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02/04/2012 12:00 AM
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F.B.I. Admits Hacker Group’s Eavesdropping
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The group known as Anonymous listened in on a call between the bureau, Scotland Yard and other foreign police agencies about their joint investigation of the group and its allies.
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02/03/2012 07:35 PM
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In Silicon Valley, Socks Make the Tech Entrepreneur
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In Silicon Valley, wearing flashy socks is more than an expression of your personality. It signals that you are part of the in crowd.
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02/03/2012 01:31 PM
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Video Games: Curt Schilling, Former Red Sox Pitcher, Makes Video Games
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Curt Schilling, the former Boston Red Sox pitcher, left baseball to start 38 Studios, a video game company, maker of Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning.
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02/03/2012 11:50 PM
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E.U. Presses Google to Delay Privacy Policy Changes
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Viviane Reding, the European Union justice commissioner, is pressing Google to halt changes to its privacy policies while the implications for personal data protection are being explored.
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02/03/2012 09:42 PM
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Steve Appleton, Micron Technology C.E.O., Dies in Plane Crash
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Steve Appleton, whose death was considered a major loss for the struggling company, was piloting the small craft in Boise, Idaho.
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02/03/2012 11:23 PM
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Zuckerberg’s Big Tax Bill May Benefit Facebook
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Mark Zuckerberg plans to exercise stock options with an estimated value of $5 billion ahead of Facebook’s initial public offering, which will translate into a big tax benefit for the company.
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02/03/2012 01:59 PM
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Mark Zuckerberg Remains the Undisputed Boss at Facebook
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Mark Zuckerberg’s success is a lesson in what works in Silicon Valley: Stay in charge, stave off potential predators and expand the company so quickly that no one can challenge the boss.
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02/03/2012 01:37 PM
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Incoming Chief Takes On a Sony That Is a Shadow of Its Former Self
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The company warned it expected to post a fourth consecutive annual loss, of $2.9 billion, as sluggish sales and natural disasters weighed on its bottom line.
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02/03/2012 03:18 PM
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South Korea Indicts Park Jung-geun Over Twitter Posts
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South Korean prosecutors indicted Park Jung-geun, a social media and freedom of speech activist this week for reposting messages from the North Korean government’s Twitter account.
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02/03/2012 11:01 AM
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Indian Court Cancels Contentious Wireless Licenses
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The ruling by the Supreme Court was a rebuke to the government and came after years of litigation over a scandal involving telecommunications licenses sold at below-market prices.
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02/03/2012 01:23 AM
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The Bay Citizen: GitHire, a Headhunter, Is Swamped After Promising 5 Hire-Worthy Bay Area Programmers for $1,000
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GitHire, a new source for technology-industry hiring in the Bay Area, promises the names of five great programmers for $1,000, but there are only so many people in this field around.
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02/02/2012 05:50 PM
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AOL Profit Declines but Beats Expectations
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Fourth-quarter earnings declined to $22.8 million, compared with $66.2 million a year ago.
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02/02/2012 01:20 PM
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Tumblr Hires Writers to Cover Itself
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The social blogging site has hired a content executive and a Newsweek writer to document the service and market it to users.
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02/02/2012 03:00 AM
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Julian Assange Appeals Extradition at Britain’s Supreme Court
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Julian Assange was set to appear on Wednesday at Britain’s Supreme Court to appeal an order approving his extradition to Sweden.
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02/03/2012 09:30 AM
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Personal Data’s Value? Facebook Is Set to Find Out
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The social network’s stock offering, expected to value the company at $75 billion to $100 billion, is bound to raise even more concerns about privacy and other issues.
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02/01/2012 11:41 AM
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Amazon Shares Drop as Revenues Fall Short
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The Internet retailer took in almost $1 billion less than analysts expected in the fourth quarter, sending its shares down sharply after hours.
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01/31/2012 02:47 PM
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‘The Alan Lomax Collection From the American Folklife Center’
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The vast collection of music, film, videotapes and photographs collected by the folklorist and ethnomusicologist Alan Lomax is being digitized for wider dissemination.
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01/31/2012 07:53 PM
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Bits Blog: Obama and Romney Campaigns Adopt Square for Funding
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Mobile payments could be a transformational technology for the 2012 election, as Square is becoming popular in campaigns by President Obama and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney.
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01/31/2012 01:47 AM
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In Europe, Some Lovers of the BlackBerry Now Seek A New Flavor
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Research in Motion, the maker of the BlackBerry, faces a problem in Europe as businesses look for other smartphone options, including Apple and Android phones.
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02/04/2012 12:19 AM
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Gray Matter: Is GPS All in Our Heads?
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Relying on GPS devices can erode our ability to develop mental maps.
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02/02/2012 12:43 PM
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State of the Art: A Truly Wireless Mobile Scanner From Xerox - State of the Art
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The Xerox Mobile Scanner can scan and transmit photos and PDF documents wirelessly. But there’s a small obstacle to overcome first.
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02/02/2012 03:20 PM
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With Filters, Photos Take On Multiple Identities
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Photo filtering software is becoming more sophisticated, and some photographers share filters they have created themselves.
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02/02/2012 03:20 PM
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App Smart: Scanner Apps Make Digital Versions of Paper Documents
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Apps for Apple and Android phones let a user take a photo of a document and turn it into a PDF that can be exported or printed.
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02/03/2012 06:12 PM
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Gadgetwise Blog: App Smart Extra: Super Bowl Apps
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Most football fans will be forced to spend at least part of the weekend away from televised Super Bowl coverage. For those not willing to endure that sort of pain, the N.F.L. this week released three apps to help.
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02/03/2012 06:14 AM
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Gadgetwise Blog: Q&A: Managing Folders in the Safari Bookmarks Bar
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If you use Safari, working within the browser's bookmark manager is usually the easiest way to organize, rearrange and delete bookmarks from folders in the Bookmarks Bar or from the Bookmarks menu itself.
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02/02/2012 07:06 PM
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Gadgetwise Blog: Photo Apps Move to the Desktop
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Photo software makers are releasing simple but powerful desktop versions of phone and tablet photo apps.
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