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            <title>Apple: 100,000 apps, 50 million handsets, 2 billion downloads</title>
            <link>http://www.thetechherald.com/article.php/200945/4729/Apple-100-000-apps-50-million-handsets-2-billion-downloads</link>
            <description><![CDATA[While there’s no denying the popularity of the trend-setting iPhone and iPod Touch handsets, Cupertino-based manufacturer Apple Inc. is always keen to underscore that success with a burst of glowing performance figures.]]></description>
            <author>Stevie Smith</author>
            <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>Mozilla unveils v3.6 beta of its Firefox browser</title>
            <link>http://www.thetechherald.com/article.php/200945/4715/Mozilla-unveils-v3-6-beta-of-its-Firefox-browser</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Testing the waters before an official launch at the end of 2009, open-source software specialist Mozilla Corp. has rolled out the initial beta version of its incoming Firefox v3.6 platform update.]]></description>
            <author>Stevie Smith</author>
            <pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>New 'Get a Mac' ads attempt to undermine Windows 7</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The ceaseless game of televised shin kicking between Apple and Microsoft continues this week after Apple marked the launch of Microsoft’s Windows 7 operating system by unleashing a trio of new ‘Get a Mac’ commercials.]]></description>
            <author>Stevie Smith</author>
            <pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>Kindle not needed as Amazon offers PC-based reading</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[If you like the idea of Amazon’s Kindle electronic book reader but you’re not particularly mobile, don’t like the $259 USD price tag, and are actually looking to hop onboard the eBook bandwagon from the comfort of home, then Amazon has just what you need.]]></description>
            <author>Stevie Smith</author>
            <pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>IBM offers business users Windows 7 desktop alternative</title>
            <link>http://www.thetechherald.com/article.php/200943/4666/IBM-offers-business-users-Windows-7-desktop-alternative</link>
            <description><![CDATA[While Microsoft might be hogging all the headlines today as it finally launches its Windows 7 operating system (OS), professional balance requires that we here at The Tech Herald direct our readers to a similarly fresh-faced alternative being offered up by technology giant IBM.]]></description>
            <author>Stevie Smith</author>
            <pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>Windows 7 arrives as massive improvement over Vista</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[American software behemoth Microsoft Corp. has today unleashed its new Windows 7 operating system (OS). But, despite impressive critical reviews from industry experts, will the revamped platform find traction amongst those PC users stung by the deficiencies of Windows Vista.]]></description>
            <author>Stevie Smith</author>
            <pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>Windows 7 and Microsoft Store to arrive together this Thursday?</title>
            <link>http://www.thetechherald.com/article.php/200943/4641/Windows-7-and-Microsoft-Store-to-arrive-together-this-Thursday</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Given that Microsoft’s new Windows 7 computer operating system (OS) is set to officially launch this coming Thursday, October 22, it’s perhaps no surprise to learn that Microsoft could be looking to maximise media coverage by opening the doors of its first walk-in retail store on the same day.]]></description>
            <author>Stevie Smith</author>
            <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>Apple reportedly preparing FM radio app for iPhone</title>
            <link>http://www.thetechherald.com/article.php/200942/4618/Apple-reportedly-preparing-FM-radio-app-for-iPhone</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Happy with your versatile iPhone and all its multimedia goodness but wish the sassy little touch-screen device had the ability to play archaic radio? No, we couldn’t care less either… but apparently Apple is preparing a first-party software application (app) that will deliver just that.]]></description>
            <author>Stevie Smith</author>
            <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>Snow Leopard bug waxes user data</title>
            <link>http://www.thetechherald.com/article.php/200942/4601/Snow-Leopard-bug-waxes-user-data</link>
            <description><![CDATA[There is some talk on the Apple forums that a bug in Snow Leopard is behind the loss of all data in a user’s account if they access a Guest account. More to the point, if one logs into a Guest account, logs out, and then accesses their normal account, their information is toast. 

One accounting of the issue, offered by Macintosh user Daniel, is here. According to Daniel’s report, he accidently accessed the Guest account on his Snow Leopard installation.]]></description>
            <author>Steve Ragan</author>
            <pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>'Blackra1n' hack pelts Apple's iPhone operating system</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The ongoing battle between Apple Inc. and persistent iPhone jail-breakers continues this week after the hacking community offered up a fresh volley of smartphone freedom in the shape of the newly unleashed ‘Blackra1n’ solution.]]></description>
            <author>Stevie Smith</author>
            <pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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