Mar 02
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Battleground Texas in the Democratic presidential primary is firming up, with Hillary Rodham Clinton in control of South Texas and Barack Obama apparently owning Houston and Dallas, a new tracking poll shows.
East Texas may hold key to Democratic primary | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle.
Mar 19
“We can see this being something that… becomes a bigger and more exciting event in the future” Said Jamie Byrne, head of product marketing at YouTube.YouTube one of the greatest Video-sharing website is to present awards for the best user-generated videos of 2006.According to reports users will be able to vote for their favourite clips in seven categories: most creative, most inspirational, best series, best comedy, musician of the year, best commentary and “most adorable video ever”.”We wanted to call out some of the most popular videos and let the users choose which ones deserve some additional recognition,” said Jamie Byrne, head of product marketing at YouTube.
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Feb 12
Apple’s OS X, Microsoft Windows, and Linux operating systems are to be pitted against each other in an ethical hacking contest in Vancouver next month.
Run by the organizers of the CanSecWest Vancouver 2008 security conference, the competition is a repeat of the “PWN to Own” contest at CanSecWest in 2007, when security researchers competed to win a MacBook Pro and $10,000. The prize was shared between security researchers Dino Dai Zovi and Shane Macauley for their successful use of a zero-day QuickTime vulnerability, which they used to compromise the MacBook. The vulnerability was subsequently found to also affect Windows platforms.
Source: news.zdnet.com
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Feb 12
The backers of the Blu-ray high definition DVD system have received a twin boost in their ongoing format war with HD DVD.
BBC NEWS | Technology | Double boost for Blu-ray backers.
Oct 21
It has been a week of striking images and phrases at the inquest into the deaths of Princess Diana and Dodi Al Fayed.
BBC NEWS | UK | Rings and ‘hitmen’ occupy Diana jury.
Oct 11
Just a day before the Nobel Peace Prize winner is to be announced, a cancellation of a fundraising event and a meeting on the climate crisis in Asia — both of which Al Gore was to attend — are fueling speculation that the former vice president may be preparing to make an even bigger splash — perhaps as the Peace Prize recipient.
FOXNews.com - Speculation Swirls Around Al Gore as Possible Peace Prize Winner - Local News | News Articles | National News | US News.
Oct 11
After a couple of experiences dipping a toe into the mobile market, Mozilla Corp. said it plans to get serious about developing a mobile browser.
Mozilla has recently hired two new developers to help work on the project and plans to release Mobile Firefox some time in the next year or two.
PC World - Mozilla Working on New Mobile Browser.
Sep 19
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIF. - September 17, 2007 - Mozilla today announced a new initiative to stimulate innovation in Internet mail and communications. Mozilla plans to develop Internet communications software based on the Thunderbird product, code and brand. The new initiative also aims to nurture a robust developer ecosystem in order to drive improvements through open source and community innovation, in the tradition of the Firefox web browser
Mozilla Launches Internet Mail and Communications Initiative.
Sep 17
Portable TV: This versatile 5″ black-and-white handheld unit makes it easy to take entertainment on the road.
Hot Deal: Portable TV for just $9.99! While Supplies Last | 2Daydeals.info.
Sep 16
The Karnataka Government’s ban on the sale of cell phones to children below the age of 16 may have aggravated many teens who have accused the government of acting as a “moral brigade” , but interestingly,this has triggered off a debate on how the latest gadgets and equipments pose a threat to people who can’t live without them. Various concerns about cell phone usage amongst children causing cancer, brain disorders and impacting the nervous system have been raised by health experts. Rather than debating as to what the karnataka government did was right or wrong we’ll see what are the possible ways this technology affects people and ways to prevent them by adhering to strict measures;
The Big Story | NettingNews.