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Facebook + Bing: The Good, the Bad, the Incontinent

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October 17, 2010
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Facebook + Bing: The Good, the Bad, the Incontinent Analysis: Do you really want to rely on the wisdom of your crowd by linking your searches with your Facebook friends?
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Cracking the Case of the iPhone 4 Glass Insurers and repair shops agree that iPhone 4 glass screens break more easily than iPhone 3G and 3GS screens. What gives?
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Zeus Botnet Targets Charles Schwab Clients Despite arrests of gang members this month, the Zeus malware is still on the move, authorities warn.
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Tablet Sales Forecast to Top 20 Million This Year Gartner estimates worldwide sales of iPads and other tablets will total 19.5 million units in 2010 and nearly triple that number next year.
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3 out of 4 Tweets Ignored Social media analytics company Sysomos studied 1.2 billion Twitter posts made over the past 2 months and found that 71% elicited neither a retweet nor reply.
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MIT Media Lab Turns 25: A Gallery Robots, gadgets, and inventions galore for kids of all ages can all be found at the MIT Media Lab.
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Sony Expects Green Holiday Season The new Move motion controller will help propel PlayStation 3 and games to successful holiday sales, Sony execs say.
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Why is Angry Birds Addictive? Analysis: No offense to its fans, but please explain why people flock to this game.
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Graphene 'Spin Computers' Could Bring Smaller, Faster Gadgets Graphene spin computers, now being researched at the University of California, Reiverside, could mean big improvements for your PC and gadgets.
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Scare up Some Fun: Halloween DownloadsGhosts and goblins are everywhere--especially your PC's screen. (Oh, and there are zombies on your lawn. You might want to take care of that.) Whether Halloween means goofy games, scary screensavers, or a creepy desktop theme to you, PCWorld has just what the mad doctor ordered. We even have the fonts he'd use to write you a prescription for witches' brew.
Halloween Adventure Screensaver   3847 Downloads  |  Free  |  Filed Under Screen Savers
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