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Six of the best: laptop bags
Give your laptop a stylish home with these top picks, chosen by Jodie Harrison Related Stories A history of home film-making The Friday interview: Kevin Russell, chief executive of 3 Claire Armitstead reviews Sony's new ebook, the Reader Books: Slow start in the shops for Caxton's latest competitor Click to download: It's a bit of a Mux up
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Sony recalls suspect laptops
SONY has launched a voluntary recall of 438,000 Vaio notebooks, citing a potential hazard that could cause the machines to overheat or burn a user.
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Data I/O Shows Latest Generation Device Programming Solutions at Globaltronics Singapore September 9-12 Booth G32
Globaltronics Booth G32 -- Data I/O has announced they will demonstrate the latest FlashCORE programming technology at Globaltronics in Singapore that provides the highest performance and yields available for high density memory and microcontroller devices.
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11 Percent Of National CIO Plans To Hire Tech Pros In 4th Quarter
MENLO PARK, Ca. - Eleven percent of chief information officers surveyed for the Robert Half Technology IT Hiring Index and Skills Report expect to add staff in the fourth quarter of 2008 and 3 percent forecast personnel reductions. The net 8 percent increase compares with a net 10 percent increase projected last quarter. The majority of respondents, 83 percent, plan to maintain current staffing ...
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Internet Helps North Tonawanda Woman Find Lost Cat
What was lost is now found, with the help of the internet. A website that helps owners find their lost animals, helped a woman find her lost cat. Kathleen Rybacki lives in North Tonawanda. Her indoor cat managed to get out of her house some time ago. Her neighbors helped search for weeks.
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10 Open Source Companies to Watch
Products range from databases to data integration.
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Should IT Form a Union?
Life for IT workers has never been harsher. Maybe IT should organize and fight back against bosses who demand the impossible and turn to outsourcing as if it were the new scab labor. Then again, maybe not.
PC World |
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Throwing a sheep, strawberry or pillow
Making new friends or finding old ones through cyberspace is one great advance of the Internet but like everything else digital it comes with the burden of responsibility.
The Star |
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Conductor James Levine To Return To Podium Sept. 19
The 65-year-old Levine had a kidney removed in July because of a malignant tumor. The Boston Symphony Orchestra says no further treatment is needed. Yahoo!
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Teens who nicked friend's laptop get probation
By NEIL BOWEN The Observer Two teenagers who stole a friend’s laptop to obtain marijuana were placed on probation Thursday in Sarnia youth court. The 16-year-old and 17-year-old boys pleaded guilty to the April break-in at a north Lambton home. They knew nobody would be home [...]
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Shahbaz sent terror e-mail: Cafe owner
The Shahibabad cybercafe owner has identified Shahbaz Hussain - one of the main accused in the Jaipur blast case - as the person who sent the terror mail to TV channels.
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Supermom, yes; perfect, no
Hannah Keeley had every right to be exhausted and grumpy. She had spent the previous day attempting to fly back to Richmond from Orlando at a time when a computer glitch had gridlocked air-traffic-control operations on the eastern seaboard. She arrived home late to take the reins of her household from her tired husband, Blair, and seven children: Kelsey, 15; Katie, 13; Kyler, 12; Karis, 10; ...
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Report: Beijing Olympics gold medal for auction on Taiwan website
Taipei - A Beijing Olympics gold medal was put up for auction on a Taiwan website, but the seller or the website later removed the posting, a newspaper said on Friday. On Sunday a man posted a message on the Yahoo.kimo website, the most popular websi...
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Comcast appeals Web traffic-blocking decision
WASHINGTON — Comcast Corp. is appealing an FCC ruling that the company is improperly blocking customers’ Web traffic, triggering a legal battle that could determine the extent of the government’s authority to regulate the Internet.
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Michael Moore to release new film online for free
NEW YORK — Inspired by Neil Young and Radiohead, Michael Moore will release his new film online and for free. The film, “Slacker Uprising,” follows Moore’s 62-city tour during the 2004 election to rally young voters.
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Animal Activist, Hillsborough Agree On Anti-Euthanasia Campaign
Bob Reina, successful businessman and animal lover, has a goal of eliminating animal euthanasia in Hillsborough County. It's a tall order. The county's Animal Services euthanizes about 20,000 unwanted animals a year. But Reina says he thinks he can use video and Internet technology to tap into the public's vast reservoir of compassion and find help. On Thursday, the county commission accepted ...
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$5 to shift songs from Rock Band to Rock Band 2
Today Harmonix has made it official: You'll have to pay $5 (400 Microsoft Points) to transfer your songs from the original Rock Band game to play with the upcoming Rock Band 2. So far the plan only applies to the Xbox 360 version of the game, which arrives later this month and will have a brief exclusive on the title until it rolls out later to PS3 and Wii (per the rumors, after a month ...
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Infamous Israeli hacker linked to Calgary's $1.8M data heist
Investigators used technology and old-fashioned sleuthing to find four suspects - including a man who once hacked into U.S. Department of Defense computers - who allegedly stole $1.8 million from a Calgary company.
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Dell Mini to sell for $99 with notebook purchase
Dell finally announced the Inspiron Mini 9 netbook yesterday with prices starting at $349, but if you want to get an even better deal, find out if any of your friends or relatives are in the market for a new Dell computer. The company said on its blog anyone purchasing a Studio 15, XPS M1530 or XPS M1330 laptop, will be able to get the Inspiron Mini 9 for $99. That's not bad considering ...
Yahoo! Tech Advisors |
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Comcast files appeal of FCC Web traffic order
Comcast Corp has filed an appeal to reverse a U.S. Federal Communication Commission (FCC) decision ordering the cable operator to change how it manages its broadband Internet network.
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Dell unveils 'netbook' computer, sort of
U.S. computer giant Dell officially unveiled its 8.9-inch mini laptop, the Inspiron Mini 9 Thursday, joining the growing ranks of netbook makers.For industry observers the official coming of Dell's small laptop was something of an anticlimax. Pictures of the Inspiron Mini 9 appeared on the Internet months ago; the price and some of its main features had been previously leaked, the Austin (Texas) ...
Moldova.org |
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Dell Inspiron Mini review roundup
Filed under: Laptops Dell's Inspiron Mini 9 didn't waste any time going from its formal debut to hitting the review circuit today, and although it's basic design didn't blow anyone away, it seems like an impressively put-together piece of kit for the price. Everyone laments the tiny keyboard, although it's apparently fine once you get used to it, but Notebook Review flat out says it won't ...
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Sony recalls Vaio TZ-series laptops
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a voluntary recall of Sony Vaio TZ-series notebook computers due to a burn hazard. Two different problems -- misplaced wires near the computer's hinge or a loose screw inside the hinge -- could cause the computer to short circuit or overheat, CPSC said.About 73,000 of the computers were sold nationwide between July 2007 and August 2008 for ...
Moldova.org |
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Software pirates go on trial in Shanghai
Nine members of a gang alleged to have been involved in a multi-million-dollar counterfeit software scam went on trial here Thursday.
China Economic Net |
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Sony Recalls Over 400,000 VAIO TZ Laptops
There's a major recall to announce involving hundreds of thousands of Sony VAIO laptop computers. Sony says affected models are being recalled because of faulty wiring that can cause overheating.
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