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Brownback: China Wants to Censor Web for Olympics Guests
U.S. Sen. Sam Brownback, a congressional leader on human rights issues, on Thursday will call on President Bush to boycott China's Olympics opening ceremonies and reveal pressure by China on U.S. hotels to censor guests' access to the Internet.
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Google's CEO Discusses DoubleClick, MicroHoo, Don't Be Evil, Googlephobia And Mobile Search
CNBC news anchor Maria Bartiromo interviewed Google CEO Eric Schmidt on Tuesday and discussed a wide range of topics, from MicroHoo to advertising on YouTube, mobile and Googlephobia. There are no real surprises and nothing especially new (other than the statement about new ad products for YouTube this year). However it you have time it makes for interesting reading. Below are my edited ...
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Recent Original Stories
Jambi ships as a single Java library, or JAR (Java Archive) file, plus a handful of tools, including an interface layout and design tool, and an Eclipse plug-in. Trolltech uses its vaunted Qt C++ library as the GUI engine and puts Java wrappers around it.
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Schools get laptops for students
High school students in Sundre will get 90 laptops and be able to access video conferencing and other technology as part of a $300,000 pilot project. Laptops will be in used in English and history classrooms at Sundre High School.
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Qmotions to Bring Next Gen Wireless Controllers to Xbox
Qmotions has some interesting controllers that allow gamers who play skateboard or snowboarding games to use realistic boards rather than a controller to play. Qmotions announced that it would be bringing its next generation wireless controllers to the Xbo...
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McAfee Appoints New COO, CFO
April 30, 2008 -- ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Security solution provider McAfee announced on Wednesday that it has named Albert A. "Rocky" Pimentel the company's chief operating officer and chief financial officer, effective May 15.
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Raise a glass to Downey's wit!
Amid the loud kabooms, dizzying whooshes and blinding flashes, Iron Man's best special effect is the superhuman wit of Robert Downey Jr.
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Web Host MaximumASP Upgrades Plans
April 30, 2008 -- ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Web hosting provider MaximumASP announced on Wednesday that it has upgraded its existing Windows virtual dedicated plans by "doubling allocated amounts of guaranteed RAM at no extra cost."
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Could Southwest turn to WestJet for international routes?
Could Southwest team up with Canadian low-cost carrier WestJet as tries to find a partner for international service? That's what at least one analyst thinks, according to Transportation blogger Scott Deveau of Toronto's National Post. Deveau writes that David Newman,...
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ResellerChoice Expands with Peer 1
April 30, 2008 -- ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Web hosting provider ResellerChoice announced on Wednesday that it has expanded its New York City "data center" to offer better geographic diversity for its customers on the east coast.
Web Host Industry Review |
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Solar VTG Offers SaaS with Parallels
April 30, 2008 -- ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Web hosting software provider Parallels announced on Wednesday that Solar Virtualization Technologies Group is using Parallels technologies to launch new software as a service solutions for small and medium businesses.
Web Host Industry Review |
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Sam's Club starts online electronics recycling program
Sam's Club warehouse stores are starting a new online recycling program for electronics that will pay for some of the items that customers want to discard.
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CRA Extends Tax Deadline to May 6
April 30, 2008 -- ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- The Canada Revenue Agency announced on Wednesday that it has extended the deadline for online tax filing to May 6 due to the heavy traffic that has been slowing down its Netfile website.
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T3 Communications Opens New Facility
April 30, 2008 -- ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Telecommunications provider T3 Communications says that it has opened a new carrier neutral data and enterprise colocation data center in Winter Haven, Florida.
Web Host Industry Review |
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Is the future of TV on the Web?
The future of television is changing before our eyes, as media giants scramble to stake their claims in the wilderness of Internet video.
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Opening Glance: Most Internet software, services stocks rise
(AP:NEW YORK) Internet software and services stocks mostly rose with the broader market Thursday morning, though shares of Akamai Technologies Inc. fell after the Web services provider reported first-quarter revenue below analysts' expectations.
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A Second Opinion
Miley Cyrus became the target of worldwide criticism on April 21 when racy pictures of her were leaked onto the Internet. MTVNews.com reported that the photos show "the singer wearing just a bra and underwear while draped across the lap of an unnamed male, and another in which she's pulling down her shirt to reveal a green bra.
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Some weakness expected from Sun Micro results
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - Sun Micosystems Inc. is set to deliver its fiscal third-quarter results after the market closes Thursday, and the mood among analysts suggests that the computer server and software developer may have had a rough go of it in its latest business period.
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Biometric buying supported by 1/4 of Canadians surveyed
Six in 10 internet-connected consumers believe they will be able to pay for purchases using just a fingerprint by 2015, according to a study by U.K.-based marketing company TNS.
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Aurora man pleads guilty to cyberstalking Adam Archuleta's Playboy model wife
AURORA, Ill. -- An Aurora man has been banned from most Internet use and sentenced to 60 days in the Kane County Jail after pleading guilty to sending threatening e-mails to a Playboy magazine model.
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MozyHome offers unlimited internet backup
Mozy has released a final version of MozyHome for Mac 1.0, what it calls the "industry's first" unlimited online backup service for the Mac. The service, which boasts more than 700,000 users and 6.2 billion backed up files, allows users to transparently backup files over the internet -- up to 2GB of online backup absolutely free (and no expiration ...
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Through the Grapevine
There is a new celebrity in town who I completely despise, but I am afraid teenage girls will rise from the depths and attack me if I dare admit it. Miley Cyrus drives me crazy. And this weekend, she was everywhere. There was an uproar on every celebrity Web site over a Vanity Fair picture taken by famed photographer Annie Leibovitz that depicted the 15-year-old apparently topless covering ...
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Former Nelson teacher pleads guilty
A former Nelson County Middle School librarian and high school track coach pleaded guilty last week to soliciting sex from a minor over the Internet. Tim Bennett, 35, was arrested at his home in Amherst in late September.
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Washington DC
NEW YORK and LA JOLLA, Calif. , May 1 /PRNewswire/ -- MadCap Software and Translations.com today announced a strategic partnership to provide solutions for streamlining best-in-class content creation, translation and localization.
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Adobe launches Open Screen Project
Adobe has launched an initiative to use Flash technology to deliver rich web and video content across TVs, PCs, mobile devices and consumer electronic products.
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