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    Google adds customization feature to Internet search
    Mikael Ricknäs
    Nov 21, 3:56 am

    Google has launched a search feature that lets signed-in users re-rank, delete and add comments on search results, according to a blog posted on Thursday. The new feature, SearchWiki, is an example ...

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    TerriblyClever launches iPhone applications targeting universities
    Sindya Bhanoo
    11/21/2008 - 6:10pm

    A start-up called TerriblyClever is creating iPhone applications specifically for universities and their students. TerriblyClever piloted its first five applications less then two months ago, in ...

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    E-Gold directors escape jail time with guilty plea
    Jordan Golson
    11/21/2008 - 4:11pm

    The three indicted directors of E-Gold have been spared jail time after pleading guilty to violations of money laundering and running an unlicensed money transmitting business. Judge Rosemary ...

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    Boston hospital turns to speech recognition to monitor patients
    Sindya Bhanoo
    11/21/2008 - 3:48pm

    Researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston are using an automated follow-up system developed by Vocantas to gather data on patients' medications. But instead of using the Web or email ...

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    Apple’s 2008 ad budget: Nearly a half billion dollars
    MG Siegler
    11/21/2008 - 2:16pm

    There’s been a lot of talk recently about how much money Microsoft is spending (and some would say wasting) on its new advertising campaigns to promote its brand. Of course you know the ones: The ...

  • Survey: IT executives see growth in 2009, but not in all sectors
    Cyndy Aleo-Carreira
    11/21/2008 - 1:21pm

    The U.S. economy may be in the grip of a recession, but some IT professionals are making plans for larger budgets in 2009, according to a CDW survey.At its Partner Summit this past week, CDW ...

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    Microsoft exec: No job cuts here
    Frank Bajak
    11/21/2008 - 11:40am

    Not everyone is slashing jobs in these grim economic times. Microsoft Corp. has no plans to cut back on research spending and plans to add workers in the coming year, senior executive Craig Mundie ...

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    MIT's storytelling center to concentrate on future film and television technologies
    Sindya Bhanoo
    11/21/2008 - 8:26am

    The MIT Media Lab has announced its latest endeavor -- the creation of a Center for Future Storytelling. The center will use new technologies to make stories more interactive, improvisational and ...

  • Google SearchWiki addition fails to wow
    Brennon Slattery
    11/21/2008 - 9:45am

    Google isn't content being the most popular Internet search engine -- it continuously tinkers to create a more immersive user experience. Sometimes it fails as PC World outlined in this article. And ...

  • Microsoft moves to quash 'Vista Capable' case
    Gregg Keizer
    11/21/2008 - 12:06pm

    Microsoft asked a federal judge Thursday to end the class-action lawsuit that has been the source of a treasure trove of embarrassing insider e-mails that have showed the company bent to pressure ...

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    Tin foil hat alert: Is the Chinese government spreading "Manchurian chips?"
    Cyndy Aleo-Carreira, Ian Lamont
    11/21/2008 - 9:19am

    We don't often discuss conspiracy theories, but this technology-focused doozy needs to be debunked before it spreads any further. It's Daily Artisan's reprint of an essay written by former FBI ...

  • MySpace app for BlackBerry gets big downloads
    Mikael Ricknäs
    11/21/2008 - 5:58am

    The MySpace application for the BlackBerry is being downloaded in record numbers, according to Research In Motion and MySpace. Since the launch on Nov. 13, the application has been downloaded ...

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    Briefly: MA court rules online law student can take the bar exam
    Cyndy Aleo-Carreira
    11/20/2008 - 9:11pm

    In what can only be viewed as a victory for online universities, Massachusetts state supreme court ordered the state's Board of Bar Examiners to allow Ross Mitchell, a graduate of Concord Law ...

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