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A Web company's singular journey
NEWTON - When it was snapped up for $210 million in 2004, some feared out-of-state ownership would diminish TripAdvisor LLC, a Needham start-up that created a compelling travel website featuring user-generated reviews of hotels and tourist attractions.
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Sony Bravia KDL-52XBR7 (240Hz), KLV-40ZX1M (9.9mm thick) LCD HDTVs
Sony's new high-end LCD HDTVs, the Sony Bravia KDL-52XBR7 and the Sony Bravia KLV-40ZX1M, will be released in December.
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HP expects Asia to renew interest in virtualization
SINGAPORE -- IT services giant HP is expecting virtualization to have major impact in Asia Pacific as more companies move toward streamlining their IT infrastructure amid globalization.
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Dell launches mini-laptop
Dell has finally unveiled its long-expected mini-laptop. The 1.6GHz Atom-powered Inspiron Mini 9 weighs 1.035kg and comes with a solid-state hard drive of up to 16GB.
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London launches online crime maps
London yesterday became the first major UK city to provide crime data to the public in the form of an online mapping service. The service specifies rates of particular types of crime - burglaries, robberies and vehicle offences - and provides data down to sub-ward level.
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Chrome And Get It
Building a new browser is just the beginning. Now Google has to get consumers to adopt it.
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Stroeer Group: Launch of Europe's Biggest LED Nightscreen
BERLIN----Innovative outdoor advertising XXL: Yesterday, at sunset, a huge LED screen with its innovative technology was officially put into operation in Berlin-Schoneberg. Thanks to the Internet-based technology of the 42 media group, animated posters and videos can be displayed on the screen in real time.
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Fast Facts
Issue date: 9/4/08 Section: Extra! The phrase laptop machines is an anagram of Apple Macintosh. In 1783, the first three passengers ascended above the Earth in a gondola below a hot-air balloon. The group was comprised of a rooster, a duck and a sheep.
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Indian researcher's improved anti-hacking system for wireless networks
Washington, September 4 : Computer scientists at Florida Atlantic University, including an Indian-origin researcher, have devised a new anti-hacking system to protect wireless sensor networks (WSN).
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Tips for Designing the Perfect Dorm Room on a Budget
(ARA) - As parents send their kids back-to-school this fall, many families will be spending less on their back to school purchases. According to a recent survey commissioned by Microsoft, 58 percent of parents say the economy will affect college related purchases this fall.
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Facebook to display icon to fight cyber abuses
TRENTON - Facebook, the popular social networking Web site that agreed to step up user protections following talks with 48 state attorneys general this spring, has become the largest site to display an icon designed to make cyber abuses easier to report.
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NetEase wins exclusive online sponsorship rights to Asian Games
Shanghai. September 4. INTERFAX-CHINA - Chinese online portal NetEase announced on Sep. 3 that it has won the exclusive online sponsorship rights to the 2010 Asian Games, local media reported.
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Amazon Video On Demand now available on Apple Computers
Amazon today announced that you can now instantly watch ad-free movies and television shows on Macs or PCs with Amazon Video On Demand, Amazon's digital video service offering thousands of movies and television shows. Previously, you could only downloa...
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What Does a DIYer Really Want? Tools that Do More
(ARA) - From smart phones that also function as computers to green practices that reduce waste and generate energy at the same time, multi-tasking is in vogue.
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Troy seeks network
TROY — The Troy Area School Board is continuing to pursue a wide-area computer network (WAN) for its schools.
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Dell netbook to sell for $599
DELL has jumped into the burgeoning netbook market, launching its own version of the cheap and cheerful notebook class with the Mini 9.
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Little Lake, big plan
The stretch of land between Rogers Cove and Beavermead Park is quiet Wednesday afternoon. One woman pushes her stroller along the Rotary Trail that meanders by the Trent Severn Waterway offices. Another man takes advantage of the sunshine and works on a laptop while sitting at a [...]
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More you work your brains, more you eat: study
Intellectual work - like reading, writing or working on a computer - prompts people to overeat and that might be a cause of obesity, a new university study suggests.
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City spends $40,000 on software
A $39,852 purchase of a software system, and training with a top limit of $2,800 received approval Tuesday night by the Lake City City Council as the city moves into a new era of handling information.
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Griffin iTrip Universal
The Griffin iTrip Universal isn't ideal as an in-car transmitter, but its USB power and small size make it well-suited for use around the home.
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Dates changed for Sandton billing
The billing and meter reading dates have been changed in the Sandton area due to a computer system upgrade, Johannesburg Water (JW) said on Thursday. "In Sandton we are consolidating our customer data base into a new information technology platform.
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Web 2.0 Tools In the Classroom: Teachers Are Divided Over Merits Of Facebook And Youtube
Teachers are split over the merits of Web 2.0 tools in the classroom, according to research conducted for ntl:Telewest Business. Half of teachers questioned believe that Web 2.0 applications, such as Facebook, MySpace, YouTube and Wikipedia are valuable educational...
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New Intel-powered notebooks to help bring more Filipinos online
MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine unit of the world"s largest semiconductor company is banking on its smallest processor to connect more Filipinos to the internet.
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Highlights: Newmont Mining Corp., Ball Corp., Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Commerce Bancshares, Inc. and Verisign, ...
(AP:CHICAGO--) (BUSINESS WIRE) _ Sep. 04, 2008--Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets.
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Soon, a safer air traffic control system that will require no human input
Washington, Sept 4 : A group of researchers are working on an air traffic control system that will not require any human input, for all variables including weather conditions as well as current airplane locations and probable routes will be monitored by a computer model.
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