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Microsoft's new browser may block ads, even its own
SEATTLE -- The next version of Microsoft Corp.'s Web browser makes it easier for people to surf the Internet without leaving a trace.
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Samsung claims lightweight crown for new laptop
Samsung has unveiled a new thin-and-light laptop aimed at mobile professionals, claimed by the vendor to be the lightest system available with a 13.3in screen.
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Intel launches three new desktop CPUs
Intel has launched three desktop CPUs: the Core 2 Quad Q8200, Core 2 Duo E5200 and Celeron D 450.
Digi Times |
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PRW.com - Plastics Industry News
Cost-cutting Levblend grades will be sold exclusively via Viverso. 1 September 2008 - Bayer MaterialScience will launch a family of PC-ABS resins produced from Makrolon production waste next month, which it will market exclusively online through its Viverso internet sales subsidiary.
Plastics and Rubber Weekly |
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Quanta is focusing on develop own-brand non-notebook products
First-tier notebook maker Quanta Computer is planning to head toward promoting own-brand products by expanding into branded wireless Internet applications, which Barry Lam, chairman of Quanta, stressed will not impact its OEM notebook business.
Digi Times |
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'Joke' puts hacker behind bars
A Chinese computer hacker has been jailed for posting a fake earthquake alert.
Independent Online |
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Microsoft to slash Xbox 360 price in Japan
(Recasts with announcement)
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The eye of the storm : Leaving New Orleans is not an easy choice
In the wee hours of yesterday morning, as we looked at computer models that put Hurricane Gustav closer and closer to New Orleans, my husband and I finally made the firm decision to leave the city. To go or not to go was not an easy choice because the act of leaving is sheer physical and emotional torture.
Independent |
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An Essential and Comprehensive Report on the Broadband Fixed Network Industry in the UK: Overview
Western Digital WD5000AAKS 500GB Hard drive (Rated by 13 users) WD Caviar SE16 native SATA hard drive features 16 MB cache for lightning-fast performance.
Broadcast Newsroom |
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Microsoft slashes Japan Xbox 360 prices
(AP:TOKYO) Microsoft on Monday slashed the prices for the Xbox 360 video game consoles in Japan, an intensely competitive market where the U.S. software company has long been struggling against formidable rivals Nintendo and Sony.
INO News |
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Forest Park stays green
Provided. Send your photos to memral@communitypres Forest Park Environmental Awareness Director Wright Gwyn rests on items collected during the city's last computer recycling drive.
Community Press & Recorder |
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Cops warn of Internet kidnapping scam
Naperville police on Friday issued a warning about a new Internet scam involving a kidnapping hoax.
The Naperville Sun |
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Putting spin on politics
John McCain and Barack Obama want you to cover your car with magnets, flags and windshield covers from their respective Web sites. But neither candidate is selling campaign paraphernalia quite like the spin flags developed by Naperville entrepreneur David Gantner.
The Naperville Sun |
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6 Internet providers disclose Web tracking for ads
The nation's largest Internet service providers all say they haven't partnered with Silicon Valley startup NebuAd Inc. to monitor Web surfing and deliver targeted advertising to their subscribers. Here is a look at six smaller service providers, however, that have conducted trials.
Chicago Sun-Times |
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Rwanda: Laptop Per Child Project - Bring More Computers
The Ministry of Education's Secretary General together with the ICT department, has just finished carrying out an evaluation exercise to establish the efficacy of the One Laptop per Child project.
AllAfrica.com |
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Miyazaki presents East-West 'Little Mermaid'
VENICE, Italy---- Oscar-winning animator Hayao Miyazaki foregoes computer graphics and returns to the pencil and crayon for his latest film, an East-meets-West nod to Hans Christian Andersen's ''The Little Mermaid.''
Chicago Sun-Times |
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Man with plan for park in Bethlehem has criminal past
BETHLEHEM — A Thomaston man eager to open what he calls a "family fun center" for foster children on Munger Lane has a lengthy criminal record in Kansas, including convictions for theft and battery.
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Samsung knocks the Air out of Apple
THE LATEST LAPWARMER from Samsung X360 has won the title of the lightest notebook around, beating Apple to a pulp and taking the magic out of Voodoo.
The Inquirer |
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FAA flaw reveals deeper holes
LAST WEEK'S COMPUTER glitch at a Federal Aviation Administration centre which caused widespread airline delays this week was just the tip of an iceberg for the problems that could happen, according to AP.
The Inquirer |
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Improving Boot Times
A common topic of discussion in the Windows world - in fact, in any operating system - is boot performance. Many systems take a long time to reach a usable desktop from the moment the power switch is pressed, and this can be quite annoying if it takes too long. In a post on the Engineering 7 blog, Michael Fortin, lead engineer of Microsoft's Fundamentals/Core Operating System Group, explains ...
OSNews |
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Republicans shift gears
The perfect storm ... $$$$$: The decision to turn the Republican National Convention into a "fund-raiser" for Hurricane Gustav victims is at this juncture: whether to make it a telethon or an Internetathon.
Chicago Sun-Times |
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'Father of Internet' sizes up Chicago
Not too many 60-somethings are completely fluent with the ways of the Web. Far fewer have spent more than half of their lives online. Of course, when you are Vint Cerf and famous for being "the father of the Internet," it pays to have had an early start in the medium.
Chicago Sun-Times |
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Ad targeting based on ISP tracking now in doubt
It sounded like a winning proposition -- free money -- for Internet access providers.
Chicago Sun-Times |
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Microsoft considers slashing Japan Xbox 360 prices
(AP:TOKYO) Microsoft on Monday slashed the prices for the Xbox 360 video game consoles in Japan, an intensely competitive market where the U.S. software company has long been struggling against formidable rivals Nintendo and Sony.
INO News |
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He'll get in your face
Andy Thibault spends a lot of time in shorts and sandals watching rabbits nibble in his Litchfield backyard. When he feels up to it, he climbs the steep stairs of his Victorian home on a quiet, tree shaded street, turns on the computer and takes on the world.
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