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Wall Street Beat: IPO, Enterprise Sales Boost Tech
Excitement over LinkedIn's stunning market debut appears to have outweighed concerns this week about Hewlett-Packard and Dell earnings reports, which highlighted...
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German Police Seize Pirate Party Servers
Police in Germany have confiscated servers belonging to the Pirate Party as part of a criminal investigation.
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iPhone Manufacturers Said Gearing up for Next Gen
Reports from Taiwan suggest that Apple is planning to begin manufacture of the next-generation iPhone -- to be called the iPhone 4S -- in August.
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Sony's New Woes: Phishing Site Found on Server
Although the discovery on a Thai server is not tied to the recent, huge PSN attack, it seems Sony has been hacked again.
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Facebook Will Use Microsoft Tech to Find Child Pornography
Facebook will use PhotoDNA, an image analysis technology co-invented by Microsoft, to find child pornography on its site, the company said on Thursday in a...
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Playboy Unloads Wares on the iPad
The adult magazine skips past Apple's ban on sexy apps and makes archives available through iPad for a fee.
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Sony's PlayStation Network: A Month of Downtime
Sony's Playstation Network is entering its second month of being mostly unavailable, and the popular gaming site is still beset by troubles.
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Top Indian Politician to Be Arrested Over India Telecom Scam
Kanimozhi Karunanidhi, a high-profile Indian politician and member of Parliament, is likely to be arrested later on Friday, after a special court in Delhi denied...
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North Korean 3G Mobile Subscriptions Hit Half a Million
The number of 3G cellular subscriptions in North Korea passed half a million during the first quarter, the country's only 3G cellular operator said this week.
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L.A. Noire Causing PS3s and Xbox 360s to Overheat?
Is Rockstar's post-WW2 Los Angeles-based crime saga making game consoles a little hot under the collar?
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Microsoft Links Fake Mac AV to Windows Scareware Gang
Microsoft said this week that it has evidence of a link between the fake security software now plaguing Mac users and a hard-charging family of similar...
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Google Android Barrels Ahead of Competitors
Android has further consolidated its status as the leading global smartphone operating system, according to data released by both Gartner and the Millennial...
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Future IPhone Will Support China Mobile's 4G Network
Future versions of Apple's iPhone will support China Mobile's fourth generation (4G) network, China's largest mobile carrier said, a sign that it will eventually...
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Maingear Announces 3D Laptop With 4.8GHz Processor
Maingear this week announced a 3D gaming laptop with an overclocked 4.8GHz processor, in a bid to gain the extreme laptop performance crown from rivals.
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GlobalFoundries to Construct Abu Dhabi Plant Next Year
Chip manufacturing firm GlobalFoundries will begin construction of a new manufacturing plant in Abu Dhabi next year, the majority stakeholder of the company said...
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China's Great Firewall a Big Inconvenience: Shoe Thrower
The man who threw a shoe at the architect of China's Internet censorship systems on Thursday, said he did so because the censorship has made his life...
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