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T-Mobile USA Inc. of Bellevue, Wash. is set to begin testing a wireless program to coax people into giving up their land-line service at home, while retaining their home phone numbers and current touch-tone phones.The program, called T-Mobile HotSpot @Home Talk Forever Home Phone, allows unlimited phone calls within the U.S. for $10 a month. […]

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Microsoft’s just-announced news that certain programs will break after you install SP1 is a pain, but we’re not panicking yet.

The news, posted on the Microsoft Support site, warns of a “loss of functionality” for certain programs under SP1, including some that are blocked from running, and others that simply just don’t work.

It’s not a huge […]

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Remember the race to the moon during the cold war years? Well, it’s on, again. But this time, private enterprise will be competing and not governments. When posing for an official photo, they all had smiles on their faces today.”I’m in the game and there is nothing frightening about what we’re up to,” said […]

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A simple method to steal encrypted information by freezing computer hard disks has been developed by a group of U.S. computer researchers.

The technique could be used to undermine security software protecting critical data on computers, The New York Times says. And, it’s as easy as chilling a computer memory chip with an inexpensive blast of […]

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If you’re a casualty of the high-definition DVD format war, take heart. You’re not alone, and all is not lost.Scott Fehr knows the feeling. The owner of TheaterXtreme in Lynnwood has a Toshiba HD DVD player at his house. It’s now the 21st century equivalent of a Betamax video tape player.
Toshiba announced last week it […]

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Best Buy Inc., the consumer electronics retailer whose shares have slumped more than 12% this year, confirmed Wall Street’s growing fears about consumer spending and cut its earnings outlook.The Richfield, MN company expects fiscal 2008 earnings of $3.05 to $3.10, down from previous guidance of $3.10 to $3.20. Analysts expected profit of $3.17. Comparable stores […]

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Yahoo has rejected Microsoft’s merger offer, initially valued at $44.6 billion, saying the proposal undervalues the Internet giant. Many analysts expect the software behemoth to raise its bid, although Yahoo has also reportedly been negotiating with other potential partners or bidders, including Google Inc. (GOOG) and News Corp. (NEWS), which owns Dow Jones & Co., […]

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After 61 years of production, Polaroid announced that it will be production of all instant film. It is shutting down three factories in Massachusetts, Mexico and the Netherlands and laying off 450 workers.The company will instead be focusing on producing digital cameras, televisions, DVD players and portable printers.
Were trying to reinvent Polaroid so it lives […]

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The SCO Group, Inc., traded over the counter in the (Pink Sheets: SCOXQ), a leading provider of UNIX(R) software technology and mobile services, today announced that Stephen Norris Capital Partners (”SNCP”) and its partners from the Middle East have agreed to provide up to $100 million to finance a plan of reorganization for The SCO […]

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Microsoft Corp. today announced a series of executive promotions  seven new senior vice presidents and seven new corporate vice presidents  reflective of the companys commitment to build and maintain a strong and dynamic management team across its unique portfolio of businesses. The seven executives promoted to senior vice president are Chris Capossela, Kurt DelBene, Antoine […]

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A Democratic lawmaker proposed legislation this week to stop network providers from playing traffic cop on the Internet.Rep. Edward Markey, D-Mass., chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s subcommittee on telecommunications and the Internet, introduced the bill Feb. 13 to promote the principle, known as “Net neutrality,” of treating all […]

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ACCESS CO., LTD. today reinforced its leadership in the mobile industry with announcements supporting joint initiatives to deliver Linux-based platforms for mobile devices. Just one year after releasing the Product Development Kit for its ACCESS Linux Platform to licensees and partners, the Company confirmed that the platform will power the first open, mobile Linux […]

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Google has been keen to stress that the Android platform is more about software than hardware.The sophisticated handsets will make it easier to browse the web and bring some of the programs and features usually found on home computers to mobiles. Some of the world’s leading phone manufacturers are expected to reveal prototypes of devices […]

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Polaroid, the company that forever was connected to instant photos, Friday said it would stop making film in the U.S. Like Kodak, Polaroid will concentrate on digital photography.
Polaroid’s two U.S. plants in Massachusetts employ 150.
The company, which went banckrupt in 2001, also has plants in Mexico and the Netherlands.
Although a Polaroid spokeswoman told the Wall […]

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Signing up for a social networking site takes only a few minutes, but membership apparently is lifetime. Members of Facebook who want to expunge their accounts found out it was not possible to do so.
The discovery has raised concerns about the permanency of personal data lodged in some websites. The only alternative, according to Facebook […]

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