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IT Blogwatch: Psystar surrenders in Mac clone wars; still sells Rebel EFI
Beleaguered Mac clone maker Psystar has withdrawn its hackintoshes from sale, as part of its settlement agreement with Apple. However, it’s continuing to sell a tool that allows others to build a hackintosh: Rebel EFI. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers get to the bottom of the story. Not to mention GOTO considered harmful …
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Seth H. Weintraub: Google closes paywall back door … sort of … not really
You know your sneaky little trick of getting around the Wall Street Journal’s paywall is mainstream if they demonstrate it on the NBC prime-time show “The Office.” Google today made an empty gesture to close that loophole.
Preston Gralla: Google world dominance: Built on Michael Jackson, Lady Gaga, and torpedo gratis
What is Google’s seeming invincibility and immense fortune actually built upon? It comes down to this: People searching for information about celebrities such as Michael Jackson and Lady Gage, and oddball terms such as “torpedo gratis.” That’s what the company’s annual list of most popular search term shows.
Seth Weintraub: AT&T drops lawsuit against Verizon, should get sued themselves
AT&T today dropped its lawsuit against Verizon. I don’t think they had a great case since even AT&T admitted that Verizon wasn’t wasn’t lying. In fact, Verizon was being a lot nicer to AT&T than Consumer Reports was yesterday. It turns out that AT&T has very close personal knowledge of false advertising …
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IT News Podcast: Intel tests 48-core processor
In today’s podcast: Intel tests 48-core processor; Bing finds its way; and Yahoo best-friends Facebook.
Shark Tank: Hiding in plain sight
This company is doing the annual bill-of-materials update to its ERP system, and it turns out the easiest way to get the update tool working for dozens of users is virtualization. But not everyone is up to speed on the technology.
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The Benefits of Virtualization: Why It’s Time for IT to Move Now
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Twitter’s dirty laundry
Despite often being a waste of time, Twitter does has value, such as providing Iranians with an outlet during this past summer’s elections. Turns out Twitter can be used to keep you apprised of more domestic developments as well …
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