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10 Things Killed by the Smartphone

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April 16, 2011
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10 Things Killed by the Smartphone It's a lean, mean killing machine, and--in variations like Thunderbolt and iPhone--it can't be stopped. The dead include MP3 players and personal video players. What else is likely to expire?
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Are Unused Software Licenses Costing You Money? Survey claims businesses are wasting $15 billion maintaining unused software each year.
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Dear Apple, Keep Your $#!%ing White iPhone 4 White iPhone? Who cares.
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Will the iPad be as Unbeatable as the iPod? Remember how well all those iPod-killers worked out? The same fate may befall the PlayBook, Xoom, and other competitors to Apples tablet.
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The ADA Soon Will Cover More Disabled The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently released final regulations implementing the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act, or the ADAA.
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Skype for Android Security Flaw: What You Need to Know A recently-discovered flaw allows the popular VoIP app to expose your personal data to malicious apps. Here's what you need to know to protect yourself.
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Microsoft to Push IE9 via Windows Update Next Week Microsoft plans to turn on the Windows Update spigot for Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) on Monday, April 18.
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Best Buy Debuts Exclusive Blue Label Laptops Best Buy launches Sony and Toshiba notebooks that are exclusive to the retail giant and attempt to mirror its customers' needs.
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Apple Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over In-App Purchases Apple is in the hot seat over in-app purchases made by children on iPhones and iPads. Owners claim the feature makes it to easy for unauthorized purchases.
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Five Tablet Computer Myths, Busted Open A new survey by Google challenges these commonly-held assumptions about tablet computers.
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Best Buy May Boost iPads This Weekend A preview of a Sunday newspaper ad indicates hard-to-get iPad 2 tablets will be in stock.
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Microsoft Patent Case Draws Strange Alliances The U.S. Supreme Court will hear on Monday a challenge to intellectual property law that patent attorneys and inventors of all types are closely watching.
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Improved Mouse Control for Users With Disabilities Novel software makes fine control of a mouse much easier for users with motor control problems.
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Google's iTunes Competitor Might Be In Trouble Google's discussions with music labels have reportedly stalled.
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Obama Unvarnished: Government IT Is 'Horrible' President Obama Thursday night shared his criticism of government IT operations with the world via a mistakenly open microphone.
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Apple Steals Microsoft's Data Center Chief: Will Apple Push Into the Cloud? Apple has hired the General Manager of Microsoft's data center operations, Kevin Timmons, the man who's responsible for Microsoft's data centers that power the company's cloud-based services. It most likely foretells a big Apple push into the cloud.
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Avoid These 5 Common Website Mistakes Many common website practices can, if implemented in the wrong way, invite legal problems.
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Email Archiving Helps Brunel University Halve Its Data Back-up Time Brunel University has been able to more than double its data back-up speed with the help of an email archive system.
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Comcast Screws Up Blazing Extreme 105 Service Comcast offers a blazing fast 105mbps broadband service, but the cost and data cap make it a bad deal.
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Nokia Planning an Exit Strategy Already? Is Nokia already seeing the signs of a troubled future with Microsoft?
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