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Schmidt: Google couldn't keep up with new hires
Google is slowing down its pace of hiring so employees don't get lost in the cracks. But it's not slowing down its cushy benefits.
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Legislation aims to catch up to technology
Online harassment would be criminalized with passing of bill
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Iogear Mobile pen saves notes and doodles as digital file
Both fun and useful, the Digital Scribe could be the long awaited alternative to lugging a laptop and notepad.
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Was the man shot by HPD really a CIA agent?
Roland Carnaby's mementos appear to be those of an exciting life lived in far-flung places. But a former CIA case worker says things might not be what they seem.
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Dell's desktop Linux pick is going to be Ubuntu
"Officially, Dell hasn't said a word yet about which Linux it will be preloading on its desktops and laptops. Several sources within Dell, however, have told DesktopLinux.com that . While unable to confirm this through official Dell channels, we have heard the same story now from several internal Dell sources.
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Recent Original Stories
After 5 years of development, Windows Vista is finally finished . Jim Allchin, the co-president of Microsoft's Platforms & Services Division has put together a video about the announcement where he announces the General Availability date of 30 January 2007 for Vista.
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HD DVD demise didn't boost Blu-ray
Sales of Blu-ray disc players haven't been helped by maker Toshiba's capitulation over producing the rival HD DVD format, research firm NPD Group said Wednesday.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 8th Aug 2006 19:23 UTC
Paul Thurrot, everybody's favourite Microsoft Apple Microsoft zealot, writes on his webpage: "It's funny. Apple calls Microsoft a copy-cat, and yet, I feel like I've seen some of these features somewhere before . Many of the features, however, are just sad.
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Report: Microsoft directors meeting to consider higher Yahoo bid
(AP:SAN FRANCISCO) Microsoft Corp.'s directors were meeting Wednesday to consider raising the software maker's $41.9 billion (euro26.96 billion) bid for Yahoo Inc. instead of pursuing a threatened hostile takeover attempt, according to a published report.
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Chesebrough named new boss of nGen
The newly established new-media incubator considered an economic boon for Niagara has hired an executive director. Jeff Chesebrough is the new head of nGen, a project designed to nurture new-media companies developing electronic games and social networking sites in Niagara. The much-hyped generator is a [...]
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Stanford grabs $6m to shape the future of software
Virtual worlds, robots and huge databases covered Stanford University has mounted some gun turrets to its Ivory Towers. Just a few weeks after rival UC Berkeley revealed a mega-funding engagement with Microsoft and Intel around multi-threaded software, Stanford has returned fire by grabbing money from just about every other vendor on the planet with interest in improving code for multi-core ...
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Man guilty of cyberstalking wife of Bears player
An Aurora man who sent threatening e-mails to a Playboy magazine model pleaded guilty to cyberstalking Wednesday and was banned from most Internet use and sentenced to 60 days in the Kane County Jail.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sat 16th Dec 2006 23:39 UTC, submitted by John Mills
"If you could ask Bill Gates one question, what would you ask? I spent an hour today with Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates on the company's Redmond campus.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 11th Apr 2006 18:33 UTC
Microsoft and the European Commission will clash in court over innovation and intellectual-property rights when the software giant appeals a 2004 antitrust decision, according to court papers seen by Reuters.
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Made of Honor and Baby Mama : Expended Family
Bouquet Computer: Dempsey is a calculating beau in a by-the-numbers comedy. Beware the grandma.
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SugarCRM to support iPhone, BlackBerry
SugarCRM is bridging the distance between mobile phones and PCs with a new version of its Web-based CRM software now available for beta testing. In SugarCRM 5.1, the company is coming out with a better interface for mobile devices with standard HTML browsers, said Chris Harrick, vice president of product marketing. It will let users view the same number of standard SugarCRM modules, or ...
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Rosmah: Stories about me on Internet are not true
KUALA LUMPUR: The Deputy Prime Minister’s wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor has slammed those who posted slanderous allegations about her on the Internet, stating they were not true and those who needed clarifications should ask her directly.
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Desktop fabricators allow users to print 3D objects
Bluprints for desktop fabricators are available now on the Internet. The devices allow computer users to print out objects, clothing, even food, based on the chemicals and substances placed in the printers.
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Brangelina and kids in France for 'long duration'
LOS ANGELES - MEGASTAR couple Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt and their four children have travelled to the south of France where they will stay for some time, People magazine reported online on Wednesday.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 24th Jan 2006 18:19 UTC
"Elements of Microsoft's next-generation Web browsing software have been posted on a Windows-related blog site, including screen shots of what the application may look like and a link to some of its code . While the links to the build code for what appears to be a beta version of Internet Explorer 7 have since been yanked off the JCXP.net Windows forum, the site is still showing off roughly 14 ...
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Recent Original Stories
"Judge Dale Kimball has issued a 102-page ruling on the numerous summary judgment motions in SCO v. Novell. Here is what matters most: [T]he court concludes that Novell is the owner of the UNIX and UnixWare Copyrights.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 4th Jan 2006 17:50 UTC, submitted by Anonymous
"After a lot of hacking behind the scenes, a new initiative to improve KDE's interaction with network and hardware devices has been launched. Solid will provide a robust basis for the dynamic modern desktop in KDE, which needs to be aware of available hardware and networks, paving the way for innovative functionality.
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IBM launches "green energy" tools for data centers
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - International Business Machines Corp on Wednesday launched tools to reduce computer energy consumption as IBM hopes to boost its business of selling power-saving technologies.
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Calgary toddler dies after family calls 911 on internet phone
A Calgary toddler has died after his family dialed 911 using an internet phone service and reached a call centre in another city, officials said Wednesday.
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Dropped Rosol turns to blogging
KUALA TERENGGANU: An assemblyman who was dropped as state executive councillor has turned to blogging to provide checks and balances in the state government.
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