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May 17, 2010
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Facebook Privacy: Secrets Unveiled A couple of handy new tools let you see what Facebook is really telling the world about you -- and about everyone else. Get ready to blush.
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Google Wi-Fi Data Collection Angers European Officials Wi-fi data snagged during Street View drive-bys could hamper Google expansion in Germany and elsewhere.
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YouTube Beats Prime Time TV On 5th Birthday New channel invites users to share how YouTube has changed their lives.
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24 Million iPhone 4GS Units Said in the Wings Manufacuring partner Foxconn is scheduled to crank out millions of the new model in time for shipping after the June 7 Apple developers conference.
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Steve Jobs Spars With Valleywag Editor By E-Mail Apple CEO's 2 a.m. messages claim pure motives, revolutionary policies.
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Roku Adds Live UFC Stream Alliance with traditional pay-per-view hints of trends in alternative video access.
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Rumor: Sony PSP2 is '****ing Powerful' Sony's handheld PSP successor will get two cameras, a touchscreen, and run a four-core Cell CPU, according to "sources."
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Spy Tools: Tips from the Pros Covert surveillance requires extreme patience and the right gear. Here's a look at the products featured on PI Mall, an online resource for investigative professionals that offers items for gathering information without being detected.
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Google Conference to Highlight HTML5 The Google I/O event this week will also promote Google technologies such as Android and Chrome.
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Gamewatch: Red Dead Redemption, Alan Wake Check out the PC, Xbox 360, PS3, and handheld video games release list for May 17.
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Facebook Privacy is a Balancing Act Growing Facebook membership illustrates that privacy is a matter of preference and backlash is not majority.
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Oh No, Not RollerCoaster Tycoon: The Movie Hollywood continues to find inspiration in plotless video games, with Sony Pictures Animation picking up the film rights to RollerCoaster Tycoon.
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Google I/O: What to Expect From Android advances to revamped apps, here are our 5 expectations for Google I/O this week.
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Security Goes to the Movies: Iron Man 2 How Hollywood's new blockbuster reflects today's security industry.
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IE6 Past Its Expiration Date, Says Microsoft Microsoft is urging users to dump the aged Internet Explorer 6 with a campaign that claims the browser is past its expiration date.
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iPhone Leak: 'Huge' Hurt for Apple Lost iPhone revealed Apple's plans early to the company's detriment, Apple told cops.
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Study: No Link Between Brain Tumors and Cell Phones The 10-year Interphone study of the health effects of mobile-phone use has found no increased risk of two types of brain tumors.
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Running Windows Games on Linux Gets Easier Two recent developments have made it even easier to run Windows games on Linux.
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SAP Readying In-memory Database Appliances SAP is planning to announce new hardware appliances for its in-memory database technology.
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BMC Software Will Add More SaaS Products BMC plans more SaaS offerings as interest in the model grows
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Facebook Privacy: Secrets Unveiled A couple of handy new tools let you see what Facebook is really telling the world about you -- and about everyone else. Get ready to blush.
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Google Wi-Fi Data Collection Angers European Officials Wi-fi data snagged during Street View drive-bys could hamper Google expansion in Germany and elsewhere.
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PCWorld Reviewers' Favorite Downloads: April 2010The reviewers and bloggers of PCWorld see a great deal of software every month. In April, their favorites ran the gamut from the useful to the delightful--and a few that fit both descriptions. From encryption to syncing, from printer utilities to desktop tidiers, from problem-solvers to puzzle games and even a Commodore 64 emulator...here are the month's favorites.
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