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IBM targets Microsoft with open source PC
Ambrose McNevin, Computing , Thursday 14 August 2008 at 06:00:00 Rumours of Fujitsu Siemens split garther pace IBM has laid out plans for a Microsoft-free PC by joining up with Canonical/Ubuntu, Novell and Red Hat to bring Linux systems to market next year....
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Bret Harte students, teachers connect online
Students at Bret Harte Union High School will be observed a bit closer this year while using computers thanks to NetOp, a monitoring program now operated throughout the campus.
Calaveras Enterprise |
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Local classic car dealer, son arrested in multi-agency raid
Multiple agencies converged on a Conroe car dealership Tuesday afternoon where they arrested the owner and his son, seized files and computers and contacted car owners to retrieve their vehicles, officials said.
The Conroe Courier |
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Technology Report / Intel component allows calls to wake up your computer
Intel Corp. is unveiling technology that will let computers wake up from their power-saving sleep state when they receive a phone call over the Internet. Current computers have to be fully on to receive a call, making them impractical and energy-wasters as replacements for the telephone.
Pioneer Press |
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Set an example
After just five weeks of implementing Incline’s single-stream recycling program, the amount of recyclables collected have made an incredible jump. In July alone, Waste Management gathered 127.39 tons of recyclable material.
North Lake Tahoe Bonanza |
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Many in the Springs are taking a bite of Apple
If you believe everything you see on television, Mac users are effortlessly suave and never lose their college-age looks, while PC users are aging, out of touch and prime candidates for pocket protectors.
Colorado Springs Gazette |
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TECH CHRONICLES / A daily dose of postings from The Chronicle's technology blog (sfgate.com/blogs/tech)
Russia, Georgia hit by cyberattacks The real conflict between Russia and Georgia has spilled over into the virtual world, with a number of news organizations reporting intense cyberattacks on Georgian government Web sites launched from computers in Russia....
San Francisco Chronicle |
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Intel Remote Wake keeps sleepy computers ready
Intel Corp. has created a line of motherboards that would allow a computer to be awakened from sleep mode to perform such tasks as receiving a phone call over the Internet or downloading a digital television show. Now the world's largest microprocessor-maker...
San Francisco Chronicle |
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AOL phisher gets seven year sentence
AOL Phisher Michael Dolan has been sentenced to seven years in prison.
Macworld |
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Cyber attacks 'launched from Russia'
Intense cyber attacks on Georgian government websites were launched from computers in Russia, says a US Internet firm.
Independent Online |
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lennoxnews.com
Do you prefer reading newspapers online or in print? I like to have both. The Lennox School District 41-4 held their regular meeting Monday, Aug. 11th at the Administration Building. One of the first topics discussed was the payment for an All State Band trip.
The Lennox Independent |
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CNN adds reporters in 10 cities to expand coverage
LOS ANGELES - CNN said Tuesday it’s adding journalists in 10 cities from Philadelphia to Seattle to provide broader, more nimble TV and online coverage of news nationwide.
The Times and Democrat |
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Shelley School District 60 Combats Computer Problems the Day Before School Starts
SHELLEY - PowerSchool computer system goes down the day before school starts and kids may not get their schedules.
KIDK TV Idaho Falls |
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University of Toronto, IBM to launch supercomputer
TORONTO (Reuters) - The University of Toronto and IBM Corp are building Canada's most powerful supercomputer, a mammoth machine that will need its own building for storage and will be capable of performing 360 trillion calculations per second.
Reuters.co.uk |
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Microsoft computer has touch of future
Microsoft Corp. is putting its touchy-feely side to the test at the Sheraton Hotel. The software giant yesterday showed off its new Surface technology at five Sheraton...
Boston Herald |
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Storm wave keeps computers guessing
A storm wave heading toward the Bahamas still might reach hurricane strength and slide up the East Coast, forecasters said Wednesday. It could be in the vicinity of the Lowcountry by Wednesday or Thursday next week.
The Post and Courier |
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Lexington co. takes pulse of battle
The Russian-Georgian war has spread to the United States - at least in cyberspace. A Lexington network-security company, Arbor Networks, has been closely monitoring the...
Boston Herald |
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University of Toronto, IBM to launch supercomputer
By Wojtek Dabrowski
Reuters via Yahoo! Philippines News |
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Big Jump In Watching TV Online
The number of people using the internet to catch up on their favourite TV shows has almost doubled in the past year.
SKY News |
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Newsweek: The future of humanoid robots
An MIT computer expert (and the creator of the Roomba) talks about the challenge of creating robots that can interact with humans in social settings, and about what happens when they become too human-like.
MSNBC |
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Cyberspace: new frontier in conflicts
Oakland, Calif. - As Georgian troops retreated to defend their capital from Russian attack, the websites of their government, also under fire, retreated to Google.
Muzi |
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74% of all e-mail in Q2 2008 was spam
In Q2 2008, 74% of all mail received was spam. In Q2 2008, Turkey became the country with most zombie computers (11% of the global total), followed by Brazil (8.4%) and Russia (7.4%). The USA, which in the Q1 2008 accounted for 5% of all zombies, is now in ninth...
ZDNet |
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Firm wants to resurrect Tempe's Wi-Fi network
Tempe's citywide wireless Internet network, abandoned months ago, is drawing attention from a company interested in bringing the system back to life.
East Valley Tribune |
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New Dell laptop line includes lightweight notebook models
Dell has unveiled a new laptop line that includes ultra-light notebooks and personalized color options, as it battles to retake the top spot in global personal computers. Two lightweight netbooks — the Latitude E4200 and E4300 — will push Dell into a category that is growing in popularity with professionals and young adults. The new designs are expected to compete with Apple’s MacBook Air, which ...
The State |
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Best Buy to begin selling iPhone
Best Buy will start selling the iPhone on Sept. 7, becoming the first U.S. chain to do so outside of Apple’s and AT&T’s own stores. The announcement by Best Buy expands the availability of Apple’s vaunted phone to 970 full-size stores and 16 smaller Best Buy Mobile stores. “We had a lot of work to do, obviously, to get in a position where Apple and AT&T would feel good about Best Buy Mobile ...
The State |
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