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Police target networking sites
Social networking sites on the internet are targeted in a bid to cut violent crime in the west of Scotland.
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Registration deadlines near for classes
Registration deadline is nearing for two computer classes geared for business people.
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Knol reignites debate on Google's power
SAN FRANCISCO - Type "buttermilk pancakes" into Google, and you will find a link to a detailed recipe complete with a photo of a scrumptious stack from a site called Knol, owned by Google.
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The next big thing often can't prove itself
The echo effect. Are you using Twitter, Flickr, FriendFeed, and Sphere? Hardly a week goes by that the Internet cognoscenti don't declare some new service or tool as the next big thing - and if you're not using it, you're hopelessly behind. But Waltham venture capitalist Mike Hirshland, who spends much of his time in California, says Silicon Valley has ...
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Ian Burrell: Cutting out the media middle man
The Internet, it has been said, has made journalists of all of us.
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Italian wins surprise gold in judo
Italy's Giulia Quintavalle is a shock winner of the women's 57kg judo gold medal at the Beijing Olympics. (More to come.) Ads from Yahoo! Search Marketing:
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Book excerpt from You Are Here
Journalist-cum-desi blogger Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan's first book, You Are Here documents the typically chaotic love-life and soul-searching of a 25-year-old Delhi girl, Arushi. We p[resent an excert from the book.
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Card-counting whiz eyes Facebook football fantasy
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."
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Hardware Roundup: Monday Edition
With the upcoming release of the AMD HD 4870 x2 videocards imminent, there are lots of discussions around which video card to get. Renewed debates around AMD HD 4850/4870 versus Nvidia GTX 260/280 have popped up in our forums. Today we have reviews of the Gigabyte HD 4850 as well as a comparison of the latest from both AMD and Nvidia. Our roundup includes plenty more to get your week started ...
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PayPal marks first decade
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- The need was direct: How to facilitate the exchange of money and goods between a consumer and an online merchant.
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Intel announces 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.
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Bill Gates says he 'became' badminton player
BEIJING -- Bill Gates watched badminton matches at the ongoing Olympic Games here on Monday morning, and joked he was a badminton player. Gates, founder of Microsoft and once the richest man in the world, said the competitions were "great" and he was impressed.
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MEC opens first solar-powered school computer
The first solar-powered computer lab in the Western Cape has been opened. The award-winning Khanya Project of the Western Cape Education Department installed the laboratory at Bernadino Heights Secondary School in Kraaifontein.
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How Far Will Apple Go to Stop the Dell MP3 Effort?
Last week I thought it would be interesting -- given that both the Wall Street Journal and TechNewsWorld had covered my professional relationship with Dell regarding its new MP3 service -- to chat about what it would take to beat Apple. But in my analysis I left out one important thing: Apple is tricky. Already there are rumors of a redesigned iPod nano that would position well against this new ...
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In California, they kill bad guys in Iraq
Working in an air-conditioned trailer nicknamed the Dumpster, Predator pilots peer into Iraq through a bank of computers, operating by remote-control the drone via keyboard and chat software — and occasionally unleashing missiles on enemy fighters.
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Intel's Nehalem desktop chips to be called Core i7
The high-end desktop versions of Intel's Nehalem processor family will carry the Core i7 moniker when they are released later this year. Nehalem, which Intel executives will detail at the upcoming Intel Developer Forum conference in San Francisco, includes multiple processor cores as well as an integrated memory controller hub to improve performance -- a feature that is currently only ...
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Storage Technology & Network Solutions
Microsoft. BearingPoint unveil new risk-based compliance solution
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NewerTech announces miniStack v2.5 storage solution
Newer Technology Inc. (NewerTech), a developer of PC, Macintosh, iPod, and iPhone performance upgrades and accessories, announced last week its new miniStack v2.5 FireWire 400/USB 2.0 powered hub storage solution, a new addition to the NewerTech miniStack line of small footprint, high performance plug and play (PnP) external powered hub storage solutions.
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Aberdeen: xxxxxx INTERNET
An accident was reported on Sunday near Stratford....
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Apple, AT&T mum on iPhone 3G issues
A month after the launch of the iPhone 3G, reception problems continue to plague owners with dropped calls, poor networking speeds, and frustrating customer service experiences.
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Alleged Nvidia problem grips some MacBook Pros
Nvidia is denying some reports which claim there's problems in some (not all) of its G84 and G86-based mobile graphics cards, while ZDNet suggests all cards with the new chips, including the GeForce 8600M GT used in MacBook Pros - may be prone to failure and overheating.
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Readers' choice: Top 10 podcasts
The web's best listens, recommended by you The internet’s a noisy place, with media giants and bedroom pundits alike broadcasting their thoughts on anything from the meaning of life to the price of fish. But who’s worth a listen? This month PC Advisor readers recommended the slickest, funniest and most knowledgeable podcasts, compiled here by David Price.
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More than one way to hack into your computer system
LAS VEGAS — 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.
Honolulu Advertiser |
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Colchester manager sacked over lost laptop
A senior hospital manager, who lost a laptop containing the unencrypted records of more than 20,000 patients while he was on holiday, has been dismissed from his position.
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Flash, HTML, Ajax: Which will win the Web app war?
Web applications are getting richer and more widespread, but it's unclear which of several competing technologies will power them.
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