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Microsoft to slash Xbox 360 price in Japan-Nikkei
TOKYO (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp will slash the price of its Xbox 360 game console in Japan by about 30 percent, below Nintendo Co's Wii and Sony Corp's PlayStation 3 in a bid to boost market share, the Nikkei business daily said on Monday.
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REGION: Demand for workers remains high in some sectors
Even in this year's battered labor market, employers in North County still are hiring when it comes to high-demand jobs including truck drivers, nurses and computer software engineers. Palomar Pomerado Health has hired 76 nurses just since July for i
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WWE/Republican Convention, Unforgiven Issue?, WWE/Yahoo, & More
» In addition to spending time at the Democratic National Convention last week in Denver, WWE will also be at the Republican National Convention this week in St. Paul. Shawn Michaels, Mr. Kennedy and Mickie James are slated to appear at the RNC. Batista, Shelton Benjamin and Candice Michelle appeared at the DNC convention.
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Citi Asia Pacific Dominates 2008 Global Finance Awards Winning 15 Country Awards
Citi Asia Pacific continued to sweep the Global Finance Magazine Internet awards, winning a total of 15 awards in the Best Consumer Internet Bank and Best Corporate/Institutional Internet Bank categories in 2008. This is the fourth year in a row that Citi has dominated Global Finance’s list of “World’s Best Internet Banks in Asia”.
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"Wi-Fi Hotspots" no longer available at Wash. rest stops
Spokane – Wireless internet access will no longer be available at rest areas in Washington because not enough people have subscribed consistently to use the service.
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Dell replacing XPS touchpad with touchscreen... or someone, somewhere owns Photoshop
Filed under: Laptops There are two kinds of Dell rumors: sure things , and ones that aren't sure things. This one falls in the latter camp, so proceed with caution. We've got a tipster who says a friend of his from Dell handed him this shot of what is purportedly a new XPS M1330 / M1530 design. As you can see, pretty much the same old fare... but what's this? A large glossy touchpad? ...
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Take A Tour of the RPM Recycling Plant
The scene of large trash fire just a few weeks ago was the site toured today by WFMZ's Stephanie Esposito. She takes a behind-the scenes look at what goes on there with owner Joe Raimo, and looks in on how things have gone since the fire.
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REGION: Demand for workers remains high in some sectors
Even in this year's battered labor market, employers in North County still are hiring when it comes to high-demand jobs including truck drivers, nurses and computer software engineers.
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Dr. Robert F. Maronde, artificial kidney co-creator, dies
Dr. Robert F. Maronde, a professor emeritus at the University of Southern California School of Medicine whose accomplishments included co-creating an artificial kidney in the late 1940s and developing an early computerized prescription drug system in the 1960s, has died. He was 88.
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Microsoft to slash Xbox 360 price in Japan-Nikkei
Microsoft Corp will slash the price of its Xbox 360 game console in Japan by about 30 percent, below Nintendo Co's (7974.OS) Wii and Sony Corp's (6758.T) PlayStation 3 in a bid to boost market share, the Nikkei business daily said on Monday.
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Clean content is selling point for online classifieds
The wildly successful Internet marketplace, Craigslist.org , with its free classified advertising, discussion groups, personal ads and erotic services, is not a place that some families want to visit, says Cary Peters, who is offering an alternative.
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Is podcasting only for the young?
Do you download podcasts on a regular basis? If so, chances are that you are 18 to 29 years of age, according to a new study. Enjoy it now, kids! Read More...
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ABC7 news team "Convention Mentions" blog
Members of the ABC7 news team share their RNC experiences from St. Paul, Minn.
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IBM Australia could face strike action in a Baulkham Hills, Sydney facility on Thursday or Friday this week, according to the Australian Services Union, after the company failed to negotiate with the union over the weekend.
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Network Promotes Fall Show by Not Letting Anyone See It
The CW marketing philosophy was old-fashioned and basic: do not give the show to anybody. Not to Web sites that might stream it or critics who might savage it.
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A New Battle Is Beginning in Branding for the Web
Trademark issues may take on a higher profile, fueled by the escalating value of brands in general and trademark holders increasingly trying to assert their rights, especially on the Internet.
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For Web TV, a Handful of Hits but No Formula for Success
Hollywood writers and producers are realizing that producing Web content may be easy but profiting from it is hard.
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Googling in Person to Make Friends
Advertisers are grappling with the idea of Google, which spent many of its early years avoiding and infuriating advertising agencies, now shifting to embrace them.
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Culprit behind discolored photo could be memory card
Question: I was recently trying to print a picture. I'd kept it on a memory card in one of the slots on my computer. When the card became full, I backed up everything to a DVD+RW.
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Lifehacker's Guide to Nabbing the Job You Want [Job Search]
Labor Day weekend is the time to say an unofficial goodbye to summer, to consistent warm weather, to lighter clothes—and maybe to the job that's holding you back. If you're looking to make the...
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True makes fresh push for IPTV
TrueIPTV Co, the internet-protocol television (IPTV) arm of True Corp, is resuming aggressive marketing for its digital TV operations after completing business and organisational restructuring.
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Captcha is broken - now what?
Captcha systems to stop automated postings have been 'completelybroken' by spammers, experts say.
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Go-go gadgets
New machines, software and websites aim to help you improve your sporting performance, reports Simon Sharwood.
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Komputer Klinic: Did you miss a TV show? Just catch it online
A television revolution is under way. Prime time is dying as many networks are putting full-length programs online. You can catch popular shows and old favorites for free on your schedule.
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Lenovo won't refund the Windows tax without an NDA
When a Linux user attempted to obtain a reimbursement for an unused Windows license, Lenovo agreed to refund him $130, but only if he would sign a nondisclosure agreement first. Read More...
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