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		<title>Gigabit Squared strikes deal to bring ultra high-speed broadband to six communities</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s still way too early for anyone to start ditching their existing broadband connections, but it looks like a few more communities in the US will be getting some ultra high-speed broadband networks to call their own. Ohio-based Gigabit Squared announced today that it&#8217;s secured $200 million in funding to bring gigabit-speed networks to up [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://computertechtips.info/2012/gigabit-squared-strikes-deal-to-bring-ultra-high-speed-broadband-to-six-communities/</link>
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		<title>Cueboy Quest is an adorable 8-bit style physics game</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yes, that&#8217;s right, I said adorable. Because Cueboy Quest really is! You play an 8-bit cowboy whose goal on each level is to get to the door (and thus to the next level), but the door is often locked. To get it to open, you must shoot at one or more targets, and those targets [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://computertechtips.info/2012/cueboy-quest-is-an-adorable-8-bit-style-physics-game-16/</link>
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		<title>Clueful: Know Which Apps Are Messing With Your Data [App Of The Day]</title>
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		<link>http://computertechtips.info/2012/clueful-know-which-apps-are-messing-with-your-data-app-of-the-day/</link>
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		<title>Speedtest.net overhauled with new look, new features</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Speedtest.net is pretty much the go-to site for quickly figuring out how fast (or slow) your connection really is and comparing the numbers your ISP boasts with what it actually delivers. And now it&#8217;s got a new coat of paint and a couple of neat features. In brief: New UI: The map widget is much [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://computertechtips.info/2012/speedtest-net-overhauled-with-new-look-new-features-9/</link>
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		<title>Someone Please Put This Brilliantly Redesigned Hanger Into Prodution ASAP [Wish You Were Here]</title>
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		<link>http://computertechtips.info/2012/someone-please-put-this-brilliantly-redesigned-hanger-into-prodution-asap-wish-you-were-here/</link>
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		<title>You Don&#8217;t Have To Be Drunk To Want This R2-D2 Hoodie [Star Wars]</title>
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		<link>http://computertechtips.info/2012/you-dont-have-to-be-drunk-to-want-this-r2-d2-hoodie-star-wars/</link>
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		<title>Firefox 4 Friday: 25 million downloads, anti-aliasing, and how to make it look like Firefox 3</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;ve had your head under a rock for the last few days, here&#8217;s this week&#8217;s Firefox news in brief: Firefox 4 was finally released. Yes, 13 months after the initial release of Firefox 3.7 alpha 1 and four more alpha builds, a renumbering to 4.0 and 12 beta releases, and finally a release candidate [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://computertechtips.info/2012/firefox-4-friday-25-million-downloads-anti-aliasing-and-how-to-make-it-look-like-firefox-3-6/</link>
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		<title>Microsoft releases sexy Bing app for iPad</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s still a bit odd seeing Microsoft deliver apps for Apple&#8217;s mobile platform. And it&#8217;s even stranger still to see one as sexy as the new Bing app for iPad, which brings a slick, immersive search experience to Apple&#8217;s tablet. Just as a regular search on bing.com will, the Bing app for iPad tailors the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://computertechtips.info/2012/microsoft-releases-sexy-bing-app-for-ipad-11/</link>
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		<title>Libra for Android helps you track your weight using The Hacker&#8217;s Diet system</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m getting fat; that&#8217;s what you see on the screenshot to the right &#8212; my gradual move from chubby to portly. But never mind the numbers, look at the pretty graph! If you&#8217;ve ever read The Hacker&#8217;s Diet, this graph should be instantly recognizable. Each point shows the weight for a given day, while the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://computertechtips.info/2012/libra-for-android-helps-you-track-your-weight-using-the-hackers-diet-system-12/</link>
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		<title>Keeping Your Devices Charged is in the Bag</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Device Charging Business Case from Hammacher Schlemmer has a 6,000 mAh battery inside to keep your mobile devices charged.Â  The bag has four zippered compartments with storage that includes a dedicated iPad pocket, a padded sleeve that protects a laptop (up to 15&#8243;), and eight pockets to hold other small devices, papers, and files.Â  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://computertechtips.info/2012/keeping-your-devices-charged-is-in-the-bag/</link>
