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July 23, 2011
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Apple's Radical New Mac Server Strategy Mac OS X Lion Server represents a shift toward supporting fleets of iPhones and iPads on business networks
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Malawi Blocks Social Media Networks to Quell Protests The government of Malawi has shut down news websites and social media networks including Twitter and Facebook and has blocked signals from radio stations in a bid to stop the coordination of demonstrations that have so far left more than 18 people dead.
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Apple MacBook Batteries Found Vulnerable to Malware and Destruction A researcher has studied the batteries in several MacBooks, MacBook Pros and MacBook Airs and discovered they are vulnerable to being hacked
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Say Goodbye to Google Labs Google is planning to pull the plug on Google Labs, which has been responsible for major services such as Gmail and Google Maps. Find out what the future holds for your favorite Labs projects.
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Apple iPad, Day 21: Apple App Store Annoyances With the iPad, the only legitimate way to get apps is through the Apple App Store, but there are a few aspects of the app buying experience that could use some polish.
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AT&T Outpaces Verizon in iPhone Sales Whether it's Verizon or AT&T: The iPhone continues to sell well.
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Is Google+ Really Google Buzz 2.0? Google+ seems to redeem Google after previous social networking failures, but is it a new social network, or just Google Buzz with a new user interface?
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Battle of the 3D Phones: HTC EVO 3D vs. LG Optimus 3D We put two 3D phones to the test to see which one has the superior 3D display and 3D camera.
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Chip Makers Downplay the Impact of Tablets on PC Sales The post-PC era is not yet upon us, executives from Intel and Advanced Micro Devices insisted this week in conference calls to discuss their earnings, where the...
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Google Buys Facial Recognition Company PittPatt Google has acquired Pittsburgh Pattern Recognition, known as PittPatt, a company that develops technology for recognizing faces in images and video, according to...
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Oracle Ordered to Lower Damages Claim Against Google Oracle has been ordered to lower its multibillion-dollar claim for damages in its patent infringement lawsuit against Google and its Android operating system...
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RIM Buys Video-editing Vendor JayCut Research In Motion has acquired JayCut, a Web-based video-editing software company, to bolster the multimedia capabilities of its PlayBook tablet.
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Toyota Develops Pedestrian Collision-Detection System Toyota has developed a safety system that can automatically stop a car in the moments before a collision with a pedestrian.
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