Polls have opened in East Timor's first parliamentary election since the country's independence in 2002.
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Friday, June 29, 2007
E Timor votes in landmark poll
Polls have opened in East Timor's first parliamentary election since the country's independence in 2002.
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Anger at Pakistan aid effort
Hundreds of thousands of people in Pakistan are stranded four days after a cyclone hit coastal areas.
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Guantanamo cases to be heard
The US Supreme Court has agreed to consider appeals by some detainees who want their cases heard in federal courts.
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Car bombs found in London
Two explosive devices were planted in separate cars parked in London's West End, police have confirmed.
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Radio 4 launches its first Poetry Slam contest
BBC Radio 4 will stage and transmit its firstever poetry slam competition this summer in which some of the bestknown as well as upandcoming spoken word performers from all around the country will battle it out for the title of Radio 4 Slam Winner 2007.
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S.F. Apple store closes so it can open again
A potential customer gets turned away by security.
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Only Apple employees remain inside the hallowed iPhone temple.
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As planned, Apple shuttered its flagship San Francisco Apple store at 2 p.m. today to prep for tonight's first ...
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Database glitch hampers Lightroom upgrade
Adobe added some significant features this week with Photoshop Lightroom 1.1, but some people are having trouble upgrading from version 1.0.
Adobe is trying to figure out the causes for problems some have had moving their database of photos and editing changes from 1.0 to 1.1. "...
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Phishing scam spreading via Yahoo IM
A phishing scam was circulating on Friday through Yahoo Messenger that directs people to a malicious Web site where they are prompted to enter their Yahoo user name and password. The malicious instant message automatically forwards itself to the victim's IM contacts.
The IM arrives from someone in your ...
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Thirty minutes to go at San Francisco Apple store
The line for the iPhone stretches over to Powell Street, one of the routes taken by San Francisco's iconic cable cars.
(Credit: Tom Krazit/CNET News.com)It's officially happy hour in San Francisco, and as busy commuters make their way home through the Stockton Street area, hundreds ...
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Warning: That Yahoo IM from me is malicious
It finally happened.
I fell for one of those silly phishing scams. The kind that I previously took sanctimonious pride in having avoided. The kind where you get a frantic e-mail or IM from a friend saying that a malicious link was clicked, a secret password typed in, and that ...
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To cheers, iPhone docks in San Francisco
Apple employees hold photographers at bay just before the 6 p.m. opening.
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Apple employees cheer each other on before the first customers are allowed in.
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The coronation of the heralded iPhone in America's tech/geek capital ...
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Four hours of travel 'a DVT risk'
The risk of developing potentially fatal blood clots doubles after travel lasting four hours or more, experts find.
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Short hints at return to Labour
Ex-minister Clare Short hints that she may rejoin Labour MPs in Parliament.
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Browne tribute to killed soldiers
Defence Secretary Des Browne offers his condolences to the families of three soldiers killed in Iraq on Thursday.
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Rector guilty of indecent images
A Church of Ireland clergyman from Fermanagh is found guilty of possessing indecent images of children.
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Football: Tevez rejects Inter bid
West Ham striker Carlos Tevez turns down a move to Inter Milan after they imposed a deadline for him to make a decision.
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Bent in £16.5m Spurs move
Tottenham sign striker Darren Bent from Charlton for a club record £16.5m.
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Prison inmates to walk free early
More than 1,000 prisoners are to be freed later ahead of schedule as part of a move to ease jail overcrowding.
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Troubles trauma could top £100m
A court ruling allows former police officers to claim for compensation for trauma during NI Troubles.
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Flood centre set up for weekend
A national flood support centre is set up as weather forecasters predict a weekend of heavy rain.
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Union hails postal strike support
The union behind the UK's first Royal Mail strike in a decade says support for the action has been "overwhelming".
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Motorists lose speed camera case
A European court rules against two British motorists who said speed camera rules breached their human rights.
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Youth who killed nurse given life
A teenager who stabbed a nurse 72 times while she took a break is jailed for a minimum of 20 years.
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Brown to unveil further changes
More outsiders are drafted in as Gordon Brown finalises his ministerial team and plans moves to boost trust.
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Police avert car bomb 'carnage'
A car bomb defused in central London was packed with petrol, gas and nails and would have caused "carnage".
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Pakistan suffers power crisis
Power shortages in Pakistan have reached crisis point after a cyclone crippled its electricity network.
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Study reveals new DVT risks
New study has found risk of developing deep vein thrombosis from air travel doubles after four hours.
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Bush immigration plan blocked
The US Senate has blocked an immigration bill, dealing a blow to one of President Bush's key plans.
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US rejects school race action
The US Supreme Court issues a landmark ruling prohibiting the use of race to determine school places.
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Fires threaten edge of Athens
Hundreds of wildfires burn in Greece after the most intense heatwave for more than a century.
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Red Cross slams Burma abuse
The Red Cross has publicly accused Burma's military government of major human rights abuses.
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Car bomb found in London
Police have disabled a car bomb that was found in the heart of London early on Friday morning.
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BBC Two Autumn 2007 – The Earth moves for BBC Two – press pack
Geology takes polar position on BBC Two this autumn as Dr Iain Stewart sets out to do for geological science what Andrew Marr recently did for modern history.
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Tim Lovejoy joins Radio Five Live
Tim Lovejoy is to join BBC Radio Five Live from the start of the new football season it was announced today 26 June.
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BBC iPlayer to launch on 27 July
The BBCs ondemand TV service BBC iPlayer is to launch on 27 July it was announced today by Ashley Highfield Director of Future MediaTechnology.
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Donny's homecoming beamed across the world
Outside Wales its a little known fact that international superstar Donny Osmond is a proud Welshman. The keen genealogist has even traced his roots back 500 years to the south Wales town of Merthyr Tydfil.
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Remarkable young composers discovered by BBC Proms
Five talented teenagers have been announced as winners of the ninth BBC PromsGuardian Young Composers competition.
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MOD tells gay service men and women "we're sorry"
A spokesman from the Ministry of Defence MOD has apologised to people who suffered persecution and discrimination as a result of their sexual orientation prior to the lifting of the ban on homosexuality in the armed forces in 2000.
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The Money Programme finds Britain's greenest High Street retailer
The Coop is the greenest retailer on the high street according to research for the Money Programme Special How Green Is Your High Street Thursday 28 June 9pm BBC Two.
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Dennis Hopper talks to Graham Norton about his admiration for Blair
Legendary hellraising actor Dennis Hopper and My Hero star Ardal OHanlon join Graham Norton for this weeks penultimate edition of The Graham Norton Show on BBC Two.
