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July 15, 2011
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Verizon Gets Greedy About Tethering The carrier's tethering police are on the prowl, masquerading as a "promotion."
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Google is Changing the Way You Think, Say Researchers According to new research, search engines are changing human thought patterns.
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Spotify New Users' Guide The European streaming service has finally landed this side of the Atlantic, and there's a lot to like.
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5 Google+ Tips for Advanced Users In just two weeks, Google's new social network, Google+, has amassed millions of early adopters. Whether you joined the site when it first launched or just...
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Microsoft's Future -- Windows Everywhere or Windows Nowhere? What's the future of Windows?
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Video Game Sales for June 2011, Come on Down Summer retail video game industry sales are off to a depressing start, dropping 10 points over the same period last year.
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Spotify Hopes its Success will Spread in U.S. After getting Europe on its playlist, the music service is finally available to listeners in America.
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Google Races to Create Business Version of Google+ Google has picked up the pace in its efforts to get a business version of Google+ up and running.
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