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Is Google Too Big? 
I didn't write this, but I'm posting it because I thought it was a good write up.


Written by Scott Spanbauer at PC World
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,132989-c,privacysecurity/article.html

From search to e-mail, from calendars to spreadsheets and text documents, more and more of what PC users read and create flows through one firm: Google.

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Firefox: Heat and the CPU usage problem
CNET News.com - 47 Minutes ago
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Help File: Garmin and MSN Direct; Blu-ray movies on computer monitors
Washington Post - 3 Hours ago
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Stephen Foley: Would you care if AOL were to disappear?
The Independent - 16 Hours ago
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BRIEF: Advertising.com workers offered buyout by AOL
TMC Net - 3 Hours ago
(The Baltimore Sun - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- Workers at Advertising.com in Baltimore will be eligible to participate in a voluntary buyout program that its parent company,
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Free Hotel WiFi: An Open Letter to Hoteliers
4Hoteliers - 41 Minutes ago
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Medicine Bottles Get Net Connection
TechWeb - 14 Hours ago
By Read the Original Article at // targetAction rating 0 ) else Bottle cap with wireless Internet connection flashes when it's time to take a pill and even calls forgetful patients with reminders. An
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China, India add buzz to wireless broadband
South China Morning Post - 14 Hours ago
The launch of 3G in China and India by the likes of China Mobile and Bharti Airtel could boost wireless broadband worldwide, sparking a boom in new offerings as millions of users sign up for services.
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Security Problems Found With Firefox Extensions
Security Pro News - 16 Hours ago
[ insider_reports_insider ] Doug Caverly Staff Writer 2009-11-20 Firefox users should take a moment to reevaluate which of the extensions they use they can do without. Security consultants have determined
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Xbox Live Mass Bans Spawn Class Action Lawsuit
Industry Gamers - 16 Hours ago
Prior to the launch of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Microsoft banned many Xbox 360 consoles from Xbox Live, with some estimates putting the number as high as one million banned consoles. This action
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iiNet first on national broadband network
Sydney Morning Herald - 18 Hours ago
THE Perth company iiNet is the first internet service provider to break cover and say it will move its customers on to the $43 billion national broadband network. The government and regulatory chief with
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Phasor Solutions Selects TowerJazz for Transceiver Chipset for Mobile Broadband
SOCCentral.com - 19 Hours ago
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U.S. Coast Guard Chooses EF Johnson Technologies, Inc. for WMD Sensor System in
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Telstra bags $280m NSW DET deal
The Australian - 3 Hours ago
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American Airlines announces new Wi-Fi widget
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American Airlines, a subsidiary of AMR Corp (NYSE:AMR) said on Thursday that it is launching a new Wi-Fi widget that will allow customers to identify Wi-Fi equipped flights 24 hours before departure.
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Mozilla moves to Firefox 3.6 Beta 3
Tech Shout - 5 Hours ago
A recent post on the Mozilla Blog revealed the release of Firefox 3.6 Beta 3, infact it has been made available as a free download while updates are issued to all Firefox 3.6 beta users. These updates
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'Swisscom launches Wi-Fi service for smartphones in hotels'
Individual.com - 5 Hours ago
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Meru provides 802.11n wireless infrastructure for NATO 60th Anniversary Summit
.NET Developer's Journal - 6 Hours ago
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Microsoft's Problematic Lack of Nightly Builds for IE
OSNews - 7 Hours ago
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Tesco in Broadband Push as Reaches Beyond Groceries
FLEXNEWS - 7 Hours ago
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UPDATE 2-Tesco in broadband push as reaches beyond groceries Interactive Investor International
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Broadband stimulus grants delayed
FOXBusiness.com - 7 Hours ago
One of the government agencies in charge of doling out has pushed back the dates for when it will start handing out grants. The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) said in
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AT&T Adds HP Mini 110 Netbook With 3G Mobile Broadband to Its Holiday Product Lineup
Loud! - 12 Hours ago
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WiFiRV Creates Profit Sharing Program for RV Park Owners Looking to Add Wireless
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Briefly: Firefox 3.6 enters 3rd beta, new Eye-Fi features
MacNN - 14 Hours ago
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Wateen offers WiMax network F.P. Report
Frontier Post - 14 Hours ago
LAHORE: Wateen, the first telecom company to offer a nationwide WiMax network went a step further to provide much more than just efficient cost effective service. Wateen celebrated its milestone achievement
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