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Ugandan wins BBC Swahili young entrepreneur competition
David Ssegawa aged 22 from Kampala Uganda has won the Faidika Na BBC Prosper With The BBC young entrepreneur competition. His award winning idea is to launch a candlemaking business which will stop people having to buy imported candles from China.
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First successful gene transplant a success
It stated as Mycoplasma capricolum. Then, after all of its genes were removed and replaced with other genetic material, it was a Mycoplasma mycoides.
Carole Lartigue and a group of scientists at the J. Craig Venter Institute have successfully completed the first gene transplant and in the process changed a ...
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New Google Maps feature was my fantasy
Google is reading my mind.
On Wednesday morning during rush hour I was driving down to Santa Clara from San Francisco. Faithfully following the directions of several online maps, I found myself on Highway 101 but wishing I was on the more scenic, less congested and slightly out-of-the-way Interstate 280, ...
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Tech problems due to Mercury in retrograde?
When Yahoo Messenger went down Wednesday, it might have just been one of those little technology glitches that happen from time to time.
And when some people started having problems with Gmail Thursday, well, it probably was because of some small gremlin in Google's hamster wheel.
Same with my ...
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Jobs hints at wireless music downloads on the iPhone
From the moment Apple announced its iPhone at Macworld 2007, a few common criticisms of the device have been reported again and again. Among them is a lack of 3G support, no capability for wireless music downloads from iTunes, and a convoluted compatibility with corporate e-mail system. The first reviews ...
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Twitter to nab VC funds?
Twitter, the social network for spewing random thoughts to friends via digital messages, is on the road to raising its first round of venture funding, company cofounder Biz Stone said this week.
It would seem that investments in Web 2.0 companies are still feverish, considering that Twitter is not ...
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Fans, clowns meet in S.F. iPhone line
Jerry Taylor, first in line at the San Francisco Apple store.
(Credit: Tom Krazit/CNET News.com)San Francisco finally got into the iPhone game Thursday, as the first few folks started lining up outside Apple's downtown store at the corner of Stockton and Ellis Streets.
Jerry Taylor was ...
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Does Wikipedia entry offer clue to Benoit family murders?
An anonymous edit to Wikipedia could provide a clue about the deaths of former professional wrestler Chris Benoit, his wife and 7-year-old son. Or it could simply be random Wikipedia pranksterism by a University of Connecticut undergraduate.
The changes were made to the Wikipedia article on Benoit, a former internationally ...
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Steve Jobs' other major Friday launch
The whole world is watching as Steve Jobs' Apple launches perhaps its most-anticipated product ever, the iPhone, Friday.
But in technology circles at least, I've heard few, if any, references to the fact that Jobs' other company, Pixar--OK, Disney-Pixar--also has a major launch Friday.
And that, if you haven'...
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Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Blair talks with Schwarzenegger
Tony Blair begins his last full day in office with a visit from California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.
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Mobiles are 'offensive weapons'
Mobile phones should be classed as a potentially offensive weapon, a teaching union argues.
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National rules for funding care
Critics say new rules to standardise funding of continuing care in England do not go far enough.
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'No-one beyond help' - Barnardo's
A campaign designed to change attitudes towards troubled youngsters is launched by children's charity Barnardo's.
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Study fails to find E.coli source
A report into an E.coli O157 outbreak at a Fife nursery fails to identify the source, a year after the incident.
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US to probe BAE over corruption
UK defence firm BAE Systems is the subject of an anti-corruption probe by the US Department of Justice.
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BBC's directors to waive bonuses
BBC executives waive their annual bonus after failing to meet their full diversity targets, and a lower than expected licence fee settlement.
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Prince rated as 'carbon neutral'
Prince Charles's annual financial review shows he has made more money and reduced his carbon footprint at the same time
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Football: Eriksson set for City
Former England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson agrees a three-year deal in principle to take over at Man City.
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Henman secures epic win over Moya
Tim Henman beats Carlos Moya in five sets in their held-over first-round match at Wimbledon.
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Parkinson quits as talk show host
Veteran broadcaster Michael Parkinson calls time on his career as a TV chat show host.
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Crash killer 'seeks crime profit'
A man who claims the trauma from a rail crash caused him to kill should not get compensation, a barrister says.
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Final farewell to comic Manning
Hundreds of mourners, including fellow comedians, attend the funeral of Bernard Manning in Manchester.
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Thomas Cook to close 150 stores
Travel company Thomas Cook, which recently merged with rival MyTravel, will close 150 stores and six offices.
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Six jailed over man's abduction
Six men are jailed for up to 12 years after a shopkeeper was kidnapped and a ransom demanded for his release.
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Tory MP defects to Labour
Tory MP Quentin Davies has defected to Labour, a move said to have delighted its new leader Gordon Brown.
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£53m raid gang 'kidnapped child'
The trial of a gang accused over the UK's biggest cash robbery is told they abducted a child at gunpoint.
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Blair 'to quit as MP to be envoy'
Tony Blair is expected to step down as a Labour MP if he gets the role of a Mid-East envoy, the BBC learns.
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Floods force thousands from homes
Thousands of people are evacuated amid severe floods that are now believed to have claimed four lives.
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Man loses $54m trousers claim
A US man has lost a $54m claim against a South Korean dry-cleaning firm which lost a pair of his trousers.
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French art treasures restored
Work restoring The Hall of Mirrors in the Palace of Versailles has been completed after three years.
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Rain hits Cambodia plane hunt
The search for a plane that crashed in Cambodia with 22 people on board has been hampered by poor weather.
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Asia floods kill hundreds
Heavy rain in India and Pakistan has left hundreds of people dead and tens of thousands homeless.
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Defence over 9/11 air advice
The former head of the environmental agency faces critics over air advice in the aftermath of 9/11.
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Blair tipped for Mid East role
There are reports that Tony Blair could be appointed as a Middle East peace envoy after he stands down as PM.
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Airline pilots flying while fatigued – BBC News reveals exhaustion among crews poses a risk to safety
A BBC News investigation has revealed growing concerns among airline pilots that fatigue is leading to potentially dangerous incidents in the air.
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BBC directors waive bonuses
The BBCs most senior management group has collectively decided not to take contractual bonuses for the financial year 20067.
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The Earth moves for BBC Two – Autumn 2007 press pack
Geology takes polar position on BBC Two this autumn as Dr Iain Stewart sets out to do for geological science what Andrew Marr recently did for modern history.
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Louis Theroux: Under The Knife
Louis Theroux has had plastic surgery for his next filmLouis Theroux Under The Knifein an attempt to fully immerse himself in the subject matter.
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BBC's comedy chief, Jon Plowman, returns to progamme-making after more than a decade at the top
Award winning BBC comedy boss Jon Plowmanthe man behind hits such as Absolutely Fabulous French And Saunders The Office The League Of Gentleman and Little Britainis to step down later this year and return to making shows for the BBC.
