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Apple Faces Protests This Morning

Thursday, 09 February 2012 09:45

Protesters are set to stage demonstrations at several Apple stores around the world to show their concern about the unethical treatment of factory workers at some of the company's suppliers in China and other areas. The protests are the joint effort of an online petition started two weeks ago at Change.org and SumOfUs.org ...

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Not-So-Exciting Apple Secret Revealed

Friday, 03 February 2012 16:01

If you are a very observant Apple fan or commercial viewer, you might have noticed any iPhone in an advertisement shows the time as 9:42. A former Apple exec finally explained the purpose of this little detail—and it was slightly anticlimactic ...

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Facebook Unveils $5 Billion Stock Goals

Thursday, 02 February 2012 09:42

Yesterday, Facebook filed paperwork saying it would seek $5 billion for its initial public offering (IPO), meaning it will be possible to own stock in Facebook. It's only about half the amount some analysts projected. Either way, they'll probably easily get that much money—they own pretty much all the information in the world at this point ...

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Megaupload Contents to Be Deleted on Thursday

Monday, 30 January 2012 15:23

After the U.S. Justice Department shut down file-sharing site Megaupload a couple of weeks ago, many people wondered what would happen to all of the data already on the site. Well, now there may be an answer—all the files on the site, including legitimate and legal files, will likely start being deleted this Thursday ...

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EU Debuts Foldable Car

Thursday, 26 January 2012 10:07

foldable carThe European Union debuted a new foldable car that was previously just a theoretical design from MIT. The car folds up so three vehicles can fit in a single standard parking spot. The electric automobiles currently have a range of 60 miles, and experts suggest they will be used as temporary rentals that can be returned at kiosks scattered around cities ...

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Brazil Is Suing Twitter

Monday, 06 February 2012 17:43

The government of Brazil is suing Twitter for $300,000 because Brazilian drivers are using the social network to avoid police and traffic patrols and controls, including police with radar guns and checkpoints. Twitter has yet to comment on this new (and quite illegal) use of their technology ...

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Petition Begins for Ethical iPhone 5

Thursday, 02 February 2012 09:48

Coming on the heels of multiple reports about terrible working conditions in Chinese factories making Apple products, almost 50,000 have already signed a petition calling for Apple's next iPhone to be "ethical." It's not known if Apple will respond to the petition or not ...

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An Electric Bike for Urban Dwellers

Tuesday, 31 January 2012 17:44

boxx scooterThe BOXX Corporation has debuted a new electric "bike," which is really a tiny electric scooter. It is roughly 36 inches (!) long and can carry up to 300 pounds. It has a range of 40 miles and has the added bonus of looking like some kind of missing link Apple product ...

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"Google Thinks I'm a What?"

Friday, 27 January 2012 17:24

If you've ever been amazed at how sites tailor ads to your interests, this new Google feature may blow your mind. On the Ad Preferences tab, you'll find Google's best guess at your age and gender, based on your browsing history. Most are reporting the feature is incorrect, which could be very amusing or offensive ...

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Google's Most Ironic New Data Center

Thursday, 26 January 2012 09:49

google server centerGoogle needs huge server centers in order to store and access the massive amounts of data it deals with every day. One of the newest server centers is in Finland ... and is a former paper mill that went out of business because of a drop in demand for newspapers and printed news. That's the tech equivalent of a massive victory lap ...

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