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State Computer Crimes Unit Gets Boost State Police have announced that they have hired two new agents to handle a huge backlog of cases in their computer crimes unit. (Provided by News 13) Read more on FOX 23 Maine Thrifty Tuesday: Computer Classes Offered At Library This week’s Thrifty Tuesday is especially helpful to those who want to learn or freshen up their computer skills. Read more on WBKO Bowling Green Police department adds computer crimes investigator Computer-related crime is on the rise, and now the Iowa City Police Department has a position dedicated solely to these types of offenses. Read more on The Iowa City…. Click Here to Read More

UW-Madison computer team gets honorable mention in world finals A University of Wisconsin-Madison student computer team has earned an honorable mention at a world championship competition, held last week in Harbin, China. Read more on University of Wisconsin – Madison On the Call: Disney CEO calls iPad `game changer’ If Bob Iger’s appearance at Apple Inc.’s splashy unveiling of the iPad tablet computer two weeks ago didn’t clue you in, on Tuesday he made his affinity for the new device clear. Read more on AP via Yahoo! Finance Schools beef up computer courses A lot of people are desperately looking for jobs, but the situation is reversed in the computer security field. Read more on The Post and…. Click Here to Read More

Former Intel executive admits role in insider trading A former Intel executive pleaded guilty today to charges he fed confidential information about the computer-chip maker to wealthy hedge fund manager Raj Rajaratnam, his old friend and central figure in a massive insider trading case. Read more on The Tampa Tribune Ex-Intel executive pleads guilty in NYC to fraud A former Intel executive pleaded guilty Monday to charges he fed confidential information about the computer-chip maker to wealthy hedge fund manager Raj Rajaratnam, his old friend and central figure in a massive insider trading case. “I gave Raj Rajaratnam… Insider trading – Intel Corporation – Business – Rajiv Goel – New York City Read more on San Francisco…. Click Here to Read More

Final Glance: Computer companies NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top computer companies were down at the close of trading: Apple Inc fell $7.18 or 3.6 percent, to $192.05. Dell Inc fell $.35 or 2.6 percent, to $13.01. Hewlett Packard fell $1.70 or 3.5 percent, to $47.03. IBM fell $2.66 or 2.1 percent, to $123.00. Lexmark fell $.65 or 2.0 percent, to $31.61. Read more on AP via Yahoo! Finance The Future of Internet Passwords As more of life happens online, from banking to socializing, the usernames and complex passwords we must keep track of has multiplied to staggering proportions. Is there an end in sight for having to create so many different logins? Read more on LiveScience.com via Yahoo! News Shareholders Approve Xerox…. Click Here to Read More

Computer whiz kid puts gift to good use Could a Woodinville, Washington high school student be the future Bill Gates? Fifteen-year-old Andrew Munsell’s computer talent is already helping pay for college. Read more on WSFA 12 Montgomery Name suppression in computer porn case A judge has granted permanent name suppression to a prominent Manawatu man who downloaded more than 300,000 pornographic images, many of children. Read more on The New Zealand Herald RI uses computer tool to gather $6M in back taxes A new computer tool being used by the Rhode Island Revenue Department has helped the agency collect nearly $6 million in back taxes. Read more on Boston…. Click Here to Read More

Chinese man gets 2 1/2 years for phony Cisco parts A Chinese businessman who sold phony Cisco computer parts to U.S. buyers has been sentenced to 2 1/2 years in federal prison. Read more on AP via Yahoo! News Savannah man, 80, sentenced for 15,000 child porn images on computer An 80-year-old Savannah man has been sentenced to serve two years in prison for his conviction on a charge of sexual exploitation of children. David J. Hesrick was sentenced to 10 years total Thursday after Chatham County Superior Court Judge John E. Read more on Savannah Morning News Geoffrey Fletcher is `Precious’ On Tuesday morning, just before the 2010 Academy Award nominations were announced, screenwriter Geoffrey Fletcher couldn’t get his TV…. Click Here to Read More

Apple iPad to ignite tablet computer market: ABI ABI Research said Tuesday that Apple’s iPad highlights the “real start” of a tablet computer market that should grow more than tenfold to reach about 57 million devices sold annually by 2015. Read more on AFP via Yahoo! News Google tailoring tablet computer software As iPad commanded the technology world’s attention, Google continued working quietly on tablet computer software that could run rivals to Apple’s latest creation. Read more on AFP via Yahoo! News When Cambridge joined the computer age Edsac was one of the first computers put to serious use and was created at the University of Cambridge. Read more on BBC…. Click Here to Read More

Apple’s iPad to’ ignite’ table computer market ABI Research says that Apple’s iPad highlights the “real start” of a tablet computer market that should grow more than tenfold by 2015. Read more on Independent Online Infinite Computer makes a decent debut Infinite Computer Solutions has attracted good buying interest on listing day. The stock is trading at Rs 191, a premium of around 16% to the issue price of Rs 165. Read more on Business Standard India (AFX UK Focus) 2010-02-03 03:54 Infinite Computer debuts up 19 pct on BSE MUMBAI, Feb 3 (Reuters) – IT and infrastructure management services firm Infinite Computer Solutions (India) Ltd on Wednesday opened 19.4 percent higher from its issue price of 165 rupees a share. At…. Click Here to Read More

Stealth Wins “Engineers Choice Award” from Control Engineering for their Harsh Environment Computer Stealth.com Inc. (Stealth Computer) a leading ISO 9001 manufacturer of industrial rugged computers and peripherals has won Control Engineering’s 2010 Engineers Choice Award for its WPC-500F harsh environment fanless computer. Control Engineering is a Chicago based trade publication and part of Reed Business Information, a leading global provider that publishes over 400 business-to-business … Read more on PRWeb ‘Severe glitches’ prompt Higley to scrap computer system Higley Unified School District’s governing board voted Thursday night to replace a computer system that enables parents to view their child’s assignments and…. Click Here to Read More

Basic Computer classes Waverley Adult Literacy Program is running basic computer classes for beginners. Monday or Wednesday from 9.30 till 12 noon for 8 weeks commencing 1st February. 5 students per class only. $60 includes all work material. Read more on Leader Community Newspapers Computer literacy eludes Jharkhand MLAs By Nityanand Shukla, Ranchi, Feb 1 : A move to make Jharkhand legislators computer-literate by providing them a free laptop each does not seem to have yielded the desired results despite more than Rupees 80 lakh in public funds spent on it in the last nine years. Read more on New Kerala Recession-Proof Technology: Employment Trends in Computer Development A big risk for businesses and software developers…. Click Here to Read More