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Global Solar goes back to future with thin film solar
When it comes to CIGS (copper indium gallium selenide) solar cells, Global Solar has decided not to fight convention.
The Tucson-based company is ramping up for mass production of CIGS like a number of other companies, but the interesting thing about its tack is its manufacturing process. Global will use ...
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Trivia question: What's the most expensive part in supercomputers?
Making a supercomputer used to require teams of dedicated scientists, millions in federal research grants, and lots of specialized components that took years to design.
Thanks to clustering and other advances, a group of well-trained grad students can build one from off-the-shelf parts. As a result, the rankings in the ...
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Judge rejects Google's anti-Microsoft antitrust bid
Editor's note: This story was updated at 10:38 a.m. PST
WASHINGTON--A federal judge refused on Tuesday to rule on a last-minute Google antitrust complaint about Windows Vista's desktop search, saying she trusted government attorneys who said they were already satisfied with Microsoft's planned changes.
U....
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Chinese tires up for recall
Foreign Tires Sales, a New Jersey tire importer and distributor, requested Monday that the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration recall about 500,000 tires made for SUVs, pickups and light-duty trucks.
The tires were manufactured in China by the Hangzhou Zhongce Rubber Company for the brands Westlake, Telluride, Compass ...
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Sprint unveils the Muziq by LG
LG Muziq
(Credit: Sprint)
Sprint and LG have come together to reveal the Muziq, an attractive music phone with a slew of multimedia features. Also known as the LG 570, the LG Muziq comes with a built-in FM transmitter, a 1.3-megapixel camera, a camcorder, and stereo Bluetooth. Of course, ...
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Adobe posts, withdraws Lightroom 1.1
The Photoshop Lightroom 1.1 update will be available from Adobe Systems' Web site later this week, but the company inadvertently released it for a short period Monday night.
"During the course of delivery testing, the update was publicly available through the Adobe.com store for a short period of ...
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New iPhone video shows home activation, e-mail support
In addition to revealing the prices for iPhone data plans Tuesday, Apple also released another video showing how iPhone customers can activate their new phones from home.
With long lines expected outside Apple and AT&T stores on Friday, some analysts had expressed concern that the process of setting ...
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MIT reverses autism in mice
Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers have found that suppressing a particular enzyme has reversed some symptoms of autism and mental retardation in mice.
An enzyme is a protein that triggers a chemical reaction, and this one, called p21-activated kinase (PAK), affects neural connections in the brain. Suppressing it can counteract ...
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Spreading the Apple religion
So, I'm sitting on the 1 Train from Midtown heading Downtown (New York). My colleague, Jeff Cramer, has just said to me, "Bad news, Matt. The deal with xxxx is dead." It was a deal that we hadn't put much effort into, so it wasn't a big deal.
Except, perhaps, to this Italian lady who immediately approached Jeff and pushed a pamphlet in his face, urging him to "Read this. It will solve your problems."
...
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A new way to record data on hard drives
Like Tony Blair, the hard drive industry is looking at a third way.
To more densely record data on hard drives, that is. Disk track recording involves storing data in tracks laid down in a precise pattern on a platter, according to an article by Rick Merritt of EE Times. ...
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Monday, June 25, 2007
Panorama: Trust Me I'm Gordon ... Not Tony
Tonight PanoramaMonday 25 June 8.30pm BBC One puts Gordon Browns claim last Friday that he has at all times ... tried to be straight with the British people to the test by assessing his record on spin.
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Title buffer overflow in Safari 3.0.2 for Windows
Following last Friday's release of Safari 3.0.2 comes a brand-new Monday morning vulnerability. Researcher E. Azizov of ITdefence in Russia posted on the Bugtraq newsgroup a demonstration of a buffer overflow in the Windows XP version of Apple's browser. Specifically, the new vulnerability affects the title ...
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Toyota adds first non-Japanese member to board
Toyota shareholders have approved the appointment of Jim Press, general manager of Toyota Motor North America, as a senior managing director to the company's board.
Press is the first non-Japanese person to ever be appointed to the automaker's board of directors.
The move was interpreted as a sign ...
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Intel's making friends with the cable industry
"If you can't beat 'em, join 'em," apparently still has legs as a business strategy.
Intel has been trying for years to get PCs with its chips inside living rooms, trying to offset the slowing growth of the PC market by creating a new way to use PCs. That ...
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While helping others, IBM confronts its own data theft
IBM has acknowledged that in early 2007 a third-party contractor misplaced a tape containing the personal information of current and former IBM employees. The tape was lost in transit to its Armonk, N.Y, headquarters some time in February. Recently, IBM was in the news as one of the companies ...
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Tech-books: Microsoft, Houghton Mifflin strike deal
Textbook publisher Houghton Mifflin said Monday it signed a pact with Microsoft to develop a new digital education system for school districts. Under the deal, Houghton Mifflin will build its learning system with Microsoft technology, including the.Net framework 3.0 and its latest SharePoint servers.
In 2001, Houghton Mifflin, ...
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Google: Vista search changes fall short
Google on Monday said it's still not convinced that Microsoft's planned tweaks to Windows Vista go far enough to head off its antitrust concerns.
"It appears that more may need to be done to provide a truly unbiased choice of desktop search products in Vista and achieve compliance ...
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Are you a carbon bigfoot? I sure am, sad to say
Front page of carbon calculator
(Credit: earthlab)Carbon footprint. Energy use. Green tech. Some phrases that won't be going away. From gasoline prices to global warming we're likely to become more aware of what we energy burn up, just as most of us now have some sense of ...
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Feds plan 'town hall' meetings on online ad tech
An attack by consumer groups on the way that companies like Microsoft target advertisements to Internet users has attracted some notice from federal regulators.
Last November, the Center for Digital Democracy and U.S. Public Interest Research Group asked the Federal Trade Commission to review the growing use of business ...
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Will you buy an iPhone?
After all this, do you still want an iPhone?
You've read all about the specs, features, and limitations of the iPhone. You've ogled the display, frowned at the price, wondered about the network speeds, and assessed the state of your current relationship with a phone and carrier. If ...
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Sunday, June 24, 2007
Powers to tackle home care costs
The assembly government plans to use its new powers to overhaul home care charges.
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Arrest at Sainsbury's hotel party
Supermarket group Sainsbury investigates after police are called to a staff party at a five-star hotel.
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Powers could block oil transfer
Plans to pump oil between tankers in the Firth of Forth could be blocked under proposed new powers.
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Doctors in cheap drink ban plea
Medical chiefs call for a crackdown on cheap drink sales and a ban on alcohol advertising at sporting and entertainment events.
