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Fine reduced in file-sharing case

You'll probably have to dig into you memory banks to recall Kazaa, the once wildly-popular file-sharing service.  I can remember dowloading a few things, including my fair share of viruses, off of there, causing me to conclude that the risks far outweighed the "rewards".  It had to be two ...

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iPhone and AT&T no longer in monogamous relationship?

The internet is already buzzing over the possible introduction of an Apple tablet computer. Now, there are rumors of another sort that, if true, would really shake up the world of mobile devices. The rumor is that the iPhone may not want an exclusive relationship with AT&T and may ...

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Is the Nexus One a bust?

I'd have to say "yes". I don't know if it was marketing, the price or the product but Google's initial foray into selling mobile phones saw a disappointing first week.  The phone, called the Nexus One, only sold 20,000 units.  Unlike other offerings, there has been ...

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A new #3 in the browser wars

Well, there's been a shakeup in the browser world, though it's not entirely unexpected. Google Chrome, the newcomer in the world of broswers, has overtaken Safari to claim the #3 position, behind #2 Firefox and #1 Internet Explorer. Granted, it's not a blowout but, I don't ...

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Off to jail you go!

You may not know Alan Ralsky but, you may be familiar with his work. He was probably responsible for a good portion of junk emails you received in your inbox over the years. Ralsky spammed inboxes everywhere from 1997-2007 and, at one point, was sending out 70,000,000 emails ...

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How to deal with internet racism when you're Google

As much as I deplore racism, it's one of those facts of life in America and many other parts of the world. If you're a company like Google, how do you deal with racism in your search results without doing something that gets you called out for censorship ...

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The War is Over

At least when it comes to AMD vs. Intel, a truce has been brokered...to the tune of $1.25 billion. Intel has agreed to pay this amount to rival AMD to settle antitrust claims.  This ends all current legal actions between the two companies. Also, as part of the ...

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1,000,000 Down

It's not the first time this has happened but, it may be the largest single occurrence of such an action. InformationWeek is reporting that Microsoft has banned 1,000,000 users from its Xbox Live service because the company believes that they are playing on "modded" consoles. Modified consoles ...

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Google to Murdoch: Keep your stinkin' content

Okay, they didn't quite say that but in so many words, Google has said that News Corp, or any news organization for that manner, can ask to have their content pulled from Google News.  According to Google, it's fairly easy to accomplish, technically-speaking. This comes on the heels ...

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Verizon vs. AT&T: It's getting ugly

I'm sorry, I had to laugh at this one. In its latest ad, Verizon is throwing some serious blows at AT&T's network coverage. This one caught me off-guard and had me laughing out loud.  

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