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BEIJING (AP) — China warned Google and other popular Web portals Monday that they must do more to block pornographic material from reaching Chinese users, the latest in a series of government crackdowns targeting Internet content.
The crackdown focused on pornography but is part of a larger Chinese effort to control freedom [...]

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ThinkFree, a company that specializes in “next-gen” office productivity solutions, announced Tuesday that it has launched its ThinkFree Netbook solution, which will deliver word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation applications for Netbooks running Intel’s Atom chipsets, like the Asus Eee PC or the Acer Aspire One.
According to ThinkFree, its Netbook Edition offers a simplified user interface [...]

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The IBEX probe launched into orbit over the weekend to help scientists learn more about solar wind
NASA successfully launched the Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) probe over the weekend into orbit so it will be able to research solar wind that helps protect planets from cosmic rays.  The probe launched aboard a Pegasus rocket over the [...]

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HP's first 13-inch laptop, the Pavilion dv3500t
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If 12 is too small and 14 too big, HP now has a laptop to sell you. With the Pavilion dv3500t, the company has slotted in a 13-inch model to its crowded laptop lineup. The dv3500t features a choice of four Intel Core 2 Duo processors (up [...]

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Perhaps best known for its broad line of laptop bags, Targus also manufactures laptop accessories to carry in the bags–travel mice, presentation remotes, and the like. Tuesday morning, the company announced six new mobile accessories, all specifically designed to coordinate with Apple MacBooks.
The lineup includes two travel mice: the $50 Wireless [...]

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The fourth time is a charm for SpaceX, after successfully launching a rocket into orbit
Space Exploration Technologies, also known as SpaceX, successfully launched a commercial rocket into orbit carrying a dummy payload.  On the company’s fourth attempt, the Falcon I vehicle headed into space after launching from Omelek Island with a 364-pound dummy satellite.
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Super Talent releases a new budget line of SSDs
When it comes to SSDs, Super Talent isn’t standing still when it comes to new models. Super Talent and OCZ have both been battling it out to bring faster, cheaper models to the masses based on multi-level cell (MLC) NAND technology.
Just two weeks ago, Super Talent launched [...]

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Partnered with four record labels, can MySpace music dethrone the king of digital music retail, iTunes?
The online music business is a virtual monopoly, with Apple tightly at the reins.  With 70 percent of the MP3 player market under its grasp, and over four billion songs sold, it should come as little surprise that iTunes recently [...]

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Access worldwide news from your PlayStation 3
On September 18, Sony Computer Entertainment launched Life with PlayStation worldwide. Life with PlayStation is a new service that provides channels incorporating various types of content that will be accessible using a PlayStation 3. The main channel currently available is “Live Channel” which provides worldwide news and weather information [...]

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NASA has been forced to delay two manned launches it has scheduled before the end of the year
NASA was forced to delay two manned shuttle launches because it has taken longer than expected to finish building the shuttle’s external fuel tank, which must undergo additional safety checks because of the shuttle Columbia disaster.
The [...]

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