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Wikipedia founder aims to break Google stranglehold
Watch out Google -- Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales hopes that Wikia Search, a project he spearheads, will break Google's domination as the world's most widely used Internet search engine.
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Italy blocks Swedish file-sharing site
An Italian judge has ordered the country's Internet service providers to block access to The Pirate Bay, a Swedish file-sharing Web site, as part of a probe into copyright law violation, officials said Thursday.
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Psystar says it is "definitely still shipping" its Mac clones
Filed under: Desktops It looks like Psystar isn't about to let a little lawsuit stop it from selling its noise-ridden, OSX-running computers, with the company now saying that it is "definitely still shipping" its Mac clones, and that it also is making its restore utilities that "enhance the computing experience" available to its customers at no extra cost. As Information Week ...
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Former Astronaut to Bike Across US for Education
Former NASA astronaut and Rocketplane test pilot John Herrington has a new state-of-the-art vehicle of choice: a bike. But itβs a touring bike fully loaded with a GPS, laptop, broadband phone, and digital and video cameras. Herrington is embarking on a cross country bike trek to promote and encourage student participation in science, [...]
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Top Tip: How to copy laptop system partition?
I have a dell laptop with a 20gig HD with 3 partitions, which I want to upgrade to a 40gig HD (the system partition is FULL).. it is relatively easy to copy the 2 non-system partitions but what about the system partition? (windows XP pro). I know I can get a copy of Norton Ghost to probably do it, but are there any cheaper, or free, alternative methods to copy a laptop system partition to a new ...
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Hills and weather blamed for iPhone woes
Hills, building heights, and even the weather can affect coverage of the Apple iPhone, Vodafone has conceded.
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At last -- native apps for Motorola Linux phones
β Aug. 06, 2008 β Motorola yesterday made the first-ever release of native development tools for its Linux-based mobile phones.
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Italy cracks down on Pirate Bay
An Italian judge has ordered the country's Internet service providers to block access to the Swedish file-sharing Web site.
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Internet glitch puts students' details on view
An internet glitch yesterday left university students' confidential grades and lecture notes open to access by strangers. Slingshot customers trying to use their own accounts were directed into random email, Trade Me, Facebook and Bebo pages.
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Summer Olympics gets mobile video neophytes to tune in
Half of the mobile users trying to access NBC's streaming Olympic content are new to the technology, NBC has found, and millions more are watching video on NBC's Olympic website. Considering that NBC was previously scared of offering content online, it looks like the "billion-dollar research lab" is being put to good use. Read More...
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The Almost-Meteoric Rise of SaaS on Wall Street
Providers are pitching Software-as-a-Service as a universal answer to application needs. But will Wall Street firms adopt SaaS beyond CRM?
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ArchBrook Laguna Adds Excalibur Electronics' Full Line of Licensed Products
CARLSTADT, N.J.----ArchBrook Laguna, a total solutions provider supplying consumer electronics and computer products to the nation's most successful retailers, today announced the addition of the full lineup of Excalibur Electronics products to its portfolio for leading retailers.
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Resource center has plenty to offer
The Community Resource Center in Hoffman Estates offers language classes through Harper College, hosts field trips with the Hoffman Estates Park District bus and has computer teachers from Motorola for parents and students of Elementary School District 54 and High School District 211.
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Students IGNITE their scientific DESTINY
PINE PLAINS - Groups of local students have been spending their summers learning about science and technology during two special camps hosted by IBM.
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U.S. Intenet Speeds Drop to 15th Worldwide
The U.S. may be winning world speed records in swimming at the Olympics, but not in average Internet speeds. According to a new report, the country that invented the Internet has now sunk to 15th worldwide in the percentage of the population subscribing to broadband.
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Web site puts county on the Net map
Think Google, but for Salem County farmers and consumers. The New Jersey Conservation Foundation (NJCF), in partnership with the Salem County Board of Agriculture and DiscoverSalemCounty.com, has launched www.SalemCountyAgritourism.com to promote everything agriculture related in Salem County.
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Wireless Phone Users in Livingston County, Kentucky, Now Experience Even Clearer Reception and Fewer Dropped Calls
Verizon Wireless has activated a new cell site in Smithland that expands network coverage, enabling more customers to use their wireless phones concurrently to make voice calls; send and receive email and text, picture and video messages; access the Internet; view high-quality videos; and download music, games and ringtones, while enjoying clearer reception and fewer dropped calls.
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8x8, Inc. Chairman & CEO Bryan Martin to Keynote at INTERNET TELEPHONY Conference & EXPO West 2008
NORWALK, Conn.----Technology Marketing Corporation announced today that Bryan R. Martin, Chairman & CEO of 8x8, Inc. , has agreed to deliver a keynote address at INTERNET TELEPHONY Conference & EXPO West 2008 , to be held from September 16-18, 2008 at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California.
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Examine the Travel Agency Distribution Landscape, 2006-2009 as the Internet Creates Growth & Drives Change in the ...
DUBLIN, Ireland----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Travel Agency Distribution Landscape: 2006β2009" report to their offering.
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Wild Wild Web: Does Google make us gullible?
Not only can Google make you stupid, it can also make you wrong; if, that is, you believe what you read on its news website, Google News.
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Students want more technology, survey says
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- West Virginia students want facilities with more technology. Smaller classes. Schools that offer more advanced courses. Laptops for every student. All are things that students would like to see in schools, and state Superintendent Stev...
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Settlement cost Texas Lottery almost $100 grand
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The Texas Lottery Commission paid nearly $100,000 to settle an ex-employee's lawsuit. Shelton Charles is a former lottyer systems analyst who alleged he was fired for blowing the whistle on problems with a vital computer system.
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UK communications use surge continues
Ambrose McNevin, Computing , Thursday 14 August 2008 at 11:32:00 PC, mobile and broadband use up, but VoIP suffers a downturn UK citizens are using more communications technology than ever before with broadband, mobile and PC technology use growing rapidly, but voice over IP is losing its appeal, according to regulator...
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SIGGRAPH 2008 Announces Winners of 2nd Annual FJORG! Animation Competition
LOS ANGELES----Winners of FJORG!, the second annual "iron-animator" style competition were announced during SIGGRAPH 2008, the premier conference on computer graphics and interactive techniques taking place this week in Los Angeles.
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Surfing the Web Via Voice
Keyboards are useful, but not always convenient. Your voice and ears, however, are with you everywhere. That's the idea behind Audiopoint's text-to-speech Voice Terminal Service (VTS), which is designed to give users audio access to Internet content in real time over an ordinary landline or mobile phone. Designed for...
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