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• The AVC Reader Census: A Day Later
  Fred
  Nov 08 2009

  Almost 750 people took the AVC Reader Census/Survey in the past 24 hours. That's a decent sample size. So if you want to know what the readership of this blog looks like, go here. I'm sorry to say ...

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• Mozilla fixes Firefox crash bug
  Gregg Keizer
  Nov 07 2009

  Just a week after it last updated Firefox, Mozilla has rushed out a new version of its browser to fix a crash bug that programmers inadvertently introduced. Firefox 3.5.5, which Mozilla posted for ...

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• Week in review: Tracking down a Modern Warfare pirate, Max Levchin on Slide’s big bet
  Anthony Ha
  Nov 07 2009

  Here’s our rundown of the week’s business and tech news. First, the most popular stories VentureBeat published in the last seven days: How investigators tracked down a Modern Warfare 2 cyber ...

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• Entrepreneur Corner Roundup: Surefire ways to get rejected by an angel investor and clearing up lean startup myths
  Chris Morris
  Nov 07 2009

  Here’s the latest from VentureBeat’s Entrepreneur Corner: Shoestring marketing for startups – Young companies typically don’t have the budget for a substantial marketing campaign, but ...

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• Chip design firm Stream Processors shuts down after plowing through $26M
  Dean Takahashi
  Nov 07 2009

  Stream Processors, a chip design firm focused on video processing, is shutting its doors after burning through at least $26 million in venture capital and is engaged in an asset sale, VentureBeat has ...

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• Windows 7 sells 234% more copies than Vista
  Anthony Ha
  Nov 06 2009

  It looks like all the positive buzz round Microsoft’s new Windows 7 operating system paid off in sales. Windows 7 sold 234 percent more copies during its first few days on the market than Vista ...

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• Stimulus for tech and telecom $3B, but jobs still guesswork
  Patrick Thibodeau
  Nov 06 2009

  WASHINGTON - The U.S. government has spent about $700 million on IT and telecommunications products and services under its economic stimulus program, part of a total of $3 billion that's in the ...

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• Should You Use Standby or Hibernate?
  Rick Broida
  Nov 06 2009

  It's an age-old question: When you're done using your laptop, or just taking a break from work, should you put it to sleep, let it hibernate, or turn it all the way off? Allow me to answer by way of ...

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• Green Computing: The Good And The Bad
  Chris Brandrick
  Nov 06 2009

  It's becoming increasingly easier to make your PC setup more eco-friendly, thanks to a wide range of both software and hardware solutions available to help you go green. The green-computing ...

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• Update fixes iPhone sync problem with Windows 7 for some
  Nancy Gohring
  Nov 06 2009

  Gigabyte Technology issued a BIOS update on Friday that fixes a problem for some Windows 7 users who have been unable to sync their iPhones. Earlier this week, Intel, Microsoft and Apple said they ...

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