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Future Windows 8 update will fully restore Start Menu, Microsoft says Microsoft has finally admitted that it doesn’t make sense to force a touch-optimized interface
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When our engineers work tirelessly to improve security, we imagine we’re protecting you against criminals, not our own government. The U.S. government should be the
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I had reported these clearly problematic programs to more than ten distinct officials, none of whom took any action to address them. — Edward Snowden, explaining
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Stock rallies as BlackBerry strikes back Shares in BlackBerry Limited rose again on Tuesday as the Canadian smartphone maker and device management provider unveiled new
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It is up to me to prove myself innocent by asking eighteen different publishing companies through an automated system to revoke the automated claims. Each
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LaunchSusan Crawford explains to Bill Moyers why U.S. internet access is slow, costly, and unfair
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Digital privacy public service announcement: Dave is an extremely gifted clairvoyant who finds out specific financial information. This video reveals the magic behind the magic,
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It’s bad civic hygiene to build technologies that could someday be used to facilitate a police state. No matter what the eavesdroppers and censors say,
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