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August 26, 2011
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* Our Top Stories
Scariest IPv6 Attack Scenarios
Experts are reporting a rise in the number of attacks that take
advantage of known vulnerabilities of IPv6.
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Was this the E-Mail that Took Down RSA?
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planet.
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Hurricane Irene: Best Sites to Track the Storm
Irene is walloping the Web along with the Atlantic seaboard, but
a wealth of resources can be found online.
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Who Will Be the Next Steve Jobs?
These ten tech leaders have the vision, and theyve shown that
they have the drive--but do they have what it takes to spearhead
the next great sea change in technology?
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Google Maps Adds Voice Search to Chrome Desktop
Google has added voice search for Google Maps to Chrome, offering
users a (sometimes) faster way to get directions.
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Microsoft Shows Off Quad-Core Windows Slate
New Zealand TechEd attendees get a peek at what looks a lot like
a Windows tablet.
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HTC's 'Omega' Windows Phone: An Early Look
A pair of HTC handsets are expected to debut next week as the
first widely available Mango phones.
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Bounty Grows for Android Port to TouchPad
The bounty for any developer who manages to port Android to the
TouchPad is growing, reaching more than US$2,100 on Thursday.
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Two HP TouchPads With Android OS Surface; One for Sale on eBay
Separate owners claim the tablets came with the Android OS
installed instead of the expected webOS.
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Google Shutters Slide, Acquired Last Year for $182 Million
Slide execs scatter, and users are encouraged to migrate their
virtual goods to other sites.
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PAX Prime: Meet the 'Razer Blade', Razer's New Monster Gaming
Laptop
Razer unveils a surprisingly small and light all-aluminum 17-inch
laptop decked out with high-end gaming specs.
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Twitterverse Weighs In on Jobs' Resignation
Tech pundits, fans, analysts and reporters turned to Twitter to
let their opinions known about the end of Steve Jobs' amazing
tenure as Apple's chief executive. Here's a few of the most
interesting.
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UK Charges Another Alleged Anonymous Member
A 22-year-old student is the latest in a series of arrests of
alleged hackers.
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Tampa Bay Bucs Buy Players iPads
NFL is getting tech-savvy by putting playbooks on tablets.
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Verizon Says "No" to Samsung's New Galaxy S II Android Smartphone
Verizon indicates that it already has a good selection of Android
phones available to its customers.
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Windows XP Turns 10
Windows XP quietly turned 10 years old Wednesday, a milestone for
the still-popular operating system that powers nearly half the
world's PCs.
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Why Developers Shouldn't Abandon WebOS Yet
There's still life in the former Palm platform, but only if it
can lose the albatross that is HP.
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Firefox Version Numbers Are Here to Stay, Mozilla Says
Down the road, a time-based numbering system could be implemented
instead.
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Apple, RIM Prepare Budget Phones
A cheaper iPhone 4 and more affordable editions of the BlackBerry
Curve are in the works for unveiling in the fall.
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Google Denied in Latest Attempt to Bar Controversial E-Mail
Judge orders Google to immediately hand over the draft e-mail
sought by Oracle in its claim of Java patent violations in the
Android mobile OS.
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Scariest IPv6 Attack Scenarios
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Was this the E-Mail that Took Down RSA?
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Spotify Brings the Music to Your Windows PC
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Sony Alpha A77 Is About to Beat DSLRs at Their Own Game
The translucent-mirror-equipped Sony Alpha A77 supports shooting
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Panasonic Debuts New Megazoom, Wi-Fi Cam, G Lenses, and LX5
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The 24X optical-zoom Lumix FZ150 offers hybrid still-and-video
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