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Established in 1997, 2nd Floor Computers Inc. is a company offering a full suite of professional technology services to businesses and individuals. We provide specialized solutions to your specific needs, including:

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Smartphone Speed Tests: Which New Phone is Best for Type A Users?
Can't stand to wait for your phone to deliver e-mail and other functions? We put the iPhone 3G S, Nokia's N97 and the Palm Pre to the stopwatch to see which is the fastest.

Google Updates Some Apps Functions
Google updated some Gmail and Docs features for some Apps customers.

Frag Doll Wannabe: One Woman’s Quest to Become a Girl-Gamer Idol
Kristin Reilly spent months playing games, making videos, and tolerating sometimes obnoxious male gamers, all to become a Frag Doll, one of a team of female gaming ambassadors.

Mac News: BenVista Releases PhotoZoom Pro 3 Photo Enlarger
BenVista has released the latest version its photo enlargement software, PhotoZoom Pro 3.

DOJ Officially Opens Investigation Into Google Book Search
The U.S. Department of Justice confirmed it began a formal antitrust investigation of a settlement involving Google Book Search.

Will iPhones Get Tactile Feedback, Fingerprint ID?
Nothing gets the rumor mill churning like uncovering Cupertino’s latest patent applications. Get ready for another round of rumors.

Preview: Facebook's Upcoming New iPhone App
Change is in the air at Facebook. First came word of sweeping changes to the site's privacy controls. Now, a new and improved iPhone app is on the way.

Social Networking Trumps Censorship Every Time
Analysis: Recent events underscore the futility of attempts to keep sex off the Web, something both governments and businesses repeatedly try to do.

What to Look for in Online Backup
Important factors to consider before deciding to backup critical data online.

Performance Issues Plague Cloud-Based Applications
Analysis: Despite browser improvements, Web apps still suffer from network bottlenecks and scripting problems.

Net Activists, PC Makers Pressure Chinese Gov't
Analysis: The People's Republic will not require PC makers to install Green Dam censorship software, but we haven't heard the last of Internet censorship.

Gag Me with a Browser! What Was Redmond Thinking?
Analysis: With its "porn-and-puke"ad, Microsoft has crossed the line of bad taste --- by about three miles.

Google Voice Gets Boost from Enterprise Virtual PBX Maker
Analysis: Google Voice is getting buzz in the consumer space, but it may find fans in the enterprise.

Judge Temporarily Dismisses MySpace Cyberbully Case
A U.S. judge on Friday tentatively dismissed a case against a Missouri woman who was earlier convicted in a cyberbullying case.

First Look: Zinc Internet Video Browser
Those wishing to unplug from expensive cable and satellite TV services are increasingly turning to video content streamed across the Web. Media center...

London Stock Exchange Drops Windows System
Analysis: System brought LSE to a standstill for almost an entire day, with more than enough blame to go around. But who really is at fault?

Palm Pre: Flimsy Phone or Just a First-Gen Freshman?
Users complain of cracked screens, gaps in seams in the case, pixels missing in the display, and more in online forums.

How to Keep Your iPhone 3GS from Overheating
Apple has published a set of guidelines to help iPhone users ensure that their devices keep their cool.

Online Ad Groups Release New Behavioral Ad Principles
Advertising trade groups release principles for online data collection when delivering targeted ads.

Boost Your Company's Image With Video
It's easier than ever to create and share, so get rolling.

Unlock the Secrets of Successful Websites
Creating a great website and promoting your business via search engine optimization and social media websites can be done in 8 steps.

More Broadband for Your Buck
Low-cost approaches to connectivity that appeal to business owners'frugality.

Get a Handle on Your Overhead
Technology is making it easier for you to keep tabs on your business's resources.

Ask.com Bets on Semantic Search, Targeting Special Audiences
Ask.com is counting on semantic search and other enhancements to increase the popularity of its search engine.

Bing Beats Google to the Punch, Launches Twitter Search
Microsoft beats Google out of the gate by adding Twitter searches to its Bing search engine.

