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May 24, 2012
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Windows 8 to Run Adobe Flash Only on Some Websites Windows 8 will support Adobe Flash, but because of security concerns it will only run when you visit select trusted websites.
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Google Shows Off Project Glass Photography Google is pitching its Project Glass eyewear as the next step for mobile photography, and has shown off a bunch of new photos to prove it.
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Android, Apple Own 80% of Global Smartphone Market: Microsoft's Share, 2.2% Companies' worldwide market share jumps nearly 30% over previous year.
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Windows 8 Puts End to Endless Reboots Microsoft yesterday promised that a feature it's added to Windows 8 will put a stop to endless reboots.
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Share Smartphone Photos Wirelessly To Your PC With Bump Bump for iOS and Android makes it easy to move photos from handsets to PCs with a new Web-based tool that transfers smartphone photos to your desktop with just one tap of your spacebar.
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Top 15 iPhone Apps of 2012, So Far The best of 2012s apps for your iPhone and iPod Touch, so far, include fun apps for wasting time, image and video editing apps, and utilities that speed up common iPhone tasks.
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Apple Claims US Government Sides with 'Amazon's Monopolistic Grip' in E-book Case The U.S. government has sided with monopoly rather than competition in bringing a case of e-book price-fixing against Apple, the company said.
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Hands-on: Yahoos Axis Browser Yahoos Axis browser is fast and simple to use and the read later syncing feature across devices works as advertised, but its not a new idea.
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McAfee Reports Big Spike in Malware PC malware had its "busiest quarter in recent history," according to McAfee's quarterly security report released Wednesday.
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7 Tech IPOs that Flopped For the past week, it has been impossible to search for the word "IPO" in Google and not be inundated with stories on the Facebook's debut on the stock market. However, over the course of the week, there has been a visible shift in the tone of the stories.
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Asus Zenbook Prime Ultrabook vs. The Rest: Spec Showdown Acer has updated its Zenbook Ultrabooks with new processors, screen options, and graphics cards, but how do the new models compare with the rest of the market?
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Double Fine Reveals New Adventure Game "The Cave" A new adventure game from Ron Gilbert, the creator of Maniac Mansion, allows you to do some serious adventure game spelunking in a talking cave.
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Proposed New York Legislation Would Ban Anonymous Online Comments Once again, lawmakers just don't seem to get the Internet.
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Samsung, Sony Put the Kibosh on TV Discounts Samsung and Sony now prevent stores from advertising or selling their TVs for less than the suggested retail price.
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Microsoft Office for iOS and Android May Arrive This Fall Microsoft appears to be closing in on a release of Microsoft Office for both iOS and Android this fall, despite previous denials.
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Learn DIY Web Skills Through Mozilla's New 'Webmaker' Effort This new program from the maker of Firefox aims to deliver tools and education to foster development of the open Web.
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Why Diablo III is the Fastest-Selling PC Game Ever Diablo III has become the fastest-selling PC game of all time, with more than 4.7 million players clicking the demons away on launch day.
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10 Terrific LTE Smartphones for $150 or Less How to get LTE phones on the cheap: We look at offerings from Apple, Samsung, Nokia and more.
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Pwnium Hacking Contest Winners Exploited 16 Chrome Zero-days The company's inaugural 'Pwnium' hacking contest used a total of 16 zero-day vulnerabilities.
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Panel: Future CIOs Will Have Careers Blending Non-tech Roles With Traditional IT Duties Next-generation CIOs will have to consider how technology affects other corporate departments as well as handle traditional IT management functions, especially those accompanying mobile device management and greater data analysis.
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Windows 8 to Run Adobe Flash Only on Some Websites Windows 8 will support Adobe Flash, but because of security concerns it will only run when you visit select trusted websites.
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Google Shows Off Project Glass Photography Google is pitching its Project Glass eyewear as the next step for mobile photography, and has shown off a bunch of new photos to prove it.
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TechHive: Hands on With Bing's Social Search Feature While Google famously promotes items from its Google+ service in search results, Bing includes results from multiple social networking sites.
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Hands-on: Asus Zenbook Prime UX31A A full-HD IPS display is the breakout feature of Asus new high-end Ultrabook.
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The Best Encrypted Flash Drives Secure flash drives are convenient and more reliable than ever, but their performance doesn't keep up with the times. Still, they'll keep your data safely in your pocket.
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Dream Screens: Eye-Catching 24-Inch Monitors Which display will make your images, videos, and documents look their best? We tested nine LCDs, from the biggest monitor makers, to identify the best of breed.
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