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Dollar General plans La Marque expansion Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 10:15PMDeep discounter Dollar General is preparing a larger, free-standing store in La Marque, and a new restaurant might be in the works for Galveston.
Grizzlies slip past Nets 107-101 Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 10:12PMThe Memphis Grizzlies beat out the New Jersey Nets 107 to 101.
Walmart has Dell's Inspiron One 19 all-in-one desktop on sale Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 10:11PMWalmart has put Dell's latest all-in-one PC, the Inspiron One 19, on sale at its locations without much fanfare, apparently causing Engadget to think it's just been stocked. (Read the comments to see people who've already seen the desktop in stores for a few weeks.) A little sleuthing also turns up the system on the Walmart Web site, thought it's listed as "out of stock" online. The Inspiron One ...
IDC Unveils PC Market Predictions for 2010 Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 10:01PMMarket researcher IDC is predicting that the market share of all-in-one desktops will stage a comeback in 2010 as lack of differentiation in the portable market along with a slowdown in the formerly torrid growth of netbook sales make the full-loaded desktop look like a better deal for PC buyers.
10 Reasons Why Microsoft Office Faces an Uncertain Future Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 10:01PMNews Analysis: Microsoft Office is a key product for the software company. It contributes heavily to its bottom line. But as the market changes and Microsoft's focus strays, Office could have a less-than stellar future ahead of it. Here are 10 reasons why Microsoft needs pay attention to the competitors that are creeping up on Office's dominant position.
Puerto Rican-born residents need new birth papers Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 9:58PMOfficials say residents who were born in Puerto Rico will have to obtain a new certified copy of their birth certificate under a new law passed by the government of Puerto Rico.
Senator wants La. to reject health care overhaul Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 9:00PMBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A Louisiana lawmaker is attempting to nullify the congressional health care overhaul, if it passes.
Navajo Nation May Get Cutting-edge LTE Network Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 8:50PMA fast fiber and LTE network may be built around Navajo land in the Southwestern U.S. with a stimulus grant.
VirnetX's future depends on Microsoft lawsuit Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 8:47PMThe future of VirnetX depends on its patent-infringement lawsuit against Microsoft, which went to trial Monday.
WD? INTRODUCES FAST AND RUGGED SOLID STATE DRIVES FOR NOTEBOOKS AND DESKTOP PCs Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 8:45PMÇÑ¹·Õè 9 ÁÕ¹Ò¤Á 2553 09:44 ¹. WD® (NYSE: WDC) today announced that the company is shipping its first consumer-oriented solid state drive (SSD) with the new WD SiliconEdge™ 2.5-inch SSD family.
Shuttle shows off I-Power GXT Mini external graphics solution at CeBIT Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 8:13PMDespite AMD/ATI's lack of success with its device to connect an external graphics card to a laptop (a Europe-only release that never saw the light of day here), not everyone has soured on the idea. I posted a few weeks ago that Nvidia is considering an external graphics device, and...
Education briefs Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 7:56PMThe Marysville High School show choir and symphonic choir performed at the Lawrence Central Classic near Indianapolis.
Police blotter for March 7 Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 7:06PMA home in the 13500 block of Castlebridge Lane was reported broken into between 9:45 a.m. and 5:35 p.m. Feb 24.
Google Buys DocVerse in Midst of App Battle Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 6:18PMOn Friday, Google announced that it bought start-up DocVerse, which will help the company in its battle with Microsoft in the mobile application market.
NVT profits up 20% before major contract Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 6:16PMNVT Group, Scotland's largest independently owned IT solutions company, increased pre-tax profits in 2009 by a fifth to £629,000 despite a 3 per cent drop in turnover to £
Google Beats ‘Em AND Joins ‘Em With DocVerse Acquisition Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 6:16PMGoogle’s shopping spree continues. This time they’ve picked up a company called DocVerse, whose software will eventually allow seamless interoperability between Google Docs and Microsoft Office. That’s right, Microsoft… the call is coming from inside the house . (more…)
Green Machines: Area schools help themselves while helping environment Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 5:50PMFor 20 students at King Middle School, every other Thursday means missing seventh period and going from classroom to classroom collecting and sorting paper, plastics and cardboard, so it will be ready for pick up by the maintenance crew on Friday.
