Google Eyes Social Net Role for Gmail

The popular Webmail service will reportedly get features to challenge Twitter and Facebook.

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LG, Samsung Go Social With Latest Handsets

South Korea’s two biggest cell phone makers previewed on Tuesday handsets they plan to unveil at next week’s Mobile World Congress exhibition in Barcelona.

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Touchdown! Google’s Top Super Bowl Searches

What were we looking for online while we watched the game (and the ads)? You may be surprised.

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Google Reduces Its Nexus One Termination Fee

Google reduced its $350 early termination fee for the Nexus One to $150.

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Fujitsu LifeBook T4410: Good Touch Features, but a Little Too Heavy

It isn’t especially light or attractive, but the business-friendly T4410 offers strong performance in a multitouch-ready, convertible package.

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McSweeney’s for IPhone

Plenty of apps let you stay connected with all the news and Twitter and Facebook updates you could ever need. McSweeney’s allows you to fill that time with small…

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Google’s ‘Social’ Gmail: Could It Really Work?

Google is preparing to unveil a new social networking component for Gmail, according to reports published Monday. Could such a feature succeed?

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Why PayPal Is Blocking Payments to India

In the curious case of PayPal blocking and reversing payments to and from India, bloggers crowdsource some possible explanations.

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ShmooCon: Web App Storage Open to Attack

A researcher finds that Web applications could open their users to new types of data breaches.

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Apple Offers ‘find out How’ Tutorials as Podcasts

For some time, Apple has given the Designated Family Tech Support Personnel among us a small reprieve with its “Find out how” selection of tutorial videos. While…

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Apple to Remain ‘Nimble’ on iPad Pricing

Apple indicates that it’s not against cutting prices for the iPad if initial sales are less than stellar.

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Access Your Home PC Even When You’re Not Home

Longtime favorite LogMeIn Free makes it easy to connect to your home PC from your laptop, a friend’s system, or even your iPhone.

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iPad Interest Evaporates, But Math is Fuzzy

Apple’s iPad has piqued public interest — but not convinced many folks to buy one, according to a new study. But do the study’s numbers really add up?

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Canon Adds Fun Features to New PowerShot Cameras

A “miniature mode,” a fish-eye lens simulator, and a setting that lets you control the camera by winking are among the new tricks offered in Canon’s 2010 PowerShot line.

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Kodak’s ESP 3250 Uses Cheap Ink, Prints Great Photos–Slowly

This inexpensive, light-duty MFP excels at printing on photo paper and is easy to use, but its print quality and performance are otherwise unremarkable.

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Kodak ESP 5250’s Wi-Fi Connectivity Is Nice for the Price

The 5250’s wireless functionality is a nice touch, but the MFP itself is slow and minimally featured otherwise.

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Report: Google to Make Gmail More Social

Google will add social features to Gmail, according to the Wall Street Journal.

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Get Quick Access to Recently Used Items

Your Mac is full of files, folders, and applications, and it’s always an annoyance to spend time looking for the items you need. OS X offers many tools (for…

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App Offers ’spatially Aware’ Picture Resizing on IPhone

A newly-released iPhone app allows you to perform a “smart” resize of images, eliminating unimportant elements and preserving significant ones without the use of…

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E-mail App Postbox Adds Tighter Integration With OS X

For Mac e-mail software, Apple Mail is good enough, but barely just. Microsoft Entourage has retail polish and bloat, while Mozilla Thunderbird is clearly a…

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RealPlayer SP Beta Now out for Mac

On Monday, RealNetworks released a beta of RealPlayer SP for the Mac, the latest version of the company’s free multimedia playback software.

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Canon EOS Rebel T2i Invites Upgrade from Point-and-Shoot

The new digital SLR boosts both still and video capabilities, closing the gap with more advanced models.

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BioShock 2: A Sequel that Surpasses the Original

It doesn’t continue the original’s plot or even build on it, but this harrowing story one-ups the original’s memory-quest-with-a-twist.

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FAQ: Amazon vs. Macmillan — The IPad Wins

The uproar between Amazon.com and publishing house Macmillan over the price of e-books may be the precursor to more marketing battles as Apple’s iPad enters…

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IBM Launches Eight-core Power7 Processor, Servers

IBM launched its latest eight-core Power7 processor on Monday.

