• Microsoft Kills OneCare to Offer Freebie

  
  Bundling a security app with the operating system is good news for users and bad news for standalone security suites.

• iPhone 3G Coming to Wal-Mart, Report Claims

  
  Watch out for falling iPhone prices at Wal-Mart. A report claims the iPhone will be sold at Wal-Marts starting next month.

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• Plan Your Travel Effectively New travel planners aren't your everyday Orbitz.
• Storage Options for Your Business Just when you were getting used to gigabytes, now there are even bigger ways to store and manage your data.
• Microsoft Offers Free Songs to Zune Subscribers If you pay for the music service, you'll get to add ten songs per month to your permanent collection.
• Researchers Find Vulnerability in Windows Vista An Austrian security vendor has found a vulnerability in Windows Vista that could possibly allow an attacker to run...
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• Gmail Gets a New Look Spice up your inbox with new themes available from Google.
• Nokia and IBM Join Forces on Mobile E-mail Nokia and IBM will work together on mobile e-mail, they announced on Thursday.
• Mobile Group to Lead Expansion of 3G Beyond Phones The GSM Association will lead a group to embed 3G wireless technology in a range of consumer products.
• New Handsets Needed for Microsoft's Mobile IE6 Microsoft's upcoming IE6 mobile browser will only work on new smartphones with 500MHz or better processors.
• Google to Shut Down Lively Virtual World Google will shut down by the end of the year its Lively virtual world, which was the company's alternative to Second Life.
• Microsoft Zune Users Now Get to Keep Some Tracks Microsoft modifies Zune music subscription plan to allow users to keep some tracks even if their subscription is terminated.
• Yahoo Rolls out Glue Search Pages in the US Yahoo introduces Glue pages in the US, having tested it in India.
• IBM Tries to Bring Brain Power to Computers IBM Research wants to bring the brain's processing power to computers, making it possible for PCs to process vast amounts of...
• BlackBerry's Storm: Awkward and Disappointing Research in Motion's BlackBerry Storm looks handsome enough, but it will disappoint prospective buyers hoping for a credible touch-based iPhone alternative.
• Teenager Pleads Guilty to Botnet, 'swatting' Charges A 16-year-old Massachusetts boy has pleaded guilty to running a botnet and "swatting" victims with hoax emergency telephone calls.
• Rumors Suggest Wal-Mart to Sell IPhone 3G So you know you can buy your iPhone at an Apple Store or an AT&T store--nothing new there. And as of a couple months ago...
• Former FCC Staffers, Google.org Chief to Help Obama Barack Obama has appointed three people to help set technology priorities for his administration.
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  Stormy Seas Ahead for BlackBerry There's been widespread anticipation for RIM's new touchscreen BlackBerry cellphone, the Storm. However, Senior Editor Denny Arar calls the touchscreen "a failed experiment."
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  Tom Brady Teams Up With OLPC Injured quarterback is buying 1,500 low-cost computers and will send them overseas.
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  Microsoft Offers Free Songs to Zune Subscribers If you pay for the music service, you'll get to add ten songs per month to your permanent collection.
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  Blackberry Storm: The Reviews Are In Critics are weighing in on BlackBerry's new touchscreen phone. Here's what they have to say.
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  Gmail Gets a New Look Spice up your inbox with new themes available from Google.
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  PC Games Market Largest in the World, Claims Study A new report from research group JPR says the PC gaming market is worth over $20 billion, and that more gaming PCs have been shipped than PS3, Xbox 360, and Wii combined.
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  iPhone 3G Coming to Wal-Mart, Report Claims Watch out for falling iPhone prices at Wal-Mart. A report claims the iPhone will be sold at Wal-Marts starting next month.
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  Psystar Deserves a Chance to Compete Analysis: A little competition on its own turf might be good for Apple--and for customers.
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  Microsoft Kills OneCare to Offer Freebie; So Long, Norton Bundling a security app with the operating system is good news for users and bad news for standalone security suites.
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  HP Gets Touchy with New TouchSmart tx2 HP's new touchscreen notebook includes a digital pen and remote.
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  Report: Ziff Davis to Shutter PC Magazine Print Edition to Focus Online Ziff Davis will cease publication of the print edition of PC Magazine in an effort to redouble online efforts.
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  Hi-Tech Shirts Link Social Networks to the Real World Firm creates wearable barcode designs that look kinda cool and link the real world to Web sites, social networks, or even your Facebook page.