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Dell aims bright new netbook at younger students

SEATTLE - Dell Inc., already the largest seller of PCs to schools worldwide, is trying to extend its lead with its first ‘netbook’ designed for young students at a time when adult consumers and businesses have cut back on technology spending.

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New software makes iPhones spreadsheet-friendly

SAN FRANCISCO - US software developer MeLLmo on Tuesday released a free application that turns iPhones into powerful tools for analyzing spreadsheets and reports, enhancing the appeal of Apple mobile devices to businesses.

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US Pokemon lovers to challenge Europe and Japan

FREMONT, California - Siddarth Shanmuga is training to be the strongest PokÚmon of all. The 14-year-old student from the city of Cupertino in Silicon Valley was among ranks of PokÚmon devotees that tested their videogame skills on Saturday in hopes of going on to vie for a world crown.

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Google digging deeper to improve search results

SAN FRANCISCO - Google Inc. is about to add more features to its already dominant Internet search engine _ and some of the changes could give Web surfers less reason to click through to other sites. That scenario might upset the creators of the material highlighted in Google’s results.

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Microsoft says Windows 7 on track for holidays

SEATTLE - Microsoft Corp is on track to release its new Windows 7 operating system in time for the holiday shopping season, an executive said on Monday, confirming talk it is ahead of its own conservative schedule for replacing the unpopular Vista system.

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