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Archive for May, 2008

Stocks struggle as consumer spending eyed

The technology-dominated Nasdaq got a boost after Dell, the world’s second-largest seller of personal computers, issued a profit report late Thursday that was stronger than analysts expected due to growth in Asia and robust sales of notebook …

Did Chinese hack Cabinet secretary’s laptop?

Gutierrez and used the information to try to hack into Commerce computers, officials and industry experts told The Associated Press. Surreptitious copying is believed to have occurred when a laptop was left unattended during Gutierrez’s trip to …

Gates: Myanmar delays cost lives

U.S. officials have suspected the Chinese of trying to hack into government computers. In one instance, a number of Pentagon computers had to be taken off line for several days — but officials never openly blamed China.

Dell Appears to Turn a Corner

Leading the way were sales of laptops and servers, the computers that run Web sites and corporate networks. Those areas have been a particular focus since company founder Michael Dell reclaimed the reins as CEO early last year.

Trees starved in warming test

The towers transmit air samples to computers that track the data. After the region was clear-cut in the late 1800s and early 1900s, fast-growing aspens sprang up.

New robots could soon wander Antarctica

With Penn State University researcher Derrick Lampkin, Howard has designed a shell that weighs 60 to 70 pounds, can withstand harsh winters and eventually could include heaters to keep computers and wiring running in the cold.

Dell quarterly profit tops estimates

Dell, which rose to prominence by pioneering direct sales of personal computers, has made a big push to sell more through stores. Notebook unit sales surged 43 percent, while consumer PC units grew at more than two times the industry rate.

Priest who mocked Clinton again draws spotlight

As a state senator, Obama secured two grants related to Pfleger’s church — one for $100,000 to repair The Ark community center at the church in 2000 and the other for $125,000 for computers at the church’s employment resource center.

Startup gets ad data via Web providers

NebuAd’s system is designed to improve on Web sites’ long-standing practice of dropping tiny tracking files known as cookies on visitors’ computers. When those cookies indicate enough about a Web surfer’s interests, related ads can be made to appear.

Online safety contracts for parents and kids

… my family’s privacy. I will be a good online citizen and not do anything that hurts other people or is against the law. I will help my parents understand how to have fun and learn things online and teach them things about the Internet, computers