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Chevy Cruze ads get Buzz - Detroit Free Press

News - 1 hour 31 min ago

AutoWeek

Chevy Cruze ads get Buzz
Detroit Free Press
After more than a year of searching for a new marketing theme, Chevrolet says it has landed the right person to deliver its message: comedian Tim Allen, also known as "The Santa Clause," Tim Taylor from "Home Improvement" and, ...
Metro native Tim Allen to be voice of ChevroletThe Detroit News
'Toy Story' star Tim Allen becomes Chevy pitchmanThe Associated Press
GM hatches Chevrolet Cruze hatchback for EuropeUSA Today
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Twitter use explodes thanks to apps - Telegraph.co.uk

News - 1 hour 39 min ago

Globe and Mail

Twitter use explodes thanks to apps
Telegraph.co.uk
Evan Williams, one of Twitter's co-founders, said that recent moves to make Twitter apps more easily discoverable on mobile devices had helped to fuel this growth. Twitter caused consternation among some third-party developers when it acquired one ...
Big jump in number of people on TwitterSan Francisco Chronicle
Twitter Users Still Flock to the Website, Which StinksPC World
Twitter Counts 145M Users, 62% Hike in MobileeWeek
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Sales of 'Medal of Honor' video game blocked on US military bases - San Jose Mercury News

News - 2 hours 21 min ago

Gamasutra

Sales of 'Medal of Honor' video game blocked on US military bases
San Jose Mercury News
"Small victory,'' was all it said on the subject line of Karen Meredith's e-mail. But for the Silicon Valley military mom, who lost her son in the Iraq war, the decision this week by US military base exchanges not to carry the ...
GameStop: No Medal of Honor for Military ShopsTom's Guide
Military Exchanges Refuse to Stock New 'Medal of Honor' Video GameABC News
EA's Latest Medal of Honor Title Banned from Military PXs GloballyDailyTech
Computerandvideogames.com -Gamespy.com -Softpedia
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Android gaining on Apple iOS in mobile web market share - Apple Insider

News - 3 hours 33 min ago

Brisbane Times

Android gaining on Apple iOS in mobile web market share
Apple Insider
Android's share of US mobile web traffic climbed to 25% in August in its best one month gain since Nov. 2009. Web statistics company Quantcast published the data, which tracked US mobile web consumption in the month of August, on Friday. ...
Android Reaches 25% Of Mobile Web DataI4U
Apple Browsing Share Tops Linux, Android Steals Share EverywherePC World
Hands-On With HDR Photos in the Next iPhone UpdateReuters
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Practical Analysis: The Great Laboratory Of Departments - InformationWeek

News - 4 hours 39 min ago

Practical Analysis: The Great Laboratory Of Departments
InformationWeek
As we usually do for our magazine cover stories, we fielded a survey on end user computing. You'll see some of the data in "End User 2.0: When Employees Have All The Answers", and all of the data can be found in the report available to ...
End User 2.0: When Employees Have All The AnswersInformationWeek

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Toshiba Recalls 41000 Laptops Over Overheating - Tom's Hardware Guide

News - Sat, 09/04/2010 - 14:47

CBC.ca

Toshiba Recalls 41000 Laptops Over Overheating
Tom's Hardware Guide
Toshiba has recalled 41000 laptops sold between August 2009 and August 2010 because the units in question represent a burn hazard to users. Toshiba yesterday announced a voluntary product recall affecting just over 40000 of its T-Series of Satellite ...
Toshiba Recall Signals Larger Trend for Hot LaptopsPC World
Toshiba Recalls 41K Satellite Laptops Due to OverheatingPC Magazine
Toshiba recalls 41000 laptops for overheatingCNET
Sydney Morning Herald -Afterdawn.com -Keen Observers
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Texas opens inquiry into Google search rankings - The Associated Press

