Capita Unite union members are to strike following proposals to offshore work to India. The dispute centres around four sites employing 220 staff in Reading, Craigforth, Birmingham and Bournemouth. The affected sites serve Prudential ...
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Four UK youths acting in the name of activist hacking collective Anonymous cost PayPal £3.5m as a result of cyber attacks carried out 2010 and 2011, a court has heard. The distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks were carried ...
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Mozilla on Friday backtracked from a decision to suspend all work on a 64-bit version of Firefox for Windows,acknowledging that user criticism had changed its mind. "After I announced my decision to disable 64-bit Windows nightlies,there ...
The photo sharing service has announced it will now keep the same advertising section in its terms of service it had in 2010. The announcement comes in response to the backlash the company has received when it made changes which would ...
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Shopping or banking online depends on trust. Individuals interact with sites that they trust, and sites have to trust the person who is transacting with them. Many online banking sites are turning to two-factor authentication to confirm ...
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The changes Twitter is making to its API policies triggered a wave of protest among its developers, but they might be necessary for the strategy Twitter has laid out for itself to make money and keep growing its service. The stricter ...
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Despite a recent backlash by play purists who argue that electronic toys stifle imagination and are environmentally-unfriendly, electronic toys are very popular with children and are taking an increasing share of the toy market. So what ...
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Apple today announced a Sept. 12 event in San Francisco to unveil its newest iPhone. Invitations to the media and analysts went out Tuesday for the long-expected event next week, and hinted at the likely name for the iPhone refresh. ...
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The compact, powerful and versatile CKL linear module with ironless linear motor offers a unique linear motion solution for applications where high dynamics and excellent positioning accuracy are required. The new CKL Compact Module ...
Eating a horse is forbidden territory for Americans.You can tuck into a plate of horseflesh in Tokyo,Paris and Moscow,but it usually won't be found on the menu in Dallas or Little Rock. Maybe it's a recognition of horses as companions,or ...
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Nexen Group,Inc.announces it will be showcasing its innovative motion control products at the 2012 International Manufacturing Technology Show,taking place September 10th through the 15th at McCormick Place in Chicago.IMTS is one of the ...
Alex Margolin, Engineering Manager, Nook Industries, Inc. Important Factors for Using Ball Screws in Medical/Laboratory Applications Controlling linear motion is a common requirement in the development of medical devices and laboratory ...
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One Laptop Per Child has cancelled plans to release its XO-3 tablet,although technology from that project could still be used in other products,OLPC Chairman Nicholas Negroponte said. "The XO-3 is by no means gone.It may emerge in its ...
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After a lengthy and often heated consultation, the government has finally released its new open standards principles intended to level the supplier playing field and avoid product lock-in. But is the document a blueprint for a radically ...
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Apple has announced the departure of two high profile executives in the firm's biggest management shakeup since co-founder Steve Jobs stepped down as chief executive. The announcement comes after embarrassing accuracy problems with ...
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