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July 3, 2012
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Google's Nexus 7 Douses Kindle Fire Google's $199 media and entertainment tablet slays the Amazon rival with pure Android and a Chrome browser.
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Windows 8 Upgrade Offer: $40, Even if Upgrading From Win XP The promotion runs through January 31, 2013, and applies to purchases made through Windows.com.
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Jelly Bean in Patent Spat Crosshairs as Ice Cream Sandwich Breaks 10 Percent Mark Nexus 7 tablet stepping on IP toes of Nokia, claims Finnish handset maker.
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The U.S. is Nosy: Twitter Releases First Transparency Report Twitter has released its first biannual transparency report detailing which governments asked for the most info over the past six months.
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Google+ Is Not a Social Network, Says Google Exec A year after Google+ was launched, Google executives are saying it's not really a social network after all.
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Windows 8 Pro Upgrade: Your FAQs Answered Users will be able to upgrade to the pro version of Microsoft's newest desktop OS for just $40 for a limited time.
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Feds Crack Down on Data Brokers Last month, for the first time ever, the Federal Trade Commission stepped in and spanked a data broker, in this case it was Spokeo, to the tune of an $800,000 fine for selling personal information to employers and job recruiters without taking steps to protect consumers under the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
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Android App Showcase: 15 of the Year's Best Apps, So Far We cherry-picked the Google Play store for great Android apps--including games, productivity boosters, money-savers, and more--for your app-using pleasure.
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Nexus 7 Teardown: Battery Beats Kindle Fire but Screen is Harder to Repair, iFixit Says Take a peek inside the Nexus 7 to look at repairability and other details that Google itself isn't talking about.
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Facebook Promises Fix for @facebook.com E-Mail Glitch Because of e-mail synching anomalies, some messages were not delivered to the @facebook.com inboxes properly.
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Free Software Foundation: Ubuntu's Secure Boot Plan Won't Fly Fedora Linux's proposed approach is better for users, the advocacy group says.
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Apple Faces Trademark Lawsuit Over Snow Leopard Name A Chinese firm is seeking $80,000 and an apology from Apple.
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Apple May Launch OS X Mountain Lion on July 25 Apple probably will repeat last year's one-two punch of an earnings call followed by the debut of a new operating system the next day.
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Apple Adds Reminders, Notes Apps to iCloud Beta Site for Developers Apple is expected to add even more iCloud-enabled features for iOS 6, the latest version of its mobile platform.
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Driverless Cars Move Closer in California California's State Assembly advanced a bill that aims to establish rules and regulations covering the safe operation of driverless cars on the state's roads.
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Windows 7 to Pass XP in Usage Share This Month Windows 7 is poised to replace Windows XP as Microsoft's most popular operating system, according to a Web analytics company.
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Ridiculous Claims of Respecting Your Privacy After Violating It Does anyone else shake their head in irritated bewilderment when privacy is quoted as the reason you cannot be told how your privacy has been invaded?
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RIP, BlackBerry Alas, poor BlackBerry, I knew it well. Apologies for quoting Hamlet, but it seems appropriate.
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Android Security Unaffected by Adobe Dropping Flash Whether the tech replacing Flash Player will pose a greater risk is not yet known, security expert notes.
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U.S. Sales Ban on Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 to Remain in Effect A California court had halted sales of the tablet after ruling that Samsung violated Apple patents.
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Google Nexus Q Hands-On Review: The Buggy Streaming Story The Nexus Q has some pretty neat media streaming features, but is way too expensive--and the preview release is just plain buggy.
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Google Nexus Q Media Streamer: First Impressions, Part 1 Google's response to Apple TV and a slew of media streamers is a Magic 8 Ball-sized sphere that you can control only with an Android device.
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