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August 19, 2010
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Facebook 'Places' Service Adds Location-Based Features New location-based Facebook service integrates with Foursquare, Yelp, and other sites, but could soon replace them all.
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Intel's McAfee Buy: 3 Things it Could Mean The antivirus vendor is expected to become a subsidiary for the chip giant; here's what might emerge from such an alliance.
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Facebook Places: How to Adjust Your Privacy Settings Facebook's new location-sharing service might reveal more than you want it to; here's how to keep control of the broadcast of your travels.
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Facebook Places: What You Need To Know Privacy issues, interoperability features, limited availability -- here are a few crucial details about Facebook's new location-based service.
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App Store Director Sells His Own Fart Apps The app store may be virtuous (yeah, right) but its director isn't -- Phillip Shoemaker sells fart apps and follows porn stars on Twitter.
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Windows Phone 7: Microsoft Talks Games at Gamescom According to the buzz at Gamescom in Cologne, all the things that Redmond promised way back last February are going to be ready for launch.
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Google Chrome Tablet Could Hit U.S. in November Google's Tablet PC, which will run its Chrome OS and is designed to rival Apple's iPad, could hit US shelves in time for Christmas.
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The Tragic Death of Practically Everything Microsoft, Firefox, Facebook, the Mac--they live on in our hearts.
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Intel to Buy Security Vendor McAfee for $7.68 Billion Intel plans to acquire security vendor McAfee in a cash deal valued at about $7.68 billion.
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BlackBerry Phones Getting Mobile Ads? RIM is apparently in the market to buy its own mobile ad network to compete with iAd and AdMob.
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What'll Be Free and What Won't in Lord of the Rings Online Turbine's designed one of the most elegant online games I've ever played--more sophisticated and challenging in every aspect than The Other One. Here's why you'll want to try the free version when it launches in September.
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Don't Fear the Android 'Trojan Terror' Relax, folks. In spite of the tales of death and destruction floating around the Web right now, the 'Android apocalypse' is just another a false alarm.
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Cameron Diaz Could Wreck Your PC, McAfee Warns The security firm offers its annual list of the most dangerous celebrity searches, which harvest the highest volume of malware.
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Sony PS3 Motion Control Bundle Costs a Bundle Sony's sending a clear message to devoted gamers: Come for the roomier hard drive, stay for the fancy new peripheral that lets you play real-time strategy games on a console.
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Live Stream: Facebook Could Announce Location Service A Facebook location-based service might threaten smaller location players like Foursquare, and might reawaken privacy concerns. Click through to see Facebook's live stream of their press conference.
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Sony's PS3 Move Bundle Costs More (and Less) Than You Think Sony's more than happy to take your money for its $400 PS3 Move Sports Champions bundle, and here's the thing--some of you are going to be more than happy to part with it.
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iPhone Gets a Social News App Blancspot merges news feeds, social network commentary, and other resources to create a mobile news compilation.
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Back-to-School Gadgets: Top Tech for 2010 Looking for a student's going-away gift or shopping for yourself? These highly useful gadgets will ease the transition back to campus.
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Verizon iPad App: A Closer Look This unfinished app for live streaming TV doesn't break new ground, but it promises innovation ahead.
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Making Sense of the Intel McAfee Purchase The purchase of McAfee by Intel is a shock that makes little sense at face value, but perhaps there is some genius and a vision for the future of technology and security behind the acquisition.
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