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Court rules teacher union e-mails not public - Lansing State Journal
E-mail messages from teachers union leaders don’t become public records just because they’re contained in a school district’s computer system, the Michigan Court of Appeals has a 2007 case involving Howell Public Schools. The Livingston

Apple introduces new $499 iPad tablet computer 11:50 - Town Hall
Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled the company’s much-anticipated iPad tablet computer Wednesday, calling it a new third category of mobile device that is neither smart phone nor laptop, but something in between. The iPad Minnesota song-sharing case

NASA Extends the World Wide Web Out Into Space - neowin.net
Previous tweets from space had to be e-mailed to the ground The crew will view the desktop of the ground computer using an onboard laptop and interact remotely with their keyboard touchpad. Astronauts will be subject to the same computer use

Suburban NYC village, home to many Haitians, quick to support relief - Minneapolis Star Tribune
SPRING VALLEY, N.Y. - At a money-transfer booth tucked into a dusty TV repair shop, Haitians carrying thin envelopes of $5 and $10 bills clamored to send funds to their devastated families back home. But the computer connection to the earthquake

Hacker Attacks Targeting Healthcare Organizations Doubled in the 4th - Yahoo Finance
ATLANTA , Jan. 26 /PRNewswire/ — SecureWorks , Inc., a leading global provider of information security services protecting 2,700 clients worldwide, reported today that attempted hacker attacks launched at its healthcare clients doubled in the

Software maker sues China, computer makers for allegedly pirating - Minneapolis Star Tribune
LOS ANGELES - A U.S. software maker sued China’s government and seven computer makers Tuesday alleging piracy of its Internet filtering software. Cybersitter LLC, whose software is designed to help parents filter content seen by children, seeks $2.2

PlayStation(R)3 Retail Sales Exceed 3.8 Million Units Worldwide During - Yahoo Finance
distributes and markets the PlayStation game console, the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system, the PSP (PlayStation Portable) handheld entertainment system and the PlayStation 3 (PS3 ) system. PlayStation has revolutionized home

Pioneer to launch high-tech car stereo - CNN
Las Vegas, Nevada (CNN) — Pioneer became the latest company to jump on the car-tech bandwagon on Wednesday when it unveiled a new car stereo unit that has maps with local searches, a “music sphere” and tunes from the Internet radio site Pandora. A

Microsoft, HP to unveil new computer tablet: sources - Vancouver Sun
LAS VEGAS — Microsoft Corp and Hewlett-Packard Co will announce Wednesday a tablet computer, sources said, becoming the biggest names to venture into a nascent but potentially competitive market. The world s largest software company and top

Ex-SocGen trader Kerviel to stand trial in June - Staten Island Advance
AP) PARIS - A Paris court says former Societe Generale trader Jerome Kerviel is expected to stand trial in June on charges connected Kerviel was charged with forgery, breach of trust and unauthorized computer use. He faces up to five years in

Microsoft to unveil HP slate computer - PhysOrg
(AP) — Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer plans to demonstrate a touch-screen, tablet-style computer from Hewlett-Packard Co. on Wednesday night. It’s the first of several such devices expected to be unveiled this month. People familiar with the matter described the computer, also known as a slate, to The

Convey Computer’s Steve Wallach Selected by HPCwire as a 2010 Person - Yahoo Finance
RICHARDSON, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Convey Computer Corporation announced today that Steve Wallach, the company s co-founder and chief scientist, was selected by HPCwire venture capital firms CenterPoint Ventures, Sevin-Rosen and InterWest

Midday Glance: Computer companies - MSN Money
top computer companies are mixed at noon: Apple Inc rose $1.08 or .5 percent, to $215.09. Dell Inc rose $.24 or 1.7 percent, to $14.78. Hewlett Packard rose $.08 or .2 percent, to $52.53. IBM fell $1.91 or 1.4 percent, to $130.54. Lexmark fell

Software maker sues China on piracy accusation - Tacoma News Tribune
A U.S. software maker sued China and seven major computer makers Tuesday alleging piracy of its Internet filtering software. Cybersitter LLC, whose software is designed to help parents filter content seen by children, seeks $2.2 billion in damages in

