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  San Francisco's efforts to label cellphones with radiation warnings meet their end

  By Dan Seifert on May 8, 2013 10:04 am + 19 comments

  The City of San Francisco's efforts to label every cellphone for sale with a warning of potentially Continue reading…

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  Players who pirated 'Game Dev Tycoon' see their virtual studios hit by piracy

  By Sam Byford on April 29, 2013 09:29 pm + 168 comments

  As major game publishers push overbearing copy protection that frustrates legitimate players, an Continue reading…

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  iTunes Store now calls out apps that offer in-app purchases

  By Nathan Ingraham on March 22, 2013 03:27 pm + 53 comments

  Apple recently settled a class action lawsuit surrounding in-app purchases — the case was brought Continue reading…

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  Google launches 'help for hacked sites' instruction series in wake of recent attacks

  By Jacob Kastrenakes on March 12, 2013 03:59 pm + 17 comments

  Google is launching "help for hacked sites," a series of articles and videos to help website owners Continue reading…

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  Twitter flagging 500px links as 'potentially harmful' (update: resolved)

  By Bryan Bishop on February 23, 2013 02:56 pm + 7 comments

  Given the recent spate of hacking attacks, security is no doubt a high-priority focus — but 500px Continue reading…

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  TwitPic and some Twitter pages blocked behind Google's anti-malware curtain (update)

  By Kimber Streams on December 30, 2012 04:00 pm + 51 comments

  Popular Twitter-based photo service TwitPic is currently being blocked by Google's malware checker. Continue reading…

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  SoftBank planning to offer satellite phones for use during earthquakes and other disasters

  By Nathan Ingraham on December 17, 2012 12:32 pm + 5 comments

  Japanese wireless carrier SoftBank is looking to utilize satellite phone technology as a means of Continue reading…

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  Police issue warning after Apple Maps leads drivers astray in Australian wilderness (update: fixed)

  By Sam Byford on December 9, 2012 11:50 pm + 228 comments

  Local police in the city of Mildura, Australia, have been forced to warn motorists of the i Continue reading…

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  Surviving the Tokyo earthquake using inexact technologies

  By Sam Byford on December 7, 2012 06:19 am + 33 comments

  A powerful earthquake just shook my home city of Tokyo. Of all the countless notifications that Continue reading…

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  National Weather Service to send severe weather warnings directly to smartphones

  By Aaron Souppouris on June 28, 2012 07:59 am + 35 comments

  Starting today, the National Weather Service (NWS) will send severe weather warnings to smartphone Continue reading…