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>> JibJab's jokesters take new jab at D.C |
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JibJab, the
online producer of the hit "This Land" video satirizing
the 2004 presidential election, is taking another stab
at the victor on the eve of the inauguration.
The Santa Monica,
Calif.-based company late on Tuesday released a new
animated short film called "Second Term," poking fun at
President Bush as he prepares to swear in for another
four years on Thursday |
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>> High tech pays off for mom-and-pop firms |
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Joelle
Hilfers realized she and her
husband, Tom, had put off
computerizing their Top Dog Daycare
business in Colorado Springs long
enough.
Sticky notes affixed to customers'
cards with due dates for their pets'
shots kept disappearing, and the
cards themselves were often
misfiled, leading to frantic
searches for emergency contact
information. Customers could not
fathom that they were dealing with a
paper, pen and telephone operation.
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>> Wi-Fi takes over in homes |
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Wi-Fi now rules the roost,
according to a new research report concluding that
wireless technology has gained a slight edge over
Ethernet cables in home networks. |
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>> Sega takes leash off robot dog |
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Watch out, Aibo.
There's a new
dog in town.
Sony launched
the market for
robotic dogs in
1999 when it
unleashed Aibo.
But there's new
competition from
rival Sega Toys.
On Wednesday,
the Japanese
electronics
specialist took
the wraps off
its latest
invention in
Tokyo, a robotic
canine known as
idog that can be
used to compose
and play music.
It also dances
to the beat
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>> Tech community joins tsunami relief effort |
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As the death toll from the Indian
Ocean tsunami continues to mount,
technology companies, technology
workers and Web surfers are rallying
to raise millions for the relief
effort.
On
Monday, software maker Kintera
estimated that more than $350
million has been donated online
since a massive earthquake launched
a series of tsunamis on Dec. 26.
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>> A new iMac for
under $500? |
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Two Mac-focused sites--Think
Secret
and
Apple Insider--reported
on the possible release of a low-end Apple PC this week,
citing unnamed sources. The rumored $499 Mac will have
no monitor, 256MB of RAM, a 1.25GHz PowerPC G4 processor
and a hard drive with storage capacity between 40GB and
80GB, according to the reports.
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>> SBC to sell
Web-enabled home entertainment system |
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SBC
Communications said on Monday it would offer a
television set-top box that can handle music, photos and
Internet downloads, as part of the company's efforts to
expand into home entertainment
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>> Google's search for security |
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When the
Santy.a worm started spreading on Tuesday, Mikko
Hypponen knew he had a way to stop the worm in its
tracks. The only problem: He had trouble finding the
right people to talk to at Google...
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>> HomeSmart PC and Boston
Realty Source set to join forces |
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Local
computer services company HomeSmart PC, is set to join
forces with Boston's real estate giant, Boston Realty
Source. The two company founders agreed to this
partnership in an ongoing effort to bring affordable,
quality onsite computer services to the Boston Area.
Stay tuned for Announcements soon in local media
publications. |
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>> Qwest rides VoIP train to new destinations |
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Qwest Communications
International's Internet phone technology is set to help
the company expand into more cities beyond its
traditional 14-state operating area.
OneFlex, Qwest's voice and
high-speed Net bundle, will be available "very soon" to
businesses in Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, New York and
eight other major areas well outside the reach of the
company's own telephone network, the local phone giant
said Thursday. |
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>> Workplace blues in election aftermath |
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As in other
industries throughout the country, strong feelings
surrounding Tuesday's election spilled into technology
world workplaces Wednesday and Thursday. Given the
concentration of technology workers in settings such as
the San Francisco Bay Area, the Seattle region and
Boston--all areas that voted for Sen. Kerry, according
to a
USA Today map of county voting--it's likely that
McReynolds was far from alone in his grumbling. |
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>> The TV set that
cried wolf--by satellite |
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It may be
that many people, staring blankly from their sofas into
the empty, late-night flicker of their televisions, are
in need of rescuing. Few, though, would expect a TV--or
a garage door opener, or a photocopier--to issue a cry
for help. |
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>> Fire fox aims for 10 percent of Web surfers |
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Maybe the
browser wars really are back.
Bart Decrem,
a spokesman for the Mozilla Foundation, told ZDNet UK on
Friday that he expects the browser's market share to
reach 10 percent by the end of 2005.
"I think we'll get to 10
percent over the next year. We don't have 10 percent of
the Web at the moment, but we have the momentum," Decrem
said
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