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USATODAY Thursday, September 17, 2009Pirates grab new Dan BrownThe Lost Symbol can already be obtained for free from illegal download websites two days after the book went on sale around the world.
The Sydney Morning Herald Thursday, September 17, 2009What's new in Windows 7 - FeatureWashington - Now less than two months from world-wide
release,
microsoft's Windows 7 is bound to make the legions of existing Windows users wonder whether they should upgrade. And it will make those who have put off hardware purchases in anticipation...
Earth Times Thursday, September 17, 2009Illegal downloaders face web banA BILL that will allow authorities to cut illegal downloaders off from the worldwide web has been approved by French lawmakers.
The Australian Thursday, September 17, 2009Panel: Electrical grid vulnerable to terrorist attackThe Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is pushing Congress for authority to require power companies to take protective steps ...
USATODAY Thursday, September 17, 2009Pentax launches K-x entry DSLR with 720p videoPentax tonight aggressively tackled the starter DSLR field with an overhaul for its least expensive K series camera. Now using the Japanese naming scheme, the K-x becomes the least expensive DSLR ever to shoot video and records 720p at 24 frames per second. Compared to the K2000 it replaces, it also gets a much improved 12-megapixel CMOS sensor (up from a 10-megapixel CCD) that takes in more light and has a dramatically larger ISO range that normally sits between 200 and 6,400 but can extend to 100 and 12,800 with an override....
macnn.com Thursday, September 17, 2009HP intros wireless-connected DreamScreensHP has introduced several new wireless-connected standalone displays, the DreamScreen 100 and DreamScreen 130. Both products are similar to digital photo frames, but with additional connectivity to services such as Snapfish, Facebook and Pandora. The interface is also capable of presenting weather forecasts, calendar information and a digital or analog clock....
macnn.com Thursday, September 17, 2009Google to reincarnate digital books as paperbacksWill provide link to high-speed publishing machine that can manufacture paperback-bound book of about 300 pages in under five minutes
The Globe and Mail Thursday, September 17, 2009YouTube clip exposes Hong Kong spectacle scam, watchdog saysHong Kong - A YouTube clip viewed by 48,000 people has exposed a scam in which Hong Kong optical salesmen steal people's spectacles and then try to sell them new ones, a consumer watchdog said Thursday. According to Hong Kong's Consumer Council, the ...
Earth Times Thursday, September 17, 2009Cavalier, MetaSwitch Partner for Network TransformationCavalier selects carrier system provider MetaSwitch to transform its
network architecture, which is aimed at providing cost-conscious businesses with communication tools for remote workers. - In a move to leverage its fiber assets and deliver reliable voice over IP services, Cavalier, a provider of telecommunications services throughout the eastern United States, selected MetaSwitch, a provider of carrier
systems and software solutions, to transform its network archit...
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