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For more than a decade astronauts have called the International Space Station (ISS) home, but that may soon come to an end. Time magazine reports that in the wake of the crash of an unmanned Russian rocket, the $100-billion structure may be vacated.The potential emptying of the ISS comes soon after NASA ended its decades-long [...]
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After serving for years as the face of Apple, CEO and co-founder Steve Jobs officially resigned on Wednesday. Tim Cook has been named the company's new CEO while Jobs will serve as Charmian of the Board. The move brings to close the career of one of the most visionary entrepreneurs of the last quarter-century and [...]
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Sprint has often sat behind AT&T and Verizon when it comes to the discussion of mobile phones, but it may have made a move to make itself relevant once again. The Wall Street Journal reports that Sprint is set to sell Apple's iPhone sometime in mid-October.The move could be a mutually beneficial one for the [...]
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The hacktivist group known only as Anonymous has said that it has gained access to everything from Iran's government emails to the Twitter account of Norwegian shooter Anders Breivik, and now it has Facebook in its sights. The group announced that it will shut down the popular social networking website on November 5 in an [...]
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At the first DefCon Kids conference, part of DefCon 19, a 10-year-old hacker stepped forward to explain the flaws in a video game. The girl, whose real name was not revealed, goes by the pseudonym of CyFi. She originally discovered the bug in January, when she became bored with the actual pace of the game. "It [...]
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Around 45,000 Verizon workers went on strike yesterday, and the issue has yet to be resolved between the telecommunications company and labor unions, according to Business Week. This marks the first time that employees have refused to work in more than 10 years.The company claims that it has already trained around 40,000 managers and temp [...]
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An extensive hacking operation that targeted some of the biggest institutions in the United States is believed to have originated in China. Dubbed Operation Shady RAT by online security firm McAfee, The Washington Post reports that groups from the Associated Press to the International Olympic Committee to U.S. defense firms have been targeted in the cyber-spying [...]
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Apple's cloud service has technically been available for a few months, but there have been a series of hurdles for the company to clear so that users can find that the service provides them with a number of entertainment options. The music industry presented the first real challenge, but after what FoxNews.com calls "tough negotiations," Apple [...]
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There's been a lot of buzz about Google's newest foray into the social networking world, Google+, but it's hard to tell if the gossip is warranted yet. Some have pointed to the project's unique features, such as video chat conferencing for companies and families, while others are skeptical that Facebook users will hop onto the [...]
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