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Watch Out, Nexus One: Here’s HTC’s Incredible Phone

Details and images are seeping out about HTC’s forthcoming high-end Android phone.

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PC Maintenance: What Tasks When?

Ruption18 asked the Answer Line forum what regular chores will keep his PC healthy

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Google’s First Super Bowl Ad Shows its Softer Side

The search firm’s first Super Bowl ad emphasized its core mission amid some recent controversy.

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Google’s Softer Side: Super Bowl Ads Promote Search

The search firm’s first Super Bowl ad emphasized its core mission amid some recent controversy.

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Twitpics in Space

A space station astronaut shares his stunning view of Earth sights via Twitter.

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Looking Back at 20 Years of Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Photoshop is so intrinsic to our daily digital lives these days, you might find it hard to believe that the program is just two decades old. In the 20…

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QuickVoice2Text Email for IPhone

Among other things, the iPhone and the iPod touch make for half-decent digital recorders. Most note applications don’t take full advantage of that particular…

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PrintMaster Platinum 2.0

So you’ve just snapped some great pictures of your new puppy and you want to do something special with them. You could use your favorite photo editing tool–like…

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Apple and the Importance of Macworld Expo

This week, Macworld Expo opens in San Francisco. And, as everyone likely knows, it’s a particularly significant episode of Expo because Apple will not be counted…

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Google’s Next Venture: Universal Translator

It’s not quite Star Trek, but Google is working on instant translation over Android phones.

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X10 Fable 3 Reveal will Make Gamers ‘Super Pissed Off’

Peter Molyneux says he’s terrified gamers will balk when he demonstrates undisclosed Fable 3 features at Microsoft’s upcoming X10 games event.

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PayPal Suspends Personal Payments to India

PayPal temporarily suspends personal payments to and from India

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Nokia Targeted in US Class Action Suit

A class action complaint against Nokia alleges the company committed securities fraud when describing its operations in 2008.

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Pavilion dv6-2190us Notebook – Lowest Price: $949.99

Want a power-packed laptop featuring quad-core performance, high-speed DDR3 memory and visual graphics to tackle heavy duty computing tasks. Pavilion dv6-2190us Notebook is your match, all in a perfectly mobile design.

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Pavilion Dv6-2150us Notebook – Lowest Price: $629.99

If you want entertainment and the mobile technology in a cool design, our Pavilion dv6-2150us has your bases covered. Its sleek LED display gives you full-screen viewing of HD content, while the MediaSmart software puts your entertainment a click away.

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Take Exciting Photos at Night

Leave the shutter open after dark for engaging, dynamic photos.

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Sharp, Samsung Settle All Outstanding LCD Patent Cases

Sharp and Samsung have put nearly three years of battling over LCD panel and module patents behind them with a deal that ends all patent infringement disputes.

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World of Warcraft Seeks Reapproval in China Gov’t Tangle

The China operator of World of Warcraft will seek new government approval for the game, dragging it further into a turf war between Chinese regulatory agencies.

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From Paper Tape to Data Sticks: The Evolution of Removable Storage

Over the years, people haveve tried to transfer information from one computer to another in a dizzying number of ways. Here’s a look at some of the best, along with others that time forgot.

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IPhone Apps for the Super Bowl

Fans of the Indianapolis Colts and New Orleans Saints will obviously be pulling for their teams in this weekend’s Super Bowl XLIV contest in Miami, hoping that…

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Traveling With Laptops Could Get Tougher

Proposed restrictions on batteries on flights could create a hassle for business travelers.

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Too Many People Reuse Logins, Study Finds

The recent Twitter hack raises the challenge of generating secure and unique passwords you can remember.

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Early Windows 7 Testers Must Soon Upgrade or Backtrack

Users who installed the Windows 7 Release Candidate must soon commit or find their way back to Vista.

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Internet Overuse Invites Depression, Study Says

Analysis: So digital addiction is linked to depression? Sigh.

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After Super Bowl, the Who Heads to Rock Band

A “special recording” of the halftime performance will be available for the music game on major consoles.

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iPad ‘No Tablet,’ Says Ex-Apple Exec

It’s too big and “smarted out,” says maker of the Modbook, which morphs MacBook laptops into tablets.

