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Cloud failover a challenge for Amazon competitors, too Amazon isn't the only cloud computing vendor whose failover systems can't guarantee 100% uptime. Read More Sony: PlayStation Network personal user data stolen Things just got a lot worse for users of the Sony PlayStation Network. With the service still offline after almost six days, Sony has now said that an intruder stole personal information about its users, potentially including their credit card numbers. Read More Best Android Widgets: 19 Apps With a Personal Touch CIO.com's mobile maestro Al Sacco handpicks 19 must-have Android widgets. With these apps you can put just the data you want onto your Android device's home screen. And most are free. Read More WHITE PAPER: Netezza, an IBM Company Oracle Exadata and Netezza TwinFin™ Compared This ebook will provide the fundamental differences between the Netezza TwinFin® and Oracle Exadata solutions from the perspectives of query performance, simplicity of operation and value. 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Read More Amazon responds to Apple's trademark suit; Cites Steve Jobs in its defense In late March, Apple filed a lawsuit against Amazon over the online retailer's use of the word "AppStore" in its Amazon Appstore for Android which launched last month. Apple of course is trying to secure a trademark for 'app store' and therefore sees Amazon's App Store as a blatant infringement upon their trademark. Read More Friendster rethinks site, will nuke users' info If you have any pictures on Friendster you want to keep, you had better grab them now. The social networking pioneer announced on Tuesday that it's making some significant changes to the site. Read More Angry Birds game reaches 140 million downloads Downloads of the Angry Birds game has reached 140 million, according to publisher Rovio Mobile. Read More
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