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• Space Shuttle Endeavour Launch Officially Set for April 29 - PC Magazine
• Portal 2: Hands On - PC Magazine
• Microsoft kicks off third-party bug warnings with two for Chrome - Computerworld
• News: Report: Apple Reweights App Store Rankings, De-emphasizing Downloads - The Mac Observer
• Facebook hops aboard T-Mobile's Bobsled service - USA Today
• Now Users Can Help Edit Google Maps - Wall Street Journal (blog)

Space Shuttle Endeavour Launch Officially Set for April 29 - PC Magazine Posted: 19 Apr 2011 01:49 PM PDT Space.com Space Shuttle Endeavour Launch Officially Set for April 29 PC Magazine Senior NASA and contractor managers held a meeting this afternoon to assess the risks associated with the mission and determined that the shuttle and station's equipment, support systems, and personnel are ready for a journey to the ... NASA's future depends on spaceflight neophytesmsnbc.com In race to replace space shuttles, NASA boosts four front-runnersChristian Science Monitor NASA unaware of royal conflict with shuttle launchAFP Voice of America -WAFF -National Journal all 651 news articles »

Portal 2: Hands On - PC Magazine Posted: 19 Apr 2011 01:05 PM PDT NEWS.com.au Portal 2: Hands On PC Magazine Innovation in video games is terrific—sometimes. But with certain ideas and series, particularly the simplest ones, the smartest thing to do can be to just expand and build on the concept but not change it very much. ... Valve Stocks Up on Awesome Portal 2 MerchandiseEscapist Magazine Review: 'Portal 2' game of the year candidateSan Jose Mercury News Review: 'Portal 2' aces the sequel testUSA Today Reuters -CNN -TIME all 336 news articles »

Microsoft kicks off third-party bug warnings with two for Chrome - Computerworld Posted: 19 Apr 2011 02:09 PM PDT Computerworld New Zealand Microsoft kicks off third-party bug warnings with two for Chrome Computerworld Computerworld - Microsoft today released a pair of security advisories for Chrome, the browser built by rival Google. One of the advisories also called out a vulnerability in Opera. The change is part of an expansion of the ... Microsoft to coordinate bug reports with other companiesCNET Microsoft imposes security disclosure policy on all workersRegister all 9 news articles »

News: Report: Apple Reweights App Store Rankings, De-emphasizing Downloads - The Mac Observer Posted: 19 Apr 2011 02:04 PM PDT Develop (blog) News: Report: Apple Reweights App Store Rankings, De-emphasizing Downloads The Mac Observer Apple has reportedly tweaked the way it ranks apps on the hugely successful App Store for iOS devices. The company has reportedly stopped relying so heavily on download numbers when ranking apps, and may be using data such as how often an app is used. ... Apple Clamps Down On Incentivized App DownloadsTechCrunch Report: App Store Rankings Changed To Weigh UsageGamasutra Apple reportedly rejecting apps with install perksCNET (blog) TIME -Ars Technica -GigaOm all 64 news articles »

Facebook hops aboard T-Mobile's Bobsled service - USA Today Posted: 19 Apr 2011 11:29 AM PDT USA Today Facebook hops aboard T-Mobile's Bobsled service USA Today Facebook's 500 million-plus customers are now able to make live voice calls via Facebook Chat across the world. T-Mobile's new Bobsled service lets PC and Macintosh users make calls between Facebook pages, add voice to any ... Bobsled brings free calls to Facebook, via T-MobileWashington Post (blog) T-Mobile Launches A Skype-Killing Voice Chat App For FacebookThe Business Insider T-Mobile enables voice calls to Facebook friendsThe Associated Press Light Reading -TIME -Wall Street Journal all 218 news articles »

Now Users Can Help Edit Google Maps - Wall Street Journal (blog) Posted: 19 Apr 2011 01:26 PM PDT Fox News Now Users Can Help Edit Google Maps Wall Street Journal (blog) You'd think that by now Internet maps would know where every single building in America is, every single street and bike path. But sometimes, when you're using Google maps, you can't find what you want, ... Google Map Maker: edit what you knowmsnbc.com Google: Map your own neighborhoodCNET Google Invites You to Edit the US MapPC Magazine Wired News -The Associated Press -TIME all 337 news articles »

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