Software maker sues China, computer makers for allegedly pirating Internet filtering software - Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
LOS ANGELES (AP) A U.S. software maker is suing China and seven major computer makers on accusations of pirating its Cybersitter content filtering software. The federal lawsuit filed Tuesday in Los Angeles by Cybersitter LLC seeks $2.2 billion. The company alleges that the Chinese copied its

Apple tablet computer may ship in March: WSJ - canada.com
WASHINGTON Apple Inc. plans to unveil a long-awaited tablet computer this month which may begin to ship in March, The Wall Street Journal is reporting. Citing “people briefed by the company,” the newspaper said the color screen tablet is expected

Garmin ecoRoute hd Transforms your n vi into a Real-Time Onboard Diagnostics Computer - PR Inside
Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN), the global leader in satellite navigation, today introduced ecoRoute hd, an easy-to-install device that transforms your compatible Garmin n vi into a real-time diagnostics computer that helps you conserve fuel and money through fuel

GCBOC to discuss tax digest software - Thomasville Times-Enterprise
CAIRO Tax digest software, zoning and solid waste consolidation are three items on the Grady County Board of Commissioners Thursday workshop agenda. The board will hold the 5:30 p.m. session in the first floor courtroom at the Grady County

Google to sell phone - Abilene Reporter-News
will sell its own mobile phone in an effort to protect its online advertising empire as people increasingly surf the Web on handsets instead of personal computers. The phone announced Tuesday had been widely anticipated since Google handed out the

Computer training school closes, cites bank action - Examiner
A computer training company abruptly shut down after it said its bank accounts were frozen, telling students to contact education officials in 14 states to seek refunds and prompting an investigation by the Pennsylvania attorney general’s office

Freescale Unveils $199 Touchscreen Tablet Computer - YAHOO!
If a new product unveiled this week by Freescale Semiconductor is any indication, 2010 could be “the year of the tablet computer.” Just in time for the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) opening Thursday in Las Vegas, the company has launched a seven

The Postal Service and iPhones - FedSmith.com
Apple Computer’s App Store online store now offers a new free Postal Service application for iPhone and iPod touch mobile digital devices. The new USPS Mobile application takes advantage of Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) capabilities, using the

Former British hostage Peter Moore back in Britain - Atlanta Journal Constitution
The British computer consultant is believed to be the only survivor of a dramatic daytime kidnapping in Baghdad in May 2007. U.S. officials said they believe he spent part of his time in captivity in Iran. Moore was set free Wednesday, and his family

Convey Computer’s Steve Wallach Selected by HPCwire as a 2010 Person - Yahoo Finance
Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Convey Computer Corporation announced today that Steve Wallach capital firms CenterPoint Ventures, Sevin-Rosen and InterWest Partners. Previously he was vice president of technology for Chiaro Networks Ltd.

Pulling Out All the Stops to Rescue a TV Hero - New York Times
BURBANK, Calif. Remember when Chuck was a show about a helpless newcomer maneuvering ineptly through a world of espionage and danger? Cherish those memories. For the intensely loyal but perilously small Chuck fan base, the scene is

Altair ProductDesign Supports Development of Xerox’s ColorQube - HPCwire
TROY, Mich., Jan. 4 — Before Xerox Corporation launched the ColorQube 9200 Series, the high print quality of the device was proven through detailed computer simulations performed by Altair ProductDesign, Inc., a global product development

Packing Tetrahedrons, and Closing in on a Perfect Fit - New York Times
PUZZLING Researchers have been using Dungeons & Dragons dice to learn how to pack tetrahedrons. The record density recently hit 85.63 percent. Now, in the past year, a flurry of academic activity is suddenly zooming in on an answer to a problem akin

Avatar movie technology igniting the 3D revolution - Examiner
After the much anticipated release of James Cameron s movie Avatar on Dec. 18 th , 2009 it became a breakthrough for special effects, set the bar high for innovation and use of new technology. The film is a box office hit and continues to attract

Freescale takes aim at tablet computer market - Reuters
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Chipmaker Freescale Semiconductor Inc is staking its claim on the tablet computer market, an emerging product category that will generate plenty of interest in 2010. Although next-generation tablet PCs are scarcely evident