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Pointless Internet Surfing: It's the American Way

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Pointless Internet Surfing: It's the American Way Got nothing better to do? Go online! According to Pew Research, that's what more than half of America already does.
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Cloud Computing Disrupts the Vendor Landscape If you think cloud computing is a disruptive force within the enterprise, just imagine what the cloud is doing to the vendor landscape.
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Google Deal or No, Firefox Can Still Survive Reports now suggest Mozilla's search deal with Google isn't over after all, but the popular browser has plenty going for it either way.
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How Stupid Can Cell Carriers Be? Really Stupid. Millions of smartphones have secret rootkits embedded on them. Gibbs thinks this is a bit of a problem.
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Lookout Releases Free Carrier IQ Detection App The app sniffs out controversial software on Android smartphones, but doesn't delete it.
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Windows 8 Will Be an Upgrade Failure, IDC Predicts Windows 8 isn't even in beta yet, but IDC is already predicting that very few PC owners will upgrade from Windows 7 to it. And that's just for a start -- the company also predicts that Windows 8 tablets look to be a bust as well.
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Intuit's SimpleStore Adds E-Commerce to Your Facebook Page Intuit's addition to SimpleStore will allow you to add a shop to your Facebook business page so customers can buy things there directly.
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BlackBerry PlayBook Troubleshooting Tips for Tablet Newbies Got a new BlackBerry PlayBook tablet? Or planning to pick up a discounted PlayBook for a friend or loved one this holiday season? CIO.com's Al Sacco offers up six quick and easy PlayBook troubleshooting tips that all RIM tablet owners should know.
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Operating Systems Don't Matter Much Anymore Operating systems will remain important for as long as we use computers, but mostly they will matter only to the people behind the scenes.
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Sourcefire Shipping Its First Two App-aware, Next-Gen Firewalls Sourcefire Monday said it expects to begin shipping its first two next-generation firewall appliances later this month, entering an increasingly crowded market.
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How Not to Build Buzz For Your New BlackBerry, RIM There was frightening news from Indonesia ten days ago, when a BlackBerry launch event turned into first a riot, and then a dangerous stampede.
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Dell Streak Is Dead: Lessons for Other Tablets Dell has pulled the plug on its 7-inch Streak tablet only months after killing its 5-inch sibling. There is a market out there for tablets other than the iPad, but tablet vendors need to take some tips from those who have failed.
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Intel Patches Flaw That Allows Hardware-based Security Feature Bypass Intel underwent a complex patching process in order to fix a recently discovered flaw in the SINIT ACMs (Authenticated Code Modules) that allowed for the TXT...
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India May Overstep Its Own Laws in Demanding Content Filtering India's reported plans to ask Internet companies to filter objectionable content may overstep the country's own laws, according to legal experts.
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Dutch Authorities Raid Three Operators in Price-fixing Investigation The Dutch competition Authority NMa raided the offices of Vodafone, T-Mobile and KPN on Tuesday morning as part of an investigation into price fixing, the...
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Warning: Tips for Secure Mobile Holiday Shopping More people than ever will be doing holiday shopping from smartphones and tablets this year. Follow these tips to shop safely and securely and not have your holidays ruined by malware or phishing scams.
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Symantec Says Spam Levels Fall to Lowest in Three Years Global spam fell to the lowest level in three years in a sign that spammers may be getting a better rate of return by hitting social-media websites instead...
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SuccessFactors Acquiring Jobs2web Days After SAP Deal Cloud-based human resources software vendor SuccessFactors said Tuesday it is acquiring Jobs2web for US$110 million, just days after SAP announced it would buy...
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The State of the Desktop: Windows and Beyond, in Pictures OS makers are shaking up PC desktops with mobile-inspired designs. Here's a roundup of nine desktop interfaces, from Windows to some smaller players you may not know.
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PhoneFactor Delivers IOS App for Authentication PhoneFactor, an authentication system that uses mobile phones as a second factor for improved security, is now available as an app for Apple's iPhone and iPad.
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