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Judge awaits students' research paper
A First Amendment battle three MIT students are waging against the MBTA could intensify tomorrow if they have not provided a federal judge with a research paper that outlines flaws in the transit agency's fare-reading apparatus and computer software they created to beat the system.
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Xbox 360 beats PS3 in Japan weekly sales: report
TOKYO, JAPAN: Microsoft Corp's Xbox 360 beat Sony Corp's PlayStation 3 in Japan weekly sales for the first time two weeks ago, riding robust demand for a recent Xbox 360 title produced by Namco Bandai Holdings, a magazine publisher said.
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Evaluating response of ads on social networking sites
Aer Arann has run campaigns on YouTube, MySpace, Bebo and eBay over the past few months. Overall, the airline has witnessed limited results compared to the information-based sites.
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Microsoft faces Taiwan antitrust investigation
Taiwan's Fair Trade Commission has launched an investigation into whether or not Microsoft holds a monopoly position over the island's software market and if it abuses such a position, an official said Monday.
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In small town, an immense loss
MASHPEE - An American flag rippled at half-staff yesterday in the center of the town's quiet Veterans Garden, where residents will gather tonight for a candlelight vigil in honor of two servicemen who died on consecutive days last week.
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"Russia is rapidly catching up with Internet and web-payment technology"
The online travel market in Russia currently accounts only for a small share of the total travel e-commerce pie but it is one segment, which is being tipped to grow aggressively in the time to come.
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lastminute to sell UK rail tickets
lastminute.com has become the first online travel agency to sell UK rail tickets. The online travel and leisure retailer, also a retailer of Eurostar's cross channel train service, has added UK domestic rail to its site.
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1938 Alfa Romeo wins "Best of Show" at Pebble Beach
A 1938 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Touring Berlinetta, owned by Jon Shirley, the former Chief operating officer of Microsoft, won "Best of Show" at this year's Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance.
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New online flood-simulation game explores risk of flooding in UK
An online simulation game, FloodSim.Com , aims to help families understand the UK’s risk of flooding, and the policy decisions needed to make sure the UK is protected against floods.
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Sullivan upgrades technologies used in IT programs
Sullivan University’s IT Academy is updating its Microsoft, Cisco and other technology platforms to ensure students gain hands-on experience in current technologies.
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Personal Pocket Safe secures your digital data
The Take Personal Pocket Safe from Blackbox Innovations is like a safety deposit box to hold your critical digital information, including credit-card and bank-account numbers and all your passwords. The "safe" is a USB drive with a numeric keypad and encryption.
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Eye-Fi clearly sees wireless photo-sharing in the cards
Eye-Fi Inc. wants to untether digital camera users from their computers, and even from their offices and homes.
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Credit card thieves sought
A ring of cyber-thieves has stolen tens of thousands of credit card numbers from Louisiana and Mississippi restaurants this year, leading to more than $1 million in losses for the banks that issued them.
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Mac vs. PC: Once considered a tool only for creatives, more firms are being tempted by Apple
Last October, Duncan Jones decided he was through with his PC. It had failed him one too many times, so at the recommendation of a friend he bought a used Mac.
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Vigil held for popular teen killed 1 year ago
PASADENA - Those who loved her lighted candles in a circle Sunday night on the spot where Ebony Huel was fatally shot exactly one year ago. They prayed and they shared memories of a witty 16-year-old social butterfly with dreams of becoming a writer and working with computers.
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lastminute.com appoints Andy Washington as Sales Director for Travel
Online travel and leisure retailer lastminute.com has chosen former Cosmos Sales And Distribution Director Andy Washington for the newly created position of Sales Director - Travel.
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New Web site to debut
BALLSTON SPA - The first redesign to the Saratoga County Web site since its inception a dozen years ago is expected to be made public shortly.
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Lenovo's IdeaPad S9 / S10 shows up in FCC database
Filed under: Laptops Hey, look -- another cart before the horse scenario! Long after coming to grips with the fact that Lenovo was indeed producing an IdeaPad S9 and S10 , the netbook(s) have surfaced in the FCC's lair. Interestingly, the User Guide looks to tackle both machines in one fell swoop, suggesting that there's not enough difference to warrant the writing of two whole ...
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Beijing 2008! Get all your latest Olympic news in The Free Press this weekend, online and in print
In a decision that has been termed a "crucial victory" and a "knockout decision," a New York District Judge ruled that EBay was not responsible for policing and enforcing trade-mark infringement of goods posted for sale on the website.
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Groundbreaking opinion could be catalyst for policy changes
The Arch Wireless case held that the Stored Communications Act prohibits third-party providers from disclosing electronic communications without the consent of the employees who sent or received those communications, even if they used equipment provided by the employer.
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Reuters Technology Summary
Xbox 360 beats PS3 in Japan TOKYO - Microsoft Corp's Xbox 360 beat Sony Corp's <6758.T> PlayStation 3 in Japan weekly sales for the first time two weeks ago, riding robust demand for a recent Xbox 360 title produced by Namco Bandai Holdings <7832.T>, a magazine publisher said. Microsoft sold 28,116 units of the Xbox 360 in the week ended August 10, compared with 10,705 units ...
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SteelCloud makes a play for wireless security field
SteelCloud Inc. has earned a vital certification for its security software from the Department of Defense, the latest validation of chief Bob Frick’s plan to move the company away from building rugged computers and into the growing market for secure mobile communications.
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MormonTimes.com: Sharing food storage preparedness stories with new media
Church Public Affairs is asking Church members to share their experiences with maintaining and utilizing food storage by posting video, text or other content on personal blogs, video-sharing sites, social media sites, or other Internet sites.
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Majority feel 'priced out' of UAE realty market
18 August 2008 More than half the people who took part in a survey said they felt priced out of the UAE property market. A total of 51 per cent of the 619 people quizzed by online portal propertyfinder.ae said they were unable to buy a home.
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Q&A: Harvey Marco
NEW YORK Harvey Marco , the incoming chief creative officer at JWT New York, says he's looking to build creatively on the shop's recent business success, having added Microsoft Business Solutions, Royal Caribbean, Baileys and Jose Cuervo during the past eight months.
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