Facebook mines Census data to track its diversifying users

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In its earliest days, Facebook was primarily a white and Asian phenomenon. No more. In the first-ever study of the race and ethnicity of its U.S. users, Facebook said Wednesday that blacks and Latinos have joined the social ...

Microsoft, Google in battle to win over students

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As they plunged into a project on ancient Egypt this fall, Jay Martino's Cupertino (Calif.) Middle School students probably didn't realize they were on the front lines of a high stakes battle between Google and Microsoft.

Shoppers with smart phones IQ squeezing retailers

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(AP) -- The rise of smart phones, with their go-anywhere Web access, is changing the shopping game this holiday season.

Hacker seeks reduced sentence, citing Asperger's

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(AP) -- A computer hacker who was a force behind one of the largest cases of credit card theft in U.S. history says he has a developmental disorder and is asking for a reduced sentence.

Organic flash memory developed

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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of Tokyo have developed a non-volatile memory that has the same basic structure as a flash memory but is made from cheap, flexible, organic materials.