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Intel grabs OpenedHand to help drive mobile Linux effort

Intel has acquired mobile Linux developer OpenedHand to help widen its development projects in this slowly growing market segment.

McGain grabs long-awaited chance

At 36, most first-class cricketers are winding down and perhaps trying to eke out a couple more years while their bodies and skills hold up. They are rarely considered exciting prospects, yet those are the words Australia's chairman of selectors used on Wednesday to describe Bryce McGain, the Victoria legspinner.

Firefox grabs huge market share

Since Firefox 3 was launched six weeks ago, NetApplications ongoing survey report suggests a big boost for the Mozilla crew. As TGDaily points out, you have to be careful with the numbers but there is no doubt Firefox continues to bite out a hefty share of the browser market with even more gains on the horizon with the upcoming Firefox 3.1 update.

Lander grabs Mars water, will see if it's life-supporting

(CNN) -- The Phoenix lander got its robotic arm onto a sample of water ice from Mars' surface and popped the ice into tiny, onboard "ovens" that will help determine if the water could support life, NASA researchers said Thursday.

3 grabs a piece of the iPhone pie

Tired of waiting for its own licensing contract with Apple, 3 Mobile is launching a range of plans geared towards iPhone users with unlocked devices.

Google grabs 1.3 million Aussie e-mail users from Microsoft

In a move that might annoy Microsoft just a tad, Google has reportedly signed an e-mail deal with the New South Wales, Australia Department of Education. According to The Sydney Morning Herald, the organization is believed to be Google's biggest single client in the world: 1.3 million users. Customized Gmail accounts will be used by students and teachers for at least the next three years thanks to the AUS$9.5 million contract with Google partner SMS Management and Technology. The costs are not specifically related to Gmail, which Google offers for free to education providers, but instead cover the tight security and integration of the email system with the department's existing portal. Also, there will be no advertising on the new e-mail accounts.

Glam Grabs Google Exec

With the appointment of former Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) exec Michael Adair to oversee its strategic investments, Glam Media reaffirmed its commitment to growing through acquisition.

Google Grabs a Bigger Slice of Russian Online Ad Market

russia.jpgMOSCOW: Google has stepped-up the pace of its march into the emerging market of Russia with the $140 million (€88m; £70m) purchase of Cyrillic online ad business Begun.

Firefox grabs bigger slice of browser pie

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Big cat grabs dog from Colo. home as owners slept

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Simon Jones grabs five-wicket haul for Worcestershire

Simon Jones continued his bid to catch the eye of the England selectors again with another five-wicket haul as Worcestershire dominated the first day of the LV Championship Division Two match against Leicestershire.

Linux Player Xandros Grabs Storied Rival Linspire

Linux vendor Linspire is being acquired by fellow vendor Xandros in a deal that will bring the two Debian-based distributions together.

Linux Player Xandros Grabs Storied Rival Linspire

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Samoa Holiday Up for Grabs from TrainingModules.Travel

TrainingModules.Travel is offering a ‘Sensational Samoan’ accommodation holiday to celebrate its successful launch since May 2008.

3G iPhone up for grabs online - or is it?

The 3G iPhone has today been made available to pre-order online from the O2 and Carphone Warehouse websites.

$1m up for grabs in hacking challenge

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Open-source software no longer up for grabs

NEW YORK - A U.S. federal appeals court has ruled that the holder of a copyright to a computer programming code made available for free public download can enforce an "open-source" copyright license to control future use of the work.

.me domain names go up for grabs

Registrations for the “.Me� domain name have gone on sale to the general public, giving users a new way of getting a personalised web address.

First Opera 9.60 build is up for grabs

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Olympics Search Review: Google And Yahoo Get Gold; AOL Grabs Silver; Live Places Last With Bronze

imageThe 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing are supposed to be one of the biggest digital events of all time with tons of content being available for all three screens: TV, Internet and Mobile. So, with the Olympics in full swing and viewers hungry to get the latest results in everything from basketball to equestrian, we thought it was fitting to check in and see how well things are being presented on the mobile phone. As the games proceed, we’ll be taking a look at how things are shaking out. Here’s the first of a series, tackling the question, which of the major search engines—Google (NSDQ: GOOG), Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO), Microsoft’s (NSDQ: MSFT) Live Search, or AOL (NYSE: TWX)—are providing the best mobile experience? To answer that question, we simply searched the word “Olympics� from each of the search engines using their mobil

Proton cuts Satria Neo entry pricing by $2000 and puts five iPhones up for grabs

PROTON has slashed $2000 from the entry price of its three-door Satria Neo hatch model range, which now starts at $14,990 for the entry-level 1.6-litre GX manual.

Copyright rule victimises amateurs

Photography copyright rule stings amateur photographers • Competition grabs photographers' image rights

Dash for Twenty20 cash is crazy

There is an unseemly haste for television and radio rights which are up for grabs for four years starting in 2010. Despite this the England and Wales Cricket Board can't make up their minds what type of cricket we are going to play over those four years.

Internships for arts managers

Budding arts managers, take note: An internship with an international festival network is up for grabs.

Olympus offers Grand Prix prize

A VIP trip for two people to a European Grand Prix during 2009 is up for grabs as part of an Olympus 'test drive' promotion.

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