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Hurd Joins Oracle as Co-president

Mon, 09/06/2010 - 21:20
Mark Hurd has been appointed co-president of Oracle.



Mark Hurd - Oracle - Oracle Corporation - Larry Ellison - Hewlett-Packard
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Polls Show Netizens Oppose Craigslist's Censorship

Mon, 09/06/2010 - 17:40
An overwhelming majority of online users are opposed to Craigslist's self-censorship measures banning the adult services section of the site.



Craigslist - Censorship - United States - Prostitution - Web Design and Development
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Will Samsung’s Galaxy Tab be Pricey or Cheap? Maybe Both

Mon, 09/06/2010 - 15:00
Samsung’s Galaxy Tab is Going to be Pricey. Or Cheap. Or Maybe Both



Samsung Galaxy Tab - Samsung - IPad - Galaxy Tab - Android
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Secret Copyright Treaty Draft Leaked After Washington Talks

Mon, 09/06/2010 - 13:10
The latest leaked draft of the secret ACTA copyright treaty sets out some fundamental principles -- and then offers to change them to match the negotiated text



Copyright - Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement - United States - Intellectual property - acta
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What to Expect From Apple's IOS Updates

Mon, 09/06/2010 - 12:50
Small point updates to its mobile operating system often give Apple the chance to smooth the edges of its major releases, while adding a few smaller features...



Apple - Operating system - Macintosh - IOS - IPhone
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IBrainstorm for IPad

Mon, 09/06/2010 - 12:30
Universal Mind bills iBrainstorm, its free iPad app, as a “creative collaborative tool.” The productivity offering aims to replace the whiteboard—or at least...



Collaborative - IPad - Business - Servers - Apple
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Harman AKG Releases Quincy Jones Signature Line of Headphones

Mon, 09/06/2010 - 11:10
Quincy Jones is a legendary record producer and composer responsible for producing Michael Jackson’s Thriller album as well as the hit charity song “We Are the...



Michael Jackson - AKG Acoustics - Record producer - Thriller - Headphones
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Swedish Authorities Step up Battle Against File-sharers

Mon, 09/06/2010 - 10:50
Swedish police have searched houses belonging to people suspected of illegal file-sharing in Stockholm, Haparanda and Östersund in the last two weeks.



Stockholm - Swedish language - Swedish Police Service - Sweden - Filesharing
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Apimac Brings Personal Database Solution to OS X

Mon, 09/06/2010 - 10:30
If you’re one of those people who likes to keep their life organized (or, like me, one of those people who forget everything all the time), you may...



Operating system - Alternative - OS-2 - United States - BlackBerry
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E.U. Could Investigate Chinese Subsidies to Modem Makers

Mon, 09/06/2010 - 10:20
The European Commission is considering opening a second enquiry to investigate if China is illegally subsidizing tech companies that produce wireless modems.



European Union - European Commission - China - Business - Asia
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Mon, 09/06/2010 - 10:20
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The Real Reasons iOS 4.1 is Important

Mon, 09/06/2010 - 10:11
Apple is hyping new features like Game Center and iTunes Ping, but the reasons iOS 4.1 is crucial are related to finally resolving serious issues with the iOS 4 mobile OS.



Apple - iTunes - Facebook - Operating system - iTunes Ping
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What's Behind Craigslist's Self-Censorship?

Mon, 09/06/2010 - 09:41
Could Craigslist's sudden move to dump adult services be a stunt the site's only option?



Craigslist - Censorship - Stunts - Prostitution - Human Rights and Liberties
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Vehicle Camera Watches the Road for Stray Pedestrians

Mon, 09/06/2010 - 09:30
The Israeli company Mobileye Products has added a pedestrian and cyclist alert feature to its collision prevention device,



Cycling - Mobileye - Shopping - Business - Consumer Goods and Services
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Success of Samsung Galaxy Tab Doomed by Carrier Contracts

Mon, 09/06/2010 - 09:16
The Samsung Galaxy Tab looks like a promising Apple iPad competitor, but being shackled to a wireless contract is a significant handicap that could cause the Android tablet to fail.



Apple - Android - Samsung i7500 - IPad - tablet
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Former Google China Head Invests in Chinese Startups

Mon, 09/06/2010 - 04:43
Kai-Fu Lee, former head of Google's China operations, is funding a dozen startups through a new business incubator he founded.



Google - China - Kai-Fu Lee - Search Engine - Searching
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Microsoft Claims Silverlight Beats HTML5

Sun, 09/05/2010 - 13:54
Silverlight will offer a richer Web experience than HTML5, Microsoft says -- besides, the HTML5 spec isn't stable yet.



Microsoft - HTML5 - Multimedia - Silverlight - HTML
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Mark Hurd May Take Job at Oracle, Report Says

Sun, 09/05/2010 - 13:50
Former HP boss Mark Hurd is in talks to take a job at Oracle, the Wall Street Journal reported Saturday, citing unnamed sources.



Mark Hurd - Wall Street Journal - Hewlett-Packard - Oracle - Larry Ellison
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Hands on with Samsung's Galaxy Tab Tablet

Sun, 09/05/2010 - 13:00
Samsung's Galaxy Tab tablet is an interesting piece of hardware crippled by the fact it mostly runs blown-out smartphone applications.



Samsung Group - Smartphone - tablet - Android - Samsung i7500
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Apple Ramps Up iPad Production

Sun, 09/05/2010 - 12:37
Manufacturing plants have doubled iPad production since its launch, and Apple wants to push volume to 3 million a month during the holiday shopping season.



Apple - IPad - Morgan Stanley - Macintosh - Apple II
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