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Share: | Apple Patent Applications Hint of Next-Gen Plans Apple's patent applications describe an advanced, multi-tiered haptic technology that allows "textured feedback" as well as updated battery design and camera. Share: | Intel-McAfee Developing Cloud-security Strategy The goal is to give IT managers a way to perform a wide variety of security checks on both the servers, usually virtualized, and the data they use in public and hybrid clouds. Share: | CTIA 2012 Preview: New Phones, More Debate Over Spectrum CTIA 2012, the big U.S. mobile phone and tablet show, kicks off Monday. Will a few very hot LTE phones make their debut? Share: | Fewer Than Half of Facebook and Google Users Understood the Sites' Privacy Policies Most users of Facebook and Google had fundamental gaps in understanding, even after reading privacy policies, about how the websites handled their information. Share: | Penn State Cooks Up Ouchless Bandages Made of Edible Starch Penn State scientists develop starch fibers that could be used in bandages, paper products, and more. Share: | Office Live Small Business Is Closed, but Customers Still Grapple With Migration The deadline to migrate email domains and websites hosted on the Microsoft Office Live Small Business (OLSB) online service suite passed on Monday. Share: | |  | | Downloads: Editor's Collection | | Twitter Tools: 11 Apps and Services You Need Now Twitter is all about keeping things brief. After all, the micro-blogging service limits you to 140 characters per post. But the market for twitter apps and services is huge. Everywhere you turn, there's a desktop app aimed at organizing your social media life or a search engine claiming to be the next best way of culling the tweets you want to read. 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