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Tom Tom flags down ‘live traffic’ XL satnav

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New GPS caught on our speed camera
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Google Wave - interwebs idealism in real-time

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It’s not a product. It’s a user happiness pill
Google I/O When Lars Rasmussen first floated the idea, Google co-founder Sergey Brin wasn’t impressed. “He came to me and he said ‘This may sound kinda crazy, but we’re going to reinvent communication and we just need a bunch of engineers to go of to Australia for [...]

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Microsoft, Asus launch anti-Linuxbook campaign

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‘It’s Better with Windows’
Microsoft and Asus have teamed up to present a new advertising smarm-storm intended to extol the virtues of Windows on netbooks - and smear Linux.…Whitepaper - Creating portals with Office Sharepoint: put an end to the information free for all

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Tesla recalls Roadsters

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But it’s not their fault
Each and every all-electric dreamcar-speedster Tesla Roadster built before April 22, 2009 needs to have its innards examined.…Whitepaper - Creating portals with Office Sharepoint: put an end to the information free for all

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PC-pwning infection hits 30,000 legit websites

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And counting
A nasty infection that attempts to install a potent malware cocktail on the machines of end users has spread to about 30,000 websites run by businesses, government agencies and other organizations, researchers warned Friday.…Video - Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0

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Sims 3 pirated 180,000 times in three days

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Beating Spore’s download rate so far
So much for Electronic Arts’ open palm approach to video game piracy. The game maker nixed its draconic digital rights management (DRM) for The Sims 3, and the game’s already on track to being pirated more often than Spore — counted as the most pirated game of 2008.…Video - Microsoft [...]

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Microsoft breaks Windows 7 three-apps netbook handicap

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Still gonna up-sell ya
Microsoft has made a major concession on Windows 7 for netbooks, saying it’ll no longer restrict the number of applications you can run concurrently.…Video - Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0

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Turkish hackers breach US Army servers, says report

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SQL injection strikes again
US government investigators are probing breaches of two sensitive Army webservers by suspected Turkish hackers, according to a report by InformationWeek.…Video - Business Intelligence for mid-sized businesses

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LTE set to spank WiMAX

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5X 4G in 5 years
The battle between LTE and WiMAX is tilting heavily in LTE’s favor, with spending on that 4G mobile-broadband technology projected to be nearly five times that of its Intel-championed competitor by 2014.…Whitepaper - Creating portals with Office Sharepoint: put an end to the information free for all

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ISS stuffed with full staff of six

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Floating room only
Three more crew members boarded the International Space Station today from a Russian Soyuz capsule, doubling its permanent crew to six for the first time ever.…Video - Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0

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