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  Broadcast TV online to free up mobile spectrum, says UK's House of Lords

  By Sam Byford on July 31, 2012 05:36 am + 44 comments

  A House of Lords committee has advised the British government to consider the possibility of putting Continue reading…

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  US Census Bureau releases public API for mobile and web developers

  By Amar Toor on July 30, 2012 06:51 am + 5 comments

  The US Census Bureau has released its very first public API, allowing developers to create web and Continue reading…

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  Emergency response app that uses full-3D campus renders to guide officers tested by UNC Charlotte

  By Justin Rubio on July 29, 2012 06:23 am + 21 comments

  The UNC Charlotte police department recently ran a training exercise to test a new app with hopes to Continue reading…

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  Overheating PS Vitas lead to Japanese investigation, but Sony points to user error

  By Jeff Blagdon on July 25, 2012 10:53 pm + 35 comments

  A string of overheating PS Vitas has prompted an investigation in Japan, but Sony maintains that the Continue reading…

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  Chinese mobile internet usage jumps 22 percent to 388 million

  By Louis Goddard on July 19, 2012 07:28 am + 7 comments

  388 million people in China now use the internet on mobile devices, according to figures from the Continue reading…

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  WikiLeaks circumvents financial blockade with French bank account

  By Amar Toor on July 19, 2012 04:57 am + 7 comments

  WikiLeaks has begun accepting donations through a French non-profit organization, as part of an Continue reading…

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  Neustar, the company with access to every phone number in the US

  By Louis Goddard on July 14, 2012 11:37 am + 15 comments

  BuzzFeed has published a great piece for conspiracy theorists, offering a look inside Neustar, a Continue reading…

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  Tim Cook in Sun Valley: a big deal for a new king

  By Tim Carmody on July 13, 2012 04:49 pm + 53 comments

  Rich, famous, powerful people hang out with each other all the time, and usually talk shop when they Continue reading…

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  Uzbekistan state TV compares Facebook users to terrorists

  By Louis Goddard on July 12, 2012 06:32 am + 9 comments

  A documentary aired on Uzbek state television last night compared users of Facebook and other social Continue reading…

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  Russia's parliament approves web censorship law

  By Amar Toor on July 12, 2012 05:05 am + 38 comments

  Russia's parliament this week passed a controversial bill that would allow the government to Continue reading…