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In-car wireless Internet to become a reality with Chrysler
An EV-DO-enabled hotspot will be installed as an option in 2009 models of Chrysler, Jeep, and Dodge vehicles, as well as some earlier models, the auto maker announced yesterday.
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While Intel touts netbooks, SanDisk cites solid-state 'hype'
The up-and-coming solid-state storage format has pride of place in gear like the MacBook Air, but drive makers warn of a looming "trough of disillusionment."
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The Latest Buzz: Aldrin Flies to the Moon Again
This Friday, Buzz Aldrin will be landing on the moon again--this time in the 3-D, computer-generated film, Fly Me to the Moon. In the kiddie flick, Aldrin voices a digital version of himself during the historic Apollo 11 moon landing mission in 1969. The story follows three adventure-seeking young houseflies that stow aboard the NASA spacecraft. ScientificAmerican.com spoke to Aldrin by phone ...
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Yahoo unleashes Fire Eagle – and a potential privacy nightmare
Yahoo introduced a new open location-based services (LBS) platform called Fire Eagle that helps users publish their current location to the Web, while giving them the ability to control how and where their location data is shared. Geodata are shared with authorized applications on the Internet, mobile and desktop applications. It is easily the best LBS approach we have seen so, and easily the ...
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Another side to the DNS problem for Web site owners
If you run a Web site, there is more than one issue with the DNS problem you need to be aware of.
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Infuse Creative's Gregory Markel to Speak at New Media Expo
Gregory Markel, Founder/President of Infuse Creative and video marketing pioneer, will speak on video optimization & marketing for YouTube and Google at the 2008 New Media Expo Conference in Las Vegas on Thursday, August 14th 2008. (PRWeb Aug 13, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/video-search/engine-optimization/prweb1209534.htm
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Idol downloads on the rise
Downloads as a whole were down this week, but some of the Idols' tracks bucked the trend. Jordin's One Step at a Time leaped from No. 28 to No. 18 on the digital songs chart, selling 50,000 copies, according to...
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Tourism agency plans to stay in Town Center
The Grove City Visitors and Convention Bureau is staying put, for now. Members of the tourism agency's board of directors had been considering a proposal to move to office space within the Blue Moon Event Center on Gateway Circle.
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eBay seeks stake in South Korea's Gmarket
Online retailer runs customer-to-customer marketplaces, has more than 10 million registered users in South Korea
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Russian hackers continue attacks on Georgian sites
NEW YORK -- Attacks by Russian hackers against Georgian websites, including one hosted in the United States, continued Tuesday even as Russian President Dmitri Medvedev ordered a halt to hostilities against Georgia.
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Coming up
Senior Wellness Clinic, sponsored by the Franklin County Board of Health, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. the first Wednesday of the month at the Grove City Senior Center, 4330 Dudley Ave. and 8:30 a.m.-noon the third Tuesday of the month at the Southwest Community Center, 3500 First Ave. in Urbancrest. Cholesterol profile screens must be scheduled in advance. Donations suggested. Call 462-3719 or visit the Web ...
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3-Alarm Fire Damages Apple Inc. Headquarters
Firefighters put out a blaze early Wednesday that burned for more than three hours at the headquarters of computer maker Apple Inc. Investigators were trying to determine what caused the three-alarm fire, but preliminary information suggested it was accidental.
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Cyberattack preceded actual Georgia war
Georgia's Internet servers came under attack long before Russia dropped any actual bombs, the first instance of what experts say will become a warfare staple. Computer security experts say Georgia came under cyberattack several weeks before its actual conflict with Russia, with a barrage of distributed denial of service attacks aimed at government Internet servers, The New York Times reported ...
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Dude, Get a Dell (with 128GB SSD for $450)
The price on flash memory continues to drop, so it's only a matter of time before having a laptop with a solid state drive becomes the standard. Yes, the SSD doesn't quite offer the same kind of capacity, but you do get the advantages of durability, speed, and energy efficiency.
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Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac 12.1.2 Critical Update
The 12.1.2 update for Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac includes a patch for a critical Excel 2008 security problem. The download weighed in at 491MB for me so depending on your downstream speed, it may take a while to get the file. Of the Excel 2008 issue, Microsoft says this: This security update resolves four privately [...]
Geek.com |
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Windows XP crashes out of Olympics?
Microsoft takes Blue Medal of disgrace Microsoft's Silverlight browser plug in might be in contention for PR gold for its streaming of Olympics 2008 content online, but Windows is letting Team Redmond down badly.…
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Infuse Creative's Gregory Markel to Speak at New Media Expo
LAS VEGAS----Founder President of Infuse Creative, Gregory Markel, will share his 13 years of search engine marketing expertise while focusing on "Search Engine Optimization for Your Videos" at the 2008 New Media Expo Conference at the Las Vegas Convention Center on Thursday August 14th, 2008.
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Internet Helps MSU Students Find Housing
Well, some of those high scoring students might be heading to MSU this fall
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Yahoo introduces services that lets users broadcast their location
Yahoo executive Tom Coates recently went to England and rendezvoused with more than 100 random friends who just happened to be in Old Blighty as well. Coates found them thanks to Fire Eagle, a new database service Yahoo launched Tuesday.
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Decatur, Ill., physical education teacher charged with child pornography possession
DECATUR, Ill. — A central Illinois physical education teacher is facing child pornography charges for allegedly possessing computer video files that include images of underage girls having sex.
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News and Features for Lake Isabella, California
The notion that high speed Internet access could soon be coming to more areas in the valley was the hot topic at the Aug. 6 meeting of Kern River Valley Revitalization (KRVR) in Kernville.
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Report: spies need to stay on top of neuroscience research
The National Research Council is publishing a report, Emerging Cognitive Neuroscience and Related Technologies , on the need for the intelligence community to develop better institutional awareness of neuroscience research as a matter of national security. Read More...
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Fake ID Factory Shut Down
A man in Watsonville is in custody after police found a fake ID making factory in his home. Police found a running laptop with an ID card and photo on...
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Teacher Accused Of Trying To Have Sex With Teen
A San Jose high school teacher was arrested in Santa Cruz on Tuesday and is accused of soliciting lewd acts from a minor over the Internet.
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Intel Says Tiny Atom Chip Off to the Races
Atom is designed to go into low-cost gizmos that Intel calls Mobile Internet Devices and Netbook computers as well as other devices that may appeal to consumers tightening their belts in the face of a slackening economy.
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