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CES 2006 promises new and unique devices
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CES 2006 promises new and unique devices

New generation optical disc format, mobile video, home network, entertainment platform ... will be displayed at the international technology fair which takes place from…

December 12, 2018
Spam 'made in VN': SOS
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Spam 'made in VN': SOS

Over the past days, we have received a lot of feedbacks about problems when sending email by email service provided by VDC (vnn.vn). Unexpectedly, by looking at 'the cul…

December 12, 2018
AllPeer, peer-to-peer tool for Firefox
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AllPeer, peer-to-peer tool for Firefox

A software company in the UK, AllPeers has developed a new peer-to-peer tool for open source browser Firefox. This is considered as the best thing for Firefox since Fire…

December 12, 2018
Motorola launches iRadio music service
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Motorola launches iRadio music service

The US phone maker has just announced plans to provide official music and radio subscription services this year. iRadio will put Mototola in direct confrontation with XM…

December 12, 2018
Adobe Flash software for mobile devices
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Adobe Flash software for mobile devices

Macromedia Flash Lite 2 and Flash Player SDK 7 versions will support users of phones and other consumer electronic devices to view every flash site. These two software a…

December 12, 2018
Ideas that change the world - Term I
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Ideas that change the world - Term I

Whether you realize it or not, the ideas below have silently changed the way we work, live, be creative and entertain. BusinessWeek's vote on the best ideas in 2005

December 12, 2018
Open source copyright is controversial
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Open source copyright is controversial

The Open Source OSDL organization in November established a common reference library, listing patent patterns to prevent developers from accidentally violating copyright…

December 12, 2018
Adobe 'eye' to the highlighted document
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Adobe 'eye' to the highlighted document

Software maker Adobe has added a new feature to Acrobat and Reader to inform users whenever they receive a document that has been marked (tagged).

December 12, 2018
Pioneer Blu-ray drive launched in early 2006
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Pioneer Blu-ray drive launched in early 2006

The US electronics company claims the next-generation optical disc drive, powered by Sony's BDR-101A, will be widely traded in the first quarter of next year. Pioneer dr…

December 12, 2018
Virus attacks Microsoft's latest IM software
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Virus attacks Microsoft's latest IM software

Security firm F-Secure has said the latest IM version of Microsoft, MSN Messenger 8, is being attacked by a virus after being officially tested not long ago. It is a new…

December 12, 2018