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Posted on: August 31st, 2007
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Under: Tech News

Watchdog presses ISPs to clamp down on illegal net use (Sydney Morning Herald)

Watchdog presses ISPs to clamp down on illegal net use — The Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft is pressing ahead with its proposal to have internet service providers send warning notices to customers who have been identified as illegal downloaders, and disconnect the services of repeat offenders.

Source: Sydney Morning Herald
Link: http://www.smh.com.au/news/web/watchdog-presses-isps…
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Posted on: August 31st, 2007
By: Tech Blogger
Under: Tech News

Ark. Computers Delete Huckabee Criticism

Internet criticism of Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee’s involvement in the pardon of a castrated rapist and his heavy use of a state airplane disappeared with a mouse click.
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Posted on: August 31st, 2007
By: Tech Blogger
Under: Google News

Yahoo Kickstarting Social Networking? - Red Herring

Yahoo Kickstarting Social Networking?Red Herring, CA -8 minutes agoby Tomio Geron Yahoo is testing a new college-focused career social network in a bid to jump-start competition with the likes of Facebook, MySpace, …

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Posted on: August 31st, 2007
By: Tech Blogger
Under: Search Engine Optimization

In-House Vs. Outsourced: What Is the Best Solution - Search Engine Watch

In-House Vs. Outsourced: What Is the Best SolutionSearch Engine Watch -18 hours agoNow that so many senior executives are learning the power of paid search and search engine optimization, the demand for qualified “in-house” search…

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Posted on: August 31st, 2007
By: Tech Blogger
Under: Fresh Gear

Sony Rolly: slowed down and blowed up

Filed under: Portable Audio

Ok inspectors Engadget, here’s Sony’s Rolly back for an encore. We went frame-by-frame through our higher quality copy of the video to try and understand our little friend just a wee bit better. From what we can tell, this thing really moves. At first we thought maybe, just maybe we were looking [...]

Posted on: August 31st, 2007
By: Tech Blogger
Under: Tech News

‘Flying saucer’ nears US take-off (David Willis/BBC)

‘Flying saucer’ nears US take-off — It has been called the vehicle of the future and the ultimate way to beat the rush hour commute. — It is the M 200G, otherwise known as a “flying saucer”, which is being built by a company in Davis, California called Moller International.

Source: BBC
Author: David Willis
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Posted on: August 31st, 2007
By: Tech Blogger
Under: Tech News

Apple has spent $720k on lobbying this year

interesting article. Even with Al Gore on Apple’s board they still need to lobby Congress.
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Posted on: August 31st, 2007
By: Tech Blogger
Under: Search Engine

Distribution and the evolving Web - ECN Asia

Distribution and the evolving WebECN Asia, Singapore -1 hour agoSeveral distributors have partnered with e-commerce solution providers to optimize their online search engines. However, distributors have recognized that …

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Posted on: August 31st, 2007
By: Tech Blogger
Under: Podcast

Information Technology Solution Providers Alliance

Russell Morgan, founder and president of ITSPA, discusses the group during a break while taping the Wells Fargo Small Business Webcast on Technology and Your Business. Morgan also explains bad ideas in big businesses others should avoid, and good ideas small businesses should learn from big businesses.
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Posted on: August 31st, 2007
By: Tech Blogger
Under: Tech News

Facebook and the Power to the People

In an about turn the bank HSBC has backed down on its decision to charge interest on graduate overdrafts in the UK. HSBC had previously offered this facility for free as part of a sales offer.
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Posted on: August 31st, 2007
By: Tech Blogger
Under: Tech News

VirtualBox 1.5 Released!

No official notice yet, but my Ubuntu box just updated itself. And now, the download directory is up (with src, fedora rpm, deb, ubuntu deb, ucs deb, xandros deb, and win msi).
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Posted on: August 31st, 2007
By: Tech Blogger
Under: Tech News

The 2008 iPhone display? Sharp’s next gen multi-touch LCD revealed (Thomas Ricker/Engadget)

The 2008 iPhone display? Sharp’s next gen multi-touch LCD revealed — Want to see the glass behind the iPhone’s multi-touch panel? Well this ain’t it, it’s better. Sharp — one of Apple’s iPhone panel providers — just unveiled their newest 3.5-inch, 320 x 480 pixel resolution multi-touch panel …

Source: Engadget
Author: Thomas Ricker
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Posted on: August 31st, 2007
By: Tech Blogger
Under: Fresh Gear

Sony unveils Blu-ray equipped HTP-BD2RSF HTIB system

Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment

It was only a matter of time until Blu-ray hit the home theater in a box systems. Sony is taking their HT-SF2000 HTIB, adding the BDP-S300, and throwing in the BD Spider-Man trilogy for kicks. The system is built for HDMI, as the receiver has three inputs and one out, so [...]

Posted on: August 31st, 2007
By: Tech Blogger
Under: Search Engine

"Prom Queen: Summer Heat" – the blinkx interview - Search Engine Watch

"Prom Queen: Summer Heat" – the blinkx interviewSearch Engine Watch -42 minutes agoGrant Crowell interviews Suranga Chandratillake, founder and CEO of the video search engine blinkx, on their partnership announcement today with media …

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Posted on: August 31st, 2007
By: Tech Blogger
Under: Fresh Gear

Panasonic announces Strada CN-GP50N GPS for Europe

Filed under: GPS

Panasonic expanded its Strada line of GPS navigation/entertainment units at IFA this week, rolling out its new CN-GP50N aimed squarely at the European market. Filling out the face of this unit is a 5-inch QVGA touchscreen, which should give you a decent view of the 37 pre-loaded maps of European countries, as well [...]