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Virtual Desktops Are For RealWe tested nine products that will transform how IT provides end user PCs.
Information Week Saturday, November 07, 2009Great Whites May Mate at the 'Shark Cafe'Great white sharks have their own hang out in the Pacific Ocean,
scientists say.
ABC News Saturday, November 07, 2009Best Buy to Install Google Mobile App, But Not For Droid, IPhoneBeginning Nov. 9, sales associates for Best Buy Mobile will install Google Mobile App on all BlackBerry, Microsoft Windows Mobile, or Nokia S60 smartphones through the Walk Out Working program, a free in-store smartphone setup. The deal makes Best Buy the first retailer in the U.S. to distribute Google Mobile App on smartphones sold in store. However, Best Buy won't install Google Mobile App on the Motorola Droid or HTC Eris because it isn't available on Android. Google Mobile App support is missing in action on the iPhone, too. - Google Nov. 5 partnered with Best Buy to let the retailer install Google Mobile applications on smartphones that it sells to consumers right in the store. Google Mobile App is a free mobile application users can download to their smartphone to Google Search by voice, use Google Se...
eWEEK Saturday, November 07, 2009Founders Win a Piece of Skype From eBayThe founders of Skype will drop their lawsuits against
the company and a consortium of buyers who bid to purchase Skype. In exchange, the founders will get a 14 percent share in the new Skype.
New York Times Saturday, November 07, 2009The Modern PC: Lighter, Touchier, More MobilePersonal
computers are changing -- and not just because of the recent
launch of Windows 7. Visit an electronics store and you might also find laptops are missing a familiar component. You could experiment with new ways of controlling some
computers, and you'll see portable PCs slimming down.
TechNewsWorld Saturday, November 07, 2009Google Dashboard Provides Too Much Info And Yet Not EnoughNews Analysis: Google again finds itself in a no-win situation, this time with Google Dashboard. Some claim Google collects too much data in Dashboard and others say it doesn't provide enough. Dashboard summarizes the data from the Web services associated with a user's account. Dashboard, which can be found here, or under the Personal Setting section under My Account, will list how many Gmail conversations we have going, how many Google Docs we have, Google Calendar appointments, and even Web history if we've enabled it. But it does not include detail Google collects on us from its server logs, cookies and ads. - News Analysis: With Google Dashboard, Google again finds itself in a no-win situation. In a utopian world, the search engine would be roundly praised for providing a window it's the data users generate from using Google applications. Yet whenever Google puts a foot forward, adverti...
eWEEK Saturday, November 07, 2009Is Antivirus Software Dead?Always-on Internet connectivity is keeping malware concerns alive and well. We examine whether antivirus software is up to the task, or whether it's a
security solution of the past.
Information Week Saturday, November 07, 2009Activision Posts Profit and Reaffirms OutlookLower costs and a good response for games such as Guitar Hero 5 and World of Warcraft helped
the company in the third quarter.
New York Times Saturday, November 07, 2009Virtual Goods Start Bringing Real PaydaysIt is quickly becoming commonplace for people to spend a few dollars to get ahead in an
online game
or to give a friend a gift on a
social network.
New York Times Saturday, November 07, 2009Beatles Albums Removed From Download Site BlueBeatGet back to where you once belonged: Judge approves a temporary restraining order for digital music site BlueBeat.com over sale of Beatles songs. - The Internet music site BlueBeat.com, which bills itself as trying to quot;stop the insanity of overpriced online music, quot; is no longer carrying the entire catalogue of songs from legendary rock band The Beatles. EMI Group, a British music company which owns the rights to t...
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