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Computers seized from Internet cafe in Dunedin
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:36:32 -0800
Times staff Friday, January 27, 2012 Dunedin Computers seized from Internet cafe Suspecting Internet gambling activity, sheriff's deputies searched an Internet cafe in Dunedin on Thursday and seized 59 computers. The deputies entered Talk-N-Surf, 1075 Main St., about 5:45 p.m., according to Pinellas County Sheriff's spokeswoman Cecilia Barreda. They took the computers but made no arrests ...
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Facebook's Fixing Its Mobile Advertising Problem
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:52:36 -0800
As Internet use moves from the big screen to littler pocket computers, Facebook is struggling with turning its popular, yet buggy, phone aps into money-makers. During its IPO filing last week, Facebook candidly admitted that even though over half of its 845 million members log into the social network via their cell phones, the company doesn't know how to make money off those eyeballs. "We do not ...
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Connecting Memphis: Nonprofit co-op refurbishes computers, gets people online
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:09:00 -0800
At least 30 percent of U.S. households don't have the Internet at home, according to the U.S. Census Bureau .
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Computers for those in need
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:56:33 -0800
Government officials pair up with the local library to give back.
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Why Cognitive Enhancement Is in Your Future (and Your Past)
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:36:42 -0800
Using technology to enhance our brains sounds terrifying, but using tools to make ourselves smarter may be part of humans' nature. It could be that we are on the verge of a great deluge of cognitive enhancement. ...
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Suspecting gambling, deputies seize 59 computers at Dunedin internet cafe
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:36:07 -0800
By Emily Nipps, Times Staff Writer Friday, January 27, 2012 DUNEDIN — Suspecting internet gambling activity, sheriff's deputies obtained a search warrant and seized 59 computers at a Dunedin internet cafe Thursday. The deputies entered The Talk-N-Surf, at 1075 Main St., about 5:45 p.m., according to Pinellas County Sheriff's spokeswoman Cecilia Barreda. They took the computers but made no ...
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Moving the 'Internet Essentials' ball
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:55:30 -0800
Comcast senior VP David L. Cohen filed his six months report on the company's Internet Essentials project yesterday. While the results were .. less than overwhelming, Comcast is now ready to implement "key enhancements" to the project, designed to deliver low-cost internet access and computers to needy kids.
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Mother protests porn viewing at library
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:32:06 -0800
Regarding the mother who protested the viewing of pornography on the library computers in the public areas of the library, I support you. [“Mother challenges viewing of Internet porn at library, NWWednesday, Feb. 1.]
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Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:11:27 -0800
TechBiz | 06 Feb 2012 : Half of all Fortune 500 companies and major US government agencies own computers infected with the "DNSChanger" malware that redirects users to fake web sites and puts organisations at risk of information theft, a security company warned.
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Gangs using social media to spread violence
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:06:09 -0800
Chicago gangs are using their smart phones and computers for “cyber-tagging” to spread both messages and violence, according to the Chicago Crime Commission.
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