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March 17, 2010
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Your Next Facebook 'Friend' Could be a Federal Agent New document reveals the Feds are just as into social networking sites as we are.
Internet Explorer 9 Offers Speed, HTML 5 MIX10 attendees got a preview of IE9 and promised to drive standards work on HTML 5.
Is This an Xbox 360 'Slim' Motherboard? Leaked shot of a tiny single-processor motherboard fuels speculation that Microsoft's planning a slim version of its Xbox 360, to launch in tandem with Project Natal by holiday 2010.
SXSW: Spotify Keeps U.S. in Suspense The buzz-worthy European music service will eventually launch on these shores, but not today, and only after making peace with US labels.
MySpace Selling User Data Information being sold to third parties includes blog posts, photos, status updates, and more.
FCC's National Broadband Plan: What's Next? The U.S. Federal Communications Commission officially released the nation's first national broadband plan Tuesday, but the document will be just the start of a...
Verizon to Finally Update Droid to Latest Android 2.1 OS Verizon Droid customers will receive an update to the Android 2.1 OS starting Thursday
PSP-Exclusive Kingdom Hearts Prequel Ships This Summer Released in Japan in January, Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep finally gets a US release timeframe, though still not a date.
Can Internet Explorer 9 Get Microsoft's Mojo Back? With improved speed and support for HTML 5, Internet Explorer 9 could be Microsoft's next step toward regaining its browser glory.
Deals of the Week This week we found some impressive deals, including a striking Samsung Luxia HDTV and Sony's Reader Touch Edition.
Google's Nexus One Warms Up to AT&T 3G The AT&T-friendly Nexus One is currently the coolest Android phone thatll run on that carrier  and it almost rivals the iPhone for general sex appeal.
HTC, T-Mobile Mum on Windows Phone 7 Plans for HD2 T-Mobile, HTC remain mum on Windows Phone 7 OS for the HD2 smartphone.
Microsoft's IE9 Browser: FAQ A quick primer on what to expect in Internet Explorer 9.
Android Gesture Search Extended to Wider Market Smartphones based on Android version 1.6 will now be able to use Google's new gesture search application.
Car Tech: Coolest New Systems on Four Wheels Automakers big and small are building computer systems into their cars to make driving safer, smarter and greener.
Sony Struggles With Poor Sales of the PSP Go Sony struggles with poor sales of the PSP Go.
Lights out on Incandescent Bulb Production at Toshiba Toshiba ended production of mass-market incandescent light bulbs on Wednesday, putting to a close a 120-year manufacturing history of the products.
10 Weird and Wacky iPhone Cases These days it seems as though almost everyone has an iPhone. But you can still differentiate yourself by slapping an eye-catching case on your iPhone.
Malware Found on Another HTC Magic Smartphone The now defunct Mariposa botnet has been found on another HTC Magic from Vodafone in Spain, security company Panda wrote in a blog post on Wednesday.
Microsoft Loses $106 Million Patent Verdict to VirnetX A jury in Texas has found that Microsoft infringed on two patents from VirnetX and awarded the company US$105.75 million.
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