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While iPad owners blissfully browse the Web -- in the process racking up 1 percent of all worldwide browsing traffic -- some of them seem to be looking ahead to October, when Apple might release a new version of its iPad line. It's been widely reported that FBR's Craig Berger wrote a note to investors that cited requests to component suppliers for quotes for a new screen with a higher pixel density. Source: TechWorldNews
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As we round the bend into the second half of 2011, enterprises face a triple threat on the IT security front. These threats won't be easily addressed merely by updating anti-virus programs. Some attacks will be capable of reaching even the security-minded users. Here are three main threats that will dominate over the next six months. Source: TechWorldNews
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[/url]AP - Lawyers for Dominique Strauss-Kahn met with prosecutors Wednesday for what the defense called a productive discussion, but there was no immediate word on what would happen to the sexual assault case that has been threatened by doubts about the accuser's credibility. More...
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[/url]AP - A federal appeals court ordered the U.S. government on Wednesday to immediately cease enforcing the ban on openly gay members of the military, a move that could speed the end of the 17-year-old rule. More...
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[/url]AP - Republicans showed new signs of flexibility to break a budget impasse Wednesday, but the White House raised the ante — pushing for more deficit reduction and taking a pugnacious tone casting the GOP as defenders of corporate tax giveaways. More...
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The rumor mill is swirling up a storm for Apple's next iPhone launch. The company has placed orders for key components to be used in the next-generation iPhone, scheduled for launch sometime in the third quarter, according to The Wall Street Journal, which based its report on information provided by suppliers. Source: TechWorldNews
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It's difficult enough for most humans to grasp the idea that our planet is just one of countless others in our galaxy -- and a pretty small one, at that. Then, of course, there's the concept that our galaxy is just one of billions of others in the universe -- sure to compound any confusion considerably. But neither of those notions can compete on the mind-bending scale with an idea that's currently being investigated at Fermilab. Source: TechWorldNews
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There was much speculation leading up to Facebook's product rollout announcement on Wednesday -- and for once, it was right on the money. Facebook announced it will be integrating the popular video chat service Skype into its social network, with the rollout taking place over the next several weeks. People will be able to use this offering for one-on-one and group chats. Source: TechWorldNews
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[/url]AP - A Pakistani commission investigating the U.S. raid that killed Osama bin Laden has ordered the government to prevent the al-Qaida chief's wives and children from leaving Pakistan without its permission. More...
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[/url]AP - President Barack Obama says back-channel talks with congressional leaders last weekend have produced new progress in advance of a White House session Thursday on deficit reduction. More...
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[/url]AP - A case that involved years of forensic investigation, weeks of often highly technical testimony and untold hours of media analysis turned out to be pretty straightforward for the jurors weighing whether Casey Anthony killed her toddler daughter. More...
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[/url]AP - Britain's voracious tabloids may have hit a new low: The News of the World was facing claims Tuesday that it hacked into a missing 13-year-old's phone messages, possibly hampering a police inquiry into her disappearance. More...
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[/url]AP - A young French author formally accused Dominique Strauss-Kahn of attempted rape on Tuesday and broke her long public silence with a dramatic account of fending off an attacker who ripped at her clothes as they fought on his apartment floor. More...
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AP - A Republican congressional aide says President Barack Obama will summon top Republican and Democratic leaders to the White House this week for another round of talks on deficit reduction. More...
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[/url]AP - In a case that became a national sensation on cable TV, Casey Anthony was acquitted Tuesday of murdering her 2-year-old daughter in what prosecutors portrayed as a cold-blooded attempt to free herself to party and be with her boyfriend. More...
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Well, the Fourth of July has come and gone, and the temperatures in the Linux blogosphere are scorching. Rather than raging at the heavens, however, Linux Girl is using the current infernal weather as an excuse to spend more time with her favorite barstool down at the Broken Windows Lounge, whose frosty air conditioning is just one of many temptations on offer. Source: TechWorldNews
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A federal judge recently refused to dismiss charges against Google from July 2010 which claim the company violated the Federal Wiretap Act. At the same time, the court threw out accusations that the search engine giant broke state laws in an accidental data breach. Source: TechWorldNews
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Who's the most popular person on Google's spanking new social networking site? Britney? Lady Gaga? Larry or Sergey? Nope, it's Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. He has racked up a whopping 29,543 followers on Google+ as of Tuesday, beating out Google cofounders Larry Page -- who came in second with 19,878 -- and Sergey Brin, who took fourth place with 15,646. Source: TechWorldNews
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[/url]AP - For a decade, the people of Libby have longed for the day when they will be rid of the asbestos that turned their town into the deadliest Superfund site in America. More...
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AP - President Barack Obama's financial overhaul law is nearly a year old. For congressional Republicans, the fight to weaken it is just starting. More...
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