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How to gracefully unfriend someone online

CNN - Tech - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 09:14
We've all done it -- surfed on over to the book of faces, our hearts racing and pupils dilating with excitement, let our cursors linger over those oh-so-powerful words, "Remove From Friends," and clicked away with the maniacal glee of a serial killer.
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Probe of WikiLeaks Founder Reopened

Wall Street Journal - Technology - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 07:25
A senior Swedish prosecutor reopened a rape investigation against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, whose efforts to use Sweden as a safe haven for the document-leaking organization are increasingly complicated by his personal travails there.
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China Requires ID for Mobile Phone Numbers

NY Times - Tech - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 06:40
The government is looking to curb cellphone spam, pornography and fraud schemes.

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Q.&A.: Buy or Rent iTunes Movies?

NY Times - Tech - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 06:00
How to buy and rent movies from iTunes.

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To Win Over Users, Gadgets Have to Be Touchable

NY Times - Tech - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 03:17
Researchers say that touch screens are the start of a trend to make computers more open to human gestures.

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Sony Introduces New E-Readers

NY Times - Tech - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 02:01
As the e-reader wars ramp up, Sony introduces three new Readers.

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What Apple will, and won't, announce today

CNN - Tech - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 23:47
In the tech world, it's become an annual rite of fall.
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Mind the Grid

NY Times - Tech - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 20:00
Can a week of silent meditation make it easier to resist the emotional pull of the digital world?

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H-P, Hynix Assist on Chips

Wall Street Journal - Technology - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 19:55
H-P and Hynix Semiconductor agreed to commercialize a novel building block for computer memory chips and the products that use them.
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H.P. to Work With Hynix on New Computer Memory Chips

NY Times - Tech - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 19:21
A simpler alternative to transistors, the memristor, will allow for more computer memory in even smaller devices.

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How to Train Google's E-mail Triage System

NY Times - Tech - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 19:17
Here are a few tricks to using Google's new Priority Inbox for managing too much Gmail.

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Washington Post Suspends Columnist for Twitter Hoax

NY Times - Tech - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 19:10
Mike Wise said in his Twitter account that a Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback was suspended for five games.

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H-P-Dell Pits Dave vs. Dave

Wall Street Journal - Technology - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 18:03
In H-P's and Dell's bidding war for storage maker 3PAR, some of the key decisions are being made by two executives named Dave seeking to make their marks at the companies.
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Sprint Faces 4G Dilemma

Wall Street Journal - Technology - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 17:59
Sprint's board is debating whether to let rival cellphone operator T-Mobile USA invest in Clearwire, as the carrier decides how to fund its 4G network expansion.
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Digg Hires New CEO Amid Site Changes

NY Times - Tech - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 17:38
Amid user turmoil over a recent redesign, the Web site Digg.com appointed a new chief executive on Tuesday.

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Making computer memory work like human brains

CNN - Tech - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 16:08
How do computers remember things?
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Amazon Working on TV, Movie Service

Wall Street Journal - Technology - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 15:41
Amazon.com is trying to create a service that gives paying subscribers unlimited access over the Internet to some television shows and movies, as it tries to take on Netflix and Apple.
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Samsung Sticks With Galaxy Lineup

Wall Street Journal - Technology - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 14:25
Samsung has had some success with the global launch of its Android-powered Galaxy S smartphone, but the company doesn't have another flagship phone planned for the crucial holiday season.
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KT Unveils New Tablet

Wall Street Journal - Technology - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 14:03
The price tag of KT's new seven-inch device will be about half that of its competitors, raising speculation that the device will try to compete with Samsung's planned Galaxy Tab.
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BlackBerry Fans May Want to Carry a Torch

NY Times - Tech - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 13:22
The Torch is the first BlackBerry with a true touch screen and it offers new features, screen controls and shortcuts that bring it much more in line with competing smartphones.

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