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Is Facebook getting ready to go public?
The departure of chief financial officer Gideon Yu has fired up speculation that Facebook is thinking about hitting the stock market. But why?
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HP Confirms Considering Android in Netbooks
Hewlett-Packard confirmed Tuesday that it is testing Google's Android operating system as a possible alternative to Windows in some of its netbook computers.
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Snow Leopard roadmap; Pro app updates in pipeline
Recently, AppleInsider has been provided with a bit more clarity on Apple's pre-release build cycles for Snow Leopard in addition to being tipped off to several Pro application updates currently undergoing beta tests.
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What You Need to Know About Conficker, Avoid Being a Victim
April Fools' Day might be all fun and games for some, but if you manage to fall prey to the Conficker worm, it's no laughing matter. The third version of Conficker (Conficker.c) is set to wreak havoc on April 1st. Here's what you need to know.
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Best Buy Taking Over Circuit City Credit Cards
"Good news about your credit card account," proclaims the letter Wilman recently received from Chase. Starting in May, you'll be able to use that Circuit City card to make purchases at Best Buy.
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Fedora 11 Beta Released
Fedora 11 Beta makes large changes in the way the installer handles storage, as well as implementing ext4 as the default filesystem. If you have any data on your system you need to keep, back it up before you install Fedora 11 Beta
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Twitter switch for Guardian, after 188 years of ink
Consolidating its position at the cutting edge of new mediatechnology, the Guardian today announces that it will become the first newspaper in the world to be published exclusively via Twitter, the sensationally popular social networking service that has transformed online communication.
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Google's April Fools Joke for 2009
"New! Gmail Autopilot" links appearing at the top of your G-mail. I'm sort of less impressed by this than the previous years.
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HostMonk Prices and Sorts Web Hosts
If you're running your own web site, or planning to, you probably know exactly what kind of space, bandwidth, and features you'll need, along with a price point. HostMonk finds web hosts based on those preferences.
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FreeBSD developer's life destroyed by squatter from hell
This is not a pretty story. If you have a weak stomach for twisted tails of government witch hunts, justice gone wrong, and the bad guys winning you may not want to read any further. This is the tale of the Squatter from Hell. It is the story of Kip Macy, one of the top FreeBSD developers....
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Futurama's love affair with Apple
Apple products might show up on TV all the time, but no show can top Futurama when it comes to a sprinkling of both well-known and obscure Apple references.
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Clash of the Touch Titans; iPhone 3G 3.0 vs HTC Magic Google
My new iPhone 3G is on the way after finding a deal on a new one at HowardForums. I also have been using the T-Mobile G1 since last October, but as I mentioned in my first Clash of the Titans article I am going to discuss the HTC Magic since it is the Android device without the keyboard and I am trying to stick with touch screen only devices...
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Billion Dollar Charlie vs. the RIAA
Ars sits down with "Billion Dollar Charlie" Nesson, the Harvard Law professor who's taking on the RIAA in federal court. Winning his case would be great, but Nesson's thinking even bigger. He wants nothing less than a national, Internet-enabled conversation about copyright and damages in the digital age.
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Report: Google to invest $100 million in VC fund
Google on Tuesday is expected to announce more details of its venture capital fund, including a $100 million investment in the first year, according to a report Monday on The Wall Street Journal's Web site that cited people familiar with the matter.
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Diggnation Now Showing on Facebook
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Digg's Algorithm Cracked!
SocialBlade has been collecting data from Digg for over a year now, and as a result, we have deciphered the digg algorithm! If you follow these easy steps your submission is guaranteed to hit!
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Google offers China one million free songs
Chinese music-lovers will be offered more than one million songs for free after Google launched a free music download site in China this week in a bid to tackle the internet piracy menace in China.
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Coming Soon: The Hulufication of YouTube?
YouTube has been moving to bring in legitimate, licensed content from TV networks and movie studios for some time, inking deals with the likes of CBS and MGM. Professionally produced content is going to become the focal point of the site, as Google plans to launch a major redesign within the next month.
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BREAKING: Warner Bros. Acquires The Pirate Bay
After years of hostility, lawsuits, police raids and heated invective between the two groups, the Pirate Bay has today announced they have settled their differences with US media conglomerate Warner Bros. The largest BitTorrent tracker sold out to Hollywood and the two have agreed a deal.
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