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British Telecom IP Blocks The Pirate Bay; Circumvented Hours Later
June 21, 2012British Telecom is the most recent IP to block The Pirate Bay, a well-known website that allows users to download copyrighted material without permission. This move was made following a court order ...
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Verizon’s 4G LTE Expands into Another 46 Markets
June 20, 2012Verizon Wireless has been pounding the metaphorical pavement when it comes to fully launching their new 4G LTE network. Today alone, the company has expanded into 46 new markets with another 22 ...
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Windows 8 Phone Allows Multicore Processors
June 20, 2012The new Windows 8 phones are shaping up to be quite the competitors with the ever-popular iPhone and Android devices. The new Windows OS for phones promises mobile payments, new hardware, and ...
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Face.com Purchased by Facebook for Unknown Amount
June 19, 2012Rumors about the companies Facebook and Face.com being in negotiations have finally been confirmed as of yesterday when Facebook officially purchased the facial-recognition software. Face.com announced on their blog today that ...
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Hacker Allegedly Hacked 79 Banks and Released Customer Data
June 19, 2012A hacker recently claimed that he hacked into almost 80 banks and stole thousands of pieces of information, including addresses, phone numbers, and names. The file was released onto the internet ...
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Canadian Airport Beginning to Keep Track of Conversations
June 18, 2012Starting next month, the Ottawa/Macdonald-Cartier Airport is installing microphones in random locations - within the airport itself, as well as in planes - in order to track conversations. The conversation tracking ...
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According to Google, Government Censorship is “Alarmingly High”
June 18, 2012In the past six months, Google has received more than 1,000 government requests - from governments around the world - to remove links such as search listings and YouTube videos. The ...
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Nokia Proposes 10,000 Layoffs
June 14, 2012By the end of 2012, Nokia plans to be 10,000 employees lighter. The company announced the planned layoffs during a press conference earlier this morning. The company is "rescaling" their operation ...
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How to Make Scheduling Easy
June 14, 2012Scheduling is part of the business life, and sometimes it can be a real pain. Everyone has to schedule, and everyone has encountered frustration with doing so. The truth is that ...
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Amazon’s Cloud Storage Reaches 1 Trillion Files
June 13, 2012Amazon's S3 storage system launched in 2006. Since then, a trillion files have been uploaded onto the service. Jeff Barr, Amazon blog writer, stated that "that’s 142 objects for every person ...