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 Apple Promises a Fix for iPhone 4S Battery Issues The company blames recent battery woes--reported by users--on iOS 5 and promises fixes. Share:   |  Facebook's Timeline, Still M.I.A. for Most Users Over a month after Facebook promised its bold new Timeline interface would be available to its users within a matter of a "few weeks" users still can't access it. What gives? Share: | Siri, When Will Apple Launch its iTunes Match Music Service? Apple misses its own October date to launch iTunes Match, its ambitious cloud-based music service. Share: | iOS 5.0.1 Beta Addresses iPhone 4S Battery Woes The update may also add more multitouch gestures for first-generation iPad users and fix a smart cover flaw for the iPad 2. Share: | Barrett Brown Says Anonymous Attack on Drug Cartels Still Alive The sometime public face of Anonymous says that the group voted on OpCartel, and the decision was to proceed. 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Share: | |  | | Downloads: Editor's Collection | | Free Halloween Fun: Themes, Screen Savers, and Fonts to Ward Off the Holidays It's that time of the year again, when days get short, nights get long, and Christmas seems just over the horizon. Perhaps Halloween is Nature's way of slowing the inevitable slide to the holidays. If you're planning a Halloween party instead of making your holiday gift list, how about printing out invitations in a Ghoulish font? And if you're busily hanging up paper ghosts and spider webs, don't neglect your computer: We've got several free wallpapers and desktop themes to choose from, including a festive Day of the Dead theme and mutant zombie-jack-o-lantern wallpaper. --Kim Saccio-Kent | | Browse DownloadsAntivirus & Security • Design & Multimedia • Utilities • Games • Chat, Email, & the Web • | | Sponsored Downloads | | Halloween 3D ScreensaverMost Halloween screensavers are boring and plain, but this screensaver is artistic, outstanding and smart. 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