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Firefox 8 Upgrade: Mostly Ho Hum

Mozilla keeps cranking out new versions of its browser. Firefox 8 won't knock your socks off, but it has a few new features that make it worth the upgrade.

Google+ Pages: 5 Things You Need to Know Before Signing Up

Business and brands are flocking to Google+ after the announcement of Google+ Pages. Here's what you and your business should know about the new feature, and how to remedy problems you may have already encountered.

Google+ Brand Pages Open for Business, But Will Users Come?

Google+ opens the doors to businesses and adds a new search feature that makes it easier to find brand pages. But as Google's new social network expands its product offering, will it be enough to win back users who have already left?

Google Search Just Got Fresher and Faster

Need an instant jolt of information? 'Google has added a new feature that updates its index of the Web faster than ever, and will speed up more than one-third of all searches

The Future of Human Computer Interfaces

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The Future of Human Computer Interfaces

Researchers at the MIT Media Lab's Fluid Interfaces Group are prototyping new, novel and more natural ways for people to interact with computers and access and store information. Their innovations have been designed to improve and enrich our per

The Future of Productivity, According to Microsoft

A Microsoft concept video offers a compelling vision of the future of productivity, but is it just a fantasy? And why isn't anybody having fun?

Dropbox for Teams Adds Another Tool to Your Collaboration Toolkit

Online Privacy: How to Block Google Ads and Adjust Your Settings

Google announced updates to its ad platform that provide users with more transparency. Here's what you need to know, plus an in-depth look at how to best manage your preferences to improve privacy.

First-Gen Design of Top Websites and Gadgets

What did YouTube look like in 2005? How ugly was the first BlackBerry pager in 1999? Remember Amazon.com when it just sold books? Even the greatest products have awkward beginnings. Let's take a look at your favorite websites and gadgets when th

Five Generic Domain Names and Their Journey Through Time

Remember the go-go days of the 1990s, when dot-com domain names based on ordinary nouns and verbs were snapped up by hopeful companies? Here's a look at five very generic domain names, and where they've been.