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February 22, 2010
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12 Years of Big-Time Apple Innovations For the past dozen years, Steve Jobs has led Apple to bigger (and smaller) product ventures. Here are the highlights.
New Clues Uncovered In Google Hack, Report Says Ties to Chinese government implied in ongoing investigation of the security breach.
School Spycam Case Raises FBI Eyebrows Somebody's fibbing in the case of school laptops that can watch students, and it may take a federal investigation to unveil the truth.
Five Digital Cameras That Are Well Connected Sharing photos with friends, posting images and video to the Web, and geotagging have never been this easy. Better yet, these features are available on some truly high-powered megazooms and point-and-shoot cameras.
iPad Orders May Start This Week One site suggests Apple will take orders soon, and the anticipation is building.
Does Google Buzz Worry Parents? Here are Alternatives A variety of services are available for keeping kids safe online in a culture of sharing.
Photo Contest: Hot Pics for February Subscribers to Dave Johnson's Digital Focus newsletter took these shots.
School Webcam Spying Holds Lessons for Businesses The webcam spying incident in the Lower Merion School District holds some important lessons for businesses looking to conduct effective monitoring of computer activity without crossing the line.
UBS to Deploy IBM Secure Banking USB Device Banking giant UBS has started deploying a device from IBM that ensures online banking transactions aren't being interfered with by a hacker.
EU Data Protection Chief Slams Secret ACTA Talks An anti-counterfeiting trade agreement being negotiated by the US, EU and others in secret potentially runs roughshod over EU data protection requirements
Botnets' Long Half-Life Extends Malware's Threat Mutations of the Kneber botnet could unite long after their release to wreck havoc, researcher says.
Microsoft Threw Out the Playbook for Windows Phone 7 Microsoft abandoned the foundation of Windows Mobile and borrowed design strategy from Apple in developing Windows Phone 7.
From Universal Remote to Universal Game Controller? Sony files a patent application for a 'universal controller' which could work with several different game consoles, including its rival's systems.
Google Jazzes up Ad Platform for Publishers Google has revamped its ad serving platform for Web publishers.
Printer Makers Clash Over Advertising Claims HP is challenging Kodaks promises that consumers can save money by purchasing a Kodak printer. Who should you believe?
NGO Networks in Haiti Cause Problems for Local ISPs Local ISPs in Haiti are eager to serve the NGOs who are currently using a free network set up for their use.
China's President Skips Twitter, Opens State-tied Microblog Chinese president Hu Jintao has opened a microblog, adopting the technology despite his government's work to stifle free speech by microblog users in China.
Google Transit Launches in Europe Google Monday launched Transit, an add-on service to Google Maps.
Iron Mountain Buys Archiving Vendor Mimosa Iron Mountain has purchased archiving vendor Mimosa Systems for $112 million.
Arm Aims to Cut Energy Bills With New Microcontroller Arm released Cortex M4 microcontrollers, which could help reduce home electricity bills through better control of home appliances.
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