Archive for March, 2007
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Better known for its rich farming
and universities, the central Argentine province of Cordoba is
styling itself as the country’s own Silicon Valley, and more
than 250 technology firms already call it home.
Friday, March 30th, 2007
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. General Services
Administration cast Sprint Nextel Corp. aside and picked
AT&T Inc. , Qwest Communications International Inc.
and Verizon Communications on Thursday for the
largest-ever federal telecommunications contract.
Friday, March 30th, 2007
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GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Trade Organisation (WTO) on
Friday confirmed its ruling the United States had done nothing
to abide by an earlier verdict that labelled some U.S. Internet
gambling restrictions as illegal.
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The maniacs at Tom’s Hardware behind the solar Wii have done it again, this time making a solar Nintendo device that’s a bit more portable. Yes, they’ve brought their sun-loving ways to the DS Lite, making a version that lets you have marathon …
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BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Better known for its rich farming
and universities, the central Argentine province of Cordoba is
styling itself as the country’s own Silicon Valley, and more
than 250 technology firms already call it home.
Friday, March 30th, 2007
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One of the most annoying aspects of iTunes, or any other music download service, is that once you’ve bought a few single tracks for your 79p each and you decide to opt for the full album, you end …
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Plans to create a dedicated internet domain catering for pornographic websites are rejected.
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Guitar legend Eric Clapton will play with BB King and Willie Nelson at a concert in aid of his rehab clinic.
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IT giant IBM has developed a multimedia browser to make content accessible to vision impaired people
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By the end of 2008, more than 600,000 cigarette vending
machines across Japan — where most teenagers get their smokes
– will be installed with an electronic age-verification
device.
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BBC Click’s Ian Hardy looks at the latest developments in digital compression.
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WASHINGTON, March 29 (Reuters) - People who use the
Internet to read the news have a greater attention span than
print readers, according to a U.S. study that refutes the idea
that Web surfers jump around and don’t read much.
Friday, March 30th, 2007
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CHICAGO (Reuters) - Consumers who want to be sure about
protecting their personal data and preventing identity theft
might need to pay solely with cash, shun retailer loyalty
programs and only make returns when they have a receipt.
Friday, March 30th, 2007
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sirius Satellite Radio Inc.
will launch its backseat television service exclusively in
several DaimlerChrysler cars and minivans later this
year, the companies said on Thursday.
Friday, March 30th, 2007
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For those of you not obsessed with anorexic phones, Nokia thinks it has just the answer with the musically inclined 5700 XpressMusic and its twisty bottom.
This is the successor to the old 3250, which also had …
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A plan to link isolated Amazon communities to the internet has been announced in Brazil
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An American Idol contestant consistently criticised by the judges is backed to win by a “vote for the worst” campaign.
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We all know using mobile phones while driving is a bad thing, punishable by law and floggings etc.
However, I’ve been in cars with drivers attempting to sort out a portable GPS on the dashboard at 60mph …
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ITV confirms presenter Dermot O’Leary will host the next two series of the X Factor.
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Microsoft is warning users about a flaw in Windows animated cursors that could leave users open to attack.
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