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Microsoft Tablets: 5 Things We Want to See

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June 18, 2012
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Microsoft Tablets: 5 Things We Want to See Here are five concepts that Microsoft needs to apply to its tablets for the hardware to be competitive.
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TechHive Scouting Report: Retina Display MacBook Pro Going forward, its clear that this new model is the cloth from which all future MacBook Pros--and, really, all future MacBooks--will be cut.
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Google: Western Democracies Also Seek to Censor Political Content Western democracies, which are not typically associated with censorship, have demanded that Google take down certain political videos, blog posts, and more.
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Mozilla Previews iPad Browser, Codenamed 'Junior' The Webkit-based mobile browser puts the focus on content to challenge Safari in territory where Firefox is banned from entry.
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Microsoft's Monday Mystery: A Tablet, an E-Reader? Guessing continues during the countdown to Microsoft's announcement, which may involve a new partner along with a hardware entry.
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US Reclaims Top Spot on Top500 Supercomputing List The U.S. once again has the most powerful supercomputer in the world, thanks to the U.S. Department of Energy's Sequoia.
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'Web Page Censored' Code Proposed Analysis: A Google developer proposes HTTP Error Code 451 to indicate content was censored by authorities.
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Retina MacBook Pro Battery Will Cost 54% More To Service You may want to factor in this higher cost if you're considering buying Apple's sleek new laptop.
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Windows To Go: A Guide to Booting by USB Windows to Go is a good way to evaluate Windows 8 on your PC without disrupting your current OS. But it can get a bit complicated, so here are the do's and don'ts.
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Samsung's SAFE for Galaxy S III Aims to Help IT Embrace Android Samsung to help enterprise IT feel confident about allowing the coming Galaxy S III smartphone on the job.
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Facebook's Explore London 2012: Get Social With The Summer Games A social network portal helps you find and get Facebook updates from your favorite athletes, national teams, and individual sports during the Olympic Games in London.
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10 Questions for OwnCloud CFO Dan Curtis OwnCloud manages an open-source project that supports firms hosting their own cloud storage on the premises or remotely, for data and file syncing, sharing, and viewing.
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Canon to Launch Augmented-Reality Platform Based on Head-Mounted Displays Canon said Monday it will launch a new augmented-reality platform that uses head-mounted displays to realistically project virtual images onto real backgrounds.
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U.K. Attorney Says U.S. Won't Extradite LulzSec Defendant The U.S. government does not plan to request the extradition of alleged LulzSec member Ryan Cleary, the British man's attorney said.
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Google Reports 'Alarming' Rate of Government Censorship Censoring information is a dangerous exercise, and governments should think twice about the precedent it sets, and the possible future implications.
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Max Payne 3 PC Review Max Payne 3 isnt for everyone. Its a tad long, excruciatingly difficult at times, and very mature, which is what makes it so great. Mure PC gamers and fans of the series can expect one hell of a ride.
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Mozilla's Concept IPad Browser Eliminates the URL Bar, Tabbed Browsing Safari for iPad has a "pretty miserable" user experience and browsers for Android tablets are even worse, according to Mozilla developers working on an iPad...
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Verizon Rolls Out Blazing 300Mbps FiOS Quantum Verizon's new FiOS Quantum services take broadband speeds to new heights, but getting those top of the line speeds will cost you.
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Sharp to Launch New Android-based User Interface to Differentiate Its Phones Japan's Sharp said Monday it will release a new user interface for its smartphones in an attempt to differentiate them from the Android masses.
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Europe Lacks IT Skills for Growth, Commission Says Poor IT skills could stall Europe's economic recovery according to figures released by the E.U. on Monday.
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