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Gartner Revises Server Share Numbers
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:43:24 -0400
Gartner revised its first quarter numbers and found that IBM actually beat out Hewlett-Packard in server revenue....
Who Is Running The Most Secure Browser?
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:03:13 -0400
Many users are undoubtedly not updating their browsers as quickly as they should, but you can't conclude any specifics about that from the recent study of Google logs....
DOJ Sued Over Cell Phone Tracking Practices
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:08:34 -0400
Civil liberties groups claim the Justice Department is bypassing warrants to obtain real-time tracking information on U.S. citizens....
Microsoft Internet Explorer Security Strikes Back
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:03:53 -0400
Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 security builds on the Phishing Filter of IE 7 and thwarts cross-site scripting....
IBM Helps Link POS to the Back Office
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:50:30 -0400
IBM and Epicor jointly release an offering that centrally manages and supports POS....

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Pack the plastic; Alaska Airlines goes cashless
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:17:17 -0700
Alaska Airlines will no longer accept cash for in-flight purchases.
Pocket Armrest seeks to become the next neck pillow
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:09:44 -0700
Serial entrepreneur Matt Mostad, of Kenmore, comes up with an idea for traveler's aide while sitting in a cramped airplane seat.
Chevrolet may introduce a mini to U.S.
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:12:00 -0700
General Motors is considering a new Chevrolet minicar for the U.S. as it reworks its product lineup to cope with a dramatic shift from trucks to cars that is linked to high gas prices, a spokesman said Thursday.

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Bits: Google Puts Privacy Link on Main Page
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 18:08:11 -0000
The move brings Google into clear compliance with a California law that requires many Internet sites to have a link to their privacy policy on their home page.
Google Told to Turn Over User Data of YouTube
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:30:23 -0000
The order raised concerns that the online video viewing habits of tens of millions of people could be exposed.
Bits: What Is Facebook Worth? (Part 37)
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:43:10 -0000
A document in the settled Facebook ConnectU litigation reveals that Facebook’s common shares are worth a quarter of the value of the stock Microsoft purchased when it invested in the social network.

CNN.com - Technology

Stealing ideas from nature
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:01:21 -0400
When self-confessed "nature nerd" Janine Benyus coined the term "biomimicry" in a book she published a decade ago, little did she know it would make her a household name, rubbing shoulders with Hollywood stars.
Faked tiger photo sparks Web furor
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:23:49 -0400
Read full story for latest details.
Tunguska blast still a mystery 100 years on
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:17:51 -0400
It produced a blast hundreds of times stronger than the Hiroshima bomb, was seen hundreds of miles away and narrowly missed obliterating an entire city -- but 100 years to the week after the mysterious explosion in Siberia, no one is any closer to understanding what caused it.

NPR Topics: Technology

We Know What You've Been Watching on YouTube
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:13:00 -0400
A court has ordered Google to turn over a database that links users to every video they've watched on the popular Web site YouTube. Jennifer Urban, director of the University of Southern California Intellectual Property and Technology Law Clinic, says the ruling has big implications for online privacy.
Twitter, What Are You Doing? Co-Founder Tells All
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:51:00 -0400
Twitter.com has so many new users that the Web site keeps crashing. Meanwhile, Twitter engineers are taking popular features away for retooling. It's a painful process, but co-founder Biz Stone has a plan.
Free Speech In China? Text Me
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:21:00 -0400
Hundreds of millions of people in China have cell phones, and with no voice mail, many turn to text messaging to make sure their messages get conveyed. Texting remains one of the few outlets for free speech in a country notorious for its censorship practices.

BBC News | Technology | UK Edition

Google 'faces Street View block'
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:56:34 -0000
Google's plans to launch a mapping tool in the UK could be referred to the Information Commissioner.
Warning letters to 'file-sharers'
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:41:04 -0000
The music industry says thousands of UK broadband users who share tracks illegally will be warned about it in letters.
Google must divulge YouTube log
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:19:53 -0000
Google must divulge the viewing habits of every user who has ever watched avideo on YouTube, says a US court.

Reuters Video: Technology

Japan asks: anybody out there?
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:02:00 -0400
Jul. 4 - Japan's biggest astronomical observatories are teaming up for a fresh quest to find out if there is life in outer space.
Reuters Technology Week
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:52:38 -0400
Jul. 3 - The robo-bartender, virtual haute couture, and global leaders ride hydrogen style.
Robo barman pulls first pint
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:03:25 -0400
Jul. 3 - Billed as the world's first robot barman, Mr Asahi pulls the crowds at London's Selfridges department store.

AP Top Technology News At 6:44 p.m. EDT

Court orders YouTube to give Viacom video logs
By ANICK JESDANUN Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:52:13 -0000
NEW YORK (AP) -- Dismissing privacy concerns, a federal judge overseeing a $1 billion copyright-infringement lawsuit against YouTube has ordered the popular online video-sharing service to disclose who watches which video clips and when....
2 teens attacked in town mocked in YouTube videos
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 22:44:12 -0000
DOVER, N.Y. (AP) -- Two teenagers who drove to Oniontown after a series of YouTube videos portrayed the hamlet as a run-down, backwoods dump were pelted with rocks by an angry group of young residents, authorities said....
Internet addressing agency loses its own addresses
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:57:41 -0000
NEW YORK (AP) -- This doesn't sound good: The nonprofit agency in charge of the Internet's addresses recently lost track of its own....

