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January 24, 2011
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New Firefox Feature Blocks Behavioral Ads Makers of the popular browser Firefox will improve its users online privacy with a new feature that will let you opt-out of online behavioral advertising
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IBM Rolls out Virtual Desktop Offering Through its partner program, IBM unveils a virtual desktop offering for small businesses
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Puppy Cams Threaten Internet, Cisco Says Network demand will explode, fueled by unexpected growth in ambient video, like puppy cams and surveillance video, according to reports
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Verizon-FCC Net Neutrality Fight Only Beginning If you thought the Federal Communications Commission's vote to approve limited net neutrality rules were the end of the dispute, think again.
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Hey, AOL: Don't Rip off Your Most Loyal Users Analysis: AOL should tell its double-fee customers that they don't need to keep paying for a subscription to get online or even check their AOL e-mail.
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Microsoft Uses Karaoke Feature on China's Bing Dictionary Microsoft has added a karaoke-like feature to its Bing Dictionary in China, which provides English language learners a new way of practicing their pronunciation.
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Angry Birds Attack: Popular App Headed to Hollywood and Beyond Angry Birds is not just a popular smartphone game anymore. Angry Birds have morphed into plush dolls, ornaments, costumes, and soon a possible Hollywood movie.
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Apple's 10 Billionth App Download Met With 'Not Interested' British family almost loses its prize when Mom assumes Apple's call is a joke.
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Prepaid Plans Abound for Smartphone Buyers Once the domain of feature phones only, mobile operators now offer attractive prepaid options for smartphones with data plans.
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Gamewatch: Dead Space 2, Two Worlds II Check out the latest PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and handheld video games shipping the week of January 24.
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Toshiba Tablet Promo Pokes Fun at iPad Toshiba has taken a cheeky swipe at the iPad's lack of support for Flash on a teaser website for its forthcoming Android tablet.
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Nvidia Prepping for 3D Mobile Revolution According to Internet reports chipmaker Nvidia will be announcing a new Tegra 2 3D chipset this spring, heralding a new era of 3D-capable handhelds, smartphones, and netbooks.
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Motorola Xoom vs. iPad: Don't Bother Comparing Specs Let's not get too excited about the comparison reviews until both new tablets have shipped.
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Facebook Most Often Blocked by Businesses Facebook is the most blacklisted website -- and the second most whitelisted, according to research from Open DNS. But who's the phishing king?
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Carberp Banking Malware Upgrades Itself A piece of banking malware that researchers have been keeping an eye on is adding more sophisticated capabilities to stay hidden on victims' PCs.
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Lies, Damned Lies, and Market-Share Statistics Analysis: Everybody loves to track the numbers, but a lot of good data gets mangled and bad data gets used. Here's how to scrutinize statistics with skepticism.
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7 Free, Must-Have BlackBerry Apps Another round of great, free BlackBerry smartphone applications to help you find and download new and obscure music, share files across mobile devices, get a grip on air travel, and more.
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Motorola Xoom Price Will Shoot Tablet in the Foot The Motorola Xoom seems like a formidable iPad rival on paper, but the rumored pricing will make it hard to compete with Apple.
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Mozilla Do-Not-Track Feature Has a Fatal Flaw A new browser privacy control proposed by Mozilla relies on the good will and cooperation of privacy offending Web sites.
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Huawei Sues Motorola to Protect Intellectual Property Huawei is suing Motorola to ensure its intellectual property and trade secrets are not sold to Nokia Siemens Networks with the Motorola wireless unit.
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