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Top Stories: London December 19 : A pair of German computer experts are hoping to unravel a part of the history of South Shields, a coastal town in Tyne and Wear, England, by aiming to decode a mysterious Roman altar. ANI Sat, 19 Dec 2009 03:30:03 -0500London, Dec 18 (IANS) British pop star Lady Gaga has been voted as the most listened artist on the Internet in 2009. IANS Fri, 18 Dec 2009 13:00:01 -0500Oracle has said it is expecting the European Union to approve its deal with Sun Microsystems early next year. Big News Network.com Fri, 18 Dec 2009 06:46:49 -0500The last 12 months have been an exciting time for smartphone fans, as major players have seemingly come back from the dead, applications played a bigger role than ever, and mobile computing continued ... Tech Web Sat, 19 Dec 2009 07:25:24 -0500Software-as-a-service task and time management tool allows companies and teams to track assignments, manage time sheets, follow project statuses, and more. Toronto, Ontario (... PR Web Sat, 19 Dec 2009 07:22:42 -05000 posts Sometimes, a simple bedside exam performed by a skilled physician is superior to a high-tech CT scan, a Loyola University Health System study has found. Researchers found that physicians' bed... Medical News Today Sat, 19 Dec 2009 07:19:52 -0500(EMAILWIRE.COM, December 19, 2009 ) Dallas, TX - Airvana, Inc. (NASDAQ:AIRV) jumped 21.63% to $7.59 on 12.49 million shares after Airvana, Inc. announced that it has entered into a definitive agreemen... Earth Times Sat, 19 Dec 2009 06:53:15 -0500(EMAILWIRE.COM, December 19, 2009 ) Dallas, TX - Nanometrics Incorporated (NASDAQ:NANO) went down 5.55% to $10.21 on 1.43 million shares after the company has priced an underwritten public offering of... Earth Times Sat, 19 Dec 2009 06:53:11 -0500(EMAILWIRE.COM, December 19, 2009 ) Sheffield, UK - Pricelover has announced many attractive offers and deals on all top PC products including Asus and Sony laptops, secure digital memory. One of the ... Earth Times Sat, 19 Dec 2009 06:52:55 -0500Passengers have arrived back in Britain after spending the night trapped in the Channel Tunnel as wintry weather brought chaos to the Christmas get-away. More than 2,000 people were stuck after four... Ananova Sat, 19 Dec 2009 06:30:40 -0500The UN climate conference in Copenhagen has approved a deal to tackle global warming proposed by world leaders, despite opposition from a number of countries. After another all-night session of wran... Ananova Sat, 19 Dec 2009 06:30:40 -0500Rugby star Gareth Thomas has said he is "anxious about people's reactions" after announcing that he is gay. The Wales international full-back said he had been through "all sorts of emotions" over th... Ananova Sat, 19 Dec 2009 06:30:40 -0500Kate and Gerry McCann said it is "heartbreaking" to have to accept that they would spend a third Christmas without their missing daughter Madeleine. In a heartfelt Christmas message, the couple said... Ananova Sat, 19 Dec 2009 06:30:39 -0500David Cameron says he will step up campaigning for the general election early in the New Year, with a positive message for voters that there is "light at the end of the tunnel" following the recession... Ananova Sat, 19 Dec 2009 06:30:38 -0500An 82-year-old man has been remanded in custody after appearing in court charged with the murder of a fellow care home resident. Peter Woodroof is accused of killing Ivy Hawken, 92, at Hyne Town Hou... Ananova Sat, 19 Dec 2009 06:30:37 -0500The Duke of York made a surprise visit to British troops across Afghanistan as more than 10,000 servicemen and women prepared to spend Christmas away from home. The Duke flew into Camp Bastion in He... Ananova Sat, 19 Dec 2009 06:30:37 -0500A British soldier from 2nd Battalion, the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment, has been killed in an explosion in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said. The soldier died from wounds sustained in a blas... Ananova Sat, 19 Dec 2009 06:30:36 -0500People in southern England enjoy a higher quality of life than those in northern regions of the UK, research has claimed. Halifax said 28 out of the top 30 local authorities that offer the best qual... Ananova Sat, 19 Dec 2009 06:30:36 -0500Hollyoaks hunk Ricky Whittle will go head to head with popular underdog Chris Hollins in the Strictly Come Dancing final. The soap actor remains favourite to win the competition, with bookmaker Will... Ananova Sat, 19 Dec 2009 06:30:35 -0500NEW YORK – Stocks rose on Friday in choppy trade as quarterly results from Oracle and Research In Motion lifted the Nasdaq more than 1 percent, but the U.S. dollar's