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SureWest's revenue, profit increase
Second-quarter revenue and earnings increased at Roseville-based SureWest Communications on the strength of growth in its broadband sector, expansion into the Kansas City market and the sale of its wireless segment, officials announced Thursday.
The Sacramento Bee |
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SureWest critic will change domain name
The computer programmer who started a Web site critical of SureWest Communications' move to drop its quarterly dividend will change the domain address.
The Sacramento Bee |
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Roopesh Paul after Laptop
What do you think Roopesh Paul, the director of the Suresh Gopi’s latest Laptop will be doing after the dismal fate of his film in the box office?
IndiaGlitz |
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Reporters booted from conference for hacking
LAS VEGAS - With thousands of hackers milling around the Black Hat convention here, and widespread snooping on the public WiFi network, one place was supposed to be off limits: the press room.
Tucson Citizen |
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Ya-Qin Zhang, Microsoft's leader in China, prospers in changed nation
In a post-Cultural Revolution China that prized education and opportunity, Ya-Qin Zhang realized his potential — like his homeland is doing.
Seattle Times |
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Online campaigns bedevilled by typos
CYBER-SQUATTERS are making a fortune out of the US election. With both main candidates relying on online campaigns to push out their messages, a huge industry has arisen based on users typing in the wrong address.
The Inquirer |
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Social notworking sites are hacker heaven
SOCIAL NOTWORKING sites have become a playground for hackers, a top security conference was told this week.
The Inquirer |
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Some Internet sites still blocked for Olympic reporters
BEIJING -- Olympic organizers are backtracking on another promise about coverage of the Beijing Games, keeping in place blocks on Internet sites in the Main Press Center and venues where reporters will work.
The St. Augustine Record |
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Sunnyside school district's free laptop program expands
More Tucson students will boot up if they buckle down, thanks to the deluge of donations for Sunnyside Unified School District's free computer program.
Tucson Citizen |
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Man pleads guilty to faking honors Separate charges for medals bought online, counterfeit checks could lead to 31 ...
After buying a Purple Heart, Silver Star and other military medals on eBay, Dale G. Farr presented himself as a decorated Army captain who had displayed exceptional gallantry and valor in battle in Afghanistan.
Erie Times-News |
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Government nets phishing suspect
The federal government caught a 25-year-old Erie County resident who went phishing on the Internet.
Erie Times-News |
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Don't take your laptop on your holiday: psychologist
London, Aug 8 : Though laptops and wireless Internet connections are considered inseparable tools for the new-age executives, they are spoiling their holidays and increasingly ruining their family relationships, a psychologist has warned.
New Kerala |
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The future of reading
"The demographic group which has arguably been impacted the most by this shift beyond library walls is our younger generation of school-age children, the majority of whom have probably never known a world without web surfing, downloading, file sharing and Facebook."
Times of Malta |
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NBC will have staggering amount of Olympic coverage
To appreciate the enormity of NBC's Olympic television and Internet coverage, consider this: If you recorded every minute of Olympic competition that will be available on NBC, six other TV networks and nbcolympics.com, it would take 150 days to watch everything you taped. And that is without stopping to eat or sleep.
Miami Herald |
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Juvie detention officers fired
Twelve officers, including a supervisor, at the juvenile detention center in St. Augustine were fired Thursday after an investigation into pornography found on three computers there, leaving the facility down almost one-third of its officers.
The St. Augustine Record |
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Brighton increases wireless Internet availability, some of it free
Free wireless Internet access is now available in parts of Brighton, including the town hall and Buckland Park.
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle |
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Obama campaign unveils Web program
Barack Obama’s Montana campaign hopes its Internet program that lets volunteers produce unique contact lists will help the campaign reach nearly all voters in the state.
Helena Independent Record |
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NBC ad revenues for Games exceed $1 billion
A day before the Olympics kick off, NBC Universal announced it has garnered more than $1 billion in advertising revenue for the event for which it spent $894 million to acquire the U.S. broadcast and digital rights. The network is planning 3,600 hours of TV and Internet coverage of swimming star Michael Phelps, left, and the 17-day event. The Opening Ceremony is today.
Denver Post |
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Best Israeli high-tech employer named
The BDICoface survey was conducted among more than 12,000 high-tech workers around Israel. Intel, with 7,350 workers, ranks not only as the best high-tech company to work for in Israel, but the best company in Israel overall, based on a BDI survey last May.
The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles |
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Discovery Approved for Computer in Divorce Proceedings
A computer recovered by a woman from the trunk of a family car is subject to discovery in a matrimonial proceeding, a New York judge has ruled. The woman's husband opposed allowing her to use information gleaned from the laptop, arguing she had improperly "seized" his personal, work-issued computer.
Law.com via Yahoo! Finance |
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Clients may ask for compensation over internet breakdown
Go's refurbished office in Valletta yesterday. Go chairman Sonny Portelli has apologised for the loss of internet services on Wednesday which took thousands offline, including businesses.
Times of Malta |
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RacingJunk.com?? and NATDA Create Partnership
Raceway Media's RacingJunk.com®, the largest online motorsports marketplace, has announced its new partnership agreement with the North American Trailer Dealers Association.
PRWeb via Yahoo! News |
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O3SIS and Open-Xchange to Deliver Mobile Collaboration Technology
SaaS Offering for Internet Service Providers, Telcos and Web Hosting Companies.
PRWeb via Yahoo! News |
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Catapult Commerce offers 3.5% Processing to Online Gambling Merchants
Catapult Commerce opens its doors with a limited time offer of 3.5% processing to gaming merchants in Europe.
PRWeb via Yahoo! News |
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Giving Our Kids A Different Kind of Education
To help new students combine an introduction to wealth education with the first term in traditional education, The Money Gym is co-hosting a lively, interactive Internet Training event in Central London on 20th & 21st September 2008.
PRWeb via Yahoo! News |
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