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Cisco Patches Bug That Crashed 1 Percent of Internet (PC World)

PC World – Cisco has fixed a bug in its IOS (Internetwork Operating System) router software that contributed to a brief Internet blackout last week, thought to have affected about 1 percent of the Internet.

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Tell-a-Friend Coming as App on IPhone, BlackBerry, Android (PC World)

PC World – Online word-of-mouth marketing widget Tell-a-Friend is likely to be offered as an application for the iPhone, BlackBerry and phones running the Android operating system, according to an executive of SocialTwist, the company that offers the widgets.

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Yahoo Ships Mail, Messenger App for Android (PC Magazine)

PC Magazine – Yahoo said Thursday that it has launched both a Mail and a Messenger app for the Android operating system, as well as a search widget for Android as well.

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Yahoo Ships Mail, Messenger App for Android
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Dell in Talks Over Google Chrome OS, Report Says (PC World)

PC World – Talks are under way between Google and Dell to bring Chrome OS, the search giant’s cloud-centric operating system, to Dell’s computer lineup, according to a Dell executive.

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Google Chrome Web App Store: 5 Things You Should Know (PC World)

PC World – Google gave a sneak peek of its Chrome Web Store this week at the Google I/O conference, offering up clues to where the Internet behemoth is headed when it comes to its Chrome OS operating system and its Chrome browser. The Chrome Web Store is Google’s forthcoming one-stop shop for Web-based apps, both free and paid.

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Google Chrome Web App Store: 5 Things You Should Know
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Germany to Google: Respect data privacy (AP)

AP – Germany’s Foreign Minister has warned Google co-founder Larry Page to respect the nation’s data protection laws in an escalating dispute over the U.S. Internet giant’s “Street View” mapping program.

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Microsoft chief sees software future in the Internet ‘cloud’ (AFP)

AFP – Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer said Wednesday that the technology giant that built a fortune with packaged software is betting the future of computing is in the Internet “cloud.”

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Google Bets on Mobile Advertising with AdMob Purchase (PC World)

PC World – Google is somewhat new to the mobile operating system and mobile device markets, but one market it understands, arguably better than any other entity, is online advertising. So, there is reason to raise an eyebrow when Google throws down $750 million to purchase a company like AdMob that is focused on mobile advertising.

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Google Bets on Mobile Advertising with AdMob Purchase
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Deadline in Google book deal extended to Friday (AP)

AP – A judge has given Google Inc. more time to revise a legal settlement that has drawn government scrutiny because it would give the Internet search leader the digital rights to millions of out-of-print books.

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First Google Chrome Device Reportedly in the Works (PC World)

PC World – There may be some truth to recent rumors of the upcoming Google Chrome operating system running on netbook- and smartphone-type devices. According to Kevin C. Tofel of the jkOnTheRun mobile technology blog, Nvidia’s Tegra computer-on-a-chip platform will soon power Chrome OS-based hardware.

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First Google Chrome Device Reportedly in the Works
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