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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…

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  White House relaunches mobile apps with new design, search, high-res photos, live alerts

  By Chris Welch on September 4, 2012 01:36 pm + 11 comments

  In response to growing mobile traffic, the White House today announced new and improved versions of Continue reading…

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  Congress members question Homeland Security over domains seized 'without sufficient due process and transparency'

  By Justin Rubio on September 3, 2012 04:17 am + 37 comments

  Members of United Stated Congress have approached the Department of Homeland Security in regards to Continue reading…

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  Why Amazon's worldwide cloud computing service is just the start

  By Louis Goddard on August 28, 2012 09:36 am + 9 comments

  The New York Times has published a short feature profiling Amazon Web Services (AWS), Amazon's cloud Continue reading…

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  Social networks targeted by Indian government in crackdown on ethnic violence

  By Louis Goddard on August 21, 2012 12:38 pm + 24 comments

  The Indian government has pressed social networks including Facebook and Twitter to remove Continue reading…

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  Indian government bans bulk SMS messaging in attempt to reduce panic

  By Andrew Webster on August 19, 2012 12:18 am + 64 comments

  The Indian government has imposed a limit on bulk SMS messages to reduce the spread of misleading Continue reading…

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  Boston blocks Uber car service, citing lack of GPS mileage standards

  By Sean Hollister on August 15, 2012 01:08 am + 14 comments

  Uber, the smartphone-dispatched private taxi service, isn't such a hit with local governments: the Continue reading…

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  Statistics on the go: Census Bureau releases 'America's Economy' app for Android

  By Evan Rodgers on August 11, 2012 07:54 am + 25 comments

  The US Census Bureau just released its public API last month, and now the agency has released the Continue reading…

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  ARPANET programmer and internet luminary Steve Crocker on how the internet was created

  By Adi Robertson on August 6, 2012 05:21 pm + 6 comments

  ICANN Board Chairman and Internet Hall of Fame inductee Steve Crocker has been working with computer Continue reading…

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  Missile Defense Agency tells employees to stop watching porn at work

  By Amar Toor on August 2, 2012 05:05 am + 35 comments

  It's never really a good idea to watch porn while at the office — especially if your job involves Continue reading…