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Will new browsers really upgrade the Web? CNET News

The latest browsers sport many hot new features. But the avant garde must reckon with inconsistent standards, lagging IE, and slow adoption.
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The latest browsers sport many hot new features. But the avant garde must reckon with inconsistent standards, lagging IE, and slow adoption.
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A requested delay in the site's scheduled downtime was solely to keep an important communication channel alive for Iranian citizens, the State Department says.
Wed, Jun 17 07:06:00 PDT 2009 | Read full story 

ComScore reports that Bing continued to tick up in market share in the past week and is now up about 3 percentage points from where Microsoft was pre-Bing.
Wed, Jun 17 08:22:00 PDT 2009 | Read full story 

The operating system update is scheduled to be released for the iPhone and iPod Touch.
Tue, Jun 16 15:52:00 PDT 2009 | Read full story 

After more than three dozen security experts ask Google to offer encryption by default for Gmail and other apps, Google says it is considering doing just that if the apps don't slow down too much as a result.
Tue, Jun 16 15:23:00 PDT 2009 | Read full story 

(q&a) The wireless company is riding a new wave of interest in the prepaid cell phone market and banking on customers who don't like smartphone costs.
Wed, Jun 17 04:00:00 PDT 2009 | Read full story 


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