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Bad BitDefender Update Clobbers Windows PCs (PC World)

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 23:30:12 +0000

PC World - Users of the BitDefender antivirus software started flooding the company's support forums Saturday, apparently after a faulty antivirus update caused 64-bit Windows machines to stop working.

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Google Reconsiders Privacy Practices (PC World)

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 21:56:00 +0000

PC World - Google isn't exactly known for its respect for privacy, but a recent blog post shows the search giant may be attempting to turn a new leaf on what has been called an "irresponsible" stance on user privacy. Maybe.

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Facebook News Readers More Loyal Than Googlers (NewsFactor)

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 21:34:52 +0000

NewsFactor - First, Facebook dethroned Google as the most trafficked web site in the United States, and now the social networking community has proven to have an extremely loyal following among news readers, potentially threatening the dominant position held by Google News. So says a recent Hitwise survey.

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The Macalope Weekly: Familiar territory (Macworld.com)

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 14:00:00 +0000

Macworld.com - The iPad is now available for purchase and iPad sales figures are available for loose speculation! Microsoft phone fans find themselves in familiar territory and what’s that Braying sound?

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'iPad Killer' May be Palm's Last Hope (PC World)

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 13:29:00 +0000

PC World - The Apple iPad has captured the imagination--and a fair share of the news headlines for the past few months. Palm has been in the headlines as well, but for entirely different reasons. Perhaps, Palm could reverse its fortunes and regain its former glory if it went back to its PDA roots and developed a tablet PC to compete with the iPad?

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Music biz insiders say Sony-Jackson deal makes sense (Reuters)

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:39:04 +0000

Reuters - The magnitude of Sony Music Entertainment's landmark recording contract with the estate of Michael Jackson raises an inevitable question: Is it a smart deal for the label?

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Ellen, Web site give gay teen $30,000 in prom flap (Reuters)

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:21:50 +0000

Reuters - Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres and an inspirational Web site on Friday gave $30,000 toward the college education of a teenage lesbian whose high school prom was canceled when she asked to attend with a girl.

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Ex-MySQL Chief Marten Mickos Lands New CEO Job (PC World)

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:00:15 +0000

PC World - Marten Mickos, the longtime CEO of MySQL who eventually sold the open-source database company to Sun Microsystems for US$1 billion, has taken a new job as CEO of Eucalyptus Systems, the company said Friday.

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Smartphones not enough for carriers at CTIA (Reuters)

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:46:03 +0000

Reuters - Smartphones may be one of the hottest areas in technology with big names like Apple and Google tussling for share, but investors are questioning the growth prospects for mobile carriers as subscriber gains slow.

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Browser Choice Boosts Downloads of Opera 10.5 (NewsFactor)

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:38:43 +0000

NewsFactor - In the wake of the browser choice screen in Europe, Opera Software is reporting a dramatic uptick in browser downloads. The company said more than half the European downloads of Opera 10.50 have come directly from Microsoft's choice screen since early March.

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