Technology
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Yahoo buys Tumblr in $1.1 billion deal
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Yahoo is buying online blogging forum Tumblr for $1.1 billion as CEO Marissa Mayer tries to rejuvenate an Internet icon that had fallen behind the times.
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Urban Delivery app revives courier culture
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Navigating D.C. streets can be frantic, especially when you’re in a hurry or need to pick something up at the last minute. But now there’s an app for that.
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Online privacy guidelines coming from tech leaders
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America's tech industry is finalizing voluntary disclosure standards on the sensitive information being sucked from your smartphone like your location, surfing habits and contacts.
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Twitter music review: Service uncovers the unknown
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Until now, my problem with social music services has been this: Following friends doesn't really turn up much music I actually want to hear. We didn't become friends because we share musical tastes, and too few of them are using the services I'm trying out.
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China, United States to work together on cybersecurity
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After years of accusing each other of hacking each other's digital infrastructure, China and the United States will form a joint cybersecurity working group, Washington Technology reports.
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Diamond iPhone worth over $15 million
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Misplacing your cellphone is fairly common, but with this phone, you may want to be extra careful.
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Facebook Home: Social network barges onto Google's turf
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Facebook Home, the new software that takes over the front screen of a smartphone, is a bit of a corporate home invasion. Facebook is essentially moving into Google's turf, taking advantage of software the search giant and competitor created.
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Facebook unveils 'Home' for Android phones
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With its new "Home" on Android gadgets, Facebook aims to put its social network at the center of people's mobile experiences.
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Dell acquisition: Blackstone proposing to buy Dell in $24 billion deal
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Dell Inc. said Monday a special board committee plans to negotiate with Blackstone Group and activist investor Carl Icahn over new acquisition bids for the computer maker that rival an offer of more than $24 billion from an investor group that includes founder Michael Dell.
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Facebook (FB) News Feed remodel rolled out by Mark Zuckerberg
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Facebook has redesigned its social network to address complaints that the News Feed on its website has turned into a jumble of monotonous musings and random photos.
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Sony unveils PS4 in New York
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Sony unveiled its next-generation gaming system, the PlayStation 4, at a New York event Wednesday evening.
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Facebook lawsuit settlement worth $20 million, or about $10 per user
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Emails detailing a $20 million lawsuit settlement by Facebook over the use of user photos in sponsored stories continue to land in people's inboxes, according to multiple reports.
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Inauguration 2013: There's an app for that
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The 57th Presidential Inauguration is here and for the first time, there is an official app for that.
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Facebook event a mystery, but could reveal new features
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Facebook's mystery "press event" on Tuesday could reveal a more robust search feature that would intensify the competition between the social networking giant and its rival Google Inc.
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ConnecTech initiative launched to help D.C.-based tech firms
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D.C. leaders Tuesday launched a major economic initiative to make the city the largest technology center on the East Coast.
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Google Maps iPhone app returns popular service to users
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Directionally-challenged iPhone users, rejoice. If you're not a fan of Apple's new map app since upgrading your operating system, the new Google Maps app is now available.
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FBI 'ransomware' scam infecting thousands of computers nationwide
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Computer security experts are warning users about a fast-moving scam that poses as the FBI locking down your computer, then demanding money to unlock it.
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John McAfee arrested by Guatemalan police
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Software company founder John McAfee was hospitalized briefly Thursday after being denied political asylum in Guatemala. His lawyers are trying to keep him from being flown back to Belize for questioning about the killing of a fellow American expatriate.
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