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Does the Apple/HBO deal signal the official end of flat pricing on iTunes, and a concession to studio demands for variable pricing? Cast your vote in "Today's Poll..." below in the left column or go straight to the results here.
News Highlights: Apple and HBO in official iTunes tie-up with show-dependent variable pricing; SingTel, others to launch iPhone in region; Apple press release details WWDC keynote, speakers, sessions, and more; Microsoft releases Office 2008 SP1, promises Visual Basic return in three years; CNET asks why the media loves Apple but trashes Dell; more 3G iPhone rumors, and more in our Op/Ed section.
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"HBO & Apple Bring Critically Acclaimed Television Programming to the iTunes Store: Favorites Including 'The Sopranos' and 'Sex and the City' Now Available on iTunes"
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"HBO & Apple Bring Critically Acclaimed Television Programming to the iTunes Store" PRNewswire-FirstCall 8:04 AM
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"Apple's Pandora's Box: Apple's deal to start selling HBO shows will please fans of 'Sex and the City' and 'The Sopranos.' But will it open up a can of worms when it comes time for renewal talks with other TV show owners?" Reuters 11:54 AM
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"Sex on the Go? Some of HBO's most popular programs will be available for sale on iTunes starting on Tuesday, consummating a long-gestating deal between the cable network and Apple, according to a source within HBO, which is owned by Time Warner." Portfolio.com 8:06 AM
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"HBO Reaches Deal To Distribute Shows on iTunes" WSJ.com 11:49 AM
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"SingTel, Bharti Airtel, Globe and Optus to bring iPhone to the region" SingTel 8:47 AM
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"Apple Might Not Win the Smartphone War: iPhones are selling out, but Gary Krakow says Research In Motion, Garmin, Microsoft and Verizon are teaming up to give Apple a run for its money." TheStreet TV 8:06 AM
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"Apple Executives to Showcase Mac OS X Leopard and OS X iPhone Development Platforms at WWDC 2008 Keynote" Apple 8:03 AM
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"Apple Executives to Showcase Mac OS X Leopard and OS X iPhone Development Platforms at WWDC 2008 Keynote" PRNewswire-FirstCall 8:04 AM
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"Apple to highlight iPhone platform development at WWDC" CNET News.com 11:01 AM
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"Mac OS X 10.5.3 9D29, Time Machine on Battery Power" Mac Rumors 8:26 AM
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"Microsoft Mac BU Delivers Strongest Launch in History of Office for Mac" Microsoft 9:01 AM
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"Microsoft Mac BU Delivers Strongest Launch in History of Office for Mac: Group releases Service Pack 1, announces the return of Visual Basic for Applications in next version." PRNewswire-FirstCall 8:33 AM
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"Microsoft Releases Office SP1, Announces VBA's Return" MacTech Magazine 8:01 AM
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"Basic lesson: Microsoft listens to its users/Celebrating that Mac Office will regain VBA support... eventually." Macworld 8:26 AM
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"Microsoft Office 2008 SP1 imminent, VB in three years" MacScoop 8:13 AM
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"MS debuts stargazing app with 'Mac' support" Electronista 8:39 AM
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"QuarkXPress 8 to target Adobe's Creative Suite this August" AppleInsider 8:00 AM
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"Yahoo to acquire Inquisitor for Apple search features" Bloomberg News 12:39 PM
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AppleCare/Troubleshooting |
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"Stalled transfers: large copies fail partway" MacFixIt 12:42 PM
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"'Well Known' TCP and UDP ports used by Apple software products" Apple Support 8:55 AM
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".Mac: Troubleshooting syncing issues or issues in the .Mac preferences Sync or Advanced pane" Apple Support 8:55 AM
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"Mac OS X 10.5: Resetting the SyncServices folder" Apple Support 8:55 AM
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"Mac OS X: Do not remove or modify SyncServices folder" Apple Support 8:55 AM
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Reviews/How-To/Tips |
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"Odysseus 0.8.2 Eudora-Style Email Client - First Look" Applelinks 11:00 AM
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"Movie Magic Screenwriter 6.0: Feature-rich screenwriting software boasts powerful but intuitive tools" Macworld 8:26 AM
