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Super-rich duo make oilsands visit
Two of the world’s richest people, Microsoft Corp. founder Bill Gates and his friend, American investment magnate Warren Buffett, quietly flew into northeastern Alberta on Monday, where they took in the oilsands, apparently with awe.
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Live Mesh Expands To Three More Countries
Microsoft has extended open Live Mesh service to Ireland, India and Canada, where people can now join without invitation.
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British firm develops RFID security technology to prevent ‘skimming’
A British company has developed new security technology to prevent the wireless "skimming" of contactless...
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Police recover weapons, laptop and CDs from houses of SIMI men
The Crime Branch police have recovered weapons, a laptop, CDs and DVDs containing "Jehadi speeches" during the raids conducted by them on the houses of SIMI activists arrested from Vadodara, police said today.
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Police recover weapons, laptop and CDs from houses of SIMI men
Ahmedabad, Aug 20 The Crime Branch police have recovered weapons, a laptop, CDs and DVDs containing "Jehadi speeches" during the raids conducted by them on the houses of SIMI activists arrested from Vadodara, police said today.
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Publishers unsettled by newspaper fears
Comments by David Montgomery's group Mecom - which own a number of newspapers across Europe - about the threat facing traditional media from the internet have unsettled UK publishers
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Senior Center news and activities: Aug. 25-29, 2008
Here is the Swampscott Council on Aging Senior Center schedule for Aug. 25-29. There's news about regular activities, a Big Band concert, computer classes and more this week ....
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Vidshadow Presents at RedChip's 2008 Emerging Markets Investor Conference
Vidshadow, Inc. , an end-to-end solution for online video distribution, management and monetization, today announced that CEO Jordan Hudgens will be a featured speaker during RedChip's Emerging Markets Small-Cap Investor Conference on August 21, 2008 at the Marriott Marquis in New York City.
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Fotolog Passes 20 Million Members
Hi-Media Group announced today that Fotolog , the world's largest photo-blogging website and the 4th most-active social network, has passed the 20 million member mark. Since the website's acquisition by Hi-Media Group was announced in 2007, Fotolog's rapidly-growing and highly-engaged community -- which has created one of the largest and most-global inventories of user-generated content -- has ...
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AdStar Reports Operating Results for Second Quarter
AdStar, Inc. , the leading provider of e-commerce transaction services and payment processing software for the digital and print advertising and publishing industries, today reported its operating results for the three months ended June 30, 2008.
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Kawasaki to Provide Secrets of Innovation to Online Lead Generators
Visionary entrepreneur Guy Kawasaki will deliver the keynote speech on "The Art of Innovation," topping a lineup of online marketing industry leaders speaking at the Online Lead Quality Summit presented by TARGUSinfo on Sept. 17-18 at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas.
Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance |
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Autodesk Unveils First Flexible Software Delivery Model for CAD Industry
Autodesk, Inc. , a leader in design innovation software and technologies, is adopting a new Flexible Software Delivery model for AutoCAD software, the world's leading customizable and extensible 2D and 3D computer-aided design application.
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VMware To Present At The Citi Global Technology Conference
VMware, Inc. the global leader in virtualization solutions from the desktop to the datacenter, today announced that Raghu Raghuram, vice president of products and solutions of VMware, will present at the Citi Global Technology Conference in New York City on September 3, 2008 at 1:45 p.m. PT/4:45 p.m. ET.
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US pre-open: Modest gains seen
LONDON (SHARECAST) - US markets are expected to begin with modest gains after good results from computer maker Hewlett Packard. After the closing bell yesterday, HP posted third quarter earnings that topped estimates. The group said profit jumped 14% in the period thanks to higher laptop sales.
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Super-rich duo make oilsands visit
Two of the world’s richest people, Microsoft Corp. founder Bill Gates and his friend, American investment magnate Warren Buffett, quietly flew into northeastern Alberta on Monday, where they took in the oilsands, apparently with awe.
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Globe7 Announces Strategic Partnership with New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd.
Globe7 HK Ltd. and New Straits Times Press Bhd. , part of Malaysia's largest diversified media company, Media Prima, are launching a strategic partnership to offer casual gaming on the company's popular Malay-language Web site, http://www.hmetro.com.my .
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USB Heated Shawl: great for the geriatric, cold-natured sets
Filed under: Wearables USB blankets are old hat (for better or worse), but the USB Heated Shawl takes an aged concept and makes it relevant again with the addition of a single clip. Clearly designed for elderly folks who aren't kept warm enough by the bottoms of their laptops and for the billions of cubical dwellers who freeze in silence each and every day, this $28.95 device is a ...
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Intel unveils new chip design to challenge AMD
ntel Corp. cracked the lid Tuesday on a new chip design that is at once a big challenge to smaller rival Advanced Micro Devices Inc. and an admission that AMD nailed a key design feature before it slipped into a severe financial slump.
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US pre-open: Modest gains seen
US markets are expected to begin with modest gains after good results from computer maker Hewlett Packard.
ShareCast via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance |
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ManTech to buy Emerging Technologies Group
ManTech International Corp. will buy Emerging Technologies Group, a provider of computer network operations and computer forensics, for an undisclosed amount. (MANT)
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Handheld computer maker OQO showed off an Atom-based device at the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco, hinting at a potential design win for the chip maker.
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OQO shows off handheld computer based on Atom
Handheld computer maker OQO showed off an Atom-based device at the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco, hinting at a potential design win for the chip maker.
IT World |
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VirtualLogix(TM) Delivers Virtualization Support for Intel-Based Mobile Internet Devices
VirtualLogix(TM), Inc. today announced that its VLX virtualization solution will be supporting the latest Intel(R) Atom(TM) processor Z5XX series-based Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs). Device makers using VLX on these MIDs can simplify hardware designs, reduce costs and enhance the end-user experience through improved quality of voice, multimedia services and stronger security capabilities. ...
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LOT Polish Airlines Expands Use of ITA Software's QPX Airfare Pricing and Shopping System to Offer Flexible Weekend ...
ITA Software, Inc., the leading provider of innovative Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions to the airline industry, today announced that LOT Polish Airlines has launched a new weekend airfare search capability using ITA Software's QPX system. By further expanding its use of QPX, the industry's premier management system for airfare pricing and shopping, LOT Polish Airlines is able to create ...
Centre Daily Times |
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Google courts bloggers-politicos at US presidential conventions
Google will be pampering bloggers and tutoring US policy makers at Democratic and Republican national conventions as Internet culture flexes growing political muscle.
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