climb curbed gains in both the D... SINA Sat, 19 Dec 2009 06:25:35 -0500Nine months into the job, Vivek Kundra discusses IT initiatives, the path ahead, and challenges in driving the Obama Administration's 'open government' agenda. Tech Web Sat, 19 Dec 2009 06:04:45 -0500Federal CIO Vivek Kundra, InformationWeek's Chief Of The Year, is off to an impressive start in his effort to expose more government data to the public, to make government IT projects more manageable,... Tech Web Sat, 19 Dec 2009 06:04:43 -0500Microsoft recently rather sheepishly said it would open source its Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool, a utility that lets users create bootable copies of Windows 7 on flash drives and DVDs. The company ... Tech Web Sat, 19 Dec 2009 06:04:42 -0500Not at all. Open source licenses are granted by the copyright holder and the license is an exercise of the copyright. In order to enjoy the benefits of the license, you must comply with its terms. If ... Tech Web Sat, 19 Dec 2009 06:04:40 -0500Data thieves target intellectual property, credit card data, and your customers' personally identifiable information. Data loss prevention products aim to identify where such information resides in yo... Tech Web Sat, 19 Dec 2009 06:04:39 -0500Within my first few years at DC Water and Sewer Authority, I transformed IT so that it was well aligned with the strategic plan of the organization. We've achieved a level of leadership that creates n... Tech Web Sat, 19 Dec 2009 06:04:36 -0500Toshiba America Information Systems has introduced a nurse call system and emergency response system as part of its business communications platform for healthcare providers. The company's Telecomm... Tech Web Sat, 19 Dec 2009 06:04:35 -0500WATERLOO, Ontario, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Canadian company Research in Motion Ltd. said some North American customers are likely experiencing BlackBerry problems involving e-mail. Research in Motion conf... Tech Web Sat, 19 Dec 2009 06:04:33 -0500(12-18) 16:03 PST -- An administrative law judge at the U.S. International Trade Commission ruled that Samsung has infringed two camera patents developed by... San Francisco Chronicle Sat, 19 Dec 2009 05:23:20 -0500The couple announced a divorce was in the works in September, but no paperwork had been filed. Court records show Sheremet filed in Los Angeles on Thursday. The couple were married in February 2002 a... San Francisco Chronicle Sat, 19 Dec 2009 05:23:18 -0500(12-18) 21:33 PST LOS ANGELES, (AP) -- A judge from the MTV show "America's Best Dance Crew" has been arrested in Los Angeles on suspicion of molesting an underaged girl. San Francisco Chronicle Sat, 19 Dec 2009 05:23:16 -0500(AP) ? LUBBOCK, Texas - Texas Tech stumbled to 14-19 in its first full season under Pat Knight, winning only three conference games last year. Everything has changed this season, thanks to a r... New Jersey Online Sat, 19 Dec 2009 05:22:17 -0500An agreement drawn up by world leaders in what they claimed was a "first step" in tackling global warming is bogged down in the UN climate talks, with some countries refusing to accept the accord. D... Ananova Sat, 19 Dec 2009 05:09:20 -0500Children from less educated families are at risk of falling behind because they have fewer chances to learn outside the classroom, new research suggests. A study by the Sutton Trust has revealed a s... Ananova Sat, 19 Dec 2009 05:09:18 -0500Children's Secretary Ed Balls has been accused of riding roughshod over Parliament after naming the head of a new education quango without giving MPs the chance to grill her at a pre-appointment heari... Ananova Sat, 19 Dec 2009 05:09:18 -0500Hollyoaks hunk Ricky Whittle will go head to head with popular underdog Chris Hollins in the Strictly Come Dancing final. The soap actor remains favourite to win the competition, with bookmaker Will... Ananova Sat, 19 Dec 2009 05:09:17 -0500Broadcasting watchdog Ofcom will oversee the regulation of video on demand (VOD) services such as BBC iPlayer, 4OD, ITV Player and Demand Five, as common standards are introduced across Europe. Regu... Ananova Sat, 19 Dec 2009 05:09:15 -0500Troy Simon is an optimistic, 16-year-old sophomore at Greater Gentilly New Tech High School and president of the principal’s advisory council who has received national recognition for chroniclin... PR Web Sat, 19 Dec 2009 04:42:08 -0500MISSION VIEJO, Calif., Dec. