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April 26, 2010
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McAfee Promises to Reimburse Consumers for Bad Update McAfee told consumers it will reimburse 'reasonable expenses' related to last week's antivirus update; it has yet to say anything about its plans for...
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Wozniak on Apple Secrets and Leaks The company's cofounder offers insight into rules and discipline for showing off gadgets too soon.
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Google Casts Doubt on Verizon Nexus One Consider a Droid Incredible now, instead of waiting, the developers suggest.
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Sen. Schumer Challenges Facebook on (Guess What?) Privacy Lawmaker suggests FTC look into social networks' policies regarding opt-out instead of opt-in for new policies.
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Supreme Court to Hear California Violent Video Game Case The Supreme Court will hear a case that involves a challenge to California's ban on the sale of violent video games to minors.
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Now Served, 40 Million Xbox 360 Owners Microsoft's Xbox 360 passes the 40 million unit milestone as it nears the midpoint of its fifth year on sale.
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Rhapsodys Offline Mode: Hands On We take Rhapsody's new iTunes app for a spin that offers both streaming and downloading of music for the first time on the iPhone.
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New BlackBerrys Leak Online Ahead of Launch Some sites are spilling the beans ahead of RIM's official announcement of two new BlackBerry handsets expected to debut Monday.
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Netgear Targets SMBs With New ProSafe Gigabit VPN Firewall Netgear's new ProSafe SRX5308 Gigabit Firewall aims to deliver speedy security under $500
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