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Alcatel-Lucent unit spent $621K lobbying in 2Q
A unit of French telecommunications and computer networking equipment maker Alcatel - Lucent spent $621,313 in the second quarter to lobby the U.S. government on patent reform, trade measures, educational programs and more, according to a recent disclosure form.
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NVIDA Takes $200M Charge for Bad Graphics Chips
NVIDIA has taken a one-time charge of US$196M to cover the cost of replacing some bad graphics chips under warranty, according to Computerworld on Wednesday. The problem has affected computers from Hewlett-Packard, Dell and some from Apple
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Stix takes a stab at motion-controlled PC games
Looking at its size, shape, white wrist strap and B-button on the bottom, it's easy to compare the Stix with the Wiimote, the wireless controller for the popular Nintendo gaming console. Except the Stix is for your PC.
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Troubled relations: China and the foreign press
BEIJING - Over at the media village, China is battering them with petty kindnesses. There's one person to open the door to the cafeteria where breakfast is served, and two more to sort journalistic recycling from journalistic trash. There are people to guide the press onto special buses.
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Stix takes a stab at motion-controlled PC games
By BARBARA ORTUTAY NEW YORK (AP) -- Looking at its size, shape, white wrist strap and B-button on the bottom, it's easy to compare the Stix with the Wiimote, the wireless controller for the popular Nintendo gaming console. Except the Stix is for your PC.
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Fire burns building at Apple HQ in California
CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters have put out a blaze that burned for more than three hours at the headquarters of computer maker Apple.
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Intel PC chips to be branded Intel Core processors
NEW DELHI, INDIA: Intel Corporation announced that desktop processors based on the company's upcoming new micro architecture (codenamed 'Nehalem') would be formally branded 'Intel Core processor'.
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Dell Predicts Second-Half Sales Surge
Dell, the world's second-largest personal computer maker, could grow faster than its peers, as it launches new products and sells its systems through major retailers, its chief executive said.
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Olympic Fakery Enrages Bloggers
Bloggers were up in arms on Wednesday over China's decision at the Olympic opening ceremony to have a pretty little girl lip-synching for the real singer who had crooked teeth.
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Latest rumblings in the Caucasus' cyberwar
New twist in the cyberwar between Russia and Georgia; Gates is back with new predictions; and appealing to your inner Hannibal Lecter.
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GVC-300: India's indigenous IP videophone
BANGALORE, INDIA: Marking a turning point in hardware product development milieu, D-Link (India) Ltd., one of India's premier networking firms, launched an IP videophone, the GVC-300.
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Acer intros first MID for Indian mkt
BANGALORE, INDIA: Acer the second largest notebook brand in the global market, today launched the Aspire one, Acer's first mobile Internet device for the Indian market.
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Computer Software Spots Traffic Accidents
BACKGROUND: Ohio State University scientists have created software that can identify traffic accident hot spots on state roadways.
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Virginia is for Fast Internet (12:50pm)
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A study shows Virginians are downloading information from the Internet faster than last year. The 2008 study was done by the Communications Workers of America's Speedmatters.org project.
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Energy-saving intelligent phones
BEIJING, CHINA: Analysis from Tootoo.com reported that for intelligent phones power programs are not only used to conduct an efficient regulator, but also used to gradually manage system-wide energy issues. Lithium-ion battery technology is still insufficient to meet growing energy demand.
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LogicNP Software unveils Shell MegaPack.net
PUNE, INDIA: LogicNP Software has released Shell MegaPack.Net 2008 which recreates the entire Windows Explorer file & folder browsing UI functionality in your app in just a couple of seconds.
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Transcend intros 64GB SLC 2.5-inch SSD
NEW DELHI, INDIA: Transcend Information Inc introduced its 64GB SLC 2.5-inch Solid State Disk (SSD). Unlike traditional hard disk drives, SSDs are made of NAND flash memory that contains no moving parts, and therefore are not susceptible to mechanical failure resulting from vibration, shock or heat.
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LATEST HEADLINES
Internet entrepreneur Jared Polis' victory in Tuesday's Colorado Democratic primary bodes to make him only the sixth openly gay member of Congress.
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Phelps Creating Online Buzz
U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps is having success in the Beijing Olympics that has led him to be the most talked about Olympic athlete on the Internet according to Nielsen Online. read more
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LATEST HEADLINES
Internet entrepreneur Jared Polis' victory in Tuesday's Colorado Democratic primary bodes to make him only the sixth openly gay member of Congress.
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Proxim Wireless Reports Second Quarter 2008 Financial Results
Sales Increased by 47% Over Q108;Raised $3M and Exploring Strategic Alternative for the Harmonix Division to Support Core Business Growth;Narrowed Non-GAAP Loss to $0.1M from $4.1M in Q108
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Apple gets aggressive in East market
KOLKATA, INDIA: With the introduction of it's range of MacBooks and iMac, Apple Computers has generated a gross revenue of nearly Rs 10 crore (Q2) in Kolkata alone. "The use of the Unix interface with rich graphics is making Apple stand apart from the rest.
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Cortex-A8-based SOM gains Linux support
— Aug. 05, 2008 — Timesys is supporting Logic's latest SOM board and development kit with a LinuxLink software subscription. Logic Embedded Product Solutions's OMAP35x SOM-LV board is based on the Texas Instruments (TI) OMAP35x system-on-chips (SoCs) and comes with Logic's Zoom-LV OMAP35x kit. ...
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Founder Networks expands in CESR market
BANGALORE, INDIA: Web management solutions provider Founder Networks Inc. has bagged the third position in the worldwide Carrier Ethernet Switch/Router (CESR) market, the firm today said quoting research firm Heavy Reading.
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Pretty fake girl at Olympics irks bloggers
BEIJING, CHINA: Bloggers were up in arms on Wednesday over China's decision at the Olympic opening ceremony to have a pretty little girl lip-synching for the real singer who had crooked teeth.
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