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GlobalFoundries to Construct Abu Dhabi Plant Next Year
May 20, 2011 at 1:20 AM
 
Chip manufacturing firm GlobalFoundries will begin construction of a new manufacturing plant in Abu Dhabi next year, the majority stakeholder of the company said...

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China's Great Firewall a Big Inconvenience: Shoe Thrower
May 20, 2011 at 1:10 AM
 
The man who threw a shoe at the architect of China's Internet censorship systems on Thursday, said he did so because the censorship has made his life...

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Liberty Media Offers to Buy Barnes & Noble
May 19, 2011 at 11:56 PM
 
U.S. bookseller Barnes & Noble might have found a buyer. On Thursday the maker of the Nook e-reader said it has received an acquisition proposal from media...

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Day 19: Google Docs Adds New Features on the Fly
May 19, 2011 at 10:50 PM
 
Google Docs can add a new feature and have it be instantly available to all Google Docs users around the world. Try that with Microsoft Excel.

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Google Pet Peeves: From Gmail to YouTube
May 19, 2011 at 9:38 PM
 
Google services deliver convenience, but not without headaches.

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Is Lifting Facebook Photos Like Stealing a TV?
May 19, 2011 at 8:32 PM
 
An Australian reporter found himself arrested after writing about how private Facebook photos can be made public by hackers. No joke.

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Behind the Apple Store's Decade of Success
May 19, 2011 at 8:11 PM
 
A unique retail philosophy was key to the brick-and-mortar stores that have long been the subject of scrutiny.

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Tech Spokespeople: Choosing the Human Faces of Device Makers
May 19, 2011 at 8:00 PM
 
From Beyonce to Ashton Kutcher to the 'Verizon Guy,' millions of dollars ride on the famous and semifamous people who star in the marketing campaigns of tech companies.

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Microsoft's Courier Team Scatters
May 19, 2011 at 8:00 PM
 
The founders of Microsoft’s Pioneer Studios, which created the concept behind the double-sided Courier tablet, have scattered and the group’s office, located in...

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Exchange Online Having Downtime Problems Again
May 19, 2011 at 7:11 PM
 
UPDATE: The hosted version of Microsoft's e-mail system ran into technical problems again, the latest in a series of downtime and performance hiccups.

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LinkedIn Shares Jump in First Social Network's IPO
May 19, 2011 at 6:03 PM
 
LinkedIn's successful IPO today saw its stock price more than double and its valuation approach $10 billion.

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Microsoft Blasts Intel's Talk of Windows 8 as Misleading, Inaccurate
May 19, 2011 at 5:35 PM
 
Microsoft today called comments made by an Intel executive about the next version of Windows "inaccurate" and "misleading."

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Verizon: Say So Long to Unlimited Data
May 19, 2011 at 5:27 PM
 
Verizon says it's axing its unlimited smartphone data plan. Should you be worried?

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Google Plans Expanded 24/7 Phone Support...Just Not Yet
May 19, 2011 at 5:25 PM
 
Google will ramp up support for enterprise customers, but details on timing scarce.

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PlayStation Network Users are Fed Up, But Not Ready to Jump Ship
May 19, 2011 at 5:16 PM
 
Sony PlayStation Network users love to grouse about recent problems, but sales are still strong for PS3 consoles and games and consumer rhetoric is starting to sound conciliatory

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Apple Stores Celebrate 10th Anniversary
May 19, 2011 at 5:05 PM
 
Apple Stores have been around for a whopping 10 years!

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Google Intends to Resist Anti-Piracy Law Efforts
May 19, 2011 at 4:42 PM
 
Google believes new law will limit free speech.

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Barnes & Noble, Amazon Push Ahead With Dedicated E-Readers
May 19, 2011 at 4:10 PM
 
Valued for their lower cost and single-function, e-readers continue to hold a niche…for now.

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Comcast Brings On-Demand Streaming to the Smallest Screens
May 19, 2011 at 3:55 PM
 
Over 4,500 hours are available to stream to iPhones and iPod Touches

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European Agency Lays out National Risk Management Advice
May 19, 2011 at 3:50 PM
 
Europe’s leading security agency has said that member states’ governments need to work more closely with critical information infrastructure stakeholders in...

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Mac Defender Crashes Apple Security Myth
May 19, 2011 at 3:38 PM
 
The false sense of security that comes from believing the Apple hype on security is causing Mac users to fall prey to malware and phishing attacks.

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European Commission Vows to Simplify Data Protection
May 19, 2011 at 3:30 PM
 
The European Commission has vowed to simplify rules on data protection and eyes possible voluntary register for third countries.

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Mac App Store's Slow Updates Expose Users to Security Risks
May 19, 2011 at 2:40 PM
 
Apple's Mac App Store puts users at risk because it's slow to update vulnerable software, a security researcher said Wednesday.

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Sharp and NHK Team Up to Create a 4320p Resolution Television
May 19, 2011 at 2:16 PM
 
Sharp and NHK develop a new Super Hi-Vision display that has 16 times the resolution of a current HDTV. Want.

