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Microsoft optimizes Internet Explorer

03/17/2010

Microsoft''s (NASDAQ: MSFT) much-maligned Internet Explorer web browser is getting a major...  Read the full story

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Twitter set to become even more prevalent
-03/16/2010
Already, Twitter''s user base is growing unabated, and a new technology that allows web designers to easily embed Twitter in their sites could spur even faster uptake of the social...  Read the full story

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Broadband telecoms may push back against FCC recommendations
-03/16/2010
The Federal Communication Commission''s national broadband report, released Tuesday, is an acknowledgement that America has fallen too far behind other developed nations in its high-speed internet...  Read the full story

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Bing deal inked with Motorola
-03/16/2010
In a deal with cross-platform implications, Motorola announced on Monday that it had agreed to equip its Android-powered smartphones with Bing search software from Microsoft (Read the full story

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Smartphone lawsuits come into vogue
-03/15/2010
Lawsuits regarding the misappropriation of smartphone technology are all the rage at the moment, it appears.

Two weeks ago, Apple sued Taiwanese smartphone company HTC, alleging that HTC had...  Read the full story

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Unemployment benefits extended by Senate
-03/15/2010
With opposition from Senate Republicans withering, Democrats on the Hill were able to push through last Wednesday a bill that extends unemployment benefits by as many as 99 weeks.

The bill...  Read the full story

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