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• Google to launch Facebook wannabe - msnbc.com
• 7 Hackers Who Got Legit Jobs From Their Misdeeds - PC Magazine
• LeapFrog unveils tablet for kids - msnbc.com
• Microsoft patents spy tech for Skype - Computerworld
• Tau Day: An Even More Fundamental Holiday Than Pi Day - PCWorld
• Google Swiffy converts Flash files to iPhone-compatible HTML5 - Apple Insider
• Half a million Android smartphones activated daily, Google says - Computerworld
• Final Space Shuttle Mission to Launch July 8 - Fox News

Google to launch Facebook wannabe - msnbc.com Posted: 28 Jun 2011 02:39 PM PDT USA Today Google to launch Facebook wannabe msnbc.com Google Plus (or Google+) debuted last night to a limited, invite-only audience. It's available today for the Android crowd, and should be coming to Apple's App Store soon, Vic Gundotra, a Google senior VP wrote on the Google Blog today. ... Google unveils latest social networking featForbes Google goes after Facebook with Google+Computerworld Tech blogs not sold on Google's 'Facebook clone'CNN DVICE -International Business Times -PCWorld all 512 news articles »

7 Hackers Who Got Legit Jobs From Their Misdeeds - PC Magazine Posted: 28 Jun 2011 02:46 PM PDT ABC News 7 Hackers Who Got Legit Jobs From Their Misdeeds PC Magazine Facebook just hired infamous Sony PlayStation hacker George Hotz, the latest in a line of young cybercriminals hired by super-exclusive tech companies. By Sara Yin Thirteen years after "Hack Heaven," Stephen Glass' fabricated feature about a lonely ... Facebook Hires Sony's HackerABC News Hackers Gone Mild: 6 Rebels Turned InsidersPCWorld Facebook Hires Whiz 'GeoHot'Wall Street Journal CNET -NewsMax.com -IEEE Spectrum all 146 news articles »

LeapFrog unveils tablet for kids - msnbc.com Posted: 28 Jun 2011 11:41 AM PDT New York Times (blog) LeapFrog unveils tablet for kids msnbc.com Facebook, iPads, Android, and everything between — the tech news you need, the stories you want, and the tips you'll actually use. Our Digital Life. Read. Live. Share. By Suzanne Kantra, Techlicious.com I've long since given into the temptation to hand ... LeapFrog moves into tablets for kids with LeapPadVentureBeat LeapFrog LeapPad Explorer tablet hands-on (video)Engadget LeapFrog enters tablet marketSan Jose Mercury News CrunchGear -Product Reviews -Gizmodo Australia all 18 news articles »

Microsoft patents spy tech for Skype - Computerworld Posted: 28 Jun 2011 02:25 PM PDT The Tech Herald Microsoft patents spy tech for Skype Computerworld Computerworld - A newly patented Microsoft technology called Legal Intercept that would allow the company to secretly intercept, monitor and record Skype calls is stoking privacy concerns. Microsoft's patent application for Legal ... Microsoft Wins Patent For Internet Spying TechnologyInformationWeek Did Microsoft Buy Skype To Spy On You?Business Insider Microsoft May Add Eavesdropping To SkypeConceivablyTech Inquirer -Tom's Guide -The Tech Herald all 21 news articles »

Tau Day: An Even More Fundamental Holiday Than Pi Day - PCWorld Posted: 28 Jun 2011 02:57 PM PDT MyFox Washington DC Tau Day: An Even More Fundamental Holiday Than Pi Day PCWorld We all know about Pi Day, that tasty holiday on March 14 where celebrations include reciting digits of Pi and eating pie. At MIT, we ate pizza pie, pine nuts, and dined on dozens of types of sugary ... Happy National Tau Day, brainiacsDeseret News Happy Tau Day, everybody!CBS News On National Tau Day, Pi Under AttackFox News Geek.com -BBC News -The Atlantic Wire all 122 news articles »

Google Swiffy converts Flash files to iPhone-compatible HTML5 - Apple Insider Posted: 28 Jun 2011 01:04 PM PDT Google Swiffy converts Flash files to iPhone-compatible HTML5 Apple Insider By Slash Lane Google on Tuesday unveiled a new experimental tool for developers called Swiffy, which converts some .SWF Flash files into HTML5 code compatible with devices like the iPhone and iPad. Swiffy is available at Google Labs, where the search ... Google's Swiffy Converts Flash Files to HTML5Mashable Google's Swiffy makes Flash files HTML5 friendlyCNET Google Debuts Flash-To-HTML5 ConverterInformationWeek Mobiputing -TMC Net -iProgrammer all 19 news articles »

Half a million Android smartphones activated daily, Google says - Computerworld Posted: 28 Jun 2011 01:16 PM PDT New York Times (blog) Half a million Android smartphones activated daily, Google says Computerworld Computerworld - More than half a million Android phones are activated every day, according to Google's Andy Rubin, head of the Android platform. Rubin tweeted about the activations today. The tweet shows how much of a numbers game ... 500000 Android Devices Activated Daily, Outpaces Apple ActivationsInternational Business Times Google activates 500000 Android devices dailyBetaNews Google Android Gets 500K Daily ActivationseWeek SC Magazine US -Washington Post -The Tech Herald all 215 news articles »

Final Space Shuttle Mission to Launch July 8 - Fox News Posted: 28 Jun 2011 01:02 PM PDT Fox News Final Space Shuttle Mission to Launch July 8 Fox News Space shuttle Atlantis stands on Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, where it is set to liftoff on STS-135, the final shuttle mission. It's official: NASA's last space shuttle launch in history is set to blast off ... Shuttle Atlantis Cleared for July 8 LaunchPC Magazine NASA to Launch Final Shuttle Mission July 8Voice of America Atlantis Cleared For Final LaunchWESH Orlando The Associated Press -AFP -DVICE all 454 news articles »

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