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10/28/09 8:00pm Computing, Mobile Google Maps GPS-like navigation announced for Android 2.0, Google officially unveils Music Search, UK government says pirates will be forced offline
Google has announced the features of its Google Maps service for Android 2.0 cell phones. 3D views and turn-by-turn directions are… dig deeper
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10/07/09 8:00pm Computing, Mobile Dell selling Android phone on AT&T in 2010, MySpace network on Facebook hacked, Microsoft might make 128-bit versions of Windows 8 & 9
Sources told the Wall Street Journal that Dell plans to launch a Google Android smartphone on AT&T as early as the first quarter… dig deeper
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08/17/09 2:50pm Computing MySpace to acquire iLike music recommendation service
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08/04/09 1:51pm Computing U.S. Marine Corps bans Facebook, Twitter, and MySpace
Wired: http://bit.ly/XAuTy dig deeper
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07/22/09 12:45pm Computing MySpace releasing MySpace Mail on Thursday
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07/07/09 1:55pm Computing Watch the Michael Jackson memorial service online right now
Michael Jackson's memorial service is streaming all over the web right now. Here's a quick list of places to watch. dig deeper
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06/23/09 11:31am Computing MySpace lays off another 300 international staff, plans to close at least 4 overseas offices
The restructuring follows a recent round of 400 layoffs in the U.S. in a bid to save the ailing social network. dig deeper
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06/16/09 4:05pm Computing MySpace layoffs top 30 percent of staff
CEO Own Van Natta tells the troops the company will see a "return to start-up culture." dig deeper
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06/09/09 5:52pm Computing Facebook Usernames page to give everyone vanity URLs on June 13th
Facebook Blog: http://bit.ly/fhmo7 dig deeper
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06/09/09 1:44pm Computing Facebook traffic increased 8% in May, Twitter only 1%
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05/19/09 12:30pm Computing Myspace user growth stalls, page views in sharp decline
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04/29/09 5:21pm Computing Most new Twitter users give up within a month, Nielsen study finds
The study might not be completely accurate because it doesn't account for Twitterers who use third party apps and sites, but if it is accurate, Nielsen claims that Twitter is unlikely to meet its goals. dig deeper
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