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Analysis: Google Stumbles, Again, With China Outage Report

Wired - Fri, 07/30/2010 - 9:00pm
Google mistakenly reported Thursday that China began censoring its web search again. It's a blunder that adds to a list of missteps over the last six months that have the net's top tech company looking unprofessional.


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RIM Said to Plan Tablet for November to Take on IPad

Business Week - Tech - Fri, 07/30/2010 - 8:23pm
Research In Motion Ltd., maker of the BlackBerry smartphone, plans to introduce a tablet computer in November to compete with Apple Inc.’s iPad, according to two people familiar with the company’s plans.
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McAfee Advances the Most in 21 Months on Forecast

Business Week - Tech - Fri, 07/30/2010 - 8:20pm
McAfee Inc., the second-largest maker of security software, rose the most in 21 months in New York trading after the company’s forecast allayed investors’ concerns about slowing growth.
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American iPad Users Pay Among the Highest for Data Worldwide

Wired - Fri, 07/30/2010 - 8:10pm
Accessing data on the iPad is the United States is a lot more expensive than almost anywhere in the world. American users pay some of the highest prices in terms of dollars per gigabyte of data on the iPad.


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Physicists Dream Up the Antilaser

Wired - Fri, 07/30/2010 - 7:53pm
Fifty years after physicists invented the laser, ushering in everything from supermarket scanners to music CDs, scientists have conceived its opposite — the "antilaser."


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Cheaper, Better Satellites Made From Cellphones and Toys

Wired - Fri, 07/30/2010 - 7:20pm
Instead of investing in their own computer research and development, engineers at the NASA Ames Research Center are looking to cellphones and off-the-shelf toys to power the future of low-cost satellite technology.


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DIY Wearable Computer Turns You Into a Cyborg

Wired - Fri, 07/30/2010 - 7:15pm
A Swedish researcher and entrepreneur has taken the first step toward becoming a cyborg by creating a wearable computer that can be slung across the body.


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WikiLeaks Posts Mysterious 'Insurance' File

Wired - Fri, 07/30/2010 - 7:09pm
In the wake of strong U.S. government statements condemning WikiLeaks' recent publishing of 77,000 Afghan War documents, the secret-spilling site has posted a mysterious encrypted file labeled "insurance."


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Facebook Said to Put Off IPO Until 2012

Business Week - Tech - Fri, 07/30/2010 - 6:40pm
The world's biggest social network may not sell public shares until 2012 to give management more time to boost sales and lure users
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Sharp Shooting Sony Cam Guides You, Even When Lost

Wired - Fri, 07/30/2010 - 5:50pm
A camera that's equal parts handsome sharpshooter and capable GPS guide? That would be the Cyber-Shot DSC-HX5V.


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Alcatel-Lucent Confirms 2010 Outlook; Shares Rise

Business Week - Tech - Fri, 07/30/2010 - 4:08pm
Alcatel-Lucent SA, France’s largest telecommunications equipment maker, confirmed full-year margin targets after posting an operating profit in the second quarter.
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A LinkedIn for LGBT Entrepreneurs

Business Week - Fri, 07/30/2010 - 2:01pm
For lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender businessfolk, a new online network called dot429 offers unusual advantages
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Former NSA Director: Hold Nations Responsible for Cyberattacks, Period

Wired - Fri, 07/30/2010 - 1:31pm
Attribution is one of the biggest problems on the internet when it comes to cyberwarfare. How do you hold a nation responsible for malicious attacks if you can't determine whether or not the activity was state-sponsored? It doesn't matter, former NSA Director Michael Hayden says. Do it anyway.


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Porn Industry Aroused by FaceTime Possibilities

Wired - Fri, 07/30/2010 - 1:19pm
You will not be surprised that the porn industry is all over the iPhone 4 -- and the latest business opportunity is, almost inevitably, FaceTime.


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Senate Clears Way for $30 Billion Small Business Fund

Business Week - Fri, 07/30/2010 - 1:00pm
The plan would invest federal money in small banks and give them incentives to re-lend that money to Main Street companies
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iPad Popular With Aviation Crowd

Wired - Fri, 07/30/2010 - 1:00pm
Developers and pilots are embracing the gadget, with apps that do everything from tell you the weather to show you the way.


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