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50 Smartphone Blogs to Watch

Here’s a whirlwind tour of iPhone, Android, BlackBerry, Palm, and Windows Mobile sites that track phone apps and action.

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Intel’s Geek Pride to Surface in Super Bowl Ads

The chipmaker is boosting its Core processor with geek chic ads during Sunday’s show.

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The Macalope: Pad Derangement Syndrome

Everyone’s got it! It’s the next big thing, computing reinvented, or it’s a piece of junk! Nothing more than a sized-up iPod touch!

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Publishers Short-Sighted in E-Book Price Fight

Amazon’s struggle with book publishers seeking a bargain could bust the e-book market in its infancy.

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Inspiron 15 Notebook – Lowest Price: $529.98

The Inspiron 15, a 15.6-inch laptop that gives you the everyday features you need, all at a great value. View your entertainment on the go with the HD display.

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Inspiron 14 Notebook – Lowest Price: $629.98

The Inspiron 14 laptop is full of optional colorful features. It has what you want, plus the flexibility to add your personal touch.

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Smartphone Sales Score Record

Smartphones are shipping at record levels — 39% over last year’s fourth quarter, results reveal.

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How Wi-Fi Attackers Poison Browsers

A security expert at the Black Hat conference warns about the dangers of public wi-fi.

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15 Super Bowl Twitter Feeds to Follow

The official Twitter hashtag is #SB44, but a few others should be in a fan’s feed as well.

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Super Bowl: 15 Twitter Feeds to Follow

The official Twitter hashtag is #SB44, but a few others should be in a fan’s feed as well.

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Online Video Explodes

Comscore reports the vast majority of U.S. Internet users view video — and here’s where they’re watching.

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Apple Will Reject Apps Using GPS for Location-Aware Ads

The boycott of GPS-inspired ads coupled with acquisition of an mobile ad service hints of Apple’s own plans.

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Pavilion dv6-2190us Notebook – Lowest Price: $949.98

Want a power-packed laptop featuring quad-core performance, high-speed DDR3 memory and visual graphics to tackle heavy duty computing tasks. Pavilion dv6-2190us Notebook is your match, all in a perfectly mobile design.

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Pavilion Dv6-2150us Notebook – Lowest Price: $725.98

If you want entertainment and the mobile technology in a cool design, our Pavilion dv6-2150us has your bases covered. Its sleek LED display gives you full-screen viewing of HD content, while the MediaSmart software puts your entertainment a click away.

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This Week in Geek: Killer Case Mods, Shape-shifting Gadgets, and Odd Speakers

This week our geeky round-up looks at reusing old tech, building your very own Lego iPad, hacking a Nokia N900 to run Mac OS X and more…

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Apple vs Flash and E-Book Overload on PCWorld Podcast 64

Will Apple’s war on Flash change the Web? Are tablets about to kill e-readers? Join the editors of PCWorld for a lively roundtable discussion of this week’s top tech stories.

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Chinese Man Gets 30 Months for Fake Cisco Sales

A Chinese man has been sentenced to two-and-a-half years in U.S. prison for selling fake Cisco routers.

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Facebook Launches New Look for its 6th Year

On its 6th birthday, the social networking site begins rolling out a redesign for its home page.

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iPad Hype Turns Off Buyers, Survey Shows

Those who’d buy and those who won’t have both increased in number since Apple’s tablet unveiling.

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Mozilla Discusses Dropping Tiger Support in Firefox

According to our cousins at Computerworld, the developers of Mozilla’s Firefox Web browser are deep in discussions about the future of the program on Mac OS X…

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Twitter to Major Tom: NASA Lets Public Tweet Astronauts

NASA astronaut Mike Massimino is taking questions via Twitter for the crew of the space shuttle Endeavour, which is scheduled to launch Feb. 7 on its mission to the International Space Station.

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Oracle Patches Flaw, Asustek to Take on IPad

This week brought a mix of IT news. Oracle was forced to issue an emergency patch for buggy software after details of the flaw became public. Yahoo continued to…

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Neon Wallpaper/Backgrounds Creator for IPhone

Neon Wallpaper/Backgrounds Creator from CreateNetworks lets you quickly and easily create wallpapers for your iPhone and iPod touch, placing neon text over them…

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Apple Bans the Word ‘Android’ From App Store

Apple has apparently forbidden a developer from using the word “Android” in his App Store description. Has the company’s notorious need for control gone too far?

