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Court Ruling Could End P2P Music-Download Lawsuits
A federal court has dealt a body blow to the recording industry's efforts to sue people who use peer-to-peer software to download music from the Internet. In fact, says one copyright lawyer, the P2P decision could mean the end of the Recording Industry Association of America's litigation strategy.
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Adobe Lightroom worker to mend Windows UI
An influential Adobe programmer has been tapped to help develop the interface for the next version of Windows, according to an observer at Photoshop News. Lightroom and former Photoshop programmer Mark Hamburg has been recruited by Microsoft to work on the "user experience" of the operating system and has reportedly been given an exceptional offer...
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Time Warner Will Sell Cable Unit as AOL Income Drops
Time Warner has decided to sell its cable operation even as it struggles to correct its ailing America Online unit, CEO Jeff Bewkes announced in the company's quarterly earnings call Wednesday. On the positive side, income from the company's cable networks and film operations offset a whopping 23 percent decline at AOL.
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Dubya archives White House email by hand
When a system is not a system How does the George W. Bush administration archive its email? It asks someone to manually copy the contents of an Exchange folder.…
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Just Delete It: Tax rebate e-mail scam
A new scam e-mail is getting sent across the internet. This one targets the economic stimulus tax rebate checks that you’ll be receiving.
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Former St. Charles gymnastics coach pleads guilty to child porn offense
A former gymnastics coach in St. Charles arrested after sexually explicit images of children were found on his computer pleaded guilty to a child pornography offense, authorities said today.
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WiMAX provider CEO blames technology for application failure
Blaming the second-tier vendors and technical problems of the technology, the first WiMAX service provider in Australia has stated that WiMAX is a failure. Once a proponent of the technology, Buzz Broadband CEO Garth Freeman has changed his opinion based on real-world experience with the technology.
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Recent Original Stories
Here's a quick guide on how to install applications using various types of package formats in Linux. It is aimed at people new to Linux. "Installing software in GNU/Linux looks quite different to the way you're probably used to from Microsoft Windows. This is due to philosophical reasons.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 26th Oct 2005 10:53 UTC
"I couldn't help but make a joke with the title, because it's seemingly right on the money. You see, Google is getting ready to take the wraps off of a new service called Google Base. If it can be posted online, it would appear that they would, in fact, prefer it belong to them.
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Sysix Reports 2007 Financial Results
CHICAGO----Sysix Technologies, LLC, a global provider of IT business solutions spanning computer hardware and software, consulting and financial services, announces year-end interim numbers and performance for 2007.
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Intelligence, Season One
In the 14 episodes of the first season (2006–07) of the Canadian drama Intelligence , big-time drug dealer Jimmy Reardon (Ian Tracey) makes a deal with Mary Spalding (Klea Scott), the head of the Organized Crime Unit in Vancouver.
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London blogger exposes life on the tube
LONDON - Annie Mole's blog about the London Underground rail system began as a New Year's resolution to teach herself how to make an Internet Web site and has blossomed into a popular slice of commuter life.
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Technology News
THERE IS a new kind of censorship online, and it's coming from the grassroots. Thanks to new collaborative, social media networks, it is easier than ever for people to get together and destroy freedom of expression.
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Africa: Why Continent May Never Produce a Facebook
Randall Pinkett is a nice guy. You've probably heard of him.
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Microsoft Directors Meeting; Raised Bid Possible $32-$33; Board Names Are Just That, Names
The Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) board is meeting to discuss its next move, and a raised bid to $32-$33 range is on the table, reports WSJ. But this remains a sticking point, and it's not clear that this would be enough to sway major Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) shareholders that want $35-$37 per share, having been emboldened by a reportedly successful test with Google (NSDQ: GOOG). An official announcement on ...
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Integration missteps at AOL led to first flat ad quarter
AOL made key mistakes that pushed down display-advertising sales and resulted in the Time Warner Inc. unit's first quarter of flat ad revenue since it began staking its future on the boom in online ads, executives said Wednesday. AOL's troubles integrating $1 billion worth of corporate acquisitions into a single "Platform-A" should serve as a warning for Microsoft Corp. as it pursues an ...
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Abu Ghraib Film Obscures Truth
Editor’s Note: Former Army Sgt. Sam Provance was the only uniformed military intelligence officer at Abu Ghraib who broke the code of silence surrounding the infamous prisoner abuses. He spoke out during the Army's internal investigation, at a congressional hearing and in press interviews.
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NTELOS Holdings Corp. Reports Strong Wireless Subscriber Revenues and Adjusted EBITDA Growth for First Quarter 2008
NTELOS Holdings Corp. (10578;NASDAQ:NTLS), a leading provider of wireless and wireline communications services
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(AFX UK Focus) 2008-04-30 21:14 Microsoft directors to meet, determine approach to Yahoo: report
SAN FRANCISCO (Thomson Financial) - Microsoft Corp. directors are meeting Wednesday to determine the company's approach in its takeover standoff with Yahoo Inc., according to a media report.
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Report: Microsoft Board Mulls Yahoo! Options
An announcement could come later Wednesday.
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PlanSwift 8.1 Takeoff and Estimating Software Now Available
SALT LAKE CITY -- Tech Unlimited, Inc., a developer of software applications for the construction industry, announced the release of PlanSwift 8.1, the most intuitive, easy-to-navigate construction takeoff and estimating program in the industry today.
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(AFX UK Focus) 2008-04-30 21:14 Google unveils eclectic mix of designs by prominent artists
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Google Inc.'s once-austere Web site is turning into an eclectic art gallery.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 3rd Nov 2006 19:59 UTC
"Windows Vista brings with it a new era of DRM and restrictive license agreements that aren't going to sit well with even your basic power user and some are looking for an escape route. These changes are making some users question their commitment to Microsoft.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sat 24th Nov 2007 23:31 UTC
"The GNOME Foundation has issued a statement in response to recent accusations that it has been supporting the acceptance of Microsoft's Office Open XML format as an ECMA standard at the expense of the Open Document Format, the open standard used by OpenOffice.org, KOffice and other free software office applications.
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Google unveils eclectic mix of designs by prominent artists
SAN FRANCISCO -- Google Inc.'s once-austere Web site is turning into an eclectic art gallery.
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