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NYC judge rejects Google settlement with authors, publishers over firm's huge digital library
Posted: March 22nd, 2011, 4:18pm EDT by Associated Press
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NEW YORK - Saying Google Inc. had overstretched, a federal judge on Tuesday rejected a deal between the giant search engine and lawyers for authors and publishers that would have let the company make money presiding over the world's largest digital library. -
AT&T buying T-Mobile: A disconnect for consumers
Posted: March 22nd, 2011, 3:06pm EDT by Post
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Your choice for wireless service would get smaller should AT&T carry out its plan to buy T-Mobile USA.
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Consumer advocates: FCC should require more disclosure on political ads
Posted: March 22nd, 2011, 1:23pm EDT by Dan Eggen
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The Federal Communications Commission should require sponsors of political advertising to disclose their biggest financial backers to the public, according to a petition filed Tuesday by a public-interest law firm. -
AT&T, T-Mobile merger blasted
Posted: March 22nd, 2011, 7:45am EDT by Ian Shapira and Jia Lynn Yang
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A day after AT&T announced it would buy T-Mobile USA to create the biggest wireless carrier in the country, consumer advocates and some members of Congress blasted the deal. -
iPods in one hand, vinyl records in the other, Digital Generation includes some old souls
Posted: March 22nd, 2011, 12:41am EDT by Associated Press
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Sarah McCarthy has a peculiar passion for a 16-year-old: She's a vinyl junkie. -
GAO rules against homeland security contract
Posted: March 21st, 2011, 5:16pm EDT by Marjorie Censer
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The decision could be significant for agencies reevaluating their IT programs in the wake of Office of Management and Budget reviews launched last year.
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Value Added: Creating a conveyor belt for renovation
Posted: March 21st, 2011, 3:00pm EDT by Post
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Anthony Lanier built an assembly line of engineers, architects, historical preservation specialists, zoning lawyers and construction firms who could pump out renovated buildings one after another. -
AT&T agrees to buy T-Mobile USA
Posted: March 21st, 2011, 1:11pm EDT by Cecilia Kang
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AT&T has agreed to buy T-Mobile USA in a $39 billion deal that would create the country's largest cellphone carrier. -
AT&T agrees to buy T-Mobile USA
Posted: March 21st, 2011, 8:15am EDT by Cecilia Kang
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AT&T has agreed to buy T-Mobile USA in a $39 billion deal that would create the country's largest cellphone carrier. -
Escaping your digital past
Posted: March 21st, 2011, 7:36am EDT by Post
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Last summer Google chief executive Eric Schmidt declared that in the future people would need to change their names to escape their digital pasts. Now a few new commercial Web sites are luring users with the promise of anonymity. -
Google blames China for disrupting email services in latest spat
Posted: March 21st, 2011, 3:05am EDT by Associated Press
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Google said Monday the Chinese government is interfering with its email services in China, making it difficult for users to gain access to its Gmail program.
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The ever-changing scene of hotel room amenities
Posted: March 20th, 2011, 10:54pm EDT by Nancy Trejos
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As travelers' needs change, hotels adapt by altering the amenities they provide in their rooms, eliminating some (sewing kits, shower caps) and adapting (minibars) or introducing (iPads, docking stations). Here's a look at the latest stage in the evolution of hotel rooms and the treats they dangle b
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Satellite firms pitch the government on off-the-shelf commercial products
Posted: March 20th, 2011, 9:35pm EDT by Steven Overly
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The offers follow the release of an Obama administration policy urging agencies to avoid building satellites from scratch. -
Washington area business events for the week of March 21
Posted: March 20th, 2011, 6:25pm EDT by Post
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AT&T to buy T-Mobile USA for $39 billion, combining No. 2 and 4 US cellphone companies
Posted: March 20th, 2011, 5:05pm EDT by Associated Press
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The deal between the country's second- and fourth-largest wireless carriers costs $39 billion. -
AT&T to acquire Deutsche Telekom's T-Mobile USA for $39 Billion
Posted: March 20th, 2011, 3:15pm EDT by Greg Bensinger
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AT&T Inc. said it entered a definitive agreement with Deutsche Telekom AG to acquire T- Mobile USA in a cash-and-stock transaction currently valued at approximately $39 billion. -
Escaping your digital past
Posted: March 19th, 2011, 7:14pm EDT by Post
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Last summer Google chief executive Eric Schmidt declared that in the future people would need to change their names to escape their digital pasts. Now a few new commercial Web sites are luring users with the promise of anonymity.
