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More hardware acceleration in Chrome beta, dev gets latest JS
Google's figured out a way to bring the power of graphics processor-powered hardware acceleration to some older computers, while Chrome 19 dev starts supporting the latest JavaScript code.
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Firefox finally enriches New Tab page
Long after its competitors replaced blank New Tab pages with personalized content drawn from your browsing habits, Mozilla reveals the beginning of its own New Tab revamp.
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Microsoft to open four more stores, report says
Little by little, the software company is expanding its brick-and-mortar retail presence and now plans to move into other countries, according to a report in The Verge.
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Microsoft has tablets on its mind
week in review Software giant to release special flavor of Windows 8 for ARM chips, meanwhile iPad 3 rumors fly fast. Also: Path's privacy problem.
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Xbox 360 scores huge sales win in January
The video game slump continued last month, but the Xbox 360 turned in another winning performance as the top selling console.
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Apps Builder helps repackage Web sites as mobile apps
An Italian startup is trying to profit from the move from Web to mobile with a migration and customization service. Don't expect the next HTML5 Cut the Rope, though.
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Barnes & Noble seeks to reverse ruling in Microsoft patent flap
The giant bookseller files a motion, saying the decision by an administrative law judge reached "erroneous conclusions" and was based on "a misstatement of the facts."
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How the two flavors of Windows 8 will be different
Windows 8 on ARM will launch at the same time as Windows 8 on Intel-AMD, but there are key differences. Case in point: you don't turn off a Windows-8-on-ARM PC.
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New York attorney general drops Intel antitrust lawsuit
Intel and the New York state Attorney General have reached an agreement to drop the AG's suit against Intel.
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Strong Q4 for LinkedIn, shares rise slightly after hours
The job-search social network reported a fourth quarter revenue of $167.7 million, up 105 percent compared to $81.7 million for Q4 2010.
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W3C co-chair: Apple, Google power causing Open Web crisis
Apple and Google dominate mobile browsing so much that the Web is being infected with proprietary technologies again, just like the bad days of IE6, Daniel Glazman says.
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Windows 8 will debut on ARM tablets at launch
In a first, the upcoming operating system will run on both ARM chips and traditional Intel-powered PCs right out of the gate.
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Microsoft ends preorders for Nokia Lumia 900
The company has stopped the preorder deal for the Windows Phone Lumia 900 after just a week with no specific reason why.
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Google planning to open retail store in Dublin?
The search giant is considering selling its merchandise in a retail store at its European headquarters. Plans have been approved, but the company hasn't made a decision yet.
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Windows 8 bundled Metro apps revealed
Now due on February 29, the next Windows 8 beta will offer several built-in Metro apps, including Music, Video, Mail, Messaging, and SkyDrive.
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Landmark lawsuits under way over who owns the Interactive Web
Michael Doyle and his company Eolas claim several prominent Web companies, including YouTube and Amazon, violate a patent it holds that dates back to 1994.
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Landmark lawsuits underway over who owns the Interactive Web
Michael Doyle and his company Eolas claim several prominent Web companies, including YouTube and Amazon, violate a patent it holds that dates back to 1994.
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End of an era: Kodak discontinues camera business
The photography pioneer says that its digital cameras, pocket video cameras, and digital picture frames will be phased out entirely in the first half of 2012.
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Revised Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 cleared for sale in Germany
A Dusseldorf state court says the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1N can be sold in Germany, despite Apple's claims that it violates patents the company holds.
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Do Not Track Plus add-on stops the tracking paparazzi
There's a war on the Web for your personal data, and Abine's newly updated Do Not Track Plus browser add-on hands you the Internet equivalent of a neutron bomb.
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The Bottom Line:If Mr Cable has his way...
"If Mr Cable had his way, all the big banks would be broken up and bonuses would be virtually eliminated - a sure-fire way in my view of guaranteeing an end to the UK’s ability to compete as an international financial centre. Let’s not forget that this is a man who is on record as saying that everyone who works in a bank has an ‘aristocratic lifestyle’ clearly demonstrating his lack of understanding of the sector." A tough line on bankers’ bonuses could make a brain drain of financial talent a distinct possibility, warns Paul Marsden. Read more