Tuesday, 26 October 2010

Apple: Master of Miracles

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October 26, 2010
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Apple: Master of Miracles Apple's track record in the past 10 years reads like fiction. So what's next?
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Firesheep's a Huge Hit with Amateur Hackers The Firefox add-on and amateur hacking tool has been downloaded more than 104,000 times in the 24 hours since its launch.
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Windows 8 Release Delay is Great News: Here's Why A source leaked that the release of Windows 8 will be in 2012--a delay that benefits everyone, especially Microsoft.
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Android Market Hits 100k Apps, But Can it Ever Compete with Apple? Android Market passed the 100k app milestone, but that doesn't mean it's on track to catch up with Apple's juggernaut App Store.
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In Defense of the iPad's Orientation Lock Switch The new iOS 4.2 turns the orientation lock switch into a mute switch--unfortunately.
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Physicists Find Mass Created 'Inside' Graphene Graphene: what cant it do? Those atom-thick sheets of carbon atoms packed honeycomb-shaped crystal lattices can act as zero-gap semiconductors, biodevices, transistors, and now can perhaps create mass, simply by rolling up atom-thick sheets of this material.
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Digg Fires 25 People in Effort to Stay Alive The social news-sharing site has been struggling for months now under the weight of a disastrous site redesign and dwindling user numbers.
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Wi-Fi Direct vs. Bluetooth 4.0: A Battle for Supremacy Both specifications are promising to make it easier for you to quickly transfer pictures, files and other data between two wireless devices.
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The 30 Best Safari Extensions -- So Far Apple's browser recently joined Firefox and Chrome in offering extensions. Which ones should you install?
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PSP Go Gets Price Cut, Still Pricey A year after launching the PSP Go, Sony has slashed the price by only $50.
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Eight Unusual iPad Cases If you're going to drop a lot of cash to buy an iPad, then you should at least protect it. Here's a look at a few distinctive cases that get the job done.
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Five Reasons the Android App Store Will Beat Apple's Apple's App Store currently has about three times the number of apps as does the Android Market, but that will change--here are five reasons why.
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Why the MacBook Air is Wrong About DVD Drives Apple and netbook manufacturers have proved optical drives aren't critical, but they're still not ready to be buried just yet.
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Why HP's Slate Isn't Anything Like the iPad HP's Slate 500 and Apple's iPad have nothing significant in common--in fact, they're in entirely different device categories and can even be thought of as opposites.
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Memo Urges Microsoft to Plan for the Death of PCs Former executive Ray Ozzie told Microsoft employees that the company's vision of a "PC on every desktop" is slowly winding down so they have to form a picture of what the world will look like when that happens.
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Online Advertisers Are Selling You Out Data mining companies like Rapleaf exist to build profiles of Web surfers. They know more than you think--or privacy policies allow--and it's high time for this data siphoning to end.
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The Myths and Strange Science of Printer Ink A quest to cut ink costs illuminates several truths about printer consumables.
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Blocked by Facebook: Chatty Moms Come Under Fire Some moms, accused of too many Facebook postings, are harangued by the social network for discussing potty training and child sleeping habits too much.
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Firefox Add-on Firesheep Brings Hacking to the Masses A Firefox browser add-on called Firesheep makes hacking Facebook, Twitter, and Windows Live accounts a snap over unencrypted wireless networks.
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Fable III Takes Two Steps Forward, One Step Back Lionhead Xbox 360 exclusive sequel to 2008's critically acclaimed action-roleplaying game turns in a solid performance, but it's less intrepid than its predecessor.
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Apple: Master of Miracles Apple's track record in the past 10 years reads like fiction. So what's next?
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Logitech Revue: Lots to Like and Dislike in This Google TV Box We like the keyboard-equipped remote, the desktop-caliber browser, and the cool videoconferencing--but this pricey set-top box is slow, and its searches can be confusing.
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Fable III Lets You Kindle a Revolution and Rule a Kingdom Microsoft and Lionhead Studios' Xbox 360-exclusive action-fantasy game lets you foment a rebellion, depose a tyrant, then take responsibility for political pledges made along the way, but it's not entirely blemish-free.
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One Year Later: Must-Have Windows 7 DownloadsWhat an impressive first year the Windows 7 operating system enjoyed, receiving almost universal praise from critics and users alike. Of course, even the most nimble, secure, and versatile OS has room for improvement. That's why we're following up our popular Best Windows 7 Downloads with another collection of essential apps and utilities, all designed to help you make your 7-powered PC even better. And believe it or not, they're all free.
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