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Wildly successful iPhone App Store hits its first year

Its achievement has led to similar stores by its rivals

How many Twitter followers does it take to get a job?

Outlook separation anxiety holds back Google Apps

User attachment to the Microsoft e-mail client forced Google to build an Outlook sync tool for Apps

Chrome, Android have different jobs, Google says

Android has features unique to running mobile devices, and one doesn't replace the other, a Google mobile executive says

Text message scammers quietly prey on regional banks

Korea DDOS virus mission shifts to destroying, erasing data

The virus has been programmed to turn on its host PCs and destroy data on Friday

Fourth State Department worker pleads to passport snooping

A Washington, D.C., man pleads guilty to unauthorized computer access

Emulex rejects Broadcom’s $925M revised buyout offer

Broadcom promptly walks away from any deal

Resellers reveal Windows 7 Family Pack price

$150 for three-license pack will save buyers $210

Google Chrome OS: Five Big Obstacles in the Windows War