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February 4, 2010
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Can Kindle Best Apple's iPad with Touch-screen and Apps? Can Amazon's next-gen Kindle e-book reader compete with Apple's iPad if brings touch-screen technology to the table?
Symbian OS Now Fully Open Source Access offered to mobile platform four months ahead of targeted release date
IE Flaw Gives Hackers Access to User Files, Microsoft Says Microsoft warned on Wednesday that a flaw in its Internet Explorer browser gives attackers access to files stored on a PC.
Google Working With National Security Agency, Report Says Google is reportedly working with the U.S. National Security Agency to help prevent cyber attacks.
CTO Counters Steve Jobs' Claim that Adobe Is 'Lazy' Adobe CTO Kevin Lynch disputes Apple CEO Steve Jobs' claims that the world is moving toward HTML5.
Twitter Password Resets Linked to Torrent Sites Details emerge about how Twitter accounts were compromised by an unscrupulous developer.
Skype over iPhone 3G Network Coming Soon, Thanks to iPad Skype will offer iPhone 3G calling gratis an updated SDK that Apple is releasing for the iPad.
Mass Effect 2 SDTV Text Size a 'Design Choice' BioWare admits Mass Effect 2 font size, type, and color a design choice in response to user complaints of text illegibility on standard definition TVs.
Apple Will Sell Eight Million iPads by 2012, Report An analyst with Needham & Company has projected that Apple will sell 2 million iPads this year with an additional 6M being sold in 2011
Mass Effect 2 Has Text Troubles on Standard-definition TVs A thread has popped up on BioWare's forums regarding an issue prevalent in this generation's high-def console games--illegible text on older standard-definition...
Inside Flash Memory Manufacturing Get a sneak peek at the gear and processes that go into creating the flash that occupies SSDs, memory cards, and USB drives.
Is It Time for the Web to Abandon Flash? The clash between Apple and Adobe over Flash on the iPhone and iPad raises the spectre of Flash's potential demise at the hands of HTML5.
Intel Preparing Six-Core Chips for Desktops, Servers Intel is preparing new six-core processor for desktops and servers.
Google Adds Mobile Management to Apps Google has added some basic mobile administration features to Google Apps Premier and Education Edition.
Report: Amazon Buys Flexible Touchscreen Maker Amazon bought Touchco to beef up technology on Kindle so it can compete versus the iPad, the New York Times says.
Blogging Is Out, Facebook Is In, Study Finds Pew study shows more teens abandoning blogging for for social networks.
India's Outsourcing Exports at US$50 Billion India's IT services industry is bouncing back; according to trade body Nasscom
Sony Returns to Profit, Cuts Full-year Loss Forecast Sony returned to the black in the last three months of 2009 achieving its first operating profit in five quarters and has cut loss forecasts for the full year.
Google Apps More IT-Friendly, Get New Mobile Features Administrators can now enforce password requirements and remotely wipe data from mobile devices, including the iPhone, Windows Mobile, and Nokia E-series smartphones.
E-mail Scam Steals €3 Million in Carbon Credits A clever phishing scheme launched last week may have stolen more than €3 million worth of carbon emission permits from companies.
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