Dell 3Q profit falls as PC spending slows (AP)

listopad 20th, 2008

AP - PC maker Dell Inc. said Thursday its third-quarter profit fell 5 percent as businesses around the world bought fewer computers and other technology products.

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Google’s virtual world Lively to die next month (AP)

listopad 20th, 2008

AP - Lively, a virtual reality service from Google Inc., is dying.

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Shaq becomes “The Big Tweet” with Internet move (AFP)

listopad 20th, 2008

AFP - Shaquille O’Neal has earned many nicknames during his NBA career: “The Diesel,” “The Big Aristotle,” “The Big Daddy” and, since his move last year to the Phoenix Suns, “The Big Cactus.”

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Google picks Austria village for new European server farm (AFP)

listopad 20th, 2008

AFP - Google has bought a 75 hectare (185 acre) property in the north of Austria to erect a new European server farm within two years, the US Internet search engine giant said Thursday.

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Certification credited with boosting online confidence (CNET)

listopad 20th, 2008

CNET - Extended certificate validation for Web sites has boosted online confidence in 2008, according to a statement released Thursday by the Authentication and Online Trust Alliance (AOTA).

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Clearwire shareholders approve deal with Sprint (AP)

listopad 20th, 2008

AP - Shareholders of telecommunications company Clearwire Corp. have approved a plan to merge with Sprint Nextel Corp.’s wireless broadband network.

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Microsoft’s Morro Could Challenge Security Giants (NewsFactor)

listopad 20th, 2008

NewsFactor - McAfee and Symantec could be affected as Microsoft moves to provide free antivirus software. If the software, code-named Morro, successfully protects against viruses, analysts said, it could mean an exodus from well-known security brands.

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‘WoW: Wrath of Lich King’ sets sales record (CNET)

listopad 20th, 2008

CNET - World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, the second expansion to the mega-popular online game, sold 2.8 million copies in its first 24 hours last week, setting what its publisher said is an all-time record for PC games.

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‘World of Warcraft: Wrath of Lich King’ sets sales record (CNET)

listopad 20th, 2008

CNET - World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, the second expansion to the mega-popular online game, sold 2.8 million copies in its first 24 hours last week, setting what its publisher said is an all-time record for PC games.

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T-Mobile’s Web2go Will Use Yahoo’s oneSearch (NewsFactor)

listopad 20th, 2008

NewsFactor - Yahoo has won another wireless carrier for its mobile Internet search tool. The company joined T-Mobile in announcing Thursday that oneSearch will be the search utility for T-Mobile’s web2go service.

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