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New Google Search Appliance solution
MOUNTAIN VIEW, USA: Google Inc. announced an all-new version of the Google Search Appliance integrated hardware and software solution, with a new architecture that can index all of an organization's content, up to 10 million documents, in a single box.
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Transit history goes online
COVINGTON - Indian trails, pack boats, stagecoaches and diesel powered railroads. Imagine having easy access to information on the evolution of transportation in the area since it was settled in 1788.
The Cincinnati Enquirer |
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Crime: Separating the fact from fiction
South African crime is so widespread and unpredictable that it is often hard to tell genuine cases from urban myths. E-mails and the internet have become useful devices for South Africans who are fearful of becoming victims of crime, or seeing someone else become a victim, to warn each other.
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LRO to give you up-close look at moon
Want to take a Google Moon look at Apollo 11's American flag? It's not possible today, but if a NASA lunar probe mission launches next year as planned, moon maps as accurate as those available on the Internet to peer down onto family homes and highways might soon be a mouse click away.
The Huntsville Times |
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Cyber attacks from China, Russia biggest threat to Britain's national security
London, Aug 9 : Cyber attacks on British Government computer systems and vital parts of the economy have become one of the greatest threats to national security, an official report has disclosed.
New Kerala |
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Patriot games: China makes its point with greatest show
The map will replace this text. If any users do not have Flash Player 8 (or above), they'll see this message. From the nation which brought you the 8 000 buried terracotta warriors of Xian in 210BC and the 12 000km Long March in 1934, you would anticipate nothing less than a spectacle.
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Hackers, cyber terrorists want your health card: dean
An upcoming security summit on the protection of electronic health information is just what the doctor ordered to ward off hackers and "cyber terrorists," says the dean of computer science at the University of New Brunswick.
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Social networking goes to the dogs
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.
SouthtownStar |
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Zimbabwe: Five Years for Computer Theft
TWO men who stole six computers worth over $2 quadrillion donated by President Mugabe to Kuwadzana High School in Banket have been slapped with five-year jail terms each after a Chinhoyi magistrate found them guilty of the offence.
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Massachusetts transit authority sues Defcon subway hackers
Three MIT students probably won’t be giving their scheduled Defcon speech on getting free subway rides. The Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority – the agency in charge of the Boston T subway – sued the trio for computer fraud and requested a temporary restraining order to prevent them from presenting the talk.
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Pwnage 2.0.2 released, for reals this time
Filed under: Cellphones Well, judging by the dozens of tips we just got, it's time to once again get your Pwnage on with version 2.0.2 (which was released to counter the, um, "fixes" in iPhone firmware 2.0.1). As usual, hit up the read link. [Thanks to everyone who sent this in] Read Permalink Email this Comments
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Couple charged after taking kids on robbery
BRATTLEBORO, Vt. (AP) - A man and woman are facing child endangerment and other charges that they took three children with them while they robbed a Brattleboro computer business.
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U.S. intelligence alerts travellers to cyber spies
WASHINGTON-- A U.S. intelligence office Friday warned Americans traveling to the Beijing Olympics or elsewhere to expect cyber spies to surreptitiously compromise their laptops, cellphones and other electronic devices. The unusual advisory issued by the National Counterintelligence Executive (NCIX) did not single out China by name, but the head of the office said Chinese public security services ...
Vancouver Sun |
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'Can you hear me now?': Report suggests solutions to valley's spotty cell phone coverage
In Silicon Valley, Google sends wireless Internet to the entire city of Mountain View, tech moguls hang out at Starbucks, and you can't swing an Ethernet cable without hitting someone chatting on an iPhone.
San Jose Mercury News |
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High-speed Internet customers choosing cable over phone service
New York- Cable providers are apparently doing much better than telephone companies when it comes to persuading customers to take high-speed Internet service, based on recent quarterly filings from both groups.
The Plain Dealer |
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What phone? Call it Apple's iEverything
A story last week in a trade magazine for the consumer electronics industry said manufacturers of portable devices such as music and video players, game machines and handheld GPS units are concerned that the Apple iPhone is poised to cut into their business. They have good reason to worry.
Louisville Courier-Journal |
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Police: Deputy accused of viewing child porn on the Internet
A 36-year-old Washoe County sheriff's deputy is in jail Friday after being arrested on suspicion of possessing child pornography, Sparks officials said.
Reno Gazette-Journal |
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State yields to sect on driver's license
West Virginia on Friday started keeping driver's license photos out of a computer database for members of a small religious group who believe digital storage is a "mark of the beast" that evokes biblical prophecy.
The Washington Times |
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Web activists show TTC a better way
The TTC takes a leap forward in cyberspace tomorrow. Two months after the "previews" began, web surfers will finally be able to go directly to its redesigned website, instead of navigating first through its old site.
Toronto Star |
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The Hearts Have It
For Anjalah Brumitt, participating in computer chat rooms was a pastime, not a serious pursuit. So she never dreamed it might lead to something serious. “From years of playing on the computer, I had talked to plenty of people,” Anjalah said.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch |
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Candidates' answers are available online
A list of questions submitted to Northport's mayoral candidates by the Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama is now accessible online at www.tuscaloosachamber.com.The Chamber of Commerce held a mayoral forum last month. All questions that weren't answered during the forum were given to the candidates to answer later online.
The Tuscaloosa News |
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Virus affects more than 2,000 Facebook users
Facebook, the operator of the most popular social-networking site, has blocked a virus that infected thousands of users' accounts by presenting itself as a video message.
San Jose Mercury News |
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Tech Notebook: Labor's cheaper than oil for Seagate CEO
There is no escaping the high price of oil. It's killing the household budget and everything else from major airlines to taxi drivers in San Jose.
San Jose Mercury News |
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Tape Delay by NBC Faces End Run by Online Fans
NBC’s decision about the opening ceremonies sent people to their computers to poke holes in a technological wall.
The Sarasota Herald-Tribune |
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Neighbors describe raid on ex-fire official’s home
FBI agents carrying guns stormed a house in a quiet neighborhood of Olympia on Thursday and spent the next 11 hours hauling away a 60-inch, high-definition TV, a $6,000 diesel generator, rifle sights and high-end camera and computer equipment.
Tacoma News Tribune |
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