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June 8, 2011
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Why Facebook's Facial Recognition is Creepy Everyone stop uploading photos of people to Facebook RIGHT NOW.
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Five Ways Apple Rips-Off Android with iOS 5 Apple users might consider these new iOS 5 features magical or revolutionary, but Android users have been using them for years.
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Wii U: A Nintendo DS Snapped in Half? Nintendo's Wii sequel isn't as anomalous as it looks at first blush--consider the industry's history with dual-screen systems.
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Judge Rules Against Trial in Lawsuit by Victim of $588K Cyber Heist A Maine judge's ruling in a case involving a business that sued its bank after losing $345,000 in a cyber heist could set a precedent about how diligent companies must be in protecting their assets online.
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Google Releases Chrome 12, Adds Security and 3D Chrome's Safe Browsing behind-the-scenes protection has been extended to warn users against downloading dangerous files.
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Nintendo E3 Keynote: Meet the Wii U Nintendo just announced its next-generation console, the touchscreen tablet-driven Wii U, at E3 this morning. Check out this photographic recap of Nintendo's new console.
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Cell Phones and Cancer: 8 Precautions Worth Taking The WHO's recent report that cell phones are possibly carcinogenic is not definitive data and has its skeptics, but Bill Snyder of CIO.com writes that we all make our own decisions.
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To Beat Hackers, You Must Think Like Them Whether in an office, a superstore, or an airport, the best IT security pros are always looking for vulnerabilities
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Nintendo's 'Bizarre' Wii U will be a Hard Sell to Gamers The Nintendo Wii U offers a clever design, but will gamers bite?
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Verizon Faces Complaint for Blocking Tethering Apps The complaint says that when Verizon attempted to block user access to tethering apps, it violated a Net neutrality agreement with the FCC dating to when the company won a large chunk of mobile broadband spectrum in 2008.
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Greenpeace Campaign Makes Online Trouble Between Barbie and Ken Ken "dumps" Barbie on Facebook over Mattel's use of rainforest-sourced cardboard.
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IPv6 Day Headaches a Sure Bet: A Troubleshooting Guide IPv6 is being tested Wednesday and could create hiccups in your Web surfing. Here is how to tell if you having problems or IPv6-related headaches.
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E3: Sony Introduces Low-Cost 3D TV Bundle Sony plans to sell a $500 package that includes a PlayStation-branded 24-inch 3D television set, a pair of glasses, and a PS3 game. The TV will also let head-to-head gamers view different full-screen video while playing games.
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Acer's Aspire Ethos Laptops Feature Detachable Touchpads The touchpads double as media remotes so you can control your laptop from afar, and the laptops include HD displays, Blu-ray writers, 5.1 channel surround sound, and backlit keyboards.
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 -- Four Things to Know Another American city gets destroyed by the Russians and over-the-top actions and events remain in effect.
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AR.Drone Helicopter Controlled From Android, Bada, Symbian Parrot's AR.Drone helicopter will be controlled from Android, bada and Symbian devices, the company announced at E3 in Los Angeles on Tuesday.
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10 Things to Know About the Move to IPv6 The Internet has been rolling along for decades on the strength of IPv4 and its numbering system, which has supplied billions of addresses.
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Microsoft May Build Its Own Windows 8 Tablet According to a report, the tablet would be available by the end of 2012 and copy Microsoft's branding strategy from products such as the Xbox 360, Kin and Zune.
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Mobile Developers Still Choosing Android Over iOS Android widened its lead on iOS as the format in which developers chose to code for, with Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 in fourth place.
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E3 Conference Roundup: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly The Electronic Entertainment Expo is in full swing, and Microsoft, Nintendo, Sony have all wrapped up their big announcements. But who won the dog-and-pony show?
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Symantec Norton AntiVirus 2011
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Pros Good interface; Strong malware detection Cons Scan speeds lag behind top performers
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Nikon Coolpix S9100
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Pros Very good macro capabilities; 18X-optical-zoom lens; Large array of useful and creative scene modes; In-camera editing features improve low-light shots; Superior image quality; Extremely easy to use; Excellent performance for the price; Light and slim for such a long-zoom camera Cons No RAW shooting mode; No manual controls
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Pros In-camera HDR and high-speed movie modes; Touch-to-focus controls; 3D still shooting; 16X optical zoom lens with very fast autofocus; Manual modes with aperture- and shutter-priority Cons Limited touchscreen functionality; GPS feature lacks in-camera mapping; No RAW shooting mode; Images often look underexposed and lack sharpness; Battery life is poor with GPS active
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Why Facebook's Facial Recognition is Creepy Everyone stop uploading photos of people to Facebook RIGHT NOW.
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Five Ways Apple Rips-Off Android with iOS 5 Apple users might consider these new iOS 5 features magical or revolutionary, but Android users have been using them for years.
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Deus Ex 3: Human Revolution Game Shows Polish, Potential Forget Resistance 3 and Gears of War 3. Real first-person-shooter game fans are eagerly awaiting Deus Ex 3: Human Revolution. Read on for our hands-on impressions.
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AVG Family Safety Restricts and Reports on Kids' Web Activities Limit what your children can do online and keep them safe while they're surfing the Web.
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Freebie Linkman Lite Tames Bookmarks and Links Create order out of bookmark chaos and manage your links with powerful utility Linkman Lite.
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Hands on With Sony's PlayStation 3D Display Sony hopes to bring 3D to the masses with a low-cost PlayStation-branded television it announced at E3 in Los Angeles.
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PCWorld Reviewers' Favorite Files: May 2011Our reviewers can't get enough of utilities. Geeky stuff like benchmarking, drive partitioning, memory testing. Must-haves like desktop organizers and security helpers. Microsoft Office improvements. But we like to have fun, too, so we couldn't resist some great media software, sci-fi themepacks, and designing our own cursors. These are just the highlights from the merry month of May.
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