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		<title>Lightswitch Cover + Magnets = Genius!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[NeoCover is a creation of designer Jake Frey that pairs rare-earth neodymium magnets with a light switch cover to create a super-strong solution to misplaced keys. Â His website runs through a variety of uses for the pairing including holding a dog leash, Maglite, 27 keys, and&#8211;as a testment to its strength&#8211; a hammer. Â The magnets [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://computertechtips.info/2012/lightswitch-cover-magnets-genius/</link>
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		<title>AT&amp;T begins refarming 2G spectrum in New York City</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As mobile operators continue to move toward the promised land known as &#8220;the future,&#8221; it grows ever more important for them to make some room for it. AT&#38;T announced today that it has started the process of refarming its 2G 1900MHz spectrum in New York City, which should alleviate some of the growing demand on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://computertechtips.info/2012/att-begins-refarming-2g-spectrum-in-new-york-city/</link>
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		<title>The Wasteland of Forgotten Phone Numbers on Facebook Is Exposing Your Privacy [Facebook]</title>
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		<link>http://computertechtips.info/2012/the-wasteland-of-forgotten-phone-numbers-on-facebook-is-exposing-your-privacy-facebook/</link>
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		<title>If Apple goes to a 4-inch iPhone, which way would you prefer they get there?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If Apple goes to a 4-inch iPhone, how should they do it?While it seems increasingly likely Apple will be going with a bigger, close to 4-inch iPhone 5 screen, Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheIphoneBlog/~3/_ETw-wInu_A/story01.htm (mt) Media Temple, Inc YouSendIt RADISYS]]></description>
		<link>http://computertechtips.info/2012/if-apple-goes-to-a-4-inch-iphone-which-way-would-you-prefer-they-get-there/</link>
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		<title>Mozilla Messaging reintegrates with Labs, unifies focus on Web-based communication</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mozilla Messaging, citing Mozilla&#8217;s increased focus on Web-borne communications, will be reintegrating with Mozilla Labs. The Messaging subsidiary was formed in 2008 to focus on Thunderbird, but given Mozilla Labs&#8217; current focus on identity and contact management, it now makes sense for the groups to be merged. Thunderbird will be unaffected by the change &#8212; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://computertechtips.info/2012/mozilla-messaging-reintegrates-with-labs-unifies-focus-on-web-based-communication-8/</link>
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		<title>IE9 and Firefox 4 post top marks in Web browser power use comparison</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Over on the Internet Explorer Blog, Microsoft has posted results from an extensive comparison of the top five Web browsers. The goal: to determine whether Internet Explorer 9, Firefox 4, Chrome 10, Safari 5, or Opera 11 is able to squeeze the most life out of your laptop&#8217;s battery. A baseline was determined with test [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://computertechtips.info/2012/ie9-and-firefox-4-post-top-marks-in-web-browser-power-use-comparison-9/</link>
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		<title>Facebook Testing New Profile Look You Might Hate (Again!) [Facebook]</title>
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		<link>http://computertechtips.info/2012/facebook-testing-new-profile-look-you-might-hate-again-facebook/</link>
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		<title>How Secure is My Password lets you know just that</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve all heard it before; you need to select a lengthy password, one that&#8217;s hard to guess. Not a dictionary word. And it has to have some capital letters in it too, and some digits, and a symbol or two won&#8217;t hurt either. That&#8217;s a handy set of rules to keep in mind, but How [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://computertechtips.info/2012/how-secure-is-my-password-lets-you-know-just-that-7/</link>
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		<title>USBFever 2 in 1 OTG and USB 4GB Flash Drive</title>
		<description><![CDATA[USB On The Go (OTG) is fantastic when you need additional storage or need to transfer files to or from your smartphone or tablet.Â Â One of the things you often need is some sort of converter cable to go from USB to Mini-USB to Micro-USB. Â USB FeverÂ removes at least one of those cables you might need [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://computertechtips.info/2012/usbfever-2-in-1-otg-and-usb-4gb-flash-drive/</link>