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Applied Technology Holdings, Inc., today announced the opening of its new headquarters in Mission Viejo, California. The new 25,000-square-foot facility ... Fresh News Sat, 19 Dec 2009 04:34:58 -0500Try the Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF1 ($899 with lens), a Micro Four-Thirds camera boasting superfast autofocus with face detection, excellent optical image stabilization, a pop-up flash and a high-definiti... The Tennessean Sat, 19 Dec 2009 04:27:13 -0500LONDON, ENGLAND, December 19, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- MrTed Ltd, the global leader of Talent Acquisition Solutions, has announced the release of its latest paper, A Truly Personalized User Experien... 24 / 7 Press Release Sat, 19 Dec 2009 04:21:26 -0500Google Inc. is reportedly in talks to acquire Yelp, the popular San Francisco site that allows users to review restaurants, bars, shops and more, potentially providing the search giant an opportunity ... San Francisco Chronicle Sat, 19 Dec 2009 04:02:09 -0500-- A Paris court ruled Friday that Google Inc.'s expansion into digital books breaks France's copyright laws, and a judge slapped the Internet search leader with a $14,300-a-day fine until it stops s... San Francisco Chronicle Sat, 19 Dec 2009 04:02:07 -0500It was the annual Christmas grocery bag giveaway at Glide Memorial United Methodist Church. Demand was so great this year that people began queuing up at 8 p.m. Thursday, four hours ahead of the usual... San Francisco Chronicle Sat, 19 Dec 2009 04:02:05 -0500-- California's population growth slowed over the past year as tens of thousands of residents moved away - many of them heading to other Western states, according to the state Department of Finance. San Francisco Chronicle Sat, 19 Dec 2009 04:02:02 -0500(12-18) 17:55 PST SAN FRANCISCO -- Two people were sickened Friday when tear gas used during a San Francisco police exercise near Fort Funston drifted into the popular open-space area, a spokeswoman ... San Francisco Chronicle Sat, 19 Dec 2009 04:02:01 -0500(12-18) 17:45 PST SAN FRANCISCO -- The Obama administration refused Friday to follow a federal judge's order to provide insurance benefits to the wife of a lesbian court employee in San Francisco and... San Francisco Chronicle Sat, 19 Dec 2009 04:01:58 -0500(12-18) 16:12 PST SAN FRANCISCO -- A decade-old California law that bans possession of body armor by anyone with a violent felony conviction is unconstitutional because the average person wouldn't be... San Francisco Chronicle Sat, 19 Dec 2009 04:01:56 -0500Posted on: Saturday, 19 December 2009, 00:58 CST A research team led by Dr. Khaled El Emam, the Canada Research Chair in Electronic Health Information at the CHEO Research Institute, evaluated the ... RedOrbit Sat, 19 Dec 2009 03:19:21 -0500SDN Communications of Sioux Falls will receive $20 million in federal stimulus money aimed at connecting some of the state's most remote hospitals, schools and government offices to high-speed Interne... Argus Leader Sat, 19 Dec 2009 03:04:44 -0500With EU browser case dropped, Microsoft seeks trust, interoperability : The European Commission's antitrust investigation into Microsoft ended with the approval of the company's proposal for allowing ... San Francisco Chronicle Sat, 19 Dec 2009 02:38:26 -0500(12-18) 13:24 PST -- Italian police Friday arrested an alleged hacker with links to organized crime in the Naples area who is accused of defrauding banks and mobile phone operators out of several mil... San Francisco Chronicle Sat, 19 Dec 2009 02:38:23 -0500(12-18) 13:15 PST -- Hackers redirected Twitter.com's traffic to a rogue Web site for more than an hour early today by accessing its DNS records using an account assigned to Twitter, the company that... San Francisco Chronicle Sat, 19 Dec 2009 02:38:21 -0500It was the annual Christmas grocery bag giveaway at Glide Memorial United Methodist Church. Demand was so great this year that people began queuing up at 8 p.m. Thursday, four hours ahead of the usual... San Francisco Chronicle Sat, 19 Dec 2009 02:38:18 -0500Hard to believe, but another year of Day In Pictures has come to a close. We'd like to thank our fans and, of course, the great photographers of the Associated Press, The Chronicle and AFP/Getty Imag... San Francisco Chronicle Sat, 19 Dec 2009 02:38:16 -0500More than 2,000 people have spent the night trapped inside the Channel Tunnel after four Eurostar trains broke down due to wintry weather. It is thought the trains failed as they left the cold air i... Ananova Sat, 19 Dec 2009 02:24:30 -0500Hollyoaks hunk Ricky Whittle will go head to head with popular underdog Chris Hollins in the Strictly Come Dancing final. The soap actor remains favourite to win the competition, with bookmaker Will... Ananova Sat, 19 Dec 2009 02:24:28 -0500Children from less educated families are