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Airlines offer Wi-Fi - for a price, of course
Most of our domestic airlines seem to have zeroed in on at least one common strategy for helping their desperately ill bottom lines: Add as many services as you can think of that travelers will pay for, and cut (or add fees to) as many traditionally free...
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New county attorney 'looking forward to challenge'
Hopewell's former city lawyer is described as "sharp" by one official. A new county attorney will be at work in Gloucester on Oct. 3, exactly 10 months after his predecessor was relieved of his duties and had his computer seized.
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Take Two
Thu, September 4, 2008 Take Two By LIZ BRAUN Email Print Write Size: A A A Share: Facebook Digg Del.icio.us Google Stumble Upon Furl Newsvine Reddit Technorati Blinklist Feed Me Yahoo Socializer Ma.gnolia Raw Sugar Simpy Squidoo Spurl Blink Bits Rojo Blogmarks Shadows Netvouz Scuttle Co.mments Bloglines Tailrank Sitejot + Help NEWS: Liam Gallagher goes straight to hell. TAKE 1: "If I wasn't a ...
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Gannett gains majority stake in CareerBuilder
Gannett Co. said yesterday that it had bought a 10 percent interest in CareerBuilder from Tribune Co. for $135 million, giving it a majority stake in the employment Web site. The deal bumps Gannett's interest in CareerBuilder to 50.8 percent. Tribune now owns 30.8 percent of the Web site, with McClatchy Co.'s stake at 14.4 percent and Microsoft Corp.'s interest at 4 percent. Gannett Chairman, ...
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Save Xbucks: Microsoft to trim price of 360 console
Microsoft is cutting the price of its Xbox 360 gaming console beginning Friday, with the cheapest version selling for $200, making it less expensive than the Nintendo Wii, which retails for $250. The Xbox 360 Arcade version had been selling for $280.
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Police get crime-fighting computers
Criminals beware. Cleveland Police Department has a new way of detecting stolen vehicles and outstanding warrants, and it’s at the touch of the police officers’ fingers.
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Jos. A Bank reports rise in sales, income
Men's clothier Jos. A. Bank, which is based in Hampstead, said yesterday that second-quarter net income increased to $8.9 million, or 48 cents per share, compared with $8.2 million, or 44 cents per share, for the corresponding period a year ago. Comparable store sales for the quarter that ended Aug. 2 increased 6.8 percent, and direct marketing sales, or those from the Internet and catalog, ...
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Pricing continues to slide for DRAMs, NAND flash
DRAM and NAND flash contract and spot pricing continued to fall in August, according to market researcher Gartner Inc.
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Bahrain: Marine e-Cargo system launched
04 September 2008 RSA, a world-leading insurance group and one of the largest insurers in the region, launched its Marine e-Cargo system in Bahrain. The system, a comprehensive web-based marine-cargo certificate-production facility, is one of the fastest of its kind in the Middle East at present.
Zawya |
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Google readies Chrome for Mac and Linux
The search giant is 'actively working' on versions of its browser for Mac and Linux operating systems, but has not fixed a date for release
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Chrome, IE8, and longer term thinking
Google's recent release of their "Chrome" browser beta was, I think, driven by their perception that the disruption IE8 is about to create in the marketplace spells opportunity for Google. It's nice to see competition at work, but their entire strategy is, I think, reactive rather than proactive and not...
ZDNet |
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Posted: 02-09-2008 , 02:06 GMT
Egyptian actress May Salim was shocked to read in daily Egyptian newspapers and on internet sites that she was secretly married to engineer Ahmad Isam.
Al Bawaba |
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Orland goes online with new site
ORLAND -- The proverbial cat was let out of the bag a week ago, but now the city of Orland's new Web site is officially available for public visitation.
Chico Enterprise-Record |
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(AFX UK Focus) 2008-09-04 08:05 Phorm reports progress in online ad platform trial preparations with BT
LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Advertising technology company Phorm Inc. said preparations for a trial of its its online advertising platform with internet service provider BT Group have made 'significant and accelerated' progress though have taken longer than originally anticipated.
Interactive Investor |
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Microsoft cutting Xbox 360 prices
Microsoft Corp. is cutting the prices of its Xbox 360 game console beginning Friday, with the cheapest version selling for $200, less expensive than the Nintendo Wii, which retails for $250.
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Being unique is a disorder
Spending too much time on the internet? Worried about a low sex drive, shyness or lack of social skills? Or do you lose your temper too easily, blush too readily or spend too much time and money shopping?
Tenterfield Star |
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Around the Region
An organization of volunteers who clean up roadside trash in Placer County has received a $500 grant from Hewlett-Packard to help fund an educational program about litter reduction and recycling.
The Sacramento Bee |
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Council denied access to budget
EVERETT -- The elected leaders who hold veto power over Snohomish County Executive Aaron Reardon were barred access for months to the computer program that holds the county's proposed budget information.
Everett Herald |
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Gannett boosts stake it owns in CareerBuilder
Gannett Co. said Wednesday that it bought a 10 percent interest in CareerBuilder from Tribune Co. for $135 million, giving it a majority stake in the employment Web site. Gannett also owns the Courier-Post.
Courier-Post |
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Visitors to US to apply for electronic travel authorisation from Jan 12
SINGAPORE: Under newly-implemented regulations, Singaporeans who visit the United States will have to apply online for authorisation to travel. The mandatory web-based system known as the Electronic System for Travel Authorisation (ESTA) will kick in on January 12 next year.
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BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY: Computer clock can be manipulated
Kim Komando, Gannett News Service technology columnist, answers questions sent to her at gnstech@gns.gannett.com:
Courier-Post |
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Microsoft slashes US Xbox 360 to sub-Wii price
The $200 Arcade Microsoft will slice the price of the Xbox 360 in the US this Friday, making an entry-level version of its game console less expensive than a Nintendo Wii.…
The Register |
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Sony Computer Entertainment
Q: SingStar's offering quite a broad selection of song titles now, particularly with the addition of the Disney pack?
gamesindustry.biz |
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Sony Computer Entertainment
Sony Worldwide Studios president, Shuhei Yoshida, has told GamesIndustry.biz that he believes forthcoming Media Molecule title LittleBigPlanet can transcend regional cultural differences and become a truly global hit.
gamesindustry.biz |
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Student hacks school's computer system
A Siegel High School student who hacked into the school's computer system may face criminal charges, a Rutherford County schools spokesman said.
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