Microsoft investigating B(lack)SODs after Windows patches (Ars Technica)

Microsoft's latest Patch Tuesday has resulted in some PCs locking up and displaying a Black Screen of Death (BSOD).

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Microsoft: Azure to go live in January, for pay in February (Ars Technica)

The Azure platform will have its first paying customers in February 2010, marking Microsoft's entry into the commercial cloud computing market.

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Apple (finally) coming to Philly (Metro)

After years of rumors and wishful thinking, fans of Apple products will soon get one of the trademark, futuristic all-glass exterior shops in Center City.

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SPDY: Google wants to speed up the web by ditching HTTP (Ars Technica)

Google isn't content with providing us with fast search and a fast browser: we need a faster protocol between servers and browsers. The search giant would like us to start forgetting about HTTP:// and learn to love SPDY://. Ars Technica takes a look at the proposal as well as its strengths and weaknesses.

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P2P users may be music industry's best friend after all (Ars Technica)

A new study suggests that P2P users still buy plenty of music—and that "unofficial" sources of music might actually encourage more purchases.

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Google Forces Web Standards Issue Using Sexy Buttons (TechCrunch)

Google made a very minor but significant change to their search homepage earlier this week. A few Chrome and Safari users may have noticed that the search buttons now have a certain zing to them, a new and pretty look, with slightly rounded corners, a border around them and a cool looking gradient.

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