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Covert Cameras Designed to Spy on You

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March 17, 2011
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Covert Cameras Designed to Spy on You Feeling paranoid and wondering if someone is watching you? Cameras that resemble gum packages, shavers, and even handheld vacuums make spying all too easy.
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Internet Explorer 9 Speeds Past Competition Throw away what you think you know about Internet Explorer -- because the just-released IE9 will turn it all on its ear. Think IE is sluggish? Think again.
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Dell Ships Sandy Bridge Laptops Starting at $499 Dell on Thursday started shipping new Inspiron and Vostro laptops powered by Intel's latest Sandy Bridge processors with prices starting at $499.
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Android Web Browser Faster Than iPhone -- Or Is It? Which mobile phone has the fastest Web browser? Two independent studies pitting the iPhone and Android OS-based against each other appear to contradict the other.
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AOL and the Fight for Editorial Independence A feud between 'sister' sites TechCrunch and Moviefone raises questions over who owns the media and how it's manipulated
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Less Expensive Wi-Fi Motorola Xoom Still Wont Trump iPad 2 Motorola's Wi-Fi-only Xoom bridged the pricing gap with the iPad 2, but the Android tablet still has a lot of catching up to do before it can trump Apple's tablet.
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Internet Explorer 9 Downloaded Over 2 Million Times on Day One Microsoft claims its Internet Explorer 9 browser was downloaded an impressive 2.35 million times within the first 24 hours it became available for the public to download.
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Chrome OS Netbook From Asus Coming In June For $200, Report Says Asus is reportedly prepping a $200 Google Chrome OS notebook for sale in June.
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Amazon's Android App Store Leaked, Price Wars to Come? Amazon may be giving the Web-based Android Market a run for its money with its own Android app store hosted on Amazon.com.
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Opera Unveils Beta Version of Opera 11.10 Opera has made the beta version of its latest web browser, Opera 11.10, available to download.
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iPad 2: Sold Out and Selling for $13,500 on eBay One eBay auction of an iPad 2 allegedly fetched the seller $13,500.
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Why I Won't Be Using Internet Explorer 9 Is Microsoft's new release the latest and greatest in browsing technology? Not if you value your money, flexibility, security, or performance.
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Xoom Tablet Pricing for Wi-Fi Model Sparks Online Debate The $599 price for the Wi-Fi only Xoom tablet from Motorola Mobility has triggered an online debate about whether it's competitive with Apple's iPad 2
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'Post-PC World': More PCs, Please! Why the PC has never been more important
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Google's iPhone Search App Gets an Extreme Makeover The revamped app puts more emphasis on search functions.
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Samsung's MacBook Air Challenger Ready to Ship Samsung's featherweight laptop, the 9 Series, goes on sale March 17.
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New Hacker Trick Ducks Anti-Phishing Measures in Firefox, Chrome A new phishing scam that targets bank and PayPal passwords and other consumer data that criminals use to loot private accounts is designed to beat security built in to Firefox and Chrome Web browsers.
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Zediva: Streaming New Movies for Cheap Through a Sneaky Workaround Movie studios are skittish about giving their new releases to bargain rental services like Netflix and Redbox, but thats not a concern for streaming video startup Zediva.
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Doodle Jump Tops 10 Million Paid Downloads, Bounces to Kinect Lima Sky's mobile platform-hopper passes 10 million paid downloads milestone, just in time for Xbox Live Arcade Kinect port announcement.
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Berners-Lee Calls for Net Neutrality at Govt Roundtable Creator of the web, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, called for net neutrality at a roundtable event hosted by UK's Minister for Culture and Communications and Creative Industries.
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Covert Cameras Designed to Spy on You Feeling paranoid and wondering if someone is watching you? Cameras that resemble gum packages, shavers, and even handheld vacuums make spying all too easy.
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Internet Explorer 9 Speeds Past Competition Throw away what you think you know about Internet Explorer -- because the just-released IE9 will turn it all on its ear. Think IE is sluggish? Think again.
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