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Music-streaming iPhone app forced off App Store

PC Advisor - Wed, 08/18/2010 - 15:13
Apple pulls Grooveshar after Universal complaint

Grooveshark, billed as an internationally available online music search engine, music streaming service and music recommendation web software application, has seen its iPhone app pulled from the Apple iTunes App Store just days after launch.



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China almost ready to be an outsourcing hotspot

ZDnet - Wed, 08/18/2010 - 14:58
While China is well on the way to establishing itself as an outsourcing hotspot, the country isn't set up for European and Northern American offshoring business just yet.
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Nine arrested in iPhone premium rate fraud

PC Pro - Wed, 08/18/2010 - 14:38
Criminal gang made £1.2 million calling their own premium rate phone lines
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Met still weighing up Google data breach case

PC Pro - Wed, 08/18/2010 - 11:47
Police twiddle thumbs over prosecution as Spain becomes latest country to crack the whip
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Intel's new Atoms take on storage

ZDnet - Wed, 08/18/2010 - 11:46
Intel has launched two new Atom processors tailored to storage appliances for homes and small businesses
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Facebook patches photo and name-scraping flaw

ZDnet - Wed, 08/18/2010 - 11:38
Facebook has dealt with a bug in its login page that potentially exposed user's names and photos to phishers and spammers.
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India turns up the heat on BlackBerry ban

ZDnet - Wed, 08/18/2010 - 11:37
The Indian government told its major wireless service providers that if RIM doesn't comply with the country's demands by August 31, then the ISPs must block all BlackBerry e-mail and instant...
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Microsoft builds Facebook chat into MSN Messenger

PC Advisor - Wed, 08/18/2010 - 11:08
New version of Messenger now available

Microsoft is integrating Facebook chat with MSN Messenger as part of an update to Windows Live Essentials 2011.



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Vodafone launches Mobile Wi-Fi router

PC Advisor - Wed, 08/18/2010 - 10:17
Turn 3G connection into Wi-Fi hotspot

Vodafone has launched a Mobile Wi-Fi router which turns a 3G connection into a Wi-Fi hotspot.



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Two new HTC Desire phones listed on Amazon UK

PC Advisor - Wed, 08/18/2010 - 09:21
Online retailer temporarily offers new handsets

Two new HTC smartphones have been temporarily listed on Amazon's UK site, leading to speculation that the handsets will soon hit UK shelves.



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Yahoo starts moving to Microsoft's Bing

PC Pro - Wed, 08/18/2010 - 09:09
Search pair to tie up on the back end, while Yahoo developer tools get killed off
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As Internet Explorer turns 15, we take a look back

PC Advisor - Wed, 08/18/2010 - 08:45
We look back over the browser's past, and look ahead at its future

Microsoft Internet Explorer marks its 15th anniversary this week. The first version of the browser was launched back in the summer of 1995 and since then the browser - now in its eighth rendition - has undergone numerous updates, revisions and versions.



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Intel, Micron announce higher-density flash

PC Advisor - Wed, 08/18/2010 - 07:58
Smallest NAND device to date

Intel and Micron have announced denser NAND flash memory, which could help reduce the space occupied by memory while increasing the storage capacity on consumer electronics.



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RIM closing on deals to avert BlackBerry blocks

PC Pro - Wed, 08/18/2010 - 07:57
Negotiations with the UAE and India improve outlook for BlackBerry services
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£5,600 laptop has six cores and 4TB storage

PC Advisor - Wed, 08/18/2010 - 07:47
Eurocom taking pre-orders online

A Canadian PC maker is offering a laptop with a massive 4TB of storage and Intel's fastest six-core processor, a rare combination of such high-end parts for a portable computer.



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Toshiba breakthrough pushes hard drive capacity

PC Advisor - Wed, 08/18/2010 - 07:43
New magnetic storage technology developed

Toshiba will detail a breakthrough in data storage today that it says paves the way for hard drives with vastly higher capacity.



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Scientists seek improved sign language on smartphones

PC Pro - Wed, 08/18/2010 - 07:39
US engineers compress hand and face images for better clarity
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PC Pro announces Awards 2010 finalists

PC Pro - Wed, 08/18/2010 - 06:30
Who will battle it out in the industry's highest profile UK awards for technological excellence? Find out, as PC Pro announces the finalists in 20 different categories
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Sainsbury's releases iPhone apps

PC Advisor - Wed, 08/18/2010 - 00:29
Enables customers to receive exclusive, personalised offers

Sainsbury’s has launched two new, free apps for the iPhone.



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Apple HDTV could be launched in two years

PC Advisor - Wed, 08/18/2010 - 00:10
Analyst claims 'connected HDTV' in the works

Apple has plans for an HDTV within two to four years according to a leading analyst.



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