Information Technology
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How trust may be the ultimate bitcoin killerJul 19, 2014 7:38 am - None of Bitcoin's recent troubles - technological glitches and the collapse of the biggest cryptocurrency exchange, MtGox, the departure of key figures from the bitcoin ...
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Google opens lobbying digs on Congress's doorstepJul 19, 2014 7:35 am - At this week's grand opening party for Google Inc.'s new Washington D.C. offices, South Carolina Representative Mark Sanford stood near trays of peach cobbler milkshakes...
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Should online accounts die when you die?Jul 19, 2014 7:33 am - WASHINGTON - Should your emails, web albums and other online accounts die when you do? Or should you be able to pass them down to a family member much as you would a hou...
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TV show puts cellphone lanes on DC sidewalkJul 19, 2014 7:32 am - WASHINGTON - Pedestrians walking along sidewalk in the nation's capital Thursday found themselves with a choice. "No cellphones," said lettering on one side of the sidew...
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Bitcoin 'mining pool' promises to stay smallJul 19, 2014 7:32 am - NEW YORK - The largest group of bitcoin miners, which maintains and processes transactions in the digital currency, is promising to avoid majority control of the currenc...
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Shunned by adults, smartwatches take aim at kidsJul 19, 2014 7:31 am - NEW YORK - With smartwatches drawing lukewarm interest from most consumers, some technology companies are trying a fresh approach: market them to kids. LG Electronics, V...
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UN: All nations hide rise in digital snoopingJul 19, 2014 7:31 am - GENEVA - Governments on every continent are hiding an increasing reliance on private companies to snoop on citizens' digital lives, the U.N. human rights office said thi...
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Google CEO: Work less, enjoy life moreJul 19, 2014 7:31 am - After a holiday weekend, many people probably were asking why we can't work just four days every week. Google chief executive Larry Page thinks maybe we can. The technol...
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Facebook tests 'buy button' to let people shop on siteJul 19, 2014 7:30 am - Facebook is testing a "Buy" button in its latest effort to help businesses boost their sales through the world's biggest online social network. The company said in a st...
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Review: Tech goodies to bring along on tripsJul 18, 2014 11:00 pm - DENVER — Your swimsuit and your sunscreen are in the luggage, and your boarding passes are all printed out. But did you remember your gadgets and chargers? Did you downl...