Thursday 3 February 2011

Google Android 3.0 and Motorola Xoom: Hands-On, and Awesome

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February 3, 2011
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Google Android 3.0 and Motorola Xoom: Hands-On, and Awesome The Motorola Xoom, the only tablet currently being shown with Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) running on it, will have a clear time advantage over its competition.
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Microsoft Office Alternatives: Productivity Software Showdown There's no need to pay a fortune for Microsoft Office. We pick the best of the bunch from among desktop suites and online offerings.
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Man Used Facebook to Try to Blackmail Girl for Porn A 27-year-old California man pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges that he tried to coerce a 14-year-old girl into sending him pornographic videos by threatening...
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Google Spills the Details on Tablet OS, Honeycomb Completely redesigned interface, new developer controls highlight a more user-friendly Android thats optimized for tablets.
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Next Generation Banking Malware Emerges After Zeus The rumored combination of two pieces of advanced online banking malware appears to be fully underway after several months of speculation.
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Internet 'Kill Switch' Efforts in US on Life Support?
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iPad 2 Rumors Have Jumped the Shark Rumors of the alleged iPad 2 in the wild are spinning absurdly out of control.
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The Daily From Rupert Murdoch: First Look The Daily is Rupert Murdoch's digital newspaper for the Apple iPad. Let's take a look at some of its features.
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Web-based Android Market Looks Good Slick and easy to navigate, the new browser-based Android Market is a lot like iTunes.
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Verizon iPhone Review Roundup: Mostly Positive The reviews are in. Most of those who've had a chance to play around with the Verizon iPhone are impressed by voice and signal reliability.
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4G shootout: Verizon LTE vs. Sprint WiMax We compare 4G network availability, plans, prices and speeds  especially speeds
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Honeycomb: What You Need to Know About the New Android Android 3.0 is packed with features such as camera support, improved navigation, graphics and an overhauled Android Market.
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iPad 2 and iPhone 5: What's Coming? An uber-geek predicts more RAM and maybe a multicore chip, but not higher resolution. Plus, are we maxing out on battery life?
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Developers Give New Android Market a Thumbs up Google's improvements to the Android Market application store, including the addition of a browser-based store and in-app payments, are being hailed as a big...
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UPDATE: Flickr User Says Site Deleted 4,000-Picture Account The photoblogger says the photo-sharing site accidentally deleted his account (and it can't be restored) after he contacted Flickr about a different account that contained stolen materials.
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Famous Facebook Flip-Flops The social networking goliath has made a number of hasty moves over the years, and often has had to reverse course on them. Here are some of our favorites.
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Sony's Kazuo Hirai Says the NGP is a 'Portable Console' Sony Computer Entertainment President and CEO Kazuo Hirai answers questions about the NGP's announce timeframe, life cycle, and more.
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Blocking Internet Cost Egypt at Least $90M, Says OECD The Egyptian government's five-day block of Internet services cost the national economy at least US$90 million, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and...
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Verizon iPhone 4: Preorder Survival Guide But before you buy Verizon's version of the iPhone, here's what you need to know about preordering the device and the associated costs.
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Honeycomb: 6 Reasons You'll Love Android 3.0 Google's new operating system is a big improvement over the existing version of Android, particularly for tablets.
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PCWorld Reviewers' Favorite Files: January 2011Our reviewers sampled a little bit of everything in January: desktop utilities, karaoke, a help program that's actually helpful. Some of their favorites came from our features 10 Must-Have Google Chrome Extensions and Microsoft Word Alternatives: Wordsmiths, Rejoice!.
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