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June 30, 2011
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* Our Top Stories
Google+ Invite Process Shut Down Amid 'Insane Demand'
Google opened up the invitation process late Wednesday afternoon
to those participating in the service but quickly closed it down
to conduct the process in a controlled way.
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Facebook's Fake Friends Epidemic
A few weeks ago I got a Facebook friend request from a cute young
blonde thing
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British Hackers Take Down Al-Qaeda Websites
White hat hack group disrupts terrorists' communications and
videos.
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Apple Sets a Bad Example
What works for Apple won't work for other companies.
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TwitPic Founder Ditches Clothes, Twitter Founder Ditches Job
Noah Everett really has nothing to hide: He posted overnight to
Twitter, including a photo via the TwitPic service he created,
almost immediately upon being picked up by the cops in
Charleston, S.C., for strolling down his street in the buff.
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MySpace: 4 Lessons Learned from the Collapse
Spam, drastic redesigns and an overreliance on young people were
among the factors that contributed to MySpace's demise.
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Google+ Hangouts Video Chat Could Challenge Skype
Skype's newest beta is Windows-only at the moment, whereas
Google+ Hangouts is browser-based and doesn't discriminate
against any OS or requires an additional download.
http://lm.pcworld.com/t/2895747/65384175/217075/0/
Google+: What the Critics Are Saying About the New Social Network
Building a new social network isn't easy. Google+ is rating a
wide variety of criticisms across the Internet. Let's check them
out.
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Google+ Changes the Social Media Game for Business
The search giant's new social network has big implications for
the future of social media marketing.
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Teenager Ordered to Surrender Xbox
A teenager from Northern Ireland has been ordered to surrender
his Xbox as part of the conditions of him being freed on bail.
http://lm.pcworld.com/t/2895747/65384175/217078/0/
Arizona State Police Hit with Second Data Dump
The files released by hackers included names, addresses, phone
numbers, passwords, Social Security numbers, online dating
account info, internal police reports and racist chain e-mails.
http://lm.pcworld.com/t/2895747/65384175/217079/0/
HP TouchPad Garners Mixed Reviews
The consensus seems to be that the TouchPad has a few kinks to
work out, which places it behind the iPad and alongside Android
tablets.
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Researchers Discover 4.5 Million-Strong Super-Botnet
Millions of PCs around the world appear to have been quietly
infected by the dangerous TDSS 'super-malware' rootkit as part of
a campaign to build a giant new botnet, researchers from security
firm Kaspersky Lab have discovered.
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10 Compelling Apps for Cisco Cius
Cisco Cius tablet's imminent arrival comes with an app store;
here are the most interesting of the apps there.
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With FBI Raid, Law Enforcement Circles LulzSec
Time may be running out for the members of LulzSec as police
continue to step up their inquiries into the hacking group.
http://lm.pcworld.com/t/2895747/65384175/217083/0/
Apple Offers Refunds for Unhappy Final Cut Pro X Users
Final Cut Pro X has been lambasted by video professionals who are
quick to point out a litany of missing features and usability
issues.
http://lm.pcworld.com/t/2895747/65384175/217084/0/
Half a Million Android Smartphones Activated Daily, Google Says
More than half a million Android phones are activated every day,
according to Google's Andy Rubin, head of the Android platform.
http://lm.pcworld.com/t/2895747/65384175/217085/0/
Impersonator, a Different Kind of Virtualization
Gibbs' quest to resurrect an old Windows 98 game ends in success
with an emulator that isn't.
http://lm.pcworld.com/t/2895747/65384175/217086/0/
E-Readers More Popular Than Tablets: Because They're Cheaper
A new study says consumers are more likely to own an e-reader
than a tablet. Price probably plays a big factor.
http://lm.pcworld.com/t/2895747/65384175/217087/0/
HTC Facebook Phone Coming to AT&T, Telus
Facebook junkies, rejoice.
http://lm.pcworld.com/t/2895747/65384175/217088/0/
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Symantec Norton AntiVirus 2011
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Google+ Invite Process Shut Down Amid 'Insane Demand'
Google opened up the invitation process late Wednesday afternoon
to those participating in the service but quickly closed it down
to conduct the process in a controlled way.
http://lm.pcworld.com/t/2895747/65384175/217091/0/
Facebook's Fake Friends Epidemic
A few weeks ago I got a Facebook friend request from a cute young
blonde thing
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Kids' Computers Through the Ages
The evolution of toy computers for children mirrors that of
real-world systems for adults. We look at some of the changes the
play-along versions have undergone in the past 70 years.
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Pogoplug Software Streams Files (Poorly) to Mobile Devices
The maker of Pogoplug hardware is offering a free download to
stream music, movies and more to other PCs and mobile devices.
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Printers That Do It All
We installed six popular inkjet MFPs in three very different
offices to see how they would perform in the real world.
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New Olympus Pen Cameras: Smaller, Faster, and More Powerful
Interchangeable-lens cameras continue to shrink! Three new
Olympus Pen cameras are notably smaller--and more
feature-packed--than their predecessors.
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