Stories by: Network World staff

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    "Unfriend": Oxford's Word of the Year 17/11/2009 12:37:00

    New Oxford American Dictionary has announced the verb "unfriend" as its word of the year, confirming the social networking term's ubiquity.
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    Motorola Droid vs. Apple iPhone 3GS 03/11/2009 15:29:00

    Motorola's new Droid 3G smartphone could have what it takes to grab a chunk of the mobile data market and rival the iPhone's success: Big touchscreen coupled with a sliding Qwerty keyboard, robust Web browser, the improved Android 2.0 operating system, and tight integration with Google services. This slideshow looks at both phones, based on their specifications.
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    Week in smartphones: BlackBerry gets Bolder; Verizon invades iPhone territory 24/10/2009 02:34:00

    Here's a roundup of a wild week in smartphone news. Apple, Nokia, Research in Motion, Verizon, AT&T and others all got in on the action.
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    Husband, wife team arrested for allegedly stealing US$23M from Cisco 16/10/2009 06:20:00

    Federal authorities arrested a husband and wife team for allegedly stealing US$23 million from Cisco in a scheme that had the network giant shipping replacement parts to fake businesses in eight states. The scheme reportedly defrauded Cisco's SMARTnet program. 
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    From Sidekick to Gmail: A short history of cloud computing outages 13/10/2009 05:36:00

    This past week's Microsoft-T-Mobile-Sidekick data loss mess is the latest in a string of high profile cloud computing outages that have grabbed headlines over the past couple of years.
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    Cienna was prepared to pay millions more for Nortel's Metro Ethernet business 09/10/2009 07:08:00

    A  mere five days before Ciena (NASDAQ: CIEN) announced it's deal to purchase Nortel's (NRTLQ.PK) Metro Ethernet Networks business, Ciena was prepared to pay US$10 million in cash more for it.
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    Apple roars past 2 billion app download mark 29/09/2009 01:59:00

    Apple Monday said it has passed 2 billion applications downloaded from its App Store, a number that promises to balloon further as the iPhone likely makes its way onto networks beyond AT&T's in the United States.
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    Google Chrome 3.0 gains zip, style 16/09/2009 07:57:00

    Google Tuesday launched Version 3 of its Chrome Web browser, which keeps the pressure on competing tools by boosting JavaScript performance by 25% vs. the latest stable release.
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    Bill would turn Internet flamers into felons 09/05/2009 02:11:00

    A little-noticed bill re-introduced in Congress last month would make the use of popular electronic communications a felony if "the intent is to coerce, intimidate, harass, or cause substantial emotional distress to a person."
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    Apple iPhoneys: The 4G edition 21/04/2009 14:46:00

    iPhone enthusiasts from around the Web offer their visions for the next-gen iPhone
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    Network World: Imprezzeo's impressive image search engine 07/04/2009 12:09:42

    Searching for an image based on text is frustrating. But Imprezzeo's new search engine technology lets you find what you're looking for based on similar images
 
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