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Wolves legend Dougan dies aged 69
Former Northern Ireland and Wolves forward Derek Dougan dies at the age of 69.
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Hammers attack on robbed GAA man
A member of the GAA's Ulster Council is beaten with hammers and has his car hijacked in a robbery.
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Divers rescued after rapid ascent
A diver is airlifted to a recompression chamber for treatment after getting into trouble off the Dorset coast.
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Anger at £95,000 council spend
Greenwich Council's decision to buy a corporate suite for £95,000 at the new O2 complex is criticised.
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Papers consider Brown's team
With Gordon Brown set to take over as Labour Party leader, several Sundays consider who will be in his team.
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7 days 7 questions
Four near identikit blonde brides of the week - which isn't a footballer's wife?
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Eyesore or gem?
The maxim of beauty being in the eye of the beholder is no more true than in people's estimations of modern buildings. The Magazine has taken four controversial buildings to task, and one that is now a treasure... but wasn't always.
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Man dies on tracks fleeing police
A man dies on a Lancashire railway line after he jumped on to the tracks to avoid police officers.
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Five arrested over weapons haul
Five people are arrested after a haul of weapons and chemicals are found at two properties.
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UK soldier died on 24th birthday
A British soldier fatally injured by a roadside bomb in Iraq was a twin and died on his 24th birthday, the MoD says.
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Carey urges immigration control
The former Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord Carey, calls for tighter controls on immigration.
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NHS no better under Labour - poll
Four in 10 people do not believe the NHS has got better under Labour, a poll suggests.
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Arrests over club murder of girl
Three people are arrested over the murder of a 17-year-old girl shot in a north London club.
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Teenager killed in street fight
A 16-year-old boy is stabbed to death during a fight between two gangs in south-east London.
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Crown Court judge dies in fall
A Crown Court judge dies in a fall from his flat in an exclusive south-west London apartment block.
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Boxing: New target for Hatton
Ricky Hatton targets Floyd Mayweather after his stunning win over Jose Luis Castillo.
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Federer bids for Wimbledon record
Roger Federer begins his bid to equal Bjorn Borg's record of five straight titles as Wimbledon gets under way on Monday.
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Who finale for rainy Glastonbury
The Who bring the 2007 Glastonbury Festival to a close after three days of rain, mud and music.
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Alzheimer's drugs court battle
A decision to deny Alzheimer's drugs to patients with mild-stage disease is challenged at the High Court.
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Doctors threaten attack on reform
Doctors are threatening an all-out attack on the government's NHS reforms, labelling it 'not fit for purpose'.
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Brown urged to end pay gap
Gordon Brown should learn from Wimbledon and do more to close the gender pay gap, a campaign group says.
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Victim families get say in court
A scheme which allows bereaved relatives to speak in court will be rolled out across England and Wales.
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Smokers in last gasp stand
Smokers' rights groups call for some exceptions to England's smoking ban which becomes law next week.
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'Most dangerous' roads revealed
The most accident-prone roads in Britain are revealed in a new survey.
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Johnston in new 'bomb vest' video
A new video is released of kidnapped BBC reporter Alan Johnston, apparently wearing an explosives vest.
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UK soldier killed in Afghanistan
A British soldier has been killed in an explosion in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence says.
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Labour must have soul, says Brown
Gordon Brown is crowned Labour leader, promising to give the party not just policies but "a soul".
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City may lose heritage status
The German city of Dresden faces being stripped of its world heritage status because of plans to build a new bridge.
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Bombing spate hits Colombia
Dozens of people have been wounded after seven bombs exploded in the city of Buenaventura.
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Israel frees Palestinian money
Israel is to release money it owes Palestinian authorities that was withheld after Hamas took power.
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Thailand probe Thaksin funds
Thai authorities are to investigate the source of the funds behind ex-PM Thaksin's bid for Man City.
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Pakistan storms kill over 200
Torrential rains and gale-force winds have killed more than 200 people around Karachi in Pakistan.
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Lebanon bomb kills UN soldiers
Five soldiers serving as UN peacekeepers in Lebanon have been killed by an explosion.
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'Chemical Ali' to be hanged
Saddam Hussein's cousin and two others are sentenced to death in Iraq for murdering Kurds in 1988.
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Report: 'World of Warcraft' fan site sold for $1 million
There's a lot of buzz in the World of Warcraft fan site universe this morning, with reports and rumors flying about fan sites being sold, about $1 million sale prices and even that the uber company in the business of selling WoW gold, IGE, has been sold.
According to ...
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Name calling over Federated fallout
"You're an idiot."
That was the response waiting in my inbox this morning sent over the transom from Tech Crunch's Michael Arrington, a class act all the way.
I suppose the proper response is something like, "Oh yeah, and your mom wears army boots." But after spending a ...
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Friday, June 22, 2007
'Purity' ring case in High Court
A teenager is accusing her school of discriminating against Christians by banning the wearing of chastity rings.
Source: http://newsrss.bbc.co.uk
Festival fans defy rain and mud
Heavy rain fell on the first day of the Glastonbury Festival, leaving revellers wet but unbowed.
Source: http://newsrss.bbc.co.uk
Brown pledge to cut state control
Gordon Brown says he has learned his lesson about "top-down" government, in a BBC interview.
Source: http://newsrss.bbc.co.uk
Cricket: Collingwood is captain
Paul Collingwood is handed the England one-day captaincy but Michael Vaughan and Andrew Strauss are left out of the squad.
Source: http://newsrss.bbc.co.uk
Royal Ascot: Day four
All the action as it happened from day four of the Royal Ascot meeting.
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Barcelona close in on Henry deal
Thierry Henry is set to leave Arsenal for Barcelona in a deal worth about £16m.
Source: http://newsrss.bbc.co.uk
Seany is given Big Brother boot
Seany O'Kane is the second housemate evicted from Channel 4's Big Brother reality show.
Source: http://newsrss.bbc.co.uk
Coleen's family home vandalised
Vandals daub graffiti on the home of footballer Wayne Rooney's fiancee Coleen McLoughlin.
Source: http://newsrss.bbc.co.uk
Prescott accountant jailed again
An unqualified accountant who stole almost £1m from John Prescott's office is jailed for a further 18 months.
Source: http://newsrss.bbc.co.uk
Danger warning on vehicle tyres
Three in 10 second hand tyres on sale in the UK could be dangerous, an industry body warns.
Source: http://newsrss.bbc.co.uk
New women GPs 'outnumber men'
Newly-qualified women doctors outnumber their male counterparts by almost three to two, a survey suggests.
Source: http://newsrss.bbc.co.uk
'Board' compensation for inmates
Prisoners released up to 18 days early will receive payments to compensate for loss of bed and board, the government says.
