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    Ubuntu Linux Gets Social with 10.04 Beta Available Now 24 March, 2010 07:17:00

    "Lucid Lynx" is the codename given to Canonical's Ubuntu Linux 10.04, now in beta, which adds social networking features and a new look to the popular Linux distribution. A final release is due April 29, the company said.
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    HP touts Flash as killer app against Apple's iPad 10 March, 2010 07:10:00

    What will HP's Slate Tablet have that Apple's iPad won't? It's Adobe Flash, a key Internet technology that HP is touting as the key difference between the two platforms. And, HP is right, though how Flash support will translate into sales remains to be seen.
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    New W3C CEO Is the Web's Top Diplomat 09 March, 2010 10:41:00

    In becoming CEO of the World Wide Web Consortium, Dr. Jeff Jaffe brings a resume filled with jobs that required building partnerships and finding consensus. Such business and personal skills will be critical for success in Jaffe's new job heading a standards body.
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    Google or not, the desktop PC remains relevant 05 March, 2010 12:38:00

    Google ad sales boss John Herlihy yesterday told an audience in Dublin that smartphones are on their way to replacing desktop computers. This is fine, except that he's wrong.
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    Oracle-Sun Merger Could Benefit Small Business 01 February, 2010 07:05:00

    Small business has reason the cheer Oracle's acquisition of Sun, now that it appears OpenOffice.org and MySQL look to do well--perhaps better--under new ownership.
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    Pope2you: What the pontiff knows about social networks 27 January, 2010 06:54:00

    In telling priests to become more web and social network savvy, Pope Benedict XVI is offering valuable advice for businesses, too.
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    How to protect ourselves from Chinese cyberwarriors 16 January, 2010 08:01:00

    Better user education might have played a role in stopping the apparent Chinese cyberattack on American businesses. Once targeted employees clicked on a link in an e-mail or instant message, however, most current security technology was defenseless.
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    Six reasons to not like Google's Nexus One 07 January, 2010 04:34:00

    Google's new Nexus One smartphone is not an iPhone killer. It may not even be a Droid killer, but it may be Google's first serious and most public misstep. Basically, the Nexus One is a somewhat faster Droid with a somewhat better screen.
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    Apple tablet could attract business users 29 December, 2009 09:21:00

    Apple's presumed tablet computer may be more than a breakthrough consumer device. It may also - finally - make tablets a standard part of the business computing arsenal.
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    Android for business? 5 reasons to think again 22 December, 2009 04:58:00

    Businesses considering Android as a corporate handset standard should consider the decision carefully, because it may prove hard to justify later on.
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    New Facebook privacy choices help business users 15 December, 2009 06:52:00

    Facebook's new privacy controls make it easy for users to present different information to business contacts and personal friends, but only if the user is willing to accept the added complexity involved in doing so. It's not difficult, but requires time and thought.
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