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"Propoganda Productions Déjà Vu: Bootable Backups Made Effortless" Mac|Life 11:50 AM
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"iPlayMusic Beginner Guitar Lessons and Play Music Together" Mac|Life 11:50 AM
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"PresSTORE 3 Review: Cross-platform backup tool that enables synchronisation and archiving" Macworld UK 8:27 AM
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"Collect, organize, and retrieve using a whole Caboodle" NoodleMac 8:08 AM
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"How To Use Steel To Store Valuable Data On A Mac." Mac360 8:08 AM
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"Simon says, 'monitor web sites and servers!'" PixoBebo 8:08 AM
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"10.5: Improve networked Time Machine performance" Mac OS X Hints 11:02 AM
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"Possibly fix an intermittent left mouse button problem" Mac OS X Hints 11:02 AM
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"Entourage 2008 sync email address labeled incorrectly" Mac OS X Hints 11:01 AM
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Op/Ed |
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"Office 2008 fastest selling Office for Mac ever; VBA returns to future Office for Mac versions" MacDailyNews 9:30 AM
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"Microsoft on Visual Basic for Applications for Microsoft Office for Mac" Betalogue 8:35 AM
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"Leopard Breaks Retail Record" OSWeekly 7:59 AM
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"Reinvented Software Releases Together 2.1 for Mac OS X Leopard" Mactropolis 11:52 AM
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"Mac Gaming News - Friction Games Ships Penumbra: Black Plague" The Mac Observer 11:00 AM
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"The Tube 2.7 streams Live-TV via iChat: The Tube 2.7 brings placeshifting to the Mac: Stream live-TV via iChat to any location and take full advantage of the power of Leopard" equinux 9:59 AM
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"Global Delight Releases Web2 Delight 1.1: UI tweaks to enhance user experience enrich this must-have utility!" Global Delight 9:34 AM
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"Times Reader coming to a Mac near you" jkOnTheRun 8:45 AM
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"AIA: form.Z developers announce new BonZai 3D - Preview at AIA 2008 Boston" Architosh 8:33 AM
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"iGet Mobile 2.0 improves remote Mac access from iPhone" MacTech Magazine 8:26 AM
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"Group Logic Releases ExtremeZ-IP 5.2: Adds Support for Time Machine Backups and Integrated Print Server" Group Logic 8:58 AM
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"Group Logic Releases ExtremeZ-IP 5.2: Adds Support for Time Machine Backups and Integrated Print Server" Business Wire 8:06 AM
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"OpenOffice.org readies Mac-native release" iTWire 8:00 AM
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"Introducing the first multi-touch-enabled music mixing software for Mac: New version of algoriddim's software, djay 2, revolutionizes digital DJing with scratching, mixing and more on multi-touch notebook trackpads" algoriddim 7:59 AM
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"Apple iPhones disappearing online: Customers grab up Web-surfing gadget before new version is expected in June" Associated Press 8:38 AM
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"iPhones hard to find" iTWire 8:07 AM
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"Neighbor plants reminder of its connection with Apple: Inspired by the Red Sox fan who buried a David Ortiz jersey under the new Yankee Stadium, Apple reseller Tech Superpowers decided to leave its own subversive treasure under the competition moving in directly behind them on Boylston Street - the massive new Apple store set to open Thursday." Boston Globe 8:40 AM
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"HBO content now available on iTunes, with variable pricing" MacScoop 8:02 AM
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"Apple airs two new 'Get a Mac' ads (with video)" MacDailyNews 8:23 AM
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"Apple posts two new 'Get-A-Mac' ads" MacScoop 8:02 AM
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"Kiwi airliners converted into giant iPod docks" ["Air New Zealand will equip eighteen of its airliners with in-flight entertainment rigs allowing iPod users to play their video on seatback screens, listen to audio through the aircraft system, and control their device via the plane's interface."] The Register 11:53 AM
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"For the nostalgic ones" HardMac 8:45 AM
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"Mobile phones more important than wallets: survey" Reuters 11:51 AM
