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Yahoo stock sinks to nearly 5-year low in midday trading
Yahoo Inc. saw its stock drop to its lowest level in nearly five years during Thursday trading. (YHOO) (MSFT)
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Opinion: Who would buy an AMD based computer?
This opinion piece is going to be a little darker than every one I’ve ever written, except my Artificial Intelligence piece. To begin with I would like to state for the record that my main desktop computer is an AMD Athlon X2 4400+ based machine with 2GB memory, an ASUS motherboard and apart from the [...]
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Montrealers charged in hacker ring
CALGARY - A seven-month investigation involving by law enforcement agencies in Canada and the U.S. has uncovered a $1.8 million theft perpetrated by hackers who targeted a Calgary business.
Montreal Gazette |
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Internet TV Viewership Doubles since 2006
As for the Televisions plan...
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Try Building a Java Applet
Last Monday, I was encouraging you to make your first Java program. This time I think it might be interesting to contrast developing a Java application for a desktop, with...
About.com |
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Java Term of the Week: JRE
This week I'm sticking with programming acronyms. In the world of Java, "JRE" is a term you'll come across fairly frequently. JRE stands for “Java Runtime Environment”. The Java runtime environment...
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Michael Moore to release new film online for free
Inspired by Neil Young and Radiohead, Michael Moore will release his new film online and for free.
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Qiniq network to get $21.6 million upgrade
The many Nunavummiut who use the Qiniq wireless internet service will see the gradual introduction of better speeds and better services, thanks to a federal government contribution worth up to $21.6 million between now and 2013.
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First Look: Google Chrome, open-source browser
The latest entry in the browser wars is Googleís Chrome, an open source project with a special emphasis on speeding up JavaScript performance. Although a beta of the browser is only available for Windows (Mac and Linux versions are coming soon), the browser already promises a handful of features to separate it from its competitors....
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Ustream and Google News Team up to Provide Live Streaming for the Republican National Convention
Voters around the country have a front row seat to history in the making as the Republican Party formally
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Microsoft planning new Zunes and webcams on September 9th?
Filed under: Peripherals , Portable Audio , Portable Video So we know that Microsoft is gearing up to launch those new "Blue Track" mice on September 9th , but Ars Technica says that there's a good chance we'll be getting new webcams and -- surprise! -- Zunes as well. Sadly, the new mice might still be the most exciting things on the ticket -- the LifeCam VX-5500 and LifeCam ...
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Sony Recalls More Than 400,000 Laptops
The Tokyo-based consumer electronics company says a faulty wiring connecting the main body of the laptop and its display could cause overheating.
WOAI San Antonio |
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Yahoo sits near 5-year low
Company's stock is sinking, magnifying the challenge management faces in trying to justify their rebuff of Microsoft
The Globe and Mail |
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Comcast Sues FCC Over Internet Traffic Order: Report
Comcast Sues FCC Over Internet Traffic Order: Report
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Google Street View steers clear of Obama's neighborhood [Your Privacy Is An Illusion]
The image associated with this post is best viewed using a browser.Google has kept its camera-mounted Priuses away from Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's Chicago house, a tipster notes... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Google Changes Chrome License Terms
Some of the harshest criticisms concerning Google's newly released Chrome browser related to its very broad license agreement.
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TechForward to Offer Guaranteed Buyback Program at CompUSA and TigerDirect
TechForward, an innovator of financial services for the consumer electronics industry, announced today that it has reached an agreement with SYX Services, a company that is an affiliate of, and provides management services to, TigerDirect.com and CompUSA.com, to offer Guaranteed Buyback® Plans via their web sites and retail store locations. The plans will be offered through both TigerDirect and ...
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United Online to Present at the Deutsche Bank 2008 Technology Conference
WOODLAND HILLS, Calif.----United Online, Inc. , a leading provider of consumer products and services over the Internet, today announced that Mark R. Goldston, the company's chairman, president and chief executive officer, and Scott H.
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance |
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Eric Schmidt Explains Google's Chrome Strategy
Google's CEO, Eric Schmidt, explained that Chrome was designed to stop Microsoft from Balkanizing the Internet in ways that favor its own services, according to the Financial Times
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Marshals arrest man accused of victimizing women
A Washington state man suspected of using Internet dating services to bilk unsuspecting women out of money has been arrested in Billings. Lawrence Michael Keffeler, 43, was arrested Wednesday at about 9:15 p.m. by agents of the U.S. Marshals Service V ...
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Homework help a click away
Students who need help with homework can find it at the Roselle Public Library through an online tutoring service designed to help with homework questions.
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Sony recalls laptops for possible overheating
TOKYO (AP) -- Sony Corp. is recalling 440,000 Vaio laptop computers worldwide because of a wiring flaw that could cause overheating. Sony said Thursday the recall involves 19 models in the Vaio TZ series manufactured between May 2007 and July 2008.
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Sinking Yahoo: Shares drop to nearly 5-year low
Yahoo Inc.'s stock sunk to its lowest level in nearly five years Thursday, magnifying the challenge facing the Internet company as its management tries to justify their rebuff of Microsoft Corp.'s $47.5 billion takeover bid.
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Microsoft to patch critical flaws in Office, SQL Server
Four critical patches address flaws in Office and SQL Server.
SearchSecurity.com |
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"Internet speed test"
I used to use speedtest.net but have since switched to http://www.thinkbroadband.com/speedtest.html which seems to be far more accurate (and consistent).
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