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Claims That Apple Admits IPhone 3GS Overheating Are Hot Air
They say the iPhone 3GS is hot. Hot as in sexy. Hot as in selling like cakes that are hot. Hot as in "scorch the skin off your face Raiders of the Ark-style."

Microsoft Removes Projectile-vomiting IE8 Ad From Web
Microsoft has removed an online advertisement for Internet Explorer 8 that showed a woman projectile vomiting after the ad left a bad taste in people's mouths.

Choose a MobileMe Account for Publishing IPhone Media
A nifty iPhone feature is the capability to upload a photo or video directly from the phone's Photos app or Camera Roll to a MobileMe gallery. The iPhone grabs...

Create Events-based IPhoto Albums With Specific People
If you use iPhoto '09 and its Events organizational feature in a true events manner--separating your photos by actual event--then you may have stumbled onto a...

Conficker: Forgotten but not Gone
While the hype about Conficker may have died down, the botnet hasn't.

Xbox 360 Dashboard Ads to Get Animation, Audio
Microsoft's reveals plans to "enhance"its Xbox 360 dashboard ads with its web-oriented Silverlight audio-video technology.

Sony's Walkman Turns 30
Thirty years ago this week, a revolution began in the audio market. With Sony's launch of the TPS-L2 Walkman in Japan on July 1 1979, music was suddenly portable.

Court Orders Spammers to Pay $3.7 Million
A U.S. court orders alleged spammers to give up $3.7 million after an FTC complaint.

Windows XP User: I'm No Thief
A year after Microsoft assured this reader his copy of XP was legitimate, the company changed its mind

Vendor Squabbles Cause W3C to Scrap Codec Requirement
The latest rewrite of the Web's mother tongue won't recommend the use of specific audio and video encoding formats.

RIAA Wins, Usenet.com Loses in MP3 Copyright Suit
Bloggers react to the latest MP3 filesharing lawsuit. Here's a roundup of their opinions.

Bing Adds Twitter Search, Overload
Real-time searches from Twitter add to "search overload"and undermine Bing's claims to simplicity.

Report: Apple Bailing on NVIDIA
Apple may stop using NVIDIA chips in new Macs after negotiations between the companies come to a "bitter halt."

iPhone App Helps You Mind Your Manners
Save yourself from making a faux pas at a job interview, business dinner or networking event.

Stock Exchange Keeps Pirate Bay Buyers Under Close Watch
The company that plans to buy The Pirate Bay will be delisted from a Swedish stock exchange if it engages in illegal activity, a stock exchange official warned.

Microsoft Pulls Gross-Out Ad for IE8
Online ad that showed a woman throwing up after accidentally viewing pornography has been pulled. But why?

Bing Builds an Underwhelming Twitter Search
Microsoft plans to index Twitter updates in real time, but -- so far, at least -- the results are hardly impressive.

Couple Gets Prison Time for Internet Obscenity
The owners of Extreme Associates were sentenced to a year in prison on obscenity charges.

AT&T, iPhone Customers Angry Over Voicemail Delays
Some AT&T and iPhone customers are angry over delayed delivery of voicemail messages.

More Pornography Sneaks onto the iPhone
This time, the app in question, which has already been removed by Apple, included a nude photo of an underage girl.

Sweden Aims High for Creation of a Single EU Patent System
Sweden took over the rotating six month presidency of the E.U. this week, promising to push hard for an agreement on the creation of a single E.U.-wide patent

Microsoft Unleashes Five Service Packs for Its Enterprise Security Wares
In the past week, Microsoft has launched five service packs for its enterprise security wares including Geneva, Forefront, Antigen.

Microsoft Readies IE8 Business Push
Microsoft will begin pushing Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) to enterprises next month via Windows Server Update Services, the company said this week.

Make Your Own Xbox Games With Kodu
Microsoft Research's Kodu Game Lab, which allows you to create your own video games on the Xbox 360, is now available.

FAQ: How Much Will Windows 7 Cost You?
Last week, Microsoft unveiled retail pricing for Windows 7, the successor to Vista and Microsoft's hope for a revival in operating system buzz.