Adobe to make searching easier on Flash sites July 03, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- Internet users will now have an easier time finding sites that rely heavily on the popular Flash video format. | |
 Study says many dial-up users don't want broadband July 03, 2008 | User rating: 2.4 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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(AP) -- A new study suggests that attitude rather than availability may be the key reason why more Americans don't have high-speed Internet access. | |
Michael Dell buys $100 million in stock July 03, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- In recent days, Chief Executive Michael Dell has bought about $100 million worth of stock in Dell Inc., the shares of which rallied this spring but are still near a five-year low. | |
Microsoft to sell Office, OneCare for $70 a year July 03, 2008 | User rating: 3 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. will begin selling its Office programs to consumers on a subscription basis starting mid-July, in a bid to reach thrifty PC buyers who would otherwise pass on productivity software. | |
Report: Microsoft seeks help for another Yahoo bid July 02, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- Unable to strike a deal on its own, Microsoft Corp. reportedly is hoping to snap up Yahoo's online search operations with the help of News Corp. and Time Warner Inc. | |
Report: Fiber Internet growth overtakes cable July 02, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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(AP) -- For the first time, more people around the world are signing up for fiber-optic broadband service than for cable Internet service, according to a British research firm. | |
Police wnt u to fight crime w/txt msgs July 02, 2008 | User rating: 3.4 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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(AP) -- Police in the 1970s urged citizens to "drop a dime" in a pay phone to report crimes anonymously. Now in an increasing number of cities, tipsters are being invited to use their thumbs - to identify criminals using ... | |
EU, US near deal on pact on protecting privacy July 02, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
(AP) -- Privacy rights vs. terror fights: The EU and the United States are close to agreeing on how to protect personal and private data while still letting law enforcement officials share information to combat organized ... | |
 Review: Banking site MoneyAisle shows promise July 02, 2008 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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(AP) -- MoneyAisle is a free new Web service that makes a bold claim: It says it will maximize the interest rates consumers can get on savings accounts, by running online auctions in which banks bid for consumers' ... | |
 Simple insulation could combat heat, cold and noise July 02, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 16 vote(s)
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Around the world, an estimated one billion people--mostly in rural villages and the shanty towns surrounding developing-world cities--live in houses whose roofs are nothing more than thin sheets of corrugated ... | |
 Calif's hands-free cell law for drivers in effect July 02, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | User comments: 9
(AP) -- Millions of California motorists have had to put down their cell phones or risk a ticket as a new law takes effect requiring hands-free devices for those behind the wheel. | |
 New media turn Beijing Olympics into e-Games July 02, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
When Coroebus of Elis won the first Olympic sprint in 776 BC, the result was scratched on to parchment and read out in market places in the following days and weeks. | |
Microsoft acquires semantic search firm Powerset July 02, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Microsoft on Tuesday announced it is buying Powerset, a firm which specializes in interpreting the intent of people's Internet searches instead of matching specific words they use. | |
Microsoft seeks partners for new bid for Yahoo: WSJ July 02, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Microsoft is considering a new attempt to buy part of Yahoo in a deal with other media companies that would likely see a break-up of the Internet firm, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. | |
Keeping a landline number on your cell phone July 01, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- Q: I want to get rid of my landline phone service and go all wireless, but I don't want to lose my home phone number. Can I transfer it to my cell phone? | |
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