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Soldier dies after Basra bombing
A British soldier has died after a roadside bomb attack in Basra in southern Iraq, the MoD says.
Source: http://newsrss.bbc.co.uk
Blair's conversion 'unresolved'
Tony Blair says the issue of his conversation is "unresolved" as he prepares to meet the Pope.
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Attorney general to leave office
Attorney General Lord Goldsmith is to step down after six years in office, he has announced.
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Essay 'insults' Mali's leader
A school essay which allegedly insulted the president of Mali has led to protests and arrests.
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N Korea 'ready to shut reactor'
A top US diplomat says North Korea is prepared for a prompt shut-down of its main nuclear reactor.
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US admits al-Qaeda have fled
Most of the al-Qaeda leaders targeted by US troops in a recent operation have already fled, say the US military.
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CIA to reveal past misdeeds
America's CIA is to declassify hundreds of documents detailing some of its worst illegal abuses.
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Space shuttle Atlantis returns
Space shuttle Atlantis has returned to earth, after a two-week mission to the International Space Station.
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Taleban 'no long-term threat'
The Taleban do not pose a threat to long-term stability in Afghanistan, President Hamid Karzai has said.
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EU treaty talks in deadlock
Germany is threatening to sideline Poland, as intensive talks fail to break a deadlock over the new EU treaty.
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Growing concern over spending of Afghan aid money
There is growing concern in the Afghan government over whether millions of pounds of British aid money is being is being spent effectively against drugs a Newsnight investigation reveals tonight Thursday 21 June at 10.30pm on BBC Two.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk
Radio 4 to play History's Witness
BBC Radio 4 has been given exclusive access to the work of a unique police team in Northern Irelandthe only one of its kind in the worldwhich aims to solve 3268 unsolved murders which took place during the troubles.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk
Stellar line-up for BBC One drama People Like Us
Alun Armstrong Elizabeth Berrington George Cole Lee Evans Rupert Graves Alison Steadman Jessie Wallace star in People Like Us a new comedy drama for BBC One from BBC Drama Production.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk
Murray Walker returns to mic for Five Live
Formula Ones legendary voice Murray Walker is to commentate for BBC Radio Five Live from the European Grand Prix in Germany on 22 July. This is Murrays first return to a UK commentary box since his retirement in 2001.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk
Serena Williams talks Wimbledon with Jonathan Ross
It doesnt get more eclectic than the lineup for tonights edition of Friday Night With Jonathan Ross on BBC One
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Fiona Bruce to take over Antiques Roadshow
BBC One is pleased to announce that Fiona Bruce is to take over one of the BBCs longest running factual strands The Antiques Roadshow when Michael Aspel steps down after the next series in spring 2008.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk
Wimbledon 2007 – press pack
Monday 25 June heralds the start of the 2007 Wimbledon Championships and the return of BBC Sports awardwinning live coverage of the nations favourite summer event.
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Dream CD sales for BBC Children in Need
Lee Mead faces another nailbiting competition this weekend as his recording of Any Dream Will Do for BBC Children in Need makes its bid for the top of the UK charts.
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Trend Micro OS Protection beta released
Trend Micro today released Trend Micro OS Protection beta for its Trend Micro Internet Security 2007 customers. OS protection includes Trend Micro Firewall Booster and Trend Micro Pre-Startup Scan. Rather than rail against various kernel changes within Windows Vista as Symantec and other did last fall, Trend Micro says it ...
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Congress set to issue virtual taxation report in August
For months, the community of virtual world publishers, players and economists has been holding its breath, waiting for the U.S. Congress to issue its report on the potential taxation of virtual goods.
Well, we don't have to wait much longer.
Dan Miller, a senior economist with the Congress' ...
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With its sixth security update for 2007, Apple patches two Safari 3.0 beta vulnerabilities
Only days after Apple released Mac OS X 10.4.10, it has also released Security Update 2007-006. This update affects users of Mac OS X v10.3.9, Mac OS X Server v10.3.9, Mac OS X v10.4.9 and Mac OS X Server v10.4.9. ...
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Vonage vs. Verizon: Round 2
The next round in the ongoing patent infringement saga between Verizon and Vonage will begin on Monday when the companies present their oral arguments to the federal appeals court in Washington, D.C.
Vonage is arguing a few things. First, it believes that it got a bum deal even before ...
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Sicko Watch: Moore's 'Sicko' a hit...with pirate community
If the pirate community is any judge of movies, Michael Moore's Sicko is sure to be a hit.
On the day that the documentary about the health care industry is scheduled to debut, unauthorized copies continue to flitter across the Web. Illegal downloading of the film began gathering steam ...
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Apple updates Safari with version 3.0.2 for Windows (beta)
Roughly one week after releasing Safari 3.0.1 for Windows (beta), Apple today released Safari 3.0.2 for Windows (beta). The Safari 3.0 beta patches issued today are for Apple Mac OS X as well as Windows XP and Windows Vista users, and basically piggybacks Apple Security Update 2007-006 ...
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A 'Second Life' parody you can't miss
OMG! If this isn't the funniest thing ever, I'm not sure what is.
Following on the lovely "Get a First Life" takeoff of the virtual world Second Life, some crafty folks have produced a YouTube video that shows a real-world take on what life in Second Life is ...
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Malik, Arrington and Battelle: X-22, come in
What would possess a collection of online publishers and venture capitalists to pimp a Microsoft advertising slogan?
Valleywag today reported about a site tied to a Microsoft ad campaign where the likes of Michael Arrington, Om Malik and others seemingly lend their support to the "people-ready" catchphrase.
I sent e-mails ...
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Lawyers' words are kerosene on the flaming H-1B bonfire
The immigration battle brews on Capitol Hill.
(Credit: U.S. Senate)Much of life is timing. And in this case we have video of lawyers saying things that will only add more fuel to the already burning issues of immigration and controversial H-1B visas.
Speaking to his law firm's ...
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Apple rolls out the iPhone displays
The iPhone turned heads in downtown San Francisco on Friday, a week before its debut.
(Credit: Corinne Schulze/CNET Networks)It doesn't appear that Apple and AT&T hired window designers from Macy's for the iPhone campaign.
The first window ads for the iPhone appeared in the ...
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BBC One announces The One Show team
The One Show returns to BBC One on Monday 9 July with an impressive line up of talented presenters joining host Adrian Chiles every weekday evening at 7pm.
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Mock The Week returns for a 12-week run on BBC Two this summer
BBC Twos topical satirical quiz show Mock The Week returns for a fifth series this summer this time for a 12week run.
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Malware knocks Defense Department e-mail offline
According to the Associated Press, the US Defense Department took 1,500 computers offline as the result of a cyber attack. No additional information about the event was provided. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said the attack happened sometime yesterday and that e-mail systems were expected to be back online later ...
