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Cyber-diplomacy is the answer
Instead of being antagonistic towards bloggers the Government should be a part of blogosphere – perhaps Information Minister Datuk Shabery Cheek can become its first official blogger.
The Star |
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Microsoft cuts prices on Xbox 360 consoles
Microsoft Corp. cut the prices for its Xbox 360 consoles in the U.S., making the device the lowest priced of the next-generation gaming consoles compared to similar offerings from Sony Corp. and Nintendo.
Market Watch |
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Picasa 3 offers spooky facial recognition
Google’s newly released beta of Picasa 3 includes facial recognition that can pluck out people pictures from your virtual piles of photos. The popular free photo editor and uploader also contains a host of other improvements including screen capture, name tagging and a retouch tool that can make almost anyone look like Jessica Alba. Just be careful because Picasa’s face recognition could be an ...
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Mavericks swap till they drop
When Magda Hansson needs a haircut, a babysitter or a new computer, she doesn't think twice. It's not that she's a rampant consumer - quite the opposite. Instead, Hansson is a member of LETS, a community-based bartering system where time is more valuable than cold hard cash.
Busselton-Dunsborough Mail |
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RM5b broadband plan
PETALING JAYA: A third proposal to wire up the country with high-speed broadband (HSBB) infrastructure at only RM5bil has surfaced, compared with Telekom Malaysia Bhd’s (TM) RM11.3bil and High Speed Broadband Sdn Bhd’s (HSBT) RM18bil proposals.
The Star |
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Sony brings WiFi-enabled VAIO CP1 digiframe to the States
Filed under: Digital Cameras , Displays We had a hunch that Sony's VGF-CP1 was just too svelte to stay locked in Japan forever, and now that CEDIA is upon us, we're finally getting the news we've been waiting for: it's coming to the United States. Rechristened the VAIO CP1 WiFi photo frame, this device features a 7-inch 800 x 480 resolution display, support for Google Picasa ...
Engadget |
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Smith makes porno with ‘Zack and Miri’
LOS ANGELES — Kevin Smith likes to watch porn online, not to get his jollies but to marvel at how extreme the art of exhibitionist sex can be. “I’m a morning porn peruser, and not for the titillation factor.
Johnson City Press |
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Microsoft to cut Xbox 360 U.S. price to below Wii
Microsoft Corp said on Wednesday it plans to cut the U.S. prices of its Xbox 360 video game machine, lowering the price of its entry-level console to $50 below Nintendo Co Ltd's (7974.OS) top-selling Wii.
Reuters via Yahoo! News |
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Computer chip company to build new plant in Tempe
The company is hiring 20 experienced engineers and other high-tech workers for its Tempe center.
ABC 15 Phoenix |
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Microsoft Cuts Xbox 360 Prices in the United States
Effective Friday September 5th, prices on the Arcade ($199), Pro ($299), and Elite ($399) models...
Voodoo Extreme |
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I like Google Chrome
It's simple and minimalistic, has a small memory footprint and is easy on the CPU. Flash player works fine on my Windows XP box. JavaFX developers should like it too. read more
SYS-CON Media |
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Twitter for the Enterprise? Ask Socialcast
But creating wikis, blogging and the other components of social networks don't often get high priority at companies with limited IT resources or the time and expertise to implement and manage them.
Instant Messaging Planet |
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Ask Jack: September 4 2008
Electricity-free charity I am a small, private donor to a developing world charity helping a village with no electricity. So far I have been able to give them a clockwork radio and torch. Are there any cheap computers designed for this market? Chris Berg JS: The most widely publicised device is the MIT-inspired XO-1 laptop, which has been developed under the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) ...
Guardian Unlimited |
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Letters and blogs
Chucking out your inbox I sometimes wonder if reports that talk about people's compulsion to read and respond to email is produced by people with some interest in promoting email itself (Breaking the email compulsion, August 28). In my experience, it is true that many do respond to their work emails. People's personal email accounts are a very different matter. I sometimes wonder if most ...
Guardian Unlimited |
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Location-aware social net app targets MIDs
— Aug. 25, 2008 — GeoSentric announced a version of its geo-location social networking application optimized for mobile Internet devices (MIDs) incorporating the Linux-based Moblin stack.
Linux Devices |
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More about the board
The CoreExpress-ECO is available with Intel's Z530 (1.6GHz) or Z510 (1.1GHz) ("Menlow") chips. With the faster processor option, and a full 2GB allotment of DDR2 RAM, the CoreExpress-ECO consumes "around five Watts," Lippert boasts.
Linux Devices |
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Rapture Ready—reviewing a book without a movie
I never would have guessed I would become a writer who obsessively ordered books on Amazon and actually enjoyed reading. In high school, I routinely chose books for English courses that had been made into film.
The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles |
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Xbox Axes Price
Microsoft will drop the price of the entry-level Xbox 360 to $199 on Friday.
Forbes |
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Packers Announce New Ticket Exchange System
Just days before the season opener, the Packers announce a new way for fans to buy and sell tickets online.
WBAY Green Bay |
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Microsoft Christmas games: Xbox 360 for $199
Following a previously announced price cut for the Xbox 360 in Japan, Microsoft today said that it will reduce the price of the console for U.S. customers as well. For the very first time, you will be able to buy an Xbox 360 for less money than a Nintendo Wii and for half the price of a PS3.
TG Daily |
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Sony Debuts LCD Television With 240Hz Frame Rate
DENVER, Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- (CEDIA Booth #600) -- Sony continues to push the limits of display innovation and technology with today's introduction of two new BRAVIA(R) flat-panel LCD high-definition televisions appealing to the hard-core home theater enthusiast and design-conscious consumer alike.
Broadcast Newsroom |
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Regional Digest: Road Runner service interrupted
About 2,500 Wilmington-area Road Runner Internet customers found themselves unable to browse early Wednesday, thanks to a technical maintenance problem, Time Warner Cable said.The service interruption lasted from 3 a.m. to 9:15 a.m., according to Melissa Buscher, director of media relations for the cable company.
The Wilmington Star-News |
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Microsoft Confirms Xbox 360 Price Cuts for September 5
Microsoft makes Xbox 360 cuts official...
AnandTech |
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Sierra Nevada Sports Media Poll
The Sierra Nevada Sports Media Polls are voted on weekly by reporters from around the Northern region. Two computer formulas are included in football voting, although it is given the same weight as the human voters.
The Record-Courier |
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Pogue and Company Weigh in on Chrome
In his morning column, New York Times technology writer David Pogue asks if the world needs another broswer? Although that question remains unanswered, the author of "iPhone: The Missing Manual" found much to like in Google's new open source browser project. Dux Raymond Sy, author of O'Reilly's upcoming SharePoint for Project Management, also took Google Chrome out for a spin and found three ...
O'Reilly Media |
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