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Apple's patent power play, iPad's challenge to whiny publishers, and cyber war

March 12, 2010
Cringe's readers weigh in on why Apple's patent suit against HTC is wrong, why iPad users will gladly pay for 'print' content, and more
2 comments|
6 Recommendations
intellectual property, consumer electronics, processors, Apple, cyber security, Intel, iPad
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Newegg: Get your fake Intel CPUs here

March 10, 2010
Can you say "quality control"? If so, you're one up on online retailer Newegg, caught selling bogus Intel i7-920 processors
14 comments|
36 Recommendations
processors, e-commerce, Intel
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Apple's iPad invasion: First stop, Hollywood

March 08, 2010
The geeks are taking over Tinseltown, and Steve Jobs' appearance at this year's Academy Awards heralds their arrival
6 comments|
67 Recommendations
mobile platforms, intellectual property
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The next cyber war will be for your wallet

March 05, 2010
Some security officials say the United States is already under cyber attack; others say that's a crock stirred up by fearmongers. Cringe's take? Follow the money
3 comments|
111 Recommendations
Government use of IT, intrusion detection and prevention, privacy, cyber crime, cyber security
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Apple vs. HTC: No matter who wins, we lose

March 03, 2010
Apple is taking aim at Google Android in the patent courts by suing Nexus One maker HTC. This is a bad idea for just about everybody, including Apple
6 comments|
139 Recommendations
smartphones, intellectual property, Axis of Apple
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Can the Apple iPad save 'print' publishing?

March 01, 2010
Condé Nast is moving full steam ahead with iPad versions of its most glittery magazine titles, but Cringely fears this may be too little, too late
15 comments|
141 Recommendations
consumer electronics, Internet
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High school confidential: Spies, lies, and alibis

February 26, 2010
Turns out Lower Merion is not the only school district to spy on students via their webcams. Just how stupid are all these people?
9 comments|
167 Recommendations
Government use of IT, privacy, Video and Web conferencing
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When schools spy on their students, bad things happen

February 22, 2010
Pennsylvania's Lower Merion School District thought it was clever to use webcams to track its students' MacBooks -- boy, were they mistaken
13 comments|
231 Recommendations
Video and Web conferencing, privacy
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Oh Google, why do you do us wrong?

February 18, 2010
Nexus One support screwups, the Google Buzz fiasco, killing music blogs -- it seems like Google can't do anything right any more
6 comments|
211 Recommendations
Internet, blogs and wikis, Google Buzz, Great Googley Moogley
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Windows Phone 7: Has Microsoft got its groove back?

February 16, 2010
Microsoft just unveiled a new phone OS that by all reports is wicked cool. 'Microsoft' and 'cool' in the same sentence?
2 comments|
212 Recommendations
mobile platforms, Microsoft Madness, Windows Phone 7
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