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Lightroom remakes photo editing for the better
I didn't fully appreciate how much Adobe Photoshop Lightroom changed how I deal with digital photos until I tried the latest version of the regular Photoshop software, CS3.
I shoot raw images almost all the time, and I wanted to try out the new features of Adobe Camera Raw 4.1 that's available only to CS3 users. ...
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Buy AT&T/Yahoo DSL and get... e-mail ads!
Customers paying for AT&T and Yahoo's co-branded DSL service are outraged about ads that started showing up over the last few weeks that take up quite a bit of real estate on the page. A chunky "skyscraper" ad now runs up and down the right side of ...
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Online retailer promises unlocked iPhones
A liberated iPhone?
(Credit: Apple.com)
One of the most popular questions regarding the Apple iPhone asks whether Apple will sell unlocked models. So far, the consensus has been that such a move is unlikely, but much to our amazement, we noticed today that PureMobile.com, a online cell phone ...
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Dell lightens the preinstalled software load
Dell took notice earlier this year when customers and the media reiterated complaints over the glut of crapware, or preinstalled PC software, packaged with new computers. Many PC makers said they do offer ways for consumers to wipe a new computer's slate clean. But this week, Dell announced it ...
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An ill-timed Vonage database e-mail solicitation
So, I know we all get on lists, and our names are stored in databases. It's annoying, but it's a fact of life.
But I was reminded of that Thursday in a particularly annoying way.
A friend of mine, who shall go unnamed, is a Vonage subscriber. Presumably, ...
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A blight on Canon 1D Mark III's record
So far, most of the reviews of Canon's high-end EOS-1D Mark III digital SLR have been highly favorable, as befits a $4,500 camera from the leader of the pack. But this week, Rob Galbraith, one of the privileged few to get an early look at the camera, issued ...
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Scientists reconstruct still-horrifying 9-11 images
A computer simulation of the attack on the World Trade Center is now showing at YouTube. While the images are designed to help engineers and scientists study how a large structure behaves when smashed into by an airliner, they are still horrifying.
Flight 11 crashed into the WTC's North ...
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Astronaut describes Mars trip as 'one-way' ticket
Former astronaut Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin said that a planetary mission to Mars from a base on the moon will be the equivalent of a "one-way trip to the stars," according to a story this week from the EE Times.
Aldrin, who in 1969 was the second man on the moon, ...
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Thursday, June 21, 2007
Brand gets rape claim damages
Comedian Russell Brand accepts damages over claims a girl was drugged and raped during a party.
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Jessops to cut shops and workers
Photographic retailer Jessops says it plans to close 81 of its High Street stores and cut 550 jobs.
Source: http://newsrss.bbc.co.uk
Cricket: Pietersen no to captaincy
Kevin Pietersen is "not ready" to be England's one-day captain, so Paul Collingwood is favourite for the role.
Source: http://newsrss.bbc.co.uk
Thaksin confirms Eriksson meeting
Prospective Man City owner Thaksin Shinawatra confirms he has held talks with Sven-Goran Eriksson about City's vacant manager's job.
Source: http://newsrss.bbc.co.uk
Smoking banned for foster carers
Smokers will be banned from fostering children under five under new guidelines.
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Iraq deaths 'unlawful killings'
A coroner rules that five British armed forces personnel were unlawfully killed when their helicopter was shot down.
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Nine held in dangerous dog raids
Four suspected dangerous dogs are seized and nine people arrested in raids as part of an investigation into dog fighting.
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Bank acts on £5 note distribution
The Bank of England is going to look at how it can encourage banks to give out more £5 notes.
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UK big earners 'avoid income tax'
Many of the UK's highest earners are avoiding income tax, figures obtained by the Evening Standard show.
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EU boss argues against UK vote
European Commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso urges Britain not to hold an EU referendum.
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Soldier killed in Basra is named
The MoD names the soldier who was killed in Iraq as a 48-year-old major from the 4th Battalion The Rifles.
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Seventh terror suspect disappears
A seventh terror suspect absconds while under a control order, the Home Office confirms.
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Union sets Royal Mail strike date
Royal Mail workers are to hold a 24-hour strike on Friday 29 June, the main postal union confirms.
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Lib Dem anger over Brown 'tricks'
Gordon Brown is accused of "dirty tricks" over his Cabinet job offer to former Lib Dem leader Lord Ashdown.
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Taleban leaders still defiant
The Taleban denies that they have been defeated by Nato forces, claiming they are stronger than ever.
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Alcohol ban in Aborigine areas
Australia will ban alcohol and pornography in some Aboriginal areas in a bid to curb child sex abuse.
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World trade talks collapse
Brazil and India walk out of WTO talks after failure to agree subsidies and tariffs policy
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EU leaders to discuss treaty
EU leaders are set to discuss a new treaty on managing the union amid veto threats by the UK and Poland.
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US envoy visits North Korea
US envoy Christopher Hill has become the first senior US official to visit North Korea for five years.
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Thaksin bids for Man City
Thaksin Shinawatra bids for Manchester City as corruption charges were filed against him in Thailand
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Hamas accused of coup plot
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has accused Hamas of trying to establish its own state in Gaza.
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Lloyd Webber set to make beautiful music at Glasgow's BBC Proms In The Park
Acclaimed cellist Julian Lloyd Webber is one of an array of artists who will take to the stage for this years Scottish celebrations of BBC Proms In The Park in Glasgow Green on Saturday 8 September 2007.
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Marc Warren, Alexander Armstrong and Keeley Hawes are Mutual Friends, a new comedy drama for BBC One
Marc Warren Alexander Armstrong and Keeley Hawes are Mutual Friends a new comedy drama for BBC One.
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Prosper With The BBC: BBC Swahili entrepreneur competition finalists are named
The BBCs quest for a young Swahilispeaking entrepreneur is nearly over. Four finalists have been chosen for its Faidika Na BBC Prosper With The BBC competition and they will compete in a live broadcast final attended by Tanzanias President Jakaya Kikwete on Wednesday 27 June.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk
The Visit – press pack
BBC Three continues to enhance its reputation of producing groundbreaking innovative comedy this summer with a brandnew series The Visit written by standup comedian Tony Burgess and set entirely in the visiting room of HMP Radford Hilla category C prison.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk
BBC marks Alan Johnston's 100 days in captivity
The BBC is holding a worldwide vigil tomorrow Wednesday 20 June for Alan Johnston BBC Gaza Correspondent to mark 100 days since he was captured in Gaza.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk
Mobile phone recycling struggle
An Abergele mans gargantuan effort to recycle 133 old mobile phones exposing flaws in a Tesco Green Recycling scheme will be revealed in BBC Waless consumer programme XRay on Wednesday 20 June 7.30pm BBC One Wales.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk
Lauren Laverne and Zane Lowe bring the best from the fest – T In The Park 2007
The BBC are back in Balado to present a long weekend of unmissable live music at T In The Park 2007 with Lauren Laverne The Culture Show and Zane Lowe BBC Radio 1 MTV presenting the best from the acclaimed festival.
