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More reasons to wait for 'Ivy Bridge' MacBook, Windows laptops

Submitted by admin on Wed, 2012-02-22 22:35

Decisions, decisions. Should I wait for that Ivy Bridge-based laptop? Yeah, if you want a faster system with better battery life.
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Quad-core LG 4X HD could be king of the Optimus hill

Submitted by admin on Wed, 2012-02-22 22:10

Bound for Mobile World Congress, the LG Optimus 4X HD promises a 4.7-inch display, a quad-core processor, and high-end features.
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LinkedIn officially acquires plugin Rapportive

Submitted by admin on Wed, 2012-02-22 22:08

Amid rumors of an impending acquisition, the two-year-old startup confirms that it's been bought by the social-networking giant.
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Little startup Infochimps has a platform for big data

Submitted by admin on Wed, 2012-02-22 21:20

Infochimps announces platform as a service environment for the redhot big data market.
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Black hole clocks fastest wind ever recorded by NASA

Submitted by admin on Wed, 2012-02-22 21:00

Born from the collapse of a massive star, a recently detected stellar-mass black hole is breaking high-speed records.
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Obama unveils Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights

Submitted by admin on Wed, 2012-02-22 21:00

President promises privacy legislation and says Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, and AOL are committed to working with Do Not Track technology in browsers.
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Twitter rebuts Sarkozy censorship allegations

Submitted by admin on Wed, 2012-02-22 19:07

The social-networking site implies that the suspension of the accounts that belittled the French president disregarded the site's parody and spam rules.
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California AG Kamala Harris on app privacy deal (podcast)

Submitted by admin on Wed, 2012-02-22 18:14

Larry Magid chats by phone with California Attorney General Kamala Harris shortly after she announces an agreement with major app companies to protect the privacy of consumers.
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Data mining's adult challenges

Submitted by admin on Wed, 2012-02-22 17:35

The tools to analyze disparate data sets are getting better and cheaper. But the practice will increasingly bump against the boundaries of privacy comfort zones.
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Facebook: Ceglia concealed 'getzuck' e-mail account

Submitted by admin on Wed, 2012-02-22 17:00

Social network wants permission to inspect the contents of four previously undisclosed accounts, allegedly in use since 2003.
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