Technology
Internet wonders which monkey Iran sent into space
TEHRAN (AFP) - Iran's announcement that it had successfully sent a monkey into space stirred questions on the Internet, with people pointing to differences between official images of the primate before takeoff and after landing.
February 3, 2013, 2:19 pm-
The business of weather watching gets a phone app
By Steve Olafson
February 3, 2013, 10:36 am
NORMAN, Oklahoma (Reuters) - Weather research is taking a new turn that scientists hope will lead to better forecasts in the not-too-distant future.
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L'Oreal Paris webstore set for spring launch in France -report
PARIS (Reuters) - Cosmetics giant L'Oreal's will start selling L'Oreal Paris products on the Internet in France from March, the first time the mid-range brand will be available for online purchase in ...
February 3, 2013, 9:19 am -
Wickr app aims to safeguard online privacy
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Wickr co-founder Nico Sell is working toward "geek utopia," a world where people hold the power when it comes to who sees what they share on the Internet or from their phones.
February 3, 2013, 6:33 am 
Hacking incidents ignite fears over China
WASHINGTON (AFP) - A string of cyberattacks on major US media outlets like the New York Times has intensified worries over Chinese hackers, who analysts say are probably linked to the secretive Beijing government.
February 3, 2013, 6:24 am-
FTC issues guidelines for mobile applications
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Trade Commission has issued a wide-reaching set of new guidelines for makers of mobile platforms and developers of applications for mobile telephones and tablets to ...
February 3, 2013, 4:53 am 
Washington Post joins list of hacked US media
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The Washington Post disclosed Saturday that it had suffered a cyberattack and suspects Chinese hackers were behind it, joining Twitter and major US media outlets that have endured intrusions.
February 3, 2013, 4:29 am
Third Point sells 11 million Yahoo shares to maintain stake level
(Reuters) - Daniel Loeb's Third Point LLC sold 11 million of its Yahoo shares on Thursday and Friday, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
February 2, 2013, 3:20 pm
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Hackers target Twitter, could affect 250,000 user accounts
By Alexei Oreskovic
February 2, 2013, 1:28 pm
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Anonymous hackers attacked Twitter this week and may have gained access to passwords and other information for as many as 250,000 user acco...
New BlackBerry scalped online
OTTAWA (AFP) - Though yet to be launched in North America, BlackBerry's new smartphones were already for sale online Friday, stirring bidding frenzies.
February 2, 2013, 12:30 pm-
Newsweek company renames as 'NewsBeast'
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The operator of the erstwhile news magazine Newsweek, which became a solely digital publication last year after 80 years in print, officially became "NewsBeast" on Friday, its parent company said.
February 2, 2013, 11:51 am -
Estonian pleads guilty in U.S. court to Internet advertising scam
By Bernard Vaughan
February 2, 2013, 11:44 am
NEW YORK (Reuters) - An Estonian man pleaded guilty on Friday in U.S. federal court for his role in a massive Internet scam that targeted well-known websites such as ... -
BofA website troubles causes by internal systems issue - source
(Reuters) - Some Bank of America Corp customers weren't able to access their online banking accounts on Friday because of an internal systems issue, a person familiar with the matter said.
February 2, 2013, 11:43 am
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Crazy Talk gives voice to pictures
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - There was Crazy Talk at Macworld on Friday.
February 2, 2013, 11:33 am-
Facebook lets friends send gift cards
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Facebook on Thursday began letting social network members in the United States send friends gift cards for purchases at participating shops or restaurants.
February 2, 2013, 11:30 am 
BlackBerry faces tough battle for business users
WASHINGTON (AFP) - BlackBerry's new smartphone platform launched this week faces an uphill battle winning back corporate and government users who helped spawn the "crackberry" culture, analysts say.
February 2, 2013, 11:28 am-
Web start-up Path to pay $800,000 to settle privacy charges
By Alexei Oreskovic
February 2, 2013, 11:28 am
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Social networking start-up Path will pay $800,000 to settle charges with federal regulators that it improperly collected personal informati...
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Ken Ring
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