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Limewire on fire!

Posted on November 6, 2010 by taragis

Limewire has been ordered to stop distributing its software, thus shutting down the download services for songs, videos and other copyrighted material. The website’s main screen displays: Legal NoticeThis is an official notice that LimeWire is under a Court Order … Continue reading →

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MSE: Free for Small Businesses

Posted on September 30, 2010 by taragis

Microsoft Security Essentials, Redmond’s anti-malware service for Windows PCs, will be free starting early October for small businesses to install on up to 10 PCs. Security Essentials, which replaced Microsoft’s One Care suite last year, has been free from the start. What’s … Continue reading →

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Toshiba recalls 41,000 laptops for overheating

Posted on September 4, 2010 by taragis

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) on Thursday issued a recall of 41,000 Toshiba laptops after reports of some overheating and posing a burn hazard to consumers. Toshiba posted its own recall of several models of its Satellite T130 laptops on … Continue reading →

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Google buys Angstro

Posted on August 30, 2010 by taragis

As part of its plan to build a social networking service to counter the popularity of Facebook, Google confirmed Friday that it had bought up Internet company Angstro and hired its co-founder Rohit Khare. A Google spokesman confirmed the acquisition of Angstro … Continue reading →

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Wave of Intel dual-core Netbooks to break

Posted on August 23, 2010 by taragis

Intel announced on Monday the first dual-core Atom processor targeted specifically at Netbooks, finally putting the same number of processing cores inside these tiny laptops as found on larger mainstream laptops. Acer, Asus, Fujitsu, Lenovo, LG, Samsung, MSI, and Toshiba, … Continue reading →

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Like.com confirms purchase by Google

Posted on August 21, 2010 by taragis

Visual search and shopping startup Like.com has confirmed that it’s being acquired by Google. A note from chief executive Munjal Shah on the company site announces the deal without offering many details, such as acquisition price. On like.com site, Munjal … Continue reading →

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Google Buys Jambool to Rival Facebook Credits

Posted on August 16, 2010 by taragis

Google acquired Jambool, which makes the Solid Gold virtual currency service that competes with Facebook Credits. Jambool is the latest piece of Google’s social network strategy. Google confirmed that it acquired Jambool, whose Solid Gold platform provides a virtual currency … Continue reading →

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Google’s Android to use PayPal for Apps payment

Posted on August 15, 2010 by taragis

PayPal business of Ebay Inc. is currently negotiating with Google to include to its payment service of Google Inc.’s Android smart-phone software, which would make it a lot easier for Android phone users to pay for applications. While the discussions … Continue reading →

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New Xbox 360 boosts video game industry

Posted on August 14, 2010 by taragis

Over the past years, the growth of the video game industry is still slow. It only posted revenue of $846.5 million in July, down just 1 percent from the same month last year. Sales for the year are still off … Continue reading →

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Oracle files lawsuit over Google’s Android OS

Posted on August 13, 2010 by taragis

Oracle has filed a federal copyright lawsuit alleging Google’s popular Android operating system was built on Oracle’s Java software without permission. Oracle’s lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for Northern California, accuses Google of infringing on patents and copyrights … Continue reading →

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