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Computer and internet briefs 10 May 08, 23:14 ET Washington - Can a faster computer allow you to surf the internet with fewer lags? Yes, but only to a point. The speed of your computer has relatively ... more Mums turning to internet for help: survey 10 May 08, 23:07 ET Australian mothers are turning to the internet to seek advice and stay in touch with the outside world, a survey has found. more Priest: Shield kids from Satan, guard Internet use 10 May 08, 22:48 ET MANILA, Philippines - With the school year about to start in a month's time, parents are being asked to keep a close eye on what their children are accessing from the Internet. Ric Equia, Marikina City parish priest, said children could be victimized by the forces of "Satan" using the Net to peddle anti-Christian values. more Priest: Save kids from Satan, guard Internet use 10 May 08, 22:44 ET MANILA, Philippines - With the school year about to start in a month's time, parents are being asked to keep a close eye on what their children are accessing from the Internet. Ric Equia, Marikina City parish priest, said children could be victimized by the forces of "Satan" using the Net to peddle anti-Christian values. more State sends 1000 letters about Internet cigarette purchases 10 May 08, 20:02 ET MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The state’s Revenue Department has sent out more than 1000 letters this year to smokers who bought cigarettes online telling them to ... more Building Faster Pages in Firefox and Internet Explorer 10 May 08, 19:36 ET Mike Connor, lead developer for Mozilla Firefox, will discuss how developers can use the technologies available in Firefox to enhance the performance of ... more Smokers warned about Internet cigarette purchases 10 May 08, 19:31 ET AP • May 10, 2008 MADISON — The state’s Revenue Department has sent out more than 1000 letters this year to smokers who bought cigarettes online. ... more State sends 1,000 letters to smokers, warns about Internet cigarette purchases 10 May 08, 19:26 ET The state's Revenue Department has sent out more than 1,000 letters this year to smokers who bought cigarettes online telling them to stop buying cigarettes that way or to pay the $1.77-per-pack state tax that's now in effect. The letters could mean the smokers could be billed if their names show up as repeat buyers later. The state said it got the names from Internet cigarette vendors after ... more State sends 1000 letters to smokers, warns about Internet ... 10 May 08, 19:16 ET AP — 5/10/2008 6:12 pm The state's Revenue Department has sent out more than 1000 letters this year to smokers who bought cigarettes online telling them to ... more Wis. sends 1000 letters about Internet cigarette purchases 10 May 08, 18:44 ET MADISON, Wis. (AP) The state's Revenue Department says it has sent out more than 1000 letters this year to smokers who bought cigarettes online. ... more 11 arrested for running illegal internet prescription drug ring 10 May 08, 17:51 ET DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- Federal prosecutors charged 11 people with running an Internet prescription drug operation accused of taking in $77 million and ... more Dutch Asking Banks To Help Stop Illegal Internet Gambling 10 May 08, 16:35 ET The Internet gambling issue is not only one that is a hot topic in the United States, but also in other countries. The Netherlands government is taking ... more Sun Offers Peak at Internet Apps Plan 10 May 08, 16:06 ET Sun Microsystems Inc. is taking a different approach, compared to its rivals, toward offering a rich Internet applications platform geared for the designer. ... more Mio Group Plans Launch of Mobile Voice and Wireless Broadband ... 10 May 08, 15:36 ET FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., May 9, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX News Network/ ----Mio, the fastest growing provider of broadband mobile communication services in ... more Listening to Internet radio on the iPhone and iPod Touch 10 May 08, 15:01 ET I recently wrote about the Slacker Portable Internet radio player, a wonderful product that starts at $200. For folks who don’t want to spend a dime on ... more Moms (and dads) should be watching the internet 10 May 08, 14:25 ET By Jennifer Hanson and Mark Udall Today we celebrate Mother’s Day, a day of recognition and appreciation for the exhaustive and endless work moms across the ... more WAP - The internet on your mobile! 10 May 08, 14:21 ET by mantiz If you haven't heard of WAP yet, you must have been living under a rock for years! WAP is something that's fast gaining momentum and popularity ... more Smart Broadband seeks NTC nod for expansion into Internet TV 10 May 08, 13:43 ET Smart Broadband Inc. (SBI) is seeking additional frequency bandwidth from the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) for the expansion and enhancement of its wireless broadband services, including a planned foray into Internet protocol television or IPTV. more Alvarion Ltd (ALVR) completely dumped by Jacob Internet Fund 10 May 08, 13:33 ET Note: All amounts are based on price of stock at date reported versus the current price! They do not represent actual profit/loss! ... more Internet line snapped in Narail 10 May 08, 13:31 ET E-mail line has been cut off in Narail for over two weeks. As a result Internet users are in a great trouble in Narail. One Internet users Kazi Hafiz of ... more New NC program to share real estate listings on Internet 10 May 08, 13:25 ET The four largest realtors networks in the state are joining forces to share their public data across the state, they said in a statement Friday. ... more Hollywood Media Corp (HOLL) no change in holdings by Jacob ... 