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• Blackbeard's anchor recovered off North Carolina coast - Los Angeles Times
• Lodsys targets Android dev over in-app purchase - CNET
• Endeavour Astronauts Complete Final Spacewalk - eWeek
• Android Windfall Leads to $150 Million Payday For Microsoft - PCWorld
• Google Adds 'People Widget' to Gmail - PC Magazine
• Skype says some users had problems signing in - Wall Street Journal
• Networking Chief Haas Leaving HP - PCWorld
• Microsoft downplays IE 'cookiejacking' bug - Computerworld

Blackbeard's anchor recovered off North Carolina coast - Los Angeles Times Posted: 27 May 2011 02:06 PM PDT CBS News Blackbeard's anchor recovered off North Carolina coast Los Angeles Times The anchor's estimated weight is between 2500 pounds to 3000 pounds. The pirate's ship was discovered in 1996. A 3000 pound anchor from what is believed to be the wreck of the pirate Blackbeard's flagship, the Queen Anne's Revenge, is recovered from ... Anchors away! U.S. team recover mainstay from notorious pirate Blackbeard's shipDaily Mail Anchor from Blackbeard's Queen Anne's Revenge to be raised off N.C.Sacramento Bee Blackbeard's anchor recovered off NC coastBusiness Journal of the Greater Triad Area The Associated Press -The Seattle Times -StarNewsOnline.com all 403 news articles »

Lodsys targets Android dev over in-app purchase - CNET Posted: 27 May 2011 11:55 AM PDT Mobot.net (blog) Lodsys targets Android dev over in-app purchase CNET A shot of Clapfoot's Tank Hero game, which is being targeted for allegedly infringing on another company's patents by including in-app purchase, a feature Google provides. Lodsys, the company that's gone after a number of Apple iOS ... Making money on Android vs Apple's iOSFortune Look Up Caller IDs on Free App for iPhone & AndroidMashable iOS dev nemesis Lodsys pressures Android coders too?Register Inquirer -ZDNet (blog) -ITProPortal all 139 news articles »

Endeavour Astronauts Complete Final Spacewalk - eWeek Posted: 27 May 2011 12:05 PM PDT USA Today Endeavour Astronauts Complete Final Spacewalk eWeek The Endeavour crew completes the final spacewalk on the space shuttle's final mission into space, NASA reports. Astronauts Mike Fincke and Greg Chamitoff completed a seven-hour, 24-minute spacewalk at 7:39 am on May 27, NASA reported. ... Memorial Day in Space: No Holiday for Shuttle AstronautsSpace.com Astronauts finish stationColumbia Daily Tribune This week in spaceUSA Today CNET -Computerworld -Reuters all 1,483 news articles »

Android Windfall Leads to $150 Million Payday For Microsoft - PCWorld Posted: 27 May 2011 12:50 PM PDT Siliconrepublic.com Android Windfall Leads to $150 Million Payday For Microsoft PCWorld While Windows Phone 7 may be doing little to affect Microsoft's bottom line, Microsoft's significant patent holdings are allowing it to cash in on Android's success. In a research note to clients seen by ... Microsoft To Break Back Into Tablet Market Next Week [REPORT]Mashable Royalty payments add up for Microsoft thanks to strong Android salesDailyTech Microsoft Is Said to Plan Preview of New Windows Tablet SoftwareBloomberg InformationWeek -PC Magazine -Reuters all 398 news articles »

Google Adds 'People Widget' to Gmail - PC Magazine Posted: 27 May 2011 01:20 PM PDT HEXUS Google Adds 'People Widget' to Gmail PC Magazine Over the next couple weeks, Google is rolling out the People Widget, which will make it easier than ever to see contextual information about your contacts. By William Fenton When Google isn't getting into your wallet, they're tinkering with your inbox. ... Gmail Gives Power to the People WidgetTechNewsWorld Google Gives Me More Stuff To IgnoreMediaPost Publications Gmail to Display Context Data About Contacts in InboxPCWorld Los Angeles Times -Computerworld -CNET all 64 news articles »

Skype says some users had problems signing in - Wall Street Journal Posted: 27 May 2011 02:26 PM PDT USA Today Skype says some users had problems signing in Wall Street Journal AP NEW YORK — Internet phone service Skype says a small percentage of its 170 million users have been unable to sign in to its service, a problem that it expects to fix with a software update. Skype said on its website the trouble stemmed from ... Skype software update tackles startup crashesMacworld Skype Scrambles to Fix Login GlitchPC Magazine Microsoft-Skype deal could boost Redmond economySeattle Post Intelligencer InformationWeek -Reuters all 497 news articles »

Networking Chief Haas Leaving HP - PCWorld Posted: 27 May 2011 01:11 PM PDT Networking Chief Haas Leaving HP PCWorld Marius Haas, who led Hewlett-Packard's networking business through the 3Com acquisition that made it a broader competitor to Cisco Systems, is leaving the company for investment firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts. ... and more »

Microsoft downplays IE 'cookiejacking' bug - Computerworld Posted: 27 May 2011 10:23 AM PDT CBS News Microsoft downplays IE 'cookiejacking' bug Computerworld Computerworld - Microsoft today downplayed the threat posed by an unpatched vulnerability in all versions of Internet Explorer (IE) that an Italian researchers has shown can be exploited to hijack people's online identities. ... IE Flaw Lets Attackers Steal Cookies, Access User AccountseWeek How 'cookiejacking' could steal people's Facebook passwordsChristian Science Monitor Security researcher finds 'cookiejacking' risk in IECNET Register -TechNewsWorld -InformationWeek all 81 news articles »

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