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Super Bowl: Where to watch online, and more

Sat, 02/04/2012 - 21:24
As the Giants battle the Patriots on Sunday, viewers have dozens of ways to keep up with the game--by live streaming, watching on cell phones, or subscribing to apps and social-media feeds.
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Twitter more tempting than sex and sleep, study says

Sat, 02/04/2012 - 21:07
Tweeting harder to resist than sex, coffee, and alcohol, say researchers from the University of Chicago. Now, let's just see you try to resist tweeting this story.
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Zuckerberg's taxes on IPO? How about $2 billion

Sat, 02/04/2012 - 17:43
The Facebook chief may be on the hook for $2 billion in taxes with his company going public. But he's not necessarily all that upset about it, because Facebook in turn gets a tax deduction.
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Reporters' Roundtable: What's Facebook going to do with that money?

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 22:10
Facebook plans to raise $5 billion in an IPO. What will Facebook do with the money? This week on the Roundtable, Rafe discusses Facebook's future with Josh Constine from TechCrunch and Shervin Pishevar from Menlo Ventures.
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EU officials want Google to suspend privacy policy change

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 20:51
Despite request, Google tells concerned European Union advisers that it will stick to its March 1 date for privacy policy modifications.
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Facebook users polled 'unlike' new Timeline feature

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 17:30
A whopping 70 percent of Facebook users surveyed by SodaHead voted thumbs down on the social network's now mandatory Timeline feature.
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Google's response on new privacy policy ticks off congresswoman

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 16:29
At a hearing in the House over the search giant's new privacy policy, subcommittee Chairwoman Mary Bono Mack expresses frustration over what she sees as Google's lack of clarity in answering questions.
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Apple feels no need to offer lower cost iPhone, says analyst

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 15:41
With a belief that consumers will continue to flock to its premium and more capable devices, Apple is unlikely to downscale its smartphones, says Morgan Stanley.
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Apple wants to wed handhelds to gym equipment

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 15:39
Patent filing shows that Apple intends to help people share workout info and performance data with others.
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Iran to ban Samsung over explosive Israeli cable ad?

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 15:33
Tehran is reportedly rather upset about a commercial in which a Mossad agent's Samsung tablet is instrumental in accidentally blowing up an Iranian uranium enrichment plant.
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Facebook working on mobile ads? Firm says nope

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 15:22
Marketing agency Razorfish reportedly let it slip that it has been working on a pilot program with Facebook to deliver ads to mobile users. But both companies say it ain't so.
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Facebook working on mobile ads after all?

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 15:22
Marketing agency Razorfish reportedly let it slip that it has been working on a pilot program with Facebook to deliver ads to mobile users.
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Facebook working on mobile ads afterall?

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 15:22
Marketing agency Razorfish reportedly let it slip that it was working on a pilot program with Facebook to deliver ads to its mobile users.
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No potty-mouth lyrics for iTunes Match

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 12:51
A glitch is causing iTunes Match to scrub explicit lyrics from some rap songs. Apple is working to fix the issue.
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Bail denied again for MegaUpload's Kim DotCom

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 11:22
The founder of the cyberlocker service will remain in jail at least until his extradition hearing is held on Feb. 22.
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Mystery and mayhem surrounding MegaUpload (roundup)

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 11:22
Hackers down government and entertainment Web sites after piracy arrest of people including Kim DotCom connected with the hosting site.
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Super Bowl XLVI launches free app for game day

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 05:26
Hoping to help fans navigate Indianapolis during Super Bowl Week, the NFL releases the Super Bowl XLVI Guide app for iOS and Android yesterday.
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Feds seize illegal sports-streaming sites

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 03:22
Just in time for Super Bowl Sunday, the federal agents announce they have seized and shuttered 307 Web sites that either live-streamed sports or sold fake NFL paraphernalia.
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MegaUpload founder: Police punched and kicked me

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 01:04
The MegaUpload founder, who wants to be freed on bail, said during a court hearing today that he is the victim of "the biggest disregard of basic rights in internet history."
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Does Facebook deserve its astronomical valuation?

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 01:00
Pundits square off over whether the social network has the chops to deliver revenue from its massive user base to support its valuation.
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