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Webomatica - Technology and Entertainment Digest I guess Google’s browser-only OS is not for people like me, because I’m scratching my head trying to understand the point.Basically, it’s a web browser that is the OS. Which means throwing out all your desktop apps. Easier said than done, right there. I’d love to lie and say I spend 100% of my time in the browser, but I don (Read More)

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Mashable! According to Google’s vice president of search product and user experience Marissa Meyer, Google is looking to streamline its search experience. Using a jazz metaphor, Meyer explains that customers aren’t happy with the fact that Google’s search interface is too unpredictable (much like jazz, especially if you aren’t into i (Read More)

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CNN Nearly two years into the recession, opinion about which political party is responsible for the severe economic downturn is shifting, according to a new national poll. . (Read More)

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Open Congress : Blog Today, the Senate begins what by all accounts will be a lengthy and contentious debate of their health care reform legislation. Unlike the House, whose health care bill was brought to the floor and approved on the same day, the Senate is embarking on a month or more of procedural votes and controversial amendments on all so (Read More)

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mashable Earlier today, Google revealed new details about Google Chrome OS, the search giant’s attempt to redefine the operating system and push society and technology even farther onto the web. We’re here live at the Google Chrome OS press conference, and from what we’re hearing and seeing, this thing is different than any other o (Read More)

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Official Google Mobile Blog At Google, we are committed to giving you a consistent user experience across products and devices, and we really value the feedback you've given us about Google News for mobile. Today we're excited to announce a completely new Google News offering for iPhone, Android, and Palm Pre users. (We already offer a mobile-optimize (Read More)

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Lifehacker Firefox only: If your bookmarks bar has gotten out of control with dead links, duplicates, and empty folders, Firefox extension CheckPlaces will check all your bookmarks and even clean them up for you, automatically deleting anything unnecessary.The extension is extremely configurable, so you can choose what you want it to (Read More)

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Newsvine - politics Seven different indicators suggest that 2010 will be a very tough year for the Obama Administration. (Read More)

3 days ago

Lifehacker Windows only: Portable browser backup utility FavBackup updates with loads of changes, including single-file backups, multiple profile support, and a new Ribbon interface.Using the utility, which we've mentioned before, is extremely simple—just unzip and launch the application, select your browser and profile, and run throu (Read More)

4 days ago

Submitted by Stonyeagle from Google Reader: If you liked using the earlier releases of FavBackup, then you will certainly be pleased with the additional features that have been added. Join us as we take a closer look at the newest version.See our earlier review of FavBackup here.Browsers supported in this release: Internet Explorer (6 – 8), Mozilla Firefox (2 – 3.6), (Read More)

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