CNET News.com

Ask.com closes Dictionary.com deal
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:52:00 -0700
Fourth-ranked search engine completes its acquisition of the parent company of Dictionary.com, Thesaurus.com, and Reference.com.
1 euro eBay baby goes home
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:37:00 -0700
Parents had put their baby boy up for sale on eBay--apparently as a joke--but German authorities didn't find it particularly amusing.
VeriSign names interim CEO
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:02:00 -0700
Company's founder takes the place of the CEO and president, who resigned abruptly earlier this week.

 

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7th software - Design house and consultancy for all ARM-related software.

Abacus Training - Formally Colton Software.
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Aleph One - Makers of the PC card.

Angelsoft - Educational software developer.

ARMWARE - Custom RISC solutions. This company specialises in solving technical problems. This usually includes designing and building hardware and software to fulfill some specific need.

Artex Software - Games developer.

Aspex Software - Developers of educational computer software for schools.
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Avie Home Page - Hard drive brackets and custom written software for the RISC PC.

BASS Software - Freelance developers of the WIMP version of Zarch, the RISC OS version of CVS and Filetree.
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Borcherds - BBC and Spectrum Emulators and Dynamic Geometry for RISC OS
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Castle Technology - Castle sell a wide range of hardware and peripherals for the RiscPC. From monitors to harddiscs, including CD towers, modems, and memory. Castle are the official distributor of Acorn desktop products.
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Clic - Educational Software developer, for English and Welsh languages.
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Co-Comp - Turn-Key internet, computing and business solutions developer.
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Dalriada Data Technology - Developers of Desktop Publishing utilities for RISC OS.

David Pilling Software - Developer of a huge range of software, including Ovation Pro, and Twain.

David Snell's Home Page - Developer of CAD software.

Digital Phenomena - Software developer.
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DW-WG - Developers of Flight Simulators.
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Eesox - Sells CD-ROMS, SCSI cards, CD mastering solutions, and DVD drives.

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ExpLAN Computers Ltd - Makers of HolyBible and FuzzySheet.
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Expressive Software Products - ESP specialises in Music software and hardware for PC, Mac and Acorn. Their aim is to make music more accessible using technology as a tool.

Expressive Software Projects - MIDI and music specialists.

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H.S.Software - Educational software developers.
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Icon Technology Ltd - Authors of the popular word processing and desktop publishing suite Writer, EasiWriter, TechWriter and TalkWrite.

Image Software - RISC OS software and POSum EPOS Systems.

Intellegit - Specialise in the supply of internet and network solutions.

Intelligent Interfaces - manufacturers of precision scientific interfaces for acorn RISC OS computers. Also, Fortran77 compiler.
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Iota Software Ltd - Products include The Complete Animator and DataPower.

iSV Products - Software developer.
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Jonathan Duddington - Developer of Speak and Pluto.

Kasoft Software - Software developer for RISC OS and JVM.

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Little Yellow Moon - Developers of freeware desktop games.

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Micro Librarian Systems - Developers of in library-automation software aimed at primary and secondary schools, for both the RISC OS and Windows platforms.

Millipede Electronic Graphics - Design and manufacture broadcast video plug-in boards, analogue and CCIR601 serial digital, PAL and NTSC. Chipsets provide advanced processing features, such as real-time Alpha channel windowing.

MW Software - Prolific developer of Artworks modules. Site also contains other useful utilities.

Octopus Systems - Software developer and computer consultancy in Ipswich, Suffolk, UK. Acorn computer dealers. Products include Teletext, Caller Display and Lindos LA100 Audio Test Software.
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Oregan Developments - Specialise in producing software and hardware solutions for the Internet Television market.

Partis Computing - Developers and suppliers of Power-tec products.

Pennine Software - Consultancy situated in rural Teeside.

Pineapple Software - Developers of the VKiller software package, suppliers of parallel to SCSI adapters, colour scanners, VGA to APL TV converter, Studio24 and many other products.

Quantum Software - Software developer.

R-Comp Web Site - R-Comp - Developers of Acorn RISC OS Products Including many Games and Internet Related programs.
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Room 20 Software - Educational software developer.

Sherston Software - Leading educational software for RISC OS, PC and Mac.

Simtec Electronics - Specialise in memory upgrades. Also, IDE cards, and motherboards.
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The Electronic Font Foundry - EFF Acorn Type Library contains over 1,300 RISC OS fonts which support over 60 languages.

The Fourth Dimension - Hardware and software developers, including games, OCR pens and graphics tablets.

Tortoisesoft Enterprises - RISC OS computing solutions.
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Windfall Engineering - Hardware and software developer.

X-Ample Technology bv - Produce Teleprompters and other video media devices.

Yellowstone - Manufacturers of acorn peripherals including a TV card, Mozart, and an IDE card.

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