Articles filed under Washington Post
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Microsoft to warn users of possible government hacking attemptsJan 02, 2016 6:37 am - Microsoft this week said it will warn consumers if it suspects governments are trying to hack into their accounts to access things, including Outlook email and the compa...
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Facebook is saying you and your friends go back 46 yearsJan 02, 2016 6:35 am - Like many of you out there in Internet land, I woke up Thursday morning to an interesting bug on my Facebook page. According to my own account, I had a lot to celebrate,...
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A new version of Google Glass shows up in FCC filingsJan 02, 2016 6:34 am - Despite being declared dead quite a few times, a new version of the Google Glass headset may be coming soon. Though Google may have stopped selling the $1,500 "Explorer"...
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Why hoaxes flourish on FacebookJan 02, 2016 6:31 am - If you are a chain letter hoax, then heaven is for real and it is Facebook. The site has hosted an army of copyright and giveaway hoaxes in recent years with a fury not ...
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2015 is the year that Tumblr became the front page of the InternetJan 02, 2016 5:12 am - The Internet story of the year - perhaps of many years - began with a breezy, under-punctuated blog post on the Tumblr of some 21-year-old no one had previously heard of...
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5 turning points for technology in 2015Jan 01, 2016 6:04 am - Looking back, 2015 was filled with major moments in technology and media. Comcast failed to close its megamerger with Time Warner Cable, after regulators effectively spi...
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'How should a dog wear pants' is the meme we deserve for the end of 2015Jan 01, 2016 6:03 am - The last big meme of 2015 will probably be an argument about how a dog should wear pants, brought to the attention of the Internet at large via an image swiped from Face...
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Why the dream of the flying car hasn't panned outJan 01, 2016 6:01 am - If you're ever bothered by the blind spots in the typical car today, then you would hate to drive a flying car. But a new Toyota patent offers a solution to a classic fl...
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7 of the biggest innovations that made headlines in 2015Jan 01, 2016 6:00 am - As we look ahead to 2016, you'll again hear the words "gamer-changer" or "breakthrough" get thrown around a lot. It seems like everything these days from pasta to toothb...
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Why college students are getting $31 million in restitutionJan 01, 2016 5:11 am - Hundreds of thousands of college students who were deceived about the terms of their debit cards by Higher One Holdings and WEX Bank will receive a total of $31 million ...