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Nampa school gets welcome grant
Teachers say computer program funded by $20,000 award helps students who fall behind catch up with peersNAMPA -- Central Elementary Principal Cindy Thomas cried when she received grant money to purchase educational software."It was a check for $20,000, made out to the school," she said.Thomas said she submitted the grant application by the March 31 deadline and hadn't expected to hear anything ...
Idaho Press-Tribune |
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Research aims to put tongues in control of devices
The tireless tongue already controls taste and speech, helps kiss and swallow and fights germs. Now scientists hope to add one more ability to the mouthy muscle, and turn it into a computer control pad.
The Times of Northwest Indiana |
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Malvik to support OpenSolaris
EDINBURGH, UK: Phoronix Media has announced the release of Phoronix Test Suite 1.2 (codenamed "Malvik"), an update to its Phoronix Test Suite 1.0.software, during the 2008 X Developers' Summit.
CIOL |
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Colleges confront shootings with survival training
Hundreds of colleges across the nation have purchased a training program that teaches professors and students not to take campus threats lying down but to fight back with any "improvised weapon," from a backpack to a laptop computer.
The Times of Northwest Indiana |
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Here are the facts
On the Internet there’s a great Web site called Truthorfiction.com. It’s the first place I go to when I want to check on the accuracy or truth of one of the countless e-mails we all get as forwards.
Vail Daily |
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Seeking an answer to wireless 911 calls
By ANTHONY SPANGLER When the Tarrant County emergency dispatcher answered the 911 call, the man who needed medical attention was 1,400 miles away in New York City. He was on a wireless phone that uses the Internet for transmission. "We found out that caller’s Internet provider was in the Fort Worth area, and we were able to transfer the call back to New York where the person needed help," said ...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram |
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Google Chrome code to be open source
Google's chief executive has admitted that there was a "defensive component" to the web search giant's launch of its own Internet browser.
Independent Online |
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Microsoft targets US with Xbox price cut
Microsoft plans to cut US prices of its Xbox 360 video game machine to below that of Nintendo's top-selling Wii, BusinessWeek reported.
Independent Online |
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Greece to spend billions on broadband network
Greece wants to invest in a new fibre optic network that will drastically upgrade its broadband and cable television capabilities.
Independent Online |
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Seeking an answer to wireless 911 calls
By ANTHONY SPANGLER When the Tarrant County emergency dispatcher answered the 911 call, the man who needed medical attention was 1,400 miles away in New York City. He was on a wireless phone that uses the Internet for transmission. "We found out that caller’s Internet provider was in the Fort Worth area, and we were able to transfer the call back to New York where the person needed help," said ...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram |
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Facebook users adding some new wrinkles
Two years ago, the social media Web site changed from college students-only to something anyone could join -- no matter how many gray hairs they might have.
Detroit News |
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Computers Stolen From Oakland School Dist. Office
The theft of 10 computers from the Oakland Unified School District's central office Tuesday night has prompted federal and local investigations, the school district announced Wednesday.
CBS 5 Bay Area |
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Google Redefines Web Browser
Google has introduced a new Web browser, called Chrome, aimed at wresting dominance of the browser market from Microsoft's Internet Explorer. The move....
The Memphis Daily News |
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A Bright and Shiny Browser
Anything that is good for the speed, dependability and stability of browsers has to be good for Google (and incidentally for ordinary users).
New York Times |
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Bizman didn't pay tab, so Sotheby's sues for 16M
The New York auctionhouse Sotheby's sued Internet entrepreneur Halsey Minor for $16.8 million in Manhattan Federal Court Wednesday, claiming he's refused to pay the $13 million tab for three artworks he bought in May.
New York Daily News |
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Looking to the future
Martin Courtney, Computing , Thursday 4 September 2008 at 05:30:00 Dell chief executive Michael Dell talks to Computing about the way the company continues to adapt to major changes in the industry Last year, after a series of corporate problems, Michael Dell returned to the role of chief executive at the company that bears his name....
Computing.co.uk |
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Cablevision completes first phase of WiFi buildout
By DEBORAH YAO (AP) -- Cablevision Systems Corp. said Thursday it has finished the first phase of its wireless network buildout in New York and remains on track to complete the project in two years.
Bay News 9 Tampa Bay |
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Cablevision completes first phase of WiFi buildout
By DEBORAH YAO (AP) -- Cablevision Systems Corp. said Thursday it has finished the first phase of its wireless network buildout in New York and remains on track to complete the project in two years.
Bay News 9 Tampa Bay |
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County offers report cards online
Computer-savvy parents already can log on to check their child's grades through a secure online program offered by Shelby County Schools.
Memphis Commercial Appeal |
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DIVERSIONS for September 4, 2008
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