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Microsoft Looking to Buy Fox, Others Away from Google Deals?

Microsoft may be looking to enhance Bing's search share...by paying newspapers and content providers to opt out of Google.
Computing Deals
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Bing Partners with Wolfram Alpha

Microsoft is tapping into Wolfram Alpha to bring search users nutritional information...as well as some serious help with math homework.
Computing News
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StatCounter: Bing Holding Steady, but Yahoo is Slipping

Media metrics firm StatCounter finds Bing is holding onto its search audience, but Google continues to grow...mostly at Yahoo's expense.
Computing News

StatCounter Shows Bing Losing Search Gains

All eyes have been on Microsoft's Bing as it tries to take on Google in search...but now StatCounter finds some people may be done looking Bing over.
Computing News
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Microsoft: XP Users Targeted by Zero-Day Exploit

It's taken a month, but attackers are now fully exploiting a flaw in Windows XP's Help Center publicized by a Google engineer last month.
Computing News
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Microsoft Eases Windows 7 XP Mode Hardware Requirements

Windows 7's XP Mode no longer requires hardware virtualization, meaning more Windows 7 users will be able to run older XP-only software.
Computing News
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Windows 7’s XP Mode Will Be Ready to Rock October 22

It's back...but then it never really went away. Microsoft has announced that its Windows XP Mode will be available for Windows 7 on October 22.
Computing News

iHome iP88 Doubles Up with iP88 Dual Docks and Dual Alarms

iHome's iP88 isn't just an alarm clock/radio with an iPod dock: it's got two iPod/iPhone docks and two alarms.
Emerging Tech

IBM Takes on Gmail with Web-based Corporate Email Service

Web mail has been around almost forever, and Google's Gmail is over five years old: now IBM hopes to woo business customers an affordable Web-based email service.
Computing News

Nvidia Dives Deeper into Supercomputing with Fermi

Everyone knows GPUs do some serious number crunching, but Nvidia is pretty much convinced its ready to take on traditional supercomputers...at a tenth the cost.
Computing News
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Monster Goes Gaga for Heartbeats Earbuds

Monster's new Heartbeats earbuds weren't just "style-checked" by Lady Gaga: she created the design. And they do look painful.
Emerging Tech News
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Terrestar Genus Hybrid Satellite/Cell Phone Coming to AT&T

Are you always on the go? Next year, the Terrestar Genus will be able to go with you, combining a traditional cell phone with a satellite phone...and Windows Mobile.
Mobile News
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Cisco to Spend $3 Bln on Videoconferencing Company Tandberg

Cisco is sinking its teeth deeper into digital video, making a $3 billion offer to take over Norwegian videoconferencing outfit Tandberg.
Audio / Video News

Sony’s PSPgo Hits Store Shelves

Sony's PSPgo portable gaming systems is on sale now, sporting a 3.8-inch screen, 16 GB of storage...and no UMD disc drive.
Gaming News

Microsoft Wins Reversal of $388 Patent Infringement Penalty

Microsoft has convinced a judge to throw out a jury verdict that awarded Uniloc $388 million for infringing on antipiracy patents in Windows XP and Microsoft Office.
Computing News

Pioneer Rips Out 12x Blu-ray Disc Burner

Got content? Pioneer's BDR-205 Blu-ray writer writes to single- and dual-layer BD media at 12x speeds.
Computing News
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EA Ships Dead Space Extraction for Nintendo Wii

The Nintendo Wii isn't known for its rated "M" game library...but EA has just pushed its sci-fi terror title Dead Space Extraction to the Wii.
Gaming News

Intel Putting CPUs in TVs with Atom-based “Sodaville” Chips

Intel wants to jumpstart interactive TV - along with 3D gaking and high-definition audio and video - with a new Atom-based system-on-a-chip dubbed Sodaville.
Computing Best Ofs

Toshiba Planning to Show Cell-Powered TV Next Month

Toshiba is planning to show its first television with an embedded Cell processor for handling upscaling and DVR tasks...but not PlayStation games.
Audio / Video News

Verizon Looking to Pass on the Palm Pre?

Verizon Wireless and Palm have a long history...but is Verizon now considering passing on the Palm Pre in favor of devices from RIM and Motorola?
Mobile News
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Nintendo Packs Two MotionPlus Add-ons into Wii Sports Resort

Nintendo is launching a limited-edition version of its Wii Sports Resort title for Wii, packing two MotionPlus accessories to encourage more people to play.
Gaming News
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Google Chrome Goes Beta for Mac and Linux

Google has launched beta versions of its Chrome Web browser for Mac OS X and Linux...but Macs still lack features and extensions.
Computing News
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Google Takes Chrome OS Open Source

Google has revealed details of its upcoming Chrome OS...and launched an open source Chromium OS to encourage developers and partners.
Computing News

Google Polishes Up Internet Explorer with Chrome Frame

Curious about Google Chrome but wary of leaving Internet Explorer? Google Chrome Frame puts Chrome's rendering engine and JavaScript inside IE...and it's not even a hack.
Computing News

Sony Planning to Move on PS3 Motion Controller

Sony has announced it plans to release a motion controller for the PlayStation 3...but it's not going to land until early 2010.
Gaming News

Honda Unveils U3-X Personal Mobility Device

Does Segway need any competition? Honda seems to think so, showing off a new U3-X personal mobility device with the world's first omni-directional drive wheel.
Smart Home Products

Vodafone 360 H1 and M1 Mark First LiMo R2 Phones

Vodafone is launching its new 360 platform with the new Samsung-build Vodafone 360 N1 and M1, the first LiMo Release 2 smartphones—and they bring impressive specs.
Mobile News

ATI Rolls Out Radeon 5800 Graphics with DirectX 11 Support

AMD has rolled out the first video card to support Microsoft's DirectX 11 built into Windows 7...and they also pack 2.72 teraflops of processing power.
Computing News
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China to ‘punish’ Baidu, others for illegal music downloads

China's ministry of culture is set to "punish" Baidu and other Web sites for providing links to illegal music downloads.
Computing News
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China’s Baidu removes millions of pirated works

In a massive sweep, Chinese search operator Baidu says it removed almost 3 million pirated items from Baidu Library's "literary works" service.
Web News
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U.S. calls out Baidu, Pirate Bay, Taobao for piracy

A report on "notorious markets" calls out China's Baidu and Taobao as well as The Pirate Bay as top markets for pirate and counterfeit goods.
Computing News
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Hewlett-Packard Buying 3Com for $2.7 Billion

Another day, another megadeal: this time it's HP taking on Cisco with a $2.7 billion acquisition of network gear-maker 3Ccom.
Computing News

Gmail Adds Push Support for iPhone/iPod touch, Windows Mobile

Google has rolled out push email support for its Google Sync applications for the iPhone/iPod touch and Windows Mobile devices.
Mobile

Best Buy Gets Behind iRex Digital Reader

Best Buy has announced it will soon offer the iRex digital reader for $399 - including ties to Barnes & Noble digital books and 3G service from Verizon and Vodafone.
Emerging Tech Deals
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