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12 Promising New Web Sites and Services
At two conferences this week–Demo Fall 2008 and TechCrunch50–developers unveiled more than a 100 new Web sites and services. Here are a dozen of our favorites.News
Tribune Blames Googlebot for United Stock Crash
Google is to blame for publishing a six-year old story that caused a drop in United Airlines' stock.News
Google Cuts Time It Retains IP Address Logs to 9 Months
Google will half the length of time it holds data linking surfers's IP addresses to their Web searches.Erik Larkin on the Web
Block Google-Yahoo Ad Deal, Advertisers Argue
The Association of National Advertisers opposed the pending deal in a Sunday letter sent to the U.S. Department of Justice.News
Critical Vulnerability Patched in Google’s Chrome
A Vietnamese security company found a critical vulnerability in Google's new browser, Chrome, but Google has already released a patch.Casual Friday
Casual Friday: Star Wars, Episode 3.5
Some of the best Star Wars stories aren't told on the big screen. As this week ends, watch some videos, play some games, and get a taste of the dark side.News
Google Amends Chrome License Agreement After Objections
Google says it will dump part of the licensing agreement for its Chrome Web browser.How-To
Quadruple Your Fun (and Productivity) With a Four-Monitor System
Think dual-display systems are the bee's knees? This quad-head setup will blow your mind.News
Chrome vs. the World
So Google is now a browser company. What does that mean for the rest of the industry?News
Google Brings out Big Guns in Support of Chrome
Google's cofounders came out on Tuesday to offer vocal support for the company's new Chrome browser.News
Nations Question ISO’s Merit Following Dropped OOXML Appeals
Countries whose appeals against OOXML standards approval were dropped are questioning the relevance of the ISO/IEC.News
Google Seeks Route Around Microsoft With Chrome
Analysis: Google's surprise announcement of a new browser, Chrome, via a Web comic book could prove another game-changing development for the Internet.News
Google Adds YouTube-like Service to Apps Suite
Google is adding a video sharing application to its Apps Premier hosted software suite.News
Google Browser Will Be Available Tuesday
Google will launch a beta version of its own Web browser, called Chrome, on Tuesday it confirmed Monday.News
DLNA Takes Baby Steps
TVs, home theater systems, and computers at IFA bear the stamp of the Digital Living Network Alliance.News
Google Introduces Android Apps Store
Google unveiled plans for the Android Market, where developers can distribute content for Android phones.How-To
Six Hacks For Your Mobile Gear
Unlock your iPhone, supercharge your camera, and take your TiVo shows on the road for free. These six hacks unleash the hidden power in your mobile gadgets.
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Time-Management Tips for Mobile Professionals
The late Randy Pausch offered valuable lessons for managing our most precious commodity.News
Google Drops Bluetooth, GTalkService APIs From Android 1.0
Google dropped Bluetooth and GTalkService instant messaging APIsNews
AMD Sells Digital TV Business to Broadcom
Broadcom plans to acquire AMD's digital television business for $192.8 million.News
Sony Ericsson Adds DRM Free Music to Mobile Content Store
Sony is pushing DRM-free music as one of the attractions of its rebranded PlayNow Arena online store.Reviews
iGadget
Add syncable data, such as driving directions, weather forecasts, or movie showtimes, to your iPod.News
WSJ: Microsoft Hires Seinfeld to Bite Apple
Microsoft plans to hire comedian Jerry Seinfeld for its new marketing campaign, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.News
Dell Loses Bid for ‘cloud Computing’ Trademark
Dell can't use "cloud computing" as a trademark since the term is a generic one, the USPTO said in a preliminary ruling.News
Microsoft, Google, Yahoo Sued for Sex Selection Ads in India
Microsoft, Google and Yahoo were sued in India for allegedly promoting sex selection of children via ads and links on their search engines.Steve Bass’s Tips & Tweaks
Eliminate Hassles With Antivirus, Flash, Task Manager, and iTunes
Get the lead out of AVG, fix the Windows Task Manager toolbar, and dump duplicate files.News
MSN Taking the Brunt of Google’s US Search Blitz
Google increased its U.S. Internet search market share in July, while MSN has been the biggest loser.News
Google Apps Hit by Prolonged Gmail Access Problem
Gmail suffered a 15-hour outage Wednesday and Thursday that affected also Google Apps subscribers.News
Manage Your Summer Olympics Viewing Experience
Use NBC's stream of thousands of hours of high-quality vide–and many extras–for a totally enjoyable Olympics experience on your PC.News
The Steve Jobs-Style MobileMe ‘Apology’
Steve Jobs kind of apologizes for MobileMe mess, and Apple users respond 'apology accepted.'News
YouTube to Carry Olympic Videos in Some Countries
The International Olympic Committee is launching its own VOD channel for the games in cooperation with YouTube.Reviews
The Best TV on the Web
Today, the Net has almost as many television viewing options as your cable company. But how do you find stuff that's worth watching? Here are our choices for must-stream TV.News
Google Counts More Than 1 Trillion Unique Web URLs
Google has identified more than 1 trillion unique URLs on the Web.News
Google Tweaks Gmail to Stop Auto-adding Contacts
Google is rolling out a change this week to Gmail that will give users more control over their contacts list.News
It’s Tough to Kill an Apple iPhone 3G
Apple's new multimedia handset is the Timex of phones. Here's how it took PC World's mauling and kept on calling (until we literally drove it into the ground).News
Google Adds Third Dimension to Online Social Relationships
UPDATE: Google launches Lively, a 3D social network world available now as a public beta.News
Google Bows to Pressure, Adds ‘Privacy’ Link to Home Page
Google bows to pressure from privacy organizations to include a link on the company's home page to its privacy policyReviews
VideoThang
This free, friendly utility makes video editing as painless as it can be, but the workflow's a bit restrictive.News
DOJ Continues Probe of Yahoo-Google Partnership
The U.S. DOJ is conducting an ongoing antitrust investigation into the advertising partnership between Yahoo and Google.News
Google Changes Tack on Pay-Per-Action Offerings
Google is rolling out two more advanced tools that let advertisers more precisely target potential customers.Reviews
The 10 Funniest Apple-Ad Parodies
From 1984 to the famous manila folder, Apple's TV ads have been ripe targets for satirists and rival companies. Here are 10 of the best take-offs.News
Windows Mobile 6.1 Offers Web Browser/YouTube Support
Microsoft updates Windows Mobile 6.1 with a full HTML browser, and support for Flash and YouTube, among other features.Reviews