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Microsoft Next to Face Instant Search Suit
May 19, 2011 at 2:00 PM
 
MasterObjects, a software development company, added Microsoft to the list of companies it is suing for infringing on a patent for technology that displays...

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Kindle E-books Top Print Books Sales on Amazon
May 19, 2011 at 1:53 PM
 
It happened. Amazon says e-book sales have surpassed physical book sales on Amazon.com.

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Five Ways You Should Be Using LinkedIn
May 19, 2011 at 1:47 PM
 
Wall Street is excited about the LinkedIn IPO. Here's why you should be, too.

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PlayBook: New Details on Bridge, Bluetooth Security
May 19, 2011 at 1:45 PM
 
Research In Motion's (RIM) popular BlackBerry PlayBook tablet may not ship with native e-mail and personal information management (PIM) applications just...

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Siemens Says It Will Fix SCADA Bugs
May 19, 2011 at 1:30 PM
 
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Robots Bored of Bettering Humans, Climb Trees Like Monkeys Instead
May 19, 2011 at 1:30 PM
 
Treebot becomes the first robot to prefect climbing trees autonomously, despite being essentially blind.

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May 19, 2011 at 1:30 PM
 
   
   
Senators: New Smartphone Tracking Law Needed
May 19, 2011 at 1:20 PM
 
Two senators call for new online privacy laws.

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Casio G'zOne Commando: Rugged Android Phone Takes Abuse
May 19, 2011 at 1:00 PM
 
Casio G'zOne Commando brings Android to the outdoors in a sleek, yet rugged phone, and has been designed for people who require a smartphone that can endure the toughest elements.

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Gigantic DIY Camera Shoots on 3-Foot-Wide Film
May 19, 2011 at 12:55 PM
 
Say cheese! Darren Samuelson custom builds himself a 6-foot-long accordion camera to take 3-foot-wide prints.

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Group Seeks to Form Apple Retail Workers Union
May 19, 2011 at 12:53 PM
 
As Apple celebrates the tenth anniversary of its retail stores, a group of Apple Store employees is assembling with a different goal.

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Google Rolls out Social Search in 19 Languages
May 19, 2011 at 12:50 PM
 
Google boosted its social search efforts on Thursday by disclosing plans to make it available to users outside the U.S. in 19 languages in the coming week.

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Data Centers, Under Strain, Expand at Furious Pace
May 19, 2011 at 12:41 PM
 
About a third to half of all data centers will be physically expanding or leasing new space in the next two years.

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The Green IT Movement Has Lost the Plot
May 19, 2011 at 12:16 PM
 
E-waste is a serious problem for IT, but energy is getting all the attention. It's time to turn that around.

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ISS vs. Earth: The Ultimate Chess Showdown
May 19, 2011 at 12:12 PM
 
A chess game. With Astronauts. Against Earth. On the International Space Station In space. Who will be the victor?

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PlayBook Sells 250,000 in First Month, Analyst Estimates
May 19, 2011 at 12:08 PM
 
An estimated 250,000 BlackBerry PlayBook tablets have been sold in the first month, edging out Motorola Xoom's early sales.

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San Francisco Grabs Onto the Cloud With Microsoft
May 19, 2011 at 12:04 PM
 
The city of San Francisco announced Wednesday that it is moving workers from multiple email systems to Microsoft's cloud-based email.

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Your Blood Could Tell How Long You'll Live
May 19, 2011 at 11:55 AM
 
Researches develop a new blood test that could tell how long your lifespan is.

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Intel May Have a Fight Unseating ARM Chips
May 19, 2011 at 11:51 AM
 
The world's biggest chip maker is focusing in on the mobile market, but analysts say ARM is in a great position to withstand any Intel onslaught.

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Linux Kernel Update Brings a New Wave of Hardware Support
May 19, 2011 at 11:45 AM
 
Hundreds of new and enhanced drivers will help make compatibility problems a thing of the past for users of the open source operating system.

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Gartner: Android Dominates Smartphone Sales Worldwide
May 19, 2011 at 10:51 AM
 
Gartner's first-quarter numbers say Android accounts for 36 percent of sales, Nokia is second with 27.4 percent, followed by Apple's iOS in third place with 16.8 percent.

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May 19, 2011 at 10:51 AM
 
   
   
Amazon Adds Electronics to Trade-In Program
May 19, 2011 at 10:30 AM
 
Amazon will now accept your obsolete or unwanted gadgets -- including tablets, smartphones, MP3 players, digital cameras and GPS units -- and give you gift certificates in return.

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Internet 'Health Map' Tracks Data Flow on Web
May 19, 2011 at 10:05 AM
 
Compuware Gomez's map is so accurate that it not only covers the Internet's backbone, but also goes down to the last mile of fiber-optics in neighborhoods.

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Oracle Frees JRockit
May 19, 2011 at 9:51 AM
 
Oracle will no longer charge for personal use of its legacy JRocket Java Virtual Machine

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