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BSNL to install WiMax BTS in 1,000 blocks
The state-run telecom company BSNL today announced plans to install WiMax base stations in 1,000 blocks across India by the end of this financial year to provide high-speed internet access to 25,000 villages.
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Intel offers USB 3.0 draft spec
Intel promises USB 3.0 will operate at ten times the speed of current USB technology.
Macworld |
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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.
Miami Herald |
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Proofreading Philly
Proofreading Philly tries to capture typos, wordos, and all other kinds of grammatical mistakes that we see around the city. But we need your help! Email photos to us from your computer or your phone, and show the city that you care about good grammar. Chris Illuminati of phillyburbs.com found this sign at a Taco Bell in the suburbs (where else?) and writes: "Not sure if this was an ...
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Digital Check Names Alex Trombetta Managing Director of International Sales
Digital Check, a leading provider of desktop check scanners for the remote deposit capture and branch automation industry, today announced that Alex Trombetta has been named as managing director of its international sales division. In this position, Trombetta is responsible for channel partner programs in markets outside of the U.S. and overseeing Digital Check's international customers.
Centre Daily Times |
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Anti-Malware Toolkit Builds a Quick Computer Cleaning Toolbox [Featured Windows Download]
Windows only: Free application Anti-Malware Tookit automatically downloads popular anti-malware applications to your computer. In essence the application is a specialized downloader that retrieves...
Lifehacker |
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MacBook Air to get new Intel chips?
Apple's ultrathin laptop could be getting a performance boost with the addition of new chips from Intel already expected to appear in due time inside new MacBooks.
CNET |
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Ali Lohan breast implants? Liz Taylor murdered? This week's Ridonkulous Internet Rumors
AM New York |
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Computer users are digitizing books quickly and accurately with Carnegie Mellon method
Millions of computer users collectively transcribe the equivalent of 160 books each day with better than 99 percent accuracy, despite the fact that few spend more than a few seconds on the task and that most do not realize they are doing valuable work, Carnegie Mellon University researchers reported today in Science Express.
PhysOrg |
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Ali Lohan breast implants? Liz Taylor murdered? This week's Ridonkulous Internet Rumors
AM New York |
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Former Apple Executive Settles Backdating Charges
The Securities and Exchange Commission said on Thursday that it had reached a settlement with Nancy Heinen, former general...
PC World |
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Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
As a result of the de-accreditation of registrar DotForce Corp., ICANN initiated a process to identify a gaining registrar to receive the gTLD names that had been formerly managed by DotForce Corp. In accordance with ICANN’s Interim Terminated Registrar Transition Procedure (see http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-06jun08-en.htm ), on 6 June 2008 , ICANN initiated a Request ...
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Computer security breach reported at Wuesthoff
A security breach in Wuesthoff Health System’s pre-registration Web site earlier this week leaked personal information on some 500 patients, Wuesthoff officials confirmed today.
Florida Today |
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Fantasy Football: Keep up to date
It's just what you need to stay on top of Premiership comings and goings ... our handy iGoogle gadget to give you that vital edge in Guardian Fantasy Football this season
Guardian Unlimited |
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Revision3 Acquires Rights to Hak5
Revision3, the online video firm which produces and distributes original shows such as Diggnation, has acquired the rights to Hak5, a grass roots Web series centered on do-it-yourself, at home IT projects.
Mediaweek |
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Layoffs coming in AOL's datacenters? [Rumormonger]
On August 20, big layoffs are expected in AOL's technology operations. AOL CEO Randy Falco's vision for the Time Warner-owned Internet company: Get rid of all that messy Internet stuff. Madison... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Valleywag |
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Intel drops a bombshell
AFTER desperately trying to reach a critical mass (market), chip manufacturer Intel – locked in a deadly world war with rival superpower AMD, which refuses to quit - has resorted to desperate tactics.
The Inquirer |
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Shayan, 10, gets computing AS
A budding web designer was celebrating today after achieving a C grade in his computing AS-level – at the age of ten. Shayan Ahmed, of Broadway North, Walsall, spent a year travelling to and from Ryde Teaching Services, Bushey, Hertfordshire, each Sunday to prepare for the exam.
Express and Star |
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Man Says Pop-Up Ad Held Computer Hostage
An Upstate man says a pop-up advertisement wouldnt let him use his computer until he entered his credit card number.
Spartanburg Herald-Journal |
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Facebook exposes its advertisers to trolls [Online Advertising]
New Facebook ads play video and allow user comments. Inside Facebook's Justin Smith gushes over the new format, saying it has the "potential to drive much more engagement than any ad product on the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Valleywag |
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Fargo Hospital Testing Home Health Monitors
Fargo`s MeritCare hospital has been testing home health care monitors that send readings through a computer to a hospital nursing station. It means nurses can monitor their patients` vital signs without going to their homes.
KQCD-TV Dickinson |
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Internet giants in gender testing dispute
India's top court has asked Google, Microsoft and Yahoo to respond to charges that they illegally advertise gender selection products, an activist and a lawyer said.
Independent Online |
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The future of IT: No big bangs, information everywhere
Don't wait for blockbuster technologies like the Internet to stir up corporate IT in the coming years. Instead, existing trends will continue to evolve and expand, says Forrester Research.
CNET |
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SJ Teacher arrested for soliciting sex from a minor
A San Jose high school teacher has been arrested for allegedly soliciting sexual favors from a minor over the Internet, police said today.
The Salinas Californian |
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Ottawa to launch electronics recycling program
OTTAWA -- The federal government will launch a recycling program to divert its obsolete electronics from Canada's landfills, The Canadian Press has learned.
CTV.ca |
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