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Giants notes: Schierholtz a big hit in Olympics
The picture made the rounds in the Giants' clubhouse before Monday's game. Players and coaches took turns staring at the computer-screen image of Nate Schierholtz taking out China catcher Yang Yang at the Beijing Olympics. Bodies colliding, helmets flying,...
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ATW Daily News
News from Travel Technology Update: Ryanair said it will cancel all bookings made through screen-scraping Web sites.
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Media rights group demands Vietnamese blogger be freed
HANOI -- Reporters Without Borders has called for a blogger arrested by Vietnamese officials on suspicion of tax fraud to be freed, saying he was detained for comments that went against the communist government.
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Fay may pay call on area on Wednesday
The Charleston area could begin experiencing the effects of Tropical Storm Fay on Wednesday, when the storm would be expected to move into Georgia, according to computer model predictions late Monday. But the rainfall might be less than predicted if it takes that track.
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Search engines search for better understanding
Even though Google is a $20 billion company, Web search is still in its infancy, several technology experts said Monday, and it's likely to be years before users will be able to type a question into a search engine and get exactly what they're looking for....
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Small is big at Intel Developer Forum
Small is big at Intel Several thousand hardware engineers will flock to San Francisco's Moscone Center West today to kick off this year's Intel Developer Forum. The three-day event gives the world's largest chipmaker a chance to commune with the brainiacs who...
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Media rights group wants Vietnamese blogger freed
HANOI - Reporters Without Borders has called for a blogger arrested by Vietnamese officials on suspicion of tax fraud to be freed, saying he was detained for comments that went against the communist government.
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Laptops raising test scores at Empire HS
Calvin Baker is the superintendent of Vail School District. He tells News 4, "The textbook has been king of the classroom. And, we're on a mission to make it simply another pawn." Since laptops were
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Man Accused Of Soliciting Teens Was Arrested Before
TAMPA - A 22-year-old man arrested in April on charges of lewd and lascivious molestation and lewd and lascivious battery was arrested again Monday, accused by detectives of using the Internet to solicit minors for sex.
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Dealzmodo: Apple Drops iPod Touch Refurb Price To $199 [Refurbs]
Apple's been slowly dropping the price of refurb 8GB iPod Touches on its website, and now it's cheaper than ever at $199. That's $100 off the regular price of $299, not to mention it's a 33%...
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Intel Invades AMD Niche With Faster, Memory-Controlling Chip
Aug. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Intel Corp. , the world's biggest semiconductor maker, today will show off a new chip that directly controls the memory in computers, invading one of the last market niches dominated by Advanced Micro Devices Inc.
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Hewlett-Packard's Cues From Milan Lift PC Profit, Help Top Dell
Aug. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Hewlett-Packard Co. is drawing inspiration from Milan designers to maintain its lead over Dell Inc. in the personal-computer market.
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HP hikes cartridges prices
NEW DELHI, INDIA: In view of the rising costs of raw material, transportation and other supply chain costs, HP has hiked the price of its LaserJet and DesignJet cartridges with effect from August 1, 2008.
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Intellisys on the hunt for distis
KOLKATA, INDIA: Intellisys is on an aggressive move across the country, tapping major zones and building its channel base. The company has appointed Texonic as its distributor for the South region and is looking at building a channel network in West and to appoint a distributor there.
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Corporate IT trainers to take up retail-level training
Bangalore: New Horizons India, which offers corporate IT training, has forayed into retail-level IT training in Bangalore. New Horizons will offer specialized IT training to individuals as reported by Business Standard.
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More Pinellas County Stories
PINELLAS COUNTY (Bay News 9) -- Pinellas County detectives have arrested a 22-year-old man for the alleged seduction of a child over the Internet.
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Warren man faces child porn charges
A computer programmer from Warren who police say had numerous images of infants and toddlers on his computer is due in court today to face felony charges and also could be in trouble with federal authorities.
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Expedia Quarterbacks NFL Campaign
Online travel site Expedia.com, which last November signed a multiyear deal to become the official travel sponsor of the NFL, this season will break its first multimedia effort to support the alliance.
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UTV buys into True Games
Media and entertainment company UTV Software Communications has acquired 80 per cent stake in California-based gaming company True Games Interactive. The acquisition has been done through its gaming arm UTV Interactive.
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Microsoft unveils Application Server License Mobility change to ease some virtualization headaches
Microsoft has quietly unveiled its much anticipated licensing change to ease virtualization: Application Server License Mobility. The licensing plan, quietly launched in a licensing brief on the company web site tonight, now allows customers to freely move VMs, virtual workloads -- and their respective licenses -- across multiple servers...
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Small is big at Intel Developer Forum
Small is big at Intel Several thousand hardware engineers will flock to San Francisco's Moscone Center West today to kick off this year's Intel Developer Forum. The three-day event gives the world's largest chipmaker a chance to commune with the brainiacs who...
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Korea: Lee Warns Of North Korean Provocations
SEOUL, KOREA: South President Lee Myung-bak Monday (18 Aug) directed the government to prepare for a North Korean attempt to deepen ideological split in South Korea. "North Korea will continue to try to divide the society ideologically to hinder the national unity.
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Was pressure the biggest hurdle for China's Liu Xiang?
BEIJING - His personal coach cried in a press conference. So did a reporter who has covered him since his teens. Under the late-morning warmth of one of Beijing's sunniest days, a raucous, packed National Stadium turned creepily quiet. The Web site of Liu Xiang, the Chinese hurdler and national icon, turned into an instant weeping wall of condolences within minutes of the unthinkable scene ...
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TV Remains Top Source of News Even as Online Grows
A new survey says fewer Americans are reading newspapers and are instead getting their news online. But television remains the leading source of news in the country.
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USB 12V socket adapter charges five devices
USBfever has announced a new product designed to allow users to charge multiple devices at once through a 12V line. The new car charger adapter features four usb ports and one cigarette socket. The adapter plugs into an existing cigarette socket and then allows multiple devices to be charged without the need for a cigarette socket splitter that req...
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