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French Web Site Hacked Over Olympic Poll
Hackers hit the Web site of a French magazine in an effort to influence an opinion poll about the Beijing Olympics and change the site's content. The Web site of business magazine Capital was first attacked in March, when it featured a poll asking if France should boycott the opening ceremony of the Games in China, according to publisher Jean-Joel Gurviez. read more ...
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Google TV Ads Leaves Beta
Television commercials provide opportunities to go to the bathroom, refill drinks, or see what's airing on other channels. Commercials occasionally serve marketing purposes, though, and any U.S.-based AdWords advertisers wanting to give them a shot should be happy to hear Google TV Ads is now open to all. read more
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Teenager assaulted in library confrontation
A teenager was assaulted Wednesday afternoon at Jackson District Library's Carnegie branch. The teen, a regular at the library, was at the computer in the library's Reference Room when another teen approached him and punched him before fleeing the library, witnesses said.
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Adobe Plans to License Flash for Free
In an attempt to expand the presence of Flash on mobile devices, Adobe announced that it will begin to license Flash technology for free. It has launched an initiative called the Open Screen Project, which includes handset manufacturers Motorola, ... (follow link to read)
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MvixUSA Launches Ultra Portable HDD-based Hi-Def Media Player
Mvix (USA), Inc., a leader in HDD-based, portable media playback solutions, announces the launch of yet another hi-def media decoder now in ultra small size. The new Mvix MV-2500U supports the small 2.5-inchhard drive, but boasts of most of the key features of its predecessors like MX-780HD or MX-760. It can support HDDs as large as250GB hard disk, enough to carry 100 DVD quality movie titles. ...
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America's Dilemma: Close Security Holes, or Exploit Them Ourselves
On April 27, 2007, Estonia was attacked in cyberspace.
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Sezmi will combine Internet video, cable TV
NEW YORK (AP) -- A startup is betting that people are tired enough of their cable and satellite bills to take a look at an alternative pay TV system that combines a number of different technologies to deliver programming.
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Smarthinking.com really helps at LCC
Kimberly Guerra had difficulties with her writing skills in a developmental English class this spring at Laredo Community College.However, because of valuable classroom instruction and the assistance she received from LCC's 24-hour online tutoring service, Guerra went from a C-student to an A-student in class.
Laredo Morning Times |
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CenturyTel 1Q profit up 14 percent on Internet subscribers
(AP:MONROE, La.) CenturyTel Inc.'s first-quarter earnings rose 14 percent as an increase in Internet subscribers pushed revenue higher, the regional telecommunications provider said Thursday.
INO News |
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America's Dilemma: Close Security Holes, or Exploit Them Ourselves
On April 27, 2007, Estonia was attacked in cyberspace.
Addict 3D |
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An Anti-aging Skin Care Revolution
(ARA) - Whether in department stores, drugstores or even on the Internet, many lotions and creams claim to be the "miracle in a bottle" that we are all looking for. Cracking the code to find the truth can be difficult.
Carteret County News-Times |
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Formula Set for Web Music Royalties
A federal court on Wednesday established a formula for determining the Internet royalties owed to thousands of music composers, writers and publishers by three major online services
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Anagran Works With HP to Solve Government IP Traffic Logjams
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., BUSINESS WIRE -- Anagran has signed an agreement with HP for the distribution of Anagran high-capacity flow management products to federal, state and local government agencies.
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Atlanta Falcons’ Jamaal Anderson Testifying This Morning on Capitol Hill to Support Equal Access to Communications and ...
The Coalition of Organizations for Accessible Technology (COAT) is pleased to announce that Jamaal Anderson, defensive end and 2007 first round draft pick of the NFL Atlanta Falcons, is testifying today at a House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet hearing on the proposed draft of Enhancing Access to Broadband Technology and Services for Persons with Disabilities. Andersons ...
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Ballmer admits his open-source blindspot
Microsoft's Steve Ballmer admits he sometimes misses innovations because he doesn't understand the business model. Exactly.
CNET |
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Keep Vista's User Account Control on guard duty
They slow you down, but those pop-up security alerts do serve an important purpose.
CNET |
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Comcast profit falls, but broadband strength lifts shares
Comcast Corp. says first-quarter profit declines 12.5%, partly due to a year-ago gain, but shares up on broadband strength.
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Australian iPhone confirmed as non-exclusive?
The iPhone is indeed coming to Australia, an anonymous source is said to be confirming. CNET is citing an "industry insider," who claims that an Australian iPhone launch is expected in the last week of June, and with the regional carrier Optus. The company is expected to make the announcement in mid-May, just a few weeks before Apple's WWDC confe...
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Garmin nuvifone to be priced beyond iPhone?
Garmin's highly touted nuvifone may cost $100 more than its Apple rival at AT&T, according to a survey passed along to Engadget. The navigation device maker is gauging customer responses to its price strategy and is currently suggesting that its GPS-enabled cellphone should sell for $500 with a two-year contract, or $100 above the price of a stand...
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free-to-play
The GROW series of Flash games has got to be one of the most addictive, time-wasting series ever. Besides being terribly cute, they're also a testament to the creativity of one person, known only as 'On'.
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Recent Original Stories
"Versora's Progression Desktop migration tool gets better with every release. Now on version 2.0, the developers have expanded the capabilities of the software and qualified it with many more operating systems. It's never been easier to transfer your settings from Windows to GNU/Linux."
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Recent Original Stories
SymphonyOS 2006-05 Beta has been released . This release, based on Debian unstable, is the first with a functional hard drive installer and the first to include the OneClick software installation system providing an easy to use interface to the debian repositories.
New Mobile Computing |
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Wayne State starts online degree program for librarians
DETROIT (AP) - Students seeking a master's degree in library science from Wayne State University can earn one while sitting in front of their home computers, starting this fall.
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Using mail for phishing
The standard phishing scams still catch enough people to justify the small costs and low risks involved - but there's a better way. From the bad guy's perspective traditional phishing has costs and benefits. On the cost side there's a few hundred dollars to get a million...
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U.S. Judge sets Internet music royalties formula
Online music services such as those run by Yahoo, RealNetworks, could pay $100-million
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