Business Insider
Bing is more accurate than Google, report shows. Does it matter?
Christian Science Monitor
Bing and Yahoo are more successful at generating solid search results than Google, one firm says. Bing is more successful as a search engine than Google, Experian Hitwise says. By Matthew Shaer / August 12, 2011 Bing, the search engine launched by ...
Yahoo, Bing More 'Effective' Search Engines Than Google?PC Magazine
Bing Beats Google On Search EffectivenessInformationWeek
Bing, Google Battle Lines Remain Unchanged: comScoreeWeek
CNET -International Business Times -CRN
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ABC News
Perseid meteor shower: Coming tonight to a computer near you
Los Angeles Times
The Perseid meteor shower is just hours away. But you've got work, or the weekend's honey-do list keeping you from dropping everything and heading out to Joshua Tree for an unobstructed look at the dazzling display. Well, you're in luck. ...
Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks this WeekendPatch.com
Star-gazers prep for meteor showerKPTV.com
Perseid Meteor Shower TonightLEX18 Lexington KY News
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CTV.ca
Google turns to social network to trump Bing
CNET
Google will start to populate individual users' search results with posts that have been shared publicly by their connections on Google+, the company said Friday. The new feature, which works only when users are signed in to their Google accounts, ...
Facebook Not Too Concerned With Google+ GamesForbes
Maybe a Little Social Media Fatigue Isn't Such a Bad IdeaBusinessWeek
Facebook Reacts To Google GamesWall Street Journal
San Jose Mercury News -Computerworld -San Francisco Chronicle
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msnbc.com
Sprint cancels WiMax version of BlackBerry PlayBook
Computerworld
IDG News Service - Sprint has decided not to offer a WiMax version of the BlackBerry PlayBook, the company said Friday. "We apologize for any inconvenience but the BlackBerry 4G PlayBook Tablet that was announced in January for summer ...
Sprint nixes 4G BlackBerry PlayBook tabletCNET
Sprint pulls plug on 4G version of BlackBerry PlayBook [Updated]Los Angeles Times
Sprint Cancels PlayBook 4GPC Magazine
Wired News -BetaNews -Mashable
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Siliconrepublic.com
Is Apple Announcing the iPhone 5 on Sept. 7?
PC Magazine
Apple fanboys, it might be time to start the countdown to the iPhone 5. According to MacRumors, Apple has a media event scheduled for September 7, where it might announce the fifth-gen smartphone. MacRumors discovered the report by way ...
Apple iPhone 5, 'iCloud phone' event set for Sept. 7?CNET
Report: Apple iPod, iPhone Event Scheduled for September 7PCWorld
Remains of the Day: Two's Company, Three's a CloudComputerworld
Ars Technica -Inquirer -CBS News
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International Business Times
Arctic Sea Ice Could Make Comeback Tour
Discovery News
The Arctic's summer ice coverage could hold its ground or even bounce back slightly, even as global average temperatures rise. But like a Guns 'n' Roses tour, the comeback will be short lived and eventually doomed to disappear. A computer climate model ...
Arctic ice might win short reprieveCBS News
A Bad Bet on Arctic Sea IceNew York Times (blog)
Arctic Expedition Gleans Clues to WarmingOur Amazing Planet
Denver Post -CNN (blog) -RedOrbit
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Reuters
More Fake Apple Stores In Kunming Than Real Microsoft Stores Worldwide
Forbes
I joined Forbes' Silicon Valley bureau in 2007. I've fed a laptop to a tiger, staked out a warehouse filled with Apple computers, outsourced my job so I could spend more time writing titles for porn flicks, raced cupcake cars, tried to shoot a laptop ...
22 more "fake" Apple Stores found in China; how many more are there?Ars Technica
Chinese authorities find 22 more fake Apple storesReuters
China Cracks Down on Fake Apple StoresMashable
Los Angeles Times -Investor's Business Daily -Datamation
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TheStreet.com
Jeff Bezos patents retro jets, and airbags, for telephones
Register
A patent filed by Jeff Bezos and Amazon VP Greg Heart suggests using a phone's accelerometer to detect when it is falling, and deploying tiny airbags to cushion the impact. The patent application was filed in ...
Recommended: Airbag for your smartphone? Amazon's Bezos floats ideamsnbc.com
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos Filed To Patent Airbags For SmartphonesSlashGear
On Amazon CEO's curious 'airbag phone' patentTG Daily
Engadget -GigaOm -Business Insider
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World Internet TV on PC (blog)
Despite critics, Chromebooks prove their business mettle
InfoWorld
Google announced Chromebooks just three months ago to both wildly positive and equally negative punditry. (Although I praised the Chomebooks, InfoWorld's Galen Gruman panned them, as did InfoWorld's Neil McAllister in his ...
Google's Chrome operating system gets a much needed updateZDNet (blog)
Google Chromebooks now run Windows through Citrix ReceiverNetwork World
Google Updates Chrome OS with VPN, WiFi & Netflix AppITProPortal
PC Magazine -ReadWriteWeb -Geek.com
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Fox News
Oddball Exoplanet is Darker than Coal
Discovery News
An alien world reflects less than one percent of the starlight that falls on it, making it the blackest exoplanet known. TrES-2b orbits its star at a fraction of the Earth-sun distance, ensuring the world is "tidally locked. ...
Darkest Planet Found: Coal-Black, It Reflects Almost No LightNational Geographic
Coal-black alien planet is darkest ever seenmsnbc.com
Darkest alien world spotted by astronomersBBC News
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CNET
Mass Effect 3 Delayed Until 2012
PC Magazine
Gamers hoping to find Mass Effect 3 under the Christmas tree this year are out of luck. The latest installment of BioWare's popular mature-themed sci-fi franchise has been delayed until the first quarter of 2012, the company said ...
