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The 15 Biggest Wikipedia Blunders Wikipedia's about to start restricting the editing of some of its articles. Judging by these past blunders, the change may not be a bad thing.
Nokia's First Linux Phone Looks Good The Linux-based Nokia N900 packs some impressive features, but will it be able to compete with the iPhone and others?
Microsoft Pronounces Xbox 360 Price Cut Official Microsoft confirms Xbox 360 Elite price drop to $300, parries Sony's fresh-announced PlayStation 3 'slim'.
New Attack Cracks Common Wi-Fi Encryption in a Minute Japanese researchers have developed a way to crack WPA encryption in about a minute.
Why AT&T Is Delusional, Grandiose, and Narcissistic AT&T says it will require all smartphone users to purchase a data plan. Let's see how they try to explain this one.
Tiger Users Can Get a Cheap Upgrade to Snow Leopard Still using Apple's Tiger OS? You just may be able to upgrade to the latest OS at a discount -- but there is a catch.
Versata Wins $139M Damages in SAP Patent Lawsuit Versata Software has won $139M in damages in a patent lawsuit against ERP software vendor SAP.
Snow Leopard Needs Better Anti-Malware, Should Be Free How can Apple charge for Snow Leopard? Because they can get away with it. And the protection it offers is lame.
Banking Services Aim to Help Gen Y Manage Money Who is doing it: PNC Financial Services--a 2009 CIO 100 honoree--is targeting 18- to 24-year-olds with its Virtual Wallet, a mobile and online banking service that...
10 More Tech Company Photoshop Disasters Think Microsoft has the market cornered on Photoshop blunders? Think again. These ten Photoshop goofs show how imperfect tech firms can be.
Xbox 360 Price Drop Happening Tomorrow? Games industry biz site claims Microsoft will introduce new SKUs and prices on Thursday.
iPhone, Android Users: Not All That Different Users of both smartphone platforms like downloading apps, but iPhone users are more likely to pay for them.
Dell Finds a Rare Bright Spot in Demand for ISCSI Storage Virtualization is helping to fuel demand for iSCSI storage products, Dell said.
Stock Exchange Considers Delisting Pirate Bay Buyer Global Gaming Factory is running the risk of being delisted. AktieTorget has called in its disciplinary committee to decide the future fate of the company.
Microsoft Xbox 360 Elite Price to Drop $100 in the US Microsoft matched Sony by slashing the price of its top-end Xbox 360 game console by $100 in the U.S.
Why Do Teens Shun Twitter? Kids are often early adopters of tech trends, including social networks like Facebook and MySpace. But teens seem to prefer texting to tweeting.
Indian PC Market on the Mend, Says IDC India’s PC market shows signs of recovery; says IDC India.
GGF Stockholders Approve Pirate Bay Acquisition Global Gaming Factory X shareholders voted to acquire file sharing site The Pirate Bay, but questions linger if the merger will really happen.
Facebook to Tighten Privacy After Canadian Investigation Facebook will tighten its privacy controls over the course of the next 12 months in response to recommendations from the Canadian government.
Chinese Movie Adds to Cyber Manhunt Debate What do a cheating spouse, a child-molesting government official and a kitten murderer have in common?
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