News - Sat, 09/04/2010 - 13:53

Reuters

Texas opens inquiry into Google search rankings
The Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO — Google Inc.'s methods for recommending websites are being reviewed by Texas' attorney general in an investigation spurred by complaints that the company has abused its power as the Internet's dominant search engine. ...
Texas watchdog reviews Google's practicesFinancial Times
Texas opens antitrust investigation of GoogleCNET
Google faces Texas AG inquiryTimes LIVE
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Apple's jump into social networking not a slam-dunk - Reuters

News - Sat, 09/04/2010 - 13:22

Telegraph.co.uk

Apple's jump into social networking not a slam-dunk
Reuters
DENVER (Billboard) - For all the innovations Apple has brought to the market through the years, it's also a pretty good follower. The iPod is a perfect reflection of this. It wasn't the first MP3 player to hit retail shelves. ...
Apple's Ping tops 1M users in two days, but it's no Google BuzzVentureBeat
Ping draws over 1 million users in first 48 hoursApple Insider
Apple vs. Facebook: What's Behind the Ping Controversy?PC World
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Don't look for Adobe Flash on Apple's iPads, iPhones soon - Washington Post

News - Sat, 09/04/2010 - 13:19

UberGizmo (blog)

Don't look for Adobe Flash on Apple's iPads, iPhones soon
Washington Post
I was traveling last week to cover Apple's iPod and Apple TV event Wednesday (and writing an extra column based on that). So this week, I offer questions taken from Friday's Web chat. The iPad's future Concerning the iPad, ...
Apple Browsing Share Tops Linux, Android Steals Share EverywherePC World
iOS 4.1 on iPhone 3G shows marked improvement in speed testApple Insider
Hands-On With HDR Photos in the Next iPhone UpdateReuters
CNET -The Mac Observer -Fortune
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Don't look for Adobe Flash on Apple's iPads, iPhones soon - Washington Post

News - Sat, 09/04/2010 - 13:19

ABC News

Don't look for Adobe Flash on Apple's iPads, iPhones soon
Washington Post
I was traveling last week to cover Apple's iPod and Apple TV event Wednesday (and writing an extra column based on that). So this week, I offer questions taken from Friday's Web chat. The iPad's future Concerning the iPad, ...
Jobs slashes Apple TV price, unveils 'Ping' social networkComputerworld
Developers Debate iOS 4.1 Proximity Sensor FixPC World
Week in review: Apple harvests iPods, Apple TVCNET
Apple Insider -TMCnet -NetworkWorld.com
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Authorities: Fire at Tenn. mosque site was arson - The Associated Press

News - Sat, 09/04/2010 - 12:16

Washington Post

Authorities: Fire at Tenn. mosque site was arson
The Associated Press
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Federal investigators said Friday that a suspicious fire that damaged construction equipment at the site of a future mosque in Tennessee was arson and offered a $20000 reward for information leading to an arrest. ...
Feds offer $20000 reward in mosque arson caseThe Tennessean
Tennessee mosque fire 'was arson'BBC News
Authorities: Fire at Tenn. mosque site was arsonThe Associated Press
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Apple Ping network slammed with spam - Christian Science Monitor

News - Sat, 09/04/2010 - 12:11

CBC.ca

Apple Ping network slammed with spam
Christian Science Monitor
Apple Ping is having some spam problems. Lots of them. So is Ping finished? Probably not. By Matthew Shaer / September 3, 2010 Earlier this week, Apple launched a platform called Ping, which is built into the latest iteration of iTunes. ...
Facebook Blocked Apple's Ping NetworkTom's Guide
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Apple vs. Facebook: What's Behind the Ping Controversy?PC World
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The Struggle for What We Already Have - New York Times

News - Sat, 09/04/2010 - 11:48

CNET (blog)

The Struggle for What We Already Have
New York Times
For something that seems so simple and straightforward, “net neutrality” has sure created one big mess. Trying to force net neutrality on Comcast, the FCC under Julius Genachowski seems to have lost its authority over broadband. ...
FCC Delays Net Neutrality DecisioneWeek
FCC delays critical net neutrality decisionTG Daily
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Ping Users Top One Million in First 48 Hours - TMCnet

