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Technology NewsBits: For Rich or Poor TV Buyers, It’s Price First2008-03-27 06:01 - With CRT TVs nearing extinction, many customers seem perfectly happy with plunking down even $2,000 for a wide-screen HDTV. Bits: Bringing Outlook and Gmail Together 2008-03-27 06:01 - A new service allows people to use Microsoft’s Outlook and Gmail interchangeably. Google’s Brin and Page Get $1 Salary 2008-03-27 06:01 - Google co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page each took home their customary $1 annual salary again in 2007. I.B.M. Takes Small Stake in EnterpriseDB 2008-03-27 05:55 - EnterpriseDB announced that it had raised $10 million from investors, including I.B.M., which took a small but symbolic stake in the open-source database maker. Dell and HP See Laptop Battery Shortage 2008-03-27 05:55 - Dell said the personal-computer industry was experiencing a shortage of laptop batteries partly because of a recent fire at a major supplier. Bits: Did Bill Gates Really Say That? 2008-03-27 05:55 - Did Thomas J. Watson Jr., of I.B.M., really say, ?I think there is a world market for about five computers?? Fred Shapiro, the editor of the ?Yale Book of Quotations,? is trying to find out. Bits: Worldwide PC Sales Could Still Grow by Double-Digits 2008-03-27 05:55 - While a further downturn could slow growth of PC sales to single digits, the industry is showing considerable strength across all segments from laptops to desktop replacements. Factory fire blamed for laptop battery shortage 2008-03-27 05:15 - Dell said on Tuesday the personal-computer industry was experiencing a shortage of laptop batteries partly because of a recent fire at a major supplier, but the company was working with other suppliers to limit any price increases. Swimsuit model’s love for browser man 2008-03-26 06:01 - Australian model Kristy Hinze says she was instantly attracted to her 63-year-old boyfriend, Texan billionaire and Netscape co-founder Jim Clark, by his intelligence. Google unearths rare meteorite crater 2008-03-26 06:01 - Arthur Hickman’s discovery on Google Earth of what is almost certainly a rare meteorite impact crater in remote Western Australia has earned him both bragging and naming rights. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 272 273 274 275 276 277 278 |
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