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2010-03-11 21:13:36 technology - american
CA Expands Cloud Services with $350M Nimsoft Purchase (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - IT software behemoth CA has acquired yet another company as it moves to provide its emerging enterprise customers and managed-service providers with cloud-computing support. CA acquired Redwood City, Calif.-based Nimsoft, its fourth acquisiti
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CA Expands Cloud Services with $350M Nimsoft Purchase (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - IT software behemoth CA has acquired yet another company as it moves to provide its emerging enterprise customers and managed-service providers with cloud-computing support. CA acquired Redwood City, Calif.-based Nimsoft, its fourth acquisiti
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2010-03-11 20:26:47 technology - american
Summary Box: Huge 'botnet' only slowed by takedown (AP)
AP - BOTNET AMPUTATED: An Internet provider thought to be helping spread malicious software was taken down, apparently cutting criminals off from millions of personal computers under their control.
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Summary Box: Huge 'botnet' only slowed by takedown (AP)
AP - BOTNET AMPUTATED: An Internet provider thought to be helping spread malicious software was taken down, apparently cutting criminals off from millions of personal computers under their control.
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2010-03-11 10:39:22 technology - american
MySpace upping ante in online social games (AFP)
AFP - MySpace began courting videogame developers as it moved to capitalize on the booming popularity of playing games online at social networks.
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MySpace upping ante in online social games (AFP)
AFP - MySpace began courting videogame developers as it moved to capitalize on the booming popularity of playing games online at social networks.
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2010-03-11 09:10:12 technology - american
Motorola to Put Bing Search on Android Phones (PC World)
PC World - Motorola will start loading Microsoft's search and map services onto its Android smartphones in China, bringing more non-Google services to the phones amid a row between Google and China.
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Motorola to Put Bing Search on Android Phones (PC World)
PC World - Motorola will start loading Microsoft's search and map services onto its Android smartphones in China, bringing more non-Google services to the phones amid a row between Google and China.
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2010-03-11 08:56:00 technology - american
Nikon Coolpix S360 12-Megapixel Camera (PC World)
PC World - Online photography store Adorama is offering a factory-refurbished Nikon Coolpix S360 digital camera in black for just $129.95 with free shipping. The 12-megapixel camera features a 7X optical zoom, four-way image stabilization, a 2.7-inch
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Nikon Coolpix S360 12-Megapixel Camera (PC World)
PC World - Online photography store Adorama is offering a factory-refurbished Nikon Coolpix S360 digital camera in black for just $129.95 with free shipping. The 12-megapixel camera features a 7X optical zoom, four-way image stabilization, a 2.7-inch
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2010-03-11 08:00:10 technology - american
Hands On with Opera Mini for Android (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Norway's Opera Software on Thursday launched the latest beta of its Opera Mini browser, Opera Mini 5, for the Android platform. We got our hands on the new beta and took it for a test drive.
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Hands On with Opera Mini for Android (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Norway's Opera Software on Thursday launched the latest beta of its Opera Mini browser, Opera Mini 5, for the Android platform. We got our hands on the new beta and took it for a test drive.
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2010-03-11 07:38:49 technology - american
Huge 'botnet' amputated, but criminals reconnect (AP)
AP - The sudden takedown of an Internet provider thought to be helping spread one of the most promiscuous pieces of malicious software out there appears to have cut off criminals from potentially millions of personal computers under their control.
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Huge 'botnet' amputated, but criminals reconnect (AP)
AP - The sudden takedown of an Internet provider thought to be helping spread one of the most promiscuous pieces of malicious software out there appears to have cut off criminals from potentially millions of personal computers under their control.
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2010-03-11 07:19:55 technology - american
Motorola, Microsoft in deal to put Bing on phones (Reuters)
Reuters - Motorola Inc has reached a deal with Microsoft Corp that will put Bing search and mapping services on its phones that use Google's Android operating system.
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Motorola, Microsoft in deal to put Bing on phones (Reuters)
Reuters - Motorola Inc has reached a deal with Microsoft Corp that will put Bing search and mapping services on its phones that use Google's Android operating system.
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2010-03-11 06:59:52 technology - american
US city schools locked down after online threat (AFP)
AFP - A vague threat apparently posted by an Australian on two social networking sites led to the lockdown on Wednesday of all schools in the busy midwestern US city of Minneapolis, officials said.
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US city schools locked down after online threat (AFP)
AFP - A vague threat apparently posted by an Australian on two social networking sites led to the lockdown on Wednesday of all schools in the busy midwestern US city of Minneapolis, officials said.
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2010-03-11 06:51:13 technology - american
Huge 'botnet' amputated, but criminals reconnect (AP)
AP - The sudden takedown of an Internet provider helping spread a promiscuous piece of malicious software has cut off criminals from possibly millions of personal computers under their control.
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Huge 'botnet' amputated, but criminals reconnect (AP)
AP - The sudden takedown of an Internet provider helping spread a promiscuous piece of malicious software has cut off criminals from possibly millions of personal computers under their control.
