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Ex-aide to Fumo pleads guilty
A top computer technician for State Sen. Vincent J. Fumo told a federal judge yesterday that he followed Fumo's orders to erase e-mails being sought by federal agents investigating the powerful Philadelphia Democrat.
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Shadow side of iPhone 3G's blockbuster success
Stephen Yarbrough has a love-hate relationship with his new Apple iPhone 3G: He calls it the best gadget he's ever had but also the worst mobile phone. "I was driving down Folsom Street in San Francisco and I got a dropped call 10 times. I get dropped calls...
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TECH CHRONICLES / A daily dose of postings from The Chronicle's technology blog (sfgate.com/blogs/tech)
Facebook football Blackjack ace Jeff Ma, whose infamous card-counting system was featured in the movie "21," is now betting on social-networking site Facebook. Ma and his business partner in Citizen Sports, Mike Kerns, recently teamed up with Sports...
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Web firms acknowledge tracking behavior without consent
In response to a bipartisan House inquiry, Google says it uses technology to more precisely follow Web surfing across affiliated sites. Several Internet and broadband companies have acknowledged using targeted-advertising technology without explicitly informing customers, according to letters released Monday by the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
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Computer stolen from Revere City Hall
REVERE - A Revere City Hall official says no confidential information was compromised when a computer was reported stolen from City Hall last Thursday.
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Report faults states in fight against Web crime
Internet fraud is on the rise, and states are not doing enough to fight it, according to a report being published Tuesday by two nonprofit watchdog groups. Sexual enticement of minors and child pornography were the subjects of more than 60 percent of state...
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E-blacks win World Cyber Games
We may not have won any medals at the Olympics yet, but New Zealand has taken home gold and silver at the World Cyber Games in Singapore. New Zealand's 'E-blacks' team has done remarkably well, beating 140 computer addicts to take out the top prizes.
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My millionaire boss branded me a nympho on Facebook - and even sent me a glass sex toy
When she landed the position of manageress of an upmarket beauty salon, model and former TV presenter Sarah Whitefoot was delighted.
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Adlington's parents victims of ticket scam
BEIJING (Reuters) - The parents of swimming gold medallist Rebecca Adlington are among the victims of an internet ticket scam.
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Equity markets start in the green
Indian equity markets opened with a marginal gain on Tuesday and were in the green in early trade, with buying interest in FMCG, oil and gas and IT stocks. But bank, metal and auto stocks were under selling pressure.
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CyberAgent Reports Third Quarter Results; Net Sales Rise 13.5%, Operating, Ordinary Income Improve
Tokyo, Aug 12, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - CyberAgent, Inc. (TSE: 4751; ISIN: JP3311400000), a Tokyo-based leader in Internet media markets, has reported consolidated results for the third quarter ending June 30, 2008, with net sales rising 13.5% to 63,825 million yen, and operating income and ordinary income also rising on the previous third quarter.
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Expert warns of more hacker attacks against iPhones
Hackers are taking increasing aim at iPhones and Macintosh computers as the hot-selling Apple devices gain popularity worldwide, security specialists, quoted by an AFP report, said.
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Google Earth captures drunken man passing out on kerb
When this drunken Aussie was shaken awake by police he prayed none of the neighbours had seen him collapsed on the kerb.
Daily Mirror |
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Broadband growth plummets in Q2-report
The number of new high-speed internet subscribers in the US fell in the second quarter to the lowest level since a research company began tracking the broadband market seven years ago, an Associated Press report said.
America's Network |
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Yahoo says users can decline more targeted ads
Yahoo will let its web visitors decline ads targeted to their browsing habits, becoming the latest internet company to break from a common industry practice as US Congress steps up scrutiny of customized advertising and consumer privacy.
America's Network |
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Split of Internet IAC group set for Aug. 21
Internet conglomerate IAC/InterActiveCorp said its plan to split itself into five parts is set to be completed on Aug. 21, and regular trading of all the companies will start that day.
Miami Herald |
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Gartner: Web 2.0 set to transform business
The analyst predicts technologies such as SaaS, mashups and online services will have a change-inducing impact on business within the next two years, despite current user disillusionment
ZDNet UK |
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STOLEN LAPTOP BOSS IS SACKED
A hospital manager who lost confidential records on thousands of patients after his laptop was stolen has been sacked.
Daily Mirror |
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MediaPost Taps Adblade to Expand Audience
MediaPost, the leading advertising and media Internet portal, has partnered with an innovative online advertising solutions provider, Adblade, to develop a customized Facebook widget.
Centre Daily Times |
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Lijit Networks, Inc. Secures $7.1 Million Series C Investment Round Led by Foundry Group
Lijit Networks, Inc. (www.lijit.com), a company that provides search-powered applications for both individual online publishers and online publisher networks, announced today that it has closed a $7.1M series C round of financing, led by Foundry Group. Existing investors, Boulder Ventures and Colorado Fund I, managed by High Country Venture, also participated in the round. Lijit will use the ...
Centre Daily Times |
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BNI's Dr. Ivan Misner Joins Team of Business Experts Offering Advice to Entrepreneurs Worldwide
Dr. Ivan Misner, Founder & Chairman of BNI, the world's largest business networking organization, has joined a team of experts which would cost more than a million dollars to hire as an advisement team for any given business. This team of experts is helping entrepreneurs around the globe in a new online TV series entitled "The Million Dollar Team," which yourBusinessChannel ...
Centre Daily Times |
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Wish List: Backpacks, computers, flashlights among needs
Agency: Community United Youth Resource Center in Columbia
The Tennessean |
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Facebook can take control of rival before settlement appeal, judge rules
Facebook Inc. won a judge's approval to take over rival ConnectU Inc. as part of a lawsuit settlement before an appeal of the court-approved deal is heard.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
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Cable takes bigger bite of Internet business
NEW YORK -- Phone companies have felt 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.
Everett Herald |
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Journalists of Kavkaz Center have found that scenario for Russian-Georgian war in August 2008 was written back in 2001. It was in 2001 when a computer game Ghost Recon came out.
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