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LulzSec hacks FBI affiliate, Infragard

After hacks on PBS.org and SonyPictures.com, hacker group LulzSec has a new target: The FBI.
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France bans ‘Facebook’ and ‘Twitter’ from TV, radio

France's news organizations are now banned from saying the words "Facebook" and "Twitter" unless the social networks are part of a story.
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‘NSFW,’ ‘Twittersphere,’ other Internet slang added to Oxford Dictionaries

ZOMG! A big batch of Internet slang has been added to the Oxford Dictionary Online, making the terms officially real words.
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Anonymous leaks 10,000 ‘top secret’ Iranian gov’t emails

Hacker group Anonymous has successfully stolen and released more than 10,000 emails from Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. More attacks on the repressive regime are said to be "in the works."
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US Army testing iPhones, Androids for combat

The US Army has begun testing iPhones, iPads and Android-based devices for use in the battlefield. But can these gadgets take the pressure of combat?
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Adobe CEO: Android tablets will beat iPads

While brushing aside the rift between Adobe and Apple, Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen says that Android tablets will soon overtake the iPad, just as Android smartphones now beat the iPhone.

UK’s Next Model search: Why Internet polls are a (hilariously) bad idea

UK clothing retailer Next has launched its 2011 modeling competition, and is letting Internet users pick the winner. Not surprisingly, it's all gone to hell.
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Marc Andreessen: There is no tech bubble

Don't worry, says venture capitalist Marc Andreessen, there is no tech bubble. How does he know? Because everybody thinks there's a tech bubble.
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Google rolls out +1 Button Internet-wide

A rival to Facebook's "Like" button, Google's new +1 Button is now available to any webmaster who wants to give the social sharing feature a go.
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Microsoft officially unveils Windows 8

Microsoft takes a touch-centric approach to computing with its forthcoming Windows 8 operating system.
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PBS hackers set their sights on Sony

The group responsible for hacking PBS.org this past weekend is now targeting Sony and its BMG business.
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Eric Schmidt: ‘I screwed up’ Google’s social strategy

During an interview at the D9 Conference, Google's executive chairman Eric Schmidt says it's his fault Google hasn't done better with social media.
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Apple launches iWork for iPhone, iPod touch

Mere days ahead of Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference (June 6), Cupertino has announced its iWork software suite for iPhone and iPod touch.
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Pentagon declares cyber attacks ‘acts of war’

The Pentagon has officially decided that military force could be used in the event of a serious cyber attack on US properties.
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Apple confirms iCloud, iOS 5, OS X Lion unveils at WWDC

It's official: Apple will debut its iCloud service, as well as its next-generation iOS 5 and Mac OS X Lion software at its Worldwide Developers Conference on June 6.

Fifth Avenue Apple Store most-photographed location in NYC

Analysis of Flickr photos shows that Apple's iconic glass cube store on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan is the most-photographed location in all of New York City.
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Leaked HTC phone shoots 12MP RAW, may run WP7 ‘Mango’

A leaked HTC phone that appears to run Windows Phone 7 "Mango" has a 12 megapixel camera capable of shooting in RAW format — features unheard of in a smartphone.
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Hackers post fake Tupac story to PBS.org after WikiLeaks piece

Lulz were had after a group of hackers cracked PBS.org and posted a fake story about Tupac Shakur being alive and well in New Zealand. The breach was in retaliation for an episode of Frontline widely seen as critical of WikiLeaks.
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Iran plans to unplug the Internet, create its own

In an attempt to protect its citizens from dastardly Western ideas and culture, the Iranian government plans to completely disconnect its country from the global Internet, and replace it with a crappy, home-brewed network of its own.
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Apple iOS 5: New notifications, widgets said to debut at WWDC

We likely won't see a new iPhone at Apple's 2011 Worldwide Developers Conference, but we may get iOS 5 with a totally revamped notification system and the introduction of OS X Dashboard-like widgets.
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US defense contractors’ networks breached by hackers

Hackers are said to have successfully infiltrated the networks of defense contractors Lockheed Martin and others, which may have exposed sensitive US military information.
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Facebook blasts man who claims to own the social network, may not know what it’s talking about

Facebook says that Paul Ceglia, the man who claims to own a $13.5 billion stake in Facebook, is a "scam artist." Unfortunately for the social network, they appear to have nothing to back that up.
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Tech giants who seek $80 billion tax holiday face stiff opposition

A group of technology companies, including Google, Microsoft and Apple, have launched a lobbying campaign to convince the federal government to tax $1 trillion in overseas earnings at a far lower rate. But some, including the Obama administration, aren't buying the pitch.
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Mark Zuckerberg now kills all his own meat

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has vowed to not eat any meat that doesn't come from an animal he killed with his own hands.
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Asia OKs Sony PlayStation Network’s return

After more than a month offline, Sony's PlayStation Network will soon return to Asia.
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Only in China: Prisoners used in online gaming ring

In China, prisoners have been used in online gaming's lucrative black market of "gold farming."
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NYC Apple Store sued over alleged racial profiling

Once again, Apple has been accused of racial discrimination because of retail store employees.
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Ashton Kutcher invests in vacation rental startup Airbnb

Actor and technology startup savant Ashton Kutcher has put his hefty marketing weight behind San Francisco vacation rental site Airbnb.com.
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Despite high gas prices, Americans still don’t want electric cars

With gas prices still hovering around $4.00 per gallon, Americans are still reluctant to adopt all-electric vehicles.
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Infra-red satellite imagery unveils 17 lost Egyptian pyramids

Satellite imaging technology has allowed researchers to discover 17 new Egyptian pyramids along with thousands of other structures.
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AT&T to launch 4G LTE network in 5 cities this summer

AT&T's 4G plans became more clear today, with AT&T President and CEO John Stankey saying that its LTE network will debut in five cities this summer, and 10 or more by the end of the year.
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Email still ‘crucial’ for Google, Yahoo and Microsoft

Experts have been predicting the death of email more than a year now. But the numbers related to the three largest free email services — Gmail, Yahoo Mail and Hotmail — tell a different story.
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‘Hurt Locker’ lawsuit targets record-breaking 24,583 BitTorrent users

Makers of the award-winning film "Hurt Locker" have now broken the record for most movie fans sued at one time.
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Study: Gadgets make wealthy people’s lives ‘more stressful’

New gadgets may be fun, but they aren't making you any happier — at least, not if you make more than $100,000 per year.