at risk of falling behind because they have fewer chances to learn outside the classroom, new research suggests. A study by the Sutton Trust has revealed a s... Ananova Sat, 19 Dec 2009 02:24:27 -0500Qtel has launched a new prepaid service that enables people to instantly connect with broadband internet. The offer comes in a 30-day package providing unlimited internet access for the duration, as w... AME Info Sat, 19 Dec 2009 02:24:10 -0500China has made notable progress in its crackdown on Internet piracy and copyright infringement following months-long campaigns. A total of 541 Internet copyright infringement cases have been investiga... People's Daily Sat, 19 Dec 2009 02:18:43 -0500PARIS -- France's efforts to digitize its culture, from Marcel Proust's manuscripts to the first films of the legendary Lumiere brothers, long have been bogged down by the country's reluctance to rely... The China Post Sat, 19 Dec 2009 01:46:43 -0500OTTAWA (Reuters) - BlackBerry maker Research In Motion may have zipped past expectations for its quarterly results and forecast, but it hasn't dispelled all doubts about its staying power to lead the ... Reuters Sat, 19 Dec 2009 01:25:45 -0500C ity officials have put the computer and files of an alleged drug-pushing Menino administration operative under lock and key as federal officials continue their probe into an East Boston narcotics ri... Boston Herald Sat, 19 Dec 2009 01:24:51 -0500PhoneArena . Arrival of the Pre is expected sometime in early 2010, as Sprint's six-month exclusivity over the Pre will be coming to an end. It is unclear, though, what the "Plus" following the devic... San Francisco Chronicle Sat, 19 Dec 2009 01:16:09 -0500Hollyoaks hunk Ricky Whittle will go head to head with popular underdog Chris Hollins in the Strictly Come Dancing final. The soap actor remains favourite to win the competition, with bookmaker Will... Ananova Sat, 19 Dec 2009 01:01:18 -0500More than 2,000 people left trapped inside the Channel Tunnel after four Eurostar trains broke down due to wintry weather are now on the move again. It is thought the trains failed as they left the ... Ananova Sat, 19 Dec 2009 01:01:16 -0500Entertainer Darren Day has appeared in court charged with drink-driving following an alleged accident in the early hours. Day, 41, faced six charges in total when he appeared at Edinburgh Sheriff Co... Ananova Sat, 19 Dec 2009 01:01:15 -0500Children from less educated families are at risk of falling behind because they have fewer chances to learn outside the classroom, new research suggests. A study by the Sutton Trust has revealed a s... Ananova Sat, 19 Dec 2009 01:01:14 -0500Etihad Etisalat (Mobily) announced that it launched a new package for BlackBerry Internet Service (BIS) with 2000 megabyte of national traffic which can be used for email, chatting and internet browsi... AME Info Sat, 19 Dec 2009 01:00:59 -0500When Nancy Pailloz tried to retire three years ago at age 62, she was in for two unpleasant surprises: that her retirement income wasn’t enough, and that finding a new job to supplement her inco... Waco Tribune-Herald Sat, 19 Dec 2009 00:36:31 -0500SAN DIEGO -- (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Rosca, Inc., a Nevada corporation (OTCBB:RSCA) (the “Company”) executed an Agreement and Plan of Merger with Secure Path Technology LLC (“Secure Pa... Fresh News Sat, 19 Dec 2009 00:20:19 -0500The Internet search leader wants a bigger slice of local online advertising, a market Google has failed to crack. But Yelp has much more than ads... BusinessWeek Sat, 19 Dec 2009 00:05:57 -0500A former Glenbard South High School student who is accused of causing his school's computer system to crash when he tried to change one of his grades earlier this year has been criminally charged by D... Chicago Tribune Fri, 18 Dec 2009 23:56:24 -0500Hollyoaks hunk Ricky Whittle will go head to head with popular underdog Chris Hollins in the Strictly Come Dancing final. The soap actor remains favourite to win the competition, with bookmaker Will... Ananova Fri, 18 Dec 2009 23:33:39 -0500More than 2,000 people are trapped inside the Channel Tunnel after four Eurostar trains broke down due to wintry weather. It is thought the trains failed as they left the cold air in northern France... Ananova Fri, 18 Dec 2009 23:33:38 -0500A man who stole a bus and took it on a 30-mile joyride has been handed an indeterminate jail sentence. Shane Oldroyd, 27, of Ossett, West Yorkshire, stole the single-decker Arriva bus from Wakefield... Ananova Fri, 18 Dec 2009 23:33:35 -0500Children from less educated families are at risk of falling behind because they have fewer chances to learn