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Nielsen: Mobile Extends Reach of Web's Sites
Few mobile Web sites have demonstrated the ability to reel in big audiences just yet, but mobile is proving to be a reach extension vehicle when coupled with the top sites on the Internet, particularly in the weather and entertainment categories, finds a new report issued by The Nielsen Company.
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That'll be $0, please
The idea of literally giving something away but still profiting from it isn't a new concept, but with the advent of the Internet there's now a new dimension to it – and soon, all products and services we now pay for could become free, says Wired Magazine head honcho Chris Anderson.
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Google Provides Help For the Help-Seekers
Isn't it always fun stumbling across some new feature to enhance your overall Google Experience? Just the little things that can add so much convenience to your daily web use like the definition or movies web search features. read more
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Yahoo bid mulled
Microsoft's directors were meeting yesterday to consider raising the software maker's US$41.9 billion ($53.6 billion) bid for Yahoo instead of pursuing a threatened hostile takeover attempt, the Wall Street Journal reported.
The New Zealand Herald |
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Kingston Technology Releases High-Performance 800MHz HyperX FB-DIMMs for Intel Skulltrail Extreme Platform
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif.----Kingston Technology Company, Inc., the independent world leader in memory products, today announced the release of high-performance, low-latency 800MHz DDR2 fully-buffered dual-inline memory modules .
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Cyber-Rain Qualifies for Rebate Programs Across the Country
Smart Sprinkler Controller Passes SWAT Testing (PRWeb May 1, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/05/prweb908634.htm
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Outgoing government reveals Italians' salaries online
Italians were outraged at a deliberate move to publicly reveal online the income of every tax-paying citizen.
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Comcast Beats Estimates Thanks to Internet, Phone Subscribers
Comcast’s first-quarter earnings beat analysts’ estimates as the largest U.S. cable television operator boosted revenue with more high-speed Internet and telephone subscribers.
TV Week |
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Senator: China plans to spy on Olympic hotel guests
A U.S. senator accused the Chinese government on Thursday of ordering U.S.-owned hotels in China to install Internet filters that can spy on international visitors coming to see the summer Olympic games.
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InfoSpace plunges after company reports wider 1st-qtr loss
(AP:NEW YORK) Shares of InfoSpace Inc. sank Thursday after the online search engine operator said its first-quarter loss widened as a large impairment charge and increased operating expenses overshadowed revenue growth.
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Top Sports Leagues, Program Network Find Fault With Tech Companies' ''White Spaces'' Proposal
The National Football League, Major League Baseball, the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, the National Basketball Association, the National Hockey League, the National Collegiate Athletic Association, the PGA Tour, and ESPN today challenged tech companies' "white spaces" proposals, including a "beacon" plan supported by Google, and asked the Federal Communications Commission to ...
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Senator: China plans to spy on Olympic hotel guests
Thu, May 1, 2008 (11:32 a.m.) A Senate lawmaker accused the Chinese government on Thursday of ordering U.S.-owned hotels in China to install Internet filters that can spy on international visitors coming to see the summer Olympic games.
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Premiere Global's Notifications & Reminders Solution Selected by American Hospital Association
The American Hospital Association (AHA), through AHA Solutions, today announced an exclusive endorsement of Notifications & Reminders Solutions delivered by Premiere Global Services, Inc. (NYSE: PGI), a global provider of on-demand, communication technologies-based business process improvement solutions, The Premiere Global Communications Operating System (PGiCOS) will enable AHA member ...
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Verizon begins work on high-speed network in western Mass.
Verizon Communications Inc. said it has begun building out its broadband network covering about two dozen western Massachusetts communities and expects to begin service in some towns by summer. (VZ)
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Credit card fraud popping up as computer systems at restaurants are hacked
Computer systems at several restaurants across south Louisiana have been compromised. The Secret Service is working with banks and businesses in Baton Rouge and all across south Louisiana, trying to get to the bottom of things. This is a serious issue and everyone is advised to take caution. WAFB's Keitha Nelson has the details.
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Brownback: China plans to spy on Olympic hotel guests
WASHINGTON Sen. Sam Brownback accused the Chinese government on Thursday of ordering U.S.-owned hotels in China to install Internet filters that can spy on international visitors coming to see the summer Olympic games.
The Kansas City Star |
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Is learning all that much betteer online?
-- The issue Distance learning funding cuts of up to 20 percent have been discussed behind closed doors in the state Legislature. -- Those protesting Students argue that going to school online allows them to learn at their own pace, which they claim is faster than in a brick-and-mortar classroom.
Casa Grande Dispatch |
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Sarah Schorno: Bob Costas Just Doesn't Get It
There has been constant and unfair criticism of sports bloggers. It's clear that the old school media guys are afraid of what they don't understand. And even worse, they don't try to.
HuffingtonPost |
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HP Updates Mobile Device Management Software
HP has introduced updates to its mobile device management software that address the critical needs of three distinct audiences: wireless operators, enterprise customers and handset manufacturers. Here is more info:The company unveiled the newly branded HP Mobile Management Center ...
PDA Buyer's Guide |
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Laptop battery prices rumored to be increasing
Following a large fire at the LG Chem factory in South Korea, the limited availability of laptop batteries will likely increase the price. Laptop manufacturers have rushed to ensure they have enough supply for newly-ordered laptops, while many have also increased the cost of these laptop components.
SearchMobileComputing.com |
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Questions/Answers
Questions and answers on Daily Bulletin stories from readers like you. Because of major computer and system failures, Thursday's edition of the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin and other newspapers in the Los Angeles Newspaper Group were abbreviated and missing features and certain sections.
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HP discovery may lead to faster chips
For nearly 40 years, scientists have speculated that basic electrical circuits have a natural ability to remember things even when the power is switched off. They just couldn’t find it.
Taipei Times |
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Comcast 1Q profit falls, but Internet, phone lifts stock
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Promotional offers and higher cable television spending fueled the first-quarter profits of Comcast Corp., which showed limited effects from an economic slowdown.
IWon - Money |
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The Hindu Business Line : Stock Holding to launch e-stamping in Maharashtra
E-stamping is computer-based stamping of documents where the record keeping agency maintains the database electronically instead of physically stamping documents, which could be forged.
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Too Old to MySpace, Too Young to Die
When people start to think they’re “too old” for anything, it might be time for them to think they are old enough to die. As I was cruising the Internet looking for some meat on local politics, I happened upon the local WJR Radio web site, and stumbled upon a podcast by novelist-slash-sportswriter-slash-radio personality, Mitch Albom. This precious piece of radio history outlined the ...
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