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Facebook and CNN launch real-time 'Election Insights' for president and VP candidates

By Nathan Ingraham on August 27, 2012 03:36 pm + 37 comments

With the Republican National Convention kicking off today and only a few months until the Continue reading…
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Microsoft rejects Windows 8 SmartScreen privacy concerns

By Tom Warren on August 27, 2012 06:45 am + 51 comments

Canadian security researcher Nadim Kobeissi detailed some potential privacy concerns with Continue reading…
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Hubble image processing competition creates stunning new views from old data

By Louis Goddard on August 27, 2012 06:30 am + 13 comments

The European Space Agency (ESA) last week revealed the winners in a public image processing Continue reading…
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AT&T's Mobile Share data plans now available

By Justin Rubio on August 23, 2012 01:41 pm + 70 comments

As expected, AT&T's Mobile Share plans are live as of today. Following in Verizon's footsteps, the Continue reading…
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This Is My Cam: a Flickr-linked showcase for your camera

By Louis Goddard on August 23, 2012 05:46 am + 9 comments

Flickr is a mine of camera data, showing detailed names and model numbers for virtually every photo Continue reading…
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T-Mobile adding unlimited data plans with no throttling on September 5th

By Chris Ziegler on August 22, 2012 12:01 am + 194 comments

Among US national carriers, T-Mobile and Sprint have long been the champions of unlimited data even Continue reading…
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Facebook developing low-powered emergency backup system in new 'Sub-Zero' building

By Justin Rubio on August 17, 2012 02:48 pm + 26 comments

Facebook will be using a 62,000-square-foot building — unofficially known as "Sub-Zero" — next Continue reading…
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Harvard Medical School researchers encode full-length novel in DNA

By Evan Rodgers on August 16, 2012 07:39 pm + 31 comments

Researchers at Harvard Medical School have encoded a full-length HTML ebook, including rich Continue reading…
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Latest iOS 6 beta adds 'Wi-Fi Plus Cellular' option to keep data flowing around weak hotspots

By Chris Welch on August 9, 2012 01:47 pm + 163 comments

iPhone users are likely familiar with the handset's annoying tendency to hop on an open Wi-Fi Continue reading…
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Samsung boosts Android to 68.1 percent smartphone market share in latest IDC figures

By Louis Goddard on August 8, 2012 07:53 am + 323 comments

Some 68.1 percent of smartphones shipped in the second quarter of this year were powered by Android, Continue reading…