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Ratings Scandal Kills More than 1000 iPhone Apps Apple learns that developer's highly-rated apps weren't really so well regarded, and pulls them from the App Store.
Confirmed: Google Goggles Will Reach Other Platforms Wondering whether Google Goggles will ever hit the iPhone or make its way to the BlackBerry? Here are some answers.
AT&T's 'Mark the Spot' iPhone App Admits Coverage Woes The latest round of carrier battles is a creative app from AT&T asking customers to help it solve problems.
A Hands-On Tour: Google Goggles Visual Search Google Goggles brings visual search to your cell phone: Simply point and click your camera, and the app delivers detailed information about what you're seeing.
Wal-Mart versus GameStop, Best Buy and Toys R Us: Fight! Wal-Mart rolls out agressive video games discount, knocks $10 off dozens of recent and popular titles.
Google Real-Time Search Provides Fresh Results Google Real-Time Search gives users the very latest results for search queries, including results that are mere seconds old.
Seagate Goes Solid State with Pulsar Drive New drive, Seagate's first SSD, is designed for enterprise-level server applications.
Google Sues Over Work-at-home Schemes Google filed a lawsuit Monday against a U.S. company it alleges runs a work-at-home scam that unnecessarily charges people's credit cards.
Boxee Box Aims for Your TV Boxee, known for its open-source software Web video software, is moving into the hardware realm.
Judge: $675,000 Music Piracy Verdict Is Cause for Concern A federal judge in Boston signed off on a $675,000 fine that a jury assessed against Boston University doctoral student Joel Tenenbaum for illegally sharing 30 songs.
Why the JooJoo Will Fail The device formerly known as the CrunchPad will be dead on arrival. Here are five reasons why.
Dell Brings Adamo Design to Budget Laptop Dell launched the super-thin Vostro V13 laptop, which is an Adamo clone, but three times cheaper with prices starting at $449.
Company Sued by Google Had a Profitable Year Pacific WebWorks has had a very profitable year despite a raft of complaints from its customers and a new lawsuit from Google.
Seagate's Pulsar Drives Bring SSD to Enterprise Primetime Seagate is the first of the established enterprise storage vendors to enter the SSD market with its new Pulsar SSD drives.
Two More Operators Put IPhone on Sale in Singapore Singaporean mobile operators MobileOne (M1) and StarHub will start selling Apple's iPhone on Dec. 9,
Ericsson to Lay off up to 1,000 Employees Ericsson plans to cut up to about 1,000 employees, and will in the process close its site in the Swedish town of Gävle.
Google Turns on Real-time Search Google has turned on its real-time search functionality, delivering on a promise made in October.
Windows 7: No Application Compatibility Woes ... Yet Microsoft's attempts to ensure better application compatibility for Windows 7 at launch appear to have worked.
Top Quotes of the Year As the year draws to a close, we thought about the memorable quotes related to IT and offer, in no particular order, 15 that stuck with us.
Five Technologies to See Huge Growth in US Gov't, Group Says Cloud computing, virtualization, and open-source software could see big growth in the U.S. government, an analyst firm says.
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Top Downloads Introductions of November 2009PC World's readers looked to the tried-and-true last month. Perhaps we should say the tried-and-TrueCrypt, since the newest version of that free and open-source encryption program enjoyed popularity. The torrent software and photo organizer on this list are updates on old favorites as well. Yet some intrepid souls delved into new selections for battery and network reporting, and some dug right into making the Windows 7 OS their own.
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Basic client software offers improvements, simplicity, and a great starting point for peer-to-peer file sharing.
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This free, open-source encryption program lets you place files and folders in "safes" of any size.
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