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YouTube boosts upload limit to 15 minutes (AP)

19 min 8 sec ago
AP - In case 10 minutes isn't enough to show off your guitar solo skills or Lady Gaga impersonation, YouTube has raised the limit it places on video uploads to 15 minutes.
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Facebook may postpone IPO to 2012: report (Reuters)

19 min 38 sec ago
Reuters - Social networking website Facebook Inc may postpone its initial public offering until 2012, Bloomberg said, citing three people familiar with the matter said.
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FBI access to e-mail and Web records raises fears (AP)

53 min 49 sec ago

FILE - In this June 28, 2010, file photo, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., gestures on Capitol Hill in Washington. Invasion of privacy in the Internet age. The administration's proposal to change the Electronic Communications Privacy Act 'raises serious privacy and civil liberties concerns,' Leahy said Thursday, July 29, 2010, in a statement. Expanding the reach of law enforcement to snoop on e-mail traffic or on Web surfing. Those are among the criticisms being aimed at the FBI as it tries to update a key surveillance law. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP - Invasion of privacy in the Internet age. Expanding the reach of law enforcement to snoop on e-mail traffic or on Web surfing. Those are among the criticisms being aimed at the FBI as it tries to update a key surveillance law.


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More Japan workers lose jobs, factory output falls (AP)

1 hour 3 min ago

 The jobless rate rose, deflation deepened, and factories made fewer cars and mobile phones. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)AP - Japan received a sobering reminder Friday of its fragile recovery: The jobless rate rose, deflation deepened, and factories made fewer cars and mobile phones.


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Samsung says 2Q net profit surges 83 percent (AP)

1 hour 13 min ago

FILE - In this May 17, 2010 file photo, an employee of Samsung Electronics adjusts LED TV screens at its branch in Seoul, South Korea. Samsung Electronics Co.'s net profit surged 83 percent in the second quarter to a record high amid increased sales and strength in its semiconductor and flat panel businesses, the company said Friday, July 30, 2010. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)AP - Samsung's quarterly profit surged to a record high as sales of semiconductors, flat panels and TVs climbed, but the electronics giant warned that intensifying competition in areas like mobile phones could dent earnings in coming quarters.


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Samsung Elec to introduce Android-based tablet in Q3 (Reuters)

2 hours 20 min ago
Reuters - Samsung Electronics Co plans to introduce tablet computers this quarter based on Google's Android operating system, joining a growing list of firms seeking to challenge Apple's popular iPad.
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Google says China services back up (AFP)

2 hours 30 min ago

The Google logo is reflected in the windows of the firm's China offices in Beijing. Google said Friday its services appeared to be back up and running normally in China, after the US web giant reported that access to its search engine and other products were being blocked.(AFP/File/Li Xin)AFP - Google said Friday its services appeared to be back up and running normally in China, after the US web giant reported that access to its search engine and other products were being blocked.


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'Nightmare' start for iPhone 4's latest launch (AFP)

3 hours 8 min ago

Customers (below) inspect the new Apple iPhone 4 at the main Apple city store in Sydney. As well as Sydney the latest iPhone also goes on sale in Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Singapore, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.(AFP/Greg Wood)AFP - Hundreds of customers in New Zealand and Hong Kong were turned away empty-handed on Friday as the second phase of the Apple iPhone 4's global launch got off to a "nightmare" start.


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Australia govt expands proposed broadband network (AP)

3 hours 55 min ago
AP - Australia's government expanded its ambitious plan to bring broadband to much of the vast country, adding 300,000 homes and businesses to the coverage area Friday in hopes of winning votes in next month's federal election.
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Ballmer on Tablets: We're Coming Full Guns (Mashable)

4 hours 39 min ago
Mashable - Apple has sold over 3.3 million iPads so far, but Microsoft is still waiting for those Windows-based tablets to start capturing the hearts and minds of users. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, however, is confident the company has a bright future in this space.
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Google Maps adds "Places" and other top Android Apps of the Week (Appolicious)

4 hours 40 min ago
Appolicious - It was a pretty good week for the Android Market, with several big brands unveiling their shiny new Android apps. Even Google got in on the fun, updating its Maps app with a dedicated “Places” icon.
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Fluid FX app for iPad, iPhone will warp your reality (Appolicious)

4 hours 49 min ago
Appolicious - Salvador Dali and Pablo Picasso would have loved Autodesk’s universal Fluid FX ($1.99) app, because it allows you to create bizarre images using photos in your device’s library. After playing around with this app on both the iPad and iPhone 4, I found that swirling images of myself, friends and co-workers around the screen is more immersive on the larger device.
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Attacking the edges of secure Internet traffic (AP)

Fri, 07/30/2010 - 04:51

A man passes a logo of the Black Hat technology conference in Las Vegas on Wednesday, July 28, 2010. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)AP - Researchers have uncovered new ways that criminals can spy on Internet users even if they're using secure connections to banks, online retailers or other sensitive Web sites.


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False alarm: Google search still working in China (AP)

Fri, 07/30/2010 - 02:28

The Google logo is reflected in the windows of the firm's China offices in Beijing. Google said Friday its services appeared to be back up and running normally in China, after the US web giant reported that access to its search engine and other products were being blocked.(AFP/File/Li Xin)AP - Google Inc. triggered a false alarm Thursday by posting a notice that its search engine and several other services had been cut off from mainland China - a key market where the company has been locked in a high-profile battle over online censorship.


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Google says China search block may be tech glitch (Reuters)

Fri, 07/30/2010 - 00:53
Reuters - Google Inc said its earlier report that Internet search services in China were being fully blocked could have been the result of a technical glitch that overstated the problem.
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Smartphones, Tablets Seen Boosting Mobile Health (PC World)

Fri, 07/30/2010 - 00:50
PC World - Smartphones, tablet PCs and other wireless devices are poised to play a greater role in health care as doctors and patients embrace the mobile Internet, panelists at a mobile health technology conference in Boston said Thursday.
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Epicor 2Q loss narrows (AP)

Fri, 07/30/2010 - 00:38
AP - Business software maker Epicor Software Corp. said Thursday that its second-quarter loss narrowed as revenue climbed.
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Lab tested: 21.5- and 27-inch Core i3 iMacs/3.2GHz (Macworld.com)

Fri, 07/30/2010 - 00:01
Macworld.com - With Apple’s recent update of the iMac line, all new models now feature discrete graphic subsytems and Intel Core i3 and Core i5 processors.
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US accuses Oracle of software contract fraud (AFP)

Thu, 07/29/2010 - 23:46

The US Justice Department said Thursday it has filed a complaint against US business software giant Oracle accusing it of overcharging on a government software contract.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Justin Sullivan)AFP - The US Justice Department said Thursday it has filed a complaint against US business software giant Oracle accusing it of overcharging on a government software contract.


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Google says search cut off from mainland China (AP)

Thu, 07/29/2010 - 23:34

The Google logo is reflected in the windows of the firm's China offices in Beijing. Google's services in China were fully or partially blocked on Thursday with the exception of its email service, Gmail.(AFP/File/Li Xin)AP - Google Inc. said Thursday that its search engine was abruptly cut off from mainland China, raising more questions about the Internet company's ability to operate in the country while trying to work around the government's online censorship policies.


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