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House Dems push for online privacy bill
Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives say they're pushing for an online privacy Bill of Rights after revelations of growing browser tracking.U.S. Rep. Edward Markey, D-Mass., leader of the House Privacy Caucus, says he's assembling the provisions for legislation that would require Web site operators such as Google, Yahoo and Microsoft to disclose whether and how they monitor the site ...
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Virginia computer expert accused of disseminating child porn
ALEXANDRIA—A computer specialist who works for a Department of Homeland Security contractor is being accused by federal agents of being a leading disseminator of child pornography on the Internet.
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Creative Inspirations Documentary Series Debuts Big Spaceship at Flashforward2008
DMN Newswire--2008-8-12-- August 12, 2008â??San Francisco, CAâ??Creative Inspirations: Big Spaceship, the fourth release in a new documentary series for lynda.com, makes its theatrical debut at the Flashforward Conference and Film Festival August 20 th in San Francisco at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Screening Room. The series focus is on creative people and companies, and tells the ...
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Latest PS3 laptop mod quieter than standard console
It may not be the first PlayStation 3 console squeezed into a laptop, that honor I believe goes to Ben Heck. However, this latest version adds a number of improvements and looks rather sexy as well. It took the owner, known as Pirate on the ps3hax.net forums, 3 months to create and has the following spec: 80GB [...]
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Napster Posts Larger Loss Than Expected
SEATTLE, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Napster Inc posted a bigger quarterly loss on Monday as the number of its paid subscribers declined, and the online music service predicted revenue to be mostly flat in the current quarter.
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Hunting licenses available online August 12, 2008
AUSTIN — New hunting and fishing licenses for 2008-09 will be available beginning Friday, Aug. 15, and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is encouraging hunters to buy early and avoid the rush heading into the Sept. 1 dove season opener.
Wilson County News |
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Nigeria: 6,000 Policemen Undergo Computer Training in Abia
In order to ensure that the rank and file of the Abia State Police Command become Computer literate, over 6,000 police officers have commenced a three-month training in the state.
AllAfrica.com |
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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.
Muzi |
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Asetek First to Cool AMD's New ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 Dual Graphics Processor Cards
Asetek's industry-leading, LCLC liquid cooling solution is now available for AMD's much anticipated multi-GPU cards, the ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 family of graphics cards (codenamed R700). The unique, liquid cooling approach is exactly what OEMs need to extract the highest performance from the graphics card and produce top-of-the-line gaming and entertainment products.
Centre Daily Times |
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Nadal, Federer advance in Olympic tennis
Rafael Nadal of Spain and Roger Federer of Switzerland advanced to the round of 16 at the Olympics Tuesday while the Williams sisters moved on as well.Nadal, who will become No. 1 player in the world when the new computer rankings come out later this month, breezed past Lleyton Hewit of Australia in their second-round meeting 6-1, 6-2.Federer, hoping for his first Olympic gold medal in three ...
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Market Link Company Partners with Boomdash to Get South-East Michigan Local Businesses to Advertise Online
Boomdash, LLC, a new innovative provider of online marketing solutions to local businesses, announced today its partnership with Market Link Company, a local full-service marketing, communications, and sales development firm geared to the interests, needs, and budgets of small and medium-sized companies. The partnership will allow Market Link's customers to advertise online and on mobile phones.
Centre Daily Times |
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The Bancorp Bank Deposits Qwest iQ Networking into Its Business Account
Qwest Communications International Inc. (NYSE: Q) today announced it has signed an exclusive 3-year agreement with The Bancorp Bank, a Wilmington-based online commercial bank that delivers customized financial services and "branchless banking" products through a network of private-label, affinity partnerships nationwide.
Centre Daily Times |
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Georgia-based OpenSpan names Eric Musser CEO
ALPHARETTA, GA - OpenSpan Inc., a company selling desttop productivity and SOA acceleration software, has named Eric Musser CEO. Former CEO Francis Carden has been named chair of the company.
TechJournal South |
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Intergi's Video Game & Entertainment Advertising Network Continues to Grow with Addition of Four New Partners
DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla.----Intergi , a leading video game and entertainment site representation company and advertising network, today announced four new exclusive representation deals with a collection of high profile, web-based portals targeting the gaming and entertainment communities.
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance |
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States Look to Tax Electronic Downloads
As digital downloads heat up, states look for an additional revenue stream....
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Look who's stalking: FindMe now supports s60 Nokias.
Facebook stalkers everywhere will be delighted to learn that Electric Pocket has finally got around to releasing a client for FindMe, the Facebook stalking geo-location application, for s60 mobile phones (ie: most high-end Nokias).
Tech Digest via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News |
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Early Glance: Computers companies
(AP:NEW YORK) Shares of some top computers companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: Apple Inc rose $3.14 or 1.8 percent, to $176.70. Dell Inc fell $.17 or .7 percent, to $25.02.
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Research and Markets: Nippon Steel Corporation - IT Sales Opportunities - 2008 Now Available
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/2a493b/nippon_steel_corpo) has announced the addition of the "Nippon Steel Corporation - IT Sales Opportunities - 2008" report to their offering.
Centre Daily Times |
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Hitwise Puts Google Over 70 Percent
It's time for another mini-party at Google and some more mourning at Yahoo, Microsoft, and Ask; a certain search giant cornered a U.S. market share of over 70 percent in June, according to new Hitwise data. read more
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Early Glance: Internet companies
(AP:NEW YORK) Shares of some top internet companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: Akamai Technologies rose $.29 or 1.2 percent, to $23.50. Amazon fell $.43 or .5 percent, to $87.66.
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Blog: "Forgotten" diseases
Source: IRIN Here are over a dozen of the world's "forgotten" diseases listed on WHO's Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) website: Buruli Ulcer, Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis), Dengue/dengue haemorrhagic fever, Dracunculiasis (guinea-worm disease), Fascioliasis, Human African trypanosomiasis, Leishmaniasis, Leprosy, Lymphatic filariasis, Neglected zoonoses, ...
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DataSynapse Strengthens Sales Force with Strategic Executive Hire and Promotion
NEW YORK----DataSynapse, Inc., a world leader in dynamic application service management software for the next-generation data center, today announced that technology veteran Mark Milford joins DataSynapse as Executive Vice President of Global Field Operations.
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance |
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Hackers Mull Physical Attacks on a Networked World
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. How about stealing someone's computer passwords? Forget trying to fool the person into downloading a malicious program that logs keystrokes. A tiny microphone hidden near the keyboard could ...
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Why Passwords Are a Weak Cyber-Defense
The best password is a long, nonsensical string of letters and numbers and punctuation marks, a combination never put together before. Some admirable people actually do memorize random strings of characters for their passwords -- and replace them with other random strings every couple of months. Then there's the rest of us, selecting the short, the familiar and the easiest to remember. And ...
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Research and Markets: Identify Selling Opportunities Inside Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corporation With IT Sales ...
DUBLIN, Ireland----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corporation - IT Sales Opportunities - 2008" report to their offering.
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance |
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