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NewsPiracy doesn’t hurt online music sales, according to EU study
Illegal music downloads have negligible impact on digital music sales, according to a study by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre....
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NewsiOS 6.1.3 fixes lock screen bypass, improves maps in Japan
Apple today has released iOS 6.1.3, a minor update to the operating system that powers iPhones, iPads and iPod touches. Included in the update...
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NewsSamsung confirms new smartwatch is in the works
Hot on the heels of speculation that Apple is developing a smartwatch, Samsung confirmed reports that it too is preparing a connected wristwatch,...
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NewsApple sneaks Safari update into Snow Leopard
Apple quietly updated Safari on Snow Leopard last week, refreshing the browser to v. 5.1.8 and providing more proof that it intends to support OS...
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NewsFormer Tribune staffer accused of conspiring in Anonymous hack
A former Tribune Company employee could face as much as 25 years of jail time over US federal charges accusing him of conspiring with members of the...
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NewsInside Samsung Galaxy S4′s face and eye-tracking technology
Samsung last week highlighted many new features in its latest Galaxy S4 smartphone during a Broadway-style presentation, but was surprisingly quiet...
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NewsPlasma TV fans get bad news as Panasonic eyes exit
Plasma television is continuing is slow march toward obscurity, despite its beloved status among some TV enthusiasts. The latest crippling...
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NewsNASA readies its first laser communications system for launch
We’ve already seen NASA use its experimental laser communications system to beam an image of the Mona Lisa to the moon. Now, NASA has mounted a...
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News3G and 4G USB modems are a security threat, researcher says
The vast majority of 3G and 4G USB modems handed out by mobile operators to their customers are manufactured by a handful of companies and run insecure...
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NewsTwo charged with gift-card hacking scheme
Two California men face charges in Massachusetts of hacking into point-of-sale computers at Subway restaurants and adding more than US$40,000 in value...
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NewsChrome OS update fixes security, video bugs
Google has updated its Chrome OS to plug some security holes and fix bugs affecting the operating system’s ability to play some video...
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NewsPinterest rolls out redesign, emphasises discovery
Here’s some bad news for your productivity: Pinterest is making it easier to explore boards and images that interest you. The popular...
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News‘NotCompatible’ Android malware showing rise in activity
The “NotCompatible” malware, designed to infect Android devices and turn them into unwitting web proxies, is suddenly showing a sharp...
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NewsFacebook shuts off data to startup MessageMe app
Facebook slapped a “dislike” on startup MessageMe on Saturday when it barred the app from accessing data from the social network. Facebook...
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NewsSophisticated Trojan horses target banks, Symantec says
The financial sector is under threat from increasingly sophisticated malware attacks a Symantec report has claimed, with many security solutions ineffective...
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NewsAshton Kutcher’s Steve Jobs biopic delayed
jOBS, a film examining the life of late Apple CEO Steve Jobs and starring Ashton Kutcher, has been delayed for an unknown period of time to increase...
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NewsNorth Korea restores internet after 36-hour outage, blames US
Internet connectivity to North Korea was restored Friday after a day-and-a-half-long outage that the country’s official media blamed on international...
