Posts filed in the ‘Computer’ Category
California AG Kamala Harris on app privacy deal (podcast)
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Larry Magid chats by phone with California Attorney General Kamala Harris shortly after she announces an agreement with major app companies to protect the privacy of consumers.
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Data mining’s adult challenges
The tools to analyze disparate data sets are getting better and cheaper. But the practice will increasingly bump against the boundaries of privacy comfort zones.
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Facebook: Ceglia concealed ‘getzuck’ e-mail account
Social network wants permission to inspect the contents of four previously undisclosed accounts, allegedly in use since 2003.
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DIY ‘Back to the Future’ hoverboard actually hovers
Mattel is releasing a replica of the "Back to the Future" hoverboard, but sadly, it doesn't really float. Maybe the company should get in touch with this DIYer.
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Hitachi intros first 7,200rpm, single-platter 7mm hard drive
Hitachi says its new 2.5-inch hard drives are thinner, more rugged, and faster.
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FCC Chairman calls on ISPs to help fight cyber attacks
Cyber security is a growing problem, which threatens the U.S. economy, and FCC chairman Genachowski said that broadband providers can help protect the public.
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Toaster adds ‘a bit more’
The Breville Premium Plastic Toaster may look like an ordinary toaster, but convenient features gives it a modern edge.
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iPhone manufacturing costs revealed?
Recent Foxconn revelations hint at higher costs than previous estimates that are still staggeringly low by Western standards.
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HP readies Windows 8 ‘X86′ products for holiday, says CEO
CEO Meg Whitman says during an earnings conference call that Hewlett-Packard has a line of products ready for the next iteration of Windows.
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Implantable device propels itself through bloodstream
New medical device, powered wirelessly via electromagnetic radio waves, could be used as a diagnostic or surgical tool.
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Texting makes you a linguistic Soup Nazi, study says
A study suggests that those who text more are less accepting of new words and more rigid about existing ones. It is unclear whether these new words include LOL and LMAO
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Tony Blair’s wife sues Murdoch company over hacking
Cherie Blair, wife of Tony (and herself a lawyer), decides she, too, must stand in line and sue News International over allegedly having her phone intercepted. And to think that the Blairs and the Murdochs used to be such friends.
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5,000 Kindle titles shut down by Amazon in pricing dispute
Amazon accused of pressure campaign to extract more favorable terms from publishers and distributors.
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New U.K. site maps muggings, street violence
StreetViolence.org is a U.K. site on which people who have been mugged can help others avoid certain high-risk areas by mapping the location of the crimes. Does this remind some of Microsoft's "Avoid Ghetto" patent?
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HP’s fiscal first quarter not so hot
CEO Meg Whitman says that the company is "taking the necessary steps to improve execution."
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