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Sats blunder firm sacked

ETS ends with an F

The Qualifications and Curriculum Authority has put ETS out of its misery with an agreement to “dissolve” their five year contract for national curriculum tests after just one year.…

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15.08.2008 12:48:11 - The Register

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Murdered Chinese students linked to online betting scam

Forum threats over football bets

The two Chinese Newcastle University graduates murdered last weekend could be linked to a complex web betting scam, Northumbrian Police believe.…

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15.08.2008 12:14:43 - The Register

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Home Office reaches half-way hash in secure data handling

Encryption bureau to operate like internal post office

Analysis The UK Home Office has introduced procedures to handle encrypted personal data from external partners. However, guidelines on how the new Home Office Central Cryptography service will work raise concerns about possible shortcomings with the service which, while a big improvement, falls below best practice in sectors such as banking.…

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15.08.2008 12:09:08 - The Register

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Palm lets slip Treo Pro piccies

HSDPA version of Treo 800w?

Palm's upcoming Treo Pro, the smartphone formerly assumed to be the Treo 850, has made an early appearance on the web - courtesy of the manufacturer itself.…

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15.08.2008 12:04:00 - The Register

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Arctic ice refuses to melt as ordered

There's something rotten north of Denmark

Just a few weeks ago, predictions of Arctic ice collapse were buzzing all over the internet. Some scientists were predicting that the "North Pole may be ice-free for first time this summer". Others predicted that the entire "polar ice cap would disappear this summer".…

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15.08.2008 12:02:04 - The Register

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Brocade unfurls FCoE roadmap

CNA and FCoE switch next year

Brocade is aiming to deliver an FCoE switch and FCoE server adapters, and sign a tier-one HBA OEM by the end of the year.…

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15.08.2008 11:53:28 - The Register

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Microsoft, Google and Yahoo sued for foetus sex selection ads

Indian suit calls for sites to be blocked

The Supreme Court of India has issued notices against Google, Microsoft and Yahoo! for advertising products to select the sex of foetuses.…

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15.08.2008 11:02:18 - The Register

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Facebook sued for Beacon blunder

Eat my class action...bitch

Facebook is being sued for breaking privacy and wire-tapping laws by introducing Facebook Beacon - the ad service which tracked what you did on other websites.…

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15.08.2008 10:17:56 - The Register

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Michael Dell mulls 'Newcastle Utd investment'

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Here's an odd one, from the sports pages of yesterday's Daily Telegraph (can't find a link online, sorry). Citing reports, the paper says Michael Dell is mulling an investment in Newcastle United, the Premier League football club.…

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15.08.2008 09:25:28 - The Register

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Did we say you can read that?

When the police replace librarians

An issue that refuses to go away is whether some academic research now needs a license from the local police. Regular readers may remember the case of Hicham Yezza and Rizwaan Sabir, which we reported on in May.…

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15.08.2008 09:02:04 - The Register

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Sats blunder firm sacked

ETS ends with an F

Murdered Chinese students linked to online betting scam

Forum threats over football bets

Home Office reaches half-way hash in secure data handling

Encryption bureau to operate like internal post office

Palm lets slip Treo Pro piccies

HSDPA version of Treo 800w?

Arctic ice refuses to melt as ordered

There's something rotten north of Denmark

Brocade unfurls FCoE roadmap

CNA and FCoE switch next year

Microsoft, Google and Yahoo sued for foetus sex selection ads

Indian suit calls for sites to be blocked

Facebook sued for Beacon blunder

Eat my class action...bitch

Michael Dell mulls 'Newcastle Utd investment'

We are not making this up

Did we say you can read that?

When the police replace librarians

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