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Communications Minister Stephen Conroy will reportedly tomorrow (Wednesday) set November 26 as the final deadline for companies to submit bids to build and operate the government's planned $4.7 billion national broadband network (NBN).
ZDNet Australia |
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IE8 is memory hog, says researcher
'Epic levels of bloat'. Microsoft's latest version of Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) requires more than double the memory of its main rival, Mozilla's Firefox, and spawns nearly six times the number of processor threads, a performance researcher has said.
TechWorld |
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Megafon strikes deal to sell Apple iPhone in Russia
MOSCOW, September 2 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's third largest mobile operator Megafon has signed an agreement with U.S. company Apple to sell the popular iPhone 3G handset in Russia, Megafon said Tuesday.
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IOGEAR's New DVI Net ShareStation Enhances Digital Signage and Networking Display Needs
IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- CEDIA -- With IOGEAR's DVI Net ShareStation, multiple users on a network can now share information, such as work presentations or signage displays, using one monitor. The product will be on display at the CEDIA EXPO, September 3-6, 2008 at booth # 468.
Broadcast Newsroom |
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Fujitsu Scanners Selected as 'Editor's Choice' in Better Buys for Business 2008 Scan-to-File Guide
SUNNYVALE, Calif. , Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/- Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., a market leader in document imaging scanners and services, today announced that seven Fujitsu scanners earned the "Editor's Choice" designation in the Better Buys for Business 2008 Scan-to-File Guide.
Broadcast Newsroom |
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State begins computer recycling program
Have an old computer sitting in a closet or garage collecting dust? The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has started a new statewide program for recycling these obsolete pieces of technology.
Waxahachie Daily Light |
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Wowza Goes 2 for 2 as Finalist in Streaming Media Magazine's 2008 Readers' Choice Awards
SAN JOSE, Calif. , Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Wowza Media Systems, an emerging leader in streaming media server software, who turned heads last year by placing in the top 3 in the Best Server Hardware/Software category alongside such industry titans as Adobe and Microsoft, today announced that its flagship product, Wowza Media Server (R) Pro, is again a finalist for this prestigious award, now in ...
Broadcast Newsroom |
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Ad targeting based on ISP tracking now in doubt
NEW YORK -- It sounded like a winning proposition — free money — for Internet access providers. By tracking their subscribers’ personal Web surfing habits, they could help deliver ads targeted to the consumers’ interests, and claim a share of the burgeoning online advertising market dominated by Internet search companies.
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The future of search may be personalized, but what about your privacy?
Pandia takes a look at how the search engines may use your web surfing habits and other data to fine tune your search results.
Pandia |
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Ahead of the Bell: Google launches browser
Google Inc. is making its own Web browser available for download Tuesday, but the move shouldn't be seen as an attempt to wrest market share away from Microsoft Corp.'s Internet Explorer, an analyst said.
AP via Yahoo! Finance |
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Community worker set to sue Facebook
Well-known Alexandra community worker is set to sue Facebook and one of its users for defamation of character.
Independent Online |
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Dell repair adventure, day 3
As in my last adventure with Dell, the "next day onsite" service has turned out not to be as advertised. If you don't remember that visit with Alice in Dell Land, here's a pointer to that string of posts. Although my initial Email discussions with Dell's technical...
ZDNet |
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Former Microsoft exec is new Gates Foundation CEO
(AP:SEATTLE) The arrival of a new CEO at the world's largest charitable foundation comes with much less fanfare than Bill Gates' own decision to leave Microsoft Corp. to focus more on his family's philanthropy.
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Microsoft's Man in Open Source: Sam Ramji on Redmond's Linux Strategy
Sam Ramji is a busy man. As Microsoft’s senior director of platform strategy, his job is a big one: overseeing the company’s initiatives in Linux and open source.
IT Management |
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Google sets off Internet browser war
A woman works on her computer beside a Google logo in Frankfurt. Google will launch its own internet browser, Google Chrome, in a new challenge to Microsoft Internet Explorer and Firefox.
TODAYonline |
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Google Adds YouTube-like Service to Apps Suite
Google is adding a video sharing application to its Apps Premier hosted software suite.
PC World |
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Collegiate Licensed Properties Association Chooses OpSec Security to Implement First Collegiate Online Brand ...
BOSTON----OpSec Security, Inc., the global leader in anti-counterfeiting and brand protection solutions, today announced that it has been selected by the Collegiate Licensed Properties Association to provide online brand protection services for their member colleges and universities.
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance |
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Google adds YouTube-like service to Apps suite
Google has added a video sharing component to its Apps Premier suite of hosted communication and collaboration software, betting that companies will find it useful for a variety of workplace uses. The Google Video service was due to debut in Apps Premier on Tuesday, allowing end-users to upload clips and share them with co-workers using an interface very similar to Google's YouTube, the ...
InfoWorld |
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I have a burning desire
The map will replace this text. If any users do not have Flash Player 8 (or above), they'll see this message. Word has it that in Germany, when the train arrives five seconds late at the station, the driver gets almost suicidal for shaming the nation.
Mail and Guardian |
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New York-Based Managed Service Provider Praises ROBOBAK's N+1 Technology; Calls its Scalability 'Critical' to Growth ...
OffSiteDataSync.com, a Rochester-based managed service provider focused on providing data retention and disaster recovery services for medical practices and legal firms, today said its choice of Version 8 Data Protection Suite software from ROBOBAK was based on ROBOBAK's "N+1" capability.
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance |
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The Smashing Pumpkins to Debut New Single 'G.L.O.W.' as Part of Downloadable Songpack Exclusively for Guitar Hero(R) ...
The Smashing Pumpkins, one of rock's defining and most acclaimed bands who've sold over 30 million albums, is coming to Activision Publishing, Inc.'s Guitar Hero® World Tour in a ground-breaking way as the band will debut their new single "G.L.O.W." exclusively in the game.
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance |
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Spare Backup, Inc. Introduces Partner Program
Spare Backup, Inc. , an industry leading provider of automated, online backup applications for home users and small businesses, announced today that it has introduced an innovative, new partner program.
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance |
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Belkin Chooses Azimuth Systems' ACE(TM) Channel Emulator and ADEPT-n MIMO Test Platform for 802.11n Testing
Azimuth Systems, Inc., a leading provider of wireless broadband test equipment and channel emulators for Wi-Fi, WiMAX, LTE and other 4G technologies, announced today that Belkin International, Inc., has selected the ACE(TM) channel emulator and ADEPT-n MIMO test platform to automate the testing of its N and N1 wireless networking product lines.
Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance |
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Avistar Receives Additional Patent Relating to Instant Messaging, Voice over IP (VoIP) and Videoconferencing
Avistar Communications Corporation , a leading provider of unified visual communications solutions, today announced that it has been granted an additional U.S. patent: 7,421,470, relating to dynamically changeable associations between users and endpoint devices -- such as desktop computers, laptops, PDAs and cell phones.
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance |
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Old Road Computing Emerges from Stealth to Launch as Virtual Computer, Inc.
WESTFORD, Mass.----Old Road Computing announced today it has emerged from stealth mode and is doing business as Virtual Computer, Inc. With Highland Capital Partners and Flybridge Capital Partners leading the company’s Series A funding, Virtual Computer will deliver solutions that capitalize on virtualization technology to reduce the cost of managing corporate PCs while improving their ...
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance |
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