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AsiaNet Daily Summary - Press Releases for Monday, August 18, 2008
MACAU.COM/JP PARTNERSHIP... MACAU - Macau Prime Award-winner for Best Online Travel Agency, Macau.com launches partnership with Macau video provider Aomen.TV to provide Japanese online vid
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North Korea angry as S.Korea and U.S. start military drills
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean and U.S. forces began annual military drills on Monday, as a North Korean military spokesman denounced the exercises as a prelude to war and said they spoiled the prospects for nuclear disarmament talks.
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Speaking tour for teen convicted of Web threats
A former Barrington High School student who was convicted of making false terrorist threats has been ordered to tour the county speaking to students about the importance of being cautious on the Internet.
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Microsoft Under Antitrust Probe in Taiwan Over Vista (Update1)
Aug. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Microsoft Corp. , the world's largest software maker, is being probed by Taiwan's Fair Trade Commission after an activist group filed a complaint saying consumers are being forced to buy its Windows Vista operating system.
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China’s iron Olympic grip starts to slip
The mystery of the half-filled stands at many events at the 2008 Olympic Games has been solved, according to Chinese internet users, who say it is the result of a policy to prevent the gathering of large and possibly uncontrollable crowds.
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Asustek works with Orange to release free netbook bundle in the UK
Asustek Computer is cooperating with Orange to push out a free Eee PC bundle in the UK market, according to the company.
Digi Times |
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Red & Black offers more online
How much time did you spend reading a newspaper yesterday? How much time did you spend online? We're willing to bet most University students spend more time reading blogs or surfing YouTube than browsing a daily newspaper. And we don't blame you - the Internet is quick, accessible and seemingly endless.
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Synchronica to Buy Axis Mobile Ltd. ("Axismobile") and to Raise GBP 5.1M in Institutional Placings
ROYAL TUNBRIDGE WELLS, England----Synchronica plc , the mobile email and synchronisation specialist, is pleased to announce that it has entered a conditional acquisition agreement , to acquire the operating subsidiary of competitor, AxisMobile plc .
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance |
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T-Mobile to offer first Android smartphone
NEW YORK, USA: Deutsche Telekom's T-Mobile USA will be the first carrier to offer a mobile phone based on Google Inc's Android software , the New York Times reported, citing people briefed on the company's plans.
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TuneStudio review
The TuneStudio is a four-track mixing console. It works not only as a USB audio interface, but also as a CD-quality (16-bit 44.1KHz) recorder that lets you record audio to an iPod via a built-in dock. It works with the 5G iPod, 2G or 3G iPod nano, and iPod classic.
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Intel releases draft USB 3.0 spec
Intel has released part of the draft specification for USB 3.0, a move that could speed up the release of the next-generation data transfer standard.
Macworld UK |
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Toll goes past 30 in Haiti tropical storm
Paris, Aug 18 : The toll in the tropical storm Fay in Haiti was feared to be much higher than the official account, the internet edition of the French paper Le Nouvelliste said Monday.
New Kerala |
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Microsoft sues site selling answers to certification exam questions
Redmond ensures no easy answers. Microsoft declined to comment on this story.
TechWorld |
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Printing money off of the Web
Brad Spirrison: Two years ago, InnerWorkings went public by using the Internet to bring together buyers and sellers of commercial print jobs. The company today is harnessing its proprietary software and network of more than 6,000 suppliers to profitably impress upon larger customers including John Deere, Kraft and Walgreens the value of its services.
Chicago Sun-Times |
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Tween shares knowledge of Internet at D.C. summit
DeVante Vaughn, 11, of Bellevue recently visited Washington D.C. to participate in the third annual Cox Communications National Summit on Internet Safety.
Gretna Breeze |
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Perfect World Announces Second Quarter 2008 Unaudited Financial Results
BEIJING , Aug. 18 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Perfect World Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq: PWRD) ("Perfect World" or the "Company"), a leading online game developer and operator in China , today announced its unaudited financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2008 .
Broadcast Newsroom |
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Spotlight
LI The Business Education Department, in cooperation with FBLA and DECA, honored students who excelled in the various business classes offered at De Pere High School for the month of May. They are: Emily Janssen, Sami Iwen, Jarod Reimer, Intro to Business Caitlin Albers, Rachel Schmidt, Kate Sauvey, Information Processing Alexandria Lockert, Microsoft Office Advanced Ross Helein, Accounting Ben ...
Green Bay Press-Gazette |
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Free or cheap fabulous stuff you can do with your smart phone
You can get directions and traffic on your GPS phone. More and more wireless handsets come with Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers and mapping software built in.
ITBusiness.ca |
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Phishing campaign hoodwinks hundreds of Apple MobileMe, .Mac users
A recent phishing scam targeting users of Apple Inc.'s .Mac and MobileMe online services has successfully duped hundreds into divulging credit card and other personal information, a security company said.
ITBusiness.ca |
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Social networking do's and don'ts for job seekers
Social networking sites offer IT job seekers the resources to find peers with similar skills and learn more about employers. But candidates should be aware that the online outlets also provide employees a glimpse into the personal lives of potential hires.
ITBusiness.ca |
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PRWeb is the Star of the Party as Vocus Sponsors SearchBash at Search Engine Strategies in San Jose
For the first time, Vocus, Inc. will sponsor Webmaster Radio's SearchBash Party at one of the largest gatherings for webmasters, digital agencies and online marketers. This year's SES San Jose SearchBash Party offers entertainment and networking at the Vivid Night Club. (PRWeb Aug 18, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/vocus/searchbash/prweb1221024.htm
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Smoke, but no fire
AUBURN - Smoke caused by a computer shorting out caused smoke in the Auburn Fiber Co. Saturday night. Police Lt. Rick Coron said the smoke set off the sprinklers, but didn't progress to a fire. No one was injured, Coron said.
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24 dead as Philippine troops flush out rebels
Philippine troops on Monday retook several southern towns where Muslim rebels burned houses and shot or hacked to death at least 24 people earlier in the day in what the guerrillas said was an outburst of frustration with an uncertain peace process.
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KAUST Announces Inaugural Division Chair Positions for Earth and Environmental Sciences and Engineering and ...
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) announces Professor David E. Keyes and Professor Brian Moran as the inaugural division chairs of Mathematical and Computer Sciences and Engineering, and of Earth and Environmental Sciences, respectively. KAUST is being built in Saudi Arabia as an international, graduate-level research university dedicated to inspiring a new age of ...
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Scanning pre-digital images
The photographs from your digital camera are in a digital form ready to be transferred to your computer's hard drive and viewed, organized, cataloged, edited, e-mailed, printed and archived.
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