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1 hr ago | slowcomputerhelp.blogspot.com | acitodg

Poor IT Customer Service

In a way to reduce cost, major IT companies have outsourced many jobs abroad. No doubt, such jobs now provide bread on the table for millions of Non-American families. Read on...

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3 hrs ago | Manila Bulletin

world's first iPhone worm

An Australian student sparked fears of a new era of computer viruses on Tuesday after creating a worm which infects Apple's iconic iPhone with pictures of 1980s pop star Rick Astley.

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Related Topix: iPhone, Wireless, Emerging Technology, Internet, Science / Technology

7 hrs ago | ComputerWorld

Apple fixes data deletion bug in Snow Leopard, blocks Atom 'hackintoshes'

Apple on Monday updated Snow Leopard for the second time, fixing a data deletion flaw and an iMac performance issue, while blocking Atom-based netbooks from running its operating system.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Apple, Laptops/Notebooks, CPU

11 hrs ago | Wireless Week

The Nokia N900 shipments have started

The shipments of the Nokia N900, Nokia's latest mobile computer based on open source Maemo 5 software, have now started.

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Related Topix: CPU, Science / Technology, Cameras

Tue Nov 10, 2009

KOMO

Microsoft's monthly security fixes spare Windows 7

Microsoft's newest computer operating system has survived its first month on the market without needing any security fixes.

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Related Topix: Microsoft, Software, Startups

Silicon Alley Insider

Amazon Kindle App For Windows Now Available

Amazon Kindle App For Windows Now Available Nov. 10, 2009, 7:40 AM 210 Amazon's Kindle e-reader app for Windows PCs is now available for free download from Amazon's site .

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Computerworld

Dell, HP customers rage at Windows 7 upgrade delays

Dell and Hewlett-Packard customers are angry that they have not yet received the Windows 7 upgrades promised them when they purchased new PCs earlier this year, according to messages on the companies' support forums.

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Related Topix: Hewlett Packard, Microsoft

Reuters

Electronics Arts buys social game maker Playfish

Electronic Arts Inc has acquired privately held Playfish for $275 million in cash plus other considerations, as the maker of the "Madden NFL" series extends into the growing social gaming sector.

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Related Topix: Electronic Arts, Startups, Software, Science / Technology

WXIA-TV Atlanta

Ga State University Joins Virtual Computer Lab

Georgia State University is joining with 16 other colleges across the country to form a network of virtual computer labs that make educational and research resources available online 24 hours a day.

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Related Topix: Georgia State University, Science, Computer Science

Daily Citizen

Judge accused of misconduct

The state is charging a North Georgia judge with 12 counts of misconduct. The state Judicial Qualifications Commission on Monday alleged that Oliver Harris Doss Jr.

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Mon Nov 09, 2009

PhysOrg Weblog

EU objects to Oracle's takeover of Sun

European antitrust regulators have formally objected to Sun Microsystems Inc.'s planned $7.4 billion sale to Oracle Corp., escalating a battle over a deal that has already been cleared in the U.S. The so-called "statement of objections" that Sun received Monday from the European Commission isn't entirely surprising, since the commission already ...

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Related Topix: Oracle, Software, Startups, Sun Microsystems, Computers

CNET News.com I Tech Blog

PC processor shipments break record

PC processors are the latest tech segment bouncing back from the recession. Third-quarter shipments of computer processors, or CPUs, climbed 23 percent over the second quarter of 2009, doubling typical growth and setting a record for sequential growth, according to an IDC report released Monday.

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Related Topix: CPU, Science / Technology, PC, Science, Computer Science, Laptops/Notebooks

This Is Lancashire

IT staff share Euromillions cash

A group of IT workers from Liverpool have won a 45.5 million share of the Euromillions jackpot, sources said.

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Related Topix: Hewlett Packard, Lottery

PC World

Apple TV 3.0.1 Update Fixes Disappearing Content Bug

Apple TV users running the recently released Apple TV 3.0 update need to update again, according to Apple.

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Related Topix: iPod

Bizcommunity

New stadium meets international communication requirements

The new multipurpose Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit, purpose built for the FIFA 2010 World Cup, will have a voice, data, cabling, satellite master antenna television and computer network as well as printing and server solutions.

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Sun Nov 08, 2009

China Daily

Louvre plays home to Apple's first French store

Computer giant Apple Inc will open its first French store beneath the Louvre museum on Saturday just two weeks after Microsoft opened a theme cafe to promote its Windows 7 software.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Apple, Microsoft, Telecom, France Telecom, iPhone

India Gazette

CAT on the computer this year, fewer students interested

The Indian Institutes of Management are doing a last round of checks of the computer-based system they will use for the first time this year for their common admission test .

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Related Topix: World News, India, Asia

Macsimum News

Psystar: we're not in violation of copyright laws

Mac cloner Psystar is seeking an injunction against Apple that would preclude them from tying OS X to Apple hardware on the grounds that Apple has a monopoly in the market for premium computers., reports Edible Apple .

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Apple

The Victoria Star

Tax agency probes restaurants that hide cash sales

A two - year probe of the restaurant industry in Canada has uncovered at least $40 million in "phantom" cash sales so far, says the Canada Revenue Agency.

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Related Topix: Restaurant Management, Canada,

Newkerala.com

Windows 7 and Vista offer best file search

Hamburg, Nov 8 : Ever wonder where you stored a certain file on your computer? If you have the new Windows 7 or even Windows Vista on your computer, you won't need any extra software to answer that question.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Microsoft Windows

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