outside the classroom, new research suggests. A study by the Sutton Trust has revealed a s... Ananova Fri, 18 Dec 2009 23:33:35 -0500Curiosity about bonus pay for playoff victories inspired one of the questions in this edition of "Ask AP," a weekly Q&A column where AP journalists respond to readers' questions about the news. Tampa Bay Online Fri, 18 Dec 2009 23:28:29 -0500PRWEB ) December 18, 2009 -- Today Precursor LLC** released the first in-depth, public antitrust analysis of Google's proposed acquisition of AdMob, "the world's largest mobile advertis... PR Web Fri, 18 Dec 2009 22:55:14 -0500Bangalore, Dec 18 : Global IT major Wipro Technologies today signed MoU with UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) to enable innovation in low carbon technologies, including those in IT and IT ended services... New Kerala Fri, 18 Dec 2009 22:53:52 -0500Last week we wrote about the presents we'd most want to get as geeks. This week we present the flip side: gifts you should never buy any self-respecting geek. Christmas is always a minefield for th... Infomatics Fri, 18 Dec 2009 22:29:03 -0500Pranksters riddled a new Republican-branded URL-shortening service this week with unwelcome links juxtaposing the GOP brand with ironic web pages, such as one featuring a sex toy in the likeness of Ba... Wired News Fri, 18 Dec 2009 22:29:00 -0500Led by the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), the groups criticize Facebook for changes that made previously private information public. "More than 100 million people in the United States ... San Francisco Chronicle Fri, 18 Dec 2009 22:14:40 -0500Twelve hundred years before the invention of the postcard or the roadside souvenir stand, Buddha is quoted in the Shurangama Sutra as telling a follower that "horns on a rabbit" simply do not exist. ... San Francisco Chronicle Fri, 18 Dec 2009 22:14:36 -0500The stock market broke a three-day slide Friday as stronger results at two big technology companies bolstered confidence about a comeback in the economy.Tech stocks pulled the market higher in choppy ... Examiner Fri, 18 Dec 2009 21:08:46 -0500New York - Technology stocks pushed up US markets on Friday, but the Dow Jones Industrial Average and Standard and Poor's 500 Index remained down for the week after losing ground earlier on interest r... Earth Times Fri, 18 Dec 2009 21:08:16 -05002 Recommendations The OMG (Object Management Group) expects to have a final version of the BPMN (Business Process Modeling Notation) 2.0 specification, featuring capabilities such as collaborative p... InfoWorld Fri, 18 Dec 2009 20:45:58 -0500The music-game category raked in $1.4 billion in revenue last year, according to Wedbush Morgan Securities analyst Michael Pachter, driven largely by sales of "Rock Band 2" and "Guitar Hero World Tour... Reuters Fri, 18 Dec 2009 20:45:09 -0500(12-18) 13:13 PST Anchorage, Alaska (AP) -- Former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin said she cut short her Hawaii vacation because of paparazzi, who photographed her wearing a sun visor with t... San Francisco Chronicle Fri, 18 Dec 2009 20:34:06 -0500Children from less educated families are at risk of falling behind because they have fewer chances to learn outside the classroom, new research suggests. A study by the Sutton Trust has revealed a s... Ananova Fri, 18 Dec 2009 20:20:56 -0500A suspected drug lord accused of smuggling heroin worth tens of millions of pounds into Britain has been arrested in Holland. Mark Brown, 44, was held at a petrol station on the outskirts of Amsterd... Ananova Fri, 18 Dec 2009 20:20:55 -0500Yahoo Answers have become a bit of a magnet for the maladjusted. Sure, there are plenty of average Joes just looking for ordinary information. But among the sites' many mundane queries, there's a sea ... San Francisco Chronicle Fri, 18 Dec 2009 20:06:28 -0500Windows Mobile to jump into the number two position for smartphone platforms in the United States. That news could be the straw that breaks the proverbial camel's back for the floundering Windows Mobi... San Francisco Chronicle Fri, 18 Dec 2009 20:06:26 -0500It was the annual Christmas grocery bag giveaway at Glide Memorial United Methodist Church. Demand was so great this year that people began queuing up at 8 p.m. Thursday, four hours ahead of the usual... San Francisco Chronicle Fri, 18 Dec 2009 20:06:20 -0500Three men who murdered a sub-postmaster have been jailed for life with a minimum of 34 years by a judge who branded them "parasitic criminals". Christopher Morrissey, 32, his brother Declan Morrisse... Ananova Fri, 18 Dec 2009 19:51:50 -0500 |
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