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The Guardian
God did not create the universe, says Hawking
Reuters
LONDON (Reuters) - God did not create the universe and the "Big Bang" was an inevitable consequence of the laws of physics, the eminent British theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking argues in a new book. ...
Stephen Hawking changes tune on God in 'Grand Design'USA Today
Book review: 'The Grand Design' by Stephen Hawking and Leonard MlodinowLos Angeles Times
Hawking spurns God: Universe just happenedCNET
CNN -The Guardian -The Associated Press
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Washington Post
Dell's Enterprise Challenge Remains After 3Par
ABC News
AP By JESSICA MINTZ AP Technology Writer Dell Inc. doesn't have to start over in its quest to become a significant purveyor of technology for businesses after losing a multibillion dollar bidding contest for an obscure data-storage maker. ...
HP Declares Victory Over Dell In 3Par BattleTheStreet.com
Dell cedes data-storage maker 3Par to HPThe Associated Press
OPTIONS REPORT: Some 3PAR Traders Left Holding the BagWall Street Journal
CNBC -Bloomberg -Washington Post
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PC World
Verizon offers prepaid data plans for smart phones
BetaNews
Verizon strengthened its prepaid offerings on Thursday, introducing prepay data plans for consumers who wish to use smart phones on a no contract basis. While the acquisition costs for those phones ...
Verizon joins the prepaid mobile data partyComputerworld
Verizon's New Prepaid Plans: No Great Savings HerePC World
Verizon Now Offering Prepaid Data Packages for Select 3G PhonesTMCnet
Mobile Burn -PC Magazine -The Associated Press
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Globe and Mail
Samsung Galaxy Tab vs. the iPad: Compare For Yourself
PC World
The Android vs. Apple battle has officially made its way into the world of tablets. Samsung took the wraps off its new Samsung Galaxy Tab Android tablet on Thursday. The Galaxy Tab is a 7-inch slate built to complete with the current tablet king, ...
Samsung tablet throws down gauntlet to iPadFinancial Times
Samsung Galaxy Tab and Apple iPad: Specs, Features ComparedPC Magazine
Samsung, Toshiba take on Apple with 'iPad killers'AFP
Inquirer -Wall Street Journal -USA Today
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New Zealand Herald
Chrome celebrates second b-day with sixth release
Register
Google is celebrating Chrome's second birthday by releasing a new stable version of its rapidly evolving browser, offering a slightly simpler user interface, an automatic form filler, and the ability to synchronize extensions and form data across ...
Google Celebrates Chrome's 2nd Birthday with New Stable ReleasePC Magazine
In The Coming HTML5 Browser Wars, The Markup Should Remain The SameTechCrunch
Google Chrome 6: What it is and how to get itChristian Science Monitor
Execte News -Computerworld -CNET
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New Zealand Herald
Hands-on: Twitter officially comes to the iPad
Ars Technica
When we interviewed Tweetie developer Loren Brichter in June, he made two things clear: 1) Tweetie (now branded simply as "Twitter" after the company was acquired by the microblogging service) ...
First Look: Official Twitter App for iPad Feels Smooth as ButterReuters
Twitter for iPadPC Magazine
Twitter for iPad Now Available and Getting Rave ReviewsTMCnet
VentureBeat -The Mac Observer -Mediapost.com
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CBC.ca
Privacy in iTunes Ping
PC World
Ping is Apple's music-centric social network that is integrated into iTunes 10. From a privacy standpoint, it's pretty straightforward--as opposed to Facebook's multitude of privacy settings--but then again, Ping is also very limited as to what ...
Apple iTunes Ping: Hands OnPC Magazine
Mark Zuckerberg Is On iTunes Ping — But Only One Is RealTechCrunch
The mystery of the disappearing Facebook-Ping integrationCNET
eWeek -MacNN -Ars Technica
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Moneycontrol.com
FCC Net Neutrality Decision Is Delayed Possibly Until November
eWeek
The FCC is pushing back its net neutrality ruling, while it seeks additional public feedback. The move follows an August net neutrality deal between Google and Verizon. The Federal Communications Commission has put out a public inquiry to get ...
FCC to finalize rules on 'white spaces' Web useMarketWatch
FCC Delays Action on Net NeutralityTMCnet
FCC Delays Net Neutrality ActionDigitaltrends.com
Wireless Week -DailyTech -MediaPost Publications
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Livemint (blog)
Apple TV could help Netflix growth
Reuters
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Shares in Netflix Inc neared their all-time high on Thursday, after Apple Inc said that the company's streaming video service would be added to a new version of Apple TV. The tie-in with Apple TV, a smaller, ...
Amazon strikes back against Apple TV with $0.99 unlimited streamingDVICE
Apple TV swings hard but missesCNNMoney
Why You (Still) Can't Cut the TV Cord: It's Not Technical, It's Just BusinessWired News
VentureBeat -Mediapost.com -Los Angeles Times
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The Hindu
Apple iTunes Ping: Hands On
PC Magazine
Amid all the new iPods launched yesterday at Apple's annual music event, the consumer electronics powerhouse had a major software announcement: the new iTunes 10, with its social networking module, Ping. Clearly, Apple saw the meteoric rise of Facebook ...
Apple TV could help Netflix growthReuters
Hands-on with iTunes Ping, sans Facebook ConnectArs Technica
Apple TV, iOS Updates, iPods, Ping Show Company DirectioneWeek
The Mac Observer -CNET -VentureBeat
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UGO
Activision ditches PS3 from Black Ops ads
Computerandvideogames.com
Activision has omitted PlayStation's logo from its first print run of Call Of Duty: Black Ops ads in the UK. In yet more evidence of a blossoming partnership between Activision and Xbox, Microsoft's branding proudly accompanies that of Treyarch and ...
