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Microsoft rolls out new MSN site design

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Microsoft is rolling out the new design for its MSN Web portal in the U.S.

Software patents should only be valid for 7 years

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Patent trolls would generally disappear, because a loophole in the current patent system allows them to wait for a technology to spread before retro-actively patenting it.

Panel OKs Armenian genocide measure

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A House panel approves a measure recognizing the Ottoman-era killing of Armenians as genocide, despite pressure from the Obama administration and Turkey to drop the matter.

ConsumerMan: Make your password secure

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If you're like most Internet users, you have more Web accounts than you can count. How do you keep track of all your passwords? ConsumerMan Herb Weisbaum provides some tips. <

Russia halts space tours as U.S. retires Shuttle

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Russia announced a halt to space tourism on Wednesday, saying it would struggle to ferry professional crews to the International Space Station after the U.S. mothballs its shuttle fleet this year.

Google Stands Behind HTC in Patent Dispute With Apple

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TechCrunch reports that a Google spokesperson issued a statement yesterday indicating that the company will "stand behind" handset manufacturer HTC in its patent dispute with Apple."We ar...

Microsoft Says Google Acts Raise Antitrust Issues

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Microsoft Corp made its most vehement and public attack on Google Inc on Friday, calling its internet rival's actions potentially anti-competitive, and urging victims to file complaints to regulators.

Vast iceberg may alter ocean currents

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An iceberg the size of Luxembourg breaks off from a glacier in Antarctica after being rammed by another iceberg, scientists say, in an event that could affect ocean currents.

A Multi-Touch iPhone OS Layer On Top of Mac OS X?

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In a NYTimes' blog post, Nick Bilton describes how PCs aren't as easy to use as the iPhone, and explores why the iPhone OS simply can't be used in a future iteration of Mac OS X.Bilton quotes a former senior Apple engineer who explain...

House sends extension of Patriot Act to Obama

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Key provisions of the nation's primary counterterrorism law would be extended for a year under a bill passed by the House Thursday evening after Democrats retreated from adding new privacy protections.