Information Technology
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The world's scariest computer virusJun 02, 2012 6:15 am - Welcome to the new frontier of cyber-espionage, and remember this name: “Flame” — a mysterious new cyber spy tool that hit the headlines this week. Its code is 20 times ...
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Can Amazon figure out how to sell pants that fit?Jun 02, 2012 6:00 am - Sometimes in the middle of the night, when the toddler wakes me up and I can't get back to sleep, I go online to look for pants. Pants are my fashion Waterloo. I've got ...
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Review: A mapping contender emerges in MapQuestJun 02, 2012 5:45 am - ORO VALLEY, Ariz. — The summer travel season has arrived, and with gas prices going down, it's time to plan a road trip. For a Memorial Day weekend trip to Arizona, I ch...
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If Hulu is going to succeed, it has to get a lot worseJun 02, 2012 5:45 am - Hulu is still too good. It's been getting worse, bit by bit, but not fast enough. The video website, which lets you watch a vast array of network and cable TV shows for ...
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Facebook smartphone? Dumb ideaJun 02, 2012 5:15 am - There are two ways to make money in the smartphone business. There's Apple's way: 1) Make premium products that people clamor for; 2) Sell the devices for substantially ...
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Angry Birds spread their wings beyond gaming worldJun 01, 2012 11:00 pm - TAMPERE, Finland — At Rovio, the future is Angry. The Finnish gaming company behind Angry Birds — with more than 1 billion downloads to date — is now spreading its wings...
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Inventors find way to speed up ketchupJun 01, 2012 11:00 pm - Who among us has not engaged in the exquisitely frustrating battle to extract the last bits of ketchup from a bottle? Now, just in time for barbecue season, science has ...
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Facebook to let users vote on privacy changesJun 01, 2012 11:31 am - NEW YORK — Facebook is letting its nearly 1 billion users vote on changes to its privacy policy beginning on Friday. This is the second time Facebook Inc. is letting use...
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Facebook stock follows market, falls sharplyJun 01, 2012 11:31 am - NEW YORK — Facebook’s stock is falling with the broader market following a weak jobs report that showed the U.S. economy adding far fewer jobs than expected. Shares of F...
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News Corp. lawyer: 500 hacking claims possibleJun 01, 2012 11:31 am - LONDON — A lawyer for Rupert Murdoch’s British newspaper group says the company could face 500 lawsuits from victims of tabloid phone hacking — far more than have so far...