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July 24, 2011
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Google+ Users Irked at Surge in Deleted Accounts Google combats fake names, but some users argue for exceptions -- or at least a warning.
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AT&T Customers Attempt to Block T-Mobile Merger A New York law firm is working with several AT&T subscribers aiming to force the company into arbitration over the planned merger with T-Mobile.
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Why Google+ Games Might Not Annoy Analysis: Google has learned from Facebook's missteps and could easily segregate game-players to their own circles.
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Virtualizing Network Appliances With the explosion of job-specific data center appliances, it is common today to find several appliances monitoring a single resource.
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Apple Still Bet to Bid for Hulu Reports simmer about Apple's interest in the video service, which went up for sale last month.
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Demand Media Tries to Silence its Critics Analysis: The king of cheap Internet content is trying to shut down a critical blog written by ex-employees. Is it possible for Demand to stoop any lower?
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Lion Upgrades Go Well . . . Mostly Post-installation gripes include Wi-Fi issues, login problems, applications incompatibility and some slowness.
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AT&T's Mobile Success Pays Off Wireless revenue helps AT&T meet earnings expectations, even with increased expenses.
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20 of the Weirdest, Wackiest and Stupidest Sci/Tech Stories of 2011 (So Far) From IT geeks winning millions of dollars to Google mush-brain syndrome, 2011 is shaping up to be one wacky year.
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Google Under Fire for Not Playing Fair A new report claims that Google uses its dominance to stifle competition and generate more revenue for itself. Does that make it a monopoly, or just a better American success story than its rivals?
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Microsoft's Breakout Quarter: The Future of the Company Isn't Spelled 'Windows' Analysis: A closer look at Microsoft's earnings shows that they weren't driven by Windows. Microsoft should take the hint, and stop pushing the Windows brand so hard.
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Early Google+ Can't Touch Twitter for Breaking News Analysis: Google+ needs more robust search, a better way to scan and a lot more users before it can challenge Twitter.
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Repair Hassles: Who Will Fix a Defective Laptop Graphics Card? A Sony VAIO owner encounters difficulties when he discovers that his malfunctioning model is not on the recall list. Plus: A potential Verizon customer struggles to get ADSL installed.
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Apple iPad, Day 22: Pictures and Photo Editing on the iPad People love to take and share photos--but those photos often need a little work first. Today I take a look at how the iPad 2 handles photo editing tasks compared with my PC.
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