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July 24, 2010
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Apple Blazing a Trail in Software (In)security According to one security provider, Apple has had the most reported vulnerabilities for its platforms during the first half of 2010.
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Game Updates Revealed at Comic Con Some awaited new elements are arriving on highly-anticipated titles, including Star Wars, Dead Space, and Marvel games.
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Hackers Don Black Hats in Vegas Next Week Annual security conference draws pros, wannabes, tricksters and more; here's what they'll be watching.
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Apple Disses Droid X Droid X joins Apple's showcase of antenna-impaired smartphones in the company's attempt to deflect the spotlight on the iPhone's shortcoming.
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Microsoft: Solid Today, Shaky Tomorrow On the surface, Redmond's quarter numbers look great, but trouble is lurking down below.
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Why the $35 Tablet PC Isn't Ready for the World A $35 touch screen PC the Indian government just announced sounds like a dream. Trouble is, some gotcha always keeps the dream from becoming a reality.
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iPad Mag Flipboard Flies, Freaks Out, Fixes Itself Isn't it amazing just how hard it seems to be for companies to get all (or at least most of) their ducks in a row before they launch?
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Reliable Encryption for the Rest of Us The useful free TrueCrypt download protects your private information with minimal fuss.
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The White Apple iPhone: Still on Hold Apple claims white iPhones remain "more challenging to manufacture" than expected. But is anyone who wants an iPhone 4 really waiting for the white version to show up?
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CTIA Files Suit to Block Cell Phone Radiation Law The CTIA filed a lawsuit to block San Francisco's new cell phone ordinance.
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San Francisco's Cell Phone Radiation Law: Misguided at Best San Francisco's "Cell Phone Right-to-Know" law has good intentions, but the execution will confuse mobile phone shoppers and do little to actually protect users.
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Iran Was Prime Target of SCADA Worm Symantec says that 60 percent of the computers infected by the Stuxnet worm are in Iran.
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This Week in GeekTech: Lego Geekery, Old Apple Software, and Fun With Android Geek out and see what made news this week in the GeekTech blog!
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Wacky White iPhone 4 Theory: Delayed for Antenna Fix According to Apple, the white iPhone 4 is delayed until "later this year." Is Apple stalling so it can find a fix for reception issues?
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Unisys to Offer Mainframe Cloud Services Unisys plans to begin offering a hosted test and development service for ClearPath mainframe users.
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Mobile Memory Revenue Could Jump 49.9 Percent This Year iSuppli said that growing smartphone shipments could boost cell phone memory revenue by around 50 percent this year.
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World Tech Update: What Are Facebook, Google, Foursquare and Bill Gates Up To? Companies in the news this week include Facebook, Google, Foursquare, and more...
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