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January 31, 2011
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Intel Finds Design Flaw in Sandy Bridge Chipset Intel on Monday said it had stopped shipments of the chipset used with its latest generation of Core processors after it found a design flaw.
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Android Becomes Best-selling Smartphone OS, Says Canalys Shipments of Android-based smartphones reached 32.9 million worldwide in the fourth quarter of 2010, making Android the best-sellingoperating system for...
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Android 3.0 Tablet: 5 Key Features A breakdown of five key Android 3.0 tablet features that will make users and developers smile.
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Head to Head: iPhone vs. Android Two PCWorld editors face off in the battle of the smartphone platforms.
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Why Android is Now Beating Symbian Globally U.S. customers aren't surprised, but vendor endorsements and general slowdown in rivals' development efforts are giving Android the edge.
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Android 3.0 Honeycomb Debuts Wednesday: What to Expect Wednesday will be the first time Google gives a complete look at its tablet-ready OS, which is expected to launch on numerous iPad competitors in 2011.
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Microsoft Shifts Workers in Egypt Some employees in Cairo's Smart Villages high-tech office park are shifting to other locations in the wake of ongoing protests and Internet disruption.
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Dell Streak 7 Gets Aggressive Pricing, Imminent Release T-Mobile reveals its plans for its first HSPA+-capable Android tablet.
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Office 2010 Boosts Microsoft Earnings Consumer purchases of Office 2010 helped fuel Microsoft's record quarter.
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Facebook Pokes SNL All hail the Zuck: Facebook CEO Zuckerberg appears on Saturday Night Live as The Social Network actor hosts.
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Netgear CEO Goes Ape on Apple Apple's closed model is all about Steve Jobs, Netgear CEO complains -- but what's it to him?
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Gamewatch: Kevin Van Dam Fishing, The Sims 3 Outdoor Living Check out the latest PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and handheld video games shipping the week of January 31.
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Seven Hints to Stay Safe Online The Web and social networking are part of mainstream culture and daily life, so it is important to learn to use them safely and securely.
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Microsoft Word Alternatives: Wordsmiths, Rejoice! Microsoft Word is the 800-pound gorilla of word processors--but sometimes you need less, more, or just different.
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Tech Fails of 2011: It's Never Too Soon to Admit Defeat The soothsayers have read their bones and are predicting the flops of 2011. Here are some products we're pretty sure have no future.
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Google Shifts Focus from Web to Mobile Apps Google is seeking mobile app development talent to capture a stake in the lucrative mobile apps market.
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Angry Birds Rio: A FAQ Here's what we know so far about the Angry Birds' flight to Hollywood.
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Can Honeycomb Tip the Scale for Android Tablets? Android 3.0--a.k.a. "Honeycomb"--is designed to be a tablet OS and could help Android gain momentum against the Apple iPad.
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Deadly Solar Death Ray Can Cause Burns, Death Teen builds a large lens for highly-productive melting of tin cans and mud.
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Court Shuts Down Online Immigration Document 'scam' A court shuts down an operation alleged posing as U.S. government immigration sites.
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