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  AT&T and T-Mobile switch on stolen cellphone database (update: Verizon and Sprint too)

  By Sam Byford on November 1, 2012 02:31 am + 30 comments

  AT&T and T-Mobile have introduced a database that will track stolen cellphones and keep them from Continue reading…

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  LG hits back at Samsung with OLED lawsuit, says five Galaxy devices infringe patents

  By Sam Byford on September 27, 2012 02:57 am + 46 comments

  LG Display has accused Samsung of infringing patents that it holds on OLED panel design. The suit Continue reading…

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  NYPD aims to prevent iPhone theft, accepting signups for device registry at Apple stores

  By Chris Welch on September 21, 2012 05:09 pm + 57 comments

  The iPhone's unrivaled popularity has unfortunately made it a common target among thieves; Apple's Continue reading…

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  Bitcoin exchange BitFloor suspends operations after $250,000 theft

  By Louis Goddard on September 5, 2012 07:12 am + 34 comments

  Popular Bitcoin exchange BitFloor — described by its owner as "the #4 USD exchange and #1 in the Continue reading…

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  Former Motorola engineer gets four years in prison for stealing trade secrets

  By Bryan Bishop on August 30, 2012 02:21 am + 19 comments

  Hanjuan Jin, a software engineer formerly employed by Motorola, was sentenced to four years in Continue reading…

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  Chinese gamer returns spacebars stolen from internet cafe

  By Louis Goddard on August 27, 2012 08:31 am + 39 comments

  According to a bizarre story reported by Chinese state newspaper The People's Daily, a man recently Continue reading…

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  US government shares citizens' border crossings with insurance companies

  By Jeff Blagdon on August 23, 2012 07:19 am + 17 comments

  Amid growing concerns about the widespread use of automated license plate readers (LPRs) by law Continue reading…

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  Prominent Android piracy sites seized by US government

  By Aaron Souppouris on August 22, 2012 07:15 am + 127 comments

  Three of the most popular sites for illegally downloading Android apps have been seized by law Continue reading…

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  Steve Jobs' stolen iPad ends up in street clown's routine

  By Andrew Webster on August 17, 2012 09:12 am + 78 comments

  Last month the home of the late Steve Jobs was burglarized, and the perpetrator decided to give one Continue reading…

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  Dropbox says spam tied to stolen passwords, employee's list of user emails

  By Jeff Blagdon on July 31, 2012 10:32 pm + 15 comments

  Earlier this month, some Dropbox users began complaining about spam coming to addresses that they Continue reading…