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Today's Technology News: Google expands availability of its free voice mail Metallica debuts finger-tapping app in iPhone Netflix movie streaming coming to PlayStation 3 Internet set for change with non-English addresses Crowded theaters build momentum for 3-D at home Verizon profit falls 30 pct on restructuring costs Google Social Search Unveiled Sans Facebook Nintendo to launch big-screen DSi console: report 2009 PC World 100, Listed by Category Lala.com gets in tune with Facebook gift shop "Deadliest," "Wild" becoming video games First Look: VMware Fusion 3 The PC World 100: Best Products of 2009 Facebook users protest home page changes Stand Up To Cybercrime Qualcomm Opens Subsidiary Focused on Open Source 2009 PC World 100, Listed by Ranking Google expands availability of its free voice mail Mon, 26 Oct 2009 09:02 pm PDT AP - Google Inc. wants to answer your mobile phone calls when you can't or just don't want to talk. Full Story Top Metallica debuts finger-tapping app in iPhone Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:02 pm PDT AP - Headbangers will have a reason to steady their gaze a bit starting Tuesday, when rock band Metallica makes its way onto iPhones with a finger-tapping music app called "Tap Tap Revenge: Metallica." Full Story Top Netflix movie streaming coming to PlayStation 3 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:41 am PDT AP - PlayStation 3 owners will soon be able to stream movies and TV shows from Netflix to their TVs using the gaming console, just as Xbox 360 owners have been able to do for a year. Full Story Top Internet set for change with non-English addresses Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:58 am PDT AP - The Internet is set to undergo one of the biggest changes in its four-decade history with the expected approval this week of international domain names — or addresses — that can be written in languages other than English, an official said Monday. Full Story Top Crowded theaters build momentum for 3-D at home Mon, 26 Oct 2009 06:07 am PDT AP - Fans scrambled to see 3-D movies such as "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs" in theaters this year and new 3-D televisions could soon have home viewers feeling as if they're surrounded by a spaghetti hurricane on their couches. Full Story Top Verizon profit falls 30 pct on restructuring costs Mon, 26 Oct 2009 03:54 pm PDT AP - Verizon Communications Inc. reported a 30 percent drop in third-quarter earnings Monday as it couldn't sign up enough new subscribers to offset higher costs from laying off workers and absorbing an acquisition. Full Story Top Google Social Search Unveiled Sans Facebook Mon, 26 Oct 2009 09:45 pm PDT PC World - Google today rolled out Social Search within the Google Labs site. Google announced the new experimental search tool at last week's Web 2.0 Summit. Full Story Top Nintendo to launch big-screen DSi console: report Mon, 26 Oct 2009 09:19 pm PDT AFP - Nintendo Co. will soon launch a large-screen version of its DSi hand-held game console in Japan aimed at elderly people, a report said Tuesday. Full Story Top 2009 PC World 100, Listed by Category Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:35 pm PDT PC World - Bluetooth Full Story Top Lala.com gets in tune with Facebook gift shop Mon, 26 Oct 2009 04:49 pm PDT AFP - Facebook on Monday continued phasing Lala.com music service into its online shop, providing US users a way to buy music at the leading social networking service. Full Story Top "Deadliest," "Wild" becoming video games Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:16 pm PDT Reuters - Discovery Communications is partnering with game publisher Crave to turn two of its top-rated series, "Man vs. Wild" and "Deadliest Catch," into video games. Full Story Top First Look: VMware Fusion 3 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 09:00 pm PDT Macworld.com - The latest salvo in the continuing battle of virtualization applications has been fired by VMware, with the release of VMware Fusion 3 Tuesday. Fusion 3 brings a number of interesting new features to what was already a feature-rich application. I’ve had a chance to use the final Fusion 3 code for the last week or so, and this First Look is based on my experiences with that code. Full Story Top The PC World 100: Best Products of 2009 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:40 pm PDT PC World - PC World looked at many outstanding hardware, software, sites, and services this year, evaluating each one on its design, functionality, performance, and impact. Here is the cream of the crop, the 100 best of 2009. (Note that we chose not to rate products specifically on their price or value, focusing instead on their overall quality.) Full Story Top Facebook users protest home page changes Mon, 26 Oct 2009 06:26 pm PDT AFP - Legions of Facebook users united in protest, demanding that the world's most popular social-networking service undo recent changes to its home page. Full Story Top Stand Up To Cybercrime Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:06 pm PDT Investor's Business Daily - Complacency is a luxury no company can afford when it comes to computer security. The commitment a company makes to thwart cybercrime can be high- or low-tech. Full Story Top Qualcomm Opens Subsidiary Focused on Open Source Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:10 am PDT PC World - Qualcomm has built a new subsidiary to better integrate its products with mobile open-source software, in hopes of capitalizing on the trend toward open platforms in the mobile industry. Full Story Top 2009 PC World 100, Listed by Ranking Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:35 pm PDT PC World - 1. App Store (iPhone apps) Site | PC World App Guide Full Story Top

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