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What You Need to Know About the IE Zero-Day Microsoft finds itself plagued by another zero-day exploit affecting Internet Explorer in the wake of Patch Tuesday.  ITunes LPs Not Popular, but Why? Having already revolutionized the music industry, it seems strange that Apple would want to summon up a reminder of a bygone  Apple Releases MainStage 2.1.1, Fixes 32-bit Issues On Wednesday morning, MainStage 2 users woke up to an update from Cupertino, repairing a variety of minor issues, among them  E-books Are Largest Category in App Store Steve Jobs once dismissed the Kindle by declaring that "people don't read anymore." That may or may not be true, but either w  European Parliament Demands Transparency in ACTA Talks The European Parliament demands that the Commission open up negotiations about an anti-counterfeiting trade agreement (ACTA).  Rumor: Dell Mini 5 to Take on iPad With Amazon and Kindle Integration? A leaked document reveals that Dell's upcoming portable slate may come in a range of colors and feature integration with seve  Google Apps Marketplace Brings Cloud Services Together Users of Google Apps can now purchase add-ons from Google's online store, making Google Apps more interesting to potential bu  Apple's iPad: Awkward in Any Position? The iPad will be too heavy to hold in one hand, but you can't operate it if you hold it in two hands, and it will be impracti  Google to Dominate More of Your Life With Apps Marketplace With Google Apps Marketplace, a store for third-party cloud-based business applications that will supplement Google's own app  GDC: Ngmoco Hopes to Rule With New Mobile Games What's better than being king? Being a god. Ngmoco's new mobile games will let you do both.