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- Discussion threads 2008-05-09
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- Discussion threads 2008-05-09
- First look at OpenOffice.org 3.0 beta
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- Blog posts 2008-05-09
- Network Magic simplifies tasks for home users
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- Blog posts 2008-05-09
- Large Hadron Collider will put academic networks to the test
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- Discussion threads 2008-05-09
- Psystar: Just how loud is it? (updated 2x)
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- Blog posts 2008-05-09
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- Blog posts 2008-05-09
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- Discussion threads 2008-05-09
- ReplayDSM (1)
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- Software downloads 2008-05-09
- Microsoft shares more IE8 security details
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- Discussion threads 2008-05-08
- Kodak ESP 3
- Kodak's ESP 3 is an entry-level all-in-one (AIO) inkjet printer, copier, and scanner. Kodak keeps the cost low at $130, which makes this one of the cheapest multifunctional printers, but the output quality just isn't up to par with that of the other inkjet printers currently available in the same...
- Product reviews 2008-05-08
- Microsoft shares more IE8 security details
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- Blog posts 2008-05-08
- HP Officejet J6480
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- Product reviews 2008-05-08
- NASA's lunar breathing system
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- Blog posts 2008-05-08
- Microsoft trickling out its Spring Live Search update
- Last we heard from the Live Search team, Microsoft's plan of record was to deliver an annual Fall update and an annual Spring update. The Spring update has started arriving slowly in pieces. On May 3, Microsoft refreshed its Live QnA search functionality. On May 7, Microsoft...
- Blog posts 2008-05-08
- Delaying a PC revolution in cell diagnosis
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- Discussion threads 2008-05-08
- Delaying a PC revolution in cell diagnosis
- What if we could revolutionize medical testing, a platform as basic as a PC? Then what if every application, and every input, had to be separately inspected and approved by the FDA? That's life. Iknoisys of New Haven says it has just such a...
- Blog posts 2008-05-08
- Mozilla spreads malware rather than security
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- Discussion threads 2008-05-08
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