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April 17, 2010
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Apple Fans Are Clueless About Security, Hacker Says Not only are Apple fans misguided about the Mac's security, but Apple doesn't take security as seriously as Microsoft, according to one expert.
Want In Apple's App Store? Just Win a Pulitzer Prize Apple told a Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist his app wasn't fit for the App Store -- but following a public outcry, it appears to be rethinking the ban.
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The iPad Can Run Norway, Still Can't Multitask Norway's Prime Minister was stranded at a New York airport and resorted to using his iPad "run" his country.
iPhone Leads App Dev Pack iPhone apps development leads over Windows Phone, Android, Symbian, BlackBerry, Ovum survey finds.
Italian Judge in Google Case Gets Threats on Facebook The Milan judge who convicted Google execs for posting a video of an autistic teen being bullied has received hundreds of threatening messages on Facebook.
Will Dell Supersize Its Mini Tablet? Fans of Dell and Android are drooling over two rumored "Streak" tablets (a 7-inch and 10-inch model) that would complement Dell's Mini 5 device.
Researchers Work to Create Secure RFID Tags With RFID tags being embedded in everyday items like passports, credit cards and transit passes, security has become a concern with this "always-on" technology.
PC Sales Rev Up for Rebound, IDC Says Analysts report that PC sales surged 24% in the first quarter and are expected to continue to grow.
Tablet Wars Have Just Begun Apple's iPad is not invulnerable, and the challengers are lining up, analysts say.
Dwarf Fortress Player Creates a Working In-Game Digital Computer The popular strategy game Dwarf Fortress encourages players to create a home for a group of virtual dwarfs; instead one player has built a complete, working digital computer.
FCC to Take First Steps Toward Broadband Plan The FCC will take the first major steps toward implementing its national broadband plan on Wednesday.
Botnet Exploits PDF Flaw The Zeus botnet is exploiting a vulnerability in Adobe's document format to infect systems with malicious code.
Palm's Software Chief Quits Michael Abbott, the head of Palm's software and services team, will leave the company at the end of next week.
Police Called After 9-year-old Steals Password Police were called after a Fairfax County, Virginia, student changed passwords on his school's Blackboard system.
Office 2010 Clears Last Hurdle to Release Office 2010 hit a big milestone Friday with its "release to manufacturing," paving the way for its delivery to customers starting on April 27.
AMD Tries to Boost Weak Laptop Offerings Advanced Micro Devices is trying to build momentum for its laptop chips in an attempt to improve its weak market position and gain ground on rival Intel...
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Does Fast Broadband Encourage Piracy? Survey reveals how super-fast speed is put to use, as UK government tries to rein in illegal downloads.
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