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3 Reasons why Google’s Chrome OS will fail

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With the announcement of the Chromebook from Google, tech analysts, investors and consumers are watching closely to see if Google is more than a two trick pony. Google isn’t the only company betting big on the cloud either - Apple, Microsoft and Amazon have all made big moves into the cloud.
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Apple to dare Nintendo, Sony by giving Phone 5 the latest mobile graphics architecture

There is apparently more evidence that Apple is prepared to dare the likes of Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo and vie for the gaming pie. The warrior is iPhone 5 and the arsenal include the A5 processor with a dual-core graphics core and the most powerful mobile graphics processing architecture built to date. New rumors that float around suggest the iPhone will have strong gaming capabilities supported by multi-core A5 processor and Imagination Technologies’ PowerVR Series6 mobile graphics process...
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Xbox 720: Xbox 360 successor soon

If rumors can be believed Microsoft will announce Xbox 720 at E3 2012. An industry source at Crytek was quoted by Videogamer.com, who revealed that Microsoft wants to make its new console announcement ahead of rival Sony and will do so in the next 12 months and 'likely' at next year's E3.
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Apple iCloud vs. Existing players: Meet the top 5 rivals

There are a few existing online storage and data syncing services that are providing online file storage, and the necessary tools and apps to keep everything synced. But because of the entry of Apple iCloud into their territory, they may have cause for concern.

Bill Gates' announcement: Mark Zuckerberg is engaged

Our own Facebook founder is engaged! If you come across this news in any of the online gossip sites you glance at while browsing the net, you'd probably cast that aside. But what if the source of that information is someone like Microsoft founder Bill Gates?
A character from the video game "Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine" developed by Relic Entertainment and published by THQ poses during the Electronic Entertainment Expo or E3 in Los Angeles

What's new and what's re-mastered at the E3

E3 has taken the week by storm with developers all around the world showcasing their latest projects and announcing the dates of release. Many have showcased upcoming games while others have talked about sequels to their already famed projects. Gaming heavy-weights like Microsoft, Nintendo, Ubisoft and Sony came to the fore-front to display games that kept the attendees on their feet and searching for more.
Ireland's Sir Bob Geldof shakes hands with Microsoft chairman Bill Gates of the U.S. at the Live 8 concert in Hyde Park in London

Hackers launch fake Microsoft security updates

England based security developer and vendor Sophos, in a statement, said that a fake anti-virus, which is a replica of Microsoft’s security update, tricks the user into installing malicious software.
 Wii U Release Date 2012: Email Leaks Launch, Why November Is An Important Month For Gaming

What you need to know about Wii U

Video game maker Nintendo unveiled its new Wii U this week, again focusing its innovations on the way gamers interact with games as it vies to maintain its lead on Sony and Microsoft.
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Microsoft Update replica is virus: Sophos

The virus Microsoft Update pops up only when users are using Mozilla Firefox on Windows and the users familiar with Microsoft Updates would know that they only happen on Internet Explorer.

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