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October 30, 2010
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Has Steve Ballmer Gone Bonkers? Microsoft's CEO has said wacky things, but calling Windows Phone 7 'early' to the smartphone show might be the oddest yet
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FCC's Fine on Verizon Wireless a $25 Million Joke For large corporations, government penalties for wrongdoing a trivial cost of doing business
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Internet Explorer 9 Hits 10 Million Downloads Microsoft says the beta version of its updated browser was downloaded by 10 million users in its first six weeks.
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Intel, Toshiba, Samsung Team to Shrink Chip Circuitry NAND flash rivals join in an unlikely alliance to halve chip circuitry size.
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Fable III: Bad or Good, What's the Difference? Fable III lets you play as tyrant king or loving leader, but are the game's rewards any different?
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Verizon iPhone: Apple's Worst Kept Secret Fortune reports--surprise, surprise--another Verizon iPhone rumor.
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We're From Microsoft...You Can Trust Us The Keystone Kops strike again: Microsoft released, then quickly withdrew KB 976902, leaving Automatic Update users with a 'Black Hole Update' that can't be removed
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Is Microsoft Turning Off the Silverlight? Like Adobe, Microsoft may be turning to HTML5
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Microsoft Ramps Up its Legal Assault Against Android Microsoft is looking to stem Android's explosive growth.
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3D Will Be Ubiquitous at CES, But Will It Be Good? You're sure to see lots of 3D at CES this year...but will you be impressed?
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Old Media Dead in 10 Years? Will media as we know it be gone in 10 years? Over half of online Americans say yes.
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New Yahoo Game Teaches Economic Theory With Zombies Just in time for Halloween, Yahoo Labs debuts a free zombie game designed to educate players about the basics of economic theory.
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Sony's 11 Greatest Tech Flops Though Sony has produced some of the biggest sellers in consumer electronics, the company's offerings don't always hit the mark. Here are some instances where consumers didn't love Sony's ideas.
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PayPal Suffers Widespread Outage PayPal is experiencing an outage that is affecting most of its members, preventing them from using the online payment service to conduct transactions.
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Gaming on Windows Phone 7: A Strong Start, Room for Improvement Gaming is off to a strong start on Microsofts new phone platform with Xbox Live integration and strong relationships with major publishers, but it has a long way to go.
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Microsoft Buys Chip Company Canesta Microsoft plans to buy Canesta, a company that develops natural user interface technologies.
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Acer and Asus Take a Stab at iPad Killers Acer and Asus are ready to launch tablet computers in different price ranges, posing a potential threat to the dominance of the Apple iPad.
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Buyers Considering IPad Alternatives Seeking more features, buyers are holding off on iPads and considering Android-based tablets.
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Mistype Twitter or Facebook, Win an IPad (or Not) Twitter says it doesn't like a page that looks like Twitter.com, but offers prizes to people who fill out marketing surveys.
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27 Things You Need to Know About Oracle, SAP and HP The last month has seen a blur of activity in Oracle's corporate theft lawsuit against SAP, which goes to trial in a California district court on Monday morning.
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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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