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Young House Love bloggers their DIY hobby into a full-time job
Posted: March 19th, 2011, 1:51am EDT by Terri Sapienza
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The writers behind the Richmond-based home improvement blog younghouselove.com. How do they fix up their home, blog about it and get paid? -
Coming soon to a computer near you: Dot-XXX
Posted: March 19th, 2011, 12:25am EDT by Ian Shapira
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After 10 years of debate, the Calif. nonprofit that oversees Internet addresses gave the green light to the virtual red light district.. -
SEC accuses IBM of misconduct in providing gifts to Korean, Chinese officials
Posted: March 19th, 2011, 12:06am EDT by David S. Hilzenrath
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The Securities and Exchange Commission accused IBM on Friday of bribing government officials in South Korea with cash payments and free computers. -
Japan's 'black swan': Scientists ponder the unparalleled dangers of unlikely disasters
Posted: March 18th, 2011, 8:26pm EDT by Joel Achenbach
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Mega-quakes. Supervolcanoes.Crippling solar flares. Events that sounds like paranoia are actively researched by mainstream scientists and government officials. -
Obama administration seeks more U.N. authority to intervene in Libya
Posted: March 18th, 2011, 4:48pm EDT by Scott Wilson, Colum Lynch and Karen DeYoung
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The Obama administration pressed Thursday for greater United Nations authority to confront Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi's forces by land, air and sea, while insisting that Arab governments play a central role in any possible military action. -
Demystifying Virginia's redistricting
Posted: March 18th, 2011, 10:58am EDT by Mike DeBonis
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Virginia lawmakers tasked with drawing new boundaries for all state legislative and congressional districts have a vested interest in preserving the status quo. But new open-source software is demystifing and democratizing the process, with poli-sci professors and students claiming that they've got -
Daniel R. Bannister former president of DynCorp, dies at 80
Posted: March 15th, 2011, 11:49pm EDT by T. Rees Shapiro
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Daniel R. Bannister was president and chief executive of DynCorp from 1985 to 1997.
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Fairfax County crime report
Posted: March 15th, 2011, 8:15pm EDT by Post
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The following incidents were recently reported by the Fairfax County Police Department. -
Fairfax County crime report
Posted: March 15th, 2011, 8:15pm EDT by Post
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Despite incentives, doctors are wary about switching to electronic health records
Posted: March 15th, 2011, 2:20pm EDT by Lena H. Sun
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Under a plan to modernize health care, federal officials would provide up to $27 billion over 10 years to encourage hospitals to go electronic. -
Despite incentives, doctors are wary about switching to electronic health records
Posted: March 15th, 2011, 2:20pm EDT by Lena H. Sun
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Under a plan to modernize health care, federal officials would provide up to $27 billion over 10 years to encourage hospitals to go electronic. -
Group: Colleges requiring Google apps violate rights of the blind as Gmail isn't accessible
Posted: March 15th, 2011, 12:46pm EDT by The Associated Press
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WASHINGTON - An advocacy group has filed a complaint with the federal government accusing New York University and Northwestern University of discriminating against the blind by adopting Google's e-mail program. -
Group: Colleges requiring Google apps violate rights of the blind as Gmail isn't accessible
Posted: March 15th, 2011, 12:46pm EDT by The Associated Press
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WASHINGTON - An advocacy group has filed a complaint with the federal government accusing New York University and Northwestern University of discriminating against the blind by adopting Google's e-mail program.
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Sorry, older folks, but by some business strategies, you're obsolete
Posted: March 15th, 2011, 11:42am EDT by John Kelly
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The end of the D.C. telephone weather line is just another example of the contempt the young show for the old. -
Sorry, older folks, but by some business strategies, you're obsolete
Posted: March 15th, 2011, 11:42am EDT by John Kelly
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The end of the D.C. telephone weather line is just another example of the contempt the young show for the old. -
One doctor's digital journey
Posted: March 15th, 2011, 8:58am EDT by Lena H. Sun
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Rockville obstetrician Carolynn Young relied on paper charts for years, but when she opened her own practice last summer, she chose to go paperless.
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One doctor's digital journey
Posted: March 15th, 2011, 8:58am EDT by Lena H. Sun
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Rockville obstetrician Carolynn Young relied on paper charts for years, but when she opened her own practice last summer, she chose to go paperless. -
Hewlett-Packard's new CEO emphasizes "cloud" strategy, tech company hikes dividend
Posted: March 14th, 2011, 7:58pm EDT by The Associated Press
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SAN FRANCISCO - Hewlett-Packard Co. said Monday it plans to raise its dividend for the first time in over a decade and one day soon sell "cloud computing" services to the public. -
Hewlett-Packard's new CEO emphasizes "cloud" strategy, tech company hikes dividend
Posted: March 14th, 2011, 7:58pm EDT by The Associated Press
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SAN FRANCISCO - Hewlett-Packard Co. said Monday it plans to raise its dividend for the first time in over a decade and one day soon sell "cloud computing" services to the public. -
Texas Instruments expects revenue hit from earthquake damage to Japanese manufacturing plant
Posted: March 14th, 2011, 7:09pm EDT by The Associated Press
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DALLAS - Chip maker Texas Instruments Inc. said Monday that "substantial" damage to one of its major manufacturing plants near Tokyo in last week's earthquake will result in extra costs and lost revenue in the first half of this year. -
Texas Instruments expects revenue hit from earthquake damage to Japanese manufacturing plant
Posted: March 14th, 2011, 7:09pm EDT by The Associated Press
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DALLAS - Chip maker Texas Instruments Inc. said Monday that "substantial" damage to one of its major manufacturing plants near Tokyo in last week's earthquake will result in extra costs and lost revenue in the first half of this year.
