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Microsoft Backs Off its Gripe About Surveillance Site Microsoft has given up its battle with anti-secrecy website Cryptome.org, after some of Redmond's secrets are revealed.
After 10 Billion Songs, What's iTunes' Encore? Apple's digital-download service marked a milestone this week, but the iTunes store faces new challenges -- and it must evolve to stay competitive.
TigerText: The App for Spies and Cheaters Want to ensure all evidence of an affair self-destructs? There's an app for that.
JooJoo Tablet Release Delayed Fusion Garage says a manufacturing error has stalled shipment of its iPad rival until March 25.
Bloom Energy Server Uses Innovative Fuel Cell Technology The Bloom Energy Server uses fuel cell technology to create energy out of a combination of oxygen and a fuel, such as natural gas or ethanol.
T-Mobile Does the Right Thing  Will Others Follow? T-Mobile has become the first U.S. carrier to charge people who pay list price for phones less for monthly service than it does subsidy customers.
Five Tips to Prevent iPad Eye Strain The Apple iPad is designed for consuming media--inviting Americans to spend hours staring at its "magic" backlit display. Here are five tips to help maintain your eye health while using the iPad.
More Than 100 Companies Targeted by Google Hackers Security vendor Isec partners says that more than 100 companies have been hit by the hackers who broke into Google.
Google Told to Ditch Street View Images After 6 Months The European Union ordered Google to regularly purge the images in its mapping service to comply with privacy rules.
Apple's Bikini Ban: A Developer's Story An app developer gets caught in the App Store purge and still isn't sure how it all settled out.
Cyberattacks Hit Most Firms, Symantec Says 75% of companies have experienced an online attack, the security vendor reports.
Nintendo DSi XL: Gaming Device and E-Reader Although it will lack a library as large as Kindle's or Nook's, the big brother of Nintendos wildly popular gaming device will double as an e-reader.
This Week In Geek: Mobile Hacks, Power Concepts, and Hands-On Computing This week in geek saw Android being hacked on Windows Mobile devices, self-ejecting power outlets, and a hands-on computing experience or two.
Possible Apple iPad Dashboard Key Spotted A mysterious blank key on the forthcoming iPad keyboard dock leads to speculation of a surprise enhancement.
Intel to Release Atom N470 Processor Intel will release the Atom N470 processor on Monday, a source familiar with Intel's plans said.
Palm Could Benefit from a WiMax Phone With its smartphone sales below expectations, Palm may be exploring options for its product family.
New Shuttle Nettop PC Takes Up Even Less Space Than Before Don't have a lot of space? Shuttle's new super-thin power-sipping mini PC is the answer.
RIM Gives BlackBerry Clamshell the Kiss-Off What appears to be leaked information from Verizon suggests the Pearl Flip is about to be retired, along with the Curve 8330 and Storm 9530.
Microsoft Says Google Shouldn't Be So Quick to Point Fingers Microsoft criticized Google for pointing fingers after the European Commission said it would look into complaints against the search giant.
Wyndham Hotels Hacked Again Hackers stole customer data from Wyndham hotels in late 2009, but the company has not yet begun notifying victims.
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