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2010-03-11 05:10:14 technology - american
After Takedown, Botnet-linked ISP Troyak Resurfaces (PC World)
PC World - Last week FBI Director Robert Mueller called the fight against hackers "the cyber equivalent of cat-and-mouse." On Wednesday security experts trying to take down the Zeus botnet got a taste of what he meant.
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After Takedown, Botnet-linked ISP Troyak Resurfaces (PC World)
PC World - Last week FBI Director Robert Mueller called the fight against hackers "the cyber equivalent of cat-and-mouse." On Wednesday security experts trying to take down the Zeus botnet got a taste of what he meant.
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2010-03-11 04:52:13 technology - american
MySpace upping ante in online social games (AFP)
AFP - MySpace on Wednesday began courting videogame developers as it moved to capitalize on the booming popularity of playing games online at social networks.
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MySpace upping ante in online social games (AFP)
AFP - MySpace on Wednesday began courting videogame developers as it moved to capitalize on the booming popularity of playing games online at social networks.
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2010-03-11 04:32:36 technology - american
Bing gains US search market share for ninth straight month (AFP)
AFP - Microsoft's new Internet search engine Bing slightly increased its share of the US search market in February, the ninth straight month of modest gains, online tracking firm comScore said Wednesday.
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Bing gains US search market share for ninth straight month (AFP)
AFP - Microsoft's new Internet search engine Bing slightly increased its share of the US search market in February, the ninth straight month of modest gains, online tracking firm comScore said Wednesday.
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2010-03-11 04:20:41 technology - american
CA to buy Nimsoft Inc. for $350 million in cash (AP)
AP - Technology management software company CA Inc. said Wednesday that it's buying Nimsoft Inc. for $350 million in cash.
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CA to buy Nimsoft Inc. for $350 million in cash (AP)
AP - Technology management software company CA Inc. said Wednesday that it's buying Nimsoft Inc. for $350 million in cash.
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2010-03-11 03:55:00 technology - american
Bing Gains Again -- Should Google Worry? (PC World)
PC World - Microsoft's Bing search engine may still be a bit player in the lucrative online search business dominated by Google, but it's slowly and steadily gaining users. And it appears that Bing's share is coming at the expense of both Google and Yahoo
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Bing Gains Again -- Should Google Worry? (PC World)
PC World - Microsoft's Bing search engine may still be a bit player in the lucrative online search business dominated by Google, but it's slowly and steadily gaining users. And it appears that Bing's share is coming at the expense of both Google and Yahoo
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2010-03-11 03:28:21 technology - american
Summary Box: OnLive game streaming to come in June (AP)
AP - THE SERVICE: OnLive will let you "stream" popular high-end games over the Internet, using a mechanism similar to watching TV shows or listening to music online.
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Summary Box: OnLive game streaming to come in June (AP)
AP - THE SERVICE: OnLive will let you "stream" popular high-end games over the Internet, using a mechanism similar to watching TV shows or listening to music online.
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2010-03-11 03:21:54 technology - american
Summary Box: Global Net agency reconsiders `.xxx' (AP)
AP - THE PROPOSAL: A ".xxx" Internet suffix where porn sites can voluntarily set up shop away from the wandering eyes of children and teenagers.
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Summary Box: Global Net agency reconsiders `.xxx' (AP)
AP - THE PROPOSAL: A ".xxx" Internet suffix where porn sites can voluntarily set up shop away from the wandering eyes of children and teenagers.
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2010-03-11 02:54:27 technology - american
Marketplace for Google Apps Targets Microsoft Office (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - With its mind in the clouds and an eye on rival Microsoft, Google on Tuesday launched an online application store for third-party programs that can be integrated with its online Google Apps office suite, with a single log-in and Google's univ
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Marketplace for Google Apps Targets Microsoft Office (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - With its mind in the clouds and an eye on rival Microsoft, Google on Tuesday launched an online application store for third-party programs that can be integrated with its online Google Apps office suite, with a single log-in and Google's univ
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2010-03-11 02:42:52 technology - american
Amazon ruffles Canadian feathers with depot plan (Reuters)
Reuters - Internet retailer Amazon.com has smashed up against Canadian pride in its efforts to open a distribution center in Canada, as booksellers grumble that it can't understand the role of Canadian culture.
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Amazon ruffles Canadian feathers with depot plan (Reuters)
Reuters - Internet retailer Amazon.com has smashed up against Canadian pride in its efforts to open a distribution center in Canada, as booksellers grumble that it can't understand the role of Canadian culture.
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2010-03-11 02:37:40 technology - american
Eyeblaster plans initial public offering, again (AP)
AP - Online advertising company Eyeblaster Inc. is planning an initial public offering, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing on Wednesday, though it did not disclose an expected size or price range.
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Eyeblaster plans initial public offering, again (AP)
AP - Online advertising company Eyeblaster Inc. is planning an initial public offering, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing on Wednesday, though it did not disclose an expected size or price range.
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