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April 21, 2012
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MegaUpload Case Not a Slam Dunk, Judge Says The judge says a discussion about wiping MegaUploads database could be premature, and a more relevant question is why the U.S. hasn't formally served MegaUpload with criminal charges.
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Samsung Galaxy S III Listing Spotted on Amazon Germany The unreleased phone makes another sneak appearance ahead of its scheduled May 3 unveiling -- but specs differ in each unauthorized sighting.
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Maryland Leads Nation in Banning Employers' Facebook Snooping Efforts Since Maryland acted earlier this month to ban employers from asking for applicants' log-in information on social network sites, several states have proposed similar legislation.
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2012: The Year LTE Becomes a Standard, Not a Luxury The mobile industry may well remember 2012 as the year when LTE became the dominant wireless technology in the United States.
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Windows Sales Defy Predictions, Grow 4% Stronger-than-expected sales of Windows helped Microsoft post a 6% increase in revenue for the first quarter of 2012, the company said yesterday.
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Amazon CTO: "You Should Be Able to Walk Away" From Cloud Providers Executive says allowing customers to opt out whenever they want is one of the core philosophies related to the company's suite of infrastructure as a service products.
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Social Predators Still Gaming the System on Facebook Despite an increasingly severe crackdown by the ubiquitous social network, malicious activity and spam on Facebook are still both widespread and profitable.
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Facebook Invites More Comment on Policy Changes New revisions to the social network's Statement of Rights and Responsibilities are up for discussion until a revised deadline of April 27.
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Can Advanced Technologies Really Help Curb Highway Congestion? Few things can ruin your day like a big traffic jam.
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Look Out, Google, Oakley's Developing Its Own Smart Glasses Google might want to use its new smart glasses prototype to look over its shoulder.
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Lawmakers Question FAA on Privacy Protections Around Drone Use Two senior lawmakers this week sent a letter to the Federal Aviation Administration demanding information on how the agency will ensure that privacy rights are protected when it issues drone licenses to government, law enforcement and private organizations.
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Microsoft Windows RT Tablets Will Be More Security Friendly Than IPad, Android Devices Newly announced capability can check the devices for compliance with corporate policies.
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IT Outsourcing Deals Slow From Hangover Effect Analysis of IT and business process outsourcing transactions in the first quarter reveals a sharp decrease in the number and value of contracts signed.
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School System Tweaks Its Wi-Fi for Better Control Rowan-Salisbury School System is looking to technology from Aerohive Networks for better management of its Wi-Fi network.
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Are the Boy Scouts Prepared for the IPad? The Northern Star Council Boy Scouts of America believes a bring-your-own-device approach and a cloud-based virtual private network service are the right tools...
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Flashback Malware Continues to Plague Macs Contrary to claims that Flashback has drastically declined, the number of compromised Mac systems may in fact still be growing.
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Games With A Cause (And Not Much Else) Why Games for Change isnt the future of gaming and why thats a shame.
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Crazy DIY Goggles Let You Take Control of Your Dreams They're not from Google, but these DIY Lucid Dreaming Goggles will help you take control of your dreams and warp the world like its 'Inception.'
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Filmmaker Edgar Wright Wants Your Adventures for IE9 Brandon Project Microsoft and filmmaker Edgar Wright teamed up to create this rather cool web video series.
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Cadillac Self-Driving Cars: Out By 2015? Cadillac plans to have its 2015 line of commercial automobiles equipped with "Super Cruise."
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