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    Holiday Gear: Webcam, handheld video camera go HD
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    Wikipedia loses editors: A crowdsourcing reality check, or a failure of a different kind?
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    Ray Ozzie: IE will be the "best browser"
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    Video: Domino's clip tops the list of the top 5 most damaging viral videos
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    Five Classic Apple Marketing Tactics That Lock You In
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    LinkedIn announces IPO intentions before July 2010?
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    Wikipedia loses editors: A crowdsourcing reality check, or a failure of a different kind?
    Ian Lamont
    Nov 24, 9:27 am

    Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia built on the backs of a seemingly never-ending supply of free labor, is in a bit of a bind: Many contributors are throwing in the towel. As reported in a page one ...

  • Open-Xchange integrates Facebook, Twitter with e-mail inbox
    Mikael Ricknäs
    11/24/2009 - 9:12am

    Open-source collaboration software vendor Open-Xchange plans to open its e-mail inbox to messages from social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. Open-Xchange wants to simplify ...

  • Facebook Blocks Raunchy Worm
    Daniel Ionescu
    11/24/2009 - 10:02am

    Facebook has reportedly blocked an exploit propagating on the social networking site, which spreads when users click to see a revealing photo of a woman.Security firm AVG warned of the Facebook ...

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    Linden Lab swats down BBC report on Second Life, says consumer market is "primary focus"
    Ian Lamont
    11/23/2009 - 3:42pm

    When it comes to Second Life, some people just can't forget the bursting of the hype bubble following the first early wave of excitement. I harped on the reality check for in-world corporate ...

  • First look: Microsoft SharePoint 2010 beta
    Martin Heller
    11/24/2009 - 6:14am

    Microsoft SharePoint 2010 is a major upgrade from SharePoint 2007 in several areas. It has a much improved user interface, especially for online editing. It supports more browsers. It does a better ...

  • Google to buy display ad company
    Nancy Gohring
    11/23/2009 - 1:52pm

    Just two weeks after buying mobile advertising company AdMob, Google on Monday announced plans to purchase Teracent, an online display advertising company. Google did not disclose terms of the ...

  • LinkedIn expands platform in attempt to one-up Facebook Connect
    Anthony Ha
    11/23/2009 - 11:59am

    LinkedIn aims to be an even more central part of your professional identity, by expanding its platform today with the site developer.linkedin.com. The Mountain View, Calif.-based professional ...

  • Microsoft begins paving path for IT, cloud integration
    John Fontana
    11/23/2009 - 2:32pm

    LOS ANGELES -- Microsoft last week launched its first serious effort to build IT into its cloud plans by introducing technologies that help connect existing corporate networks and cloud services to ...

  • Intel: Don't look for one device to do it all
    Sharon Gaudin
    11/23/2009 - 6:11am

    Business people and consumers looking for one electronic device that can take care of all their needs have false hopes, according to researchers at Intel Corp. But scientists at Intel's research ...

  • Android gobbles up 20 percent share of U.S. smartphone market, says AdMob
    Cody Barbierri
    11/23/2009 - 10:20am

    AdMob, the mobile ad network that Google plans to acquire for $750 million, today released their October 2009 Metrics Report examining market share for top devices and the operating systems that run ...

  • Brin: Two Google Operating Systems May Become One
    David Coursey
    11/23/2009 - 10:46am

    It has been difficult for Google to explain away the seeming conflict between Chrome OS and Android. Saying that Chrome is for the Internet and Android for devices, requires a belief that users ...

  • Report: Microsoft may pay News Corp. to delist from Google
    Dan Nystedt
    11/23/2009 - 1:44am

    Microsoft has discussed paying News Corp. to remove its news Web sites from Google's search results and list them on its Bing search engine instead, The Financial Times reported Sunday on its Web ...

  • Top 5 Chrome OS myths debunked
    Neil McAllister
    11/23/2009 - 6:22am

    Misconceptions and misinformation have surrounded the Chrome OS almost since the day it was announced. This week's press conference at Google's Mountain View, Calif., campus helped to clear the air, ...

Featured Predictions See All

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13%
Facebook files for IPO by end of 2009?
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Google Acquires TiVo by July 31, 2010?
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Yahoo announces a major social networking service, acquisition, or partnership by December 1?
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Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner resigns by Dec. 2009?
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LinkedIn announces IPO intentions before July 2010?
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Nvidia Tegra smartphone from Samsung or Motorola by Nov. 30?
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AOL formally splits from Time-Warner by Dec. 11?
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Microsoft announces intention to acquire RIM by June 30, 2010?
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Verizon iPhone or new iPhone model announced before April 2010?
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Google acquires Salesforce in 2009?
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Facebook buys Yammer in 2009?
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Apple launches a netbook in '09?
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CrunchPad retail price more than $300?
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HP or Oracle announces intention to acquire Brocade by Dec. 7?
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Blu-ray iMacs released in 2009?
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Microsoft fails to buy or take a major share in Palm Inc. in 2009?
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Dell announces intention to acquire or merge with Palm or Acer in 2009?
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A Verizon-Apple Tablet?
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IT salaries almost flat compared to last year?
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Bebo spun off or sold?
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