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Our Top Stories Google Android Hits Massive Growth Spurt New numbers show Google's Android smartphone system stealing away even more of the mobile market. Can the competition keep up with its growth? HP Takes on Apple's IPad With Slate Tablet Hewlett-Packard this week released significant data about its upcoming HP slate tablet, apparently looking to take advantage of the hype surrounding... Facebook Takes Steps to Deal With Gift Card Scams Facebook is taking steps to crack down on fake gift card scams on the site. Google and Nintendo to Launch 'Search Engine' Game Nintendo and Google partner to create a syntax puzzler for the Wii powered by Google's search engine. Across the Dnepr 2 Released, Coolest Wargame Ever Expands Matrix Games releases long-awaited World War II expansion to developer SSG's critically acclaimed PC wargame series. Apple's iPad Smokes Past the iPhone 3GS in Speed Test Apple's iPad is about twice as fast as the current iPhone, according to recently-published benchmark tests. Five Predictions for iPhone OS 4.0 My predictions for the features Apple will unveil at the media event tomorrow for the upcoming iPhone OS 4.0. JooJoo Tablet Disappoints For a device that once garnered some good buzz, the JooJoo tablet now sounds like a disappointment. Canonical's Desktop Linux OS Gets New Look and Feel Ubuntu 10.04 also features faster boot speed and social network accommodations. Microsoft Promises Not to Scan Your E-Mail Unlike Google, Microsoft will not scan its hosted mail to target ads. Unvarnished: New Social Network Could Ruin Your Reputation New website functions as a "Yelp" for people--one question: what in the world were the creators smoking? Adobe Considers Changes to Mitigate PDF Attack Adobe Systems is considering modifying its PDF applications to counter a way to run arbitrary code on Windows computers by embedding it in a malicious PDF file. iPad Users: Good Luck With Those Wi-Fi Problems If you're one of the many iPad users having trouble maintaining a Wi-Fi connection, we have good news and bad news for you. iPad v. Slate is an Apple to Oranges Comparison Battle lines are being drawn comparing the HP Slate and the Apple iPad, but why? ITRI Inks Deals to Make Lithium-ion Batteries Safer More than 25 Taiwanese battery makers will start developing products with a polymer designed by ITRI to keep lithium-ion batteries from overheating. Google Adds Buzz to Mobile Gmail, Sort of iPhone and Android users can access the social networking service if they use Gmail in their smartphone's browser. Lenovo C200 All-in-one Brings NVIDIA Ion 2 to You for $499 Lenovo's newest all-in-one C200 features the NVIDIA Ion 2 in a one-touch LCD package for under $500. IBM Responds to Oracle's Exadata With New Systems IBM is hoping to challenge Oracle's Exadata data-processing machines with a new series of integrated systems. Apple's Rumored Ad Network: 5 Questions Thursday's iPhone OS 4.0 event reportedly will include info about a new mobile ad platform. Here's what I want to know. Many Managers See Cloud Computing as Risky Business A recent ISACA survey shows many IT managers still wary of using cloud computing Read PC World Blogs and Windows 7 Updates Full Windows 7 Coverage Start here for an in-depth look at the strengths and weaknesses of Microsoft's new operating system. 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