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5 more arrested in LulzSec and Anonymous raids

Following yesterday's arrest of 16 American hackers, one British teenager and four Dutch men have been arrested in connection with Lulzsec and Anonymous.
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Google diagnoses malware-infected computers through search

Google discovered a strain of malware through quirky search patterns. Now users can find if they've been affected by doing any search through the site.
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T-Mobile rolls out new ‘tiered unlimited’ data plans, promises no overages

T-Mobile's new Value plans use data-throttling to eliminate hard data caps for mobile users.
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LinkedIn CEO says Google+ can’t coexist with other social networks

Jeff Weiner argues that, in an already saturated social media market, users don't have the time for Google+.
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Apple quarterly profit up 69 percent as iPad sales roar

Strong iPad 2 sales have boosted Apple to a stellar quarter despite slowing iPhone 4 receipts.
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Growth slows as China nears half a billion internet users

The growth of Chinese Internet population is slowing despite two-thirds of the country still lacking access.
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NASA satellite records central African pollution ‘butterfly’

Central African agricultural fires lead to huge cloud of nitrogen dioxide pollution recorded by NASA's Aura satellite.
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MySpace’s Tom warns Google+ about excessive feed filtering

Tom Anderson writes that Google should avoid algorithmic filtering of user feeds in Google+ in favor of more dedicated user controls.
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GScreen taking down payments on Spacebook dual-screen laptops

GScreen's dual-screen laptop offering is finally here. Can added utility outweigh a hefty price?
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Google kills traffic estimates from Google Maps

Google has eliminated its popular traffic estimate feature from Google Maps because, the company says, the feature was too inaccurate.

Happy people are more successful shoppers, study says

A new study found that people who are in more positive moods make faster and more consistent decisions.

Google’s new CEO has new plan: ‘More wood behind fewer arrows’

New CEO Larry Page just announced record quarterly profits, which he attributes to Google focusing on its most successful products.
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‘Armchair’ nanotubes may be key to a more efficient power grid

Researchers at Rice University are creating nanotubes with extremely efficient conductive properties that could be key in cutting down electricity loss in transmission lines.
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PayPal brings NFC payments to Android, wallets lose self-worth

PayPal offers a new payment method that requires nothing more than touching Android phones together.
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Zitmo trojan attacking Android bank transactions

The people behind the ZeuS botnet have begun to exploit a weak point in mobile banking that allows them to steal bank passwords.
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Virgin Mobile USA nixes fully unlimited prepaid plans

Virgin Mobile USA, now owned by Sprint, will no longer offer its prepaid unlimited plans in favor of having data usage limits with data throttling.
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Yesterday was Neptune’s birthday, and Hubble took photos

Neptune completed its first orbit since being discovered 165 years ago. NASA aimed the Hubble Space Telescope at the blue planet to commemorate the event.
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RIM readies seven new BlackBerry phones for comeback

At a recent shareholder's meeting, RIM announced it will roll out a new fleet of BlackBerry devices running a new OS and with generation-jumping tech.
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Elton John rocked out to wake the space shuttle Atlantis crew

Sir Elton played a live rendition of "Rocket Man" this morning to a space audience consisting of astronauts on the Atlantis and the International Space Station.

Instant color-changing lenses are here, are you ready to get fashionable?

A UConn scientist has invented a film that changes color with electrical current. The military and fashion industry are stoked.
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Survey: Europeans crave live TV in more than just the living room

More Europeans want streaming live TV on their computers and mobile devices.
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Panasonic’s ‘Life Innovation Container’ delivers solar power in a box

Panasonic's Life Innovation Container offers easily-transported solar power production, making it useful for disaster relief and off-grid locations.
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Google+ runs out of disk space, goes spam crazy

An unanticipated amount of traffic to Google+ overloaded the network's notifications system over the weekend, resulting in a flood of repeat notifications to users.
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Logitech’s Microsoft Lync-powered hardware points to the potential of Office 365

Logitech has released a new spread of webcams and headsets optimized for Microsoft Office 365. Will this kind of hardware support propel Microsoft to the top of cloud-based productivity?

Post-tsunami relief efforts steady Google’s shaky reputation in Japan

Google Street View and Person Finder have been a big help to tsunami-ravaged Japan, and may help improve the search giant's image in the country.