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For Facebook 'Hacker Way' is way of life
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| <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120204/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_facebook_the_hacker_way"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120201/capt.a7a8e9bd9dbe4f9d887830b48e4e4759-a7a8e9bd9dbe4f9d887830b48e4e4759-0.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=xInPYBnSmRXV.YgAk7jCdA--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="This Dec. 13, 2011 file photo, shows of worker inside Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. Facebook, the social network that changed 'friend' from a noun to a verb, is expected to file as early as Wednesday to sell stock on the open market. Its debut is likely to be the most talked-about initial public offering since Google in 2004. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Facebook's billionaire CEO Mark Zuckerberg calls himself a hacker.</p><br clear="all"/>
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Hackers apparently hit Swedish government site
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| AP - A group linked to the hacker network Anonymous says it has attacked the Swedish government's website and shut it down by overloading it.
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Hackers intercept FBI, Scotland Yard call
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| <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120204/ap_on_hi_te/hacking_fbi"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120203/capt.8828f11fc66f4ea3974bdc9569fd2183-8828f11fc66f4ea3974bdc9569fd2183-0.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=MZXyVpYLue8p7mBB1wsVpA--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="A general view of New Scotland Yard, the headquarters of the London Metropolitan Police Britain's for-most and largest police serviceFriday, Feb., 3, 2012. Hackers have intercepted a conference call between the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Scotland Yard it has emerged . At the heart of the conference call between the FBI and Scotland Yard was a strategy aimed at bringing down the hacking collective known as Anonymous, which has launched a series of embarrassing attacks across the Internet.(AP Photo/Alastair Grant)" border="0" /></a>AP - Trading jokes and swapping leads, investigators from the FBI and Scotland Yard spent the conference call strategizing about how to bring down the hacking collective known as Anonymous, responsible for a string of embarrassing attacks across the Internet.</p><br clear="all"/>
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Facebook Timeline feature unpopular, especially among Baby Boomers
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| Yahoo! News - The new mandatory Facebook Timeline is a surprisingly controversial feature. You either love it, or you hate it. And according to a new poll, it appears that almost all of you hate it. Overall, only 20% of those surveyed said they liked …
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Super Bowl bust: U.S. government seizes 307 domains for violating NFL copyrights
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| Yahoo! News - While many sports fans are preparing for Sunday's Super Bowl by organizing parties and shopping for TVs, the U.S. government is preparing in a different way. Just yesterday, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency seized 307 different domains suspected of violating NFL copyrights. …
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NASA Launches Facebook Game to Test Space Program Knowledge
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| Mashable - How much do you know about the NASA space program, Earthling?
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Apple, Motorola in patent struggle in Germany
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| AP - Apple Inc. has temporarily blocked Motorola Mobility's attempt to have it withdraw several iPhone and iPad models from its Internet store in Germany, the latest twist in an extended legal duel over patents between the companies.
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Star Wars, Ferris Bueller drive Super Bowl ad buzz
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| Reuters - The Super Bowl is still two days away but some advertisers already are looking like winners as their yet-to-be-aired commercials score millions of hits online and rack up pre-game buzz.
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Celebs suit up for DirecTV Beach Bowl
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| <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120204/ap_en_ot/us_super_bowl_beach_bowl"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120204/capt.61320c7de3fb4f02a2f9ecf79103a71d-61320c7de3fb4f02a2f9ecf79103a71d-0.jpg?x=110&y=130&q=85&sig=Y6ZuCtksFOrs7CD_9D9AoQ--" align="left" height="130" width="110" alt="Actor David Arquette arrives at DIRECTV's Sixth Annual Celebrity Beach Bowl on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012 at Victory Field in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Nekesa Moody)" border="0" /></a>AP - Deion Sanders said he wasn't worried. Joe Montana went in with his game face on and Jordin Sparks just hoped sand did not end up in her eyes.</p><br clear="all"/>
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Android Games from Capcom and Square-Enix on Their Way ... In Japan
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| ContributorNetwork - States-side fans of video game consoles, from the first Nintendo Entertainment System to its modern successor the Wii, know what it's like for a game that looks awesome to only come out in Japan.
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Are Apple, Google and Facebook Natural Monopolies?
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| ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | They may not be the power company, but you won't find too many threats to their dominance. All three are not only at the top of their game, they have few, if any, competitors. And the law helps keep newbies out of the market.
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Four of the Strangest New Video Game Controllers
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| ContributorNetwork - Back when home video games were still new, every new console's controller was an experiment. And before people settled on things like the Atari 2600's joystick and the Nintendo Entertainment System's gamepad, which influenced everything that came after them, they tried out some ... unusual form factors. Like the Fairchild Channel F's hybrid paddle-joystick, or the Mattel Intellivision's disc-and-touchpad arrangement.
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NFL Kicker! iPhone game gets you ready for the Super Bowl
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| Appolicious - NFL Kicker! is the sort of game you download innocently enough looking to kill a few spare minutes; then, by the time you finally look up, you’ve spent half an hour devoted to kicking digital field goals. That’s far from a bad thing; rather it feels exciting to have a sports game on a mobile platform feel so immediate and gratifying.
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Going mobile: Travel's eventual high-tech future
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| Reuters - Welcome to the airport terminal of the future.
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New version of Showyou is a Flipboard for video
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| Appolicious - While there is no shortage of video to consume online and via mobile devices - 60 hours of video are uploaded to YouTube every minute! - finding clips and programs most relevant to you is challenging.
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Micron CEO dies in plane crash, industry stunned
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| <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120204/tc_nm/us_micron"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20120203/i/r3904692621.jpg?x=130&y=76&q=85&sig=TpsRyNjWKFpIAUVgR_WB4Q--" align="left" height="76" width="130" alt="The wreckage of the small plane flown by Micron Technology Inc Chief Executive and Chairman Steve Appleton is seen after crashing at Boise airport, February 3, 2012. The 51-year old Appleton, a three-decade industry veteran who performed stunts at airshows, died after the small plane he was piloting crashed in Boise, Idaho, where the chipmaker is headquartered. REUTERS/Brian Losness (UNITED STATES - Tags: TRANSPORT BUSINESS DISASTER SOCIETY)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Micron Technology Inc Chief Executive and Chairman Steve Appleton died in a small plane crash on Friday, a major loss for a U.S. memory chipmaker already struggling with sluggish computer sales and declining prices.</p><br clear="all"/>
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TouchPal Keyboard Tablet tops Android Apps of the Week
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| Appolicious - The touchscreen keyboard gets an upgrade with TouchPal’s Keyboard for Android tablets. It lets you easily switch between swiping and tapping, as well as gestures to get the most out of your finger follies. This week also brought some big name updates to the Android Market, including special upgrades from McAfee Security and Mint’s personal finance app. Salesforce debuted its Rypple app this week, as did Eventbrite for managing events on-the-go.
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Group seeks to save data on Megaupload servers
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| Reuters - The Electronic Frontier Foundation on Thursday asked federal prosecutors and lawyers for the Megaupload.com file-sharing service to allow users who uploaded material to retrieve it as long as it was not copyrighted material.
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