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2009-08-02T05:54:42-04:00 | 15 reads | 3/338

Week in Apple: Google drama, security, jailbreaking, and more
Ars Technica
Think your new iPhone 3GS is impervious to hackers? Wondering where all the Google Voice apps went? Want to know Apple's stance on jailbreaking? Haven't heard the latest rumors about the Apple tablet? Roll on in for our weekly Apple roundup. ...
Why The FCC Wants To Smash Open The iphoneWashington Post
FCC Asks Apple, AT&T About Google AppInformationWeek
Apple's Got That Glow AgainBarron's
CNET News -PC World -PC Magazine
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2009-07-31T22:53:08-04:00 | 146 reads | 3/336

Windows 7 RTM reviewed
CNET News
Windows 7 is more than Vista done right, but you can't deny that it's based on Microsoft's embattled operating system. Despite improvements made over two service packs, users never took to Windows Vista. ...
Windows 7 Gets Auto-Upgrade SwitchInformationWeek
The Value Question: Is the Apple or Microsoft Family Pack the ...BetaNews
Microsoft's Windows 7 price gamble - and why it's flawedRegister
PC Magazine -ChannelWeb -Ars Technica
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2009-07-31T19:41:26-04:00 | 85 reads | 3/315

Windows 7 on MacBook Pro: Nice, but still has poor battery life
CNET News
I have had Windows 7 Ultimate RTM (release to manufacturer) for a few days. This is, of course, a legitimate copy, not the leaked copy that you can download from the Internet. That's the good news. The bad news is I have to test it, ...
Currently Being ModeratedChannelWeb
Opinion: Apple and Microsoft: A tale of two earnings reportsComputerworld
Mac Gaming: Better to Wait Than Turn to Boot CampPC World
Seattle Times -Ethiopian Review -tuaw.com
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2009-07-31T20:41:41-04:00 | 35 reads | 3/291

Jailbreaking software already works for 3.0.1 iphone update
CNET News
So Apple on Friday released an update to the iphone OS (3.0.1) that takes care of an SMS vulnerability. It's a fairly important patch, and usually when Apple updates the iphone OS, jailbreakers have to wait until the Dev Team comes out ...
Apple To Patch iPhone Security Flaw [UPDATE]InformationWeek
Apple Releases Fix For SMS iPhone FlawChannelWeb
Apple Releases Fix for iPhone SMS VulnerabilityPC Magazine
PC World -Forbes -San Francisco Chronicle
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2009-08-02T08:21:02-04:00 | 18 reads | 3/276

Comets 'not cause of extinctions'
BBC News
By Griet Scheldeman Comet strikes are an unlikely cause of past mass extinctions on Earth, according to computer simulations. Scientists used the simulations to model the paths of long-period comets, to determine the likelihood of these "dirty ...
When comets attackmsnbc.com
Comets From Edge of Solar System Unlikely to Hit EarthSpace.com
Comets most likely won't bring life on Earth to an end: studyTopNews United States
Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies -AFP -Softpedia
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2009-07-31T15:16:39-04:00 | 5 reads | 3/244

Firefox: 1 billion downloads only part of the story
CNET News
At about 8 am PDT Friday, Firefox crossed the billion-download threshold--a notably large number for Mozilla's open-source Web browser but one that doesn't tell the whole story. Mozilla boasted that Firefox downloads surpassed 1 ...
Firefox Hits 1 Billion Downloads -- So What's Next?PC World
Mozilla Firefox Hits 1 Billion Downloads, Still Gaining in EnterpriseeWeek
Firefox Passes One Billion DownloadsInformationWeek
Los Angeles Times -Ars Technica -PC Magazine
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2009-07-31T17:44:24-04:00 | 4 reads | 3/229

Oy Tenenbaum! RIAA wins $675000, or $22500 per song
Ars Technica
After a brief deliberation, a federal jury has ruled that PhD student Joel Tenenbaum willfully infringed on the record labels' copyrights, awarding them $675000 in damages, $22500 for each of the 30 songs in question. Ars reports with reaction from ...
BU student found liable in music-swapping caseCNET News
Federal Jury Awards RIAA $675K In Tenenbaum Copyright CaseChannelWeb
Reports: RIAA Wins $675k in Damages From File SwapperPC World
ZDNet -Afterdawn.com -BetaNews
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2009-07-31T14:15:21-04:00 | 6 reads | 3/236

High schooler sues Amazon: The Kindle ate my homework
CNET News
A 17-year-old from Michigan has filed a lawsuit against e-commerce powerhouse Amazon after it deleted a book he had purchased for his Kindle device. The high school student, Justin D. Gawronski, filed suit in a Seattle court along ...
Should Amazon Make The Kindle E-book Lawsuit Downloadable To A Kindle?ChannelWeb
Amazon Kindle E-book Deletion Prompts LawsuitInformationWeek
Amazon.com sued over deleted digital book copiesReuters
Ars Technica -ZDNet -Los Angeles Times
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2008-11-18T16:49:46-05:00 | 4/184

Piling on: WSTS chops chip estimates through 2010
Solid State Technology - 1 hour ago
Nov. 18, 2008 - Joining the rising chorus of industry watchers ratcheting down their forecasts, the World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (WSTS) says it sees semiconductor sales growth slowing to a crawl in 2008, and then crumbling into decline in 2009.
WSTS cuts IC forecast for '08, '09, '10 EETimes.com
WSTS Lowers 2009 Chip Forecast Circuits Assembly
Reuters UK - InformationWeek
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2009-03-03T07:10:38-05:00 | 4/158