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SLI Systems Appoints Mark Brixton
Christchurch-based SLI Systems, the international provider of on-demand search services for Internet and e-commerce sites, has appointed Mark Brixton as its Australasian sales director.
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Trailer Hitch
Welcome to Trailer Hitch, BOP's look at the latest movie trailers to hit the Internet. This week: Scrooge gets spoofed, Mark Wahlberg brings the Payne and Paul Rudd mentors a troubled McLovin.
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Comcast ordered to address discriminatory online practices
Comcast Corp. has 30 days to show the Federal Communications Commission details of its discriminatory online network management practices and submit a plan on how the cable company will stop it.
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HP shares rise on rosy 4Q outlook
Shares of Hewlett-Packard Co. climbed Wednesday as the technology bellwether shrugged off concerns about a potential sales slowdown and offered fiscal fourth-quarter guidance above what Wall Street was expecting.
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American launches in-flight Internet on 3 routes
One of the few remaining Internet-free havens vanished Wednesday as American Airlines launched airborne e-mail, Web and other online services on some of its longer, nonstop flights.
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Australians lost at least $36 million a year to so-called Nigerian scammers via the internet, according to Queensland Police. Queensland police are warning of a rapidly growing type of fraud that uses Russian brides and dating Web sites to con victims into becoming money launderers and drug mules.
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$36m Aussie payday for spammers
Australians lost at least $36 million a year to so-called Nigerian scammers via the internet, according to Queensland Police.
ZDNet Australia |
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VIQ Solutions Reports Profitable Fiscal 2008 Second Quarter Results
MARKHAM, ONTARIO-- - VIQ Solutions Inc. , a world leader in computer-based digital audio capture and management, today reported its financial results for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2008.
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Some eBay sellers frustrated with rule changes
NEW YORK - Some people who sell things on eBay are fed up with new rules the company has been imposing in hopes of making the auction site more attractive to online shoppers. Now even more changes are coming in the next few weeks, but this time eBay Inc. hopes it can cool tempers.
The Daily Record |
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VIQ Solutions Reports Profitable Fiscal 2008 Second Quarter Results
VIQ Solutions Inc., a world leader in computer-based digital audio capture and management, today reported its financial results for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2008.
Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance |
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A Mozilla Plugin to Help Overcome IE Rendering Flaw
least_weasel writes "An article on Ars Technica reveals Mozilla's intention to create and release a plugin for Internet Explorer that would allow the often-criticized IE to utilize some of the cooler rendering code developed for Firefox. The current WIP focuses on rendering using HTML5 standards, but the plans seem to be more ambitious than just fixing this one small piece of IE. The article ...
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Craig’s List victim reveals new internet rip-off scheme
From houses to a date, you can find it on the Craig's List website. But one seller almost became of victim when selling his old computer.
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TechBits package
(AP:NEW YORK) For PlayStation 3 fans who want to do more than mash buttons when playing games on the console, Sony Corp. is introducing a wireless keypad that can be attached to the system's controller for typing and Web browsing.
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Surf the Skies at DSL Speeds-Assuming Your Laptop Hasn't Been Confiscated by the TSA
American Airlines rolled out its take on cloud computing today, becoming the first airline in the U.S. to offer full in-flight broadband access. Dubbed "GoGo" and provided by AirCell, the service is available for a flat $12.95 fee on flights between New York and San Francisco, New York and Los Angeles, and New York ...
AllThingsD Online via Yahoo! Finance |
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Intel and Yahoo! go TV ad mad
Widgets invade our living rooms Intel blinked its square eyes again today, when it unveiled a tie-up with Yahoo! to make another stab at connecting the TV and internet.…
The Register |
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Mo. Governor's Mansion roof tiles sold on eBay
(AP:JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.) Pieces from the official home of Missouri's governors are going up for sale on eBay. Bidders on the Internet auction site will get roof tiles from the 137-year-old Governor's Mansion.
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NewsWatch: U.S. stocks end higher as energy rebounds
U.S. stocks trade mixed with upbeat results from computer-maker Hewlett-Packard unable to offset ongoing concerns about ailing financial firms.
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Microsoft Pumps Another $100M Into Novell Deal
Microsoft is bumping up its monetary investment in its controversial partnership with Novell. Styling the deal as a so-called incremental investment increase, Microsoft will buy up to $100 million in Suse Linux Enterprise Server support certificates. The certificates are sold and exchanged for IT support from Novell for its Suse Linux Enterprise Server.
LinuxInsider.com |
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American Takes Lead in Sky-High WiFi Race
The race is over for domestic airlines looking to turn their planes into flying WiFi hotspots; American Airlines is first off the runway. But can offering onboard Internet access help smooth out passenger turbulence created by additional charges for carry-on bags, food, even blankets and pillows?
TechNewsWorld.com |
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Tape with bank records ‘lost'
A computer data tape with customer information from five new Wells Fargo banks is missing. Banks involved are Shoshone First Bank in Cody and Powell, Jackson State Bank & Trust, Sheridan State Bank, First State Bank of Pinedale and United Bank of Idaho in Driggs.
Cody Enterprise |
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Intel's next mobile chip prepped for sampling
Intel on Wednesday said its next low-power chip for mobile phones is being readied for sampling -- progress for the chip maker that has big plans in the mobile space.
IT World |
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Analysis: FCC Comcast Order is Open Invitation to Internet Filtering
The Federal Communications Commission officially sanctions Comcast for throttling BitTorrent traffick, which the internet service provider denies. The 67-page order, however, is a clear endorsement of internet filtering so long as it is does not single out a user protocols.
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Freemasons offer Child ID kit
The Freemansons of Arizona in Douglas have found a way to make our children safer. With the use of a state-of-the art computer and software, the Masons are generating individual child identification kits that are given to the parents, or legal guardian, to take home for safekeeping.
The Daily Dispatch |
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