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Google Knowledge Graph: The Birth of a Siri Rival?

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May 17, 2012
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Google Knowledge Graph: The Birth of a Siri Rival? Google's Knowledge Graph seems like just another search feature, but connect the dots and it could become the brains behind a Siri-like virtual assistant.
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Netflix Launches Snazzy New In-Browser Video PLayer Netflix's video player finally looks like it was designed for the 21st century.
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Why Ultrabook Laptops Aren't Just MacBook Air Clones Sleek silver Ultrabooks arriving from major PC manufacturers aren't just Apple Macbook Air clones. Some of them even have options that Apple's laptop doesn't offer. Here's a guide.
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General Motors Un-Friending of Facebook Ads Spells Trouble for Users More paid status updates, sponsored stories, App Center, and mobile ads may be coming down the pike as Facebook tries to prove its advertising worth.
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Top 20 Windows 8 Features From Metro Start to reduced hardware requirements, here is a look at the best new features Windows 8 users will love.
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Windows 8: Microsoft Tries to Rein in Crapware Bloatware may still creep onto your new Dell, HP, or Lenovo PC, even though Microsoft is reportedly getting ready to take on Windows 8 bloat.
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Verizon to Kill Unlimited Data for All Users, Offer Shared Data Plans Verizon plans to end unlimited data plans for all users, including "grandfathered-in" users when they switch to 4G LTE phones.
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Apple Fires Back Against Siri Class-Action Suits Apple claims that the case should be dismissed because the plaintiffs have not specified that the claims about Siri led them to purchase the device.
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Ubuntu Business Desktop Remix Gets an Update to 12.04 With the move to 'Precise Pangolin,' Canonical's business-focused Linux OS gains several new productivity features.
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More Smartphones, Apps in Use in the U.S. One in two mobile subscribers now has a smartphone, according to a Nielsen study, and the average number of apps on each device is 41.
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iPhone Users More Likely to Tell Truth Via Text, Study Says The results were surprising even to the researchers who conducted the study.
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Google Knowledge Graph: Search Gets Smarter and More Direct Google's new Knowledge Graph tries to answer people's questions instead of just sending them elsewhere.
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Google Knowledge Graph: Keeping Your Eyes (and Clicks) on Google All search engines thrive on advertising, and the longer your eyes stay on the search engine itself, the more likely it is that you will click on an ad.
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From Laptop to Legion - Turning One Computer Into Many Plugable looking to kickstart open-source thin client business.
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Why You Should Block Facebook Access at the Office While you're at it, get rid of Twitter, CNN, and the rest of the social networking distractions, too.
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Google to Sell Nexus Smartphones and Tablets Direct Google is reportedly moving to more direct sales of its Android smartphones and tablets in an apparent move to wrest control away from wireless carriers that install their own services on Android gear or block Google apps like Google Wallet.
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Google+: No Comments? More than 100 million folks signed up for Google+ but is anyone posting anything?
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A Tale of Two Facebooks As the massive IPO nears, Cringely wonders which Facebook will eventually prevail: the groundbreaking social network or the privacy-averse data siphon.
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Apple is 'Head and Shoulders' Above Phone Rivals in Satisfaction Survey Apple debuted in the top spot among mobile phone makers in a national customer-satisfaction survey, receiving a record-high score for the category.
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12 Cool LinkedIn Features You Never Knew About There's a lot more to LinkedIn than just connecting with the people you know. Here's a look at 12 features, from a business card digitizer to a resume builder, that enhance your LinkedIn experience.
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