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IE9 launches at SXSWi

Mar 11, 2011
The techy hipster Woodstock is not the kind of place you'd expect to see Microsoft doing a whole lot. It's kind of like your dad crashing a rave....

Amazon affiliate program ends in Illinois

Mar 11, 2011
The mega retailer is closing down its affiliate program in the state of Illinois after Governor Pat Quinn signed into law a bill that would require...

AOL layoffs happening today

Mar 10, 2011
Hundreds of AOL employees both in the US and in India will be laid off today, according to Kara Swisher of All Things D. The cuts will be mostly ...

Apple sets up emergency iPad 2 hipster deployment station

Mar 10, 2011
Imagine the horror: you're at SXSW and you're walking around with the OLD iPad? Scandal! It's enough to make you temporarily abandon your endless...

Microsoft tries to kill Internet Explorer 6

Mar 7, 2011
Wait, didn't Microsoft MAKE Internet Explorer 6? Indeed they did but it's a pretty old product and a really bad one. IE6 was first released back in...

China to track cell phone users

Mar 4, 2011
The government of China says it will track the movements of 17 million citizens in Beijing. The government says they're doing it in hopes of...

Microsoft will release tablets in late 2012, attend BTO concert, vote for Dewey

Mar 4, 2011
Really? Look, Microsoft once owned the world of technology. The PC was the only computer anyone owned. But they are moving at an almost...

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Twitter harvesting the Charlie Sheen Crazy Dollars

Mar 4, 2011
Check this out. So Charlie Sheen goes nuts and starts talking about how he's "winning". Uses the term a lot. And it's hilarious because he's having...

Online gambling for Atlantic City?

Mar 3, 2011
Today, Gov. Chris Christie will decide whether to allow New Jersey residents to gamble online. Something that's illegal on the federal level, but...

Verizon to cap iPhone data plans this summer

Mar 2, 2011
Right now when you get a new Verizon iPhone, you get unlimited use of the data network. It's always been clear, however, that this plan was only...