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Twitter Buying TweetDeck: A Passionate Plea It looks like it's a done deal: Twitter is buying TweetDeck. Here's a simple but passionate plea for the company's top brass.
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Sony Must Secure Networks, Analysts Say The continuing attacks on Sony-owned networks suggest the company must move quickly to secure porous systems, analysts say.
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Opera for iPad Tries to Conquer Safari Opera Mini 6 has an updated design fit for the iPad's screen, improved pinch-to-zoom and direct sharing capabilities for Twitter and Facebook.
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Mac Defender Malware: A Survival Guide for OS X Users If you're a Mac user infected with Mac Defender or a person who just wants to brush up on your online security know-how, here's what you need to know to avoid the perils of Mac Defender.
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Top Three Ways Mango Will Lure You to a Windows Phone Windows Phone impresses with its Internet Explorer 9 integration, Bing integration, and links to Office, Xbox, and Skype
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Google's Mobile Payment Platform to Launch, Report Says Google is expected to give details on its new system, which will allow people to make purchases, redeem coupons, and get points just by waving their NFC-embedded smartphones in front of a special reader, on Thursday.
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Mango Helps Microsoft Make Inroads in Mobile Market Analysts say Microsoft's mobile OS offers plenty of what users like about iOS or Android, but with a different overall experience.
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Soluto Utility Now Solves App Crashes The free utility now helps you solve software conflicts and rid your Web browser of unnecessary toolbars, add-ons and plug-ins.
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Avoid Tech Distractions: Nine Simple Focus Enhancers Is your tech-driven life driving you to distraction? Here are nine simple ways to clear your mind, stay on track, and get your work done.
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Dirt-Cheap E-Readers: How Low Can They Go? Analysts say we'll see cheaper e-readers in the very near future, including sub-$100 models from market leaders Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
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Sony Says Hacker Stole 2,000 Records From Canadian Site The problems keep coming for Sony. On Tuesday the company confirmed that someone had hacked into its website and stolen about 2,000 customer names and e-mails.
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New Yahoo Mail Offers a Refreshing Alternative to Gmail Yahoo's new version is a very credible Webmail client-similar in general feel and some particulars to Hotmail's 2010 update.
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New Sony Hack Nabs User Data of 2000 Customers Sony says hack attack hits Canada impacting as many as 2000 customers
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Cox to Close Its Own Cell Network, Use Sprint Cox Communications is backing down from its ambitious plan to build its own 3G cellular network.
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Sony Unveils New F Series and Updated S Series VAIO Laptops Both laptops are available for preorder with second-generation Core i7 processors and high-end features for multimedia enthusiasts.
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Mobile Minecraft to Hit Sony Xperia Play First Sony Ericsson's Android-powered 'PlayStation Phone' will get hit sandbox builder before the iPhone or any other mobile device.
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Windows Phone Mango Handsets: What to Expect Microsoft has remained quiet on the hardware front, only saying that new Windows Phones are coming from Acer, Fujitsu, HTC, Nokia, Samsung and ZTE.
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Spammers Create Short URL Systems to Beat Security Spammers have started setting up bogus URL shortening services to act as relay points for traffic generated by their emails.
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Twitter and TweetDeck: What it Means for Businesses Here are six ways Twitter could incorporate TweetDeck to become a better business tool.
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