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Re-activateCombing through hundreds of blog posts and news articles daily, Dirk Klingner, our technology-trend watcher, sifts through the noise to bring you the tech news most important to consumers. If you have a tip on a story you want to share, leave a comment below.
Unvarnished: A Clean, Well-Lighted Place For Defamation (TechCrunch)
...Today, Unvarnished makes its beta debut. It's essentially Yelp for LinkedIn: any user can create an online profile for a professional and submit anonymous reviews. You can claim your profile, but unlike LinkedIn, you have to accept every post, warts and all. And once the profile is up there's no taking it down.
MapQuest 4 Mobile Adds Free Voice Navigation (PCWorld)
...In a post on its official blog, the company indicates that version 4 of MapQuest for iPhone can keep track of the phone's position as you drive and audibly alert you to upcoming turns as you approach them.
Microsoft rushes to patch zero-day IE hole (cnet)
Microsoft will release an emergency update on Tuesday for Internet Explorer that fixes nine vulnerabilities, including one that has been exploited in attacks on IE6 and IE7 systems, the company said on Monday.
Apple delivers record monster security update (REUTERS)
Apple today patched 92 vulnerabilities, a third of them critical, in a record update to its Leopard and Snow Leopard operating systems.
Lighter Side: TripAdvisor Reviews Pour in for Schrute Farms (New York Times)
The agrotourism destination Schrute Farms, which "belongs" to Dwight Schrute of the NBC series "The Office," is doing big business — for TripAdvisor.
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