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Want Security and Privacy? Turn Off Your Mobile Devices' GPS

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August 22, 2012
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Want Security and Privacy? Turn Off Your Mobile Devices' GPS Security experts are making the strong argument to turn off mobile devices' GPS functions unless really needed.
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For DRM-Free Content, Look for the New FSF Logo This new label from the Free Software Foundation aims to help buyers find e-books and other media distributed without digital rights management restrictions.
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Nikon to Release Android-Powered Coolpix Camera The 16-megapixel Nikon Coolpix S800c runs Android Gingerbread and has a suggested retail price of $350.
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German Bill Seeks Licensing Fee from Google, Other Search Engines The bill wants the search engines to pay for utilizing copyrighted material because they reproduce headlines and paragraphs of news stories.
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New iPhone Expected to Hit Store Shelves on Sept. 21 Verizon Wireless employees will reportedly begin a vacation blackout Sept. 21, leading to speculation that that's when Apple's new phone will come out.
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Logitech's Washable Keyboard Ends Spill Nightmares If any liquids spill on the K310, all you'll have to do is unplug the keyboard from your PC's USB port, wash it with mild soap and water, let it dry and resume typing.
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Firefox 17 Will Boost Add-On Security Upcoming release will add an extra level of protection between add-ons and Mozilla's popular browser.
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T-Mobile, MetroPCS Roll Out Unlimited Data Plans The plans are truly unlimited, with no data caps or throttling of download speeds taking place.
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Mozilla to End Support of Firefox for OS X Leopard Mozilla will drop support in October, after it ships Firefox 16.
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Apple-Samsung Patent Battle Now in Jury's Hands A nine-person California jury will begin their deliberations Wednesday in the landmark patent battle between Apple and Samsung. The case, which has been argued...
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Hulu Gives Itself a Major Makeover Hulu has added a tray-style layout and a new navigation scheme that is supposed to make it easier for visitors to browse and find videos.
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Pirated Android Apps Are Only Part of the Problem The DOJ has shut down sites accused of distributing pirated Android apps, but there are worse things you can download from third-party app stores.
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Software Utility Skirts Blocking of The Pirate Bay by ISPs A small piece of software engineered by a fan of The Pirate Bay allows users to find the website by typing in its real domain name, even if their ISP has blocked...
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New Video Compression Technology Will Cut Bandwidth Use in Half, Says Ericsson HEVC (High Efficiency Video Coding) will revolutionize delivery of TV services to all types of devices including smartphones and tablets, according to Ericsson...
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AT&T FaceTime Restriction Is Simple Extortion AT&T may not be violating FCC net neutrality rules, but limiting FaceTime to pricier data plans is a bad move no matter how you slice it.
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Adobe Releases Six Critical Patches for Flash, AIR Adobe Systems released fixes on Tuesday for six critical vulnerabilities affecting its Flash multimedia application and AIR runtime, five of which could allow...
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T-Mobile USA to Offer Unlimited HSPA+ Data From Sept. 5 T-Mobile USA is offering from Sept. 5 what it has dubbed as its Unlimited Nationwide 4G data plan, which features no data caps or speed limits, the operator said...
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Hotmail More Popular Than Gmail in Europe, ComScore Says Microsoft's Hotmail is the top Web-based email client in Europe with 108.2 million unique users during June, a spokeswoman for research firm comScore said on...
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Mattel's Apptivity Integrates IPad With Physical Toys Mattel has launched Apptivity which allows kids to interact with games on Apple's iPad using screen-safe toys, including Hot Wheels cars, the company said on...
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