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		<title>Scientists develop rewritable digital storage built into DNA; biological binary exists</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve seen DNA flirt with computing and storage before, but a biological system that can record digital data? That&#8217;s something different. Stanford researchers used natural enzymes to create rewritable data storage built directly into living cells&#8217; DNA. The enzymes can flip DNA sequences back and forth, enabling a programmable, binary-like system where the DNA section [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://computertechtips.info/2012/scientists-develop-rewritable-digital-storage-built-into-dna-biological-binary-exists/</link>
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		<title>Add playback hotkeys to Amazon Cloud Player with a Chrome extension</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sure, Amazon&#8217;s Cloud Player works &#8212; as long as you&#8217;re in the U.S. or willing to do some tinkering &#8212; but it&#8217;s fairly simplistic at the moment. There are plenty of features missing which we&#8217;d like to see added &#8212; but since Cloud Player is a Web app we don&#8217;t have to wait for Amazon! [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://computertechtips.info/2012/add-playback-hotkeys-to-amazon-cloud-player-with-a-chrome-extension-7/</link>
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		<title>You Can Pre-Order an Unlocked Samsung Galaxy S III for $800&#8212;But Should You? [Samsung]</title>
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		<link>http://computertechtips.info/2012/you-can-pre-order-an-unlocked-samsung-galaxy-s-iii-for-800but-should-you-samsung/</link>
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		<title>Amazon Appstore&#8217;s Test Drive try before you buy feature now available on Android phones</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When Amazon&#8217;s Appstore initially appeared on the Android scene last year, one of its most innovative features was a Test Drive virtual machine that let users try out apps for free from their desktop, and now that technology has come back to the handset. In the newest update pushed today and pictured above, release-2.6.53 adds [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://computertechtips.info/2012/amazon-appstores-test-drive-try-before-you-buy-feature-now-available-on-android-phones/</link>
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		<title>Panasonic launches 12-35mm Micro Four Thirds lens with constant f/2.8 aperture</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As powerful as they&#8217;ve become, Mirrorless camera systems can&#8217;t match the versatility of a full-size DSLR. One key component we haven&#8217;t seen is a constant-aperture lens, offering a consistent large aperture size throughout the zoom range. That changed today. Panasonic&#8217;s new Lumix G X Vario 12-35mm optic packs one incredible advantage over its compact competitors [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://computertechtips.info/2012/panasonic-launches-12-35mm-micro-four-thirds-lens-with-constant-f2-8-aperture/</link>
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		<title>Google holds back on open-sourcing Honeycomb, heralds massive shift for Android</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Google, in an interesting but not entirely unexpected twist, will not be open-sourcing Android 3.0 Honeycomb for the foreseeable future. Historically, Android is usually open-sourced via the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) a few days or weeks after the code is finalized. While this departure from the norm won&#8217;t affect OEMs like HTC and Motorola [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://computertechtips.info/2012/google-holds-back-on-open-sourcing-honeycomb-heralds-massive-shift-for-android-12/</link>
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		<title>This Beat Up Old Claw Machine Will Charm and Delight You [Video]</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve all experienced first hand the joy of claw games. But is a machine still wonderful when it is worn and weary? Yes, yes it is. More&#160;&#187; Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/Iev33jyLTDo/this-beat-up-old-claw-machine-will-charm-and-delight-you AMPHENOL Ashton Kutcher Direct Communications]]></description>
		<link>http://computertechtips.info/2012/this-beat-up-old-claw-machine-will-charm-and-delight-you-video/</link>
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		<title>Microsoft files antitrust complaint against Google in Europe, showdown imminent</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Microsoft, citing Google&#8217;s tyrannical 95% share of the European search market, has lodged a formal complaint with the European Commission. It&#8217;s not like Microsoft is breaking any ground here &#8212; the European Commission has been investigating Google&#8217;s alleged violation of European competition law since November 2010 &#8212; but there&#8217;s no doubt that the addition of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://computertechtips.info/2012/microsoft-files-antitrust-complaint-against-google-in-europe-showdown-imminent-9/</link>
