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May 15, 2011
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Chromebooks Are Doomed to Fail Google wants Chromebooks to be a new era in mobile computing, but they're really just netbooks with limited functionality.
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Facebook's Anti-Google Efforts Get Muddier As PR agency Burson-Marsteller scrambles to explain its action, more PR missteps occur.
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Will Netflix Save TV? Analysis: Netflix could save TV shows from premature cancellation by offering another outlet.
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Facebook Warns of Dubious URLs Facebook is working with Web of Trust to offer users an extra layer of Internet security.
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Sony Resuming PlayStation Network, Qriocity Services Sony will begin a phased resumption of its PlayStation Network and Qriocity services on Sunday, more than three weeks after a cyber attack downed the gaming network.
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How Invasive is Google Social Circles, Anyway? Analysis: Was Facebook right? Is Google's social search service evil incarnate and deserving of a smear campaign?
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Netflix Addition, 'Ice Cream Sandwich' Highlight Busy Week for Android Android news for the week ending May 14, 2011
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Scammers Exploit Bin Laden's Death Unsuspecting Africans are being swindled by scammers planting malware in the guise of Bin Laden news.
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Apple Sales 'Up 113 Percent in April' Analysis of supply chain data shows strong sales, although short of previous months' increases.
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iPhone, Apps Set Guinness World Records Guinness compares the iPhone 4's numbers to that of the PSP, which sold 200,000 units at launch in 2005.
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Green Light Is On - Sony PlayStation Network Is Back for U.S. After an embarrassing breach that compromised millions of users personal information, Sony has switched back on the PlayStation Network in the U.S.
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Microsoft Pairs Azure Cloud With Mobile Devices Windows Azure Toolkits offered for Apple iOS and Windows Phone 7; Android is up next.
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Guinness Awards Gaming Records to iPhone 4, App Store iPhone 4 called "fastest-growing gaming system" while App Store games and Angry Birds set records too.
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The Ad Game: Amazon's Ad-supported Kindle Helps It Sell More E-readers Amazon says the $114 ad-supported version of the Kindle e-reader is riding high as its best-selling item in electronics
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Exoskeleton Technology Helps Paraplegic Student Walk Again A set of exoskeleton legs developed by University of California, Berkeley researchers allowed a paraplegic student to walk at his graduation. Read on for video.
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Day 14: Google Docs Discussions--Comments on Steroids Google Docs has improved on the basic concept of inserting comments by turning them into a dynamic, collaborative discussion thread.
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Simple Hack Brings Hulu to Motorola Xoom The lack of Hulu support for the Xoom is a pain. The guys at the XDA forums have a workaround.
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Top 15 Music Apps For Your Smartphone Check out 15 apps for iOS and Android phones to make your music listening experience better.
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The 10 Best Free Hard Drive UtilitiesMost users are satisfied with the hard drive utilities that ship with Windows--especially the more powerful partitioning and defragging tools found in Windows Vista and 7. Since you're reading this, though, you're obviously not a "most" type of user. Here are our favorite free utilities for partitioning, monitoring, and optimizing hard drives (as well as a few inexpensive for-pay alternatives). Despite some high-end features, they won't bust your budget.
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