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Twitter: Home for your holiday hangover cure?
December 23, 2009 10:58 AM PST
Because you will need a hangover cure over the holidays, a site called Blinkbox has dedicated a Twitter page to the latest and greatest methods of surviving your excesses.
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BlackBerry Messenger at fault in Tuesday outage
December 23, 2009 10:57 AM PST
Research In Motion has confirmed that BlackBerry Messenger problems took down data service Tuesday for many users, and it has released a new version as the problem clears.
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Facebook COO nominated to Disney board
December 23, 2009 10:54 AM PST
Sheryl Sandberg, who has been chief operating officer of the social network for nearly two years now, will join the board if shareholders approve in March.
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Using Facebook and Twitter safely
December 23, 2009 10:00 AM PST
Share a lot? Here's a guide to the security and privacy problems that users of Facebook and Twitter encounter, and what they can do about it.
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VoIP service Jajah gets acquired by Telefonica
December 23, 2009 9:41 AM PST
United States-based communications company Jajah gets bought by telecommunications giant Telefonica Europe for $207 million.
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Will we see an open-source IPO in 2010?
December 23, 2009 8:08 AM PST
The IPO market may be set to boom, but its appetite for open-source IPOs won't really ignite until the companies cross $100 million in sales.
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2009 sales of Netbooks rise, but notebooks fall
December 23, 2009 8:00 AM PST
With higher shipments, Netbooks sales will jump 72 percent to $11.4 billion for 2009, forecasts DisplaySearch. But overall portable PC sales will be down for the year.
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Average Net user now online 13 hours per week
December 23, 2009 7:30 AM PST
New Harris poll also shows that 14 percent of adult Internet users spend 24 hours or more in cyberspace each week.
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Could Apache keep Google's regulators at bay?
December 23, 2009 6:09 AM PST
Google has standardized on Apache open-source licensing, which is a great way to placate regulators by demonstrating a lack of control over its code.
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A year out, where's RIAA's promised ISP help?
December 23, 2009 4:00 AM PST
The recording industry stopped suing fans for copyright violation in favor of partnering with Internet service providers. But the latter isn't happening, yet.
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Web sites that shuttered in 2009
December 23, 2009 4:00 AM PST
New sites launch all the time, but there are also quite a few that shut their doors. We highlight 15 that bit the dust this year and explain what happened.
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RIM confirms BlackBerry e-mail problems--again
December 22, 2009 9:48 PM PST
For the second time in less than a week, BlackBerry smartphone users across the country and beyond are reporting problems accessing e-mail.
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Soyuz craft docks, boosts space station crew
December 22, 2009 7:21 PM PST
A Russian Soyuz spacecraft docked with the International Space Station Tuesday after a smooth, automated approach, boosting the lab's crew back up to five.
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Comcast settles class action suit on traffic blocking
December 22, 2009 7:09 PM PST
The broadband giant offers $16 million to settle Pennsylvania case over throttling of P2P connections in 2007 and 2008, but admits no wrongdoing.
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AT&T's Santa: Better 3G coverage an excellent wish
December 22, 2009 5:28 PM PST
AT&T lets you text Santa with all your wishes. When one asks for better 3G coverage from AT&T, Santa doesn't hesitate to write back.
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The five biggest digital audio duds of 2009
December 22, 2009 4:54 PM PST
From the questionably useful to the questionably legal to the just plain dumb.
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UK divorce lawyers: A fifth of cases Facebook-related
December 22, 2009 4:43 PM PST
It has been well established that Facebook fuels suspicions between lovers. Now an online divorce law firm claims almost 20 percent of cases involve Facebook infidelities.
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U.S. senators to take up biodiesel credit next year
December 22, 2009 4:31 PM PST
Credit extension has been delayed by the health care debate and because it has been linked with other tax incentives. A so-called extenders bill passed in the House earlier this month.
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Should 'nerd' and 'geek' be condemned?
December 22, 2009 4:22 PM PST
A Bennington College professor believes the terms are emotionally damaging and need to be eradicated from our vocabulary. Are they really that bad?
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Red Hat's Q3 earnings defy gravity
December 22, 2009 3:37 PM PST
Red Hat nails another strong quarter, even as it doubles down on its core Linux business.
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