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August 13, 2012
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4 Updates from Mars NASA's Curiosity Rover is undergoing a very remote software upgrade on Mars, but it's still sending postcards.
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Apple's Biggest Fans are Older Consumers May explain reasoning behind heavily-criticized 'Genius' TV ads, says brand measurement firm.
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More iPhone Discounts Appear in Anticipation of Update Even Apple is joining its retailers in trimming prices of the iPhone 4S before the unveiling of the next model, expected in September.
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Barnes & Noble Cuts Nook Prices The tablet market gets lively as release dates approach for Microsoft's Surface and Google Nexus 7 -- plus whatever the current players have in the works.
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Motorola to Cut 4000 Employees as It Focuses on High-end Devices UPDATE: Two-thirds of the staff reduction will be outside the U.S., as the company shifts its emphasis from feature phones to focus on high-end devices.
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Samsung Series 7 Gamer Gets a Bright Refresh In addition to a processor and graphics card update, the gaming rig boasts 3D support on its 17-inch SuperBright display and a glossy coat of bright yellow paint.
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RadioShack Plan for Carrier Service Leaked The retailer is apparently moving from simply selling handsets to providing mobile service in partnership with Cricket.
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Future Olympics May Feature Holograms Holograms of events could be projected from one stadium to another at the 2024 Olympic Games, a report suggests.
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How to Protect Your Social Network Accounts from Hackers A tech journalist learned a tough lesson recently. But using two-factor log-ons help guard your Google, Facebook, and Twitter accounts from being hijacked.
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Elections Expected to Draw Hacktivist Attacks Websites covering the U.S. presidential election must prepare not only for heavy traffic but also vandals and hackers.
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Ad Suggests Xbox 720 will Ship for 2013 Holidays A job advertisement for coders offers a clue of Microsoft's progress and intended timeline for the successor to the Xbox 360.
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Mega Reboot: Will Kim Dotcom Relaunch Megaupload? A tweet teases of the pending return of the downed file-sharing site, accompanied by a music download service called Megabox.
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GameStop Sees Future, Embraces Tablets The retailer is moving into the used gadget business as consumers shift to mobile entertainment and console makers threaten to hamper game resales.
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FTC's Fine Won't Hurt Google as Much as Scolding Analysts say Google's record-setting $22.5 million fine from the FTC is a simple slap on the wrist, but the company takes a hit in the public eye for its bad behavior.
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Swiss Scientists Develop Algorithm to Sniff out the Source of Malware and Spam Attacks Swiss scientists have developed an algorithm that can be used to locate spammers as well as the source of a computer virus or malware.
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In China, Feature Phones Still Dominant, Help Drive Internet Usage, Mobile Search While smartphones have been the craze in China's tech market, feature phones are still helping to drive Internet usage in the country, especially with search. A...
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Obama Pledges to Protect Science, Tech Funding After NASA Mars Success U.S. President Barack Obama pledged on Monday to keep science and technology funding strong following the success of NASA's Curiosity rover landing on Mars.
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Red Hat to Release Enterprise-ready OpenStack Package Red Hat plans to release an enterprise grade version of the OpenStack open source software for hosting IaaS (infrastructure as a service) deployments. The...
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Highest-Resolution Photo Printer Makes Microscopic Color Prints This 100,000-dpi photo printer makes nano-sized full-color images on a canvas that's as wide as a human hair.
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Pokémon Art Show: 151 Pokémon, 151 Artists, 151 Works of Unadulterated Awesome What happens when you bring the best and brightest of the artistic world together with the finest of the Pokemon ecosystem? This.
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