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Software fault drained Torrens Lake, Adelaide City Council finds - Adelaide Now
THE draining of the Torrens Lake was caused by “glitch” in computer software supplied by a company that went bankrupt just days after the incident, an investigation has found. Adelaide City Council CEO Peter Smith today released the findings of a two

Samsung net profits plummet 72%, while quarterly sales increase - Taipei Times
Samsung Electronics Co, the world s No. 1 maker of computer memory chips and flat screen TVs, said net profit plummeted 72 percent in the first quarter as the global economic slump continued to suppress consumer demand. Samsung earned 619.20

Kids as young as 2 in seized porn videos - NorthJersey.com
Videos of children as young as 2 years old engaged in sexual acts were among the images seized in one of the largest child pornography sweeps in North Jersey history, authorities said Friday. The two-month investigation led to the arrest of 21 people

Computer stolen from volunteer’s car Computer stolen from volunteer’s - Eagle-Tribune
LAWRENCE A thief stole a laptop computer from a 63-year-old Andover man’s car while the man was volunteering at Lazarus House Ministries Thursday. The victim told police there was no damage to his 1995 Saab, and he may have left the door unlocked

Oracle buys Sun for 7.4 bln dlrs in big tech deal - PhysOrg
Software developer Oracle has reached a 5.6 billion dollar deal to purchase Sun Microsystems, the two companies announced Monday in a joint communique. Business software giant Oracle announced plans Monday to buy struggling tech firm Sun Microsystems

Carnegie Mellon scientists develop method for verifying safety of - EurekAlert
PITTSBURGH Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Computer Science have developed a new method for systematically identifying bugs in aircraft collision avoidance systems, high-speed train controls and other complex, computer

Nehalem SuperBlade Unveiled at BSI 2009 - Earthtimes
Author : Super Micro Computer, Inc. Supermicro Award-Winning Blades Deliver Highest Power Efficiency, Best Performance-per-watt and Best TCO LAS VEGAS , April 20 — Super Micro Computer, Inc. (Nasdaq: SMCI), a leader in application-optimized, high

Former Canyon computer manager gets probation after six months - Idaho Statesman
Marc Young will be released Friday morning after serving less than six months of a two- to six-year prison sentence for having sexually exploitive photos of teen girls and trying to destroy the evidence. Fourth District Judge G.D. Carey freed Young

Download this story to your iPod - Naples Daily News
Click the “Get the story in iPod format” button above. You’ll be prompted to save a file. Save it to your computer, and unzip it. It should create a folder called “naplesnews.com”. Connect your iPod to your computer and mount it as an external drive

Early Glance: Computer companies - Boston Globe
NEW YORK Shares of some top computer companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: Apple Inc rose $.36 or .3 percent, to $121.81. Dell Inc rose $.01 or percent, to $10.89. Hewlett Packard fell $.69 or 1.9 percent, to $35.91. IBM fell $.33 or .3 percent, to $101

Secret FBI spyware used to nab hackers, extortionists - CNET News
The FBI has used a secret form of spyware in a series of investigations designed to nab extortionists, database-deleting hackers, child molesters, and hitmen, according to documents obtained by CNET News. One suspect used Microsoft’s Hotmail to send

Yes, Spam Uses Energy As Does Everything Else on the Internet - Gigaom.com
As we all know, spam sucks. And here s another reason to hate it : Spam uses 33 billion kWh and emits 17 million metric tons of carbon per year, according to a new report from computer security firm McAfee and carbon consulting group ICF

Midday Glance: Computer companies - Boston Globe
Apple Inc rose $1.12 or .9 percent, to $122.57. Dell Inc fell $.19 or 1.7 percent, to $10.69. Hewlett Packard fell $.69 or 1.9 percent, to $35.91. IBM fell $.33 or .3 percent, to $101.10. Lexmark rose $.20 or 1.1 percent, to $18.50

HELP!!!! Can not figure this out.!! - Toms Hardware
Hi all I consider myself pretty tech savvy, and pretty good at trouble shooting. But with this issue im totally stumped. My friends computer crashed and stopped working out of nowhere. I have plenty of parts to troubleshoot with. I have 4

Hollywood scores win over Pirate Bay, 4 convicted - BusinessWeek
The entertainment industry won round one Friday in a legal battle against file-sharing hub The Pirate Bay, with guilty verdicts and one-year prison sentences handed down to four men accused of running and financing the popular site. The defendants

