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August 20, 2011
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Smartphone Wars: Will Android and iOS Continue to Dominate? WebOS's downfall doesn't bode well for other operating systems trying to compete with Google Android and Apple iOS.
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The Fate of PCs at HP: 10 Questions With HP mulling over spinning off their PC business or selling it outright, there are plenty of questions that need answering.
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$99 HP TouchPad Selling Out During Fire Sale Just two days after announcing it will discontinue operations for webOS devices, HP has dropped the price of its TouchPad to a bargain basement $99 for the Wi-Fi only 16GB device and $149 for the 32GB version.
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Facebook's 'Like' Button Banned by German State Facebook is once again under fire for privacy concerns in Germany--this time, for the "like" button.
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HP's PC Plans Give a Break to Rivals Other major vendors will almost certainly be looking for a way to get a bigger piece of the hardware pie.
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HTC Unlocks Its Phones Analysis: The company is sticking with Android even though Google is acquiring one of HTC's competitors -- but the handset maker has some other cards to play.
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How To Prevent IT Sabotage Inside Your Company Preventing external attacks to IT systems is a huge and critical task for most companies, but what are businesses doing to stop similar attacks when they come from within?
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$99 TouchPad Too Good to Pass Up Normally I don't recommend buying obsolete technology that is no longer supported by the vendor, but when HP starts selling off TouchPad inventory for $99 the tablet bargain is a steal.
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HP's Tablet Exit Not a Sign of iPad Immunity, Analysts Say HP's departure from the tablet business does not necessarily mean that Apple's iPad remains the undisputed king.
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Google, Zynga, Microsoft, and Amazon Compete in Charity Starcraft Tournament Who says tech companies can't have fun? Besides competing in business, Silicon Valley giants are vying for supremacy in the gaming world -- with the prize going to charity.
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iPhone 5 Part of AT&T's 'Busy October,' Says Report According to Boy Genius Report, AT&T has informed employees that the iPhone 5 will launch in early October.
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Google+ Introduces Identity-verification Badges Google is adding badges that certify the identity of users of its Google+ social networking site, starting with public figures and with people who have been...
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Apple Boosts iPhone Orders for the Rest of 2011 Apple has ordered more than 56 million iPhones -- including the 3GS, iPhone 4, and iPhone 5 -- from suppliers for the second half of 2011, a report claims.
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5 Features That Shouldnt Die With the HP TouchPad and WebOS Even the disappointing TouchPad tablet had a few positives, and some of them showcased the abilities of WebOS.
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HP Or No HP: The PC Lives Clearly, the PC is dead, right? Well, no. Flexibility, innovation and users storage needs will keep it around a good long while.
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YouTube-Google+ Feature Lets Users Have Video-watching Party If you want to participate in making the latest viral video even more infectious, you can do it by combining the power of Google+s Hangout and YouTube's video-sharing functions
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Google+ Mimics Twitter with Celebrity Verification On the Internet, it's often difficult to determine if a person you're communicating with is actually the person they say they are. Like Twitter before it, Google+ is aiming to change that.
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Ubisoft Lies About DRM On PC Port Of 'From Dust' The PC version of Eric Chahi's exotic sandbox game is finally available for purchase after three weeks of delay, but many PC gamers are finding the game impossible to play without Internet access despite Ubisoft's earlier claims to the contrary.
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Geek Cash: Star Wars Coins Are Legal Tender on South Pacific Island The New Zealand Mint will soon offer Star Wars-themed currency--it's the coolest legal tender in the galaxy!
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How 'Glee: The 3D Concert Movie' Sold Me on 3D Not thrilled by 3D movies? Don't stop believing until you watch 'Glee: The 3D Concert Movie.'
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