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A Misconfigured Laptop, a Wrecked Life

Technology, 18 Jun 02:54

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Hands on: Gmail Labs adds alpha features to beta product

Technology, 08 Jun 09:52
Google has introduced a new Labs section to Gmail which allows users to try out new features before they’re officially incorporated. Ars Technica dives in to see if beta features for a beta service help us to better tread a sea of e-mail.
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FBI probe discover counterfeit kit in US military networks

Technology, 11 May 01:20
An FBI probe has uncovered the use of counterfeit networking kit by the US military, but subsequent investigations suggest a counterfeit ring more interested in money making - rather than espionage - was behind the scam.
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Microsoft and Yahoo: Now What?

Technology, 05 May 01:18
Microsoft's three-month courtship of Yahoo has ended but it changed both companies forever and neither can expect to return to the way they were. Microsoft and Yahoo will need to deliver on promises, address questions, reassess and adjust plans and deal with challenges that grew from and during the attempted acquisition.
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Medical-File Case Brings Indictment

Technology, 01 May 01:56
A former U.C.L.A. Medical Center employee was indicted on accusations that she gained access to the records of dozens of well-known patients and sold the information to an unidentified news media outlet for $4,600, the United States attorney’s office said Tuesday.
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Microsoft snags Google-thrashing data pioneer

Technology, 29 Apr 12:23
Microsoft has recruited database guru David DeWitt to head up a new database research lab. Based at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, where DeWitt was until recently professor of computing sciences, the new lab will focus on advanced data-management techniques.
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A Google Prototype for a Precision Image Search

Technology, 28 Apr 09:07
Google researchers say they have a software technology intended to do for digital images on the Web what the company’s original PageRank software did for searches of Web pages.
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Yahoo-Microsoft Deadline Expires

Technology, 27 Apr 08:58
Microsoft Corp.'s deadline to reach a friendly deal with Yahoo Inc. in its takeover bid expired without comment from either party, setting the stage for a hostile acquisition attempt.
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Red Hat, Novell: desktop Linux an enterprise thing—for now

Technology, 21 Apr 12:21
Linux is ready for the desktop, but desktop users aren't quite ready for Linux. That's the message we got last week from Red Hat and Novell, both of which say that they are focused on the enterprise space and have no plans to expand their desktop offerings in the general consumer market. The problem, they say, is lack of demand.
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Salesforce Announces Integration With Google Apps

Technology, 14 Apr 01:25
Salesforce has integrated Google's online productivity applications with its on-demand CRM (customer relationship management) offerings, Salesforce plans to announce Monday.
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