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		<title>Apple orders iCab iOS browser to cripple JavaScript modules</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The developer of iCab Mobile, a feature-rich alternative to the Safari Web browser on iPad and iPhone, has been ordered by Apple to remove its ability to download and install JavaScript modules. Presumably it&#8217;s not the fact that iCab can execute JavaScript that&#8217;s causing Apple to apoplectically puff and splutter, but rather its ability to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://computertechtips.info/2012/apple-orders-icab-ios-browser-to-cripple-javascript-modules-6/</link>
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		<title>Android Central weekly photo contest: Street scenes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The best part about having a good camera on your phone is that you&#039;ll always have a way to snap pictures in your pocket. Our phone cameras will never be a good as expensive photo equipment, but who really carriers their DSLR camera around their neck everywhere they go? Thinking along those lines, this week&#039;s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://computertechtips.info/2012/android-central-weekly-photo-contest-street-scenes/</link>
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		<title>Jailbreak iOS 4.3.1 on OS X or Windows with PwnageTool or Sn0wbreeze</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A jailbreak of iOS 4.3.1 is now possible with both PwnageTool on Mac, and Sn0wbreeze on Windows. RedmondPie &#8212; who else? &#8212; has some handy guides that you can follow for all iOS 4.3.1 devices on Windows, for iPhone 4 on OS X, iPad 1 on OS X, iPhone 3GS on OS X, and iPod [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://computertechtips.info/2012/jailbreak-ios-4-3-1-on-os-x-or-windows-with-pwnagetool-or-sn0wbreeze-10/</link>
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		<title>When is the iPhone 5 coming out?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The release date for when the iPhone 5 comes out is the most frequent question we&#8217;re being asked these days. Apple, of course, hasn&#8217;t even announced a next generation iPhone yet, much less the release date. If we use past behavior as the best indicator of future behavior, and mix in some of the information [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://computertechtips.info/2012/when-is-the-iphone-5-coming-out/</link>
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		<title>Mark Zuckerberg Should Have Worn This Executive Pinstripe Suit Hoodie to His Wedding [Fashion]</title>
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		<title>New software uses facial recognition to defend against prying eyes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Having the right programs and hardware to keep the information on your display safe from prying eyes is never a bad idea, and new software from Oculis Labs offers a very interesting take on how to do just that. It&#8217;s called PrivateEye, and it utilizes facial recognition to automatically pixelate the contents of your display [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://computertechtips.info/2012/new-software-uses-facial-recognition-to-defend-against-prying-eyes-6/</link>
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		<title>Why Real Men Eat Red Meat [Health]</title>
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		<title>How would you change Native Instruments&#8217; Maschine Mikro?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Native Instruments&#8216; gear is a must-have for those in the beat making world. We put the cheaper, dinkier Maschine Mikro through its paces and found that while we loved the portability, we weren&#8217;t so hot on the lack of MIDI ports and absence of knobs for twiddlin&#8217;. That said, we weren&#8217;t able to hate on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://computertechtips.info/2012/how-would-you-change-native-instruments-maschine-mikro/</link>
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		<title>100 Ideas That Changed Graphic Design [Design]</title>
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		<title>Microsoft Sets Sail With Russian Pirate Hunters</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today in international tech news: Microsoft backs Russian startup &#8220;Pirate Pay,&#8221; which claims it can track and thwart illicit downloads around the globe. Elsewhere, Renren, China&#8217;s Facebook equivalent, releases a lackluster earnings report, while Baidu, China&#8217;s Google equivalent, enters the smartphone market &#8212; and taps into the void left by the country&#8217;s block of Google [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://computertechtips.info/2012/microsoft-sets-sail-with-russian-pirate-hunters/</link>
