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Microsoft job listing hints at App Store-like 'Skymarket' for Windows Mobile
Filed under: Cellphones , Handhelds While Apple's App Store was far from being the first of its kind , we're now seeing a job posting over in the Redmond area that suggests that Microsoft is looking to produce something similar for its Windows Mobile platform. The news comes hot on the heels of Google's own Android Market announcement, and if the Product Manager position writeup ...
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Owner of Russian opposition website killed
NAZRAN, Russia (Reuters) - An opposition Internet news site owner in Russia's troubled Ingushetia region was fatally shot on Sunday soon after being detained by police, and his colleagues called for a rally to protest his death.
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The first Windows phone with multi-touch sighted
September 01, 2008 [General] By Edward J. R. Which company has managed to achieve it?
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Windows Live Messenger 9: my new best friend
What's this? Posting at 4am in the morning? Are you kidding me? No. I can't sleep. Ahh, a sigh of relief, a breath of fresh air, freshly ironed underwear, or the first sip of an ice cold beer after a crap day at work. All these combined...
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CipherLab Selected by Brazilian Post and Telegraph Corporation for Improved Mail Dispatch and Data Capture Logistics ...
CipherLab , a leading innovator in Automated Identification and Data Capture for the retail, warehouse, healthcare, government and distribution markets, today announced that its 9400 Industrial Mobile Computer will be deployed throughout the 3,000+ regional branches of the Empresa Brasileira de Correios e Telegrafos , the national postal service of Brazil.
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Microsoft to slash Xbox 360 price in Japan: report
File photo shows computer users trying Microsoft's Xbox 360 at a game show in Tokyo. The software giant is set to slash the price of its game console in Japan by almost 30 percent to try to boost sales amid tough competition from rivals Sony and Nintendo.
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Abdullah Badawi
Abdullah Badawi One view why he’s disliked... His office budget rises 80% to M$20.22b.. how’s that possible asks a cynical blogger. Sep 1, 2008 By The New Sanctuary According to Malaysiakini, the expenditure of the Prime Minister’s department has risen from M$3.6b last year to M$10.22b this year.
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Users hidden by the fog of browser wars
news analysis Internet Explorer 8 is tracking user concerns on privacy and security. Putting features first may not be for the best. Compare your salary Use the IT salary benchmark wizard and know the average salary differences between different job functions. Join activeTechPros. http://www.activetechpros.com
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Recent baidu.com News
Tokyo, Aug 29, 2008 (Jiji Press) - Baidu.com Inc.'s Japanese arm is aiming to be the second choice of Internet search engines in Japan, its president, Toshikazu Inoue, said.
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Aardvarks top zebras in spam stakes
A British researcher has found that email addresses that start with 'a' get the highest proportion of spam.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation |
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Users warn of problems with IE8 Beta 2
While hiccups are expected from beta software, some problems appear to exist within Microsoft's own services.
ZDNet Asia |
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Adobe's aim: Mobile app meets Photoshop
Plans to update Elements, revamp Express, and release Photoshop.com Mobile beta will let photographers view images from the desktop, Web, and phone.
ZDNet Asia |
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Microsoft readying apps store for Windows Mobile?
According to a job posting, the software giant expects to launch an applications store called "Skymarket" this fall for its Windows Mobile platform.
ZDNet Asia |
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Antitrust scrutiny in Yahoo-Google deal intensifies
While Google and Wall Street are betting controversial Yahoo-Google ad deal gets a green light from antitrust regulators, the level of scrutiny is rising.
ZDNet Asia |
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Android Developer Challenge winners focus on location
The US$3.75 million in prizes distributed by Google to Android developers includes several applications that take advantage of location-aware technology in mobile phones.
ZDNet Asia |
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Intel releases Bios update
Following the disclosure of a high-privilege rootkit for the Xen hypervisor, Intel has patched the Bios for affected desktop and mobile motherboards.
ZDNet Asia |
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Russia Web site owner killed after arrest
Owner of opposition Internet news site in Russia's volatile Ingushetia region shot and killed after being detained by police.
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Glitches don't tarnish Apple's iPhone 3G
First an iPhone price cut left early buyers feeling foolish, and then came reports that some iPods were spitting sparks. Now the new iPhone 3G has been marred by bugs, spotty service, disappearing programs and a veil of secrecy over software developers trying to broaden its appeal.
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Newnan man gets 10 years on child porn conviction
Newnan resident Harold Space has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison after being convicted on charges of receiving child pornography via the Internet.
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Business
Futuris Corporation will sell its stake in WA internet services provider Amcom for about $48.5 million, after hinting at the divestment of its non-core assets earlier this month.
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Google gets cozy with an uneasy friend
Advertisers are grappling with the idea of Google, which spent many of its early years avoiding — and infuriating — advertising agencies, is now shifting to embrace them.
International Herald Tribune |
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JCPD crime reports now available online
Johnson City residents have a new way to keep up with what crimes occur in town, around the corner or on their street — and they never have to leave home if they’re connected to the World Wide Web.
Johnson City Press |
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Limitations may be put on Internet use
Like to download great gobs of data? Watch streaming movies? Pig out at the all-you-can-eat Internet buffet?
Abilene Reporter-News |
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Buying a green PC - Feature
Washington - It's not easy being green - especially when it comes to computers. While for years the computer industry has been touting green components and working to reduce the power used by individual components, a typical PC with monitor still use...
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Microsoft To Cut Japanese Retail Price Of Xbox 360 By 30%
Microsoft To Cut Japanese Retail Price Of Xbox 360 By 30%
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