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Nov
15
15
NBC Direct: Giving iTunes Some Competition
- By Lisa Weinberger
- Published 11/15/2007
- Industry News , Internet
- Unrated
For most of us iTunes was a gift sent from heaven. Who would have thought 10 years ago that today you’d be able download your favorite episodes of The Office or pick up your favorite new bands album without even standing up?
Nov
01
01
Clinton Backing Net Neutrality Once Again
- By Jon T Norwood
- Published 11/1/2007
- Industry News , Internet
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Hillary Rodham Clinton, the current Democratic front runner for the presidential nomination, again spoke out in favor of internet neutrality this month. With a discussed National Broadband Internet System, Senator Clinton claims she can expand the high tech sector and create much needed jobs.
Oct
31
31
Microsoft is Trying to Take a Swing at Google… Will it Land?
- By Lisa Weinberger
- Published 10/31/2007
- Industry News , Internet
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When Google purchased DoubleClick, I think it made Microsoft shake in their boots. Microsoft’s hold on the online advertising world is pretty loose right now, so AQuantative seemed like an easy way to make up for lost time.
Sep
25
25
Microsoft launches Windows Live Gallery Beta
- By Jeremy Monroe
- Published 09/25/2007
- Industry News
- Unrated
A one-stop shop to personalize your Windows Vista and Windows Live experiences with fun & interesting content. Download free add-ons and extensions to personalize your Windows Live and PC experiences. Ratings and reviews from other users, upload your own content and creations for others to use, Windows Vista Sidebar Gadgets and Web gadgets to add to your Windows Live Space or Live.com homepage. Personalize your Windows Live Messenger, Customize your Windows Live Toolbar, and more.
Knowing the harmful affects heat can have on computer chips, Suite 101 recently did an article detailing how researchers are in the process of developing a miniature refrigerator which can keep the chips cool. This mini refrigerator will be small enough in size to fit on top of the chip. Its low will also be less, making it easily accessible and affordable to the people. While the cooling notion is definitely true, you probably don't want to take it upon yourself.


Taiwan's Acer Inc. said it had reached an agreement to acquire Gateway
Inc. in a deal that values the U.S. company at about $710 million and
pushes Acer past Lenovo Group Ltd. as the world's No. 3 vendor of
personal computers.
Let me get this straight; Acer Computer Australia can't afford to give their staff the promised yearly bonus (equivalent to one months pay) because of a failed computer launch they like to call the Aspire T180, but Acer International can afford to buy out another company?!
Let me get this straight; Acer Computer Australia can't afford to give their staff the promised yearly bonus (equivalent to one months pay) because of a failed computer launch they like to call the Aspire T180, but Acer International can afford to buy out another company?!