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How Scott Brown LOLed All the Way to his Senate Seat

The upset victory of Republican Scott Brown, running for the seat held by the late Sen. Ted Kennedy, was due in part to an online strategy that relied heavily on social media.

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Google Ocean Showcase: Dive into Your Desktop

New multimedia tours feature some of the Earth’s hottest surf and dive spots, important shipwrecks, large underwater mountains and vast canyon systems running along the seafloor.

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Sling Media: AT&T Allowed 3G Streaming Without Changes

On Thursday, Macworld reported that AT&T would now allow SlingPlayer Mobile to stream TV over 3G. We referenced AT&T’s press release, titled “AT&T…

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Dell Loses Appeal in Defective Laptops Lawsuit

A class-action lawsuit alleging Dell of manufacturing and selling defective laptops will go back to trial.

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After China Pull-out Bluster, Will Google Backtrack?

Is Google backing away from its promise to stop censoring search results in China and exit that market if necessary?

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AMD Aims for GPUs in Mainstream Servers Starting 2012

AMD wants to put more GPUs in servers starting in 2012.

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5 Facebook E-mail Features I’d Like to See

Word is that Facebook’s Project Titan is full-blown e-mail for the social network site — here’s how Facebook could do e-mail right.

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Move Paragraphs in Word Using Only Your Keyboard

More keyboard-shortcut goodness, this time for Word users who want to shuffle paragraphs without touching the mouse.

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Microsoft to Drop Linux, Unix Versions of Enterprise Search

Microsoft is planning to stop releasing Linux and Unix versions of its enterprise search platform.

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IBM Details World’s Fastest Graphene Transistor

IBM demonstrates a 100Ghz graphene-based processor.

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Mobile Traffic Helps Push up Optical Demand

Demand for high-speed links to cell sites and homes will rejuvenate sales of optical network equipment this year, analysts say.

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Contextual Consolidation in ITunes 9

If you have your iTunes library set to not copy media files into the iTunes Music folder when adding to your library, you’re probably familiar with the File ->…

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Home Inventory Apps for IPhone

There is a reason retailers close for a day a couple of times a year to take inventory. Proper accounting demands that any responsible business owner count…

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Siri Wants to Be Your Personal Assistant

Are you intrigued by artificial intelligence or do you have nightmares about Hal 9000, Skynet, and Cylons? Well, if you’re the former, you’ll probably want to…

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Dealing With Incompatible Extensions

Reader Marc Manassian is confused by a warning he sees when booting his Mac. He writes:

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Apple Tells IPhone Developers Not to Use GPS Just for Ads

In a news post on its developer website, Apple is warning iPhone developers who use geolocation services in their apps mainly for the purpose of providing…

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Powermat Home & Office Mat, Portable Mat

If you’ve ever had to fiddle around with a charging cable for your phone or iPod, or cast an envious glance at wireless chargers like the Palm Pre’s Touchstone…

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Microsoft to Stop Selling Display Ads for Facebook

Microsoft said that it would provide search results for Facebook around the world but that it would stop selling display ads for the site.

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Apple iPad Has Spot for MacBook Camera

An Apple Certified Macintosh Technician discovers a camera from a Unibody MacBook fits the space.

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iTablet Coming Soon; Lawsuit to Follow?

UK computer manufacturer X2 Computing revealed their upcoming tablet this Friday, however their choice of name may not please the folks at Apple.

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Fake Firefox Update Spreads Spyware

A version of the Zango spyware toolbar is now targeting users of the Firefox browser to download an infected update.

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Nexus One Sales: Slow Month is No Surprise

Timing is everything . . . and Google deserves a bit more time to prove itself in the cell phone market.

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Google, NSA Partnership Details Sought

Privacy advocates at EPIC file a formal request to learn what Google is doing for the feds on cybersecurity.

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3G SlingPlayer Arrives for iPhone

It took awhile, but the 3G version of the app has received Apple’s blessing and should be available soon.

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Sun CEO Tweets Resignation: And 9 More Notable News-Making Tweets

Forget press releases and interviews — today’s headline-makers make the news by using Twitter.

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