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Wireless Player Needs No Computer 
By Craig Crossman While Apple’s iPod so far is the undisputed champion in the MP3 player arena, it still requires a computer to use it. In fact, just about every portable MP3 player out there requires some kind of computer hookup so that you can download music into to the attached player.

Executive: Google Growth Driven by Users 
Television should consider Google a friend, not foe, a senior company executive says. “We’re computer scientists,” Marissa Mayer, a Google Inc. vice president, told broadcast executives at the recent Edinburgh International Television Festival.

Accused Computer Hacker Arraigned 
A man accused of deleting patient data of the North County Health Services clinic, whose data was stored at the facilities of his former employer, was arraigned Monday on federal computer hacking charges.

Google CEO to Join Apple Computer Board 
Apple Computer Inc. said Tuesday that Google Inc.

Computer drives glass cockpit avionics. 
Fully COTS and open systems architecture-compliant, Display and Mission Computer includes processor, memory, I/O, and quad-head graphics boards in 1 ATR short enclosure with MIL-STD-704-compliant power supply. It can drive 4 digital (DVI) multi-function displays simultaneously, showing synthetic graphics with instrumentation, navigation, and mission data as well as multiple video sources.

Google CEO elected to Apple Computer board of directors 
Apple Computer elected Google chief executive officer Eric Schmidt, seen here, to its board of directors in a possible harbinger of an alliance between the technology titans.

Google CEO to Join Apple Computer Board 
(AP) CUPERTINO, Calif. Apple Computer Inc. said Tuesday that Google Inc. CEO Eric Schmidt is joining its board, adding another well-known name to the list of high-profile directors who oversee the management of the company behind the iPod portable player and Macintosh computer.

Multimedia Computer includes 3.2 megapixel camera. 
Available in 3G or quadband EDGE/GSM networks, Nokia N73 combines photography features with support for browsing, email, and Internet communities. Camera features Carl Zeiss optics with auto-focus and provides real photo quality up to 10 x 8 in. Once photos are taken, they can be viewed on 2.4 in. full screen landscape viewfinder. Toolbar interface enables user to send photos via e-mail,

Computer security class offered in Terra Linda 
San Rafael Community Services will hold a class on computer protection from viruses, spyware and spamming from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Sept. 7 and Sept. 14 at the Terra Linda Community Center at 670 Del Ganado Road.

The L.A. Dish Premieres Today on Computer Screens Citywide
Market Wire - LOS ANGELES, CA — (MARKET WIRE) — August 29, 2006 — Los Angeles residents today are being served a unique “dish,” the launch of new online lifestyle magazine, The L.A. Dish ( www.TheLADish.com ), which nourishes Angelenos with their recommended

Business Topics by Industry
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel - Intel Corp., the world’s biggest computer chip maker, introduced a version of its Xeon server chip five months ahead of schedule to combat market share losses to Advanced Micro Devices Inc. The chip, previously referred to as “Tulsa” by the company

Karr Investigation Ongoing
WGRZ TV - At a hearing in Santa Rosa, a Sonoma County prosecutor and a sheriff’s department lawyer said deputies have asked for a new warrant to again search the computer hard drive of the former suspect in the JonBenet Ramsey murder case. They said improved

Google CEO Dr. Eric Schmidt Joins Apple’s Board of Directors
Yahoo Finance - Before joining Sun in 1983, he was a member of the research staff at the Computer Science Lab at Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (PARC), and held positions at Bell Laboratories and ZiLOG. Eric has a bachelor of science degree in electrical

Google CEO to Join Apple Computer Board
Associated Press - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple Computer Inc. named Google Inc. CEO Eric Schmidt to its board of directors Tuesday, creating a high-profile link between two of Silicon Valley’s most prized companies as they try to expand their recent successes and topple

USB device can sweep for spyware
Wichita Eagle - Those little things called USB drives that you plug into your computer slots are really becoming useful. Flash memory drives with universal serial bus (USB) connectors have typically served as replacements for floppy drives. But now the small drives

Judge refuses to unseal Karr-related documents
Bakersfield Californian - Sonoma County authorities said Tuesday they are investigating John Mark Karr and will re-examine his computer for images of child pornography, according to a court hearing Tuesday. A prosecutor and a lawyer for the sheriff’s department called the

Universal licenses songs for downloads
Birmingham News - However, the service will not work with Apple Computer Inc.’s Macintosh computers or its market-leading iPod music players. Offering music and video for free on ad-supported Web sites is not new, but such services have generally been restricted to

