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July 8, 2011
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9 Things Google+ Needs for Me to Ditch Facebook Google+ has potential, but I need to see more if I'm going to abandon the biggest game in town.
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Apple Loses 'App Store' Legal Action Against Amazon Apple has lost a legal bid to stop Amazon using the phrase 'App Store' to describe an online download store offering software for devices running Google Android...
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Where to Watch the Last Space Shuttle Launch Online You don't have time to get to the Kennedy Space Center, but you can still view the launch. Here's the scoop on streaming video, NASA TV, smartphone apps and more regarding this historic event.
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Anonymous Eyes Political Role, but Won't Go Legit Hacker group Anonymous plans to promote an affiliated political party to attract people who share its civil liberties goals, but do not agree with its methods.
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Toshiba Thrive Tablet Comes to Best Buy July 10 The Wi-Fi Android tablet should draw interest of Android phone users with its ready ports.
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Activism and Lulz Motivate Latest Rash of Hacks Experts used to think that most modern hacking would be driven by efforts to make money. But 2011 has seen a resurgence of attacks motivated by ideology or thrill-seeking.
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Visa Blocks WikiLeaks Donations via DataCell Once Again UPDATE: For a few hours on Thursday, credit card donations once again flowed to WikiLeaks through a payment gateway at Icelandic hosting company DataCell.
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A Google+ Love Fest Displayed in Fan Memes Google's new social network, Google+, is drumming up a lot of Internet enthusiasm--and disdain for the reigning monarch of the genre: Facebook. Take a look at how the memes are multiplying.
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Users Weigh in on Google+ Some with early access seem truly excited, but quite a few are either skeptical or dismissive of its impact in social networking.
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Copyright Cops Team with ISPs to Crack Down on Music, Movie Pirates Your ISP may have just agreed to take a more active role in protecting copyright owners. If you get a "Copyright Alert" from your Internet service provider, watch out.
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ISPs Fight Piracy: Meet the Six Strikes New policy gives the entertainment industry a hotline to ISPs and a checklist for cracking down on alleged copyright infringement.
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Google Apps Attracts 3000 New Businesses a Day, Search Giant Says Most of the companies adopting Google Apps are small and midsize businesses, not massive corporations, says Google.
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Do Hands-Free Cell Phones Make Driving Safer? Not So Fast Cell phone use may boost risk of a crash, but hands-free usage isn't less risky than hand-held use, according to a new study.
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iPhone 5 Scuttlebutt Watch In the ongoing rumor roundup, storm activity increases but solid information? Not so much. Here's what we've heard.
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MSI Unveils Lightest Laptop Packing Intel Core i7 Processor Pair of skinny laptops include gaming capabilities, optional solid state drive, and other extras.
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And the Killer Smartphone App Is...Games! If workers at your company insist they need you to buy them the latest smartphone, think twice about what they'll use it for.
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iPad 2 'Plus' Could Ship This Year, Analyst Says Watch for a third-generation iPad with a higher resolution display this year.
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Spy Cam Artist Gets Secret Service Visit Candid shots of shoppers staring at computers in an Apple Store produces a curious gallery.
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Google: Business Version of Google+ Is Coming Google is telling IT executives to hold on, perhaps until later this year, as it prepares for for the rigors of business.
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Synthetic Organ Transplanted for the First Time Harvard Bioscience develops the a synthetic windpipe with stem cells in the first successful artificial organ transplant.
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9 Things Google+ Needs for Me to Ditch Facebook Google+ has potential, but I need to see more if I'm going to abandon the biggest game in town.
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PCWorld Reviewers' Favorite Files: June 2011What's appealing in June? According to our reviewers, the same things that catch our attention year-round: system utilities, fun toys, and free stuff. From backup software to a music manager, a powerful PDF reader to a 3D sculpting tool, a CPU temperature monitor to a weather-displaying screensaver, many of June's favorites are freebies.
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