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Seven critical Windows patches next Tuesday, including to Media Player
Microsoft's regular pre-briefing on monthly security issues contained some dire news, including patches for a reportedly "Critical" vulnerability affecting Windows Media Player for XP, Vista, and Windows Server 2008.
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Man accused of running child prostitution scheme
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A convicted felon from Hayward has been charged with running a child prostitution scheme that advertised on Craigslist and other Web sites.
KESQ Palm Springs |
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Microsoft readies dozen fixes for August
Microsoft is planning to issue twelve patches next week in its monthly security update.
VNU Net via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News |
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Computers worth $20K stolen from school
Police in Gurnee are investigating the theft of 19 laptop computers from an elementary school.
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Man accused of running child prostitution scheme
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A convicted felon from Hayward has been charged with running a child prostitution scheme that advertised on Craigslist and other Web sites.
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MySpace Founder and Internet Entrepreneur Brad Greenspan Reports BroadWebAsia's Hupo.tv Selected by CCTV To Be Partner ...
LOS ANGELES----Shanghai-based online entertainment and video site Hupo.tv with over 40 million unique monthly visitors and part of BroadWebAsia's network of entertainment and video sites that reach over 70 million unique visitors per month , announced that BroadWebAsia's Hupo.tv selected by CCTV to be a partner in Olympic broadcasting alliance to broadcast videos of the game's opening and ...
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Man accused of running child prostitution scheme
A convicted felon from Hayward has been charged with running a child prostitution scheme that advertised on Craigslist and other Web sites. Read comments
The Fresno Bee |
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Final Glance: Internet companies
Shares of some top internet companies were mixed at the close of trading: Akamai Technologies rose $.59 or 2.7 percent, to $22.82.
Boston Globe |
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Final Glance: Computers companies
Shares of some top computers companies were mixed at the close of trading: Apple Inc rose $5.98 or 3.7 percent, to $169.55.
Boston Globe |
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S&P upgrades outlook on Affiliated Computer
Standard & Poor's Rating Services upgraded its outlook on Affiliated Computer Services Inc. on Friday after the technology administrator announced it had signed a record amount of new business during its latest quarter.
Boston Globe |
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Hackers mull physical attacks on a networked world
Want to break into the computer network in an ultra-secure building? Ship a hacked iPhone there to a nonexistent employee and hope the device sits in the mailroom, scanning for nearby wireless connections.
Boston Globe |
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Yahoo to let visitors decline more targeted ads
Yahoo Inc. will let its Web visitors decline ads targeted to their browsing habits, becoming the latest Internet company to break from a common industry practice as Congress steps up scrutiny of customized advertising and consumer privacy.
Boston Globe |
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Systemax 2nd-quarter profit slips 2 percent
Shares of Systemax Inc. advanced Friday despite the computer product maker and distributor's report that its second-quarter profit slipped 2 percent on higher expenses.
Boston Globe |
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W.Va. offers licenses for those who fear 'beast'
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - While some people don't trust the security of computer databases, for one small religious group in West Virginia they are nothing less than a "mark of the beast" -- indicating the arrival of the Antichrist.
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News and views on Windows-powered devices ...
Robot software shootout -- the sequel! — Jul. 30, 2008 — Today's nascent robotics market has engendered nearly two dozen general-purpose software development frameworks, many of which run Windows.
WindowsForDevices |
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TCFD receives grant for computers
The Colony Fire Department received a $2,000 grant from the FM Global Fire Prevention Grant Program. This is a private insurance grant that is available for the use in fire prevention programs.
The Colony Courier-Leader |
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Local News
According to information received, the provincial government “is contributing significant financial assistance over the next four years to improve high speed internet access (broadband connectivity) to rural communities as part of its Ontario Rural Connections Program.”
The Community Press |
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Popular business directory searches
Fifteen-year-old Elwood resident and U.S. Olympic diver Mary Beth Dunnichay is sending a diary periodically of her experiences in Beijing while competing in the summer games. Dunnichay is slated to compete at 2:30 a.m. Indiana time on Tuesday.
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Wireless, subscriber growth boost Telus profit
TORONTO (Reuters) - Telus Corp (T.TO), Canada's No. 2 phone company, reported a 5.5 percent increase in quarterly profit on Friday as wireless revenue rose and new mobile phone and Internet subscribers flocked to the company.
MSN Money Canada |
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Yahoo to offer customized ad opt out
Yahoo said it will start letting site visitors opt out of receiving customized advertising.
Macworld |
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Megan Metcalfe's Blog from the Olympics
Hello Everyone! So, I haven’t had much internet luck which is why I have not written yet. I did get all of the good luck wishes and appreciate each of them.
WBOY Clarksburg |
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Megan Metcalfe's Blog from the Olympics
Hello Everyone! So, I haven’t had much internet luck which is why I have not written yet. I did get all of the good luck wishes and appreciate each of them.
WBOY Clarksburg |
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Wine buyers must meet seller court rules
Indiana residents must first make face-to-face contact with a wine merchant before they can place wine orders over the phone or the Internet, a federal appeals court has ruled.
Chesterton Tribune |
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QED Connect Announces Completion of Reverse Stock Split and New Trading Symbol
QED Connect, Inc., an innovative Software-as-a-Service provider, announced today it has received approval from NASDAQ for a 1-for-8500 reverse split of the company's common stock, with a planned effective date of August 11, 2008. The company will also be designated with a new trading symbol.
Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance |
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Austin Daily Herald
About $1,000 in goods and cash were stolen from a rural Austin body shop between Wednesday and Thursday, according to Mower County Sheriff Terese Amazi, who said suspects took a computer, car keys and about $200 in cash.
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