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$196M Should Cover Costs of Bad Graphics Chips, Nvidia Says
Nvidia took a $196 million warranty charge to cover the cost of fixing bad graphics chips used in laptops.
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'Fireworks' computer generated
Footage from the TV broadcast depicting giant footsteps created in the sky by fireworks during the Beijing Olympics' opening ceremony on August 8 was a computer-generated image, it has been learned.
Asia News Network |
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Missing teen caught up in dangerous game
Aalim Lankford has been missing for three weeks now. A 15-year-old Kansas City, Kan., boy who may have gotten caught up in a dangerous Internet game has been missing for nearly three weeks.
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Career women have it easier today
KUALA LUMPUR : Carving out a career in IT is easier today compared to 20 years ago because spouses and society are more acceptable to the idea of women working outside the home, said Yasmin Mahmood, managing director of Microsoft Malaysia.
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Kansas City Kansan |
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GMV Releases Hifly 6 Satellite Control System Rockville MD (SPX) Aug 12, 2008
GMV has released version 6.0 of its popular hifly Satellite Control System. hifly 6.0, is the latest version of its 100 percent flight-proven communication satellite operation software that supports satellites built by manufacturers around the world from launch and early operation procedures (LEOP) to routine on-station operations of satellites.
SpaceDaily |
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Nebraska wrestlers dismissed, accused of posing nude
LINCOLN, Neb. — Two Nebraska wrestlers, including one who won an NCAA championship in 2007, have been dismissed from the team after posing naked for videos and photographs on an Internet pornography site. Paul Donahoe and Kenny Jordan were let go today, three days after a blog posted images of them taken from Fratmentv.com, a Web site featuring naked or partially clothed male athletes.
Honolulu Advertiser |
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Wrestlers out after porn scandal in Lincoln
Two Nebraska wrestlers, including one who won an NCAA championship in 2007, have been dismissed from the team after posing naked for videos and photographs on an Internet pornography site.
The Shawnee News-Star |
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Ben Ling to leave Facebook
Former Googler recruited to lead Facebook's developer platform product marketing team will leave the social-networking site.
CNET |
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Rex Johnson gets community support at HTA meeting
Hawaii Tourism Authority CEO Rex Johnson, under fire for receiving and forwarding "adult-oriented" e-mails on his government computer, got a vote of support today from a majority of community members who submitted testimony to the HTA board.
Honolulu Advertiser |
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How To: Live Large On A Budget
Like this list? Buzz Up on Yahoo! Every guy wants to live the high life, but not everyone has the paycheck to make it possible.
AskMen |
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Brain Magnet's data source is attracting public officials
From cartography to Web and graphic design, a St. Cloud company brings information alive and puts rural communities on the map.
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune |
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ValleyCats Defeated By Ninth Inning Rally
TROY, N.Y.-The Tri-City ValleyCats were defeated 3-2 by the Batavia Muckdogs on Tuesday at Joseph L. Bruno Stadium. The Muckdogs scored two runs off ‘Cats reliever Mike Hacker in the top of the ninth inning to secure the victory.
OurSports Central |
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Gates: Privacy an 'interesting challenge'
As software gets more powerful, society has to formulate more "explicit rules" to help govern where software can and cannot go, says Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates.
ZDNet Asia |
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Security researcher demands money from Sun, Nokia
A researcher claims to have found multiple flaws in mobile Java and Nokia Series 40 handsets, and wants Sun or Nokia to pay him 20,000 euros (US$30,000) for the details.
ZDNet Asia |
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Chinese hunt dad who walked out on a champ
BEIJING - China's huge Internet community has sparked a nationwide search for the father of 10m air pistol gold medallist Guo Wenjun who abandoned his daughter 10 years ago and left her to the care of her coach.
Khaleej Times |
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Rose City Goes Green
THOMASVILLE — Dispose of unused electronic equipment collecting dust this weekend with a free local recycling event. Thomasville Utilities Solid Waste Division is offering its Electronic Recycling day on Saturday, held the third Saturday every fourth month.
Thomasville Times-Enterprise |
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Georgia targeted in cyber attack
Around 50,000 Georgians rally in front of the parliament building in central Tbilisi on August 12, to protest against the ongoing armed conflicts involving Russia and Georgia.
TODAYonline |
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Sun Life Financial appoints COO for regional IT and operations
Sun Life Financial Asia has announced the appointment of Riza Mantaring as Regional Chief Operations Officer, responsible for Sun Life Financial’s IT and operations across the Asia Pacific. Ms. Mantar
Thaipr.net |
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Delta to bring Wi-Fi to the sky
Several airlines are now equipping planes with wireless internet access for passengers.
WTSP - Tampa Bay's 10 News |
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Georgia targeted in cyber attack
Georgian government websites have been under intense cyber attack on top of the Russian military strikes launched against the country late last week, a US Internet firm said Tuesday.
AFP via Yahoo! News |
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Russian hackers continue attacks on Georgian sites
(AP:NEW YORK) Attacks by Russian hackers against Georgian Web sites, including one hosted in the United States, continued Tuesday even as Russian President Dmitri Medvedev ordered a halt to hostilities against Georgia.
INO News |
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Georgia targeted in cyber attack
Georgian government websites have been under intense cyber attack on top of the Russian military strikes launched against the country late last week, a US Internet firm said Tuesday.
AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News |
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CNN Expanding Staff To Cover 10 Big Cities
CNN said Tuesday that it is adding journalists in 10 cities, from Philadelphia to Seattle, to provide broader, more nimble TV and online coverage of news nationwide.
Hartford Courant |
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Bremen area to receive cell phone tower
By Patrick McCrelessPATRICKM@CULLMANTIMES.COMDuring the regular meeting of the Cullman County Commission Tuesday, commissioners unanimously approved a contract with Corr-Wireless to install a cell phone tower in Bremen — specifically in the planned Stony Lonesome OHV Park.
Cullman Times |
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