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Virgin's £5,000 payment to police sparks furore

A £5,000 payment by Virgin Media to cover police overtime costs in a fraud inquiry has sparked criticism over whether... Read more

30 January, 2012

Megaupload arrests and shutdown spark hack attacks

US authorities have shut down the file-sharing site Megaupload and arrested its proprietors, in a huge crackdown that has prompted possible attacks by Anonymous hackers Read more

20 January, 2012 by David Meyer

BlackBerry PlayBook discount sparks US sales frenzy

Best Buy has reported that it sold out of BlackBerry PlayBook tablets in the US after shaving $300 off the price during post-Thanksgiving Black Friday sales Read more

29 November, 2011 by Roger Cheng

Amazon's Kindle Fire sparks developer interest

The Kindle Fire is the Android tablet attracting the most buzz from app developers in North America, according to a recent survey Read more

15 November, 2011 by Roger Cheng

Industry sparks inquiry into UK copyright reform

Following 'a great deal of interest' from industry bodies, MPs have opened an inquiry into the Hargreaves copyright modernisation review and the government's acceptance of its recommendations Read more

17 August, 2011 by David Meyer

Photos: Inside Google+ - how to use Circles, Hangouts, Sparks and more

...users can tweak what they see by clicking on individual Circles or Sparks to see only the content being shared in that section. Image: Google... Read more

4 July, 2011 by Natasha Lomas
<endeca_term>SPARK</endeca_term> : A High-Level Synthesis Framework for Applying Parallelizing Compiler Transformations

SPARK : A High-Level Synthesis Framework for Applying Parallelizing Compiler Transformations

...paper presents a modular and extensible high-level synthesis research system, called SPARK, which takes a behavioral description in ANSI-C as input and produces... Read more

1 January, 2011
Northern <endeca_term>Spark</endeca_term> 1.0.5.21.1200

Northern Spark 1.0.5.21.1200

What is Northern Spark?Northern Spark is a public, free, dusk-to-dawn celebration of creativity... Read more

27 May, 2012
<endeca_term>Spark</endeca_term> 2.0.8 Build 135

Spark 2.0.8 Build 135

Spark is an acronym for Student Professional Academic Record-Keeper, a fully equipped... Read more

21 May, 2012
Rocket <endeca_term>Sparks</endeca_term> Preschool 1.1

Rocket Sparks Preschool 1.1

...off to a great start with our new interactive learning App. Rocket Sparks Preschool is a playful way for your child to master basic skills... Read more

16 May, 2012
The <endeca_term>Spark</endeca_term> 1.2

The Spark 1.2

The Spark Children's Arts Festival is a two-week summer festival of the... Read more

14 May, 2012
ZERO 1 (featuring Hal <endeca_term>Sparks</endeca_term>) 1.5.2.1

ZERO 1 (featuring Hal Sparks) 1.5.2.1

The brand new official ZERO 1 (featuring Hal Sparks) iPhone App is now available! Stream our music, watch videos, see pictures... Read more

8 May, 2012
<endeca_term>Sparks</endeca_term> and Dust 1.0

Sparks and Dust 1.0

...where you fight odd creatures an become part of a wonderful world. Sparks and dust takes you high into a spectacular cloudy surrounding that consists... Read more

25 April, 2012
Little <endeca_term>Sparks</endeca_term> 1.0

Little Sparks 1.0

...brighten the night and the hearts of some loving little bugs.Little Sparks is a turn-based puzzle game where you compete to outwit Dr... Read more

27 March, 2012
<endeca_term>Spark</endeca_term> of Life 1.4

Spark of Life 1.4

...it has potential.Perhaps you can lend a hand.You are the Spark of Life. It is your job to guide and protect fledgling planets... Read more

24 March, 2012

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Jack Schofield

Moonlight wasn't a Microsoft product, so it's not really a failure for Microsoft, more a failure for open source. Or, specifically, for Novell,...

25 minutes ago by Jack Schofield on The future of .NET (Mono) on non-Windows platforms
J.A. Watson

@apexwm - You are basically right. GIMP is not included in the Fedora 17 base distribution, but it can be installed from the Add/Remove Software...

44 minutes ago by J.A. Watson on Fedora 17 - The "Beefy Miracle" Arrives
Moley

@pjc158 Unfortunately our government signed away any such possibility in a entirely unequal treaty with the USA, purportedly in response to...

54 minutes ago by Moley on Judge orders US to share MegaUpload evidence
J.A. Watson

@Thomas - Thanks for the tip, based on what you said I went back and downloaded the KDE spin, and installed that one another netbook (NF310). You...

59 minutes ago by J.A. Watson on Fedora 17 - The "Beefy Miracle" Arrives
apexwm

JW, Thanks as always for the great review on these new releases. One thing that I've also read is that Fedora 17 will include GIMP 2.8 which is...

2 hours ago by apexwm on Fedora 17 - The "Beefy Miracle" Arrives
SoapyTablet

'Cut Price' Data Roaming? The price has been cut, but it is certainly not 'cut price' in the sense of the phrase, and nowhere near local EU data...

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apexwm

BrownieBoy: "Such crashes are normally down to the OS and/or a rogue application, which could be fixed by re-imaging. Everybody knows how Windows...

4 hours ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Thomas Gellhaus

I've just started using it too, and like you I feel that Fedora is a fine GNOME 3 showcase distribution. I am torn, though, because I checked out...

4 hours ago by Thomas Gellhaus via Facebook on Fedora 17 - The "Beefy Miracle" Arrives
pjc158

Why is it that Newzealand has the guts to stand up to the USA and ask to see the evidence and we don't!

4 hours ago by pjc158 on Judge orders US to share MegaUpload evidence
Dean Talboys

What a farce! Hopefully the European court will see where this is leading.

7 hours ago by Dean Talboys via Facebook on Assange loses extradition battle in Supreme Court
SoapyTablet

Wouldn't surprise me if Samsung actually really had problems producing the white model (as Apple did - it would make more sense) and this non-story...

7 hours ago by SoapyTablet on Samsung Galaxy 'S3' delayed by special paint
Lonnie

those conformation letters are hard to figure out what is which letters it is a pain in the back side. Please make it more Ledge-able being better...

11 hours ago by Lonnie on Screenshots: Photoshop CS6 Beta
BrownieBoy

"cites" even. Ouch!

18 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Horace Ontalhold

...... and PDP11s too

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BrownieBoy

I had a quick skim through the PDF. It seems to be that many of these so-called cost savings would be down to a hardware refresh. Although...

19 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
bobandroid

496,999 BT Fon Hotspots lovingly situated in your next door neighbours garden, no matter how you dress that up its still a pup... Not where I need...

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apexwm

Jack : I was hoping you could provide us a summary since you are familiar with this report. I am not yet sure how much of my time I'd like to...

23 hours ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Smilig Eddie

2 – 4 more weeks of waiting: how many buyers are going to decide instead to see what the iPhone 5 offers? Consumer trust in the brand has also...

23 hours ago by Smilig Eddie on Samsung Galaxy 'S3' delayed by special paint
SRist

So it looks like this was a complete red herring - Adobe are allowing upgrades from Photoshop CS3, CS4 and CS5 at the same price. When did this...

24 hours ago by SRist on Photoshop users attack Adobe upgrade policy change
Jack Schofield

@apexwm Have you considered either (a) reading the story above or (b) reading the PDF? There are answers in both.

1 day ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC