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Social networking sites attract friends, but also enemies
Blog: MySpace bills itself as "a place for friends." But it and other social networking sites are becoming a place for enemies too. While being a terrific way to keep in touch with friends, these sites are very much not the safe sandbox that many take them to be.
Los Angeles Times |
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Air Force computer modifications result in a boost in energy savings
Carlene Conner-Kueck is an advocate for energy conservation - and she’s not alone. The Air Force Materiel Command Communications Installations and Mission Support directorate is filled with people devoted to money-saving conservation techniques.
The Belvoir Eagle |
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Pegasystems Announces Record Revenue of $51.1 million for Second Quarter and $99.6 million for First Six Months of 2008
Pegasystems Inc. (NASDAQ: PEGA), the leader in Business Process Management (BPM) software, today announced financial results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2008. Total revenue for the second quarter of 2008 was $51.1 million, an increase of 43%, compared to $35.7 million for the second quarter of 2007. Net income for the second quarter of 2008 was $2.9 million, compared to ...
Centre Daily Times |
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Online Libraries Are Taking Off
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.
PC Magazine |
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JAJAH turns mobile telephones into translation tools
Internet voice telephony firm JAJAH on Thursday launched a first-of-its-kind free service that lets English and Mandarin speakers use mobile telephones to translate conversations.
AFP via Yahoo! News |
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JAJAH turns mobile telephones into translation tools
Internet voice telephony firm JAJAH on Thursday launched a first-of-its-kind free service that lets English and Mandarin speakers use mobile telephones to translate conversations.
AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News |
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US military lead green revolution
The US military has a history of fostering change, from racial integration to development of the Internet. Now, Pentagon officials say their green energy efforts will help America fight global warming.
TVNZ |
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15:31 (BST), 07/08/2008 GamersGate/1C Company deal Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS – Leading digital download ...
– Leading digital download portal GamersGate today announced the addition of yet another publisher giant to the the digital download network, effective immediately. The agreement between 1C Company and GamersGate covers a total of 13 titles to be released between Q3 2008 and Q1 2009.
gamesindustry.biz |
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PC Tools Desktop Maestro 3.0.0.830
All-in-one application that integrates registry cleaning, system monitoring and privacy cleaning.
Computer Active |
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How To Create An Online Album For Your Dog Pictures On The Web
Having your dog pictures on your own personal album may not be enough to satisfy your need to give your dog the credit they deserve.
Turks.US |
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Payment processors must report merchants’ sales to IRS beginning in 2011
Card processors and other transaction processors, including PayPal and Google Checkout, in 2011 will be required to report information on Internet sellers to the Internal Revenue Service.
InternetRetailer.com |
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Brown to star in his own television channel
Beleaguered British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is set to launch his own online TV channel in an attempt to boost his plunging poll ratings.
Express India |
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Hat World speeds up payment transactions with broadband wireless
With a new wireless broadband system connecting its stores to the Internet, Hat World Inc. has improved access to a central database used for personalizing products, enhanced in-store security systems, and rolled out to more stores a 9-fold increase in the speed of credit card transactions, says Larry Havlik, senior director of information technology and facilities.
InternetRetailer.com |
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Stifel Financial to Report Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2008 Results Monday, August, 11 2008
Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF) today announced they will release second quarter fiscal year 2008 results after the market closes on Monday, August 11, 2008. Investors wishing to listen to a conference call the next day (Tuesday, August 12, 2008) at 10:00 a.m. EDT may do so on the Internet through a webcast being hosted by Thomson/Reuters and accessible through Stifel's web site at ...
Centre Daily Times |
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O3SIS and Open-Xchange to Deliver Mobile Collaboration Technology
TARRYTOWN, N.Y. and Cologne, Germany, August 7, 2008 – Open-Xchange, the leading provider of open source collaboration software, today announced an agreement with O3SIS, a market-leading provider of open-standards-based over-the-air data synchronization and push technologies.
TopHosts.com |
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Etelcharge.com acquires digital payment services provider
Etelcharge.com, a service that lets online shoppers charge purchases to their phone bills, is acquiring PaymentOne Corp., a digital payment services provider. Details of the transaction were not disclosed.
InternetRetailer.com |
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wins award for outstanding single issue
Internet Retailer is among the winners in the 2008 Tabbie award competition sponsored by Trade Association Business Publications International, an association for business publications.
InternetRetailer.com |
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Apple iPhone Upgrade Hacks Hackers
The 'improved' software attacks an open-source-friendly application. Oh, and watch out for the 'Screen of Death...'
TheStreet.com |
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American splashes hotel rooms with slogans, posts it online
An American pastor checked into upscale hotels in the Olympics host city this week, filmed himself painting two of his rooms with slogans like "Beijing 2008 Our world Our nightmare" and then disappeared. Without paying.
Sports Illustrated |
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Web Page Goes to Dog (Lovers)
Cici confesses on her Web page that she likes to greet everyone by licking their feet. Dolce admits to being a mamma's boy. And Jake and Tycho posted a video that chronicles their adventures of rolling around on their backs.It's not on Facebook or MySpace, but the canine equivalent - Doggyspace.com.
The Lakeland Ledger |
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Montreal Company Premier Muzik International Corporation Buys an Unreleased Recording by the Beatles in an Internet ...
Gino Olivieri, founder of Premier Muzik International Corporation, a Montreal company that administers and redistributes royalties to such artists as Red Hot Chili Peppers, Metallica, Bob Sinclar and Andrea Bocelli, has realized one of his fondest dreams by becoming the winning bidder for an unreleased recording by The Beatles, in an Internet auction by Cameo Auctions on August 5, 2008.
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance |
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Olympic coverage on TV will be all over the place
While Olympic athletes have been warming up for the Beijing Games for quite some time, perhaps Olympic fans should have been warming up their thumbs for the remote control. NBC Universal is utilizing the reach of its media empire to broadcast 3,600 hours of the Olympics on seven networks -- NBC, USA Network, MSNBC, CNBC, Oxygen, Telemundo and Universal HD. Charter customers will also have ...
The Capital Times |
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Payday lender settlement reached
An Internet payday lender won't be able to make loans to Wisconsin consumers and will need to pay $60,000 in restitution under a preliminary settlement reached in a class-action suit brought by UW-Madison Law School students and the school's Consumer Law Litigation Clinic. The settlement also requires Tremont Financial LLC to release the 137 class-action members from loan obligations, and the ...
The Capital Times |
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Versus Gets Jacked
The application, tested this year's Stanley Cup final hockey games, allow fans to go to their computers and call up trivia, team photos, news and related features on the contest they are watching on television.
MultiChannel News |
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12 juvenile officers fired for watching porn
Twelve Florida juvenile detention officers, including a supervisor, are being fired for accessing adult pornography on a state computer.
WPTV West Palm Beach |
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