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Latest Microsoft patches cause black screen of death; 20 hot Cyber Monday deals; next-gen iPhone speculation

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Latest Microsoft patches cause black screen of death

Microsoft's latest round of security patches appears to be causing some PCs to seize up and display a black screen, rending the computer useless. Read full story

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20 hot Cyber Monday deals
Just when you thought it was safe to put away that credit card, the National Retail Federation presents its annual Cyber Monday event. If you decided to forgo the maddening crowds on Black Friday, you can still snap up some great deals today from the comfort of your cubicle, home office, or kitchen table.

Top 10 non-tech gadgets IT pros can't live without
IT professionals need a lot more than a computer and a smartphone to get their jobs done. Here are 10 mostly non-tech tools they can't function without.

Apple moves to kill second Psystar lawsuit
Apple has asked a Florida federal judge to kill a lawsuit filed in August by Psystar, saying that the case is a retread of the one in California that already has the Mac clone maker on the ropes.

Web shoppers drive Black Friday sales up 11%
Holiday shoppers took to the Web on the day after Thanksgiving, ringing sales worth 11% more than last year's Black Friday tally, according to comScore.

Evidence uncovered of possible next gen iPhone
Rumors are circulating that the next generation iPhone may actually already exist.

British Airways to pay thousands for Web airfare glitch
You knew this one was too good to be true: British Airways offering US-to-India for $40? Well, 1,200 people tried to take advantage of the offer within minutes of its posting on the air carrier's Web site only to have their bookings cancelled after BA realized the error (the lowest US-India fare being offered by British Airways at the time was over $750).  

Can Google really hack it in business?
Comparing Google Apps' promises with the reality of what it delivers

Harvard study: Computers don't save hospitals money
A new Harvard Medical School study shows that computer systems in hospitals and other clinical settings "are built for the accountants and managers and not ... to help doctors, nurses and patients."

VoIP, network overhaul brings hospital savings, unified communications
What started out as an upgrade to the phone system at Ottawa Regional Hospital and Healthcare Center became a badly needed network overhaul that lowered costs and included a conversion to VoIP.

Google nears Chrome Mac beta release
Google is closing in on a beta for the Mac version of its Chrome browser, according to a list of still-to-be-addressed issues in Google's bug tracking database.

November giveaways
Cisco Subnet is giving away free books on VMware vSphere security. Microsoft Subnet is giving away training from New Horizons and free books on Exchange Server 2010. Google Subnet is giving away free books on Android app development. Entry forms can be found on the main contest page. Trivia answers are revealed on each main Subnet page.

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