1. Buy-one, get-one offered for Samsung Fascinate
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Verizon Wireless is introducing this Android smartphone with a buy-one, get-one-free deal.Source: CNET News.com

2. The selfish agendas behind private clouds
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The VMworld hangover has hit, and I found InfoWorld's own Matt Prigge offered the best coverage of VMworld when he pointed out that the theme this year: Run -- don't walk -- to the private cloud.Source: ...

3. Truly awesome tools for Windows 7 power users
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The quest for the perfect personalized Windows setup is too often derailed when it comes to finding the right tools for your needs. Top 10 lists abound, but few of them offer truly helpful utilities, especially ...

4. New Firefox beta offers audio API, menu tweaks
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A new audio data API, default hardware acceleration, and a return of some menu options that had been missing in previous betas are the keystones to Firefox 4 beta 5.Source: CNET News.com

5. What the 'private cloud' really means
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Cloud computing has two distinctly different meanings. The first is simple: The use of any commercial service delivered over the Internet in real time, from Amazon's EC2 to software as a service offered ...

6. Aboard an Alcatel-Lucent undersea cable ship (photos)
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The telecommunications infrastructure company gives ZDNet UK a tour of its cable gear factory and the ship Ile de Batz, offering a look at a vital part of the global Internet that's normally hidden by ...

7. Top 10 business laptops
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... need to be able to survive all the bumps, scrapes, and jostling that comes with life on the road; they need to offer plenty of online connectivity options so that workers can plug in wherever they are; ...

8. Just posted! Sony SLT-A33 Sample Gallery
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... our gallery and see for yourself what the Sony SLT-A33 has to offer in terms of image quality.Source: News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)  ...

9. NASA launches free iPad app
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The space agency is offering a free iPad app that lets people view a variety of content in high definition.Source: CNET News.com  ...

10. Toshiba to introduce world's fastest SDHC UHS-I cards
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... will offer read and write speeds of up to 95MB/s and 80MB/s respectively. The microSDHC cards will be available in 4GB, 8GB and 16GB capacities with read and write speeds of up to 45MB/s and  ...

11. How mobile will kill off Microsoft Office
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Microsoft Office is in the enviable position of being on practically everyone's desktop or laptop, even though it hasn't offered anything new since the 1997 edition (or maybe 2002/XP version, which added ...

12. HP wins 3Par for $2.4 billion
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update Dell walks away from the storage company after a bidding war that started at $18 a share and ended up with Hewlett-Packard's winning offer of $33 a share.Source: CNET News.com  ...

13. Apple teases third-party AirPlay support, but details are scarce
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Apple's Web site suggests wider support for AirPlay wireless streaming from third-party vendors, but offers few details.Source: CNET News.com  ...

14. Apple's fall event: iPod refresh; Apple TV reborn (roundup)
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CEO Steve Jobs unveils redesigns for every iPod model; iTunes 10 features Ping, a social network for music; and iOS 4.2 to unify iPad and iPhone. Plus: Apple TV goes streaming, including Netflix offerings.Source: ...

15. Sony announces cloud-based music service
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On the same day Apple displays its digital music dominance, an electronics rival says it'll offer streaming music over the Net.Source: CNET News.com  ...

16. Sony releases S-Frame digital photo frames
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Sony has introduced the S-Frame range of digital photo frames. Top of the line are the XR100 and VR100 that offer 10.2 inch screens and AVCHD video playback with stereo sound. The XR100 also includes ...

17. Sony announces Bloggie Touch MHS-TS20K pocket camcorder
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... It offers a 3 inch touchscreen LCD, 32mm F2.8 lens and a flip-out USB connecter that also charges the camera’s battery. It includes a 360 degree panorama lens adapter. Priced at $199.99, it will ...

18. Microsoft brings back Windows 7 'family pack'
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Once again, though, the software maker bills the three-copy bundle of Windows 7 Home Premium as a limited-time, "while supplies last" offer.Source: CNET News.com  ...

19. Xsigo gives Ethernet a path into converged I/O
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I/O virtualization vendor Xsigo Systems is tapping into the most ubiquitous network connections around, offering an appliance that lets enterprises carve many virtual links out of the Gigabit Ethernet ...

20. Jedi Mind changes its name amid Lucas pressure
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Jedi Mind decides to change its name to Mind Technologies after LucasFilm sues the company for trademark infringement, and it removes all mention of Jedi from its offerings.Source: CNET News.com  ...