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Why Firefox 4 Is Winning the Browser Battle

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March 24, 2011
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Why Firefox 4 Is Winning the Browser Battle Speed, inclusiveness and privacy are just a few of the features Mozilla's new browser has going for it.
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Firefox 4 Review Round-Up: The Critics Weigh In Do critics think the latest version of Firefox can handle the competition from Chrome and IE9? Let's check out highlights of the reviews.
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MySpace Continues Its Freefall into Oblivion The site's traffic dropped 14.4 percent between January and February 2011, from 73 million visitors to 63 million visitors, a 43.2 percent overall drop in the course of one year.
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Angry Birds Free for PC Wednesday's Top Story is Angry Birds' continuing quest for world domination, this time by offering a free version for Windows PCs.
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Another iPad 2 Problem: Glitchy Facetime Apple iPad 2 users report the Facetime video chat freezes on their new tablets. Apple iPhone 4 users also have reported the problem.
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Come Get Some in June: Duke Nukem Forever Delayed One Last Time Publisher bumps Duke Nukem Forever release date back a month, says 'Duke Never Comes Early'.
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4G: Why Wireless Carriers Promote and Dread It Wireless providers are aware that the faster and more efficient LTE technology that's coming will not be enough to address the onslaught of bandwidth demand.
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Firefox Isn't Dead or Dying With Chrome 10, IE 9, and Firefox 4 available, all hands are on the table. In spite of what you may have read, Firefox isn't folding
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Firefox's Rumored Death is Greatly Exaggerated Firefox 4's success is evidence that consumers are still looking past Microsoft when it comes to browsers.
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Nokia Looks to Make Windows Phone 7 Hottest Mobile OS Nokia fully expects, and plans, to do what Microsoft and its handset partners have so far been unable to do: make Windows Phone 7 a must-have mobile platform.
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Sprint Down, but Not Out, Executives Say AT&T's move to buy T-Mobile USA doesn't keep third-place Sprint from showing off products, plans at CTIA wireless show.
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Firefox 4: A Visual Tour A getting-started guide to Firefox 4. Here is a look a major new features including tab management, remote device sync and speed improvements.
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At Microsoft, Don't Forget Your Password or Your Phone Gets Wiped Microsoft has famously decided to give Windows Phone 7 devices to all of its 89,000 employees, or at least those who want them.
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Apple AirPlay Headed for TV Sets, Says Report Apple is reportedly looking to license AirPlay software to TV manufacturers so that they can allow direct streaming of video and audio from Apple devices.
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Color Image-Sharing App Isnt for Private Types The location-based photo- and video-sharing app doesn't let users decide who gets to see their photos. Color does, based on your location, the content of your photos and the people you interact with on the network.
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Server Virtualization: 6 Management Myths Hint: You don't really know what hypervisors you're running, or what it all costs. Consider some expert advice on 6 common management mistakes.
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iPhone, Android, Windows and Linux: Microsoft Manages Them All Steve Ballmer and crew aren't going to miss a moneymaking opportunity, even if that means managing iPhones, iPads, Androids and, yes, even Linux computers.
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Updated: PS3 Hacker Geohot Flees to South America? Sony suggests PS3 hacker George Hotz may have left the country to avoid turning over his personal property.
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The Geek of Gaga: How Lady Gaga is Transforming Modern Tech The preeminent self promoter Lady Gaga has been dipping her hand into tech over the past couple years. Here is a snapshot of what she's been up to.
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