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Skeptics Arise as Windows TV Ads Close In
Aug 31, 2008 By EmmaDoubts are hurled on Microsoft's decision to feature comedian Jerry Seinfield on its $300-million "Windows, not Walls" campaign airing on Sept 4. Experts say Seinfield's presence won't lure college-age and younger crowd and convince them not to switch to a Mac or to switch...
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Supermarkets Go High-Tech to Catch Shoplifters
Aug 31, 2008 By EmmaSupermarkets have developed a new electronic tag on items most often targeted by shoplifters. The Source Tagging Alliance is urging suppliers to use radio frequency identification (RFID) and source tagging on grocery items at the point of manufacture. Radio-frequency identification is an...
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TelstraClear Enters Telecommunication Market
Aug 31, 2008 By EmmaA new name in the telecommunication industry has emerged hoping to crumble the monopoly of Telecom and Vodafone. TelstraClear will be introducing its own mobile network which assures cheap charges to cellphone users. The company's emergence is anticipated to urge Telecom and Vodafone to cut down...
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Microsoft Says Windows Live Mail works in IE8 Beta 2
Aug 31, 2008 By EmmaMicrosoft admitted it made a mistake in identifying Windows Live Mail as incompatible with Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2. The company said there was an inaccuracy on their part and claimed that the email client works just fine with IE 8 Beta 2. Windows Live Mail, formerly named Windows Live Mail...
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Cellular Networks Prepare for Gustav
Aug 31, 2008 By EmmaMajor cellular companies are preparing for Tropical Storm Gustav as it is expected to hit the U.S. Gulf Coast. They all have learned their lessons wth Katrina which cost them millions of dollars in damages. Now, cellular networks are also shelling out several millions on expanding emergency...
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Internet Leak Caused US Author to Stop Writing
Aug 31, 2008 By EmmaStephenie Meyer, an American author famous for Twilight and The Host, has decided to cease writing a book series following the leak of its final installment. An unfinished version of her book, Midnight Sun appeared online, including typos and incomplete passages. Meyer was quite enraged with the...
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FAA Breakdown Calls for Modernization
Aug 31, 2008 By EmmaThe chaos caused by the Federal Aviation Administration outage uncovered the agency's need for high-tech equipment. Several travelers were left disappointed as they had to experience flight delays due to the outage. The FAA suffered a software glitch which struck at a Hampton, Ga., facility...
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Hyundai Raided by German Police
Aug 31, 2008 By EmmaGerman customs police raided Hyundai IT Corp.s booth at IFA and took away some flat-screen TVs. Norbert Scheithauer, a spokesman for Berlin-area customs investigators, said the electrical devices included 170 television sets, 140 MP3 players and 43 car radios that were being exhibited by...
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Malaysia Blocks Access to Anti-Government Website
Aug 31, 2008 By EmmaMalaysia has blocked access to a popular news website that often criticizes the government, inciting protests against cyberspace black out. The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission, the government's industry regulator, ordered local Internet Service Providers to block...
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UK Taxpayer Data Compromised on eBay Auction
Aug 31, 2008 By EmmaThe Leicestershire police in the U.K made an arrest over a sale on eBay that featured a computer full of personal information of thousands of council taxpayers. There is an ongoing investigation following the appearance of names and addresses, bank account numbers and sort codes of people in the...
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