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Google Docs editing en route to iOS, Hulu Plus now available for $7.99/month

Tech giant Google on Wednesday introduced a new mobile editor for its Google Docs productivity service, while Hulu Plus officially launched with a monthly rate of US$7.99, US$2 less than it charged during its “preview” phase. Per AppleInsider, users of Google Docs will be able to access the service on their iPhone, iPad or iPod […]

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Apple releases long-awaited Mac OS X 10.6.5 update

After months of beta versions and development, Apple has released its Mac OS X 10.6.5 update for its Mac OS X 10.6 “Snow Leopard” operating system. The update, which varies in size depending on your presently installed version of the operating system, personally weighed in at over a 500 megabyte download. The update offers the […]

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iTunes News

Apple Purchases Lala Streaming Service, Analyst Predicts Steps Towards Mobile iTunes Content

Apple’s purchase of the Lala streaming music service could set up an infrastructure for iTunes content and purchases to be accessed from multiple locations via a Web browser, one analyst has predicted. Per AppleInsider, analyst Maynard J. Um of UBS Investment Research stated in a note that the purchase of Lala supports the idea that […]

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Microsoft Software

Microsoft Launches Bing Preview

Having lost the battle to acquire Yahoo! so many times, Microsoft decided it still needed to get into the search engine business, and this weekend they launched a “preview” of the service. Called “bing“, the service doesn’t look much unlike Google, except for some prettier formatting. Opinions online seem pretty varied so far, as people […]