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On Tuesday 14th, the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) posted a message on RnBXclusive.com, stating: "If you have downloaded music using this website you may have committed a criminal offence which carries a maximum penalty of up to 10 years imprisonment and an unlimited fine under UK law." SOCA's threat is a stirring defence of [...]
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In a potentially troublesome decision, a federal district court has found that a start-up violated anti-spam and computer crime laws by creating and marketing a browser to let users view their social networking accounts in one place. The case demonstrates the difficulties facing those who seek to empower users to interact with closed services like Facebook in new and innovative ways.
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Produced by Apple employees in 1985, tribute was first widely circulated after Jobs died... Until Sony yanked it from YouTube.
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In the near future, getting your smartphone, tablet or laptop connected to a Wi-Fi hotspot won't be an exercise in frustration. The Wi-Fi Alliance will begin to certify wireless devices for its industry-wide Passpoint initiative this July. Goodbye to splash-screens and network-specific log-ins!
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Smartphones are here to stay, and it's no surprise why. They connect us to Facebook, help us find directions to the office, take pictures, and can even let us connect our laptops to the internet from the side of the road. But they're just so darned expensive... or so you think.
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Reports state Twitter may reach 500 million users on Wednesday.
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Drexel University is starting to create 3D scans of fossils to better study the motion of giant dinosaurs through small-scale robotic models. Read this blog post by Martin LaMonica on Cutting Edge.
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Someone built a Facebook timeline with the life of Steve Jobs. It's quite nice to go through it and look at his life in this format, rather than having to suffer through Isaacson's rushed out prose.
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More than 100 million pounds of electronic materials are recycled each year in the United States. Consumers have numerous options for turning over their electronic materials to recyclers, including through local drop-off centers, retailers, repair shops, electronics manufacturers, charities and at special events.
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File-sharing site Pirate Bay vows to carry on after the High Court lays the foundations for its closure.
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Geordie Rose has a Ph.D. in quantum physics, but he's also a world champion in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and a Canadian national champion wrestler...
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The latest stage of Apple’s battle to use the “iPad” trademark in China saw heated exchanges in a Shanghai court, as the technology giant fought to avoid disruption to global supplies of its best-selling tablet.
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Research in Motion on Tuesday finally brought e-mail to its tablet computer, the BlackBerry PlayBook, which initially could send or receive e-mails only by being connected to a BlackBerry phone.
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According to one expert, who played a role in creating the privacy standard at issue here, says they're all partially right ... but ultimately wrong.