More than a dozen Call of Duty: Black Ops killstreak bonuses revealedGame Daily
'Call of Duty: Black Ops' multiplayer adding wager matches, theater modeUSA Today
Wagering on warfare: Black Ops multiplayer revealedArs Technica
VGChartz -UGO -Co-Optimus.com
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The Guardian
Sony Intros Qriocity Media Streaming Service
InformationWeek
Cloud-based video and music service will challenge Apple's iTunes Store when it launches in Europe this fall. By Esther Shein In a direct challenge to Apple's iTunes store, Sony said Wednesday it will launch a video and music streaming service called ...
Sony Planning 3D Notebook, TV Channel: ReporteWeek
Sony Pitches a 3D Laptop, But You'll Still Need GlassesPC World
Sony Announces iTunes Competitor 'Music Unlimited'TechNewsDaily
Financial Times -VentureBeat -Softpedia
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CNET UK
Toshiba Targets European Tablet Market Share of As Much As 20%
Bloomberg
Toshiba Corp., the world's second- biggest maker of flash memory, said its tablet computer Folio 100 will be on sale in European stores from the end of October and could reach a regional market share ...
Toshiba announces its Folio 100 tabletInquirer
Toshiba introduces Android-powered Folio 100 tabletMobile Burn
Toshiba Folio 100 Android tablet introduced at IFA 2010ZDNet (blog)
Pocket-lint.com -TechRadar UK -Liliputing
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The Guardian (blog)
Q&A: 'Metroid: Other M' director Yoshio Sakamoto
USA Today
Over the years, Nintendo designer Yoshio Sakamoto has been as much a constant for the Metroid series as anyone, having worked on every one except for 1991's Metroid II. The influences of the Metroid series, launched in 1986, continues even today. ...
Metroid: Other MThe Guardian (blog)
Video-game review: Risks pay off in new Metroid: Other M'Kansas City Star
Game On: 'Metroid: Other M' is a must-ownSeattle Times
CNET -Escapist Magazine -Ars Technica
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International Business Times
AOL Signs New 5-Year Search Ad Deal With Google, Adding Mobile
BusinessWeek
Sept. 2 (Bloomberg) -- AOL Inc. signed a new five-year Internet search advertising deal with Google Inc., expanding the partnership to mobile search and the placement of AOL videos on YouTube. AOL and Google, operator of the most-used ...
Google and AOL Broaden AllianceWall Street Journal
AOL signs new search agreement with GoogleThe Associated Press
AOL and Google Renew Search Deal Through 2015The Business Insider
International Business Times -ZDNet (blog) -MarketWatch (press release)
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The Guardian
Wall Street views new Apple TV as small step, not living room revolution
Apple Insider
While the new Apple TV was given the coveted "one more thing" slot in Steve Jobs' keynote Wednesday, the product will "continue to play second fiddle" to the iPods that were introduced, analysts on Wall Street believe. ...
Ten Random Questions About the Apple Music EventPC World
Apple Stock Watch: Analyst: Apple Primed for Holiday SeasonThe Mac Observer
TechBytes: Apple AnnouncementABC News
Macworld -Computerworld -Reuters
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Globe and Mail
Hurricane Earl Nears Atlantic Coast
New York Times
Waves battered a pier in Southern Shores, North Carolina on Thursday as Hurricane Earl neared the Atlantic coastline. By SHAILA DEWAN MASONBORO ISLAND, NC — Hurricane Earl edged toward the Atlantic coastline Thursday as tourists and residents fled the ...
Hurricane Earl threatens holiday travel plansWashington Post
Hurricane watch extended in South ShoreBoston Globe
East Coast Braces for EarlWall Street Journal
Philadelphia Inquirer -MiamiHerald.com -Baltimore Sun
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DailyTech
Microsoft releases Windows Phone 7
Inquirer
PHONE MANUFACTURERS EAGER to pay software licensing fees can now get their mitts on Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 (WP7), as the Vole has released its redesigned mobile operating system to manufacturing. The Vole announced that its ...
Microsoft Windows Phone 7 Released to ManufacturingeWeek
Windows Phone 7 Released to ManufacturersTechtree.com
Microsoft Announces Manufacturing of Windows Phone 7 Mobile PhoneConnect Stat
Register -PC Magazine -Computerworld
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wwwery (blog)
Microsoft Unveils Arc Touch Mouse
InformationWeek
The mouse can be flattened for easy transport and includes Microsoft's BlueTrack Technology that can track on most surfaces. By Antone Gonsalves Microsoft has introduced a computer mouse that that can be flattened for portability and pops up for use. ...
Microsoft unveils Arc Touch mouseTelegraph.co.uk
Microsoft Arc TouchCNET
Microsoft's Arc Touch Mouse: review roundupComputerworld (blog)
Softpedia -TMCnet -Seattle Times
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The Guardian
RPT-Apple and TV networks clash over 99 cent rentals
Reuters
NEW YORK, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Apple Inc (AAPL.O) introduced a new version of Apple TV on Wednesday with shows from just two networks, underscoring its struggles to win over a media industry worried about losing control ...
Apple TV, 'Ping' and iTunes -- what it meansComputerworld
Apple's Ping - a capsule reviewThe Guardian
Steve Jobs Targets Living Rooms With New Apple TV Set-Top BoxBloomberg
CNET -San Francisco Chronicle -paidContent.org
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