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Craigslist dumps 'adult service' adverts - BBC News

04. Sep 2010 21:16


Kansas City Star

Craigslist dumps 'adult service' adverts
BBC News
The company has not said why it took the decision, but it has faced an ongoing barrage of criticism from attorneys general and advocacy groups. They have claimed the listing was a virtual ...
Craigslist Abandons Adult Services... for Good?PC Magazine
Craigslist Blocks Access to 'Adult Services' PagesNew York Times
Craigslist Censors Adult Services SectionABC News
Washington Post -CNET -The Associated Press
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Is Apple's Ping a Haven for Spammers? - PC World

04. Sep 2010 10:01


Seattle Post Intelligencer

Is Apple's Ping a Haven for Spammers?
PC World
Analysis: Apple's Ping is a new iTunes-based social network. Unfortunately, it's already beset with a very old problem: rampant comment spam. It seems Apple is getting into the social networking business, God help them. Among the other life changing ...
Over one million join Apple's music social network PingAFP
Can Ping be saved?Fortune
Week in Apple: Apple TV, iTunes 10, Delicious Library, oh my!Ars Technica
Mobile Burn -Reuters -VentureBeat
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Google Simplifies Its Privacy Policies - LANewsMonitor.com

04. Sep 2010 20:56


New York Times (blog)

Google Simplifies Its Privacy Policies
LANewsMonitor.com
Google has always tried to make things easier for its worldwide users cum admirers, if we may say so. It once again tries to win the hearts of its followers. How ? Has anybody ever tried reading what the Privacy Policies in a Google's webpage comprise ...
Google Buzz Reaches Class Action Lawsuit SettlementThe News of Today
Google Buzz Privacy LawsuitZimonet
Google settles privacy lawsuit of Buzz for .5 millionMorning City
Computerworld -Mobile Burn -Ars Technica
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Don't look for Adobe Flash on Apple's iPads, iPhones soon - Washington Post

04. Sep 2010 02:19


CBC.ca

Don't look for Adobe Flash on Apple's iPads, iPhones soon
Washington Post
I was traveling last week to cover Apple's iPod and Apple TV event Wednesday (and writing an extra column based on that). So this week, I offer questions taken from Friday's Web chat. The iPad's future Concerning the iPad, ...
Jobs slashes Apple TV price, unveils 'Ping' social networkComputerworld
Week in review: Apple harvests iPods, Apple TVCNET
A Look at the New Apple TV, iPod Touch and NanoPC World
PC Magazine -eWeek -LANewsMonitor.com
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Why God Did Not Create the Universe - Wall Street Journal

03. Sep 2010 23:20


ABC News

Why God Did Not Create the Universe
Wall Street Journal
According to Viking mythology, eclipses occur when two wolves, Skoll and Hati, catch the sun or moon. At the onset of an eclipse people would make lots of noise, hoping to scare the wolves away. ...
Review of 'The Grand Design,' by Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow.Washington Post
Has Stephen Hawking ended the God debate?Telegraph.co.uk
A mystery wrapped in an enigmaThe Guardian
Los Angeles Times -Financial Times -FOXNews
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Duke Nukem Forever - new gameplay footage leaks - Computerandvideogames.com

04. Sep 2010 18:41


PC World

Duke Nukem Forever - new gameplay footage leaks
Computerandvideogames.com
Gameplay footage of Gearbox's Duke Nukem Forever has leaked online - and you can see it here. This GT vid shows the hands-on that those visiting Seattle's PAX event enjoyed yesterday. If you're a Duke fan, it's a treat. He takes on foes in a muddy ...
Duke Nukem Coming in 2011 - Game Play Videos!Stage Select
Will Duke Nukem Forever Get AO Rating? (Hands on Impressions and Screens)RipTen
I played Duke Nukem Forever today ... what the f*ck!?Destructoid
GameSpot -Escapist Magazine -VentureBeat
all 228 news articles »

Samsung Galaxy Tab Faces Challenges - PC World

03. Sep 2010 14:53


Telegraph.co.uk

Samsung Galaxy Tab Faces Challenges
PC World
The Samsung Galaxy Tab--officially unveiled at the IFA show in Berlin this week--looks like the first tablet worthy of challenging the Apple iPad. However, there are still some obstacles and unknowns that could get in the way ...
Samsung Galaxy Tab: What the analysts sayThe Guardian
Samsung Galaxy TabDailyTech
Galaxy Tablet May Herald Boon For VodafoneForbes
Reuters -PC Magazine -Techtree.com
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