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Google may strip ‘beta’ tag from some apps

The label makes some businesses reluctant to pay for the services, a Gartner analyst said

Google tests scripting feature for online apps

About 1,000 companies will be selected to try it out in the coming weeks

Show sidesteps slump, swine flu on Android hopes

Many people are coming to Computex to see Android netbooks and will likely find a whole lot more in small devices

Apple’s back-to-school deal repeats iPod Touch rebates

Company refunds up to $229 for its answer to netbooks

Time Warner ditches troubled AOL unit

Time Warner had been mulling whether to spin off AOL for years

BlackBerry SurePress Technology Here to Stay

HPC startup SiCortex reportedly closes its doors

Loss of venture funding reportedly dooms maker of energy-efficient clusters

HP plans to outsource European server production

It also confirmed plans to lay off around 5,700 of its 80,000 employees in Europe, the Middle East and Africa by 2011

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Microsoft picks Bing as name for new search engine

Ballmer reveals next iteration of Live Search at the D7 conference