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Marin Perez

Is This Sony Ericsson's First Android Phone?
We all know Sony Ericsson has been working on an Android smartphone, and the alleged specs and pictures leaked out over the weekend. I have to say, this thing looks like a winner.

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Mitch Wagner

Video: iPhone Tips And Tricks
Even if you didn't get a new iPhone recently, you did. In addition to rolling out new the new iPhone 3GS hardware last month, Apple introduced its iPhone 3.0 firmware update for free for all iPhone users, and at a nominal cost for users of the iPod Touch. Version 3.0 has so many new features, it's like getting a new iPhone. Watch this video for some tips and tricks on getting the most from the new software.

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Serdar Yegulalp

Live Free Or Die Hard ... Er, Free
Mark Cuban has a way of making people listen even if what he says turns them off. This definitely applies to a blog post he made over the weekend: people who live by free are gonna die that way, too.

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Michael Hickins

What Sarah Palin Teaches Us About Social Media
Sarah Palin's abrupt resignation on Friday wasn't a surprise to anyone who follows her on Twitter or Facebook, and that's all the former vice-presidential candiate really cares about.

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George Hulme

Enjoyed The July 4th Fireworks? Skip The Waledac Movie
After a few weeks of low activity, the infamous Waledac botnet is lighting things up once again. This time, its hook is the promise of a "fabulous" July 4 video on YouTube.

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Nicole Ferraro

Google May Leave a Bitter After-Taste
A survey of Google employees suggests that the good Google life may be all smoke and mirrors

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Gaston Hillar

Actors, Messages and Low Lock Contention for Java
Using actors and messages, concurrency is easier to understand. However, most developers don't want to learn a new programming language in order to use actors and messages. If you want to forget a bit about threads and locks, you can add nice actor support to an existing Java application using Jetlang.



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Qualcomm, ZTE Collaborate To Boost UMTS Performance

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TechCrunch's Michael Arrington has incorporated a company to sell a 12-inch "Crunchpad" tablet for surfing the Web, watching online video, and using e-mail.

Microsoft IE Losing Ground?

A browser tracking service shows IE slipping and Mozilla's Firefox, Apple's Safari, and Google's Chrome making gains, but don't call it a trend yet.

Microsoft Readies Major Launch Wave

Windows 7's October release will mark the first of a number of new offerings from Redmond.

Sirius iPhone App Hits 1 Million Downloads

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CompuServe Shuttered By AOL

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Global CIO: CIOs And The Looming Risk Of Information Malpractice
CIOs are the architects and engineers of the Information Age, with all of the big-time risks and liabilities that come along with that important mantle.

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Bob Evans

Global CIO: How 22% Annual Fees For You Equals 51% Operating Margins For Oracle
The enterprise-software powerhouse is rightfully proud of its financial prowess. But in this brutal economy, are its customers getting a fair return?

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Rob Preston

Down To Business: When National IT Pride Devolves Into Stereotypes
Americans excel at this, Indians fall down at that. Well, we all have our strengths and weaknesses independent of perceived "cultural" predispositions.

Howard Anderson
Howard Anderson

Global CIO: Business Technology Meets The Sports Pages
Imagine an industry with team standings, an executive draft, high-profile agents, and a high commissioner to enforce the rules.

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Art Wittmann

Practical Analysis: Why Aren't We Better At Protecting Data?
Knowing where your peers have failed to protect data is the first step in crafting an effective data protection policy.

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No matter how excited the CIO is about running enterprise apps in a virtualized environment, if we can't keep data safe, it's all for naught.

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While the next generation of Web apps will combine both the richness of the desktop and the networking of the Internet, there are still a number of concerns that need to be addressed.

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