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Alice Cooper and Gareth Gates talk snakes, stammering and Spice Girls with Graham Norton
Legendary rock star Alice Cooper and Pop Idol hero Gareth Gates talk snakes stammering and Spice Girls when they join Graham Norton for this weeks edition of The Graham Norton Show on BBC Two.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk
BBC and ITV win joint rights for Euro 2008
BBC and ITV today 20 June agreed a joint deal with UEFA for the rights to the Euro 2008 championships.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk
Let's find all the coal, say mining experts
American coal experts want more information. And they want the U.S. government to pay for it. Today the National Research Council issued a call for more federal money to find and assess America's coal deposits.
Currently over half of the U.S. electricity is generated by burning coal. ...
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Google's search lead grows
Google now has 56.3 percent of the share of Web searches in the United States, according to Nielsen/NetRatings. Yahoo's share is 21.5 percent, followed by Microsoft at 8.4 percent, AOL at 5.3 percent and Ask.com at 2 percent. Google had nearly 45 percent ...
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Intel wants fair and balanced online gaming
SANTA CLARA, Calif.--There's always one guy who seems a little too good at mowing down players in a Quake 3 session. Intel thinks future PC gamers might be interested in technology that helps level the playing field.
Intel just caught Player 1 cheating at Quake 3.
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Dell hawking unlocked phones
What hath the iPhone wrought? Perhaps more computer companies selling fancy phones.
Just as Apple prepares to sell its long-awaited combination smart phone and iPod, six models of unlocked Nokia and Pharos phones have cropped up on Dell's Web site. The Nokia E61, E61i, N73, N80 and N95, and ...
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Exercise 2.0 under way inside Intel
SANTA CLARA, Calif.--Sophisticated motion sensors are part of an Intel project to help couch potatoes monitor their physical activity from the, um, couch.
Intel's Beverly Harrison holds a cell-phone sized prototype sensor that could one day monitor physical activity.
(Credit: Tom Krazit/CNET News.com)
Beverly Harrison, a ...
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Internet radio to go silent on June 26?
If you depend on the sounds of Internet radio to get you through your workday, don't be surprised if your headphones pipe out little more than dead air next Tuesday.
In protest of the elevated royalty fees Webcasters are poised to begin owing to the record industry next month, ...
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Microsoft says Zune still on track
Microsoft says Zune sales still pretty rosy.
(Credit: Microsoft)
I still don't
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Amazon enters book digitization jungle with rare-book project
Amazon.com's BookSurge subsidiary announced Thursday that it has partnered with book digitization company Kirtas Technologies on a project to archive and distribute hard-to-find books. This new initiative involves collaboration with public and university libraries to provide their collections of "rare and inaccessible" books; the titles will be digitized ...
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Apple update boosts support for Canon 1D Mark III
Apple's update Wednesday to its operating system Wednesday didn't just fix a security hole. Mac OS X 10.4.10 now also supports raw images from the latest digital cameras, including the Canon's vaunted EOS-1D Mark III.
Canon's EOS-1D Mark III
(Credit: Canon)
The update also ...
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Tuesday, June 19, 2007
James Nesbitt and Maxine Peake will go to the ball in BBC One's Cinderella
James Nesbitt Jekyll Murphys Law and Maxine Peake Shameless Messiah are today confirmed to star in Cinderella the second of four comedy dramas to be made by Hat Trick Productions in Northern Ireland as part of the modern anthology of Fairy Tales for BBC One.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk
Nick Ross to leave Crimewatch
After 23 years Nick Ross is to leave Crimewatch to pursue other ventures.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk
White House e-mails, the latest chapter
White House, a fountain of emails
(Credit: Whitehouse.gov)New stuff coming out in the White House email saga. When last we reported
we had been told about 50 staffers used private e-mail service while at work. And we explained how hard it would be to truly delete any of those e-mails. ...
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HP sues ink cartridge maker for unfair competition
Hewlett-Packard is accusing European print supply maker Pelikan Hardcopy of unfair business practices in an ongoing legal spat over ink cartridges, the company announced Monday.
HP's German subsidiary, Hewlett-Packard GmbH, said in a second lawsuit filed in a German court that Pelikan's German subsidiary is selling two models ...
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Notebook shipments push PC market growth
Stronger-than-expected notebook shipments in the beginning of the year should push the overall growth of the PC market higher than previously anticipated, according to market research firm iSuppli.
The worldwide PC industry is expected to reach 264 million units in 2007, up 11.2 percent from 239 million units shipped ...
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Possible cataclysm due to melting ice
Map from 1999 article showing warming and cooling trends
(Credit: Goddard Institute)We have 10 years, folks. And then it's man the lifeboats, or head for the hills.
That's the conclusion of James Hansen and five other scientists.
They've just published a paper with the Royal Society in England. It says melting ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctic could soon reach a point of no return.
...
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W3C's openness hypocrisy: Public barred from 'public' conference
The World Wide Web Consortium, which purports to be an "open forum" for standards discussion, doesn't exactly live up to its own claims.
Earlier on Monday, the W3C barred one of my colleagues, News.com reporter Anne Broache, from attending a "Toward More Transparent Government" conference held, ironically, in ...
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Jawbone to be sold alongside iPhone
Aliph Jawbone Bluetooth headset
(Credit: Aliph)When Apple fans across the country flock to their neighborhood Apple Store to pick up their shiny new iPhone next Friday, they'll also have the opportunity to buy a Jawbone Bluetooth headset to go along with it. That's right; the Aliph Jawbone ...
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Developers launch kid-safe add for Firefox
Glaxstar, a software developer that makes plug-ins for Firefox, has crafted a specialized extension for the Web browser that helps parents keep their kids in a safe Web-surfing sandbox.
The software, called Glubble (for global bubble), is essentially a white list, or collection of pre-approved sites, for the Web browser. ...
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Verizon's CTO talks
CHICAGO--Verizon's CTO Mark Wegleitner addressed a roomful of reporters here Monday night on the eve of the NXTComm telecom tradeshow. During his brief talk, which followed a heavy meal of porterhouse steaks and veal chops at the famed Gibson's Steakhouse, he gave a glimpse into some new ...
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Cosmic Wii story wins film festival
If you had a hankering to win a contest to make the best short Nintendo-themed film, you're disappointed Tuesday. Unless your name is Jack Paccione, that is.
