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• RIM Launches New PlayBook - Wall Street Journal
• Safari Adds Do Not Track Features - Mashable
• Google Profit Misses Estimates on Hiring, Marketing Costs; Shares Decline - Bloomberg
• Feds take down Coreflood botnet - Infosecurity Magazine (US)
• Facebook's complicated ownership history explained - Sydney Morning Herald
• Comcast offers faster home broadband - CNN
• Gmail Gets Personalized Backgrounds, Email Prompts - PC Magazine
• Spotify cuts free music access in apparent effort to appease labels - Los Angeles Times

RIM Launches New PlayBook - Wall Street Journal Posted: 14 Apr 2011 01:51 PM PDT Reuters RIM Launches New PlayBook Wall Street Journal BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. launched its new PlayBook tablet computer Thursday amid poor reviews and a scramble to make more third-party applications, big hurdles to overcome if it is to compete in the hot market ... PlayBook Shows Challenges of Bringing Flash to TabletsWired News PlayBook Reviews Vary But Share an 'Unfinished' VibeBusinessWeek App-Less BlackBerry PlayBook Takes on App-Le iPadinfoSync World Eastern News -CNN -Computerworld (blog) all 730 news articles »

Safari Adds Do Not Track Features - Mashable Posted: 14 Apr 2011 02:40 PM PDT Coolest Gadget Reviews Safari Adds Do Not Track Features Mashable Apple's Safari browser is joining the ranks of Internet browsers implementing do-not-track features — a move that's in line with consumers' and legislators' wishes. According to several reports, including one in the Wall Street Journal, a forthcoming ... Apple patches Pwn2Own, Comodo hack bugsComputerworld Apple Releases Security Update 2011-002 for Leopard & Snow LeopardThe Mac Observer Apple Adds Do-Not-Track Tool to New BrowserWall Street Journal Apple Insider -PC Magazine -CNET all 184 news articles »

Google Profit Misses Estimates on Hiring, Marketing Costs; Shares Decline - Bloomberg Posted: 14 Apr 2011 03:27 PM PDT Globe and Mail Google Profit Misses Estimates on Hiring, Marketing Costs; Shares Decline Bloomberg Larry Page, chief executive and co-founder of Google Inc. Google missed analysts' earnings estimates for the first quarter after employee costs rose . Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg News Google Inc. ... Google's cost-surge unnerves Street, shares diveReuters Google's rapidly rising expenses crimp 1Q earningsForbes Google's Social Networking FumblesThe Business Insider Telegraph.co.uk -New York Times -Fortune all 448 news articles »

Feds take down Coreflood botnet - Infosecurity Magazine (US) Posted: 14 Apr 2011 03:08 PM PDT Globe and Mail Feds take down Coreflood botnet Infosecurity Magazine (US) The Department of Justice (DoJ) and the FBI announced this week the shutdown of the Coreflood botnet that infected more than 2 million computers worldwide with keylogging malware designed to steal financial information from victims. ... FBI Busts Coreflood BotnetInformationWeek FBI Grabs Botnet's Wheel, Steers Into TreeTechNewsWorld Justice, FBI bust 2 million-computer Coreflood botnetGCN.com PCWorld -BusinessWeek -PC Magazine all 619 news articles »

Facebook's complicated ownership history explained - Sydney Morning Herald Posted: 14 Apr 2011 03:10 PM PDT Fox News Facebook's complicated ownership history explained Sydney Morning Herald Facebook's tangled founding story is about to get more complicated, thanks to a man named Paul Ceglia. Anyone who has seen The Social Network knows about Eduardo Saverin and the Winklevoss twins. Facebook co-founder Saverin was forced out, ... More Stunning Emails to Come in Facebook Ownership LawsuitFox News Facebook Claimant Says He Has E-Mail Proof He Owns HalfBloomberg Facebook suit cites alleged Zuckerberg e-mailsCNET Computerworld -PC Magazine -eWeek all 1,016 news articles »

Comcast offers faster home broadband - CNN Posted: 14 Apr 2011 02:21 PM PDT USA Today Comcast offers faster home broadband CNN By Mark Milian, CNN Comcast's Xfinity customers can buy a new service, Extreme 105, which can reach speeds of 105 megabits per second. (CNN) -- Blazing-fast internet is reaching more American homes, as long as customers are willing to pay a premium. ... Fastest Yet? Comcast Deploys 105Mbps Internet, But It'll Cost YouTIME Comcast responds to angry customers | BusinessWMC-TV Comcast Offers Extreme Net SpeedNewsFactor Network USA Today -PC Magazine -Digitaltrends.com all 64 news articles »

Gmail Gets Personalized Backgrounds, Email Prompts - PC Magazine Posted: 14 Apr 2011 12:27 PM PDT The Business Insider Gmail Gets Personalized Backgrounds, Email Prompts PC Magazine On Thursday, Google launched the ability to personalize your Gmail inbox background by uploading your own image, or creating your own theme. Previously, users could only select from Google's pre-made themes and colors. ... Gmail Has Your Back with New 'Bob' FeaturesTechzone360 Google allows custom backgrounds in GmailTechRadar UK Google Gmail Gets Personal: Customizable Backgrounds, More E-mail ControlCRN Mashable -The Business Insider -Ubergizmo (blog) all 24 news articles »

Spotify cuts free music access in apparent effort to appease labels - Los Angeles Times Posted: 14 Apr 2011 12:14 PM PDT Telegraph.co.uk Spotify cuts free music access in apparent effort to appease labels Los Angeles Times Spotify, the popular European music streaming service, on Thursday announced it will limit how much music subscribers can access for free. Beginning May 1, non-paying subscribers will be allowed to play a particular song five times. ... Pressure from big labels seen driving Spotify free music cutbacksArs Technica Spotify trims free music in Europe: A preview for US?msnbc.com Record labels 'force Spotify to halve free offering'Telegraph.co.uk Wall Street Journal -Financial Times -PC Magazine all 142 news articles »

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