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  For sale: your security

  By Aaron Souppouris on November 2, 2012 08:20 am + 18 comments

  Security firm Vupen has uncovered a zero-day bug in Windows 8 and Internet Explorer 10. The Continue reading…

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  Clearwire to use Huawei equipment for LTE upgrade after government review, says Reuters

  By Justin Rubio on October 26, 2012 06:00 pm + 17 comments

  The United States government has green-lit Clearwire's proposed plans to utilize Huawei equipment as Continue reading…

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  Self-driving cars hold 'great promise' for saving thousands of lives, says US government official

  By Sam Byford on October 23, 2012 11:15 pm + 76 comments

  An Obama administration official has said that self-driving cars have the potential to save Continue reading…

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  US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency ends BlackBerry contract, will issue iPhones instead

  By Dan Seifert on October 22, 2012 02:17 pm + 115 comments

  The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) has ended its agreement with RIM to provide Continue reading…

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  Twitter blocks neo-Nazi account within Germany in response to police request

  By Amar Toor on October 18, 2012 01:44 am + 93 comments

  Twitter announced this week that it has censored a neo-Nazi account at the request of the German Continue reading…

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  US government claims Huawei and ZTE pose a risk to national security: the accusations, responses, and fallout

  By Nathan Ingraham on October 11, 2012 11:43 am

  The US government has released a report in which it claims that Huawei and ZTE pose a national Continue reading…

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  China responds to United States' report against ZTE and Huawei, calls it 'subjective guesswork'

  By Justin Rubio on October 10, 2012 02:59 pm + 47 comments

  China's Commerce Ministry has responded to a report by the United States Intelligence Committee that Continue reading…

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  Beta-testing democracy: Reddit's plan to drop an open internet 'geek bomb' on lawmakers

  By T.C. Sottek on October 5, 2012 02:39 pm + 59 comments

  The Verge is onboard Reddit's "Internet 2012 bus," which is driving between the presidential debate Continue reading…

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  FCC chairman says we need faster internet sooner, defends role as a 'cop on the beat'

  By T.C. Sottek on September 25, 2012 02:03 pm + 32 comments

  In a policy speech given today at Vox Media's headquarters in Washington, DC, FCC chairman Julius Continue reading…

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  Federal judge approves settlement offer in ebook price fixing case

  By Dan Seifert on September 6, 2012 01:19 pm + 14 comments

  According to Bloomberg, a federal judge has approved a settlement offer by publishers in the civil Continue reading…