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FTC wants to extend rules on child online privacy
NEW YORK — Federal regulators want to update rules aimed at protecting children’s online privacy to account for newer developments such as Facebook and mobile games. A 1998 law requires websites...
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Associated Press Chance McKibben, 14, holds a tablet displaying his app on Wednesday in Fort Wayne, Ind. McKibben developed an app that would allow parents to access school supply lists, calendars and other information on their smartphones and other mobile devices.
School district adopts teen’s app to help parents
FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Chance McKibben, 14, started dabbling in mobile app design about two years ago when he first got a Mac. His first app helped his brother, a photographer, show clients proofs o...
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Do-it-yourself Web broadcasts can get pricey
QUESTION: I’m looking to set up a live Internet streaming video and audio show. To produce it, I need to have several video-audio streams from remote locations running on my PC at the same time. Wh...
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Facebook: 83 million accounts may be fake, double
NEW YORK — Facebook says there may be as many as 83 million false or duplicate accounts on its website. The company said in a regulatory filing this week that 8.7 percent of its 955 million mont...
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Google delays Nexus Q, no timing given
NEW YORK — Google says it is delaying the Nexus Q, a home entertainment device that was supposed to come out in July. To make up for the delay, Google Inc. is sending the gadget free to everyone...
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Verizon settles FCC probe into ‘tethering’ withholding
NEW YORK — In the first move of its kind, the Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday said it’s accepting a $1.25 million settlement from Verizon Wireless to end an investigation into whether ...
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Google to offer ultra-fast Internet service
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Google Inc. revealed Thursday what it will charge for its long-awaited, ultra-fast Internet service in Kansas City: $70 per month. The service is intended as a showcase for wh...
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Associated Press Apple shows the new Mac operating system. The new system, formally OS X 10.8 and dubbed Mountain Lion, went on sale Wednesday as a $19.99 download from Apple's App Store. It builds on the previous system, Lion, which came out last July.
New Mac software well worth $20 upgrade
NEW YORK — I didn’t need to spend a lot of time with the new Mac operating system to see that phones and tablet computers have won out over personal computers at Apple. Mobile devices are alread...
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Associated Press Chinese children try out Galaxy smartphones at Samsung's showroom in Seoul, South Korea, on July 6. Samsung Electronics Co., the world's largest maker of memory chips, mobile phones, flat-screen panels and televisions, reported another record-high quarterly profit as customers flocked to Galaxy smartphones.
Galaxy phones drive Samsung to record profit again
SEOUL, South Korea — Samsung, the world’s largest technology firm by revenue, reported another record-high quarterly profit as customers flocked to Galaxy smartphones, helping it outdo rivals even ...
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YouTube offers face-blurring
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — YouTube is offering people a way to blur faces in submitted video. The new tool is designed for human-rights activists and others who may want to protect people in a vide...
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