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NPR seeks to boot trolls, spammers from website

NPR, which prides itself on intelligent discourse, has instituted a new policy to keep trolls and spammers off of its web pages.
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Report: digital music revenue to surge 60 percent, reach $20 billion by 2015

Even though music revenues are projected to rise substantially over the next four years, a new report says that the industry could be doing even better -- if it cracks down on all the free music available on the Internet.
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Microsoft bringing Google-like instant search to Bing

Microsoft is readying an "instant search" feature as part of the upcoming HTML5 makeover of the Bing search engine.
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Groupon facing threat of class action lawsuit over deal expiration dates

A lawsuit filed in Chicago alleges Groupon isn't following the law when it sells its deals to consumers.
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Report: Microsoft won’t release Windows for tablets until 2012

A new report indicates Microsoft will begin public tests for a tablet-ready Windows operating system by the end of 2011, gearing up for a 2012 launch.
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Two pioneers of digital photography honored by National Inventors Hall of Fame

Arguably, without Steve Sasson and Eric Fossum there'd be no point-and-shoots, no DSLRs and no camera phones.
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iPad 2 annoucement prompts Apple to offer $100 refund on recent iPad purchases

Yesterday's announcement has created a flurry of activity as iPad owners try to unload their devices in anticipation of the iPad 2 launch on March 11, while Apple is reportedly offering money back on recent iPad purchases.
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Study: Facebook makes us feel good about ourselves

Next time you're feeling down about yourself, you might want to avoid looking in a mirror and instead update your Facebook profile.
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Apple and Microsoft spar over ‘App Store’ trademark

Apple claims "App Store" is just as generic as Microsoft's trademark on "Windows," in a new filing with the PTO.

Report: Apps to become $38 billion industry by 2015

The app industry's salad days lie ahead in the not-too distant future, according to a new report.
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Google goes off-road with Street View

Google's Street View goes off-road with new images of parks and gardens taken with its pedal-powered "trike."
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U.S. Army launches iPhone app encouraging soldiers to blog

It's not quite an about-face for the Army, but the release of a blogging app does show the service is willing to embrace social media and smartphones as it reaches out to young, technologically-inclined recruits.
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Report: Apple to target small businesses with new technical support service

Joint Venture, a new technical service plan for small businesses, is expected to be unveiled on the same day that Apple officially announces the iPad 2.
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Groupon launches group-buying site in China

Groupon, already a world-wide presence in the group-buying industry, is set to tackle what may prove to be its most difficult customer.
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Facebook “Like” button now “shares”

Facebook is expanding the role of its ubiquitous Like button on third-party websites and may phase out its well-worn Share button before too long.
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Netflix says 30 percent of streaming titles now subtitled, more coming this year

Netflix says it's moving closer to offering all of its streaming content with subtitles, but it's also created some controversy in the process.
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Google heads into the kitchen with new recipe search feature

Google would probably chew your food for you if it could, but for now it hopes to just help you decide what's for dinner.
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University of Michigan researchers unveil very, very small computer

Its creators believe it's the "first complete millimeter-scale computing system" and it may one day be just about everywhere -- but you probably won't see it.
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New Google plug-in takes Micrsoft Office into the cloud

Google has beaten Microsoft to the punch by releasing a cloud-based solution for Microsoft Office products.
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Google punishes Overstock for bad search behavior

Overstock is the second company in less than a month to run afoul of Google for employing frowned-on SEO techniques.
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Apple unveils new Macbook Pro lineup with new high-speed Thunderbolt port

Apple has revamped its Macbook Pro lineup, adding new chips and Thunderbolt I/O, which is said to be 12 times faster than Firewire.
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New comic book offers ‘more balanced’ portrayal of Mark Zuckerberg’s rise

If you were left still wanting more after seeing The Social Network, a newly released comic book claims to bring new perspectives to story of Facebook's creation.
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WikiLeaks now selling t-shirts, coffee mugs to raise money

WikiLeaks is hoping that $18 dollar t-shirts and $35 iPad cases may give the organization a new source of much-needed cash.
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Google Street View raises security concerns in Israel

Some government officials in Israel are worried that Google's Street View could be used by terrorists to carry out an attack within the country's borders.
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Amazon launches unlimited video streaming service for Prime customers

At $79 per year, Amazon's Prime membership is cheaper than a year of Netflix's streaming-only service, but Netflix likely offers more titles to choose from.
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PS3 hacker raises money for legal fight against Sony

George "Geohot" Hotz, famed hacker of the iPhone and lately of the PS3, started a blog over the weekend to help raise funds for his legal fight with Sony.
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Hotmail pushes Facebook chat integration live worldwide

Hotmail, Microsoft's web-based free e-mail client, scores some points against Google's Gmail with the global launch of Facebook chat integration.
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The Smithsonian calls on gaming public to choose most artistic video games

"Video games cannot be art," film critic Robert Ebert once said. The Smithsonian apparently disagrees.
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Egyptian names daughter ‘Facebook’ to commemorate social media’s role in Egyptian revolution

An unusual baby name shows just how influential social media has been in Egypt's revolution.
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Charitable gaming group takes on 60 hours of the worst video games ever

E.T. for the Atari 2600 and Superman for the Nintendo 64 are just a couple of the truly bad games GameToAid is subjecting itself to -- all in the name of a good cause.
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NYT: Apple planning a cheaper, but not a smaller iPhone

The New York Times says there's no iPhone Nano on the horizon, but the next generation might still be cheaper than previous models.
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U.S. government mistakenly shuts down 84,000 websites

The government shows its power to regulate the Internet, while demonstrating that it's not clear just how the Internet works.
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Redbox officially planning video streaming service to compete with Netflix

Redbox's president says a subscription-based online streaming service is on the way, but the partnering company is still yet to be determined.
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Australian brewery aims to brew ‘space beer’

The 4 Pines brewery is ready to test its micro-brew in micro-gravity.