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Eds: UPDATES with additional background, quotes; ADDS Internet note. TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) -- Attending the Republican and Democratic national conventions isn't a priority for candidates in two high-profile races in Kansas.
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Texas Education Agency Reauthorizes Fast ForWord Software for State-Sanctioned Intensive Reading Instruction Programs
For the second time in a row, the Texas Education Agency (TEA) has named Scientific Learning Corp.'s (NASDAQ:SCIL) neuroscience-based Fast ForWord(R) products to the state's "Commissioner's List of Approved Intensive Reading Program Providers." A component of the Texas Intensive Reading/Intensive Math Initiative, the list is presented to eligible schools, with struggling readers in grades four ...
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MW: Apple's Reach Exceeds its Grasp
Apple has gone from a company that makes an offbeat, non-Windows computer to one that makes all kinds of cool products. Apple has steamrolled over much of the competition, but in the last year signs of strain are showing, and Apple's reach has exceeded its grasp, according to Jason Snell at...
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Technical Communications Corporation Announces an Award for a Secure Communications System Expansion
Technical Communications Corporation (OTC BB: TCCO.OB) today announced that it has received an order for another major expansion of a South American government's secure communications system. The order, valued at $600,000, will provide and deploy TCC's CSD-3324SE Secure Telephone, Fax and Data desktop system and DSP-9000RA (Radio Airborne) system to the government's critical communications ...
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Mobile wireless experience
MUMBAI: Infiniti Retail launched here on Wednesday its communicating device, Aspire One, designed to provide mobile wireless experience through continuous access to the Internet. It is priced at Rs. 22,000 and available in five trendy ...
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Mixed Media
* My friend, Omaha artist Scott Blake , clued me in to something new and cool happening in Omaha, as he often does, with an email that read, “Hey Sarah, have you heard about Bar Camp Omaha ?” I had not, in fact, but learned more in short order.
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D-Link launches videophone
BANGALORE: D-Link (India) has announced the launch of IP videophone, GVC-3000. According to a release, it is a standalone device not reuiring a computer, television or high bandwidth. It uses advanced video compression technology and maximises ...
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President Of Broadband Authority Removed
Shenandoah - The Shenandoah Wireless Broadband Authority (SWBA) has removed its president, Mike Clapper. After Clapper walked out of a closed session on Aug. 5, the remaining four board members of SWBA voted unanimously to remove its leader. Clapper’s removal puts SWBA in a delicate situation since the board’s by-laws
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Before the gunfire there were cyber attacks
Weeks before bombs started falling on Georgia, a security researcher in suburban Massachusetts...
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Fujitsu Siemens intros LCDs with zero-power idle
Fujitsu Siemens Computers on Wednesday announced the release of the world's first monitors to draw absolutely no power when in standby mode, or what the company calls Eco mode. The two SCENICVIEW ECO range monitors, the 20-inch P20W-5 ECO and 22-inch P22W-5 ECO, feature a power supply that automatically switches off when in the power-saving mode. T...
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Herd Player Uses Email to Provide 'Hoop Tips'
Players goal is to coach after his playing days are over. Huntington -- A Marshall Basketball player hopes to influence other players and coaches outside of the Cam Henderson center through the power of email.
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New Yahoo service helps users share their location
Wed, Aug 13, 2008 (2:06 p.m.) Yahoo Inc. is riding the wave of location-based services with the launch of a service intended to help users share their real-world location with their friends online.
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The Canadian Online Travel Overview is Now Available, Detailing the Potential Opportunities Available for Web Based ...
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/ae6d1a/canadian_online_tr) has announced the addition of the "Canadian Online Travel Overview" report to their offering.
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The curious case of Ken Haywood
Ken Haywood, the American national from whose Internet Protocol address the terror e-mail was sent prior to the Ahmedabad serial blasts...
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Anatomy of a cyberwar in Georgia
Just who is behind the cyberattacks on Georgia – a sideshow to the real on-the-ground war between Russia and much smaller neighbor – continues to be murky. While the Russian government or military may yet be found to be playing a part, criminal gangs or savvy computer hackers in Russia (“hackivists”) may be acting on their [...]
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Three-alarm blaze at Apple's Cupertino campus damages building
Worry not, Apple lovers. The blaze that damaged a building on the tech giant's Cupertino campus Tuesday evening may have sparked quite a commotion, but apparently won't cause a shortage of iPods, iPhones or laptops. Fire at Apple campus
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Microsoft issues massive security update for Windows, Office
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Pentagon puts hold on USAF cyber effort
The Pentagon this week delayed and may kill the Air Force's nascent Cyberspace Command, according to a memo obtained by The Associated Press. This comes as Russia used a major computer network attack to begin its assault on Georgia.
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EBay Steps Up Asian Expansion
To boost its presence in Asia and fuel growth, the auction site plans to acquire a 36.4% stake in Korean e-commerce giant Gmarket
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Man pleads guilty to threatening police on YouTube
A West Philadelphia man has pleaded guilty to a terroristic threats charge after authorities say he made an Internet video praising the killing of police officers.
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Travelzoo Launches Labor Day Deals Section With Savings Up to 60 Percent On Luxury Hotels
NEW YORK, Aug. 13, 2008 -- Travelzoo , a global Internet media company, today launched a Labor Day travel deals page with savings up to 60 percent on luxury hotels. Pampering oneself with a decadent hotel deal comes at a great time as Travelzoo also recently revealed that more than one-third of Americans consider the holiday weekend their last chance to slip away for a vacation before the ...
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Power Medical Interventions, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2008 Financial Results
LANGHORNE, Pa., Aug. 13, 2008 -- Power Medical Interventions, Inc. , a leader in developing and commercializing Intelligent Surgical Instruments, today announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2008.
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Synopsys intros DDR3/DDR2 IP solns for SoCs
MOUNTAIN VIEW, USA: Synopsys Inc. has announced the availability of a full range of silicon-proven DesignWare DDR IP solutions for systems-on-chips (SoCs) that require an interface to high-performance DDR3, DDR2 and DDR memory subsystems.
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Pentagon Puts Hold On Air Force Cyber Effort
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon this week delayed and may kill the Air Force's nascent Cyberspace Command, according to a memo obtained by The Associated Press. This comes as Russia used a major computer network attack to begin its assault on Georgia.
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Pageonce's free personal assistant 2.0 for iPhone
PALO ALTO, USA: Pageonce, the first Personal Internet Assistant, released a fully mobile version of its free iPhone application, iOnce. iOnce version 2.0 offers significant security enhancements, for use in the event that the mobile devices become lost or stolen, and enables consumers to register with Pageonce, and add and manage all accounts directly from their iPhone or iPod touch. iOnce by ...
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