Paccione's film, Good vs. Wiivil, in which the successful video game console is placed in the middle of a cosmic struggle ...
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Monday, June 18, 2007
Approach to flooding 'needs work'
More needs to be done to coordinate NI's approach to flooding, the regional development minister says.
Source: http://newsrss.bbc.co.uk
Danielle killers at appeal court
Two men convicted of shooting dead Nottingham schoolgirl Danielle Beccan are appealing against their sentences.
Source: http://newsrss.bbc.co.uk
Streets silent in tribute to Pc
A street in Luton falls silent as tributes are paid at the site where a police officer died answering a 999 call.
Source: http://newsrss.bbc.co.uk
Focus on Falklands commemorations
Images from ceremonies marking the 25th anniversary of the end of the Falklands war feature in Monday's papers.
Source: http://newsrss.bbc.co.uk
You say potato...
The British are keen gardeners but tend to undervalue their botanical skills.
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Eyesore or gem?
Five controversial buildings put to the taste test - first off, the Get Carter car park.
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Bridget Jones? She's got it easy
Since when did skin shade, religion and the prospect of living with your in-laws become a concern for educated, career women looking for Mr Right? For British Asian females, who are facing a shrinking pool of eligible men, Bridget Jones had it easy.
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Handcuffed thief takes police car
A handcuffed car thief was able to escape from custody by stealing a marked police car, it emerges.
Source: http://newsrss.bbc.co.uk
Salmond on visit to Belfast
Scottish First Minister, Alex Salmond, is travelling to Belfast for talks with Northern Ireland's political leaders.
Source: http://newsrss.bbc.co.uk
Badger cull 'not cost effective'
Culling badgers is unlikely to be a cost-effective way of controlling cattle tuberculosis, government scientists conclude.
Source: http://newsrss.bbc.co.uk
Police worker admits secrets leak
A Metropolitan Police employee pleads guilty to misconduct by leaking details on terrorism to a newspaper.
Source: http://newsrss.bbc.co.uk
Steam train and coach collide
A steam train and a single-decker coach collide at a level-crossing on the Swanage Railway in Dorset.
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Tube strike ballot over pensions
The Rail, Maritime and Transport Union (RMT) is to ballot London Underground workers on industrial action over pensions.
Source: http://newsrss.bbc.co.uk
Sheringham in speeding probe
Footballer Teddy Sheringham is questioned after allegedly giving false details in response to a speeding charge.
Source: http://newsrss.bbc.co.uk
Football: McGhee new Well boss
Motherwell unveil Mark McGhee as their new manager, with Scott Leitch as his assistant.
Source: http://newsrss.bbc.co.uk
Hamilton stunned by second F1 win
Lewis Hamilton admits he is stunned by his brilliant start in Formula One after victory at the US Grand Prix.
Source: http://newsrss.bbc.co.uk
Mental care bill back in Commons
The government will again try to push through powers to detain mentally ill people who have not committed crimes.
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Cameron setting out battle lines
David Cameron says Gordon Brown's move to 10 Downing Street gives voters a clear choice at the next election.
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Jail bosses in early release call
Convicts should be set free a week early to stop court and police cells being used to tackle overcrowding, urge prison governors.
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UK forces clash with Iraq militia
Up to 20 people have been killed in clashes between joint Iraqi and British forces and Shia militia in southern Iraq, coalition leaders say.
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BBC 'must be more impartial'
The BBC needs to make greater efforts towards impartiality, according to an internal report.
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Blair sets out EU treaty demands
Tony Blair sets out a list of no-go areas for an EU treaty - and says that means no referendum will be needed.
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QE2 set to become floating hotel
Dubai pays £50m to buy the Queen Elizabeth 2 liner which it will turn into a floating hotel.
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NHS 'hygiene standards struggle'
NHS trusts in England are struggling to meet key hygiene standards, data suggests.
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Police smash child porn ring
More than 30 children are rescued from possible abuse after police smash an international paedophile ring.
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'Captors' deny Johnston deal
Alan Johnston's alleged kidnappers deny that they have reached a deal with Hamas for his release.
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Greeks seek Nazi compensation
Relatives of Greeks killed by Nazis during World War II have won a victory in their fight for compensation.
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First elections for Bhutan
Bhutan is to hold its first democratic elections as some worry its ancient culture is under threat.
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Children dead in Afghan attack
The US-led coalition in Afghanistan has killed seven children at a suspected al-Qaeda hideout.
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Sarkozy party wins French poll
French President Nicolas Sarkozy's UMP party won a comfortable majority in parliamentary elections.
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Melbourne police hunt gunman
Australian police are looking for a gunman who shot three people, killing one, in Melbourne city centre.
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EU reconsiders Palestinian aid
The EU considers restarting aid to support President Mahmoud Abbas' emergency Palestinian government.
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True Dare Kiss – Every woman has a secret – but nothing stays secret forever – press pack
Dervla Kirwan and Lorraine Ashbourne star in True Dare Kiss Debbie Horsfields sparky raw and disturbing new drama serialan unfolding saga of intrigue passion revenge and redemption.
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Radio Manchester follows Ricky Hatton for big Vegas fight
On 23 June Ricky Hatton will take on Jose Luis Castillo in Las Vegas for the IBO Light Welterweight crown. In the runup to the fight Ricky has done an exclusive audio diary for BBC Radio Manchester.
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Grab pics from Flickr for a DIY book
On Monday, it becomes official. Blurb.com, which offers do-it-yourself bookmaking, and photo-sharing site Flickr are teaming up to help consumers jazz up their self-publishing efforts.
"Flickr got feedback from their members that they wanted to make books...We have already got a lot of feedback from Flickr's end ...
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Sprint Mogul by HTC officially unveiled
Sprint Mogul by HTC
(Credit: Corinne Schulze/CNET Networks)Man, if I were a Sprint or Verizon Wireless customer, I wouldn't be the happiest camper in the world. After all, the CDMA faithful have had to sit back and watch for the past few months, while their GSM counterparts ...
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Nokia adds three phones to lineup
Nokia announced Sunday night it has three new phones on the way--one for play, one for work and one for looks. The Nokia 6267, 3500 classic and 6121 classic are expected to become available in the third quarter of this year.
Nokia 6267
The 6267 is a multimedia phone with ...
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Blockbuster picks Blu-ray for movie rentals
Blu-ray is extending its early lead in the high-def video wars.
Blockbuster Inc. announced on Monday that it would rent only Blu-ray discs, and not HD DVDs, in its 1,700 company-owned stores. That's supposed to take effect by mid-July.
Blu-ray version of Pirates of the Caribbean - Dead ...
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