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Watching the Olympics online
In the United States alone, NBC — the Olympics' official broadcast partner — has planned a media blitz with 3,600 hours of coverage. Of that, 2,200 hours will be broadcast for free on the Internet.
San Jose Mercury News |
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Museums, venues preserving collections digitally
Associated Press - August 11, 2008 3:05 AM ET BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - In cyberspace, nothing gets wet and no pests can get in but the door is always open.
WCAX-TV Vermont |
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Court Blocks Subway Hackers
Banned Show Shares Discoveries A federal judge ordered three college students to cancel a Sunday presentation at a computer hackers' conference where they planned to show security flaws in the automated fare system used by Boston's subway.
Hartford Courant |
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As fuel prices soar, more use bus
It's a tale of two cities: Nikita Bernstein, 29, a dyed-in-the-wool New Yorker with a business in Boston, was in need of a cheap way to travel between his two homes. And a place to plug in his laptop, store his bike and stretch his legs along the way.
Courier-Post |
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Intel’s new chip to be called Core i7
Mon, Aug 11, 2008 (12:15 a.m.) Intel Corp. said Sunday it plans to sell its new generation of chips for desktop computers under the established "Core" brand, with the first chips of the new line to be called Core i7.
Las Vegas Sun |
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They said it, not us
‘Because of the nature of the product, it’s gone as soon as it leaves the dock. It’s not like a computer or truck — you can’t repossess it.’
BizJournals |
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Blog Log
Here are snippets from some of our blogs last week. The blogs, and others, can be seen in their entirety at www.
Chico Enterprise-Record |
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Logging onto Match-dot-wrong
ASPEN - A Texas man with a home in Aspen faces assault and domestic violence charges after an Internet date allegedly ended in an scrap at the Hunter Creek trailhead in August 2007.
The Aspen Times |
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Some tips for laptop shoppers
After last week's column about new desktop computers, several readers contacted me with questions — about buying laptops. Then a neighbor asked...
Seattle Times |
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Defcon ends with researchers muzzled, viruses written
Three-day hacker-fest in the desert ends following a restraining order that killed one talk, a cable TV crew getting thrown out and general software and hardware hacking tips shared.
CNET |
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Intel's new chips named Core i7
Intel said Sunday it plans to sell its new generation of chips for desktop computers under the established "Core" brand, with the first...
Seattle Times |
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MIT students barred from showing flaws of subway fare system
A federal judge ordered three college students to cancel a Sunday presentation at a computer-hackers conference where they had planned to...
Seattle Times |
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Indiana cafe has no taste for liberals or coffeehouse layabouts
A cafe in Crown Point, Ind., serves up a conservative blend of java, politics and Midwestern values. From the moment customers enter the front door, A Conservative Cafe is serving up caffeinated doctrine.
Los Angeles Times |
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Newsletter Subscription
Sign up for our ARN newsletters! The premier provider of daily news to the IT channel, covering business, technology, products, and services. Public sector verticals emerged as key target markets for Microsoft at this year's Australian Partner Conference in Port Douglas.
ARNnet |
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Face off between Bhavnagar's ABCD and BITA
BHAVNAGAR, INDIA: Conflicts are emerging between the two IT channel associations in Bhavnagar—Association of Bhavnagar Computer Dealers (ABCD) and Bhavnagar Information Technology Association (BITA. The bone of contention between them is over recently held dealer meetings in the city.
CIOL |
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Community Calendar
TODAY, Aug. 11Teen/Senior computer connection — 2 to 5 p.m. Fremont Main Library will provide trained teen volunteers to help seniors (60 and older) with free computer training.
The Fremont Argus |
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Coming up
Aug. 12: Release of Madden NFL 09 video game with Brett Favre in a Packers uniform; downloadable update and new cover art available.
Miami Herald |
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Court blocks MIT students from showing subway hack
A federal judge ordered three college students to cancel a Sunday presentation at a computer hackers' conference where they planned to show security flaws in the automated fare system used by Boston's subway.
The Kansas City Star |
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Intel's new chip to be called Core i7
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) -- Intel Corp. said Sunday it plans to sell its new generation of chips for desktop computers under the established "Core" brand, with the first chips of the new line to be called Core i7.
Sioux City Journal |
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Packing a punch while saving power
Those who pay lip service to green living can now be more genuinely PCwith the Dell Studio Hybrid PC, a fashionably curvy computer with special power-saving features.
Denver Post |
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Court blocks MIT students from showing subway hack
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- A federal judge ordered three college students to cancel a Sunday presentation at a computer hackers' conference where they planned to show security flaws in the automated fare system used by Boston's subway.
Sioux City Journal |
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Microsoft's Zune player seeking Hollywood stardom
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Microsoft's Zune is looking to Hollywood to gain an edge on Apple's iPod.
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Fantasy football gets face time at Facebook
By the time he graduated from MIT, Jeff Ma already had led a life many guys dream about. His card-counting prowess at blackjack tables during wild weekends in Las Vegas and Atlantic City won him and his college buddies millions of dollars, inspiring a bestselling book and the recent movie "21.
Los Angeles Daily News |
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Taking fantasy football to Facebook
SAN FRANCISCO -- By the time he graduated from MIT, Jeff Ma already had led a life many guys dream about. His card-counting prowess at blackjack tables during wild weekends in Las Vegas and Atlantic City won him and his college buddies millions of dollars, inspiring a best-selling book and the recent movie "21."
Provo Daily Herald |
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0811 web shows
11Talks between SAG and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers have ground to a halt, and a possible work stoppage looms. But as the parties caucus with lawyers and negotiators over next steps, production on the very thing that divides them -- entertainment created for new media platforms -- continues across town.
Provo Daily Herald |
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