Computer and internet briefs - August 27
Monsters and Critics.com, UK - Aug 27, 2006Are your digital photos not looking the same in printouts as they do on the computer monitor? Colour profiling problems are likely the cause. …

VDC Survey of Mobile Computer End-Users Rates Intermec Highest in …
Business Wire (press release), CA - 22 hours agoEVERETT, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Aug. 28, 2006–Customers rank Intermec Inc. (NYSE:IN) best in its class for technical expertise …

Report: Apple Laptop Said Caught Fire
Houston Chronicle, United States - 39 minutes agoTOKYO There has been at least one case of an Apple Computer laptop catching fire in Japan, a news report said Tuesday. Kyodo …

Will a computer ever attend a party?
innovations report, Germany - 23 hours ago… Representatives from the disciplines of biology, psychology, computer science and robotics attended to give their perspective on sensory fusion in order to …

Bot Herder Sentenced To Three-Year Prison Term
InformationWeek, NY - 10 hours ago… had pleaded guilty to federal charges of conspiracy to intentionally cause damage to a protected computer and conspiracy to commit computer fraud. …

NHS computer firm announces 382m loss
Daily Mail - UK, UK - Aug 25, 2006The firm at the heart of the troubled NHS computer upgrade posted net losses of 382.2 million today as it counted the cost of a “turbulent” year. …

Computer exhibition to end today
Borneo Bulletin, Brunei Darussalam - 56 minutes agoBy Rosli Abidin Yahya. Computer enthusiasts have until today to grab computer products at discounted prices at an exhibition held at The Mall, Gadong. …

Computer and communication fair opens in Hong Kong
People’s Daily Online, China - Aug 25, 2006The Hong Kong Computer and Communication Festival (HKCCF) for 2006 opened here Friday, attracting more than 190 leading IT companies worldwide. …

Silicon Valley with Capitol Hill
Opensecrets.org - The computer industry does not have to wait until Dec. 25 for Christmas. For high-tech companies, the holiday came in October. In the final days of the 105th Congress, the industry pushed through almost every item on its legislative agenda. Hard-won

Violent FX
WISH-TV - Last year the total sales number for video and computer games was $7.3 billion, more than double 1996 sales figures. This profitable industry is an evolving one. Technological advances have changed the face of gaming. Forget that Atari you loved

Post-Op on Medicaid
Bangor Daily News - Untangling Maine’s largest computer snarl - its semi-serviceable Medicaid reimbursement system called the Maine Claims Management System (MECMS) - is expected to take another year, longer than anyone imagined when the system went on line and promptly

College offers courses around Camden County
Courier-Post - Available at Collingswood High School are courses in computer literacy, English composition, health, history, business, management, psychology and sociology. All are weeknight courses. Available at Pennsauken High School are courses in English

Best computer for school? MacBook
Seattle Times - I’ve always had a weakness for stationery, and the end of August is when it’s worst. I can get lost in a drugstore’s overstocked aisles of back-to-school gear for half an hour or more looking at notebooks and art supplies, reminiscing back to that

MAKING IT WORK MAKING IT WORK Computer Assisted knee Surgery
Press Trust - Computer Assisted Surgery (CAS), an innovative way to assist in Orthopaedic surgery is now available in Mumbai, brought by Dr.Sanjeev Jain (Orthopaedic-Hiranandani Hospital). In CAS, a three dimensional (3D) image of the patient s knee is created

Sandisk Upgraded On Apple Relationship
Forbes - 9 hours agoThe maker of flash memory products is using its strong relationship with Apple Computer (nasdaq: AAPL - news - people ) in an effort to grab market, according …

Satyam bags IT deal from biggest Oz airline
Financial Express, India - 11 hours agoBANGALORE, AUGUST 25: India’s number-four software exporter, Satyam Computer Services Ltd., has won a software services deal from Qantas Airways Ltd. …

Sex assault defendant charged with child porn
Contra Costa Times, CA - 12 hours ago… He also faces a misdemeanor count of possession of child pornography. Sanderson worked as a Lawrence Livermore Laboratory computer technician. …

Taiwan to clean 20 years of hi-tech waste from river
Reuters AlertNet, UK - 16 hours agoTAIPEI, Aug 25 (Reuters) - Environmental authorities will clean up several thousand tonnes of computer boards illegally dumped along a river since the early …

FSC students create Web site for Boston company
Leominster Champion,  USA - 22 hours agoRoom 301 of Edgerly Hall may look like a Fitchburg State College computer lab, but this summer it’s been home base for a group of students hired to develop …

