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Telecom Reporting Rule May Be Eased
Phone giants AT&T, Verizon Communications and Qwest today are expected to win approval to report less information to the Federal Communications Commission on such matters as consumer complaints and infrastructure investments.
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Ciena Shares Sink As Profit Plunges, Outlook Weakens
Shares of Ciena took a hammering yesterday, losing nearly a quarter of their value after the Linthicum Heights company announced a decline in third-quarter profit and warned of a sales slowdown.
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A Social Network Where You Can Be Too Social
For many, Facebook has become an indispensable tool for managing their social lives. But all the friending, messaging and poking on the online social network has created a hazard: using it too much.
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Dell Finally Thinks Small and Chic
One of Dell's latest desktop PCs deserves an adjective that has rarely applied to its products: stylish.
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NebuAd Halts Plans For Web Tracking
Tech firm NebuAd has put on hold plans to widely deploy an online advertising technology that tracks consumers' every Web click while Congress reviews privacy concerns associated with the technique.
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Going Online for a Splash of Nature
Tom Hillegass has been called the swami of swimming holes. (Seriously. He has.) A man who "swoons" for a swim out in the middle of nowhere, clad or un-. A guru with a gospel. And his holy book? It's his Web site, actually, http://www.swimmingholes.org, with photos, precise Global Positioning Syst...
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Security Fix Live
Security Fix blogger Brian Krebs answers your questions about the latest computer security threats and offers ways to protect your personal information.
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Sony recalls laptops for possible overheating
TOKYO -- Sony Corp. is recalling 440,000 Vaio laptop computers worldwide because of a wiring flaw that could cause overheating.
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Radiation Detector Plan Falls Short, Audit Shows
An ambitious Bush administration program to use new technology to stop radioactive materials from being smuggled into the country has fallen far short of its aims and will likely be sharply curtailed, according to an audit report obtained by The Washington Post.
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Professor Is Convicted Of Sharing Technology
A federal jury in Knoxville, Tenn., convicted a retired university professor on conspiracy, wire fraud and export control charges yesterday for improperly sharing sensitive technology with students from China and Iran.
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Controversy Snarls Upgrade Of Terrorist Data Repository
A major effort to upgrade intelligence computers that hold the government's master list of terrorist identities is embroiled in controversy about the project's management and the work of contractors hired for the job, documents and interviews show.
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Google Enters Browser Market With Chrome
TechCrunch's Mark Hendrickson takes your questions about Google Chrome, the search giant's new Internet browser. He'll discuss its features, how it could affect Web and how it fits into the company's long-term strategy.
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Back to the Books (and Laptops)
French teacher Normandie Lee stood in front of her class yesterday, face to face with the electronic whiteboard she had just learned how to use, and confessed, "Okay, I'm scared."
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Facebook Ads Target You Where It Hurts
My Facebook page called me fat. Maybe it's my age, my sex or the fact that it knew I was engaged, but the site decided I was a gal who needed to drop a few pounds. And it wasn't shy about its tactics. This was not a close friend taking me aside, telling me in gentle tones that she'd noticed I'd p...
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With Web Browser, Google Launches Volley at Microsoft
For Web users, it's now possible to have all Google, all the time.
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