We saw innovations in real-time search, streaming video, and an operating system for the cloud.



The Year Online

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It hopes the operating system will entice companies to use cloud computing technologies.



IBM Backs an OS for the 'Private Cloud'

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Windows got less annoying. Smartphones became smarter. The Internet continued to change entertainment for the better. All in all, it was a good year for technology and the folks who use it.

2009: The Year in Tech

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Google will host an Android press gathering at its global HQ on January 5th. Will the company be announcing a Google-branded phone?

Get Ready for the Google Phone Launch

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Norton Powers Up, Stays Slim

Norton Internet Security 2010 excels in almost every area, including its formerly weak antispam protection and parental controls. It's our Editors' Choice security suite for 2010.

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Microsoft Bing

We still love Google, but Bing changed the game from "ten blue links" by adding lots of helpful information-finding tools.

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Google Chrome 3

Google's browser has really come a long way: Its most recent version takes JavaScript speed to a new level and adds themes for customizing its look.

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Internet Radio Done Right

Slacker's interface overhaul, which included more robust customization controls, cemented its status as a top-tier Internet radio site.

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Hulu Hits Your PC's Desktop

Hulu became a prominent part of the Web in 2009, and with Hulu Desktop you can organize and watch all your favorite content from the site right on your PC.

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Powerful Photo Editing for Non-Pros

You can't beat Photoshop Elements 8 when it comes to everyday photo-editing functionality.

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Skype 4.0

Skype's new interface is the most intuitive out there, for voice or video calling. The new, efficient Silk audio codec produces class-leading sound and makes this our video-calling Editors' Choice.

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There is an excellent service provided free at Gibson Research Corporation call 'Shields Up!' that I recommend.

Just about every attack on computer systems are through open ports, ShieldsUP! has performed 85,711,708 system tests and is the Internet's quickest, most popular, reliable and trusted, free Internet security checkup and information service. And now in its Port Authority Edition, it's also the most powerful and complete.Check your system here, and begin learning about using the Internet safely.

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Experiments in mice show that the brain's ability to adapt might not disappear with age.

Transplanting fetal neurons into the brains of young mice opens a new window on neural plasticity, or flexibility in the brain's neural circuits. The research, published today in the journal Science, suggests that the brain's ability to radically adapt to new situations might not be permanently lost in youth, and helps to pinpoint the factors needed to reintroduce this plasticity.

Implanted Neurons Let the Brain Rewire Itself Again

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The world's first super light electric folding bike.

Click here: YikeBike - The world's first super light electric folding bike. | Urban Freedom

Top 10 reasons why the YikeBike is safer than a normal bike

Posted on February 26th, 2010 by grant

It is generally accepted that bicycles are safe enough to use on the road so our focus was to make a vehicle that is safer than the normal bike. Here are 10 reasons why the YikeBike is safer than a normal bike:

Better visiblity in traffic - the YikeBike's lights are on all the time and are visible from every angle and the rider is in a more upright position, meaning it is easier to see and be seen in traffic

Anti-skid brakes - not only is the braking better because you can't skid but there are no brake pads and cables that require maintenance

Speed limited - speed is another key factor in serious bicycle accidents and the YikeBike is limited to less than 25km/h

Built-in indicators - no need to take hands off handle bars and people from all angles can see you indicating

Better acceleration - it is not until you ride a YikeBike that you realise how much safer it feels having great acceleration. If something is coming towards you it is easy to turn the power on and get out of the way

Built-in brake lights - others on the road know when you are stopping

No handle bars to get in the way in the event of a fast stop (see previous blog post)

Built-in lights - no risk of having your lights or batteries fail at night time

Safer for other road users - because the YikeBike is speed limited and only weighs 10 kg it is much less of a danger to other road users in a collision

It has a distinctive noise - pedestrians and other cyclist can hear you coming (but much quieter than a motor bike)

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At long last, Google brings the ability to speak your map search into Symbian S60 and Windows Mobile phones.

Originally posted at The Download Blog

Voice search comes to Google Maps for Symbian, Windows phones

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In a commencement speech at Virginia's Hampton University, the president offers that gadgets turn information into a distraction. He also says he doesn't know how to use an iPod, iPad, Xbox, or PlayStation.

It's hard not to sympathize with his sentiment. Instant access to instantly concocted information does put additional pressure on everyone's critical faculties. Yet it also allows people better access to opposing points of view, to opportunities of verification, to asking their fellow humans for help and guidance.

Naturally, it's up to humans to choose to use gadgets that way. It's up to humans to want to be more empowered, more emancipated, more entertained by the notion of self- and world-betterment.

Originally posted at Technically Incorrect

Obama: iPod, iPad don't empower

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Considering all the negative press lately about Facebook's security and privacy policies, this was not a good time for a phishing scam to wind up in the inboxes of investor Jim Breyer's Facebook friends.

Originally posted at The Social

Facebook phishing scam snares company board member

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