Google Music, iTunes Match, and Amazon Cloud Drive: Digital Music Services Comparison

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Google Music, iTunes Match, and Amazon Cloud Drive: Digital Music Services Comparison Google Music and iTunes Match finally debuted this month. Here's how they stack up head to head and against Amazon's Cloud Drive music service.
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Galaxy Nexus Reviews: Of Course It's the Best Android Galaxy Nexus may not yet be available here in the US, but that hasn't stopped reviewers from picking it apart. Here is a roundup of reviews.
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Google Chrome Update Addresses High-Severity Flaw The update for Chrome 15 fixes a high-risk vulnerability identified and reported by a Mozilla engineer, who was rewarded through Google's bugs bounty program.
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Is Kindle Fire Already Losing its Spark? Customers give the new tablet good ratings, but also share their gripes about its limited memory, occasional sluggishness, and various glitches.
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Coming Soon to Firefox: Quick Background Updates A new process being tested should make browser updates faster and smoother for users.
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iOS 5.0.2 May Fix Battery Life Problems Apple plans to issue iOS 5.0.2 for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch very soon to address battery life issues, a report claims.
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Motorola Mobility Shareholders Approve Google Acquisition Motorola Mobility said Thursday that its shareholders voted overwhelmingly in favor of the proposed acquisition of the company by Google.
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Google Pushes Wallet as Payment System The Checkout and Wallet functions are being consolidated, and Wallet is becoming the preferred payment service on Google commerce sites.
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Black Friday Comes Early: Score These Deals Now! Retailers are getting a jump on Black Friday by offering deep discounts the weekend before the official season opening of the holiday buying frenzy.
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Brace for Ultrabook Glut Ultrabooks are expected to join tablets as the big category for new products at the Consumer Electronics Show in January, although some may never appear off the show floor.
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What Would be Unique About an Amazon Kindle Phone? Hints and speculation are getting stronger, but Amazon must deliver a compelling product and services to succeed with in the mobile phone market.
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Apple iPhone Passes BlackBerry in Business Use, Survey Finds If you think iPhones are just for consumers, check out the latest bad news for BlackBerry maker RIM.
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Yelp Hopes to Raise $100 Million in IPO Yelp, a local business reviews site, filed Thursday with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering (IPO) of up to $100 million.
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Companies 'Save' $2.9 Billion With Pirated Software: Study Using illegally copied software may help users in developing countries save massive amounts of money, and Microsoft has something to say about it.
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Hey Torchlight II, Take Your Time, We'll Wait for You You won't see Torchlight II in 2011, as originally planned, and that's a good thing.
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Ultrabooks to Get PayPass Tech for Tap-and-Pay on Your Laptop Intel and MasterCard have joined forces to bring mobile payments to laptops.
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More Doctors Use Tablets to Treat Patients The next wave of mobile adoption is well under way as healthcare providers increasingly turn to tablets, smartphones and apps to bolster patient care.
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