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Xbox will Limit Avatar Use, Microsoft Says
Avatars will be tied to profiles, and will only for use on nonviolent games.
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Ex-Teacher's Aide Sentenced For Internet Luring
A former teacher's aide at a Lakewood elementary school is being ordered to serve three years of intensive supervised probation for sex offenders after pleading guilty to Internet luring of a child.
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Court Halts Subway Hacker Talk
A Defcon talk on hacking Boston's transit smartcard system has been scrapped, following a court order.
PC World |
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Next for Apple: New iPods, Laptops?
New Apple products loom for fall introduction, analyst predicts.
PC World |
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Delta Takes Wi-Fi into Flight
Data-only wireless access will be offered on some aircraft this fall, and on all planes by next summer.
PC World |
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Seminar focuses on gang activity
Gang members are showing their colors - in San Angelo and in nearly every corner of the Internet.
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Computers, eight-tracks meet honorable end
LIMA - The first truckload was expected.
The Lima News |
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Olympics Online, With a Hook
Microsoft is broadcasting the entire Olympics online in an effort to persuade people to download the software maker?s Silverlight browser plug-in.
New York Times |
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Google News Has Russian Army Invading Savannah, GA
theodp writes "If you checked out Google-wannabe Cuil, you learned that mapping search results to relevant images isn't a trivial task. But even Big Dog Google isn't immune to embarrassing graphics gaffes. Readers of Google News were shown that Russian troops are thrusting into the outskirts of Savannah, Georgia, thanks to the Google Maps graphic accompanying a story about Russian incursions ...
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STAR program encourages undergraduate research
This summer, 95 freshmen at Drexel University are working on research projects including engineering, political science, fashion and more through the University's Students Tackling Academic Research program, in which they are able to work with faculty mentors on projects related to their field of study, according to the Pennoni Honors College web site.
The Triangle Online |
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Looking for Great Food With Reviews, Try Phillygrub.com
A new web site is dedicated to Philadelphia food.
KYW News Radio 1060 |
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Windows broken ... I'm surprised it took this long
So, in a stroke, two security researchers Mark Dowd of IBM and Alexander Sotirov or VMware at Black Hat have set browser security back 10 years and rendered Vista's security have been rendered useless. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
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Local Elvis has no cause to be blue,
The lyrics of Elvis Presley’s “If I Can Dream” say, “While I can dream, please let my dream come true, right now.” While local Elvis Presley tribute artist Joseph Angerosa’s dream to sing at Graceland with Elvis’s band hasn’t come true yet, he did get the chance to sing on the Internet during the Elvis Week MySpace Karaoke Contest last week.
The Observer-Dispatch |
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10 More Signs You've Been Single Too Long
Like this list? Buzz Up on Yahoo! Don't fall into the single guy rut There is a certain luxurious freedom that comes with being single; you are free to do whatever you like, come and go as please, and you answer to no one.
AskMen |
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Web comments: good, bad, ugly
Two recent stories posted on our Web site have ignited a vigorous public debate. That’s a good thing - to a point. Our story about a hapless bear shot after he couldn’t be freed from a plastic jug provoked dozens of responses.
Park Rapids Enterprise |
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Waterloo man arrested on enticement charge
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) - A Waterloo man who police say arranged to meet a teenage girl for sex has been arrested. Police say he arranged over the Internet to meet who he thought was a 15-year-old girl. Police arrested him when he arrived at the location.
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Some Web sites remain blocked at Beijing Olympics
(AP:BEIJING) Some Web sites remained inaccessible to reporters as competition got under way Saturday at the Beijing Olympics.
INO News |
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Hackers mull physical attacks on a networked world
As technology gets cheaper and more powerful, from cell phones that act as personal computers to minuscule digital bugging devices, it's enabling a new wave of clever attacks.
KATU Portland |
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An Old Rocker Gets Digital
Peter Gabriel, the rock musician, has become a powerful player in the emerging online music industry by helping artists find new ways to market their music on the Web.
New York Times |
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Qwerty Eseries reviews all round
There's been a blitz of Eseries coverage in the last day or so... Just a sample: PhoneScoop have reviewed the Nokia E71, calling it ' classy, smart and nearly perfect '. Dotsix has been doing a series of Nokia E90 comparisons with a laptop, no less.
All About Symbian |
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Collateral gain
With green computing a major focus of all gizmo producers today, take-back offers are a good way of dealing with e-waste.
Express India |
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The Painful "Art" of Blogging
Some suggested rules for civilized discourse in the blogosphere. Once upon a time, writers and journalists wrote editorials or op-ed pieces for that special section of the paper, and then, if people wished to respond they would write a letter to the editor and hope it would get published. If the paper was the New York Times or the Washington Post, the chances were, well, slim, while small town ...
Blogcritics.org |
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Cable companies stole phone companies' lunch in 2Q
Phone companies have been feeling the heat from cable companies for years, as those traditional TV providers have expanded their own phone services and fought hard for broadband Internet subscribers. But in the just-ended quarter, that heat appears to have reached the intensity of a blowtorch.
KATU Portland |
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Computer speaks?
Of all the high-tech fantasies that sci-fi movies tantalise their escapist audiences with, surely that bit about giving your computer spoken orders is one of the most alluring.
Express India |
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Music on the computer
Till recently a 15" monitor was the standard for a PC. Courtesy the falling prices of display units, a 17" or a 19" monitor is the norm these days and soon you will see that the 22" monitor has become the standard.
Express India |
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