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• Consumer Reports offers scathing critique on Verizon iPhone 4 - Apple Insider
• Apple's App Store nears 10 billion downloads - USA Today
• Wikipedia – an unplanned miracle - The Guardian
• Sony PS3 Hacker To Argue That He 'Re-Enabled' Feature - PC Magazine
• Microsoft Warns Of Xbox Shortages - InformationWeek
• IBM supercomputer wins first Jeopardy dust up - Computerworld
• Google Promises No Planned Downtime - InformationWeek
• LG disappointed by Windows Phone 7 launch, keeping the faith - Ars Technica
• Summary Box: iPad newspaper is delayed - Forbes
• Microsoft Releases WebMatrix Web Publishing Tool - PC Magazine

Consumer Reports offers scathing critique on Verizon iPhone 4 - Apple Insider Posted: 14 Jan 2011 01:51 PM PST Moneycontrol.com Consumer Reports offers scathing critique on Verizon iPhone 4 Apple Insider While awarding Apple's iPhone 4 its highest ratings across the board last summer, Consumer Reports is now warning users to wait, calling it "middle aged" and doubting whether Verizon will offer the unlimited data contracts it is ... Verizon Deal May Expose iPhone's FlawsNew York Times 10 Must-Have Apps for iPhoneThe Mac Observer With Verizon's iPhone, a rare example of customers getting what they craveWashington Post PC Magazine -Mediapost.com -CNET all 6,294 news articles »

Apple's App Store nears 10 billion downloads - USA Today Posted: 14 Jan 2011 12:53 PM PST CBC.ca Apple's App Store nears 10 billion downloads USA Today Apple's running a big ticker on its web site as it heads toward a milestone 10 billion downloads for its App Store worldwide. The company is celebrating with a contest: Whoever downloads the 10 billionth app could win a $10000 ... Report: Apple nixes free iPad subs for print customersCNET Ten Changes We'd Like to See at the Mac App StorePC World Apple to give away $10K as App Store nears 10B downloadsComputerworld Seattle Times -Tom's Hardware Guide -Christian Science Monitor all 229 news articles »

Wikipedia – an unplanned miracle - The Guardian Posted: 14 Jan 2011 02:00 PM PST Reuters India Wikipedia – an unplanned miracle The Guardian Wikipedia is the most widely used reference work in the world. That statement is both ordinary and astonishing: it's a simple reflection of its enormous readership; and yet, by any traditional view about how the world works, Wikipedia shouldn't even ... Wikipedia's Jimmy Wales Celebrates 10 Years of WikipediaInformationWeek Wikipedia at 10: 'It's what the web is for'Telegraph.co.uk The 10 Biggest Hoaxes in Wikipedia's First 10 YearsPC World BBC News -Washington Post -Reuters all 616 news articles »

Sony PS3 Hacker To Argue That He 'Re-Enabled' Feature - PC Magazine Posted: 14 Jan 2011 10:40 AM PST Erictric Sony PS3 Hacker To Argue That He 'Re-Enabled' Feature PC Magazine Lawyers representing George Hotz, the individual accused of illegally hacking the Sony PlayStation 3, claim that Hotz did so to add back a feature that Sony had removed. Hotz, the lawyers claimed, "re-enabled" OtherOS functionality, or the ability to ... No court order against PlayStation hackers for nowRegister Judge wonders why PS3 hacker is in her courtroomTG Daily Update: Sony Must Show It Can Sue PS3 HackerInternational Business Times Joystiq -PlayStation LifeStyle -Destructoid all 67 news articles »

Microsoft Warns Of Xbox Shortages - InformationWeek Posted: 14 Jan 2011 10:53 AM PST TFTS (blog) Microsoft Warns Of Xbox Shortages InformationWeek The software maker says strong holiday sales of Xbox 360 and Kinect could mean inventory levels won't be enough to meet demand in early 2011. By Paul McDougall , InformationWeek Microsoft said record sales of its Xbox 360 gaming console during the ... Wii edges Xbox in console sales for 2010; Sony mum on PS3 figuresUSA Today Video Game Spending Flat in 2010, Kinect Boosts Xbox 360PC Magazine 2010 Game Sales: It's Now Microsoft's Game to LosePC World Digitaltrends.com -Ars Technica -VGChartz all 166 news articles »

IBM supercomputer wins first Jeopardy dust up - Computerworld Posted: 14 Jan 2011 11:45 AM PST CTV.ca IBM supercomputer wins first Jeopardy dust up Computerworld A practice round against former Jeopardy champs goes to Watson in the game show's first man vs. machine match By Sharon Gaudin Computerworld - The first round goes to the computer. In the first man vs. machine Jeopardy competition, IBM's custom-built ... IBM prepares for machine vs. man Jeopardy! showdownReuters Watson beats humans in Jeopardy! dry runRegister What is 'Watson'? IBM computer wins 'Jeopardy!' practice roundUSA Today TechNewsWorld -eWeek -CNNMoney all 889 news articles »

Google Promises No Planned Downtime - InformationWeek Posted: 14 Jan 2011 11:55 AM PST Erictric Google Promises No Planned Downtime InformationWeek A new service level agreement (SLA) for Google Apps customers strives to make Google's cloud as reliable as dial tone. By Thomas Claburn , InformationWeek Google has changed its service level agreement for paid versions of Google Apps, ... Google eliminates planned and scheduled downtime for appsBetaNews Google Tightens Apps' Uptime GuaranteePC World Google Brags: Gmail Doesn't Need Planned Downtime (GOOG)San Francisco Chronicle Register -ReadWriteWeb -ITworld.com all 39 news articles »

LG disappointed by Windows Phone 7 launch, keeping the faith - Ars Technica Posted: 14 Jan 2011 01:35 PM PST CNET LG disappointed by Windows Phone 7 launch, keeping the faith Ars Technica LG's marketing director James Choi has made some remarkably frank comments about Windows Phone 7, giving a clear indication that the company has not been blown away by the launch of the new ... LG rep: Windows Phone 7 launch underwhelmedCNET Microsoft Closes Windows Phone 7 Jailbreak HolePC Magazine LG: Windows Phone 7 Sales Have Been DisappointingPC World Digitaltrends.com -Electronista -FierceWireless all 55 news articles »

Summary Box: iPad newspaper is delayed - Forbes Posted: 14 Jan 2011 02:52 PM PST CTV.ca Summary Box: iPad newspaper is delayed Forbes AP , 01.14.11, 05:41 PM EST NEW YORK -- STOP THE PRESSES: News Corp. is pushing back the launch of the world's first iPad-only newspaper. A person familiar with the matter said the holdup will be a matter of weeks, although the company declined to ... News Corp., Apple Delay Launch of iPad-Only PaperPC Magazine Murdoch takes aim at youth marketSydney Morning Herald Launch of News Corp.'s iPad newspaper delayedVentureBeat BetaNews -Mashable -Sci-Tech Today all 519 news articles »

Microsoft Releases WebMatrix Web Publishing Tool - PC Magazine Posted: 14 Jan 2011 02:36 PM PST Computing Microsoft Releases WebMatrix Web Publishing Tool PC Magazine Microsoft on Thursday released a new Web development workbench called WebMatrix, which integrates with other free, open-source Web development and management tools, such as WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, and Umbraco. The key feature is that WebMatrix ... Microsoft releases free WebMatrix Web development toolArs Technica Microsoft releases an open source web development suiteInquirer Microsoft Gives Semi-Pros a Free Web Dev ToolboxLinuxInsider.com ReadWriteWeb -Seattle Times -Register all 92 news articles »

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