PBT: Marketing expert says LeBron doesn’t need N.Y. Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 5:39PMNew Yorkers have the equation backwards: New York needs LeBron James more than he needs New York. "He's the one example where it really doesn't matter."
Man in court accused of scamming investors Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 7:51PMDavid Boyer Prince appeared in a San Jose court Friday, accused of cheating his clients out of more than $1 million.
USDA to Provide Aid to California Farmers Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 7:26PMSome federal help is headed to California farmers affected by the water shortages.
Montrose Township teen found safe Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 7:07PMA missing Montrose Township teen has been found
Google Enlists DocVerse in Attack on Microsoft Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 7:04PMGoogle has acquired DocVerse, a company that is creating 'a bridge between Microsoft Office and Google Apps.'
BBC claims angry iPlayer plugin mob 'conflated' open source term Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 6:20PMThe Register: "The BBC has tried to draw a line under its decision to bar open source implementations of RTMP (real-time messaging protocol) streaming in the iPlayer, after The Register revealed the Corporation's quiet switcheroo last week."
Open Source CouchDB Heads to the Cloud Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 6:15PMSQL-based relational database management systems (RDBMS) are beginning to be challenged by a new movement of NoSQL databases.
AMD tries to draw Intel into chip battle Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 6:14PMAMD is offering prizes to drum up more interest ahead of this month's launch of its 12-core server chip, as rival Intel also has server-chip launch plans.
HP Mini 210 Vivienne Tam Designer Netbook unveiled Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 1:44AMThe new HP Mini 210 Vivienne Tam Edition netbook made its runway design debut at New York Fashion Week as part of Tam's spring 2010 collection. Combining Tam's "Butterfly Lovers" design with HP PC technology, the HP Mini 210 Vivienne Tam Edit...
Marketing with phone numbers Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 1:36AMMost businesses are concerned about the management of their outbound calls - the size of their phone bill, which phone system to install etc. But what about managing your inbound calls - the calls that your customers make to you ?
Accounting in the cloud Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 1:34AMThe global phenomenon of taking business functions out of the head office and hosting them with third parties in the public cloud has extended to the most sensitive department -- finance and accounting.
Report: North Korea Develops Own Linux Distribution Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 1:33AMNorth Korea has reportedly developed its own version of the Linux operating with a graphical user interface that resembles Microsoft Windows.
Skinput Transforms Your Body Into a Touch-Sensitive Input Device Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 1:33AMTouch your arm to continue: A Carnegie Mellon University-Microsoft partnership produces "Skinput," an input method prototype that turns your skin into a touchscreen of sorts.
Report: North Korea develops own Linux distribution Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 1:22AMNorth Korea has reportedly developed its own version of the Linux operating with a graphical user interface that closely resembles Microsoft Windows.
Bulldogs Make History Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 1:02AMHistory was made at the Save Mart Center Wednesday night as the Fresno State women's basketball team defeated San Jose State 83 - 47 to become the first WAC school since Louisiana Tech in 2002 - 03 to go undefeated in conference play.
The iFarm -- weather alerts sent to farmers' cell phones Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 12:55AMEvan Zumini checks the level of a weather station he's installing on Gilbert Road in the Ahtanum area Feb. 22, 2010. The station is part of a network of stations which provides current weather conditions to growers. The system is being upgraded to provide automated weather alerts.
Fujitsu wins Desktop21 framework agreement from UK government Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 12:43AMBuying Solutions, a procurement partner for UK public services, in collaboration with the Department for Work and Pensions and the Office of Government Commerce, has awarded a framework agreement to Fujitsu as one of the three 'Tier One' suppliers to provide desktop services to the public sector as part of its four-year Desktop21 framework agreement.
Family Tech: Safer alternatives to Internet Explorer Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 11:15PM“What is your primary use of your computer?” used to be the first question I would ask someone I was helping with a computer issue. I’d usually hear answers like word processing, or spreadsheets, or game playing. I haven’t asked that question in a long while. Over time, everyone’s answer became “to surf the Internet.”
