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Sunday, July 27th, 2008Prices for ads on news and gaming Web sites dropped from May to June, but they rose for entertainment.
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Online advertising prices remained roughly flat in June compared with April and May, but some categories of sites fared better than others, according to data released Tuesday.
Overall, the …
Cuba and Venezuela to lay undersea Internet cable
Sunday, July 27th, 2008A new undersea fiber-optic cable being laid between Cuba and Venezuela will help provide high-speed Internet access to Cuban citizens by 2010.
Earlier this week, Wikileaks published documents that were signed in 2006 by officials in Cuba and Venezuela describing plans for the new undersea cable that will connect the …
Ixia kicks off competitive upgrade program
Sunday, July 27th, 2008Ixia kicked off its "Switch to Ixia campain" by offering trade-in equipment and competitive financing solutions.
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Ixia, a leading company in IP performance testing, announced a competitive upgrade program today as part of its “Switch to Ixia” campaign.
The program will last through the end of …
Inspiring computer professor Randy Pausch dies
Sunday, July 27th, 2008 Randy Pausch, the Carnegie Mellon University computer science professor who inspired millions through his “last lecture”, died at his home in Virginia on Friday of complications from pancreatic cancer. He was 47.
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Pausch was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in September 2006. And his popular “last lecture” at …
Vonage to get new CEO
Sunday, July 27th, 2008Internet phone company Vonage will name a new chief executive as early as next week, according to a story published in The Wall Street Journal Friday.
The newspaper cited people familiar with the situation. The news comes as Vonage secures funding to buy back some of its debt. On Thursday …
Microsoft E3 2008 press conference wrap-up
Sunday, July 27th, 2008The new Xbox 360 dashboard
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The E3 conference opened Monday in Los Angeles with a press conference from Microsoft. Here are some highlights.
Microsoft showed off first-ever game play footage from the post-apocalyptic title Fallout 3 and announced that there will be downloadable content exclusive to Xbox Live. We saw real-time action from Resident [...]
Sun issues upbeat fourth-quarter forecast
Sunday, July 27th, 2008Sun Microsystems on Tuesday announced preliminary fourth-quarter results that were higher than Wall Street’s expectations, sending its shares up more than 11 percent in after-hours trading.
Shares of Sun climbed as high as $9.83 per share in after-hours trading, up from a close of $8.80 a share …
Belkin doubles down on wireless HDMI
Monday, July 14th, 2008
The FlyWire transmitter can send up to six AV sources an HDMI-equipped TV or projector.
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Belkin today announced the pricing and planned availability for its FlyWire wireless HDMI accessory. The unit will eventually be available in two separate versions: a $1,000 multi-room unit set to hit in October, and a stepdown $700 model dubbed the [...]
Seagate ups ante to 1.5TB with new Barracuda hard drive
Monday, July 14th, 20081.5TB is the new 1TB.
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Really, one terabyte isn’t enough? If so, you’ll be pleased to know that your insatiable need for more digital storage has left Seagate no choice but to announce the world’s first 1.5TB hard drive. The half-terabyte jump over …
Kodak’s answer to Apple TV: The Theatre HD Player
Monday, July 14th, 2008
Kodak's new little black media player.
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I’m not sure whether I should call the new Theatre HD Player Kodak’s answer to Apple TV, but that’s the best analogy I can come up with on short notice. Whether it is or not, Kodak is
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