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Midday Glance: Internet companies
Akamai Technologies rose $.62 or 2.7 percent, to $23.34. Amazon rose $1.26 or 1.5 percent, to $87.95.
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Dell Inspiron 1535
The Dell Studio S1535-125B impresses us with its leading performance in the sub-$1,000 category, thanks in large part to a speedy Intel CPU and generous memory allotment. Striking a fine balance between Dell's XPS and Inspiron lines, we recommend this well-rounded 15-inch laptop for students and home users alike.
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Ethanol in Legislation
Some of us use a little of it everyday. Most Iowan's are pumping up their vehicles with ethanol A Late Payday Some workers at IMT in Garner are without a paycheck because of a computer glitch.
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Apple's Former General Counsel Settles SEC Charges
Apple's former General Counsel, Nancy Heinen, has settled the case brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission against her for fraudulently backdating Apple stock. She agreed to pay the SEC US$2.2M in restitution and penalties
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Gateway P-7811 FX gaming laptop gets reviewed
Filed under: Laptops We already got our hands on Gateway's new P-7811 FX gaming laptop for a brief looksee , but if you're craving a few more details on the (relatively) bargain-priced unit, you can now hit up Laptop Magazine for a full review. While they had some of the same quibbles with the "almost garish" design, they were mightily impressed by the laptop overall, with them flat ...
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Feds can't keep tabs on surplus government electronics
OTTAWA - The Canadian Press has learned the federal government will launch a recycling program to divert its obsolete electronics from Canada's landfills.
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Ex-Apple Attorney Settles With SEC For $2.2M
The former top attorney at Apple agreed to pay $2.2 million to settle federal regulators' charges that she altered company records to conceal improper backdating of stock options.
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British recycling leaflets show wrong Birmingham
Britain's second-largest city, Birmingham, has a new skyline - only it belongs to its Alabama namesake. Birmingham City Council distributed 720,000 leaflets that praised residents for exceeding recycling targets, carrying a message that read: "Thank You Birmingham." The message appeared stamped across a photograph of the city's skyline. But the photo was not of Birmingham, England, but of ...
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Ryanair clamps down on internet "ticket touts"
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Irish budget airline Ryanair on Thursday defended a policy of cancelling bookings made via third-party websites, saying it hopes to eliminate a practice that affects about a thousand bookings a day.
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On the download: From Winnetka to your iPod
Ask Val Haller about her favorite music, and she'll give you an earful. The mom of three quickly emphasizes devotion to some of her generation's most beloved artists. But then she adds some less well-known names for the Baby Boomer crowd. Last August, she launched valslist, a website that Haller thinks of as a boutique music concierge service.
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Salem Auditor
Of all the municipalities in Ohio, only a few manage to capture the attention of the State Auditor, for a good reason! Blue Hippo Scam A computer-age ripoff before you even have a computer. That's the consumer warning out about a company that seems to be preying on those most vulnerable to scams.
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Jay-Z and Kanye West Collaborate on "Jockin' Jay-Z / Dope Boy Fresh"
A new song by Jay-Z and Kanye West was debuted in concert at Madison Square Garden last week. Now, the song has been leaked around the Internet. It...
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Alien Plant is a Growing Problem in North Iowa
Protecting Yourself From Identity Theft With scams on the internet and arriving in your the mailbox, it's hard to know what's real or fake.
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Cordell Crane from Microsoft and Michael Materie from Diskeeper Corporation to Be Featured on Let's Talk Computers (R)
Guests from Microsoft and Diskeeper Corporation will appear on radio talk show Let's Talk Computers. Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is the worldwide leader in software, services, and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential. Diskeeper(R) Corporation is the undisputed leader in defragmentation technology.
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TIME OUT TO EXPLAIN AN EXAMPLE
Time out! Take a minute to explain what is going on at a higher level. Removal of inflation from economic statistics is simple, but to be honest, 95% of Americans have trouble with basic arithmetic. Conversion to another currency on a trip to Ontario ’s Niagara Falls is a major challenge.
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Hauppauge Digital Reports Fiscal 2008 Third Quarter and Nine Month Results
Hauppauge Digital, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAUP), a leading developer of digital video TV and data broadcast receiver products for personal computers, today reported financial results for the third fiscal quarter and nine month period ended June 30, 2008.
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Updated 7/21: Solid waste agency program diverts thousands of pounds from landfills
More than 16,300 pounds of computers and electronics were picked up during the first two months of an at-home pick-up program launched by the Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County, the agency reported.
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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. Since last week, Italy's anti-fraud police have...
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One Parkersburg Tornado Survivor is Helping Recover Information
SBA Loans Available For Tornado Victims The U.S. Small Business Administration is offering long term help for Eastern Iowa tornado victims. More People Buying SPAM With gas and other costs increasing daily....one kind of canned meat is enojying the benefits.
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Infineon chip causing problems on iPhone: reports
NEW YORK (Reuters) - An Infineon chip could be at the root of complaints from around the world that Apple Inc's new iPhone drops calls and has unpredictable Internet links, according to a research report from Nomura.
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Ex-Apple top attorney Heinen settles with SEC for $2.2 million in stock options backdating case
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced the settlement with former Apple general counsel Nancy Heinen, whose civil trial in the case had been scheduled for next year. Heinen neither admitted nor denied wrongdoing in settling the SEC's lawsuit, which was filed last year in federal court in San Francisco.
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Infineon chip causing problems on iPhone
An Infineon chip could be at the root of complaints from around the world that Apple Inc's new iPhone drops calls and has unpredictable Internet links, according to a research report from Nomura.
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Complete Story Related Stories: IBM To Linux Desktop Developers: 'Stop Copying Windows' (Aug 07, 2008) While You're ...
"He is convinced that the industry will regard OOXML as a dead end, and that will force Microsoft to accept ODF. We have already seen some evidence of this in Microsoft's recent decision to support ODF in Office—a change of heart that was precipitated by pressure from ODF adopters.
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Novell GroupWise synchronization for the iPhone
Notify Technology Corp. has announced that all iPhone and iPod touch devices running the 2.0 firmware will be supported by NotifyLink Enterprise Edition for Novell GroupWise. NotifyLink extends the enterprise functionality of the iPhone and iPod touch to include support for wireless synchronization of Novell GroupWise email and PIM (calendar, perso...
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Ex-Apple top attorney settles with SEC for $2.2M
The former top attorney at Apple Inc. on Thursday agreed to pay $2.2 million to settle federal regulators' charges that she altered company records to conceal improper backdating of stock options for senior executives including Steve Jobs.
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