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Type: News story Tags: Internet Software

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Type: Blog post Tags: Miscellaneous Windows

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Type: News story Tags: Internet Software

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Folks using the Windows 8 Release Preview will soon have another browser to try out: Chrome, the "dev channel" release of which is about...

Type: News story Tags: Internet Software

I asked Google to delete my Google+ account the other day. I did it without second thoughts, without regrets, after using the service for barely a...

Type: Blog post Tags: Miscellaneous Internet

If you're lucky enough to get Verizon's FiOS service where you live, you're in for a treat. Verizon has announced that, starting next month, it...

Type: News story Tags: Internet

To borrow the first line from The Streets' magnificent A Grand Don't Come for Free, it was supposed to be so easy. After a brutally...

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Last September, after many months of unwavering HTML5 advocacy, Microsoft announced that the Metro version of Internet Explorer in Windows 8 wouldn't support Adobe...

Type: News story Tags: Internet Operating systems Windows

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Type: News story Tags: Graphics Internet The Tech Report

I apparently missed this last week, but it's worth a look if you haven't seen it. Ever wonder what Firefox will look like in Windows...

Type: News story Tags: Internet Software

The upcoming film dramatization of Steve Jobs' life and career might not suck after all. According to SlashFilm, Aaron Sorkin has been confirmed as...

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Google has started quietly rolling out the latest Chrome update, and there's a new feature that ought to please folks who juggle multiple PCs...

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Yahoo has lost yet another CEO—its third in three years. As Reuters reports, Scott Thompson stepped down as Yahoo's chief executive yesterday, apparently due...

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Type: Blog post Tags: Storage Internet

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As if Bethesda's The Elder Scrolls games couldn't get any more addicitive, the franchise is going online. The RPG turned MMO will be...

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