Stories by: Robert X. Cringely

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Spam? No thank you, m'am 30/01/2010 08:53:00

I don't know about you, but beautiful Russian girls are just dying to meet me. They're all 26 years old, most of them are named Olga, and from their descriptions they sound totally hot. But first I have to buy a fantastic luxury timepiece, change my Facebook login, get a bucketful of knockoff prescriptions, and pick up that parcel waiting for me at UPS or DHL (even though I never ordered anything).
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Google's China problem (and ours) 16/01/2010 07:15:00

Well, that was the biggest news bombshell to land in quite a while. Google reveals that it's been hacked by Chinese cyber attackers and says it will no longer play along with China's repressive Internet rules.
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The 10 dumbest tech moves of 2009 08/01/2010 07:12:00

It's that time of year again -- time to look back and offer my 2009 awards for the most malicious, obnoxious, offensive, or nonsensical behavior in technology. The 10 winners this year include some of the best-known companies on the planet, as well as some obscure but worthy candidates.
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Google phone mania hits the heartland 22/12/2009 08:18:00

Would you buy a gPhone? That's the question I posed last week, as rumors, news, and speculation about a new Google-branded Nexus One handset washed over the Webosphere. I got some interesting answers.
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It's Apple's world, we just click in it 05/11/2009 11:00:00

Well, it finally happened. Digital versions of the Beatles' catalog are finally coming to Apple. It's just not the Apple you're thinking of.
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2009: The year your data died 02/11/2009 10:21:00

For a while there it looked like 2009 would be remembered as the Year of the Dead Celebrity. But Michael, Farrah, Walter, Ed, and all the rest may have to move over. This is rapidly becoming the Year the Data Died.
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Twitter is dead 26/09/2009 04:57:00

It is my sad news this morning to report the demise of the world's most famous microblog. Twitter, we hardly knew ye.
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Apple vs. Google: This time it's personal 11/08/2009 10:58:00

It's gloves-off time for two of Silicon Valley's darlings, and if they're not careful, one of them might get their hair mussed.
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4chan welcomes AT&T to the rogue Internet 28/07/2009 04:51:00

How does that old Jim Croce song go?
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Does Yahoo still matter? 23/07/2009 05:39:00

For a while there, I kinda forgot Yahoo existed. This week's news brings the company back with a vengeance.
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Sour Apple: Steve Jobs and snow jobs 25/06/2009 08:34:00

Have you heard the news? Steve Jobs is back.