Poll: Do You Have a Desktop Computer At Home? - Jkontherun.com
I think notebooks began outselling desktops around 2002. I mainly use desktop as a huge file server, but with NAS gear getting more affordable I may not need a desktop much longer. i thought they could but.. i just love having a server/desktop to run

Police say man stole skis, computer from friends and pawned them - Idaho Statesman
Couri A. Inwards, 23, of Boise, is being held in the Ada County Jail on four felony charges, including grand theft by possession, fraudulent use of a credit card, and probation violation after being arrested by Boise police Wednesday. Police say they

Virus hits DPS computer system - Houston Chronicle
AUSTIN, Texas The Texas Department of Public Safety continued repair efforts Thursday after a virus hit one of its computer systems. The DPS said the virus that hit Wednesday affected internal communications and some external services such as the

Time Inc. blames ‘computer error’ for mixing up made-to-order mag - 680 News
LOS ANGELES - Time Inc.’s experimental made-to-order magazine, “mine,” shipped out this week but many subscribers got a version that looked like it belonged to someone else. Subscribers to the free publication were allowed to select five of eight

Tony Hicks: Help! I’m marooned on the digital highway! - Contra Costa Times
Someone like me can be quite good at ticking people off. But I have no idea what I did to anger the God of Technology today. I arrived at work this morning, only to discover my computer was infected with a virus. Seriously, I didn’t even touch

Virginia Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Counterfeit Computer Software - Earthtimes
WASHINGTON , April 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — A Virginia man pleaded guilty today to selling counterfeit computer software on eBay in violation of criminal copyright infringement laws, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Rita M. Glavin of

Record fall in world computer sales - ninemsn
World computer sales fell a record 6.5 per cent in the first quarter of 2009 against the same period last year, the US technology market-research group Gartner says. Gartner on Thursday predicted a drop in sales of 11.9 per cent over 2009 as a whole

TECH TALK: Bad news: Conficker seems to be waking up - Maryland Daily Record
The Conficker worm appears to be waking up. If you recall, Conficker was supposed to wreak havoc on us all beginning on April 1. Well, April 1 came and went with no activity from Conficker to speak of, and the rumor was that maybe this was a complex

Glacier Computer Releases Rugged Wearable Computer - PR Inside
New Milford, CT– Glacier Computer, a leading designer, developer and supplier of rugged industrial computers announces shipment of the Ridgeline W200 wearable computer. The W200 is made of a reinforced magnesium alloy which maximizes strength and

Former FAMU Student Gets Prison For Hacking - News4Jax.com
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A former student has been sentenced to 22 months in prison for hacking Florida A&M University computers to change the grades of about 90 students so they could qualify for financial aid. Christopher Jacquette, 29, and two other

Advice for ’seasoned’ seekers: computer skills, networking - Morning Sentinel
WATERVILLE — If you’re over 50 and looking for work, you’d best have computer skills. That was one strong message emanating from a job fair for “seasoned workers” Tuesday at Hampton Inn. MaineGeneral Health, in fact, takes job applications only

Tech Mahindra wins bid for Satyam Computer Services: Reports - Hindustan Times
Indian IT services firm Tech Mahindra has won the bid for fraud-hit Satyam Computer Services, outbidding L&T and other firms, reports said. The IT firm will pay Rs 1757 cr for 31 pc stake in Satyam. Earlier in the day, the majority stake sale process

India telecoms firm buys stake in troubled Satyam - WTOP Radio
MUMBAI, India (AP) - Indian telecommunications firm Tech Mahindra has bought a controlling stake in Satyam Computer Services, the outsourcing giant nearly brought down in a $1 billion fraud. Tech Mahindra purchased 31 percent of Satyam for $351

Computer Q&A - Buffalo News
A: Luckily, Vista has a couple of features that allow you to easily customize your program settings and make Picasa2 your default photo program. One approach has you start with Picasa2 (or any other program) and pick which file types you want it to

Power play: Firm touts energy-efficient computer - Boston Business Journal
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Computer Sciences Corporation - Financial and Strategic Analysis - TMCnet
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Socket Extends Functionality of SoMo 650 Handheld Computer by Adding - Market Wire
NEWARK, CA–(Marketwire - April 8, 2009) - Socket Mobile, Inc. ( NASDAQ : SCKT ), an innovative provider of mobile productivity solutions, today announced availability of its SoMo 650 Back Pack Broadband ExpressCard Adapter. The Back Pack snaps

