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*iPhone Gets High Marks For Accessing On-Demand Software
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*Liberty Media Sees Benefit To Buying All Of DirecTV
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*Cisco Warns Of Bugs In Unified Communications Manager
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*IT Groups Push For Patent Reform
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*NextWave Is Flying Down To Rio With A Wi-Fi Deployment Plan
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*Proponents Say Regulations Could Curb Compulsive Online Gambling
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Ubuntu Linux's Achilles' Heel: It's Tough To Install On Laptops
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The wildly popular Linux distro isn't all it's cracked up to be,
especially if you try to install it on a laptop, our reviewer
Alex Wolfe finds. Come along on his Ubuntu safari, as he hacks
his way through bug-fraught installation attempts.
A Behind-The-Scenes Look At How DRM Becomes Law
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Cory Doctorow looks at the back room dealing that allowed
entertainment companies and electronics companies to craft public
policy on digital rights management.
Exclusive: Major E-Health Records Project Unravels Into Legal Battle
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An ambitious e-health records project launched by an employer
coalition that includes Wal-Mart, Intel, Pitney Bowes, Applied
Materials, British Petroleum, and Cardinal Health is falling apart.
Bots Helped To Boost Microsoft Live Search Gains
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The good news for Microsoft is that more people are using Live
Search. The bad news is that more bots are using it also.
Ubuntu Linux Vs. Windows Vista: The Battle For Your Desktop
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Is Linux finally ready to take on Windows as a desktop OS? We
tried out both Vista and Ubuntu on individual PCs to see which
works better. Here's who won.
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Caribbean Nations Join Antigua and Barbuda In Call For Regulated Gambling
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The Conference of the Caribbean Community said its members will
work with Congress to regulate Internet gaming.
MTV Founder Bob Pittman Launches Online Video Hub WeShow
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WeShow employs teams of people to sift through the massive
selection of content currently available and pick and organize
what they deem the best of online video.
iPod Worsens Man's Injuries In Lightning Strike
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The bolt threw the 37-year-old man 8 feet, according to witnesses.
(Networking News of the Week)
Liberty Media Sees Benefit To Buying All Of DirecTV
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Liberty Media sees benefits in buying all of DirecTV Group and
spinning off the top U.S. satellite television provider into
another tracking stock, CEO Greg Maffei said.
Cisco Warns Of Bugs In Unified Communications Manager
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Cisco patches vulnerabilities that could cause denial-of-service
problems, remote code execution or information disclosures.
IT Groups Push For Patent Reform
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CompTIA said Thursday that many of its members are hamstrung by
patent litigation and consumers around the world suffer for it.
NextWave Is Flying Down To Rio With A Wi-Fi Deployment Plan
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The municipality of Paraty will operate on-site equipment at the
project's government centers and supply logistical support for
new networks.
Proponents Say Regulations Could Curb Compulsive Online Gambling
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A special-interest group also points to technology as a way to
spot dangerous patterns and control certain gambling behaviors.
Motorola's Slumping Handset Sales Put Pressure On CEO Zander
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Motorola said handset shipments in the most recent quarter are
expected to slip to between 35 milion and 36 million -- a
substantial drop from the nearly 52 million units shipped in the
same quarter a year earlier.
AOL To Refund Customers For Unauthorized Charges
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The $3 million agreement requires AOL to provide refunds to
customers who can prove unauthorized charges after a cancellation attempt.
Small Company Turns iPhone Into Storage Device
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The iPhoneDrive works only on Macs and transfers files to and
from an iPhone using a Finder-like interface familiar to Mac users.
Consumers: I Want My Net-TV
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By 2011, analysts predict shipments of network-equipped devices,
PCs and home network bridges, and gateways will increase more
than three times current levels.
Google, Skype Could Benefit If FCC Backs 'Openness" For 700 MHz Auction
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"Openness" means a service provider won't be able to dictate
which devices and services can be used on the network in the way
cellular carriers currently do with their networks.
Muni Wi-Fi Forecast: Cloudy, With Scattered Revenues
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Consumers are unlikely to rapidly adopt the access technology
without costly marketing campaigns by governments and network
builders, Forrester analysts reveal.
Cisco Partners With Pearson To Boost Networking Certifications
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Pearson VUE will be the primary provider of Cisco's professional
certification exams, which include Cisco Certified Network
Associate and Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert.
Motorola Firms Up Video Delivery System With Leapstone Acquisition
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Leapstone's Communications Convergence Engine product suite
enables fixed and mobile network service providers to enhance
their offerings.
Amazon And TiVo Launch PC-Free Download Service
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Only select TiVo subscribers with broadband connections can take
advantage of Amazon's Unbox service.
Microsoft Maps Shift To In-The-Cloud Software
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Over the next few years, Microsoft will move more toward a
services model in which the software resides in the Internet
cloud and is delivered over high-speed connections.
Cisco, EMC, and Microsoft Deliver Blueprint For Secure Data Sharing
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The consortium will help federal government agencies develop IT
networks and systems that more efficiently and securely share information.
Online Gaming Is Booming, Not Boring
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The number of unique visitors to online gaming sites grew 17%
year over year to almost 217 million worldwide, according to a
new ComScore survey.
IPTV Revenue, Competition Heating Up
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IPTV deployment strategies will most likely center on features
and benefits rather than price, a recent study suggests.
EarthLink Offers Freestanding DSL For $14.95 A Month
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The EarthLink offerings are expected to have a competitive impact
on similar services provided by Verizon and AT&T.
Motorola To Buy Software Developer Leapstone
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Mobile handset maker Motorola said on Tuesday it agreed to buy
software developer Leapstone Systems, whose technology helps
deliver and manager video, voice and data services across
multiple networks.
VeriSign Provides Vehicle For BBC Web Video Player
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VeriSign says its service to deliver programming over high speed
Web connections would be used as the infrastructure for a new
online media player from Britain's BBC.
AirMagnet Upgrades Voice-Over-Wireless LAN Monitoring Tool
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VoFi Analyzer 3.0 understands voice traffic as it passes through
a wireless network and collects connection, device, and server
data for better insight into company voice deployments.
UMass Contract With Cedar Point Builds On VoIP, But Aims At
Multimedia Future
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The five-year research and deployment agreement calls for
development of new advanced features and applications for voice
and multimedia services.
Fujitsu Siemens Plans Notebooks With Integrated 3G Cellular Capabilities
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Fujitsu Siemens said it will offer models that will target both
entry-level and mid-range professionals as part of its new
Esprimo Mobile Series of laptops.
Seeing Red, Sun Shifts Into Utility Computing Era
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The company shows how building out massive server farms using
hundreds of low-end machines is soon going to give way to
projects like Blackbox and Constellation.
Five Networking Pet Peeves
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Here are some of the more frustrating, unsolved networking problems
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India's Megasoft To Buy Boston Communications Group
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Megasoft said its North American business lagged its global
business and the BCGI acquisition will help it develop its North
American business.
Aussie Top Cop Predicts Robot Crime Spree
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Australia's Federal Police Commissioner foresees a growing trend
in technology-based crimes, including physical attacks by cyborgs.
A Real iPod "Shocker"
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Playing your iPod during a thunderstorm could be a hazard to your
health, experts warn.
Windows Vista Interface Causes Problems For Consumers, Support
Firm Says
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Support.com said the top three reasons people called for Vista
help were to solve navigation problems, device incompatibility,
and home networking issues.
Former FBI Chief Joins Wireless Auction Group
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Former U.S. FBI Director Louis Freeh threw his support behind a
start-up wireless company that is proposing to build a national
network shared with commercial and public safety users.
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