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March 20, 2010
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Social Networks, Criminal Networks? Fugitives and felons use Facebook (and MySpace and YouTube) for virtual confessionals or unwitting trails to their whereabouts.
Will iPad Sales Beat the iPhone? Who Cares? Comparing the iPad's potential to the iPhone's success is fruitless, and here's why.
How to Get Kicked Out of the App Store An App Store developer disses Apple, messes with prices, and pays.
Facebook Considers 'Panic Button' for Kids in UK Officials of the social network met with British officials to discuss adding a single-click connection to child protective services and other safety resources.
To Fight Scammers, Russia Cracks Down on .ru Domain Russia is making it harder to register .ru domains, in a bid to crack down on inappropriate content.
Ex-MySQL Chief Marten Mickos Lands New CEO Job Former MySQL CEO Marten Mickos has taken a new job as CEO of Eucalyptus Systems, the company said Friday.
Sony Pushes Back at Wii The newest series of TV ads highlights the PlayStation Move and mocks the Wii's omissions.
Microsoft Winning Fans Early with Internet Explorer 9 Preview Preliminary feedback and reports on Microsoft's IE9 Platform Preview seem promising for the next-generation Web browser.
Special Guests, Android Updates, and the iPad on PCWorld Podcast 69 Wired's Dylan Tweney and Brian X. Chen join PCWorld's Robert Strohmeyer and Tim Moynihan to talk about Android 2.1 and the iPad.
Hey, Apple TV: Wake Up and Smell the Google TV
Apple Eyes Social Nets with iGroups Analysis: A recent Apple patent application shows the company's interest in mobile social networking.
New BlackBerry Slider Coming in April  Or Not Rumor has it that RIM's new BlackBerry slider could become available in April. But what are the chances, realistically?
'iPad Killer' May be Palm's Last Hope Palm is losing the smartphone battle, but could rebound by returning to its PDA roots and creating a WebOS tablet to take on the iPad.
Google, Partners Have Muscle to Make Smart TV After years of PC-TV convergence talk, analysts say Google TV may make it happen.
World Tech Update: Knockoff iPads, HTC's New Smartphone, and more... Knock-off MacBook Air laptops and iPads go on sale, HTCs HD2 smartphone comes to the U.S., battling robots, and more...
Viridity's Power Management Tool Aims to Boost Efficiency Viridity is releasing a new tool on Monday to help companies keep track of the power being used by each piece of IT equipment in their data centers.
Microsoft Researchers Test Microblogging Service Microsoft's Office Labs is looking for companies interested in piloting an experimental microblogging service.
Broadband Plan, Palm Dreams, More Facebook Woes The U.S. Federal Communications Commission's national broadband plan captured our attention this week and will undoubtedly continue to do that in the weeks (and...
Google Patches Chrome as Hacking Contest Nears The only browser predicted to survive Canadian hacking contest Pwn2Own gets 11 fixes.
FCC Website Pushes Emergency Wi-Fi Plan The agency's proposed National Broadband Plan includes a $16 billion national wireless network for emergency services.
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