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Technology Briefing
Ebay's PayPal 'on track' to generate $2.5 billion revenue ... Wiring flaw prompts Sony to recall 440,000 Vaio laptops.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
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A hands-on overview of the Access Linux Platform
A the recent LinuxWord conference, Ars got the chance to test drive a mobile Linux platform that has developers talking: the ACCESS Linux Platform. We also spent some quality time with the SDK, and had a chat with the folks at ACCESS. Read More...
Ars Technica |
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Man sentenced to 46 months in prison in child porn case
A 29-year-old Griswold man was sentenced to 46 months in federal prison Thursday on charges connected to the use of peer-to-peer software to download child pornography.
The Norwich Bulletin |
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Web browsers: The Chrome wars
SINGAPORE: The next step in world domination for Google, it seems, is a brand new Web browser. Christened Chrome, it's been in the pipeline for the past two years and is aimed at weaning us off the default ones preinstalled on our computers.
Channel NewsAsia |
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Sony recalls flawed Vaio laptops
Sony announced that it was recalling 4,40,000 Vaio laptop computers due to a wiring flaw that could cause...
Express India |
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An under the table love affair?
Rumors of a love affair between two-time Olympic table tennis women's singles champion Zhang Yining and teammate Chen Qi have been doing the rounds on the Internet, stunning fans and coaches of the sport's governing body.
China Daily |
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City offering free wireless Internet at library, offices
The City of Huntsville has added a new convenience for patrons of City Hall and the Huntsville Public Library: free wireless Internet. Beginning this week, customers at both City Hall and the library will have access to a free wireless Internet connection while on the grounds of both facilities.
The Hunstville Item |
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WA News
About $50,000 in stolen property was uncovered when police searched a property on Jedburgh Loop in the northern suburb of Sinagra yesterday morning. Police spokesman Greg Lambert said four LCD televisions, laptop computers, jewellery and electrical tools were among the stolen goods.
The West Australian |
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Network Reproduces Ancient Music
For the first time in thousands of years an ancient musical instrument can be heard, thanks to internationally linked computers.
SKY News |
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Dell joins netbook fray
Dell launches itself into the nascent "netbook" market pioneered by the Asus Eee PC.
Sydney Morning Herald |
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Il Giornale di Ostia |
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Despite weak economy, Amazon still hiring
Even as the global economy weakens and unemployment rises, Amazon.com Inc. is hiring by the hundreds. In the past year, Amazon added 4,000 jobs worldwide. The Seattle technology firm employs 18,400 people, or 80 percent more than in 2005.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
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Media briefs: Age fakes Afghanistan, strip kicks it Gold Coast style, Palin beats Obama ratings
No related articles. Afghanistan: A war in pictures. On Thursday morning newsstand browsers could not have helped but notice the bold display on the front page of that morning’s edition of The Age . "SAS nine ambushed" screamed the type above an image that but for one right hand column filled the remainder of the folded page.
Crikey |
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Illegal razor trader fined
A STANMORE resident caught selling counterfeit razors over the internet has been fined more than £4,500.
Harrow Times |
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Michael Moore's new documentary to be released for free on the Web
LOS ANGELES - Controversial film-maker Michael Moore will release his new documentary for free on the Internet.
Channel NewsAsia |
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Official: City schools IT department vastly overwhelmed
Charlottesville schools have plenty of computers, but not enough people to fix them.
The Daily Progress |
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Sims creator's long-awaited "playing god" game hits stores
"Spore", the eagerly-awaited computer game five years in the making allowing people to play God by re-creating the universe, hits stores worldwide this week.
AFP via Yahoo! News |
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Celcom to create innovative solutions
CELCOM (M) Bhd is looking for application developers to develop innovative mobile solutions to merge traditional telecommunication offerings with the Web 2.0 application. Aspiring developers stand to win the League of Extraordinary Developers Challenge 2008 (LEDC).
The Sun |
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Sims creator's long-awaited "playing god" game hits stores
PARIS (AFP) - "Spore", the eagerly-awaited computer game five years in the making allowing people to play God by re-creating the universe, hits stores worldwide this week.
AFP via Yahoo! Canada News |
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Sims creator's long-awaited "playing god" game hits stores
"Spore", the eagerly-awaited computer game five years in the making allowing people to play God by re-creating the universe, hits stores worldwide this week.
AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News |
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Business
For the first time since iiNet listed in 1999, founder Michael Malone has sold a chunk of his $39.6 million stake in the Perth internet services provider to repay some of his family’s debt.
The West Australian |
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iPhone free for all
Garry Barker rates his pick of the free software for the iPhone and iPod touch.
The Age |
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Brighton Twp. man makes deal in sex-with-teen case
BEAVER — A Brighton Township man accused of having sex with a 15-year-old girl he met online reached a plea agreement Thursday that is expected to send him to the Beaver County Jail for between one and two years.
The Beaver County Times |
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Is Chrome the Java of the future?
Submitted by Josh Fruhlinger on Thu, 09/04/2008 - 19:50. Tags: A million geeks just winced at that headline and are preparing patient explanations of the difference between a browser and a VM, but, as ZDNet's John Carroll very cogently points out, an awful lot of application-style interaction happens in your browser these days, and Chrome is Google's bid to own that . He also draws an analogy to ...
Java World |
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Sony Recalling Vaio Laptops
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.
The Lakeland Ledger |
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