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Technology
For Women, Social Media is More Than "Girl Talk" (Mashable)
Mashable - Jessica Faye Carter is an award-winning author and columnist. Her company, Nette Media develops social media technologies for women and multicultural communities, and she blogs at Technicultr.
Google search for Vatican directed to 'paedophile site' (AFP)
AFP - An Internet search for the Vatican through Google threw up a link to a website called www.pedofilo.com, the Italian word for paedophile, on Saturday.
New Virus Targets Industrial Secrets (PC World)
PC World - Siemens is warning customers of a new and highly sophisticated virus that targets the computers used to manage large-scale industrial control systems used by manufacturing and utility companies.
Subaru Slaps In-Car Wi-Fi into its 2011 Outback (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Subaru has announced that purchasers of its 2011 Outback will be able to pick up an in-car Wi-Fi system as an $499 add-on (plus $35 activation fee) to the car's $23,000 asking price. The 802.11 a/b/g hotspot runs on 2.5G and 3G cellular networks, powered by Autonet Mobile, giving drivers and passengers a Wi-Fi bubble throughout a fairly significant chunk of the United States.
Could the Droid X Replace Your Laptop? (PC World)
PC World - The Droid X appears to be an opening day hit. Motorola's new smartphone--Verizon Wireless' answer to the Apple iPhone 4 via AT&T and HTC EVO 4G via Sprint--has already sold out online and at various retail shops across the nation. The ongoing iPhone 4 antenna soap opera has no doubt helped spur interest in the Droid X, as have positive reviews and Verizon's aggressive and snarky ad campaign.
Facebook, Google to Battle Over Smarter Web? (PC World)
PC World - Google takes a step today toward locking horns with Facebook over creating a smarter Web. The Sultan of Search announced it has acquired Metaweb, a fledgling outfit that's been working on packaging information on the Internet so it can be searched and connected in more meaningful ways than nests of links.
Apple CEO on antenna problem: 'We aren't perfect' (AP)
AP - A perfect iPhone? There's no app for that. Apple Inc. will give free protective cases to buyers of its latest iPhone to prevent reception problems that occur when people cover a certain spot on the phone with a bare hand.
Did Apple, Jobs turn the page on 'Antennagate'? (Ben Patterson)
Ben Patterson - Somehow, I had a feeling that Steve Jobs would come out swinging during Friday's iPhone press briefing, and swing he did — at the media, which he accused of blowing the iPhone 4's "death grip" problem (or "Antennagate," as he called it) all "out of proportion." For customers, though, Jobs said he was "deeply sorry" for any trouble, emphasized that "we love our users," and conceded that phones — including the iPhone — "aren't perfect."
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