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SAN FRANCISCO — Lately I've been feeling very self-conscious when talking on the phone in public, and it's not because I'm worried about strangers listening in on my private conversations. Rather, it's because the cell phone I'm using — the just-released Dell Streak — is actually a touch-screen tablet device that makes some of the clunkiest handsets from the late '90s look diminutive by comparison.

Defense official: Foreign spy agency attacked Pentagon computers with flash drive 08/26/10 - 1:25am

WASHINGTON — A foreign spy agency pulled off the most serious breach of Pentagon computer networks ever by inserting a flash drive into a U.S. military laptop, a top defense official said Wednesday. The previously classified incident, which took place in 2008 in the Middle East, was disclosed in a magazine article by Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn and released by the Pentagon Wednesday.

Source: Dell plans sweeter bid for data storage maker after HP ups the ante 08/26/10 - 1:29am

SEATTLE — Dell Inc. is planning a second offer to try to keep data storage maker 3Par Inc. out of Hewlett-Packard Co.'s hands, according to a person familiar with the discussions. The exact timing and amount of Dell's offer are not known. The person said Dell's bid will likely top HP's offer Monday of $1.5 billion, although according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Dell only needs to match HP's offer to stay in the running.

AP: Apple iTunes store's 99-cent TV show idea is no game changer 08/25/10 - 6:29pm

LOS ANGELES — Apple Inc.'s iTunes store may have revolutionized the music business, but its recent push to let people rent TV shows for 99 cents won't amount to a game changer for how people watch TV.

Dell launches $100 Aero smart phone in US on AT&T network Tuesday 08/24/10 - 11:44pm

Attorneys general say Craigslist should drop adult services due to lack of regulation 08/24/10 - 11:28pm

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Microsoft finally fueling Yahoo's search engine in effort to compete with Google, Bing 08/24/10 - 11:33pm

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Data duel: HP, rival Dell in major bidding war for 3Par data storage technology system 08/24/10 - 1:52am

SAN FRANCISCO — The world's two biggest personal computer makers are locked in a pricey struggle over which can move away from the PC business the fastest.

Study shows clean energy would mean big boost for West Texas economy 08/24/10 - 2:23pm

An economic study released Monday indicated a clean energy economy would create an increase of more than 22,000 jobs and $280 million annually in local and state tax revenue in the next decade

AVALANCHE-JOURNAL An economic study released Monday indicated a clean energy economy would create an increase of more than 22,000 jobs and $280 million annually in local and state tax revenue in the next decade. During a presentation on the Texas Clean Energy Economy report at Texas Tech, a panel of speakers said the increasing development of biomass, solar and wind energy would not only generate benefits for the state, but also West Texas.

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Sweden withdraws rape warrant for WikiLeaks founder saying accusation lacked substance 08/22/10 - 1:54am

STOCKHOLM — Swedish authorities revoked a short-lived arrest warrant for the founder of WikiLeaks on Saturday, saying a rape accusation against him lacked substance. Julian Assange, who was believed to be in Sweden, remained under suspicion of a lesser crime of molestation in a separate case, prosecutors said. The nomadic 39-year-old Australian dismissed the allegations in a statement on WikiLeaks' Twitter page, saying "the charges are without basis and their issue at this moment is deeply disturbing."