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Earth Day 2013: 5 gadgets that help make going green easy
With Earth Day 2013, here are five ways to head down a greener path. Sometimes, setting goals to shrink your carbon footprint are like New Year's resolutions. They don't last, and you move on. However, if you're serious about leading an eco-friendly lifestyle, there are some green gadgets that can help make the transition easier.
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5 essential Black Friday apps
Going Black Friday shopping? These five free smartphone apps will help you find the best deals and stay organized on the big day. Happy shopping!
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10 top etiquette tips for the social-media age
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Hurricane preparedness: 5 things you can do to keep safe
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Top 5 myths about starting a business
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Earth Day 2013: 5 gadgets that help make going green easy
With Earth Day 2013, here are five ways to head down a greener path. Sometimes, setting goals to shrink your carbon footprint are like New Year's resolutions. They don't last, and you move on. However, if you're serious about leading an eco-friendly lifestyle, there are some green gadgets that can help make the transition easier.
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Kids turning to cellphone for Internet; it's tough on parent oversight
The number of teens and tweens accessing the Internet via cellphone is growing, a new survey says, posing bigger problems for parents who like to keep tabs on their kid's Internet activities.
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Firefox enters the smart-phone industry, challenging Google, Apple
Mozilla's Firefox OS is off to a solid start with the support of 13 wireless-service providers worldwide. But can a Firefox phone compete with Apple and Google?
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Are smartphone apps spying on children? FTC to rule.
The Federal Trade Commission says smartphone apps are a "digital danger zone," and the FTC is investigating 400 apps for kids to see if they violate the privacy rights of children by collecting personal information and sharing it with advertisers and data brokers.
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5 essential Black Friday apps
Going Black Friday shopping? These five free smartphone apps will help you find the best deals and stay organized on the big day. Happy shopping!
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Google could disappear in five years. Here's why.
Could Google really go the way of Yahoo!, which was once dominant in search? One analyst thinks so, because its weak earnings reflect the larger problem of generating ad revenue from mobile traffic.
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Samsung, Apple, RIM: Who tops the latest smartphone scorecard?
As earnings reports from Apple, Samsung, and others roll in, who's doing well this quarter?
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Progress Watch Developing countries lead the way in deploying mobile technology
Some three-quarters of the world now has access to mobile networks. What does this mean for those in the developing world?
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What Mountain Lion offers Apple OSX users
Mountain Lion went on sale today for $20, downloads only. Mountain Lion makes Mac personal computers work more like iPhones and iPads.
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Spotify takes on Pandora with free mobile radio
Spotify, the subscription based music-streaming site, is making its mobile app free for iPad and iPhone users. Spotify used to charge $10 per month for its mobile app.
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Apple announcements: Google loses, Facebook wins (+video)
The tech giant's new software is doing away with Google Maps, but deeply integrating Facebook. The announcements came amidst the debut of new laptop computers.
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Modern Parenthood Facebook access for under-13 kids is good – if parents involved
Facebook is already used by millions of kids under 13 who lie about their ages to gain access. It makes sense that the social media network design specific guidelines for them, including parental permission.
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Instagram: Zero sales. $1 billion price tag. Worth it?
Facebook plans to spend $1 billion for the photo-sharing company that is wildly popular but has no way of making revenue off of them. Here's why Facebook thinks Instagram is worth it.
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Horizons Facebook, already rich off online ads, gears up for mobile adverts
More than half of Facebook users access the social network through a mobile device. And now Facebook could be close to rolling out a mobile advertising initiative.
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10 top etiquette tips for the social-media age
How do you defriend your ex? Is it okay to ask someone out by text message? In his book 'Social Q's,' New York Times social etiquette columnist Philip Galanes offers solutions to some of the peculiar quandries of our age.
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Black Friday sales 2011: New record for mobile shopping?
Black Friday sales 2011 will lure 60 million consumers to shop with their mobile devices, a new study says. A third will make a mobile purchase during the weekend of Black Friday sales 2011.
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Smartphones: Samsung avoids sales ban with switch
Smartphones from Samsung were banned in the Netherlands because of Apple patent dispute. So Samsung replaced the disputed feature in its smartphones, news report says.
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Scarlett Johansson cellphone pictures aren't all that smart phone hackers are after
As more and more corporate and personal business is done via mobile devices and social media, it is more than Scarlett Johansson cell phone pictures that are being hacked.
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5 Simple rules to protect yourself against phone hacking
The proliferation of mobile devices has created the perfect storm for cyberattacks. So, what is a smart-phone user to do to avoid being hacked?
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Hurricane preparedness: 5 things you can do to keep safe
Hurricane Irene, the first of the 2011 season, has done damage in the British Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic. People on the East Coast of the US are now readying themselves for their own imminent encounter with the storm. If you live in that part of the country, what can you do to protect your home and your loved ones?
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Android smartphones get 'ecosystem supercharge' [VIDEO]
Android smartphones and their users can thank Google for splashing out $12.5 billion to buy Motorola Mobility along with all the patents they hold. The purchase will be Google's largest.
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Patents: Google buys 1,000 of them from IBM
Patents buy is part of arms race for intellectual property. Google's purchase will help defend itself against patents litigation.
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Americans want iPhone, buy Android
The iPhone remains the most desirable phone among North American consumers – as well as the most liked among current users.
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Microsoft challenges competition with new phones, Windows 8 preview
In the second day of its Worldwide Partner Conference, Microsoft reveals new “Mango” handsets from Samsung and others. And new details about Windows 8 could raise excitement about Microsoft’s presence in the tablet market.
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Facebook video chat, free of charge. Thanks, Skype.
Facebook video chat now comes baked into the social network. The announcement means that chatting "face-to-face" is now only a few clicks away.
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