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TigrisNet selects iDirect's Evolution product line to launch next-generation DVB-S2/ACM network
VT iDirect, a company of VT Systems Inc, announced that TigrisNet, a UK based global provider of IT solutions and satellite communications, has installed an iDirect Series 15000 Universal Hub and 50 Evolution X3 Satellite Routers to power an enhanced DVB-S2 network with Adaptive Coding and Modulation (ACM) for corporate and government customers in Iraq and the Middle East.
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eBay Launches New Online Marketplace for Ethically Sourced and Eco-Friendly Products
SAN JOSE, Calif.----eBay today unveiled a new ecommerce marketplace called WorldofGood.com by eBay, which offers products that have a positive impact on people and the planet, empowering consumers to align their social values with their shopping.
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance |
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Ex-ACU hurdler implicated in steroid ring
Former Abilene Christian University hurdler Delloreen Ennis-London, a member of the 2008 Jamaican Olympic track team, received shipments of performance-enhancing drugs, according to documents obtained by Sports Illustrated.
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User Charged With Taking ISP Tech Hostage
User AttheCoalFac pointed us to a interesting tech support story from Canada. Halifax actress and playwright Carol Sinclair was arrested and is now facing criminal charges after a repairman says she threatened to hold him hostage until he fixed her Internet connection. Mrs. Sinclair denies the allegations and says that she merely stated, 'I don't want to hold you hostage, but would you mind ...
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High-speed broadband at home vital
Media Release - 3 September 2008 - InternetNZ (the Internet Society of New Zealand Inc) is concerned with comments from TelstraClear CEO Dr Allan Freeth reported in the New Zealand Herald yesterday.
Scoop.co.nz |
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Cumulus 7.6 offers watermarking, PDF rendering
Canto has announced the release of Cumulus 7.6, the latest update of its digital asset management software. This version features built-in rendering of PDF files- thumbnails and previews can be generated on any operating system or web browser without Acrobat. PowerPoint capabilities have also been improved, allowing presentations to be produced on a web browser, without PowerPoint installed, ...
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Babelingo 1.2 translation app adds Czech and Hindi
Alta Vida has announced the latest version of its language translation iPhone app, Babelingo 1.2. The new version adds phrases in the Czech and Hindi languages, and a software update. Over 300 phrases and words can be translated to and from English. Categorical organization assists quick use of the interface. Results are displayed prominently for easy viewing by both subjects. Supported ...
MacNN |
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Double Bonus Slots app released for iPhone
Griffin Technology has announced its latest iPhone casino app, Double Bonus Slots. Wildcards and other variables double the chances of winning. "We designed Double Bomus Slots with more action, better sounds, and bigger payouts," said Mark Rowan, Director of Product Development. The simulator uses the full size of the screen, oriented vertically or horizontally, with fast animation and bright ...
MacNN |
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650 wrongly billed over Lane Cove Tunnel
The operator of Sydney's Lane Cove Tunnel says it has mistakenly issued toll demands to 650 motorists. Connector Motorways says its computers misread number plates on vehicles travelling in the tunnel and the nearby Falcon Street Gateway for five months, from March to August this year.
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Carnegie to put history of steel industry online
The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, founded in 1895 with money earned from steelmaking, yesterday announced an ambitious project to preserve its archive of Pittsburgh's iron and steel industry.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |
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Forgotten Hacker to start Game 1
TRENTON -- Perception is truly reality as far as Eric Hacker is concerned. Offhand, it would appear Hacker is the least known of the Thunder starters and has received the least amount of press.
The Trenton Times |
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Microsoft to Expand Warana Project to Vietnam
Microsoft will expand a program that uses mobile phone SMSs to make computer commands to a province in Vietnam.
PC World |
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Apple prepares for 'Let's Rock' event
Apple Inc. has set the stage for new iPod music player launches -- and potential price cuts -- with a media invitation to a "Let's Rock" event next Tuesday that has been widely anticipated by Apple fans.
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review |
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Geil Ultra DDR3 2x1GB Review
Are you looking to build a new computer for gaming or maybe something else? There are quite a few motherboards out there that are using the latest and greatest chipsets but force you to use the DDR3 memory standard. Well, do you feel it's time to make the switch?
Overclockers Club |
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Browser wars: Google's Chrome ups the competition in web applications
You couldn't download the beta version of Google's new Chrome browser for much of yesterday, but in the meantime, you could always read the comic.
The Star-Ledger |
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Popular business directory searches
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The Edmond Sun |
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Children Sue Reiser For Killing Their Mother
Already serving a state prison term of 15 years to life for murdering his estranged wife Nina, computer engineer Hans Reiser has now been hit with a wrongful death lawsuit filed by his two young children.
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Memorial Sept. 22 for CMU's Randy Pausch
Carnegie Mellon University has scheduled a campus memorial ceremony for former professor Randy Pausch for Sept. 22, but expects so many will want to attend that it already has made arrangements to broadcast the service live on ABC's Web site.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |
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The True Cost Implications of a Metro Network Architecture
NTT America has provided a dual IPv4/6 stack over a Gigabit Ethernet (GigE) connection to the American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN), the nonprofit corporation that manages the distribution of Internet number resources, including both IPv4 and IPv6 address space, to Canada, many Caribbean and North Atlantic islands, and the United States.
Converge! Network Digest |
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In print
The body tightly regulates the amount of calcium in the blood, much like a surge protector keeps a computer from being fried by too much electricity. Researchers now find that even a slight excess of blood calcium may increase a man’s risk of developing lethal prostate cancer.
Science News |
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An advertisement for ourselves—Abraham Baladad Jr.
By ABRAHAM BALADAD JR. An exciting development is now available in the way we deliver news – on the new Web site of ABS-CBN News! ABS-CBN, which aside from broadcasting is also one of the country's pioneers in delivering news via the World Wide Web, has softly rolled out the new site of News Online.
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Westnet trials iiNet ADSL2+
Perth-based internet service provider Westnet has started trialling ADSL2+ services using its new parent iiNet's broadband network, with a formal launch date likely to come before the end of the year.
ZDNet Australia |
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Lugoff-Elgin High School fire damages laptops
Kershaw County school officials are scrambling to replace more than 1,300 wireless laptop computers damaged in a fire Monday at Lugoff-Elgin High. The Kershaw County Sheriff’s Department and State Law Enforcement Division officials are investigating the cause of the fire, which occurred in a storage room. Classes resume today for the school’s 1,500 students, though the affected wing will be ...
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Wired.com Readers' Best Geek Tattoos
: From DNA to 80 digits (and counting) of pi, Wired.com readers take their geek tattoos pretty seriously. We asked you to flash your decorated flesh , and you obliged with pictures of some pretty wild skin art. Now it's time for the rest of the world to bask in your dermatological commitment to geekery. Click through the gallery to see more ink inspired by science, computers and ...
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Huntington native wins computer hacking contest
HUNTINGTON -- Recently, a group called the "chicagostreetsweepers" was able to sneak 10 different types of computer viruses past common anti-virus software in about six hours. Don't be alarmed, though. The "chicagostreetsweepers" is not a futuristic crime unit bent on destroying your computer. Its members actually would like to protect it from harm.
The Huntington Herald-Dispatch |
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