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Motorists turn to carpool sites as gas prices rise
Robert Gilliland didn't think much about carpooling until gas prices got out of control. Now, he's happy to trade his motoring freedom for $120 in weekly savings. Gilliland found one rider through the classifieds Web site Craigslist and another using the carpool-matching service eRideShare.com. Thousands of commuters like him have turned to the Internet to arrange shared rides as average gas ...
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DOCSIS 3.0: Savior for Cable, Spark for OSS
Financially and politically it would be suicide to tear out and rebuild the hybrid fiber/coax (HFC) plant that the cable industry built in the late ’90s, so the industry has placed its hopes on a multifeatured IP specification, DOCSIS 3.0, and the next-generation management tools it allows.
BillingWorld |
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District Attorney's Laptop Stolen
The District Attorney's Office says David Rogers' laptop was stolen on a flight to San Diego in June. The laptop was recovered a month later, but gave the office a scare.
KLAS Las Vegas |
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XScale dev module sprouts add-ons
— Aug. 01, 2008 — E-con Systems has announced nine different add-ons, all with Windows CE 6.0 drivers, for its Marvell PXA270-based reference platform.
WindowsForDevices |
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ComScore: Social sites are going global
Facebook's growth in unique visitors was clocked at 153 percent over the past year, according to the statistics firm, and 115 percent of that growth was outside the U.S.
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Thieves Target Items of Value by Browsing Craigslist
There's a new warning about what you post on the internet. A man's distinctive fireplace was stolen from his south Minneapolis home, and the thieves targeted him by browsing home listings on Craigslist.
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Photo gallery from Dell Latitude launch
Dell today launched its all-new line of Latitude laptops, comprised of the 12-inch E4200, 13.3-inch E4300, 14-inch E6400, 15.4-inch E6500, as well as the 14-inch E5400 and 15-inch E5500. All of the business systems feature a new instant-boot function that allows users to access email the Internet without waiting for Windows to load. Likewise, all h...
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New technology captures human movement in 3D
Researchers from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC) and the University of Lovaina (UCL), in Belgium, have presented a technique that, using two video cameras to capture human movement, makes it possible to recognize body movements and display them in three dimension on a computer, according to the journal Multimedia Tools & Applications. The method can be applied to the development of ...
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Complete Story Related Stories: gOS 3.0 Goes Gadget Crazy (Aug 07, 2008) TOUR: Inside the Googleplex, Mountain View, ...
"Marble consists of a series of views of the world, ranging from a satellite view to a plain atlas view.
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180 Million Vista Licenses Mean What?
News Analysis. Microsoft shipped about 40 million Vista licenses in the second quarter, or 180 million since the operating system's launch. But how many Vista licenses were on new PCs? Not nearly enough.
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Government Computer News
Estonian emergency response computer experts reportedly are attempting to help the Georgian government counter a wave of cyberattacks that began prior to Russia's invasion of the former Soviet republic this past weekend, and which have complicated Georgia's efforts to respond to the attacks.
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Start of school means kids need to be more cyber-savvy
WASHINGTON, DC – Americans for Technology Leadership (ATL), a coalition of technology and consumer groups, recently launched its month-long campaign to help educate parents on ways to make sure their kids stay safe online when they head back to school.
Portsmouth Herald |
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New iPhone app makes it a wireless storage device
With a multitude of applications now available from the App Store, few stand out. Vieosoft's DataCase may be one of those that does.
BetaNews |
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15 arrested in Craigslist prostitution sting
Lynnwood police say 15 people were arrested last week in a prostitution sting centered on escorts who advertised on the Craigslist Internet site.
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Nirvanix In OEM Software Deal
San Diego-based Nirvanix reported Tuesday that the firm has inked a deal to provide its online storage service to Silicon Mountain Holdings, a provider of branded computer products According to Nirvanix, Silicon Mountain is using its product to power a web-based digital locker service, myStorango. Silicon Mountain's service will provide small and medium businesses and consumers with ...
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Fragmentation: You Can Move It, You Can Spread It Out, but It's Still There
It's an interesting fact that no matter how complicated technology gets, there are still certain basic elements needed for its operation. We find great examples in automobiles: they have advanced from little more than engines fixed onto former horse-drawn buggies to the carefully engineered computerized sleek vehicles that fly down today's highways, yet they always have -- and always will need ...
Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance |
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Intel CFO comfortable with revenue forecast
Intel Corp, the world's biggest computer chipmaker, is comfortable with its forecast for revenue in the current third quarter, its chief financial officer says.
Stuff |
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Between envy and fear
For the next fortnight, the Olympic Games will dominate not only the news but also the television and Internet attention of hundreds of millions around the world.
Asia News Network |
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Seven New Dell Latitude Business Laptops Announced
It seems that Dell really means business, because it is not announcing just a single new notebook today; it's revealing no fewer than seven new laptops in the Latitude lineup.
MobileMag |
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Gears joins Seacoast Media Group
PORTSMOUTH and#8212; Seacoast Media Group is pleased to announce that Dennis Gears has joined the company to lead their online sales advertising efforts.
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Cops: Prof thought he was meeting minor for sex
A part-time college professor from South Jersey was arrested today and charged with attempted child endangerment for allegedly sending lewd images of himself over the Internet to police officers posing as teenage girls, authorities said.
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Blog of the day
The great Joker battle begins: Heath Ledger vs. Jack Nicholson For months before the sequel to Batman Begins started filming, the internet was abuzz with rumors about who would be playing the Caped Crusader’s new nemesis: The Joker.
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Top 10: Things Only Men Can Do
Like this list? Buzz Up on Yahoo! Tired of hearing that you’re a member of the lesser gender? Take heart guys, there’s some things you do a whole lot better than women and we’ve compiled a list of the top 10 . Each item on this list of things only men can do was evaluated on a particular genetic or social difference that gives us guys an advantage over women . Are you ready to see what you’re ...
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Madden NFL 09 PSP Pack Now Available
The pack features a 'Metallic Blue' PSP-2000 system. August 12, 2008 - Football season is right around the corner, and Sony Computer Entertainment America is kicking things off with the limited-edition Madden NFL 09 PSP(PlayStation Portable) Entertainment Pack ($199.99 MSRP), available today.
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Dell Announces New Notebooks for Business Users
New Dell notebooks feature quad-core processors and more...
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