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Google's Search Algorithm Challenged The Italian mathematician who helped craft Google's search engine readies a "new radical view" of online search.
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Facebook Continues to be Criticized for Over-Sharing Although Facebook users have a history of bucking changes and getting used to them, the seamless sharing feature is drawing complaints of over-sharing and privacy violations.
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Surveillance Catalog is Creepy Read Conference produces a compendium of tools for breaking into computers, cell phones, and computer networks, as well as engaging in online subterfuge.
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Microsoft's Entrepreneur Program a Good Opportunity for Kinect Fans Ever used your Microsoft Kinect for anything besides playing games, watching video, or listening to music? Perhaps you can turn your hack into a business -- if it's good enough.
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Mobile Malware Epidemic Looms Analysis: Malware is coming to a mobile device near you -- and even Apple iPhones and iPads are not immune. Time to batten down the hatches.
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Apple Says Kindle Misuses 'App Store' An ongoing trademark infringement lawsuit is modified as Apple accuses Amazon of stepping on the "App Store" name in Kindle ads.
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Two Top Indian Mobile Companies Under Investigation India's top investigation agency is alleging irregularities in spectrum allocation, involving two major Indian mobile operators and former government officials.
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Hack Suspected for Illinois Water Pump Sabotage Homeland Security investigates the cyberattack, while separately a hacker claims access to system at Houston utility.
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iPhone 4S, iPad 2 Top UK Christmas Wish Lists Apple devices top the Christmas wishlists for Brits this year, with the iPad 2 and iPhone 4S edging out other gadgets such as Amazon's Kindle.
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Printrbot: The Perfect Beginner 3D Printer Can Expand Itself Forgo that future iPad purchase youve been thinking about and get a 3D printer instead.
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The Cloud, Day 8: A Different Approach to Email On Day 7 I outlined how and why I set up email in the cloud, but after considering some of the comments from readers I am taking another approach...at least for now.
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Kindle Fire vs. Nook Tablet: Which Should You Buy? If you want an inexpensive slate, the new tablets from Amazon and Barnes & Noble are your best bets. We tested them head-to-head to see which one worked better for reading, browsing the Web, watching video, listening to music, and more.
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Kindle Fire: Up Close With Amazon's Media Tablet The Amazon Kindle Fire, one of the most anticipated tablets of the season, ships Tuesday. Here's a preview of some of its notable features.
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Task-Killer Apps: Will They Help or Hurt Your Battery Life? Lots of Android users say apps such as Advanced Task Killer help save a phone's battery life. Others are convinced that task killers use more juice than they save. The PCWorld Labs investigated.
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