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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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Inlet Technologies Pioneers HD H.264 Video Streaming to Flash Technology
Inlet Technologies, the leader in advanced encoding solutions for new media, continues its tradition of innovation in digital video with the availability of live, high definition H.264 video streaming to Adobe(R) Flash Media Server to reach solutions built on Adobe Flash technology and Adobe AIR(TM).
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Google says thanks for Android petition
Google has briefly replied to a petition from Android developers complaining about slow progress.
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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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MerchantAccount.com For Sale
MerchantPortfolios.com announced that it will be exclusively representing MerchantAccount.com in the sale of their "category killer" premium domain name and associated website. "When merchants are searching online to set up a new account or to change their merchant processing provider, Merchant Account is one of the most searched terms in the business that results in new applications. The ...
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NCsoft Ushers in a New Age in Lineage II Gameplay
NCsoft(R), the world's leading publisher and developer of online computer games, today announced major changes in its massively multiplayer online (MMO) game, Lineage(R) II. In an update from The Chaotic Throne(TM) series called Gracia(TM) - Part 1, players will find advancing in the game to be dramatically faster. This, plus a host of other changes to enhance the player experience, make this ...
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How Amazon is beating up eBay
By opening its channels to a million outside sellers, Amazon has undercut the auction site and is winning the battle for Internet sales. Next up: A challenge to eBay's PayPal.
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Sagem Morpho Unveils New Generation of Mobile Biometric ID Device
Sagem Morpho Inc. will introduce their new 3rd generation Morpho RapID(TM) handheld biometric device at the 2008 International Association for Identification (IAI) Conference. The new "Morpho RapID 1100" integrates a digital camera to support facial recognition, a larger screen, a keyboard and enhanced wireless communication capabilities, all in a smaller more ergonomic unit. The IAI conference ...
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EBay in talks to buy minority stake in Gmarket
The online auction company eBay Inc. said Wednesday it is in talks to buy a minority stake in the South Korean online marketplace operator Gmarket.
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Herd Player Uses Email to Provide 'Hoop Tips'
Players goal is to coach after his playing days are over.
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Global Strategies in Mobile Marketing Revealed at CTIA WIRELESS I.T. & Entertainment 2008(R)
CTIA WIRELESS I.T. & Entertainment 2008(R) 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. CTIA WIRELESS I.T. & Entertainment takes place ...
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Data Shows That Home Buying Habits Continue to Move Towards Online Sources and Away from Agents
More homebuyers are using the Internet to find the homes they ultimately purchased, according to industry data compiled by ForSaleByOwner.com (http://www.forsalebyowner.com). From 1997-2007, the real estate marketplace has seen a 15-fold increase in buyers who found the home they purchased on the Internet. During the same period, there has been a 32 percent drop in buyers who found the home ...
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Chrysler's In-Car Wi-Fi Ready To Roll Aug. 25
The hotspot will have a radius of about 100 feet, and it will deliver download speeds from 400 to 800 Kbps and average upload speeds of 400 Kbps.
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Pair pleads not guilty to crimes
BRATTLEBORO -- A man and woman pleaded not guilty Aug. 6 to burglarizing Brown Computers on Birge Street the night before.
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Online Olympic Traffic Soars as U.S. Fans Follow the Games During the Work Week
Nielsen Online, a service of the Nielsen Company, today reported that online traffic to Olympics-related content and video soared on Monday, as U.S. fans kept up with the Beijing games from work.
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Facebook Stands Atop Social Networking World
Facebook has overtaken MySpace as the top global social network with 132 million unique visitors for a staggering 153 percent growth rate, according to comScore. MySpace is second at 113 million visitors, and Hi5 grew its global audience 100 percent to land at 56 million unique visitors. A new report from the online tracking company shows global usage of social networking sites growing 25 ...
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Patch Tuesday Fixfest Plugs 6 Critical Windows Weak Spots
Microsoft's August Patch Tuesday security update was a whopper. The software maker released 11 fixes for 26 vulnerabilities, six of which are critical. The remainder were classified as important. The batch of patches was the largest security update from the software company in two years. While 26 vulnerabilities may seem like a large number, it is not atypical, said Richard Wang, U.S. manager at ...
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Ebay seeking stake in South Korea's Gmarket
EBay Inc is seeking to buy a minority stake in Gmarket Inc, the U.S. online auctioneer said on Wednesday, lifting shares of the South Korean online retailer by as much as 16 percent.
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Seven Indicted for Internet Drug Conspiracy
(Springfield, MO) -- Seven people in Pulaski County have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Springfield for allegedly being involved in a large conspiracy to distribute prescription drugs over Internet web sites.
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Barack Obama has just overtaken Digg founder Kevin Rose's spot as the most followed person on Twitter, according to Twitterholic. Simon Worden, director of the NASA Ames Research Centre, talks on climate change, astrobiology, Google, elections and peace.
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Barack Obama dominates Twitter
US Senator Barack Obama has already proven himself to be the most popular presidential candidate on the Internet, what with his more than 1.3 million Facebook supporters and lofty aims of 2 million online donors.
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This week, Dell has unveiled a major revamp to its Latitude laptop line with the new E series, anchored by the 15-inch Latitude E6500 and 14-inch E6400.
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Consortium Ameritel-Cime-Valtron wins rural broadband project - Peru
Peru's state agency for promoting private investment ProInversión has awarded a contract to install, operate and maintain broadband internet services in 1,050 rural communities to consortium Ameritel-Cime-Valtron, ProInversión said in a statement.
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DataCore signs Australian distributor
DataCore Software, a provider of storage virtualization software, announced that Australia-based itX Group has signed on as a new value-added distributor.
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Hawaii firm launches multilingual booking site
A Hawaii firm recently developed and launched an online multilingual hotel reservations booking system.
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