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Review: No more writing checks in lifestyle change

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8 hours ago | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- It's been nine months since I've written a check. That's not to say I'm on some 12-step program to resist shopping. My credit card bills would suggest otherwise. Rather, when I opened a new bank account ...

Facebook, Twitter to face more sophisticated attacks: McAfee

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10 hours ago | not rated yet | 0

Social networks will face increasingly sophisticated hacker attacks in 2010 but law enforcement is expected to make strides in fighting cybercrime, according to Web security firm McAfee Labs.

It's hip to be Square; Twitter inventor has new venture

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12 hours ago | 4 / 5 (2) | 0

It was in February that Jim McKelvey ran into the problem that would lead to the birth of Square, a new mobile-payment venture led by Twitter inventor Jack Dorsey.

EBay: holiday cell phone shopping up threefold

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Dec 28, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- More eBay shoppers have used cell phones to make purchases this holiday season than in past years. And it's not just to buy the hot toy du jour, Zhu Zhu Pets.

Amazon Christmas day e-book sales beat print sales

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Dec 27, 2009 | 2.9 / 5 (7) | 3

On Christmas Day customers bought more electronic books than hard-copy books on Internet retail giant Amazon.com, the company said in a statement Saturday.

Google sharpens aim on mobile marketing with AdMob

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Dec 27, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- Four years ago, Omar Hamoui was just another ineffectual entrepreneur trying to spruce up his resume in graduate school. Now, he's poised to become Google Inc.'s newest weapon as the company aims to extend its dominance ...

China bloggers fined for defamation: report

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Dec 26, 2009 | 1 / 5 (1) | 0

Two Chinese bloggers were ordered to pay about 290,000 yuan (42,478 dollars) in compensation to the widow of film director Xie Jin for claiming he died in the arms of a prostitute, a report said Saturday.

China cracks down on online games: report

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Dec 25, 2009 | 4 / 5 (3) | 0

China has placed more than 4.65 million computers at some 80,000 Internet cafes under watch in a bid to crack down on violent or pornographic online games, state media reported Friday.

Follow Santa Claus, courtesy Google and NORAD

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Dec 24, 2009 | 2.7 / 5 (7) | 1

Santa Claus is coming to your town -- and NORAD is tracking him as he drops off presents around the world. The North American Aerospace Defense Command, which monitors the North American airspace, on Thursday ...

Twitter buys Mixer Labs to map tweeting locations

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Dec 24, 2009 | 1 / 5 (1) | 0

(AP) -- Twitter is buying a startup called Mixer Labs in an effort to pinpoint the locations of people posting short messages on its service.

FTC looking into Google's AdMob acquisition

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Dec 23, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Web search and advertising giant Google said Wednesday that the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is seeking more information about its proposed purchase of mobile advertising company AdMob.

Comcast settles data discrimination lawsuit

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Dec 23, 2009 | not rated yet | 3

(AP) -- Comcast will pay up to $16 million to settle a class-action lawsuit accusing the cable TV operator of delaying certain Internet traffic.

Social networking changing the way we travel

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Dec 22, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- Isahrai Azaria is heading to Austin, Texas, in February, and thanks to Facebook, she already has 40 acquaintances, an invitation to go water tubing, and a line on the best vegetarian lunch place in ...

Report: FBI probes hacker attack on Citigroup

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Dec 22, 2009 | 4.5 / 5 (2) | 0

(AP) -- The FBI is investigating a hacker attack on Citigroup Inc. that led to the theft of tens of millions of dollars, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.

China issues new rules on Internet domain names

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Dec 22, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

China's Internet watchdog issued a new set of rules on domain name registration this week in a bid to curb pornography and illegal content.

White House picks new cyber coordinator

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Dec 22, 2009 | 4 / 5 (1) | 0

(AP) -- The White House has tapped a corporate cyber security expert and former Bush administration official to lead the effort to shore up the country's computer networks and better coordinate with companies that operate ...

Survey: Internet use grows fast among Latinos

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Dec 22, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- Latino adults are increasing their use of the Internet faster than other ethnic groups, according to a new survey from the Pew Hispanic Center and the Pew Internet and American Life Project.

Google, Bing deals make Twitter profitable: BusinessWeek

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Dec 21, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Twitter has reached profitability after signing deals with Google and Microsoft to make the micro-blogging service searchable on the Internet, BusinessWeek magazine reported on Monday.