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Posted: 23 Mar 2011 02:52 PM PDT

Groups defend drunk-driving checkpoint software
Computerworld
IDG News Service - Makers of applications that locate drunk-driving checkpoints are misunderstood, defenders said Wednesday, a day after four US senators called for smartphone makers to pull applications from their services. ...
BlackBerry removing DUI checkpoint apps, senators sayCNN
RIM axes DUI checkpoint appTG Daily
Government Wants to Control App MarketPC Magazine
International Business Times -TIME -New York Times (blog)
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Posted: 23 Mar 2011 01:52 PM PDT

Windows Phone 7 Copy and Paste: Hands On
PC Magazine
Microsoft on Tuesday began to roll out Windows Phone 7 update 7.0.7390.0, which finally includes the long-awaited copy and paste function. Sure, it's not particularly groundbreaking, but it's certainly a nice feature to have. ...
Microsoft Just Put A Hardware Guy In Charge Of Its TV BusinessSan Francisco Chronicle
Windows Phone 7 finally has cut and paste, who's impressed?VentureBeat
Customer Frustration Growing Over Windows Phone 7 'NoDo' Update DelayCRN
NewsFactor Network -TechNewsWorld -Digitaltrends.com
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Posted: 23 Mar 2011 02:29 PM PDT

Offensive app pulled from Apple stores
UPI.com
CUPERTINO, Calif., March 23 (UPI) -- A free "anti-gay" application was removed from Apple's App Store after 150000 people signed an online petition describing it as offensive and dangerous. An Apple spokesman confirmed the free app was removed Tuesday ...
Apple removes 'gay cure' app from iTunes storeNEWS.com.au
Apple pulls 'gay cure' app following protestsCNET
Is There a Cure for Bad Apps?PC Magazine
Fox News -ABC News -The Mac Observer
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Posted: 23 Mar 2011 02:54 PM PDT

For HP, new sniping with Oracle over Intel's Itanium chip
San Jose Mercury News
AP Hewlett-Packard has waded into a fresh round of sniping with Oracle, a public bickering that adds a new dimension to the longtime partners' newfound antagonism. Oracle and HP are sparring over a technical issue that illustrates ...
HP's Board Purge Cleared; New Sniping With OracleABC News
HP: We Will Support Itanium, HP UX for More Than Ten Years.X-bit Labs
HP Shareholders Approve Revamped BoardWall Street Journal
EBN -Bizjournals.com -Ars Technica
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Posted: 23 Mar 2011 08:55 AM PDT

Microsoft Intune Goes Live
PCWorld
After a yearlong beta program, the Windows Intune hosted desktop management service is going live, Microsoft announced Wednesday. Designed for organizations with limited IT help, Intune is a Microsoft-hosted service that ...
Microsoft accepts reality, offers IT tool for iPhones, iPads, and AndroidComputerworld (blog)
Microsoft and VMware Talk Up 'Hybrid' CloudsDr. Dobb's
Microsoft System Center Adds Private Cloud PortalInformationWeek
eWeek -CRN Australia -San Francisco Chronicle
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Posted: 23 Mar 2011 01:58 PM PDT

Yahoo launches Search Direct for instant search
USA Today
Struggling Yahoo, which has seen its search drop dramatically in the last two years, today put some attention back to its search engine. The company, which combined search operations with Microsoft's Bing in 2009, ...
Yahoo's Search Direct: Evidence that its internal cloud starting to pay offZDNet (blog)
Yahoo Search Direct Takes On Google InstantPCWorld
Yahoo Search Direct produces instant results, site previews, as a user typesLos Angeles Times
KSN-TV -PC Magazine
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