Archive for June, 2008

Hollywood studio, Google forge new ground on Web (Reuters)

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Reuters - A major Hollywood studio and online
search engine Google Inc on unveiled separate moves on Monday
to put movie and TV-like content on the Web, highlighting the
way in which both see the Internet as critical to reaching
customers.

Original story here.

Put to the Test: Best Smartphone Platforms For Business (TechWeb)

Monday, June 30th, 2008

TechWeb - Intelligent Enterprise - A smartphone’s OS drives its productivity-enhancing powers. Here’s a guide to choosing among Windows Mobile, Blackberry, iPhone, Nokia S60, and Google Android.

Original story here.

Roads Near Comcast Center Reopen (WBZ Boston)

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Route 140 south to Route 495 south and 495 south of Access Road 140 have reopened after being closed because of a crash.

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Comcast- 1, JK- 0 - jkOnTheRun

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Comcast- 1, JK- 0jkOnTheRun, Texas - 4 hours agoThe move was on schedule as expected at the start of the day today with Comcast scheduled to arrive for the new installation between 8 and 11 am. …

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Most e-mailed stories - Fort Worth Star Telegram

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Most e-mailed storiesFort Worth Star Telegram, TX - 4 hours agoCall 817-332-6600 or e-mail namitc@peoplepc.com.. Brain tumor support group for patients, family and friends meets at 6:30 pm the third Thursday of each …

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TSSAA, Comcast Form Partnership For 2008-09 - The Chattanoogan

Monday, June 30th, 2008

TSSAA, Comcast Form Partnership For 2008-09The Chattanoogan, TN - 4 hours agoby special report to the Chattanoogan The Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association has reached an agreement with Comcast Cable/Charter Communications …New playoff system could affect several sports My Tennessean.comall 2 news articles

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Lenovo Launches Its First U.S. Consumer Desktop (TechWeb)

Monday, June 30th, 2008

TechWeb - InformationWeek - The IdeaCentre K210 release follows Lenovo’s launch this year of IdeaPad consumer notebooks outside of China.

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The Death Of Helio (Forbes)

Monday, June 30th, 2008

The wireless reseller fell victim to fierce competition. Will its new owner, Virgin Mobile, suffer the same fate?

Original story here.

‘World of Warcraft’ to sell token device for added security (CNET)

Monday, June 30th, 2008

CNET - The makers of World of Warcraft are offering players of the online role-playing game an optional layer of security in the form of an electronic token device called Blizzard Authenticator designed to prevent unauthorized access to an account.

Original story here.

Tech Heavyweights Launch Patent Trust (TechWeb)

Monday, June 30th, 2008

TechWeb - InformationWeek - Cisco, Google, Hewlett-Packard, Motorola, Sun Microsystems, Ericsson, and Verizon Communications are among those hoping to reduce their exposure to lawsuits.

Original story here.

Apple Mac OS X 10.5.4 Bolsters Performance, Security (TechWeb)

Monday, June 30th, 2008

TechWeb - InformationWeek - Nine of the 25 vulnerabilities addressed affect the Tomcat 4.1.36, which comes bundled with Mac OS X v10.4.11 systems.

Original story here.

TV Guide/Comcast Joint Venture Gets NAC - Unstrung

Monday, June 30th, 2008

TV Guide/Comcast Joint Venture Gets NACUnstrung, NY - 8 hours agoBy Paul Korzeniowski Visiting executives to GuideWorks, a joint venture between Gemstar-TV Guide International Inc. and Comcast, needed Internet access to …

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TV Guide/Comcast Joint Venture Gets NAC (Unstrung.com)

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Visiting executives to GuideWorks , a joint venture between Gemstar-TV Guide International Inc. and Comcast, needed Internet access to check their email and keep up with the latest communications from their co-workers back home as well as suppliers and customers while they were on-site.

Original story here.

Quashing Viral Video, Penney Undresses Ad Firm (TechWeb)

Monday, June 30th, 2008

TechWeb - InformationWeek - Retailer J.C. Penney has forced the withdrawal of the so-called “Speed Dressing” ad that won a prestigious advertising award at Cannes, France, earlier this month.

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Microsoft Internet Explorer Vulnerability Warning Issued (TechWeb)

Monday, June 30th, 2008

TechWeb - InformationWeek - The flaw focuses on IE’s inline frames, often used for serving ads, which typically come from a different domain than content that appears on the same Web page.

Original story here.