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The federal government has put Google, Microsoft, Apple and other technology companies on notice: Give consumers a way prevent advertisers from tracking their movements across the Web — or face regulation.

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The federal government has put Google, Microsoft, Apple and other technology companies on notice: Give consumers a way prevent advertisers from tracking their movements across the Web — or face regulation.

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Is Google’s share in the search market climbing? Or is Microsoft’s Bing gaining ground against Google? Plus: Apple’s iPad will dominate the tablet market through 2015, according to one forecast.

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Online communities such as Facebook and Twitter are becoming major support hubs for tech companies. Such top tech brands as AT&T, Dell, Hewlett-Packard, and Microsoft are assisting their customers via social media in addition to–and in concert with–traditional support channels such as online chat and phone support.

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The most modern browser there is: Internet Explorer 9 reviewed : Internet Explorer 6 and 7 are awful anachronisms. Internet Explorer 8 is merely adequate. With Internet Explorer 9, Microsoft set out to produce a browser that was best-in-class. And it has succeeded. Silicon Valley Congresswoman: Web seizures trample due process (and break the law) : In an interview with Ars, Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D …

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Nokia, the world’s biggest maker of mobile phones, saw its stock tumble the most in almost 19 months on investor concern that a partnership with Microsoft Corp. won’t be enough in its battle with Google and Apple. Nokia,…

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KCBS Technology Analyst Larry Magid said he’s looking at the near-final version of Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 and likes what he’s seen.

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—Windows Phone 7: Devices built on Microsoft’s latest mobile platform finally go on sale in the U.S. First models out the door, as listed on Microsoft’s own storefront, include HTC’s HD7 on the T-Mobile network; and the HTC Surround and the Samsung Focus, both on AT&T .

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T-Mobile USA, a unit of Deutsche Telekom (DTEGn.DE), said it will support Windows Phone 7 software and plans to reveal details of phones based on the Microsoft Corp software at an event on Oct 11.

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Google is everywhere, yet despite its big Internet footprint, the company has its challenges. On this week’s New York Times Tech Talk podcast, Bettina Edelstein speaks with Claire Cain Miller, a Times technology reporter who covers Google, about the search giant’s relationships with Apple , Facebook and Microsoft .

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Windows Mobile Phones are slackng in performance and sales behind RIM’s BlackBerry line and the dominant Google Android powered devices – but Microsoft isn’t one to give up. The newest in the Windows Mobile phones line is the ‘Windows Phone 7′ which is anticipated later this month. Windows Phone 7 Details read more

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The growing number of game-capable mobile phones will spur growth in the overall gaming market, but Sony’s PS3 and PSP, Nintendo’s Wii and DS, and Microsoft’s Xbox 360, have reached market saturation according to iSuppli.

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A roster of some of the top internet and technology businesses in the world will be on hand for a jobs workshop in Kalispell July 9, held by Sen. Jon Tester. Google, Microsoft and social networking juggernaut Facebook will participate at Flathead Valley Community College offering advice on how to grow jobs through innovation and marketing. Folks in the Flathead have been especially hurt by the …

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