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Houston Drama Teacher Arrested in Prostitution Sting
Houston Police say a drama teacher at Cleveland High School was spending time-- not in a classroom-- but in an internet chat room, last week, discussing a deal to exchange sex for money.
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The Ugly Side of Big-Firm Divorce
Associates leave big firms every day without fanfare. The automatic deposit of paychecks stops, their names are deleted from firm directories and their computers are reassigned to replacement associates. No biggie. But when an equity partner leaves -- and takes a few others along -- the drama kicks into high gear, says humor columnist The Snark. It's just not that simple to sever the ties that ...
Law.com |
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Dell extends warranties after GPU fault
The company has announced a limited international warranty extension of one year, after Nvidia admitted flaws in some of its graphics-processing units.
ZDNet Asia |
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HyperTransport gets faster
A new specification for the communications bus, used in AMD's multicore chips, should give it a speed boost.
ZDNet Asia |
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Android security team appeals to bug hunters
Security team for Google's nascent open source mobile platform has attempted to raise its profile with the security community.
ZDNet Asia |
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Symantec snaps up PC Tools
With the purchase of the Australian security vendor, Symantec hopes to expand its reach in emerging regional markets.
ZDNet Asia |
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More internet service providers block child porn
A total 15 Internet providers in Central New York and the Southern Tier have agreed to block child pornography sites. Our Nneka Nwosu reports on the state's efforts to make the internet a safe place for children.
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Apple updates iPhone software to fix glitches
Wed 20 Aug, 2008 02:29
Interactive Investor |
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Asian Stocks Drop on Inflation, Credit Loss Concerns; BHP Rises
Aug. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Asian stocks declined, sending the region's benchmark index to the lowest since July 2006, on concern U.S. inflation is accelerating and credit-related losses at financial companies will increase.
Bloomberg.com |
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Digital signs create new buzz in ad biz
Their effectiveness is still an open question, but digital signs are the new frontier in advertising. And four Twin Cities software companies are competing for a piece of the market.
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune |
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Telstra must maintain strong performance
We’re barely over the iPhone dramas. Now here comes Android. Website Venturebeat has tipped November 10 as the likely launch date for HTC Dream, the first handset powered by Google’s Linux platform, Android.
telecomasia.net |
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Free Wireless Broadband for All Americans!
Too good to be true? Not if Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin gets his way. In a recent interview with USA Today, Martin stated that broadband Internet access is the biggest consumer issue currently facing America. As more and more Americans turn to the Internet for work, education and telemedicine, Martin says that the FCC needs to make sure nobody gets left behind . In ...
Overclockers Club |
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Bigfoot Claim a Hoax - Duh!
When the Bigfoot capture claim story broke last week, the Internet went wild. Close on the heels of the story was a healthy amount of skepticism. With the a looming press conference and the promise of DNA evidence it was better than a sideshow at the county fair. The pair of Georgia hunters, Ricky Dyer and Mathew Whitton, had hooked up with another purported Bigfoot hunter, Tom Biscardi, who ...
Overclockers Club |
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Hewlett-Packard Net Gains on Overseas, Notebook Sales (Update3)
Aug. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Hewlett-Packard Co. , the world's largest personal-computer maker, reported a 14 percent increase in third-quarter profit, beating analysts' estimates, as international demand and new notebook designs spurred sales.
Bloomberg.com |
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HP results beat forecasts
SAN FRANCISCO — Hewlett-Packard Co. results beat Wall Street targets, overcoming fears that slowing global economies and a stronger U.S. dollar would substantially weaken the world's biggest computer and printer maker.
The Globe and Mail |
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Jazz.FM91 Launches Internet Radio Streams
JAZZ.FM91 is pleased to announce the launch of three new, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, commercial-free internet radio streams dedicated to great jazz music.
All About Jazz |
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Apple Says Battery Problem Caused iPod Overheating
SEATTLE -- Apple Inc. said Tuesday that batteries from a single supplier are to blame for the meltdown of some models of its tiny iPod Nano digital music player.
FOX 29 Lake Charles |
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Seven arrested in California's computer child porn case
Seven men were arrested Tuesday in Los Angeles as part of an eight-month investigation that led to charges being filed against 55 people who allegedly possessed or produced computer child pornography. The suspects used peer-to-peer computer networks like Limewire to exchange graphic images and videos that involved children as young as babies, U.S. federal authorities said. "The evidence is ...
People's Daily |
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Intel plans to deliver Atom processor next month
Chipmaker reveals during the Intel Developer Forum that it is set to deliver the new power-efficient mobile processor next month.
CNET |
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Intel’s quad-core mobile chip seen in action
Laptop owners don’t have to settle for just two cores anymore because a quad-core mobile chip is just around the corner and we’ve seen it in action. “Fugger”, the owner of xtremesystems.org, showed us his “laptop” – and we use this term loosely – that was beefed out with the Core 2 Extreme Q9300. This 45 nm process quad-core chip runs at 2.66 GHz and is an easy upgrade for current Core 2 Extreme ...
TG Daily |
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The Windows 7 Team
Last week we reported on the Engineering 7 weblog, a weblog headed by Microsoft's Steven Sinofsky on which they promised to chronicle the development process of Windows 7, while allowing us normal folk to give feedback. They are keeping their promise, as the latest post by Sinofsky offers some interesting insights into the various development teams working on Windows 7.
OSNews |
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ECS GF8200A Review
With the success of the GeForce 8200 chipset from Nvidia, we are seeing more and more motherboards coming out based on this technology designed for mainstream computer users and system builders.
Overclockers Club |
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How to ensure online shopping is safe
Q: With so much talk about Internet security problems and credit card fraud, how do I protect myself while shopping online? A: One of the biggest risks in shopping online is clicking on a link to what appears to be a legitimate site but is, in fact, a forgery run by criminals interested in your credit card number and other personal information. An estimated $3.2 billion was lost to such ...
FOX10 Gulf Coast |
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Microsoft says Rock Band 2, Guitar Hero: World Tour, and Rock Revolution instruments to be cross-compatible on 360 as ...
Filed under: Gaming It's sad that the petty bickering between Activision, Harmonix, and Konami required console makers to step up and ensure that gamers didn't end up with piles of redundant plastic instrument controllers, but things are starting to get better -- just as Sony did yesterday , Microsoft announced that it's requiring Rock Band 2, Guitar Hero: World Tour and Rock ...
Engadget |
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News Update
Four women were arrested on prostitution charges Monday evening after they reportedly arranged a meeting with a Lodi man through an Internet classifieds Web site.
Lodi News-Sentinel |
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