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April 1, 2011
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Google +1 = Social Overload Google's new +1 program adds a social layer into search -- but do we really need it, or is this more about what's good for Google?
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Top 10 April Fools' Day Fake News Items for 2011 Spoiler Alert: From a 3D monocle, a new Google service called Gmail Motion, to a game called Angry Nerds, 2011 is shaping up to be another banner year of April Fools' online gags.
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Make Your Android Battery Last Longer! Lots of Android devices are less than impressive when it comes to battery life.
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Windows Phone 7 and the Unimportance of Apps Some argue it's a dearth of apps that hurt the success of Windows Phone 7. I argue it has more to do with the lack of multitasking, HTML5 support, and other features.
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Cameras and Apps That Bring Out Your Best, Your Worst, or Your Most Bizarre These camera features and apps can minimize a subject's faults, exaggerate them, or take you on a weird trip to a distorted destination.
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Millions of Sites Hit with Mass-Injection Cyberattack Mass-Injection attack LizaMoon has hit millions of sites in less than a week--and shows no sign of stopping.
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HTC Android Tablet: The Pen Makes It Special HTC's new tablet features stylus input.
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Apple: Happy 35th Birthday On its route from a trio to a global tech power, Apple has grown and shifted in its three and a half decades of operation.
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Google Won't Release Awesome Facial Recognition App Privacy concerns prompt Google to delay release and "figure out" how to handle handy -- and a bit unnerving -- technology.
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Not Coming to a Theater Near You: The $30 Movie Rental Movie studios offer to stream recent releases -- for a hefty price.
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eBay Resellers Making Huge Profit on iPad 2 Resellers are making hundreds by listing Apple's iPad 2 on eBay, where the selling prices have averaged as high as 53% above retail, the auction giant said...
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10 Lessons From Angry Birds That Can Make You a Better CIO I have been involved in deep research on Angry Birds, having become one of the top 300 players on the iPad HD Free version, out of a community of over 1 million.
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Facebook Merges Mobile Sites for All Phones Standard interface is simpler for developers and encourages innovation, Facebook says.
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Adobe Offers Sneak Peek at Tablet Plans Adobe outlines some concepts that could bring touchscreen tablets into the creative workflows usually ruled by desktop computers.
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Inside Infosys's Alleged Illegal Visa Practices Whistle-blower claims giant Indian outsourcer is illegally importing low-paid tech workers using temporary visas
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Sony Ericsson Delays Xperia Play UK Launch The "PlayStation phone" will be in short supply upon arrival in Britain.
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European Parliament Bounces Back from Suspected Cyberattack UPDATE: The European Parliament has resumed normal email service following a suspected cyberattack.
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Sony Online Entertainment Job Cuts, Studio Closures Confirmed Sony Online Entertainment confirms rumors of mass job cuts and studio closures, calls changes a 'strategic alignment of developer resources'.
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Rogue Android App Texts Humiliating Messages Android users face a new threat, a rogue app that tells all their friends they pirated the program, a Symantec security manager said today.
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Google Tries to Become Apple Don't be evil?
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Google +1 = Social Overload Google's new +1 program adds a social layer into search -- but do we really need it, or is this more about what's good for Google?
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Top 10 April Fools' Day Fake News Items for 2011 Spoiler Alert: From a 3D monocle, a new Google service called Gmail Motion, to a game called Angry Nerds, 2011 is shaping up to be another banner year of April Fools' online gags.
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PCWorld Reviewers' Favorite Files: March 2011Our reviewers were very practical in March, focusing on utilities. Somebody's doing spring cleaning on their PCs: Benchmarking, cleanup, and system info programs dominate the list. If real-life technology feels too safe, check out the Blade Runner and HAL9000 themes for Windows 7. Those should make you want a nice, docile computer that does what you tell it to do.
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