Internet
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Netflix clones in Russia get a head start with piracy lawAug 03, 2013 7:40 am - Russia is seeking to shed its image as a hub for pirated movies and become the next hot market for legal online video, a boon for local services trying to lure users bef...
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Starbucks to partner with Google to upgrade Wi-FiAug 03, 2013 7:00 am - SEATTLE — Starbucks says it’s reached a deal to partner with Google that will allow it to offer its customers dramatically faster Wi-Fi service. Financial terms were not...
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Review: Google finally gets tv right with ChromecastAug 03, 2013 6:59 am - Google has a long history of spaghetti-style product development: throw a lot of stuff against the wall and see what sticks. When it comes to television, the result has ...
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NPR host’s tweets from mother’s hospital room, shows grieving in real timeAug 03, 2013 6:44 am - On July 23, Scott Simon, the longtime host of NPR’s Weekend Edition Saturday, posted a tweet to his 1.2 million followers: “I just want to say that ICU nurses are remark...
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Review: Chromecast streams media at a nice priceAug 03, 2013 6:00 am - ATLANTA — A new device from Google makes it easy to stream video from several popular services to a high-definition TV. Chromecast is tiny enough to dangle from a keycha...
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A double dose of Nintendo nostalgiaAug 01, 2013 5:00 am - Nintendo gives us a reason to care about the Wii U on Sunday when "Pikmin 3," the latest installment in the colorful strategy franchise, hits stores. The game puts you i...
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Why does Anthony Weiner keep doing it?Jul 28, 2013 7:04 am - The lewd behavior that New York mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner engaged in suggests he is struggling with more than bad behavior and could be dealing with a variety of ...
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It takes a ‘war room’ to launch Netflix’s seriesJul 28, 2013 5:02 am - LOS GATOS, Calif. — Netflix’s Internet video subscription service works around the clock, but it’s unusual for more than two dozen of the company’s engineers and top man...
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Facebook mobile-ad success shows model to Twitter, SnapchatJul 27, 2013 7:23 am - Facebook Inc.’s success in mobile advertising, which is making it a stronger rival to Google Inc., is also providing a model for other social-networking sites such as Tw...
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Why Instagram is even more depressing than FacebookJul 27, 2013 7:17 am - It’s a truism that Facebook is the many-headed frenemy, the great underminer. We know this because science tells us so. The Human-Computer Institute at Carnegie Mellon h...