Information Technology
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False flags, true believers and trolls: Understanding conspiracy theories after tragedies
Dec 13, 2015 5:55 am - It is almost guaranteed after any tragedy: mixed in among the outrage and sadness is the doubt. Skepticism is a natural part of reporting and understanding a fluid situa...
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Clinton wants Facebook, YouTube and Twitter to help fight Islamic StateDec 13, 2015 5:42 am - Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton called on major technology companies including Facebook and Google to join the fight against the Islamic State as ev...
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Apple promises its new smartphone case will give you 25 hours of talk time
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App reviews: Lifeline, Maps.meDec 12, 2015 6:17 am - From the moment you boot it up, you should realize that Lifeline isn't a run-of-the-mill mobile game. There's no animation and no real action. But by the time you get i...
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Apple Maps, once a laughingstock, now dominates iPhones
Dec 12, 2015 6:00 am - NEW YORK - Apple Maps quickly became the butt of jokes when it debuted in 2012. It overlooked many towns and businesses and misplaced famous landmarks. It marked New Yor...
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Apple may be dropping Live TV plans
Dec 12, 2015 6:00 am - Apple Inc. has suspended plans to offer a live Internet-based television service and is instead focusing on being a platform for media companies to sell directly to cust...
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Hello (hackable) Barbie: New toys vulnerable
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Why dictionaries have started sanctioning even the dumbest Internet slangDec 12, 2015 5:45 am - Long before Oxford Dictionaries named the tears-of-joy emoji 2015's "word" of the year, the language grumps were grumbling about the downfall of the written word. Dicti...
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Twitter's list of the most popular tweets of 2015
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Cop grooving to Taylor Swift among top videos