News - Sat, 09/04/2010 - 10:25

CBC.ca

Ping Users Top One Million in First 48 Hours
TMCnet
Apple (News - Alert)® today announced that in less than 48 hours since its launch on Wednesday, more than one million users have joined Ping, its new social network for music which lets users follow their favorite artists and friends to discover what ...
Ping off to a rocky start as spam, issues plague serviceBetaNews
Jobs slashes Apple TV price, unveils 'Ping' social networkComputerworld
Apple vs. Facebook: What's Behind the Ping Controversy?PC World
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Why God Did Not Create the Universe - Wall Street Journal

News - Sat, 09/04/2010 - 10:20

Hindustan Times

Why God Did Not Create the Universe
Wall Street Journal
According to Viking mythology, eclipses occur when two wolves, Skoll and Hati, catch the sun or moon. At the onset of an eclipse people would make lots of noise, hoping to scare the wolves away. ...
Review of 'The Grand Design,' by Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow.Washington Post
Has Stephen Hawking ended the God debate?Telegraph.co.uk
A mystery wrapped in an enigmaThe Guardian
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NASA to launch a probe directly into the sun's atmosphere - DVICE

News - Sat, 09/04/2010 - 10:09

The Hindu

NASA to launch a probe directly into the sun's atmosphere
DVICE
There's a lot we still don't understand about the sun. In fact, for the most part we can only guess — though NASA wants to help our observations be more direct. The agency is announcing a new mission, Solar Probe Plus, which would send a spacecraft to ...
Plans for solar 'close encounter'BBC News
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Apple Browsing Share Tops Linux, Android Steals Share Everywhere - PC World

News - Sat, 09/04/2010 - 08:21

wwwery (blog)

Apple Browsing Share Tops Linux, Android Steals Share Everywhere
PC World
More people browsed the Internet last month with a device running Apple's mobile operating system, iOS, than used Linux to do so. That's a first for Apple, according to NetMarketShare, a firm that produces metrics on the market share of browsers, ...
News: Quantcast: Android Eats into iOS Lead of Mobile BrowsingThe Mac Observer
Quantcast: Android continues to grow vs. iOS dominationFortune
Android gains on Apple in US mobile Web useCNET
Computerworld -msnbc.com -Apple Insider
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News: Quantcast: Android Eats into iOS Lead of Mobile Browsing - The Mac Observer

News - Sat, 09/04/2010 - 08:19

CNET

News: Quantcast: Android Eats into iOS Lead of Mobile Browsing
The Mac Observer
The Android platform has been eating into the sizable lead Apple's iOS platform has in mobile Web usage, according to analytics firm Quantcast. The company released new numbers Friday that show iOS with 56% of all mobile Web usage, with Android a ...
Apple Browsing Share Tops Linux, Android Steals Share EverywherePC World
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Quantcast: Android continues to grow vs. iOS dominationFortune
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Google to Simplify Privacy Policy - PC Magazine

News - Sat, 09/04/2010 - 07:39

New York Times (blog)

Google to Simplify Privacy Policy
PC Magazine
Google on Friday announced that it will be streamlining its privacy policy, effective Oct. 3. The search engine giant is not making any material changes to its policy, but is removing redundant sections, and launching a new privacy tools page. ...
Google settles Buzz privacy lawsuitComputerworld
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Pigs Fly! Duke Nukem Forever To Ship in 2011 - PC World

News - Sat, 09/04/2010 - 06:58

PC World

Pigs Fly! Duke Nukem Forever To Ship in 2011
PC World
To paraphrase Mark Twain, there are lies, damned lies, and Duke Nukem Forever stories. The game's been vaporware for over a decade. Leaked screens and gameplay videos from so-called alpha versions occasionally emerge then fade in a muddle of half-baked ...
Duke Nukem Forever Hands-On PreviewGameSpot
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