Mass Effect 3 delayed to Q1 2012CNET
'Mass Effect 3' Delayed Until Next YearTIME
EA delays major game Mass Effect 3 until 2012VentureBeat
USA Today -Neoseeker -Computerandvideogames.com
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Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)
Microsoft Should Reveal WP7 Sales Figures
InformationWeek
Just 674000 Windows Phone 7 smartphones were sold in the first six weeks, says one analyst. Microsoft needs to give us the real number. By Eric Zeman InformationWeek Eldar Murtazin, a blogger and analyst from Russia, believes he's cooked up the number ...
Microsoft tries luring iOS devs as Windows Phone 7 dev interest faltersArs Technica
Windows 8 leaks reveal alleged app-store detailsCNET
Growing Pains of the Mobile Phone PlatformPC Magazine
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Globe and Mail
Will Microsoft Buy RIM?
PC Magazine
At this week's BlackBerry World trade show, everyone expected the top headliner to be the company's just-released PlayBook tablet and its new software offerings. As it turned out, the gadget ended up taking second spot to a surprise ...
BlackBerry World Offers Florida Respite For RIMWall Street Journal
RIM to launch 10-inch BlackBerry PlayBook this fall; OS 7 devices delayed?BGR
RIM Is Already Working On A 10-Inch BlackBerry PlayBook For The HolidaysThe Business Insider
PCWorld -GigaOm -Financial Post
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The Guardian (blog)
Report: OS X Lion to be offered via Mac App Store
CNET
The Mac App Store running on OS X Lion, which may be available as an upgrade to Snow Leopard users through the Mac App Store. Apple has been pushing out preview builds of its upcoming Mac OS X "Lion" update through the Mac App Store ...
Apple to snare 76% of year's mobile app revenuesComputerworld
Biz Break: Apple leads boom time for mobile appsSan Jose Mercury News
Apple's Upcoming OS X Lion to Be Released Through App Store: ReportFox Business
Digital Media Wire -IntoMobile -Wired News
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Lawsuit accuses Apple, others of 'conspiring' to keep employee wages low
Apple Insider
By AppleInsider Staff A new class-action lawsuit takes aim at Apple, Google, Intel and other tech companies for allegedly "conspiring to suppress compensation of their employees." The complaint was announced in a press release on Wednesday by the law ...
Antitrust Suit Puts Apple at Heart of Pay-limiting SchemePCWorld
Lawsuit Filed Over Tech Companies Anti-Poaching AgreementsBenzinga
Tech Giants Face Antitrust Action Over Workers' PayLaw360 (subscription)
Mac Rumors -iSource -Business Wire (press release)
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ABC News
Sony blames vigilante group Anonymous for data theft
BBC News
Sony has blamed the online vigilante group Anonymous for indirectly allowing the security breach that allowed a hacker to gain access to the personal data of more than 100m online game users. In a letter to Congress, Sony said its network was breached ...
Did Anonymous Hack Sony's PlayStation Network or Not?PC Magazine
Summary Box: Sony Was Victim of CyberattackABC News
US attorney general launches probe into Sony data breachLos Angeles Times
BetaNews -GamePro.com -Wall Street Journal
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Fox News
How Intel's 3D tech redefines the transistor (FAQ)
CNET
Intel made one its most significant technology announcements ever today by stating it will base upcoming processors on 3D transistors. So, what is a 3D transistor exactly and why is it important? Here are some answers. ...
Intel's New Tri-Gate Ivy Bridge Transistors: 9 Things You Need to KnowPC Magazine
Intel Unveils Groundbreaking Tri-Gate Transistors for 22nm ChipsDailyFinance
Intel Debuts First 3-D Transistor for New 'Ivy Bridge' ChipWired News
InformationWeek -PCWorld -ABC30.com
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New York Times (blog)
Apple squashes location tracking 'bugs' with iOS update
Register
Apple has released an iOS update that changes the way its mobile operating system treats the database cache at the heart of the recent kerfuffle over the Jobsian location services. On Wednesday, Steve Jobs and company pushed out iOS 4.3.3, ...
Apple release iPhone location update one week after it promises fixVentureBeat
Apple Rolls Out iOS 4.3.3 Update To Fix Location IssuesReadWriteWeb
iOS update attempts to put location tracking controversy to restBetaNews
PC Magazine -PCWorld -ZDNet (blog)
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Mobiledia
AT&T rep: Apple says no iPhone 5 in June/July
VentureBeat
Here we go again: An AT&T representative is now saying that Apple has “officially” informed the carrier that there will be no new iPhone this June or July, reports MacRumors. This latest gossip is in line with the rumors that Apple will release it's ...
Reports Say Apple Could Delay iPhone 5 ReleaseNewsFactor Network
Apple's iPhone 5 Delayed Beyond Summer: ReporteWeek
AT&T rep claims Apple said no new iPhone in June or July - rumorApple Insider
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USA Today
Nintendo drops Wii to $149
CNET
Nintendo is dropping the price of its Wii game console to $149 and including a Mario game in the bundle, the company said early today. Industry observers have been expecting the company to slash the price of the device--which has ...
Nintendo Wii price drops below $150; includes 'Mario Kart'USA Today
Nintendo Cuts Wii Price to $150, Throws in Mario KartPC Magazine
Nintendo drops Wii price with new model on horizonAFP
New York Times -DailyTech -GameSpot
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