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Obama goal: 98 percent of US covered by 4G broadband | The Mad Science of Google Labs

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Windows fix on Patch Tuesday 'breaks' VMware software
VMware is telling customers that two Windows 7 security patches have left the VMware View desktop virtualization client unable to access the View Connection Server, which brokers the connection between a user's computer and a virtual desktop. Read More


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Obama goal: 98 percent of US covered by 4G broadband
President Obama details a plan to cover 98 percent of the U.S. with 4G mobile service. Read More

The Mad Science of Google Labs
You know Gmail and Google Maps, but have you seen the latest and greatest from Google's experimental labs section? Read More

It's official: Wearing a Bluetooth headset makes you ugly
Survey discovers which gadgets you should use or ditch when looking for loveIf you've ever seen men or women wearing Bluetooth headsets in public and thought, "Wow, that's unattractive" – it turns out, you're right! A new survey by Retrevo showed that about one-third of people are less interested in, or more likely to find a person unattractive for using/wearing a Bluetooth headset in public. The results were part of an overall survey about whether using gadgets... Read More


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Internet Explorer 9 RC released today, on heels of Chrome 9
Microsoft, Google's new browsers draw battle lines over video codecs, WebGL support, privacyMicrosoft has released the RC version of Internet Explorer 9. The RC version of IE9 comes on the heels of Google's Chrome 9, released earlier this week. Chrome 9 fixed a bunch of security holes, but it now also includes built-in support for WebGL, a 3D graphics rendering engine being pushed by Google and, so far, not supported by Internet Explorer. WebGL is based on the OpenGL ES 2.0 API, which is... Read More

iPad 3 rumor mill powers up
Despite efforts by Google, HP, Dell and others to grab center stage in recent weeks with tablet computer announcements, Apple and its market leading iPads remain the chief attention getters. Read More

F5 Networks gunning for even more data center control
Interview with Sean McAdam, CEO of F5 Networks, which has managed to garner nearly half of the Layer 4-7 switching market. Read More


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The World of Tech Photos: January, 2011
A look back in pictures at technology-related events Read More

Sprint adding customers but profits remain elusive
Sprint is still having difficulty shedding its status as the sick man of the wireless industry. Read More

Thought police? DARPA wants to know how stories influence human mind, actions
DARPA wants to know about how stories influence human behaviorSince it sounds like a not-so-basic- science fiction script, you won't be surprised  that the scientific masterminds at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency are behind it.  Read More

Report: Twitter chased by Facebook, Google for up to $10B
Executives from Facebook, Google and other companies have held talks with Twitter over a possible acquisition of the micro-blogging service, pushing its estimated value as high as US$10 billion, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal. Read More



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