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September 12, 2011
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Why We Need Windows 8 Tablets Amidst the cacophony of mobile operating systems powering tablets, here's why we look forward to the potential of running Windows on a tablet.
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No, Heavy Rain Developer Hasn't 'Lost' a Penny to Used Game Sales Heavy Rain developer Quantic Dreams says it's 'lost' millions to players who've purchased resold copies of its noir murder mystery.
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4G Tablet Showdown: AT&T Stirs Selection with Acer Iconia Tablet competition broadens to Acer Iconia Tab A501 vs Samsung Galaxy 10.1 vs HTC Jetstream vs non-4G iPad 2.
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Amazon Preps Netflix-like Service for Books, Says Report Amazon is reportedly in talks with book publishers to offer Amazon Prime customers unlimited access to a digital-book library featuring older titles for a flat monthly fee.
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Windows 8: 5 Things We Might See At BUILD Microsoft promises Windows 8 will "change everything." Here's how that promoise makes us wonder . . . and worry.
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EU Votes to Extend Music Copyright Lifetime Despite last-ditch attempts last week by European parliamentarians to block it, the European General Affairs Council pushed music copyrights from 50 years to 70 years.
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Survey: Instant Messaging Will Surpass Email In a poll, 54% of CIOs predicted that real-time communication technologies, such as instant messaging, SharePoint, Chatter and Yammer, will overtake email in 2016
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How to Hire the Linux Talent You Need Demand for Linux skills far outstrips supply, but these six strategies can help you get the right staff for your business.
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Amazon Kindle E-Book Lending Program: What It Needs to Succeed Amazon's "Netflix for E-Books" lending program is still a rumor, and not popular with book publishers, but here are some ways it could work.
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Softbank Founder Backs Japan's Shift to Renewable Energy UPDATE: Japan's richest entrepreneur outlined a plan to rebuild the country's energy infrastructure in the wake of its nuclear disaster.
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Blocking AT&T's Acquisition of T-Mobile May Not be a Plus Analysis: Sprint is joining the justice department in opposing the acquisition, but what does this mean for mobile service for consumers?
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10 Free Addictive Games to Play in Your Browser These 10 great puzzle games and action titles were made in two days during a recent game-creation competition. And you can't beat their price.
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AT&T Leads the Way for Windows Phone 7.5 "Mango" AT&T has revealed three new "Mango" smartphones coming soon, as well as plans to upgrade existing Windows Phone 7 models to "Mango".
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Synaptics Working on More Advanced Touch for Smartphones Touch specialist Synaptics is working on technologies that will allow touchscreens to mimic the feel of a physical keypad, in order to make smartphones easier to...
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10 Questions for ZL Technologies' Kon Leong Name: Kon Leong, ZL Technologies CEO, who also has CFO responsibilities
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GlobalSign Plans to Reopen Tuesday Despite Web Server Hack GlobalSign expects to bring its certificate-issuing systems back online on Monday, and resume business Tuesday, it said over the weekend. The U.S. certificate...
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Qualcomm Takes Aim at Enterprise With Femtocell Chipset Qualcomm has expanded its product portfolio for femtocells with a chipset that will allow the small base stations to handle up to 32 active users, opening the...
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Windows Phone 7, Day 11: Following In the (Wrong) Footsteps of iOS Windows Phone 7 is unique among mobile platforms, yet it shares many similarities with Apple's successful iOS as well. Unfortunately, most of the similarities are in how the two platforms got things wrong.
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Motorola Electrify Coming Soon To U.S. Cellular U.S. Cellular adds the powerful Motorola Electrify to its lineup of Android smartphones.
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Why We Need Windows 8 Tablets Amidst the cacophony of mobile operating systems powering tablets, here's why we look forward to the potential of running Windows on a tablet.
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No, Heavy Rain Developer Hasn't 'Lost' a Penny to Used Game Sales Heavy Rain developer Quantic Dreams says it's 'lost' millions to players who've purchased resold copies of its noir murder mystery.
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