Art center honors U.S. president's granddaughter Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 10:37PMThe South Side Community Art Center has honored a Chicago resident who is the granddaughter of a former U.S. president.
Onondaga County business certificates, partnerships and discontinuance certificates Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 10:29PMFeb. 17 RMC Enterprises, 111 Shady Lane, Syracuse, Richard M. Chester, same address. Trash Talking, 1212 Valley Drive, Syracuse, Nathen Dow, same address.
One injured in crash on I-75, Ironworks exit Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 10:01PMA crash injures one person along Interstate 75, Saturday night.
Ion Torrent Systems Presents $50,000 Electronic Sequencer at AGBT Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 10:00PMMARCO ISLAND, Fla. — Ion Torrent Systems today unveiled an electronic sequencer that reads DNA on a semiconductor chip by measuring the release of protons as nucleotides get incorporated by DNA polymerase.
Many options for digital video, but none perfect Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 7:40PMSAN JOSE, Calif. — Digital video — movies and television shows you can download from the Internet — has a bright future. But to get there, providers need to work out some problems. That hit home recently when I decided to rent a video with my kids. Our local Blockbuster had closed, so I thought it would be a good time to check out online offerings.
Twitter To Add “Nifty” Site Features That May Make You Forget Third-Party Clients Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 7:40PMTwitter appears to be on the verge of some big changes to its website if a tweet that Twitter engineer Alex Payne sent today is any indication. In fact, the new features may be so good that they could make some people re-examine their use of desktop Twitter clients, apparently. As Payne writes : If you had some of the nifty site features that we Twitter employees have, you might not want to use ...
Nuggest end skid against Pistons with 107-102 win Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 7:21PMChauncey Billups scored 25 points, Carmelo Anthony added 24 and the Denver Nuggets snapped a seven-game losing streak to the Detroit Pistons with a 107-102 victory Friday night.
This Week's Top Downloads [Download Roundup] Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 7:11PMComical Downloads and Catalogs Internet Comics for Your Viewing Convenience (Windows) Comical is essentially an RSS feed reader designed expressly for the reading of online comics. If you love a good dose of Amazing Super Powers or XKCD, you'll want to check out Comical. GleeBox Makes the Web Keyboard Friendly, Is Very Cool (Firefox/Chrome) If you love using your keyboard and shun your mouse ...
CommBank moves to IE7 Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 6:44PMThe Commonwealth Bank of Australia has told staff it will shortly be upgrading their desktop browser from version 6 of Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE) software to version 7.
AP to launch unit selling news and video content to consumers Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 2:04AMThe Associated Press, a nonprofit news cooperative, announced plans Friday to launch a business unit that will sell premium content directly to consumers on the next wave of mobile devices such as Apple's much-anticipated iPad.
Turn your iPhone into a powerful mobile office Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 2:01AMThe time has come when you may no longer need to lug a laptop around to get work done. With about $50 worth of apps, you can turn your iPhone or iPod Touch into a true mobile powerhouse.
RES Software to demonstrate RES PowerFuse desktop transformation solution at HIMSS 2010 Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 1:49AMRES Software, the proven leader in user workspace management, will feature a series of product demonstrations and interactive presentations with a special emphasis on its desktop transformation solution, RES PowerFuse, during the 2010 HIMSS conference in Atlanta, GA, March 1-4.
Thai court seizes Thaksin assets Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 1:25AMBANGKOK: Thailand's top court on Friday seized $1.4 billion in assets belonging to the family of former premier Thaksin Shinawatra for abuse of his power, far less than expected, in a decision that co...
My Turn: The iPad, Kindle, and Free Content Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 1:11AMFifteen years and two careers ago, I, like a lot of young, aspiring digirati, migrated to New York to be part of what was to become the dotcom revolution. I worked in the new-media division of a well-regarded communications agency, designing and building Web sites for big corporate clients. Many of these sites were intended to give away huge amounts of content, and I toured the world, making ...
Appna Bazaar Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 12:31AMIndian software developers have quickly learnt the rules of the game. Close to 2 lakh desis are registered with just one app forum. That’s formidable - and it’s just the beginning.