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Yahoo's Fire Eagle Soars out of Beta
Yahoo is helping make location more global with the launch of its new Fire Eagle platform. Fire Eagle lets users update their location in one centralized place, then have that data broadcast to a number of services. The launch opens up new possibilities for developers. Because the platform is open, any service can put the data to use -- and plenty already are.
LinuxInsider.com |
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Pardus 2008: A touch of refinement
Pardus is a GNU/Linux distribution funded and developed by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey. Pardus has its own unique installer, package manager, configuration wizard, and control panel. This originality, and the developers' attention to detail, make Pardus worth a look.
NewsForge |
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Alaska's Internet speeds are the lowest in nation
GREAT FALLS, Mont. -- A report by the Communications Workers of America says Alaskans are stuck with the nation's slowest average Internet download speeds.
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner |
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Government Computer News
General Dynamics C4 Systems introduced two new servers today for mobile users and users working under space constraints.
Government Computer News |
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Salem Media of Kentucky to Sell Station
LOUISVILLE, Ky.----Salem Communications Corporation , a leading U.S. radio broadcaster, Internet content provider, magazine and book publisher targeting audiences interested in Christian and family-themed content and conservative values, today announced it has entered into an agreement to sell WRVI to the WAY-FM Media Group, Inc. for $3 million.
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance |
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Don't click that headline, security researchers warn
E-mails pretending to contain video from MSNBC have links to malicious software, security companies are reporting.
CNET |
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Laptops with personal info of thousands stolen
(AP:GREENVILLE, S.C.) Twelve laptops containing detailed personal information on 9,000 current and former Charter Communications Inc. workers nationwide have been stolen from a South Carolina office, the company said Wednesday.
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Roque saddened by SC ruling
MANILA, Philippines—Lawyer Harry Roque said he was saddened by the Supreme Court's decision dismissing his petition to order the Office of the Ombudsman to summon President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to its investigation of the scandal-tainted $329-million internet broadband deal.
Philippine Daily Inquirer |
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Internet providers merge, change name By Marisa Beahm Loveland Reporter-Herald
LP Broadband, a Loveland Internet provider, and Mesa Networks of Frederick have merged their companies to form Skybeam.
Loveland Reporter-Herald |
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Best Buy becomes first independent iPhone retailer
NEW YORK -- Best Buy Co. will start selling the iPhone on Sept. 7, becoming first U.S. chain to do so outside of Apple Inc.'s and AT&T Inc.'s own stores.
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Yahoo spends $36M on advisers in Microsoft deal
SEATTLE -- Yahoo Inc. shelled out US$36 million in the first half of 2008 to the outside advisers that helped the company navigate stormy buyout talks with Microsoft Corp. and the ensuing proxy threat from activist investor Carl Icahn.
CTV.ca |
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West Bath Man Pleads Guilty To Sex Charges
A West Bath man is going to prison after pleading guilty to using the Internet to arrange for sex with an underage girl.
WMTW Auburn |
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SpiderOak Rescues Jilted Linkup Subscribers With Free Online Storage
Online backup/storage provider SpiderOak announced today that it will provide 10GB of free storage for a year to ex-subscribers of The Linkup, a competing service that closed last week after losing access to customer data.
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance |
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Vongo to Shut Down
Vongo, the online movie-download service launched by premium cable programmer Starz Entertainment in January 2006, is officially shutting down next month in favor of a new, rebranded service, Starz Play, which is currently being marketed by telco Verizon Communications.
Broadcasting and Cable |
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Dell introduces ten new laptops
DELL JUST CAME out with ten new laptops today, some of which look very tasty indeed. They range from small to large, light to rugged, and have a ton of new features to go along with them.
The Inquirer |
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Global Strategies in Mobile Marketing Revealed at CTIA WIRELESS I.T. & Entertainment 2008(R)
WASHINGTON----CTIA WIRELESS I.T. & Entertainment 2008® has announced details of the mobile marketing sessions comprising this year's education program. With an increased presence by international brands, carriers, research firms and ad agencies, Marketing - The Mobile Channel will provide detailed analysis into the future of mobile marketing worldwide.
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance |
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The Case for SSDs in New MacBook Pros
Apple hasn't made any announcements about the next generation MacBook Pros, but when they do, it's getting to be fairly realistic for Apple to make SSDs an option, especially since Dell is leading the way, according to Computerworld on Wednesday
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Yahoo spends $36M on advisers in Microsoft dance
(AP) -- Yahoo Inc. shelled out $36 million in the first half of 2008 to the outside advisers that helped the company navigate stormy buyout talks with Microsoft Corp. and the ensuing proxy threat from activist investor Carl Icahn.
PhysOrg |
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NCsoft Ushers in a New Age in Lineage II Gameplay
AUSTIN, Texas----NCsoft®, the world's leading publisher and developer of online computer games, today announced major changes in its massively multiplayer online game, Lineage® II.
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance |
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Apple building suffers extensive damage in fire
Firefighters worked until Wednesday morning to extinguish a three-alarm blaze on the top floor of an Apple computer office building in Cupertino, a fire captain said. The fire broke out around 10 p.m. Tuesday in the area of a heating and air conditioning unit...
San Francisco Chronicle |
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Ohio agencies told to keep an eye on overtime
COLUMBUS: Gov. Ted Strickland has directed state agencies to be more careful with their overtime and report those costs on a Web site four times a year.
Akron Beacon Journal |
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Feds halt licensing new bus companies and tries to upgrade computers after deadly Texas crash
Danny Robbins August 13, 2008 - 09:47 a.m. DALLAS (AP) - Federal authorities are trying to ensure that bus companies ordered to stop operating don't simply set up shop under a new name, as had allegedly happened in last week's bus crash in Texas that killed 17, officials said.
Canadian Business |
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When Apple's reach exceeds its grasp
The troubled release of MobileMe, along with iPhone 2.0 and App Store snags, suggests that perhaps Apple is trying to create too many innovative products at once, says Jason Snell.
Macworld |
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Voulsia County Schools Use Special Lunch Debit Cards For Students
VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. -- Students at ten schools in Volusia County can use special lunch debit cards. The internet program allows parents to set up pre-paid accounts, set daily spending limits and see what students are buying to eat.
WFTV 9 Orlando |
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Yahoo Search Buffs Inquisitor For Mac
Safari users on their preferred Mac hardware platform can pick up an updated version of Inquisitor, a version of Yahoo Search Assist. read more
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