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"Android Developer Challenge I Winners Announced" ReadWriteWeb 11:01 AM
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"Taiwan touch pad solution makers prep launch of digital handwriting products for PCs" DigiTimes 9:04 AM
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"Low End Mac's Compleat Guide to the Lombard PowerBook G3" Low End Mac 11:01 AM
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"Apple Hiring for Advanced Multi-touch Displays" Mac Rumors 8:26 AM
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Granted Apple Patents |
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"System for receiving a control signal from a device for selecting its associated clock signal for controlling the transferring of information via a buffer" United States Patent and Trademark Office 8:27 AM
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"Zooming controller: A method and device for accessing a broad data field having a fine resolution. The user selects a scale which can be varied. The scale controls a range within the data field." United States Patent and Trademark Office 8:30 AM
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"Navigation history: A method, apparatus, system, and signal-bearing medium that in an embodiment represent previously-accessed data items as nodes in a tree or trees and display the tree or trees with the access time on an axis." United States Patent and Trademark Office 8:29 AM
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AppleCare/Helps |
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"iPhone: Sound muffled or low from the speaker or when speaking into the mic" Apple Support 8:54 AM
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"iPhone: Can't hear through the receiver or speakers" Apple Support 8:55 AM
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Price Trackers/Deals |
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"Steel: Buy at a 45% discount. Promo runs today only." MacUpdate Promo 7:57 AM
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"Apple TV 160 GB at the Refurb store" HardMac 8:45 AM
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"17'' MacBook Pro Prices & Current Bundles" MacPrices 8:10 AM
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"15'' MacBook Pro Prices & Current Bundles" MacPrices 8:10 AM
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"Clearance MacBook, PowerBook, & iBook Prices" MacPrices 8:10 AM
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"Bangkok Diary 13 May 2008: Changing with the iPod touch" eXtensions 8:10 AM
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"Review: Sportfolio Duo a soft yet rugged sleeve for the MacBook Air" Macsimum News 8:24 AM
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"Etymotic EtyBlu Bluetooth Headset Review" CoolTechZone 8:00 AM
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"Two The Missing Manual Book Reviewed - Office 08 and iPhoto 08" MyMac.com 8:39 AM
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DealsOnTheWeb Daily Deal: 80GB iPod Classic: $209 Delivered
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"Are Floppy Drives Still Useful? Yes... So Long Live The Floppy!" Fix Your Thinking 8:58 AM
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"Apple relents, lets HBO put $2-plus shows on iTunes" Salon 12:42 PM
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"Why does the media love Apple and trash Dell?" CNET.com 8:39 AM
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"10 Cult Macs Adored by Collectors" Low End Mac 8:36 AM
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"Mobile TV, GPS, video-conferencing for iPhone?" 9 to 5 Mac 9:26 AM
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"iPhone rumor: 3G avail in silver, black, white, 32GB max?" 9 to 5 Mac 8:26 AM
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"Buying A Mac; Have The 'Rules' Really Changed?" Macopinion 8:25 AM
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"Computer companies have to compete in consumer electronics world" Macsimum News 8:24 AM
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"Why We Are This Close To Having A Mac In The Pocket." Mac 360 8:09 AM
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"I Heard It on the Applevine: Latest iPhone Rumors" Seeking Alpha 8:07 AM
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"Why Apple Can't Kill The BlackBerry" Forbes.com 8:07 AM
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"Opinion: It's not your father's wireless anymore" Computerworld 11:49 AM
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"Review: Which 3G network is the best? All 3G wireless broadband services are not created equal. We tested the top three from AT&T, Sprint and Verizon." Computerworld 9:09 AM
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"Finding cracks in Facebook: The social-networking supersite is taking flak from users, developers, and advertisers. Right about now a young CEO like Mark Zuckerberg usually steps aside quietly. Not this time." Fortune 9:08 AM
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"Microsoft's LifeCam VX-5000 Webcam is Bendy, Portable, Not Ugly" Gizmodo 8:45 AM
