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February 26, 2011
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Xoom Vs. iPad: The Real Tablet Wars Begin Motorola and Apple are about to go head-to-head with their respective tablets
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Google Makes it Easier to Get Cooking Analysis: Combining search tools with recipes could serve up some tasty results.
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Google Wants Your Face Analysis: Google has filed for a patent on technology that uses facial recognition and social networks to identify you. Creeped out yet?
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Apple's MacBook Pro Gets Head Start with Thunderbolt Intel is cutting deals with other vendors, but new systems running the fast connection technology may not appear until 2012.
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Apple No Longer 'Thinks Different' Remember when Apple wanted us to "think different"? That was a pose, 'cause now they don't.
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95% of Kids Have Sought Porn Online Parents are aware their children have accessed pornography on the web, usually during homework time, says BitDefender.
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Nintendo 3DS Launches in Japan Amidst Tales of Lines, Sellouts, and 'Eye Pain' The 3DS launches in Japan to around-the-block lines, sold out retailers, and scattered reports of eye soreness and fatigue.
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IT Graduates Not 'Well-Trained, Ready-To-Go' There is a disconnect between students getting high tech degrees and what employers are looking for in those graduates.
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Sun Could've Beaten Linux, McNealy Says Sun's former CEO says "Google today would be running on Solaris" but for Sun missteps and Oracle's acquisition.
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eSports Update: State of the GSL Catch up on the state of competitive Starcraft II gaming.
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Sony Slashes PSP Price to $130 Analysis: Amid anticipation of the NGP, Sony's PSP is looking a bit stale.
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Next Up: iPhone 5 Now that the iPad's almost updated, speculation is turning to the next refresh of Apple's iPhone.
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The All-Time Geekiest Oscar Triumphs Recent history shows geek culture has gone mainstream. The proof is at the Academy Awards.
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10 Ways IT Can Prepare for an Industrial Revolution Established IT systems are quickly becoming impractical and obsolete as technology complexities grow/
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Verizon iPhone Also Suffers Death Grip, Consumer Reports Says Consumer Reports today said that its lab tests show the Verizon iPhone 4 suffers from a "death grip" problem similar to last summer's revelations about AT&T's model.
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Get Your Xoom to Play Nicely with Your PC Analysis: Here's how to fix the failure to communicate.
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Google Crackdown on Content Farms Only Hurts Web Weasels New algorithm can only help if your SEO strategy isn't sleazy
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NASA: Discovery Astronauts Use Robotic Arm to Check Shuttle Astronauts aboard the shuttle Discovery are using the vehicle's robotic arm today to inspect for damage to its exterior during Thursday's launch into orbit...
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The State of the Android Market for Honeycomb: Sloppy Google's made some great strides lately with the Android Market, including in-app purchases, the new website and the ability to install an app remotely from the web. I hope the problems with identifying Honeycomb apps don't become a long-term setback.
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Why Do Only iPad Owners Get Usable Apps? Companies are delivering truly easy-to-use apps for iPads and iPhone, but not for the desktop
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