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2 hrs ago | Chosun Ilbo

Smartphones, Tablet PCs Spread Faster Than Older Technologies

Smartphones are set to become the fastest-spreading technology in human history, the MIT Technology Review said.

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Related Topix: Cell Phones, Cellphones, Electronics

4 hrs ago | Newms360.com

Miss. man charged with possessing child porn

An Ocean Springs man has pleaded guilty to a federal charge of possession of child pornography.

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Related Topix: Computers

5 hrs ago | Engadget

Flame malware snoops on PCs across the Middle East, makes Stuxnet look small-time

Much ado was made when security experts found Stuxnet wreaking havoc, but it's looking as though the malware was just a prelude to a much more elaborate attack that's plaguing the Middle East.

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Related Topix: Computers, Wireless, Emerging Technology, Gadgets

9 hrs ago | International Business Times

Windows 8 Release Comes With Upgrade Offer: How To Get Pro Version Starting Next Month

's Windows 8 is expected to launch near the end of this year, but details have already leaked about the coming operating system: An offer pricing the Windows 8 Pro upgrade at $14.99 will run from June 2 to Jan.

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Related Topix: Microsoft, Startups, Computers

13 hrs ago | GHacks

myManga is a Manga Downloader and Reader for Windows

If you are a fan of Japanese mangas and animes, you will find lots of sources on the Internet that allow you to read or view those online, or even download them to your local PC for offline reading.

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Related Topix: Life, Hobbies, Anime and Manga

18 hrs ago | BornRich

Steve Jobs memo from Atari days for sale at Sotheby's

Widely recognized as a charismatic pioneer of the personal computer revolution and one of the most influential technology leaders of his generation, Steven Paul 'Steve' Jobs history with Atari Inc.

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Related Topix: Atari, Video Games, Software, Steve Jobs, Retail, Auctions, Sothebys Holdings, Apple, Startups

22 hrs ago | Journalgazette.net

OnLive Desktop app brings PC to tablets

Facebook's initial public offering, plagued by trading errors and a 16 percent drop in the share price, will push more individual investors out of a stock market they already distrust after the financial crisis.

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Related Topix: Startups, Facebook, Social Software, Ipad, Science / Technology, HP, Computers

22 hrs ago | Journal Gazette

OnLive Desktop app brings PC to tablets

If you are interested in this story, you might be interested in others from The Journal Gazette.

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Related Topix: Fort Wayne, IN, Startups, Facebook, Social Software, Ipad, Science / Technology, HP, Computers

23 hrs ago | PR-inside.com

Tablets not eating PC's lunch - yet

But with even-more-personal tablet and mobile computing on the rise, many are predicting the PC to become as obsolete as the original UNIVAC before too long.

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Related Topix: Computers, Ipad, Science / Technology, Laptops/Notebooks, Hewlett Packard, Startups, Intel

Sun May 27, 2012

GHacks

Siren is a flexible freeware file renamer for Windows

If your digital camera is only creating photos like CIMG0282.jpg you may feel the desire to rename those photos once they have been transferred to the PC for easier recognition in the future.

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Related Topix: Cameras

The Telegraph

PC sales see 6.6% growth till March

Calcutta, May 27: Sales of desktops and mobile PCs have grown 6.6 per cent to 2.8 million units in the first quarter of 2012 .

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Related Topix: Computers, Hewlett Packard

SFGate

Leap Motion puts computers to work with gestures

Growing up in southern Florida, David Holz was a tinkerer. "I had a large pile of all sorts of electronics," he said.

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Related Topix: Computers, The, Video Games, Deep Silver, Kinect, Microsoft Game Studios, Microsoft Xbox

The Columbus Dispatch

Linden job-seekers duped in ID-theft scam

Online? On the go? An exact replica of The Dispatch, the E-Edition is available 24/7 on your PC or iPAD.

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Related Topix: Libraries, Franklin County, OH

Mid-Day Mumbai

Bring your gadgets to work

Set your sights on the latest tablet to hit the market? Thanks to a recent trend that lets you BYOD to work, you now have one more reason to get your hands on it.

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Related Topix: Printers, Marketing

Sat May 26, 2012

EETimes

Murphy's Last Column

Niall looks at the changes in user interface technology over the past few years and makes a few predictions about application upgrade and cloud connectivity.

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Related Topix: CPU, Science / Technology, Computers

GadgetSpeak

Homekey from Simplicity

A four letter acronym often heard with respect to computers is KISS -- Keep It Simple, Stupid.

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Related Topix: Computers, Science / Technology, CPU, Mice

Live Science

15 Ways to Accelerate Your PC's Slowest Component: You

There's nothing more soul-sucking than sitting there picking your earwax while you watch Windows 7's blue ring of fire.

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Cinema Blend News

Elder Scrolls Online Will Run On Five-Year-Old PC

When ZeniMax Online Studios was first founded, it licensed the HeroEngine that was utilized by BioWare for Star Wars: The Old Republic .

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Related Topix: Star Wars, Video Games, Scrolls, Mojang AB

GHacks

Cloud System Booster, Optimize, Clean and Repair Your PC

Cloud System Booster is a free system optimizer, cleaner and repair program for Windows that combines features of programs like CCleaner with optimization and repair tools.

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Manila Bulletin

Smartphones Burying PC Industry Giants

NEW YORK The personal computer has dominated modern life for 25 years, but the often bulky devices are increasingly giving way to smaller, lighter smartphones and tablet computers.

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Related Topix: Computers, Laptops/Notebooks, Hewlett Packard, Printers, Apple, Startups

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