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"Addonics Announces Accessories That Allow iPod Hard Drives to Attach to Any Computer, or Convert iPod Hard Drives to Compact Flash" Business Wire 11:45 AM
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"LightPole Announces Partnership with Six Apart, Launches Geo-Type Plug-In for Movable Type" ["LightPole continues to add support for new phones all the time, including plans to release a version for the Apple iPhone later this year."] Business Wire 11:45 AM
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"Schmap Offers iPhone-Friendly Travel Guides" Lifehacker 11:00 AM
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"Seagate Self-Encrypting Laptop Hard Drive Wins National Security Agency Qualification" Seagate 9:33 AM
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"MCE offers 1TB storage for 17-inch MacBook Pro" Macworld 9:04 AM
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"Toon Boom and Automatic Duck make editing a breeze" Applelinks 8:44 AM
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"Adobe updates DNG spec" Macworld 8:38 AM
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"Apple Pro Apps For Sale, Adobe on the Block, Rumor Damage, Leopard for Graphics Pros and More" The MacJury 8:38 AM
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"Architosh at National AIA Convention: Index to Show Coverage" Architosh 8:33 AM
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"HP to buy EDS for $13.9 billion: Deal for computer services firm allows HP to add to lucrative consulting business, closing gap with rival IBM." CNNMoney 9:19 AM
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"H-P Agrees to Buy EDS, In Challenge to Rival IBM" WSJ.com 9:28 AM
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"Hewlett-Packard buys EDS to create services giant" MarketWatch 9:57 AM
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"HP's bid for EDS helps two industries" MarketWatch 10:02 AM
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"HP's to-do list following EDS acquisition" ZDNet 11:23 AM
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"Combined HP-EDS can explore missing methodology around how to offload IT to the cloud(s)" ZDNet 11:22 AM
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"HP posts higher profit in preliminary report" Reuters 9:58 AM
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"Dell: Market Pessimism Presents Buy Opportunity" SeekingAlpha 9:49 AM
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"Dell Tries to Revive Its Game PCs: Company to Drop Some Niche Models In Bet on Alienware" WSJ.com 9:28 AM
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"Could 'not so high end' gaming systems tarnish Alienware's reputation?" ZDNet 11:17 AM
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"What Microsoft will do next" Fortune 10:25 AM
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"Closing the Door to Microsoft Vista: A number of companies are opting not to embrace Redmond's latest operating system and, like GM, are waiting for Windows 7 instead" BusinessWeek 10:23 AM
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"Microsoft's plan to block Linux on laptops" ZDNet 11:14 AM
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"Windows Server 2008 goes down-market: Microsoft is set to announce Tuesday that it is launching a 'public preview' program for two server products based on its Windows Server 2008 operating system.<" 10:39 AM
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"Microsoft to raise Windows Small Business Server price 80 percent" ZDNet 11:20 AM
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"Gates emphasizes PC-phone connectivity in Windows 7" ZDNet 11:19 AM
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"Becta takes Microsoft complaint to EC: Becta, the organisation that advises the UK government on educational IT, has escalated its complaint over the interoperability of Microsoft's products to the European Commission." ZDNet UK 11:09 AM
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"UK agency says Microsoft hurts student interests" Reuters 10:23 AM
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"Intel's green innovations" ["Video Report"] ZDNet 11:10 AM
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"Oracle agress to buy insurance policy software company AdminServer, terms undisclosed" Associated Press 10:27 AM
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"Oracle Will Acquire AdminServer: Deal forecast to close within the first quarter of 2008." Insurance & Technology 10:52 AM
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"Cisco TelePresence Nears its Tipping Point" SeekingAlpha 9:48 AM
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"Fedora 9 Gives Ubuntu a Run For Its Money" Wired Blogs 11:27 AM
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"Yahoo opens up geographic data to websites" CNET News.com 11:08 AM
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"VMware: Virtualization Offers A Way To Recover From Disaster: The company touts its newly released Site Recovery Manager as an automation agent that takes over to shift workloads with existing data to the recovery site." InformationWeek 10:57 AM
