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Police get crime-fighting computers
Criminals beware. Cleveland Police Department has a new way of detecting stolen vehicles and outstanding warrants, and it’s at the touch of the police officers’ fingers.
Cleveland Advocate |
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MormonTimes.com: 'In their own language' - translating in the LDS Church
Translators for the LDS Church work on scriptures, magazines, handbooks, software, conferences and training meetings as well as Internet content.
Deseret Morning News |
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Japanese police arrest man over threat to crown prince
TOKYO -- Japanese police arrested a 31-year-old man Saturday on suspicion of posting a hoax message on an Internet message board threatening to kill Crown Prince Naruhito, new reports said.
Philippine Daily Inquirer |
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More vacationers are turning to house swaps
S o, you've found a great Internet deal on airfare, but the expenses of a hotel, car rental and dining is proving to be a little too rich for your blood.
The Star-Ledger |
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'Snail-mail' looking sluggish
"Instead of using collection boxes, most people today send their mail from home or workplace and pay bills online and correspond via Internet," said Freda Sauter, a postal spokesman in Baltimore.
The Capital |
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Football preview: Cary-Grove
Breakdown • The Trojans’ backfield migh have three juniors – QB Tyler Krebs, RB Alex Hembrey and FB Eric Chandler. Chandler rushed for 990 yards last season, and Hembrey started on defense and returned kicks and punts. Krebs is small, but lack of size hardly mattered with starter A.J. Hoger last year.
McHenry County Sports |
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Consumer News
Internet Comcast to set limit on data download, upload Comcast Corp. said Thursday it would set an official limit on the amount of data subscribers can download and upload each month.
The Salt Lake Tribune |
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Rockland briefing
SeniorNet@Rockland, a computer learning center for adults run by Meals on Wheels, is registering students for a new session of classes set to begin the week of Sept. 8. Registration is open for the following classes: introduction to computers, Internet, genealogy, word processing, Excel (spreadsheet), PowerPoint and digital imagining.
The Journal News |
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Commissioners adopt $49.8 million budget
One dissenting voice wasn’t sufficient to halt passage of the 2008-09 Comal County budget. The $49.8 million budget includes a 6 percent cost-of-living raise for all county employees and will fund a substantial investment in new computer equipment.
The New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung |
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China's addictive video game culture
Around four million Chinese youngsters are addicted to the Internet, mainly attracted by "unhealthy" online games, state media reported.
Independent Online |
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Malaysia bans anti-government website
Malaysia has pulled the plug on a popular news portal often critical of the government, sparking a massive outcry.
Independent Online |
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Comcast Can Get It for You Retail
Philadelphia — Comcast is expanding its retail presence, signing a deal with HH Gregg, a regional consumer electronics specialty retailer, to add digital cable, high-definition programming services, high-speed Internet and digital voice services to its in-store product mix.
MultiChannel News |
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Lenovo enters netbook market
Smaller, cheaper and lighter than laptops, but will they fly off shelves?
The News & Observer |
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U.S. is losing its leadership in Net traffic
SAN FRANCISCO - The era of the American Internet is ending. Invented by American computer scientists during the 1970s, the Internet has been embraced around the globe.
The Salt Lake Tribune |
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Required lab time boosts math grades
When University of Mississippi math professor Tristan Denley decided to help students improve their math grades, he looked beyond the lecture hall and found assistance in the computer room.
The Clarion-Ledger |
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Auburn quarterbacks accustomed to the hype
AUBURN -- Kodi Burns is no stranger to the Internet.
The News-Star |
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McCain is out of touch
Melanie Wong found a handful of people who don’t believe John McCain’s ignorance of computers or the Internet is anything to be concerned about in his qualifications to be president of the United States.
Vail Daily |
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Week 3 schedule
The Charlotte Observer is pleased to be able to offer its users the opportunity to make comments and hold conversations online. However, the interactive nature of the internet makes it impracticable for our staff to monitor each and every posting.
The Charlotte Observer |
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Eat, Drink Or Die seeks to become a niche brand
By JAKE COYLE NEW YORK — EatDrinkOrDie.com is hoping to find the culinary equivalent of Paris Hilton’s political campaign ad. The site is the latest expansion of the Or Die Networks Group, whose signature site is Funny Or Die, the comedy Web site Will Ferrell and Adam McKay created last year. As is true with the other Or Die sites, Eat, Drink Or Die marries professional content with amateur ...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram |
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Income report pushes stocks lower
Wall Street tumbled Friday after the government said personal incomes fell last month by the largest amount in nearly three years while consumer spending slowed. The Dow Jones industrial average dropped more than 170 points, while a disappointing profit report from computer maker Dell Inc. weighed on the technology-heavy Nasdaq composite index.
Rocky Mountain News |
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Breaker, breaker: Truckers livin' better
They tote laptops and talk on BlackBerrys. They work out at the gym and eat low-fat lunches. Many of today's truck drivers debunk the myths that have surrounded them for decades.
The Indianapolis Star |
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Jarrett seeks tax abatement as it plans an expansion
INDIANAPOLIS » Jarrett Engineering wants the city of Indianapolis to grant four years of personal property tax abatement for an expansion that would create 38 jobs. The machine and tool design company, which employs 49 people, wants to expand from 7,000 to 14,000 square feet in its building at 1011 N. Pennsylvania St. and buy $220,000 worth of new computer equipment. The request will be ...
The Indianapolis Star |
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iPhones in school? You bet!
Notebook? Got it. Pens? Yes. Textbook? Packed. iPhone?
Midland Reporter-Telegram |
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Board gets a sneak preview of rSchoolToday site
It was just a sneak preview, but after only a few minutes of watching Laurie Wavra at Monday's School Board meeting click through some of the pages of information available on the Crookston Public Schools' new Web portal, rSchoolToday, it was clear to all in attendance that the school district's new site is way different than the old one.
Crookston Daily Times |
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Kaspersky Lab launches new anti-virus and Internet security products in the Mideast
Kaspersky Lab, a leading developer of secure content management solutions, has launched into the Middle East its new generation products designed to protect home users from all types of security threat.
AME Info |
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