technology

Microsoft puts Office in the cloud, confronts Google (Reuters)

Reuters - Microsoft is making its biggest move into the mobile, Internet-accessible world of cloud computing this week, as it takes the wraps off a revamped online version of its hugely profitable Office software suite.

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Google faces damages claim from French rival 1PlusV (Reuters)

Reuters - French search engine 1plusV said it is suing Google Inc for 295 million euros ($418 million), alleging the U.S. company used its dominance to thwart rivals.

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Sony faces jittery shareholders after cyberattack (AP)

AP - Sony Corp. Chief Executive Howard Stringer credited "very loyal" PlayStation Network gamers for flocking back to the service in big numbers, as he sought Tuesday to reassure shareholders following a series of embarrassing hacker attacks.

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LulzSec changes wardrobe, hits Brazil, Anguilla and Zimbabwe governments as AntiSec (Digital Trends)

Digital Trends - If you had any thoughts that LulzSec had been cowed and beaten back into the cybermire, those thoughts were premature. AntiSec, the combined monster of Anonymous and LulzSec, is ravaging the country side. Or rather, countries. Operatio...

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Rumor: Myspace to lay off 37.5% of workforce on Wednesday (Digital Trends)

Digital Trends - It is rumored that Myspace will be firing 150 of its current 400 employees Wednesday this week. More than one source within the company is saying that the cull is certain.

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Skype riles execs with firings, fine print on stock options (Digital Trends)

Digital Trends - The Department of Justice has officially approved Microsoft’s acquisition of Skype, but negative attention continues to plague the company. It felt like mere moments after the Federal Trades Commission gave its okay that Skype a...

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Solar 3D printer uses only Saharan sand and sun to make actual objects (Yahoo! News)

Yahoo! News - Imagine a contraption that could create actual three-dimensional objects just by sitting smack dab in the middle of the Sahara desert. 3D printing is already almost unfathomably futuristic (not to mention cool), but the so-called Solar Si...

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Apple’s iPhone 4S is probably real: Here’s why (Digital Trends)

Digital Trends - The tech rumor mill ramped into overdrive Monday morning with predictions from two leading market analysts that Apple has a less-expensive model of its highly popular iPhone handset in the works. In fact, according to Deutsche Bank ana...

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Dish stands alone in TerreStar bid: sources (Reuters)

Reuters - TerreStar Networks Inc did not receive any competing bids for its assets Monday, clearing the way for Dish Network Corp to acquire the company for about $1.38 billion, according to sources with direct knowledge of the situation.

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Hands On: T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide (PC Magazine)

PC Magazine - The T-Mobile myTouch 4G is an easy-to-use smartphone with a better-than-average camera.

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