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Federal Judge: Your Location is No More Private Than the Color of Your Car

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August 17, 2012
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Federal Judge: Your Location is No More Private Than the Color of Your Car A court of appeals has ruled that the cops can legally trace the location of your cell phone on public roads -- no warrant required. Can you say Big Brother?
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How to Start Using Windows 8 Today: FAQ We outline two ways to get started using Windows 8 ahead of the October 26th launch date.
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Ustream Preps IPhone App for Live-streaming Video to Facebook Profiles Facebook users will be able to broadcast live iPhone video on their Timelines using an app that Ustream will unveil on Thursday.
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Google Play Smart Updates Save Data Costs and Time Google has quietly launched delta updates for Google Play apps, offering a more economical way to refresh apps.
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How Police Tracked Down Steve Jobs' Stolen iPads Digital breadcrumbs left by the iMac and iPad computers were key in tracking them down after a burglary.
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Twitter's API Changes: What's In It for You Third-party developers must rework their apps to take advantage of faster refresh -- and comply with policies restricting the number of customers.
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Win RT Tablets Will Cost $300 Less Than Win 8 Slates Microsoft's ARM tablets will be priced to attract consumers, says a Lenovo executive; the expected price tag bumps Apple's iPad while pricier Intel Surface models aim for business.
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Shamoon Malware Threatens to Wipe Your Drive The malicious code -- also called Disttrack -- may be part of a directed attack at energy companies, but could take down other systems in its wake.
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Google Researchers Expose Unpatched Flaws in Adobe Reader Security researchers accuse Adobe of being to slow in fixing 46 reported flaws and recommend that users avoid Reader for now.
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Adobe Reader Patches 'Incomplete' Google's Chrome security team urges caution with some PDF files until Adobe fixes some lingering, lesser flaws in a late August.
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Acer Does Not Expect 'Explosive Growth' for Windows 8 Later This Year Acer's CEO suggests its plans for Windows RT devices could change because of the pricing of Microsoft's Surface tablet.
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TiVo Premiere 4 DVR: 4-Channel Recording for $250 TiVo subscribers who want four-channel DVR but don't want to pay for a huge hard drive now have a cheaper option.
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Has Android Malware Tripled in Recent Months? Not So Fast Did 14,900 new malicious programs appear in the second quarter, or just 40? It all depends whom you ask.
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Oracle to Pay $2 Million to Settle SEC Charges Over India Payments UPDATE: The company's improper controls in the country did not prevent unauthorized side funds, according to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
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How an Apple TV Refresh Might Work Apple is supposedly working on a new set-top box that works with all your devices; here's what that setup would need to do and cost to succeed.
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Symantec Says It Has Plugged Hole in Norton Online Backup Symantec today said it has plugged a hole in its Norton Online Backup service that inadvertently allowed some users to view and access data of other Norton Online backup customers.
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Report: Dell Support Uses "Sweepstakes" to Push Pricey Warranties According to Laptop Mag, Dell support is using shady tactics to get customers to buy expensive warranties.
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Going Social: Fight for the Users Engagement is the number one challenge in a social enterprise initiative.
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Reuters Suffers Second Hack This Month Reuters News Service's blogging platform has been hacked, allowing false posts claiming that Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal had died to be published.
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Mobile Web Browsing on iOS Devices Mushrooms as BlackBerry Declines Web usage by iPhone and iPad owners has grown by 35% in North American over the past year, while browsing with BlackBerry smartphones and the PlayBook tablet has dropped by 25%.
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