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Syrian Electronic Army hacks Microsoft again

On New Year's Day, the Syrian Electronic Army hacked Skype's Twitter account and its official Microsoft blog, allegedly in order to warn people away from Microsoft's email services. Today, the hackers...

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White House extends ISS operations by four years

The $100 billion-plus International Space Station (ISS) is set to have its operations extended by four more years. NASA plans to announce this week that the White House has approved the...

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New military drone can fly for over 24-hours without refueling

The United States Navy is taking to the skies with a drone featuring a longer wingspan than that of a Boeing 757 airliner. Now that the new MQ-4C Triton has completed...

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Aereo raises $34 million to continue expansion into new markets

Aereo, a broadcast-television streaming service, has raised $34 million to continue expanding into new cities, bringing its total funding to $92.4 million. The service is currently available in Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Dallas, Denver,...

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T-Mobile to buy $2.4 billion worth of airwaves from Verizon

T-Mobile  agreed to buy airwaves from Verizon for about $2.4 billion in cash as part of a spectrum swap that will give both companies more network capacity in areas where they...

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Survey suggests 15% of women want a proposal via a tech device

Chilisauce, a London-based events company that plans "stag weekends" for guys and "hen nights" for girls, has conducted a survey of 7,000 people from the UK. The survey, which touched on...

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Bitcoin tops $1,000 for the first time since November

Bitcoin managed to top $1,000 for the first time last November but quickly fell in value following the news that China's central bank planned to crack down on the currency. Now the...

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Smart bracelet alerts you when you’ve had too much exposure to the sun

The designer behind the Harry Winston and Louis Vuitton brands has created a new smart bracelet that keeps track of your sun exposure and alerts you when you're close to...

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Why it’ll be a while before tablets can replace PCs

Many people are touting tablets as the PC-killer, but quite the opposite is true. Tablets arenaren't killing the PC market, they're extending and enhancing it. Studies show that 90% of tablets...

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Is Amazon Prime superior to Netflix?

Amazon Prime is well known for getting users free, two-day shipping for $79 per year. A slightly less known feature is that it grants you access to Prime Instant Video, a free streaming...

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Facebook claims that it doesn’t read unpublished comments

Over 25,000 Facebook users have signed an online petition in an effort to get Facebook to stop collecting unpublished posts and comments. The petition refers to posts that people type...

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Vine finally releases a web version of the popular video sharing app

Vine has finally released a web version of the popular video sharing app,  the company announced on its blog. The mobile version and the web version are almost identical except that the web...

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