will never forget the day she was attacked. Footage of the beating, perpetrated and videotaped by girls she thought were friends, is now all over the Internet.
New York Daily News |
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Spam filtering services throttle Gmail to fight spammers
Junk mailers set up CAPTCHA-busting sweatshops in India The growing abuse of webmail services to send spam has led anti-spam services to throttle messages from Gmail and Yahoo!…
The Register |
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Is online shopping ever secure?
Few websites meet industry standards when it comes to storing our credit card details. So, asks Danny Bradbury, is e-commerce in the UK fundamentally flawed?
Guardian Unlimited |
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