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August 30, 2011
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* Our Top Stories
Microsoft Windows 8: Here's What We Know So Far
Microsoft's newest operating system is expected in 2012. but we
have some of the nitty gritty details of its features now.
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Why Google+ Really Wants You to Use Your Real Name
Does Google want you to use your real name because it needs that
information for future efforts that are based on your identity?
We think so.
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Windows 8 Will Sport a Revamped Explorer
Microsoft is adding the "ribbon," a strip of commands and options
running across the top of the application window that changes
depending on what the user is doing, to Windows Explorer.
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Windows Phone 7 Hits 30,000 Apps
In app count, Windows Phone still trails Apple's App Store, which
officially had 425,000 apps as of June, and Google's Android
Market, which officially hit 250,000 apps in July.
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Amazon Tablet Will Be First True iPad Challenger, Research Firm
Predicts
ForresterResearch says an Amazon-branded slate priced below $300
would be a huge hit--selling 3- to 5-million units in the fourth
quarter alone, assuming Amazon has enough supply to meet demand.
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Steve Jobs Gets an 'A' for Vision, 'F' for Philanthropy
Apple's former leader rates closer to Scrooge than Bill Gates
when it comes to charitable giving, according to one article.
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NSA, AT&T Warrantless Wiretapping Case Set for Court
Two cases involving widespread warrantless wiretapping of U.S.
citizens by the National Security Agency will face a major hurdle
Wednesday in a federal appeals court in Seattle.
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After Steve Jobs: Apple's Future Under Tim Cook
Bets on how Apple's leadership team will do range from failure to
success, but the company's new CEO has promised that Apple will
not change.
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Linux at 20: New Challenges, New Opportunities
The rise of cloud computing and mobility could elevate the open
source OS to a level of unprecedented dominance.
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IPv6: What You Need to Do Now
With the official exhaustion of IPv4 open-pool addresses in
February, the long migration path to IPv6 has passed another
important milestone.
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Americans Favoring Texting Over Talking, Study Says
A J.D. Power and Associates study says the decline in talking and
jump in texting may be because networks are riddled with dropped
calls and audio issues.
http://lm.pcworld.com/t/3230866/65384175/236269/0/
Samsung Launches Bada Phones with ChatOn Service
Samsung's flagship model is the Wave 3, which has a 4-inch Super
AMOLED display, a 1.4GHz processor and a 5-megapixel camera with
an LED flash.
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Counter-Strike with PlayStation Move Support? Count On It.
Valve's upcoming online shooter will support both keyboard-mouse
and Sony's PlayStation Move motion controller when it arrives in
2012 for PC, Mac, and PC.
http://lm.pcworld.com/t/3230866/65384175/236271/0/
Sprint's Mysterious Event Fuels iPhone, LTE Speculation
Sprint poured more fuel on the iPhone rumor fire Tuesday by
announcing a mysterious "strategy update" for press and analysts
scheduled for Oct. 7 in New York.
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Why Employees Should Surf the Web at Work
Want to work better and feel more mentally refreshed at the
office? Then keep surfing the Web and browsing articles from your
desk.
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The IPad Takes on Manufacturing
The iPad and other tablets are finding their way into
distribution centers and warehouses.
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FAQ: What to Expect at Salesforce.com's Dreamforce
Salesforce.com has become much more than an on-demand CRM vendor,
given its forays into cloud-based application development, social
networking and collaboration, and even raw infrastructure
provisioning through Database.com.
http://lm.pcworld.com/t/3230866/65384175/236275/0/
Survey: IT Pros Split on Allowing End Users to Download, Install
Software
In their efforts to keep malware off their networks, some IT and
security pros restrict end users' rights to install apps on
company machines.
http://lm.pcworld.com/t/3230866/65384175/236276/0/
In Just Three Weeks, Facebook Pays Out $40K to Hackers
Three weeks after launching a bug bounty program that pays Web
hackers cash for finding flaws with its website, Facebook said it
has paid out more than $40,000.
http://lm.pcworld.com/t/3230866/65384175/236277/0/
Notice a Faster Web Today? Thank the Global Internet Speedup
Using an open standard, this effort is helping content delivery
networks make smarter routing decisions.
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Symantec Norton AntiVirus 2011
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Microsoft Windows 8: Here's What We Know So Far
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Sizer lets you resize windows to specific dimensions, and save
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Google Apps vs. Office 365 vs. Zoho Docs: Cloud-Based Office
Suites Showdown
The battle for supremacy in online productivity suites is raging.
We look at the three leading choices--Google Apps, Microsoft
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F.lux Adjusts Your Screen's Temperature to Comfortable Levels
Free utility f.lux changes your monitor's color temperature at
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