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		<title>Organize Your Travel Papers with the Bellroy Travel Wallet</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Bellroy, a company that specializes in Better Ways to Carry, have developed a Travel Wallet that&#8217;s small enough to fit in your pocket.Â  The Travel Wallet is made of midnight or cocoa leather, and it has multiple pockets to organize your tickets, cards, and passport.Â  (Doesn&#8217;t hold the double-thickness passports, only standard ones.)Â  It holds [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://computertechtips.info/2012/organize-your-travel-papers-with-the-bellroy-travel-wallet/</link>
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		<title>Google demands veto on OEM Android changes, stretches definition of &#8216;open source&#8217;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Google, according to reports from &#8220;a dozen executives working at key companies in the Android ecosystem&#8221; is finally locking down the open source and easily-fragmented Android operating system. As it currently stands, Google hands over the &#8216;final&#8217; code for each version of Android, and OEMs and developers then spend some time customizing the OS to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://computertechtips.info/2012/google-demands-veto-on-oem-android-changes-stretches-definition-of-open-source-8/</link>
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		<title>Burrito Bison is a simple game for gummy bear lovers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Burrito Bison is a pretty simple game, but if you&#8217;re into gummy bears you might find it addictive. As you may have guessed from the name, you&#8217;re a bison (not a burrito, though). In the course of your day-to-day grocery shopping, you&#8217;re abducted into a bag of gummy bears, and must now fend for yourself. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://computertechtips.info/2012/burrito-bison-is-a-simple-game-for-gummy-bear-lovers-8/</link>
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		<title>Get free MLB.tv access during April with MLB.com At Bat app</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re a baseball fanatic, the MLB At Bat app is a must-have. It&#8217;s packed with live updates, scores, stats, news, and videos &#8212; and right now there&#8217;s another great reason to pick up At Bat. Pony up for At Bat and you&#8217;ll get to enjoy MLB.tv free for the entire month of April. The [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://computertechtips.info/2012/get-free-mlb-tv-access-during-april-with-mlb-com-at-bat-app-15/</link>
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		<title>Gladinet maps Amazon Cloud Drive to your Windows desktop</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Amazon&#8217;s recently-introduced Cloud Drive is a great place to store your files online. It offers 5 gigs of totally free space, and U.S. users also get access to the handy Cloud Player app (for Web and Android!) which streams music you upload to your Cloud Drive. The service could be a little easier to use, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://computertechtips.info/2012/gladinet-maps-amazon-cloud-drive-to-your-windows-desktop-9/</link>
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		<title>VMware adds Mozy to its cloud and virtualization empire</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mozy is one of the most popular cloud backup services around, with more than one million users storing around 70 petabytes of data. Its popularity apparently put it on the acquisition radar of VMware &#8212; which has now made Mozy part of its virtualization empire. VMware&#8217;s official blog post makes it clear that the company [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://computertechtips.info/2012/vmware-adds-mozy-to-its-cloud-and-virtualization-empire-12/</link>
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		<title>ZTE confirms the Score M has a backdoor, hopes to patch up soon</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Who knew that owning a ZTE Score M would mean living life on the edge? ZTE has confirmed that the MetroPCS phone has a backdoor vulnerability which could let a less-than-scrupulous hacker get root-level control over the Android 2.3 phone &#8212; and because it&#8217;s a unique app baked into the firmware, the login credentials won&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://computertechtips.info/2012/zte-confirms-the-score-m-has-a-backdoor-hopes-to-patch-up-soon/</link>
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		<title>FCC Fridays: May 18, 2012</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We here at Engadget tend to spend a lot of way too much time poring over the latest FCC filings, be it on the net or directly on the ol&#8217; Federal Communications Commission&#8217;s site. Since we couldn&#8217;t possibly (want to) cover all the stuff that goes down there individually, we&#8217;ve gathered up an exhaustive listing [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://computertechtips.info/2012/fcc-fridays-may-18-2012/</link>
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