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Microsoft to Retire Windows Live Brand Ahead of Windows 8 Launch Microsoft will retire the Windows Live brand as it gets ready to release what it describes as a more connected set of online consumer services with Windows 8.
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Remember Windows Live? Forget It Microsoft's web-based email and messaging services to be tightly integrated with Windows 8.
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How a Non-Tablet Changed the Tablet Market Amazon's Kindle Fire is so capable, so packed with features, and so cheap that no tablet but iPad can compete.
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Amazon Releases Desktop App for Its Cloud Storage Service New app makes uploading files to Amazon Cloud Drive storage handier than it used to be.
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11 New and Improved Features of LibreOffice LibreOffice has emerged as the successor to OpenOffice. Here are 11 improvements in LibreOffice that set it apart from OpenOffice.
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What Makes a Good Password? Sound advice against the use of bad passwords has been around for decades. Yet I still find people electing to use passwords like pa55w0rd and login123 as if they'd never heard about password cracking programs.
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Apple Responds to Tax Dodging Allegations Apple claims that it is 'among the top payers of U.S. income tax' and also that it is among the top creators of American jobs.
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Location-based Services: Are They There Yet? Are mobile apps that use your location to offer services truly useful to businesses?
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Oracle, Google Trial Heads to Jury Oracle sued Google about two years ago, arguing that its Android software infringes Java patents and copyrights that Oracle acquired when it bought Sun Microsystems.
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The 10 Worst Web Application-logic Flaws That Hackers Love to Abuse Hackers are always hunting to find business-logic flaws, especially on the Web.
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FCC Launches New Mobile Broadband Subsidy The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has begun the process to get competitive bids for new mobile broadband subsidies designed to bring 3G or 4G service to areas without it.
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Windows Phone's Secret Weapon: iPhone Carriers Analysis: Microsoft may be gaining a powerful set of partners to help Windows 8 become a success -- AT&T and Verizon Wireless, who need leverage against Apple's onerous demands.
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