Archive for January 22nd, 2011

Toshiba to iPad: You’re flashy, but you’re lame

Warming customers up to its new Honeycomb-equipped tablet, Toshiba decides to attack the iPad on its Web site.

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Toshiba to iPad: You’re flashy, but you’re lame

Apple App Store reaches 10 billion downloads

Apple reaches milestone download less than three years after launching store for mobile apps.

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Apple App Store hits magical 10 billion app download milestone, to award $10K prize

The Apple App Store hit the 10 billion app download mark overnight on Friday, marking a milestone involving an awful lot of Doodle Jump, Tap Tap Revenge and Angry Birds playing, not to mention Facebook and Pandora usage.

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The robotics route to medical renewal

A demonstration day at Kaiser Permanente offers a look at robotic legs for those who can’t walk, arms for those who can’t lift, and forceps for surgeons who can’t be in the operating room.

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Medical robotics come to Kaiser (photos)

At Kaiser Permanente’s Garfield Center for Innovation, the health care giant is testing new robotics technologies.

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Medical robotics come to Kaiser (photos)

Will Google CEO shift undermine enterprise efforts?

New Google CEO Larry Page lacks the enterprise experience that customers prized in Eric Schmidt.

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Will Google CEO shift undermine enterprise efforts?

Does Facebook think Ebert’s new jaw is abusive?

Film critic Roger Ebert says his latest blog post about his prosthetic jaw has been marked by Facebook as “abusive content.” The company is reportedly investigating.

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Upgrade Your Business Network With Windows 7 Pro Features

Though Microsoft doesn’t make a big deal of Windows 7′s many networking improvements and new features, they offer a fine reason to upgrade from XP. There used to be many reasons to skip migrating to Windows 7; but as the operating system matures and XP ages, Windows 7 is becoming a worthwhile update

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Got $500? You can buy a hacked U.S. military website

If you’re a criminal looking for full control of the Web used by the U.S.

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Got $500? You can buy a hacked U.S. military website

Remains of the Day: Crazy talk

In which new Apple bumpers are sighted (oh boy!), a Verizon iPhone commercial is aired (hur…ray?), and one crazy headline is published (what the $#@$%?). Read on, forthwith, for the remainders for Friday, January 21, 2011.

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