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Windows 7 details to come in October
Microsoft announces in a blog that the first technical details on the forthcoming operating system will come at the Professional Developers Conference in October.
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Gagged Hackers Sparks Outrage
Eleven of the country's top researchers call Judge's order "dangerous."
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Polygraph tests for 10
MUMBAI: The Mumbai Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has subjected around 10 to 11 suspects for polygraph and brain mapping tests. Kenneth Haywood, the American whose Internet Protocol address was used to send a terror e-mail on the day of the ...
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Yahoo board adds Icahn nominees Chapple, Biondi
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc said on Thursday it had appointed former Viacom Inc CEO Frank Biondi and former Nextel Partners CEO John Chapple to its board as part of a settlement with investor Carl Icahn.
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Forward.com
In an August 15 editorial the Forward attempts to apply to the Rubashkin family the talmudic principle of mu’ad — the proclivity of an animal to follow previous behavior — claiming that Agriprocessors has a checkered past and therefore cannot be trusted in the future (“Judging Character — And Kashrut”).
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Ex-Apple lawyer agrees to SEC ban
Apple ’s long-running options backdating saga appeared to come to an end on Thursday after the Securities and Exchange Commission announced it had reached a settlement with the computer maker’s former top lawyer.
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Infineon chip causing problems on iPhone says reports
An Infineon chip could be at the root of complaints from around the world that Apple's new iPhone drops calls and has unpredictable Internet links, according to a research report from Nomura.
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Scotch College trials Microsoft unified comms
Melbourne-based Scotch College is nearing completion of an 18-month trial of Microsoft’s unified communications technology.
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Fonix Reports 2nd Quarter Financial Results
Fonix Corporation announces company highlights and financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2008, including for its wholly owned subsidiary, Fonix Speech, Inc., which specializes in embedded speech interfaces for mobile devices, handheld electronic products, video game systems and processors.
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CallWave to Report Fourth Quarter and 2008 Fiscal Year End Financial Results on August 21
SAN FRANCISCO----CallWave, Inc. , a leading provider of Internet and mobile-based unified communications solutions, today announced that it will release financial results for the fiscal fourth quarter and year ended June 30, 2008, immediately following the close of the market on Thursday, August 21, 2008.
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Autodesk beats Wall Street estimates for fiscal 2Q
(AP:WASHINGTON) Autodesk Inc., a maker of computer-aided design software, posted fiscal second-quarter results late Thursday that handily beat Wall Street's expectations.
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Yahoo adds final two directors to board
Yahoo Inc. has added Frank Biondi Jr. and John Chapple to its board of directors, both chosen from a list of directors approved by Carl Icahn as part of a deal Yahoo made to placate him last month. (YHOO) (MSFT) (VIA) (AMGN) (S)
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Windows 7 details to come in October
Microsoft said in a blog on Thursday that the first technical details on the forthcoming operating system will come at the Professional Developers Conference in October.
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Autodesk beats Wall Street estimates for fiscal 2Q
Autodesk Inc., a maker of computer-aided design software, posted fiscal second-quarter results late Thursday that handily beat Wall Street's expectations. The San Rafael, Calif.-based company reported earnings of $89.8 million, or 39 cents per share, for the three months ended July 31. That compares with a profit of $91.6 million, or 38 cents per share, in the same period a year ago. Revenue ...
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Car PC drives multiple displays
— Aug. 05, 2008 — Korean firm Icom has announced an in-car PC that runs Windows XP Media Center edition.
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The Redfly acts as a keyboard, screen, and charger for a connected Windows Mobile phone
A software driver compresses data and manages communication between the phone and the Redfly. Windows Mobile applications such as Excel scale themselves to the Redfly's eight-inch 800 x 480 screen (shown above).
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US Air Force Grounds Cyber Defense Unit
Top United States Air Force officials announced Thursday they are considering putting the military branch's Cyber Command program on hold. The Secretary and Chief of Staff of the Air Force have considered delaying current activity and development for the Air Force Cyber Command in order to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the AFCC's mission.
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ACC students return to new perks
Alamance Community College students start the 2008-09 year with some new perks. A new student activities center provides digs including a big-screen TV, space designed for students to use their laptop computers, and other space students can use either to hang out or for more-structured activities.
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Gateway Joins Gaming Laptop Party
Gateway, now owned by Acer, has lifted the lid on a new gaming laptop. The P-7811FX is the latest in its P-Series FX Edition line for gaming, entertainment and digital media hobbies such as photography and video editing. The P-7811FX is designed to meet the need...
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Keeping Kids Safe, and Off the Streets
A string of recent violent crimes where teenagers were either the victims or the prime suspects, community centers are looking for creative ways to keep them off the streets. The Dunbar Center hopes to help with a new state of the art computer lab.
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Autodesk beats Wall Street estimates for fiscal 2Q
Autodesk Inc., a maker of computer-aided design software, posted fiscal second-quarter results late Thursday that handily beat Wall Street's expectations.
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Local Woman Asks Fellow Internet Users For A Loan
PORTLAND (NEWS CENTER) -- The economy has made it difficult for many people to prosper -- from higher energy costs to difficulties finding lenders to finance big purchases.
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Community-Driven Computer Animation Project Announced
Dubbed 'The Future of Creative Collaboration'
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Taking a laptop on holiday bad for the family, expert says
Do you take a laptop on vacation? I'm guilty, and according to a top psychologist in the UK , employees who take their laptops with them on holiday are stupid and risk family breakdowns. Professor Cary Cooper, a workplace health expert at the Lancaster University in the UK, says his research shows workers are afraid to go 'off radar' during their vacation because they don't want to miss any ...
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Biographical information on John Chapple
CAREER — Served as CEO of Nextel Partners and chief operating officer of Orca Bay Sports and Entertainment. Worked as an executive at McCaw Cellular Communications Inc., AT&T Wireless Services and American Cablesystems.
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