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August 14, 2010
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Oracle Wields Java as a Weapon Analysis: Oracle's suit against Google alleging Java patent infringements was predictable and promises more suits to come.
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Motorola Droid 2: Day 1 Review Roundup Analysis: From likes and dislikes to wishlists, here's the dirt across the Web on the Droid 2.
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Android Captures Smartphone Lead Phones powered by Google's operating system edge out iPhone and BlackBerry this summer.
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Attack of the 'iPad-Killers'  32 Tablets, Slates, Pads and More Get ready for the coming onslaught of rivals to Apple's tablet--the 'iPadversaries--it's going to get crazy.
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Twitter Offers Level Playing Field Analysis: eBay Ink finds Twitter removes the layers of self-censorship and paranoia that get in the way of interactions.
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Google-Verizon Plan Gets AT&T's Nod The compromise proposal regarding network neutrality rules -- with its wireless exception -- apparently has AT&T's blessing.
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Playboy iPad App Arrives Nudity-Free Thanks to Apple Playboy magazine has agreed to remove all risque content from its iPad application to pass Apple's strict rules on sex and nudity.
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8 Geek Videos That Aren't Viral . . . Yet Parodies, performances and other videos so wrong you don't want to be right, all celebrating geekdom.
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Apple Pulls iPhone App with Hidden 'Easter Egg' Feature After developer spills the beans about app's secret feature on Twitter, Camera+ disappears from the App Store in a flash.
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Google, Apple, Boxee Battle for Living Room Real Estate The war for the living room/home theater is going to be as much about geography as it is about price.
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Maybe All The iPhone Needs Is More Antennas Some research from Rice University on smartphone antennas could save Apple engineers a lot of headaches.
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Protect Your PC With Critical Adobe Patches Adobe has released critical out-of-band patches this week for Flash, and has announced intent to publish an out-of-band update next week to address security flaws in Adobe Reader.
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Poor Timing Dooms Asus Eee Pads Before They Launch Asus has a slew of tablets devices set to compete against the Kindle, the iPad, and netbooks in general--but the timing of the launches couldn't be worse.
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The Next Smartphone I'm Buying More than 9800 readers voted to tell me which cell phone to buy. But the decision to replace a dated BlackBerry isn't just about selecting the coolest handset.
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Black Hats are Winning, Symantec Says Traditional security technologies are losing the battle against the black hats and malicious code writers, according to digital security specialists Symantec.
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Materials Research Needed to Make Space Elevator a Reality Space elevator enthusiasts discuss the many challenges they face during an annual conference.
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World Tech Update: HP's Scandal, iPhone on Verizon, a 3D Blu-Ray Player, and More. The HP Scandal, Dell's Streak ships, the iPhone may go to Verizon, and more.
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Giant Nets Could Some Day Capture Space Trash A pioneer of the space elevator concept is designing a vehicle to clean up trash in space.
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Budget Ultraportable Laptops Laptops are getting faster, more portable and cheaper as the back-to-school season rolls in. A new range of lightweight laptops from PC makers priced between...
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Mobile Apps Security: Apple iOS v. Google Android Apple and Google's contrasting approaches to security for smartphone apps leave users vulnerable to different types of threats.
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