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Facebook blocked in Iran ahead of elections

Online tools are a popular way for the country's young voters to promote candidates

Report: Microsoft sets specs for netbook-only Windows 7

Tells OEMs to shrink screens, lower power consumption

Google’s days are numbered, or are they?

IBM expands presence in Vietnam

The company opened a new innovation center and announced research pacts with universities in the country

Review: BlueAnt Q1 headset adds another voice to your calls

If you have problems figuring out the buttons on Bluetooth headsets, the Q1 could make things easier

‘Chinese Wikipedia’ offers social networking too

Users can also join fan groups and chat on China's biggest online encyclopedia

NASA readies for a return to the moon

Lunar satellites set for June launch to study landing sites, resources for human mission

Microsoft calls off EU antitrust hearing over IE

Blames inflexible EU agency, scheduling conflict, as it cancels June defense

Amazon S3 lets customers ship big data

With a new service, Amazon’s customers can ship hard drives full of data faster than they could transfer it over broadband

Microsoft won’t let Windows Marketplace users share apps after all

It plans to use its Live ID authentication system to prevent piracy