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May 29th, 2009 Obama setting up better security for computersWASHINGTON — America has for too long failed to adequately protect the security of its computer networks, President Barack Obama said Friday, announcing he will name a new cyber czar to take on the job. Surrounded by a host of government officials, aides and corporate executives, Obama said this is a "transformational moment" for the country, where computer networks are probed and attacked millions of times a day.

August 10th, 2009 LONDON - A new survey has shown that the MySpace generation is more able to talk about themselves online than in real life. The new research conducted on British MySpace users aged 14 to 21 showed that 36 percent found it easier to talk about themselves online than in the real world.

October 8th, 2006 When installing Windows 2000 or Windows XP, you have to decide the evergreen question: Should I choose FAT32 or NTFS and why? Today I will try to answer it once and for all. Note: I haven't discussed FAT file system because it is very much obsolete with todays high volume hard-disks.

June 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Telecom operator Aircel has awarded a five-year multi-million-dollar contract to Telcordia, a global communication software service provider, for implementing its real-time charging solution, the company said Tuesday. Aircel is a joint venture between Malaysia's Maxis Communications and India's Apollo HOspitals Group.

June 5th, 2009 LONDON - A man who was put for adoption when he was just three-days-old has found his biological family after 33 years, thanks to popular social networking website Facebook. Richard Marks had been living with his adopted parents, unaware of the fact that his real family resided just two miles away.

September 19th, 2006 "Hi there, I am a brithsh businessman and I contact you for a business proposal. I want to to be my co-worker.

October 2nd, 2009 'Real Buzz' welcomes Buzz Lightyear back to EarthLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Fresh from "infinity and beyond," Buzz Lightyear received a rocket hero's welcome home Friday, sharing the spotlight with none other than the astronaut for whom the character is named.

June 19th, 2006 Google has designed and tested a system which listens to the show you are watching to deliver personalized information or advertisement. The "mass personalization" system can identify a programme from as little as five seconds of sound.

July 21st, 2006 Biometric security systems using fingerprints, iris scans and facial recognition have started to become mainstream. They are very likely to be common within a few years.

April 18th, 2006 Burst.com has filed a countersuit against Apple Computer claiming that the iTunes software, the iPod and the Quicktime streaming software all infringe on patents held by Burst.com. Burst is asking for royalties as well as an injunction.

August 16th, 2005 With tweaks and modifications, Java is finding a home in critical real-time applications ranging from the military to telecommunications For several years real-time versions of Java from smaller companies such as Aonix, Aicas and Apogee Software have jousted for market share. Now, large companies such as Sun Microsystems Inc.

April 11th, 2005 It has been how long? A week perhaps or more. I am still sad about her unfortunate death.

May 27th, 2009 LONDON - The Facebook profile of any person can easily tell what kind of a person he or she is in real life, according to a new study. The study found that university students considered likeable by people, who met them in real life, appeared to make a similar impression on people who view their Facebook profiles.

September 20th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Advertising agencies in Australia are keeping a close eye on the pages of the six million Facebook users to update advertisements of products they deem fit as soon as there is some change in the social networking site user's account status. Business houses seem to target potential customers on the social network site according to sex, age, location, relationship status, job title, workplace or university.

June 29th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Telcordia, a global communication software service provider, Monday said it has bagged a five-year multi-million dollar contract from Unitech Wireless to manage its database of pre-paid customers. "We have been awarded a five-year multi-million dollar contract by Unitech for implementing our 'real-time charging solution'," Anuj Kapur, country head Telcordia, told IANS Monday.