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May 4, 2010
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Google TV: The Android 'Dragonpoint'? The hotly rumored Google TV may run an entirely new version of Android -- and it could end up changing the way we think about television.
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Browser War Update: IE Takes Another Big Hit Internet Explorer is struggling to hold onto its market share lead within a bruising Web browser war.
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Apple's Steve Jobs: We've Sold 1 Million 'Magical' iPads Apple said Monday it took just 28 days to hit the 1 million iPad sales mark, and that was even before the new 3G version went on sale.
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Apple to Dodge Antitrust Bullet, Report Says Apple may reverse developer policies, a report says, to ward off the threat of a government antitrust investigation.
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With Bumptop, Google Gains Multi-Touch Ammo Google's purchase of BumpTop gets the search giant important multitouch patents along with very cool 3D desktop technology.
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Dissecting Microsoft Office 2010 I review plenty of software packages throughout the course of a year, and it's rare that I come across one that I believe will truly make a difference in the way...
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It's Official, StarCraft II Hits Stores July 27 Blizzard finally slaps a release date on its delayed Windows-based real-time strategy sequel.
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Sony Reveals God of War: Ghost of Sparta, PSP Exclusive Hot on God of War III's heels, Sony announces Ghost of Sparta, a PSP-exclusive prequel poised to ship later this year.
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Play Pitfall, Super Breakout in Xbox LIVE Game Room Microsoft adds Activision's Pitfall Harry and Atari's colorized brick smashing game to its boutique priced retro-games hangout.
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Gear You Can't Get Here: 10 Great Digital Cameras, Smartphones, and Tablets Some cool and crazy gadgets never make it to our shores. Here are a few sexy smartphones, tablets, cameras, and watches that you can't buy in the United States--so far.
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Want An Extended Service Plan On Your PS3? Sony reveals new two-year warranty extension plan for the PlayStation 3, plus a no-fault accident option for the PSP.
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Nintendo Profits Nosedive After 6 Years of Gains Nintendo says it'll see company profits decline for the first time in six years, forecasts sales of 20 million Wii consoles, 30 millions Nintendo DS handhelds.
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3G v. Wi-Fi: Which iPad is Right for You? The 3G iPad has advantages over the Wi-Fi iPad, but is it worth an extra $130?
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US Treasury Web Sites Hacked, Serving Malware Three Web domains used by the U.S. Bureau of Engraving were hacked and serving malware on Monday.
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Unteathered Jailbreak for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch Spirit Jailbreak lets you free your devices running the iPhone 3.1.2, 3.1.3, or 3.2 firmware without connecting them to a computer.
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HTC Droid Incredible: $50 Off Less than a week out of the gates, and the price on the latest Android smartphone has already been slashed.
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Iomega Releases Lower-cost Storage Array for SMBs EMC's Iomega Corp. today unveiled a rack-mountable storage array, the StorCenter ix12-300r, aimed at small to mid-sized businesses with a starting price of...
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Investigators Traced Terror Suspect Through His Disposable Cell Phone Investigators used a telephone number from a disposable cell phone to help locate the Pakistani-American man suspected in the Times Square car bomb attempt...
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Central Desktop Adds Simultaneous Edits for Office Docs Central Desktop's hosted collaboration suite will gain a new component next month to let multiple users work on the same Office documents.
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Startup Wants to Be R Alternative to IBM, SAS Revolution Analytics is going up against IBM and SPSS with its technology for R, the open-source statistical analysis language.
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Google TV: The Android 'Dragonpoint'? The hotly rumored Google TV may run an entirely new version of Android -- and it could end up changing the way we think about television.
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Browser War Update: IE Takes Another Big Hit Internet Explorer is struggling to hold onto its market share lead within a bruising Web browser war.
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