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Digital reading rises, while books fade
Share of adult Americans reading an e-book jumps from 16 to 23 percent in a year, Pew survey finds, while traditional book reading falls from 72 to 67 percent.
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Netflix Christmas outage: Amazon to blame
Netflix outage affected customers in the US, Canada, and Latin America.
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Instagram retreats following backlash (+video)
Instagram, a photo-sharing service acquired by Facebook earlier this year, reversed some of the unpopular proposed changes to its terms of service. The remaining new provisions will go into effect on January 19.
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Instagram uproar: A testing ground for Facebook? (+video)
A popular photo sharing site owned by Facebook, Instagram released new terms of service on Monday. Now Instagram users have a month to decide how much control over their data they are willing to give up.
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Can Instagram really sell your photos?
Instagram changed its user agreement, allowing the website to use shared photos in any way it wants.
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Chinese customers buy 2M iPhone 5s in first weekend
The iPhone 5, which launched in China on Friday, will be available in more than 100 countries by the end of December.
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US may snub UN Internet regulation treaty
A Western bloc led by the US has strongly resisted any UN-imposed rules on the Internet, fearing it could be used to justify further limits on cyberspace.
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Google Maps app returns to the iPhone
The new Google Maps iPhone app includes turn-by-turn directions, street-level photography of local neighborhoods and listings for more than 80 million businesses. The Google Maps iPhone app still lacks some of the mapping features available on Android phones, such as directions in malls and other buildings.
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Google Zeitgeist reveals the most searched terms of 2012
Google Zeitgeist 2012 reports that people wanted to know about Whitney Houston, PSY, iPad, and many other terms.
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Pope Benedict XVI, now with one million followers, launches first Tweet (+video)
The Pontiff greeted his new digital flock on Wednesday with a blessing.
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Kindle for kids: Amazon pitches tablet books, videos aimed at youngsters
Kindle FreeTime Unlimited offers all-you-can-eat access to children's videos, games, and books for a monthly fee. The service will run through the Kindle Fire tablet.
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Intel CEO announces surprise retirement
Intel CEO Paul Otellini will retire in May. The California chipmaker faces an interesting future as mobile devices reduce demand for computer processors.
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Eyeing a Nintendo Wii U? Wait to buy one.
The Nintendo Wii U will drop in price this December, according to DealNews. It says that smart shopper should hold off.
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Navy SEALs punished for revealing secrets to video game designers
Seven Navy SEALs disclosed classified information to the team making "Medal of Honor: Warfighter," according to the AP.
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AT&T offers refunds to subscribers that overpaid. Are you eligible?
After FCC investigation, AT&T agreed to refund customers who had been overcharged on smart phone plans.
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Halo 4, Black Ops II top holiday video game lists
Halo 4 ranks high on holiday wish lists, squeaking by Call of Duty: Black Ops II.
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With Windows 8, Microsoft seeks to re-imagine PC industry
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said that the new Surface tablet and the Windows 8 operating system will shake up the ailing PC market.
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Compared with its rivals, iPad Mini is short on pixels
The iPad Mini may have a larger screen than its competitors, but it doesn't have the sharpest screen resolution.
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iPad Mini: Some first impressions (+video)
Lighter and thinner than Google's Nexus 7 and Amazon's Kindle Fire, Apple's new iPad Mini boasts a sharp display and a huge selection of apps.
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EU reminds Microsoft to offer browser choices on Windows 8 (+video)
European Union antitrust regulators have warned Microsoft that it must offer consumers a choice of rival browsers in its new Windows 8 operating system.
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