10 May 08, 13:22 ET LONG BEACH (Mffais.com) - Jacob Internet Fund made no change in their 831932 shares in Hollywood Media Corp (HOLL) as shown by filings made public on ... more Indiana Jones Is Battling the Long Knives of the Internet 10 May 08, 13:22 ET By MICHAEL CIEPLY LOS ANGELES — Now comes the part where Indiana Jones dangles over the snake pit of public opinion. Harrison Ford in the coming "Indiana ... more Writers Guild, West steps up fight for internet freedom 10 May 08, 12:35 ET Mumbai: The Writers Guild of America, West continues to take a strong stance on the principle of 'net neutrality' as necessary public policy to preserve ... more Amarnath Yatra: Book chopper ride on Internet 10 May 08, 12:23 ET SASB plans to offer fifty per cent less on Helicopter fare for Amarnath pilgrims coming from different parts of the country. The benefits of the operations ... more Dutch want banks help to fight illegal Web casinos 10 May 08, 11:18 ET Reuters - Dutch authorities intend to crack down on illegal online casinos and are calling on banks to stop providing financial services to them, a Justice Ministry spokeswoman said on Saturday. more McAfee Announces New Services for a More Secure Internet Experience 10 May 08, 11:17 ET McAfee Inc. has announced new services that will create a more secure Internet experience for consumers. McAfee Secure Search Service, to be launched this ... more John L. Scott brings internet strategy home with deal 10 May 08, 10:55 ET The deal: John L. Scott buys technology partner to keep innovation alive in web-based real estate marketing. The parties: Lennox Scott, ... more You don't know tech: The InfoWorld news quiz 10 May 08, 09:00 ET InfoWorld - We started the week with Microsoft calling off the Yahoo deal (or maybe not). Then Grand Theft Auto stole the spotlight with its record-breaking sales. Along the way, we have the Webby Awards, big settlements for movie piracy, and candidates seeking to save us from the evils of Second Life. We cover it all in this week's quiz. Give yourself 10 points for each correct answer. Ready to test your news know-how? Then begin. more DO NOT ABOLISH ACT IF NO CHANGE IN POLICY - INTERNET MEDIA PRACTITIONER 10 May 08, 08:22 ET KUALA LUMPUR, May 10 (Bernama) -- An internet media practitioner said it was pointless for the government to abolish the Printing Presses and Publications Act or other restrictions, if media organisation policies did not change towards ensuring a freer media in the country. more FBI Loses National Security Letter Case Against Internet Archive 10 May 08, 08:04 ET by Tom Burghardt / May 10th, 2008 When the Internet Archive, a project founded in 1996 to create a digital library of the web, was served an illegal ... more Internet Advertising 10 May 08, 07:38 ET Obama for America, Barack Obama's campaign for President, seeks Interactive Marketing managers to work at its Campaign Headquarters in downtown Chicago. ... more Internet, digital-TV growth boosts Windstream’s profit 10 May 08, 07:27 ET BY BILL W. HORNADAY Steady additions of highspeed Internet and digital-satellite-television customers helped Windstream Corp. post a 24 percent increase in ... more Internet voting ridiculous: Langford mayor 10 May 08, 07:19 ET Greater Victoria politicians are split over the idea of allowing people to vote in municipal elections over the Internet or by phone. ... more Girls may have used 'internet bomb' in fatal house blast 10 May 08, 07:16 ET A gang of teenage girls may have blown up a rival's home, killing her neighbour, with a liquid bomb they researched on the internet after row over a boy. ... more Learn To Play Guitar Online 10 May 08, 07:00 ET TechWeb - InformationWeek - Online guitar schools like GuitarTricks.com, BerkleeMusic.com, JamPlay.com and GuitarSchool.net want to turn you into the next Jimmy Page. more EBay's PayPal rule in Australia draws fire 10 May 08, 06:49 ET AP - EBay Inc. is exploring whether to require customers to use its online payment service PayPal, a move that has angered users and prompted antitrust scrutiny in Australia, where a PayPal-only rule takes effect next month. more Changing Info Edge into world-class internet co 10 May 08, 06:46 ET Hitesh Oberoi, COO, Info Edge, gave up his job with Hindustan Unilever to join the internet revolution in 2000. Today, he is a part one of the fastest ... more Internet safety class coming to BC Middle School 10 May 08, 06:33 ET By MICHELLE GEORGE CARROLL - Officer Randy Bailey issues a single forewarning before every seminar he conducts for parents in Ohio. ... more Botched 911 call failure by Internet phone provider - investigation 10 May 08, 06:07 ET An investigation into a botched 911 call that a family believes contributed to their 18-month-old boy's death is blaming the Internet phone provider. ... more Man sentenced for selling steroids over Internet 10 May 08, 06:05 ET AP - May 10, 2008 5:54 AM ET MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) - The husband of a Missoula police officer who pleaded guilty to selling steroids over the Internet has ... more French RIAA Announces Deadline to Ban File-Sharers from the Internet 10 May 08, 05:03 ET The EFF recently is pointing us new disturbing demands by the French version of the RIAA known as SNEP (Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique). ... more Investigation says botched 9-1-1 call was fault of Internet provider 10 May 08, 05:02 ET CALGARY - An investigation into a botched 9-1-1 call that a family believes contributed to their 18-month-old boy's death is blaming the Internet phone ... more Botched 911 call failure by Internet phone provider: investigation 10 May 08, 04:46 ET By Bill Graveland, THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY - An investigation into a botched 911 call that a family believes contributed to their 18-month-old boy’s ... more Tear down the wall between cellular, Internet worlds 10 May 08, 04:34 ET It's been a long wait. But Rogers and Fido's launch of Nokia cellphones that also use your home or public wireless connection for unlimited local and long ... more Libs sack staff over internet blog 10 May 08, 04:19 ET THE Victorian division of the Liberal Party has sacked two staff members for posting disparaging comments about the party on the internet. more Death Row Diaries: A Story of Murder and Mayhem with an Internet Twist 10 May 08, 03:12 ET Chris (Toper) Thorne has done it all. He's been an entrepreneur, the primary developer of the ground-breaking Cash for Trash board game. ... more Cops arrest 17 in Internet pedophile sting: Ministry 10 May 08, 03:12 ET MADRID - Police in Spain have arrested 17 people across the country and seized computer equipment containing over one million images of a pedophile nature, ... more Popular Web site Facebook added to Internet safety task force 10 May 08, 03:10 ET More online protections were added to social networking sites this week, when Pennsylvania joined 48 other states and the District of Columbia Thursday to ... more Madison man gets probation in Internet sex sting 10 May 08, 03:06 ET By Brian D. Bridgeford / News Republic Because he is a citizen of India, Amol Girish Date, 24, also could be deported or lose his chance at US citizenship, ... more WSI Consultant Wins WMA’s Internet Advertising Competition 10 May 08, 03:02 ET Westfield, NJ, May 10, 2008 --(PR.com)-- Bruce Dunnan, a WSI Consultant from New Jersey, USA, recently received the Web Marketing Association’s 2008 ... more Locals accused in $77 million Internet drug scheme 10 May 08, 02:55 ET By JULIE MURPHY DAYTONA BEACH -- They served up 44 million doses of prescription drugs over three years that, prosecutors say, brought in $77 million, ... more State tells smokers to cough up taxes: Internet cigarette buyers ... 10 May 08, 02:42 ET (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, The (KRT) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) May 10--MADISON -- State Revenue Department officials have sent more than 1000 letters ... more Two very different sides of the Internet 10 May 08, 02:08 ET By Michael Smerconish • The Philadelphia Inquirer • May 10, 2008 Two individuals are currently creating an Internet buzz by choosing to share tremendous ... more How the internet may be used to create wealth in a country 10 May 08, 01:35 ET The technological advances in computing and other forms of telecommunication have for long been touted as the “enablers” we need to create wealth. ... more BART to sell youth discount tickets on the Internet 10 May 08, 01:28 ET By Denis Cuff By Denis Cuff BART will start selling discount train tickets to teenage students over the Internet this September in an attempt to introduce ... more Indiana Jones Is Battling the Long Knives of the Internet 10 May 08, 00:50 ET By MICHAEL CIEPLY LOS ANGELES — Now comes the part where Indiana Jones dangles over the snake pit of public opinion. Harrison Ford in the coming "Indiana ... more The Internet: Where The Hapless Rally 10 May 08, 00:31 ET One of the first things you notice when you log on to the Web site of the paranoid lunatic fringe Freedom Force International is its association with the ... more Auctioneer sues woman over $300000 Internet purchase 10 May 08, 00:24 ET By Morning Sentinel staff 05/10/2008 MAKE ME AN OFFER: Auctioneer James D. Julia points to bidders, along with Dudley Brown, on a firearm displayed on a ... more Workshop to focus on new Internet marketing strategies 10 May 08, 00:14 ET HUNTINGTON -- A workshop on new strategies in Internet marketing will be held in Huntington next week. The Next Generation Marketing workshop goes on from 8 ... more Google, IBM Join Forces To Offer Cloud Computing Services 10 May 08, 00:01 ET TechWeb - InformationWeek - "The cloud has higher value in business," says Google CEO Schmidt. more SAP Embraces Software-Plus-Services Vision 10 May 08, 00:01 ET TechWeb - Intelligent Enterprise - Enterprise apps vendor envisions selling "component" services to its largest customers beginning next year. more SAP Is The Latest Convert To Software-Plus-Services Vision 10 May 08, 00:01 ET TechWeb - InformationWeek - It envisions selling "component" services to its big ERP customers beginning next year. more

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