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Tighter online privacy rules for preteens proposed
Many preteens have dived into the expanding worlds of social networks and smartphone apps, but federal rules designed to protect their privacy are still in the era of Web portals and flip phones.
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YouTube becomes entertainment destination
Just for laughs, San Jose, Calif.'s Dylan Hart and a college friend posted a video on YouTube in 2007 about charging an iPod using an onion and a bottle of Gatorade.
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Spotify doesn't quite hit the spot
Subscription services have been touted as the future of music for the past decade. But at least in this country, they've never taken off.
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Chinese search engine plans overseas expansion
The head of China's biggest search engine Baidu has said he aims to make it a household name in at least half the world within a decade, according to a company statement.
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Google says India Internet users to triple
Google expects India's Internet users to triple by 2014 as telecom carriers invest in high-speed wireless infrastructure and smartphones become cheaper, a report said Friday.
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Grandparents with webcam become new online stars
(AP) -- It slowly began to dawn on Esther and Bruce Huffman that perhaps they were being filmed.
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Myanmar authorities unblock some banned websites
(AP) -- Myanmar's repressive government was allowing access to banned news websites Friday for the first time in years, including several operated by exiled dissidents.
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Google, publishers near settlement in books case
Google and publishers told a US judge Thursday they are close to settling a lawsuit over the Internet giant's controversial book-scanning project.
Sep 15, 2011 |
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US, Australia to take up cyber war in treaty
The United States and Australia will announce cooperation on cyber warfare as the close allies mark 60 years of a defense treaty by tackling 21st-century threats, officials said Wednesday.
Sep 15, 2011 |
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MOG adds free music gas tank to subscription plan
(AP) -- All that tweeting and sharing of photos on Facebook could finally have a tangible reward: free music.
Sep 15, 2011 |
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YouTube adds video editing tool
YouTube on Wednesday added an editing tool that lets creators of videos make changes to snippets after they have been uploaded to the popular website.
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AOL, Microsoft, Yahoo! in ad deal: WSJ
AOL, Microsoft and Yahoo! are proposing to offer space on each other's sites to advertisers in a bid to take on Google, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.
Sep 15, 2011 |
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Audiences fund films they want to watch
Private financing is leading a boom in documentaries -- as evidenced by the record number screened at the 36th Toronto International Film Festival, wrapping up on Sunday.
Sep 15, 2011 |
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Google expands ability to veto search results
Google on Wednesday expanded the ability of users to veto search results that aren't useful.
Sep 14, 2011 |
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Facebook lets users track posts from strangers (Update)
Facebook is letting members follow strangers Twitter-style in the latest of a barrage of data maelstrom-taming moves since rival social network Google+ launched in June.
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Could silicon be ideal in quantum computing?
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Graphene nanoribbons grow due to domino-like effect
Sep 15, 2011 |
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Inside story: Chemical reactivity on the inner surface of single-walled carbon nanotubes
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Improving lasers with microring mirrors
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Millions of molecules screened in search for the ideal organic solar cell material
Sep 12, 2011 |
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Facebook appoints director of privacy
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DOJ investigating alleged criminal actions by eBay
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Facebook rolling out 'smart lists' of friends
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Fate of digital assets 'vague' after death
When you die, does your Facebook account die with you? Or that online photo album? What about your iTunes playlist, blogs or tweets?
Europe's children still unsafe in online world: EU
European Union nations are not doing enough to protect children in the digital world and need to upgrade hotline systems, social networking awareness and age-rating, the EU executive said Tuesday.
Social networking top online activity in US
US Internet users are spending nearly a quarter of their online time at blogs and social networks, with Facebook the most popular destination, according to a survey released Monday by Nielsen.
Newly published cyber security report identifies key research priorities
Newly published cyber security report identifies key research priorities for safeguarding the Internet of tomorrow.
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