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UK Government Wants to Log Every Call, Text and Email
Britain's local councils, health authorities and hundreds of other public bodies may soon have the ability to access details of all personal text, emails and internet usage under UK's Home Office proposals published yesterday.
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UK online ad spend overtakes mainstream TV
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BIW Union Kept In Receivership
BATH (AP) -- The Machinists Union has decided to keep a trustee in charge of the largest union at Maine's Bath Iron Works following an investigation of alleged fiscal mismanagement and computer porn.
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Pa. man accused of mail fraud in Internet auctions
PITTSBURGH (AP) - A western Pennsylvania man is accused of taking money for things he said he was selling on the Internet but failing to send the items to buyers.
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Retiree reboots computers for children
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US Air Force halts plans to establish a Cyber Command
Botnet superpower delayed The US Air Force has suspended plans to build a provisional unit designed to make it the dominant service in cyberspace.…
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SanDisk CEO sees paradox in NAND
SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Call it a paradox in the semiconductor industry. The NAND flash memory market is still seeing a horrific downturn, as the industry is saddled with too much capacity.
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Fire Burns Building at Apple HQ
Although blaze wasn't big, building will have smoke damage, firefighters say.
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Best Buy to Sell iPhone
Store becomes first U.S. chain, besides Apple and AT&T, to sell iPhone.
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Power meter transmits data to Windows Mobile devices
— Aug. 05, 2008 — Energy Optimizers Ltd. announced a power meter that sends data to Windows Mobile devices via Bluetooth. Designed to be placed between an appliance and an AC outlet, the "Plogg Blu" includes remote power-switching capabilities, and 64KB of RAM for data logging, the company says. ...
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Atom-based tablet runs Windows XP Embedded
— Aug. 05, 2008 — Arbor Technology has announced a seven-inch tablet PC that uses Intel Atom processors and runs Windows XP Embedded.
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Low-cost ARM9 SBC supports Windows CE
— Aug. 04, 2008 — Glomation announced an ARM9-powered single-board computer (SBC) that runs Windows CE and costs just $69 in volume.
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Quaduro Systems Quadpad E84
-- U.K.-based Quaduro Systems' tablet PC runs Windows XP Embedded from SSD (solid state disk) storage, and includes a sunlight-readable display. The Quadpad E84 has an 8.4-inch touchscreen, a 1GHz Celeron processor, Bluetooth, WiFi, plus PCMCIA, SD, and CompactFlash expansion slots.
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Ohio agencies told to keep an eye on OT
Strickland's order follows a computer analysis by The Columbus Dispatch earlier this year that found state worker overtime increased 16 percent in 2007, the first year of Strickland's administration.
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Windows Embedded Standard
The new Windows Embedded Standard (WES) CTP is the latest version of an operating system intended to replace XPe later this year. Compared to the initial beta released in June , the new release features "improved setup experience and migration support from XPe," a System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) "Client Prereq Macro," additional device drivers, and various other updates, according to ...
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The rear I/O of Portwell's WADE-8067
The other real-world connectors on the edge of the board (above) include an RS232 port, an RS232/44/485 port, two gigabit Ethernet interfaces, and four USB ports. There are also 3.5mm audio jacks for microphone input, line input, and audio output.
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Further information
Samsung did not say when its new flash file systems and drivers will become available to device manufacturers.
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Swiss Colony focuses on web in acquisition of Montgomery Ward brand
The Montgomery Ward brand will be resurrected for the second time in recent years as part of The Swiss Colony Inc.’s acquisition of assets from Direct Marketing Services Inc. through a foreclosure sale.
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Bidz.com posts gaudy 40.5% sales increase in Q2
Online jewelry retailer and auctioneer Bidz.com Inc. reported net revenue of $54.8 million for the second quarter of 2008, a 40.5% increase compared with $39 million for the same period in 2007. Net income for the second quarter ended June 30, 2008, increased to $3.6 million vs. net income of $2.9 million in the same period of 2007.
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1800Flowers.com sales and profit wilt in the fourth quarter
Acquisition costs, changes in financial reporting and a tougher economic climate caused web sales for 1800Flowers.com Inc. to drop in the fourth quarter and finish flat for the company’s 2008 fiscal year.
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The Parent Co. adopts international markets
The Parent Co. will push its three top brands into international markets this holiday shopping season. EToys, BabyUniverse and My Twinn will target 34 countries, including Canada and most of Europe, aiming to reach some 500 million online shoppers that live in those countries.
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E-commerce sales up 7% at wedding products retailer The Knot
Wedding products retailer The Knot Inc. has reported e-commerce revenue of $13.4 million for the second quarter ended June 30, a 7% increase over $12.5 million for the same period in 2007. Online sales growth, however, beat overall sales growth: The retailer reported revenue of $28.7 million for the second quarter of 2008, a negligible rise over net revenue of $28.5 million for the second ...
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Online jeweler Abazias to be acquired by OmniReliant Holdings
OmniReliant Holdings, which designs and markets luxury merchandise through its subsidiary OmniReliant Corp., has signed a letter of intent to acquire the assets of online jeweler Abazias Inc. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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Alibris beefs up services and benefits for buyers and sellers
Web-only retailer Alibris Inc. has made a several changes designed to ramp up business for its book, CD and DVD web marketplace. The company has reduced its fees, made it easier for e-retailers to plug in to Alibris’ marketplace and enabled sellers to create their own stores on its sites.
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Russia Might Not Have Attacked Georgian Websites, Researchers Say
While the Georgian Foreign Ministry has accused the Russian government of launching a cyber attack on its Internet, other researchers suggest that there is not enough proof to suggest it was something other than a random hack by Russian political enthusiasts.
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