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Nokia provides Lonely Planet maps on cell phones
Nokia and travel information company Lonely Planet said Tuesday they are joining forces to sell maps and city guides that can be accessed on mobile phones. The world's largest handset maker said users of Nokia Maps can now download information about more than 100 popular tourist locations provided by Lonely Planet, and that more destinations were planned. Each download costs 7.99 euros ($11.75). ...
The State |
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First illegal game-sharer prosecuted in UK
A British woman has been ordered to pay £16,000 in costs and damages after she put a computer game on a peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing network.
Macworld UK |
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A third of Vista PC buyers downgrade to XP
More than one in every three new PCs is downgraded from Windows Vista to the older Windows XP, either at the factory or by the buyer, according to a US performance and metrics researcher.
Macworld UK |
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ICANN backs auction of disputed domains
Gavel to break ties The body behind the internet's addressing systems has said that it will settle disputes over who wins the right to new generic top level domains (gTLDs) by auction.…
The Register |
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Cyber groomer jailed for 12 years
A British cyber groomer was jailed for 12 years after recruiting the country's youngest terrorist to a "worldwide" holy war against non-Muslims.
Press Assoc. via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News |
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Japan warns of iPod nano fire risk
Japan on Tuesday warned users of Apple iPod nanos of a potential fire risk after two new instances in which the popular portable music players overheated.
AFP via Yahoo! News |
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Japan warns of iPod nano fire risk
Japan on Tuesday warned users of Apple iPod nanos of a potential fire risk after two new instances in which the popular portable music players overheated.
AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News |
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ANSYS Added to S&P MidCap 400
SOUTHPOINTE, Pa.----ANSYS, Inc. , a global innovator of simulation software and technologies designed to optimize product development processes, today announced that it has been added to the Standard & Poor's MidCap 400 Index.
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance |
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Slide expands operations in D.C. area
The new Equinix Inc. data center in Ashburn will provide connectivity infrastructure for one of the largest producers of Web widgets. (EQIX)
BizJournals |
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Electronic recycling event this week
The county will conduct an electronic recycling event in the parking lot at Vidinha Stadium at the end of this week.
The Garden Island |
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Japan reports 2 iPods overheating, suspects defect
Japan is investigating a possible battery defect in the popular iPod Nano music player after reports that two overheated in Tokyo, scorching nearby paper and a woven straw mat, a government official said Tuesday. No one was injured, and there was no further...
San Francisco Chronicle |
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Casio PCP-1200 Photo Printer Has 7-Inch Touchscreen, Keyboard for Some Reason [Printers]
This new photo-printer from Casio is one mixed-up gizmo: As well as standard photo-printing functions, it's got a 7-inch touchscreen and a full keyboard. So is it a mini computer with printer...
Gizmodo |
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Proventsure Releases Next Generation of Enterprise Class Regulatory Compliance, Data Loss Prevention, and eDiscovery ...
Proventsure's technologies execute real-time risk assessment of regulated and sensitive data at rest - including Personally Identifiable Information (PII), Sensitive Proprietary Information (NPI), and Support for Open Source Audit Modules (PRWeb Aug 19, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/08/prweb1225244.htm
PRWeb |
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Funded largely by West Hollywood, the racy Web show promotes safe sex at a time when diagnoses of AIDS and HIV are ...
A young, muscled man named Edgar is flat on his back under a tree, clad only in camouflage-print underwear. The sun is well above the apartment buildings of West Hollywood .
The Virginia Gazette |
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Internet meeting leads to rape charges
A Schwenksville man has been arrested after allegedly having sex with a 12-year-old girl he met in an internet chatroom
The Reporter |
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Audit: Colo. emergency computers were not used for porn
COLORADO — Colorado Emergency Operations Center computers were used to access dating, entertainment and travel Web sites but not pornography, according to an audit released Monday.
Vail Daily |
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Student Files Are Exposed on Web Site
The Princeton Review, the test-preparatory firm, accidentally published the personal data and standardized test scores of tens of thousands of Florida students on its Web site, where they were available for seven weeks.
The Gadsden Times |
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HP Draws Greenpeace Ire in India
Greenpeace has protested against HP for not having a hardware take-back service for consumers in India.
PC World |
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Toshiba Propels DVD Quality to Near High Definition
Toshiba announced its XDE technology on Monday, which makes DVD picture quality close to high-definition.
PC World |
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Google Starts an Advocacy Campaign for More Unlicensed Spectrum
Google is being upfront about its self-interest in building public pressure for a plan to allow soon-to-be-vacant broadcast spectrum to be used for new high-speed wireless Internet access.
The Gadsden Times |
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Orange County, FL Fire Rescue Contracts With Tiburon, Inc. for a Computer Aided Dispatch System
PLEASANTON, Calif.----Tiburon, Inc. announced today that it has signed a contract to provide a Computer Aided Dispatch and Mobile Dispatch system for the Orange County, Florida Fire Rescue Department.
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance |
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Wikia Search, Cuil Trailing Google by a Long Shot
Wikia Search and Cuil remain far behind Google in Internet search rankings despite much-hyped beginnings.
PC World |
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Search reviews
GarageBuy basically, takes data from eBay and lets you access it using a bespoke, desktop client. This is an odd concept. After all, eBay is one of the world’s most successful websites – robust, reliable and usability tested to the point of destruction.
Macworld UK |
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Family of UH receiver finally arrives
Catherine Baldwin no longer spends two or three hours a day poring over the Internet trying to find any mention of her son, right wideout Malcolm Lane, choosing instead to use the time to watch him in person during fall camp practices.
Honolulu Advertiser |
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Visual Ajax Studio 4.0 Works With Macs
WaveMaker on Monday introduced Visual Ajax Studio 4.0 , a new version of their Web 2.0 development engine. Visual Ajax Studio is offered under a dual license; it's distributed either for free as open source (under the AGPL v3 model) or a commercial license, with prices starting at US$599 (£321).
Macworld UK |
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