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Google Ups Ante with 1000 Patents from IBM Google has recently argued that patent litigation is getting out of hand and stifling competition, but it still needs to hedge its bets and prepare to defend itself because that is just how business is done these days.
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How to Survive Black Hat and Defcon Without Getting Hacked -- Maybe Some of the security experts gathering for conferences next week will test their break-in skills on their attendees.
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Big Pricetag Could Mean Big Returns as Luxury Plug-in Hybrid Debuts Electric vehicles are gaining popularity amid high fuel prices; but can the niche plug-in hybrid market grow in the long term?
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A Brief History of Apple Not Buying Things Barnes & Noble talks likely to lead to latest in long line of bold Apple non-mergers and un-acquisitions!
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Apple has More Cash than the U.S. Government The federal government finds itself with less cash on hand than the most cash-rich tech company.
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Apple iPad, Day 30: The Verdict--Can an iPad Replace a PC? This is the final post of the 30 Days With the iPad series. I sum up the experience and attempt to answer the question of whether the iPad has what it takes to literally replace a PC.
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Final Fantasy Tactics iOS Port Approved by Apple The oft-delayed iOS port of Square Enix's Final Fantasy Tactics has finally gotten the go-ahead.
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Judge Gives Second AT&T iPad Hacker More Time to Make Deal A federal judge has put the case against a man charged with hacking AT&T's website last year on hold to allow plea negotiations to continue, court documents show.
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Apple iPad, Day 29: Five Things I Like Most About the iPad Following my list of top five complaints and criticisms yesterday, today's installment of 30 Days With the iPad focuses on the top five things I appreciate about the iPad--or more specifically the five things I like most about the iPad 2 as a PC replacement.
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Facebook Gets Kudos for Paying Bug Bounties Facebook's move following Google, Mozilla, and Hewlett-Packard in offering bounties for bugs got a thumbs up from security researchers.
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Isostick Flash Drive Lets You Mount ISOs, Makes Your Optical Drive Sad Forget storing CDs; keep all your ISO images on a USB stick instead with this new device.
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