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I'm torn to see newspapers go
I love my laptop, but I'll miss the feel of paper.
The Christian Science Monitor |
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Midday Glance: Computers companies
Apple Inc rose $.78 or .5 percent, to $164.97. Dell Inc rose $.09 or .4 percent, to $25.34.
INO News |
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Ex-broadband company CEO facing federal indictment
The former president and chief executive of a now-defunct company meant to provide broadband Internet service to rural areas of West Virginia and Ohio and create up to 45 well-paying jobs has been charged with misappropriating about $4 million.
AP via Yahoo! Finance |
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VeriSign Reports Q2 Losses
August 7, 2008 -- ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Internet infrastructure services provider VeriSign (verisign.com) has reported a net loss of $68 million or $0.35 per share for the second quarter, despite ending the quarter with 3 percent active domain name increase.
Web Host Industry Review |
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Libraries step into the age of iPod
NEW YORK (Reuters) - It may be about time to dig out that old library card. Hoping to draw back readers, libraries have vastly expanded their lists of digital books, music, and movies that can be downloaded by their patrons to a computer or MP3 player -- and it doesn't cost a cent, unlike, say, media from Apple Inc's iTunes or Amazon.com Inc .
Reuters.co.uk |
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Midday Glance: Internet companies
Akamai Technologies fell $.66 or 2.9 percent, to $22.38. Amazon fell $.79 or 1.0 percent, to $77.30.
INO News |
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How to track your bandwidth usage
Reader Jose writes: I was wondering if you knew a tool that can give you how much Internet bandwidth you are using from your Internet provider. I keep hearing that TWC may implement a cap system and I like paying video games online, so I will want to know if I'll be over quota or not. Metered Internet service is likely to cause headaches for many web users, but if you can't find ...
Yahoo! Tech Advisors |
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InsightExpress Study Finds the Online Population Increasingly Values Cookies
InsightExpress, a leading digital marketing research firm, announced today the results of the third wave of a study designed to examine consumer thoughts, attitudes and behaviors surrounding cookies and cookie deletion. The research, which replicates studies conducted in the spring of 2005 and 2007, indicates that in 2008 more consumers than ever recognize that cookies are important to their ...
Centre Daily Times |
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Yahoo! Kicks off Fantasy Football Season with New Draft Application and Mobile Access
Yahoo! Inc. kicks off the fantasy football season with new game features, mobile access, and Cleveland Browns' wide receiver Braylon Edwards as Yahoo! Sports Fantasy Football '08 cover athlete. This year's game gives fans new tools, including a new draft application with extensive player data and more personalization options. Fans will also have better access via Yahoo! Mobile, including the ...
Centre Daily Times |
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Metro Inc boosts profit, plans C$200 million makeover
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Completion of a computer system overhaul helped lift third-quarter profit at Metro Inc and clear the way for a C$200 million makeover, Canada's No. 3 supermarket chain said on Thursday.
The Globe and Mail |
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Sector Snap: Semiconductors up
(AP:NEW YORK) Chip makers headed higher Thursday, with industry leader Intel Corp. gaining after a Citi analyst said the company's Atom chips for low-cost laptops look to be running "well ahead" of his expectations.
INO News |
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Higher Education Bill Opens Door for Improved, Research-Based Software Solutions
The average college student spends almost $900 per year on textbooks, about 20% of tuition and fees at a four year public institution, and student spending on textbooks is growing at almost four times the rate of inflation, according to U.S. PIRG, the federation of state Public Interest Research Groups.
Centre Daily Times |
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Sina shares down after expenses jump
(AP:NEW YORK) Shares of Sina Corp. fell Thursday after the Chinese Internet portal beat estimates for the latest quarter but revealed an unexpected rise in sales and marketing costs.
INO News |
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Sam Williams’ Beijing Blog: Day Three -- Goodbye to Seoul, hello to Beijing
Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce President Sam A. Williams left Atlanta Aug. 5 for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China. He files daily updates to Atlanta Business Chronicle Web site to share his perspective on business and culture in China as they relate to metro Atlanta and Georgia.
Atlanta Business Chronicle |
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Asus Unveils Eee Stick Game Controller
Asus has unveiled the Eee Stick, a "first-of-its-kind" wireless game controller that translates users' hand motions to onscreen movements.
DesignTechnica |
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Canon Intros Three Vixia HD Camcorders
Canon has introduced is HF11 flash-based camcorder along with the HG20 and HG21 hard drive-based high-definition camcorders.
DesignTechnica |
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With automated tagging, Web links can surprise
n Yahoo moves to block certain searches
Contra Costa Times |
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Google Gadgets Pose Security Risk
If you've ever checked out iGoogle, you've probably seen Google Gadgets. These gadgets allow users to customize their Google page with a variety of programs like calendars, photos, etc. However, two presenters at the Black Hat conference today showed how one could use a " malicious gadget " to steal information. In their demonstration they simply showed how they could read a user's searches in ...
Overclockers Club |
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Rock River Center open for cooling
Social bookmarking allows users to save and categorise a personal collection of bookmarks and share them with others. This is different to using your own browser bookmarks which are available using the menus within your web browser.
SaukValley.com |
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Google Apps hit by prolonged Gmail access problem
A technical problem hit an undetermined number of Gmail users, including paying subscribers to the Google Apps hosted software suite, locking them out of their accounts for about 15 hours on Wednesday and early Thursday.
Network World |
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PFU Systems Announces Sampling of Latest COM Express Module
SAN JOSE, Calif.----PFU Systems announces the availability of engineering samples of their Computer On Module product based on the Intel® Atom™ processor. The Plug-N-Run Ga module is a fully COM Express Basic Type 2 compliant module.
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance |
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Fable II set for telling October 21
Microsoft finally confirms launch date for Lionhead Studios' latest long-awaited action-RPG.
GameSpot |
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SOFTWARE TOOLS: NI releases LabView 8.6
Austin, Tex. — At NIWeek, National Instruments has launched the latest version of its graphical system design software platform for control, test and embedded system development.
Embedded Systems Programming Magazine |
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NEWS: UK researchers move closer to quantum computers
PARIS — Researchers from the University of Surrey, in the South East of England, claimed they have brought quantum computers one step closer. They demonstrated that it is now possible to make quantum computers in silicon rather than a vacuum.
Embedded Systems Programming Magazine |
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Doing Something About the Weather, Financially at Least
News from Portfolio.com Also on Portfolio Good Show by Time Warner, but AOL Drags Money Talks on This iPhone Can Ben Stiller Cap Off Paramount's Summer? Subscribe to Portfolio magazine In past years, Pete Fisch used to cross his fingers, hoping it wouldn't rain during the annual golf tournament he manages in North Carolina. In 2005, it poured, ...
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