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"Friend Connect gets a warm reception at Google Campfire One" CNET News.com 10:38 AM
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"Quad-Core AMD Opteron(TM) Processor-Based Systems Now Available from Sun Microsystems" Business Wire 9:47 AM
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"Dell Helps Customers Get More Computer for Their Tax Dollars: Study Shows Computers Are Most Popular Consumer Electronic Choice For Rebates" Business Wire 9:50 AM
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"HP Announces Preliminary Second Quarter Results; Raises Full Year Earnings, Revenue Outlook" Business Wire 9:53 AM
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"Oracle Buys AdminServer: Expands Oracle's Applications Drive into Insurance" PRNewswire-FirstCall 10:26 AM
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"Sun Unveils New Systems Powered by Quad-Core AMD Opteron(TM) Processors: New Sun Fire Servers, Powered by the Solaris 10 OS and Other Industry-Standard Operating Systems, Deliver Market-Leading Performance, Compute Density and Memory in Half the Space" Business Wire 10:27 AM
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"ReactOS no threat to Windows" ZDNet 11:24 AM
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"Microsoft's Telescope for Everyone: The WorldWide Telescope lets amateur astronomers explore the cosmos through a computer, which provides a photo map of the heavens" BusinessWeek 10:23 AM
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"Rambus looks better with each legal victory" MarketWatch 10:20 AM
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"Driver Cellphone Bans Questioned" WSJ.com 9:28 AM
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"EDS' troubled legacy of failed IT projects" ZDNet 11:16 AM
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"Still ranting about interfaces" ZDNet 11:15 AM
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"Finding cracks in Facebook: The social-networking supersite is taking flak from users, developers, and advertisers. Right about now a young CEO like Mark Zuckerberg usually steps aside quietly. Not this time." Forbes Magazine 9:20 AM
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"Jackpot! $15 million for Social Gaming Network" CNET News.com 10:39 AM
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"Sprint: Still a World of Pain/The mobile-phone giant's planned turnaround may involved selling off assets to comply with lenders' agreements" BusinessWeek 10:19 AM
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"Apple to achieve 10m iPhone sales in '08 - analyst: Analyst issues upgrade on Apple stock on strength of iPhone carrier deals" Macworld UK 8:54 AM
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"Apple: Taking Some Chips Off the Table at Current Prices" Seeking Alpha 8:06 AM
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"Tech Stocks: H-P sinks as technology sector sinks" MarketWatch 10:02 AM
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"Stocks Lower on Gloomy Wal-Mart Outlook: Investors took their cues from a weak sales forecast by Wal-Mart and ignored better than expected retail data" BusinessWeek 10:14 AM
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"Stocks sputter in early trade: Wall Street seeks direction amid Wal-Mart earnings and forecast, HP purchase of EDS, Bernanke comments." CNNMoney 9:21 AM
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"Stocks decline after retail sales report, Bernanke speech" Associated Press 10:05 AM
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"Street Shrugs At HP And Wal-Mart" Forbes.com 10:14 AM
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"Stocks set for positive open: Futures off previous lows on upbeat news from Bernanke, Wal-Mart, and April retail sales figures." CNNMoney 9:19 AM
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"Stock Market Treads Water As Retail Data Renew Hope" WSJ.com 9:27 AM
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"U.S. stock futures shed losses after early data: U.S. stock futures reversed course to move higher Tuesday after better-than-expected retail sales, although Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke dampening sentiment somewhat by declaring conditions in financial markets are still far from normal." MarketWatch 9:55 AM
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"Asia mixed, despite major disaster: Stocks fall in China after earthquake, shares rally in Hong Kong, Tokyo; China suspends trading in some companies." Associated Press 9:20 AM
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"Asia Markets: Shanghai stocks drop as quake toll rises/Region mostly higher, on lower oil prices, higher Wall Street close" MarketWatch 9:29 AM
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"Europe Markets: European shares swing higher in volatile session/Credit Agricole shares slide, U.K. CPI data rises to 3% in April" MarketWatch 9:29 AM
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