___________________________________________________________ Computerworld Wrap-Up May 19, 2009 ___________________________________________________________
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After 'tour de force' mission, NASA crew says goodbye to Hubble http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/5064915/303112/191861/0/ 5. Wi-Fi hikes security for handoffs between Wi-Fi, 3G networks http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/5064915/303112/191862/0/ 6. Sprint will launch Palm Pre on June 6 http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/5064915/303112/191863/0/ 7. IT Blogwatch: Yes, Palm Pre launched today, so there! http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/5064915/303112/191864/0/ 8. Google News stutters for second day in a row http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/5064915/303112/191865/0/ 9. Paid Twitter services coming by year's end http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/5064915/303112/191866/0/ 10. Cybersecurity groups pledge to work together http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/5064915/303112/191867/0/ 11. 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