Jon Simpson, a technician from Sundance Computers, a small-time computer store in northern California, said he was impressed by the vast array of fresh products on display.

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Police swarmed her northern New Jersey home after pranksters placed a 911 call through a computer that cloned her number and said a man had killed four people and was holding another hostage in her house.

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Last Friday afternoon, Northern Ireland police assisting the investigation had searched Mr Mallon's home and removed his computer, videos, and a number of CDs.

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Northern Ireland's education minister has said up to 400 primary schools are experiencing problems with computer assessments for P4 and P7 pupils.

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Nonetheless, computer modelling suggests a warming of the climate around Antarctica could result in the loss of more northern ice floes later this century.

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