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102-year-old gran is the oldest person on Facebook!
London, Aug 15 : Great grandmother Ivy Bean has become the oldest person on Facebook - at the 'grand' age of 102.
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Google Reader offers greater privacy options
Users can choose who to share feeds with Google has increased the options for sharing feeds in Google Reader.The changes address the controversy that erupted in December when the company tried to simplify the feed-sharing process but instead made all users' shared feeds automatically visible to their Google Talk contacts.Many Google Reader users objected to this change, arguing that it was ...
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Facility would house disabled adults
WARREN TWP.: A developer wants to build a two-story building that would contain 42-units for developmentally disabled adults on a 7.5-acre Mt. Bethel Road property that houses Apple Seeds Day School.
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Internet betting scam link to student murders
One of the victims of a brutal double murder may have been involved in an international internet betting scam.
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Self-assembling Polymer Arrays The Secret Of Next-generation Hard Drives?
Madison (WI) - Researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Hitachi Global Storage Technologies discovered a new patterning technology that could lead to a new generation of hard drives that are not only easier to manufacture but also feature a storage density that cannot be achieved with traditional media and processes today.
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Opportunity Center awarded three grants
ZANESVILLE - The Muskingum County Opportunity Center has received three local grants to help upgrade its Resource Room computer lab, Director Bob Mercer said Thursday.
Zanesville Times Recorder |
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Parents Fear For Networked Kids
Internet experts have called on social network sites to do more to protect children as a survey reveals that three-quarters (72 per cent) of parents spy on their children due to fears over their safety.
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Metropolitain police release online crime map
The Metropolitain Police Service has released an online crime map of the Greater London area which enables users to view crime levels across the capital.
Independent |
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Co workers arraigned in downtown bomb hoax
Above is a robot view of the fake bomb placed in an automobile glove box as it appeared on a computer monitor used by police agencies in Dover on Saturday. Two suspects, co-workers of the victim, were arraigned Thursday on charges relating to creating a simulated explosive device.
Foster's Daily Democrat |
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2 Backed by Icahn to Join Yahoo Board
Yahoo said on Thursday that it would add the former chief executives of Viacom and Nextel Partners to its board as part of the company’s deal to avoid a proxy fight with the investor Carl C. Icahn.
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Murdered Chinese students linked to online betting scam
Forum threats over football bets The two Chinese Newcastle University graduates murdered last weekend could be linked to a complex web betting scam, Northumbrian Police believe.…
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How to preserve the history of online worlds
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Georgia under web fire
HUA HIN, Thailand - As tanks and shattered buildings grabbed the attention of TV crews covering the Russian offensive in Georgia, a second front in the war between the two countries received less attention - in cyberspace.
Asia Times |
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Apple on 3G iPhone Woes: No Comment
As 3G iPhone users complain about spotty service, analyst ponders recall.
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Kenya: PM is a Great Manager, But Where is the Team?
Both the subject and thrust of colleague Macharia Gaitho's commentary in the Nation on Tuesday made it second most popular according to the Internet edition reader's aggregator.
AllAfrica.com |
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Intel launches mass animation project
INTEL HAS announced a collaborative project to produce an animated short film for theatrical release.
The Inquirer |
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Service Channels
HostMySite.com, a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, have announced the availability of Hyper-V hosting. Hyper-V is the latest in virtualization technology from Microsoft and is a key feature of Windows Server 2008.
Web Host Directory |
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Netflix shipping some DVDs after disruption
LOS ANGELES – Online DVD rental pioneer Netflix resumed some shipping yesterday after the most severe outage in its history stopped distribution to a third of its 8.4 million customers.
San Diego Union-Tribune |
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Cloud Security: The Need for Two-Factor Authentication in Cloud Computing
Think about all of the critical data and IT systems that are moving into the cloud these days. Consumer credit reporting, enterprise CRM and sales force automation, customer support systems, banking and stock trading, foreign exchange, DNS management, email security… the list goes on and on, and it is only going to accelerate. Imagine if any one of the above services that you or your company ...
SYS-CON Media |
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You don't know tech: The InfoWorld news quiz
This was a strange week in tech. How strange? Scientists revealed they've figured out how to bend light beams, but major corporations still can't deliver reliable e-mail, mapping, or high-speed wireless services. It was a week where comic videos sparked serious political debates and a judge gagged college students from talking about information that's openly available on the Net. It was such a ...
InfoWorld |
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Top UK sites for kids and teenagers
Internet research firm Nielsen Online has revealed the websites that have the greatest affinity with Britons under 23 years of age.
Netimperative |
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Arctic ice refuses to melt as ordered
There's something rotten north of Denmark Just a few weeks ago, predictions of Arctic ice collapse were buzzing all over the internet. Some scientists were predicting that the "North Pole may be ice-free for first time this summer". Others predicted that the entire "polar ice cap would disappear this summer".…
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HP takes shine to VIA's Nano CPU?
'Order placed' for ultra low-power chip HP looks set to adopt VIA's ultra low-power Nano processor, but as yet it's not known what the PC giant will use the CPU for.…
The Register |
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Three terrific large-screen notebooks that pull out all the stops
From the beginning of the age of mobility, we've been trying to squeeze more computer into smaller, lighter and more mobile notebook cases. A new generation of large notebooks with impressive displays, however, turns that idea on its head.
ITBusiness.ca |
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Court issues notices to Microsoft, Google, Yahoo for gender selection ads
Microsoft, Google and Yahoo were issued notices by India's Supreme Court on Wednesday, following a complaint that they were promoting techniques and products for the selection of an unborn child's gender through advertising and links on their search engines.
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