Sheboygan County prosecutor pays $200 fine for misusing computer
WBAY, WI - Aug 24, 2006MADISON, Wis. Sheboygan County’s district attorney has paid a 200 dollar penalty for using his government computer to announce his bid for re-election. …

CONNECTND PROBLEMS: Computer glitches frustrate students at state …
Grand Forks Herald, ND - 14 hours agoFARGO - Students trying to register for college classes have been frustrated by computer problems at North Dakota campuses. The …

Shift: An online operating system?
Sci Fi Tech, NY - 3 hours agoWith the rapid advances in computing power over the years, it seems ironic that the personal computer could someday be used by most people to connect to the …

Alliance formed to mandate computer recycling
Computerworld Australia, Australia - 3 hours agoAn e-waste recycling alliance has been formed to lobby state and federal governments to introduce mandatory schemes to force computer manufacturers to recycle …

Salem Grade School to Replace Computer Lab
WJBDRadio.com, IL - Aug 23, 2006Superintendent Mark Cartright says 30 new computers will be purchased for the fourth and fifth grade computer lab at Franklin Park Middle School. …

Computer makers expanding in Chinese market
China Knowledge Online, Singapore - 1 hour agoAug. 25, 2006 (China Knowledge) International Business Machines Corp. (IBM), the world s largest computer-services firm, is seeking to expand into the …

No fees for computer birth certificates
Trinidad & Tobago Express, Trinidad and Tobago - 23 minutes ago… bombarded” with calls from citizens yesterday, the Ministry of Legal Affairs dispelled reports that people now have to pay fees for computer generated birth …

Wilkes University Student Computer Clinic
Wilkes University, PA - Aug 23, 2006The Wilkes University student run Computer Clinic will be staffed by a computer technician (not students, as they are busy moving in!) for the first two weeks …

Ten ways to get the best deal on your next computer
Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - 11 hours ago… on it until you do. So start by working out what sort of computer you need and the price you’re prepared to pay. You’ll not only …

William C. Norris; Pioneer In Computer Development
Washington Post, United States - 20 hours agoWilliam C. Norris, 95, the maverick founder of the once-giant mainframe computer firm Control Data Corp. who tried to use the power …

City businessman sentenced to prison
Press & Sun-Bulletin, NY - 4 hours ago… Dundon, a computer entrepreneur, used other people s identities to obtain loans from banks and credit card companies to shore up his failing computer …

Bose announces great sounding, wallet murdering computer speakers
Sci Fi Tech, NY - 4 hours agoBose has just announced a new set of computer speakers for gamers and movie enthusiasts who don’t feel like dealing with the hassle of a full surround sound …

Apple failing to meet the demand of MacBook computer
TechWhack, India - 6 hours agoiPod maker Apple Computers is finding itself in trouble. The company is failing to meet the ever-growing demand for their MacBook computer. …

Air controllers say computer tool underused
Cleveland Plain Dealer, OH - 17 hours ago… manpower. The User Request Evaluation Tool, or URET, is a computer that sifts through thousands of flight plans and other data. …

Digital photo file class through CI Comm. Ed
Isanti County News, MN - 7 hours ago… The instructor is a freelance writer and photographer and has been a computer instructor at a technical college. Other new Cambridge …

Student Loan Recipients At Risk For ID Theft
KWTX, TX - 3 hours ago… It’s the latest in a series of government security breaches including the theft of a Veterans Affairs laptop computer that put millions of veterans and active …

Computer Designed Car Sets Speed Record
Slashdot - 3 hours agoamcdiarmid writes “Several sources are reporting that the first entirely computer designed car, the JCB Dieselmax, has broken the diesel speed record of 236MPH …

Symbian OS Tops Converged Phone-Handheld Computer Scene
TechWeb - The Symbian operating systems dominates the market of mobile devices that combine a cellular phone with a handheld computer, a market research firm said Wednesday. Symbian, an open-standard operating system built by London-based Symbian Ltd

Microsoft Releases 12 Security Fixes
Associated Press - security bulletin, Microsoft also said that two of the fixes are for vulnerabilities in some versions of its Office software that carry the highest “critical” rating. One of those fixes also applies to the 2004 version of Office for Apple Computer

Apple Says Beatles’s Agreement Narrow
TechWeb - Apple Computer Inc. argued that surviving members of the band are losing out on opportunities while their company Apple Corps refuses to license The Beatles’ songs to iTunes. The company also argued that a 1991 agreement allows the computer company