U.S. Supreme Court - Chicago Tribune
There are 267 days left in the year. The Jewish holiday Passover begins at sunset. Today’s highlight in history: In 1974, Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves hit his 715th career home run in a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, breaking Babe Ruth’s

Letter: How about news for the computer-less? - MLive.com
I am amazed that so many people and businesses think everyone out there has a computer. I am one of many thousand in the area who do not have one. With all the worms, identity theft, sexual predators, and other criminal elements out there, can you

Trusted Computing Group to Host Computer Security Lab at RSA - Consumer Electronics Net
Trusted Computing Group (TCG) and its member companies again will host the popular pre-conference Trusted Computing hands-on lab session at the RSA Conference 2009 in San Francisco, April 20-24, 2009. This year, the ‘Turning on the Trust: A Developer

Cyber attacks cost Pentagon $100 million - Santa Rosa Press Democrat
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon spent more than $100 million in the last six months responding to and repairing damage from cyber attacks and other computer network problems, military leaders said Tuesday. Air Force Gen. Kevin Chilton, who heads U.S

Computer Sciences shares slip on ‘Sell’ rating - Boston Globe
NEW YORK Shares of the Internet technology services company Computer Sciences Corp. slipped Wednesday after a Citi Investment Research analyst initiated coverage of the stock with a “Sell” rating. In a note to investors Wednesday, analyst Ashwin

Disgraced founder of India’s Satyam charged - Santa Rosa Press Democrat
India’s federal investigator has filed charges of criminal conspiracy, cheating and forgery against the disgraced founder of Satyam Computer Services, B. Ramalinga Raju, and eight others for stealing millions of dollars from the company. The Central

Dwayne Andrews, 25, was arrested Tuesday and charged with six counts - KBTX.com
Bryan Police said Andrews was leasing a computer from a local computer company and when he defaulted on his payments, he returned the computer. That company found videos of children as young as two years old having sex with adults, downloaded on the

Hal, Call Your Office: Computers That Act Like Physicists - Gainesville Sun
Isaac, meet Hal. Theoretical physicists are not yet obsolete, but scientists have taken steps toward replacing themselves. In an article in Friday s issue of the journal Science, two Cornell scientists describe a computer program that sifts raw and

POLICE REPORTS: Computer stolen from Church of Christ - Daily News Journal
The following police reports are on file at the Murfreesboro Police Department as of April 7. A Murfreesboro man reported Monday that a computer had been stolen from the Church of Christ on Northfield Boulevard. The man told police that between 11

India’s CBI files charges in Satyam fraud case - Forbes
NEW DELHI, April 7 (Reuters) - India’s federal crime bureau said on Tuesday it had filed charges against nine people including Satyam Computer Services ‘ founder and former chairman Ramalinga Raju for alleged involvement in accounting fraud at the

Pentagon spends $100 million to fix cyber attacks - Forbes
The Pentagon spent more than $100 million in the last six months responding to and repairing damage from cyber attacks and other computer network problems, military leaders said Tuesday. Air Force Gen. Kevin Chilton, who heads U.S. Strategic Command

Make our e-borders safe - Times of India
Hypothetical scenarios of the state of the nation in the event of a cyber attack, but no less real for that. Just days ago, the Indian authorities were shaken by news that hackers in China had managed to infiltrate computers and classified government

Winston-Salem School System Cutting 25 Jobs To Save Money - WXII 12
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — A North Carolina school system is cutting 25 full-time jobs to save money, but said those employees will be offered comparable jobs elsewhere in the system. The Winston-Salem Journal reported Wednesday that Winston-Salem

Plug into savings - Baltimore Sun
Many households may be facing higher energy costs this summer, all the more reason to learn to curb cost and offset some of the increase. With some smart planning and changes in your household habits, you can make up the difference by turning your

EXCLUSIVE: THE 1BN EVIL GENIUS - Daily Express
A 1BILLION computer software scam has duped more than a million people worldwide, including Britons, a court has been told. The scareware con convinced computer users they needed a 40 programme to prevent their machines getting viruses and

China spies target Australia PM, Rio Tinto: report - Reuters
CANBERRA, April 3 (Reuters) - Chinese spies have directly targeted Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, attempting to hack into his phone and computer on a visit to China, and prompting a tightening of security, a newspaper report said on Friday

Microsoft gets beautifully picky in new Mac attack - CNET News
In its new Mac attack that debuted to coincide with students who can afford Macs playing basketball, Microsoft wants to make something very, very clear. Truly, madly beautiful people buy PCs. People who are picky about their hairstyle, their t-shirts