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Time Warner Cable launches iPad application that shows live TV in the home
Posted: March 14th, 2011, 6:56pm EDT by PETER SVENSSON
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NEW YORK - Time Warner Cable Inc. is launching an iPad application that plays live TV, becoming the first cable company to do so.
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Time Warner Cable launches iPad application that shows live TV in the home
Posted: March 14th, 2011, 6:56pm EDT by PETER SVENSSON
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NEW YORK - Time Warner Cable Inc. is launching an iPad application that plays live TV, becoming the first cable company to do so. -
Business Highlights
Posted: March 14th, 2011, 6:42pm EDT by The Associated Press
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Business Highlights
Posted: March 14th, 2011, 6:42pm EDT by The Associated Press
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Google, Twitter, other technology companies find ways to pitch in after Japan's earthquake
Posted: March 14th, 2011, 4:17pm EDT by The Associated Press
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SEATTLE - Google, Twitter and other technology companies are finding ways to help following last week's earthquake in Japan. -
Google, Twitter, other technology companies find ways to pitch in after Japan's earthquake
Posted: March 14th, 2011, 4:17pm EDT by The Associated Press
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SEATTLE - Google, Twitter and other technology companies are finding ways to help following last week's earthquake in Japan. -
Bypassing the big guys to get broadband
Posted: March 14th, 2011, 1:36pm EDT by Michael S. Rosenwald
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Paul Conlin, the proprietor of Blaze Broadband, is not a typical telecom executive. He drives a red pickup and climbs roofs. When customers call tech support, he is the one who answers.
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Bypassing the big guys to get broadband
Posted: March 14th, 2011, 1:36pm EDT by Michael S. Rosenwald
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Paul Conlin, the proprietor of Blaze Broadband, is not a typical telecom executive. He drives a red pickup and climbs roofs. When customers call tech support, he is the one who answers.
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Tax software review: TurboTax bests H&R Block at Home, but both could be better
Posted: March 14th, 2011, 1:51am EDT by Rob Pegoraro
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Although you might need a program to comply with the basic civic duty of filing taxes, you won't have a wide range of choices. The market has congealed into a duopoly. -
Tax software review: TurboTax bests H&R Block at Home, but both could be better
Posted: March 14th, 2011, 1:51am EDT by Rob Pegoraro
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Although you might need a program to comply with the basic civic duty of filing taxes, you won't have a wide range of choices. The market has congealed into a duopoly. -
Report: Online news consumption only area of industry showing growth
Posted: March 14th, 2011, 12:26am EDT by The Associated Press
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The rapid growth of smartphones, electronic tablets is making the Internet the destination of choice for consumers looking for news. -
Report: Online news consumption only area of industry showing growth
Posted: March 14th, 2011, 12:26am EDT by The Associated Press
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The rapid growth of smartphones, electronic tablets is making the Internet the destination of choice for consumers looking for news. -
Lego contests put minority students on a mission
Posted: March 13th, 2011, 11:55pm EDT by Kevin Sieff
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A small but growing number of predominantly African American student groups are coming to Lego robotics competitions. -
Lego contests put minority students on a mission
Posted: March 13th, 2011, 11:55pm EDT by Kevin Sieff
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A small but growing number of predominantly African American student groups are coming to Lego robotics competitions. -
Now 'good enough' wins the defense contract
Posted: March 13th, 2011, 11:44pm EDT by Marjorie Censer
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The Air Force's decision late last month to award the long-contested, $35 billion aerial refueling tanker program to Boeing ended a competition that had been fraught with controversy. But analysts say the decision may have sent another message to the contracting community: The government isn't ne... -
Now 'good enough' wins the defense contract
Posted: March 13th, 2011, 11:44pm EDT by Marjorie Censer
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The Air Force's decision late last month to award the long-contested, $35 billion aerial refueling tanker program to Boeing ended a competition that had been fraught with controversy. But analysts say the decision may have sent another message to the contracting community: The government isn't ne... -
USA Mobility jumping from pagers to smartphones, tablets with acquisition of Amcom
Posted: March 13th, 2011, 10:56pm EDT by Steven Overly
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Springfield-based USA Mobility saw its subscribers dwindle from 6 million in 2004 to 1.9 million at the end of last year as the expansion of text messaging and smartphone use continued to rattle its paging business. In many ways, it was a living relic of a bygone era in telecommunications. -
USA Mobility jumping from pagers to smartphones, tablets with acquisition of Amcom
Posted: March 13th, 2011, 10:56pm EDT by Steven Overly
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Springfield-based USA Mobility saw its subscribers dwindle from 6 million in 2004 to 1.9 million at the end of last year as the expansion of text messaging and smartphone use continued to rattle its paging business. In many ways, it was a living relic of a bygone era in telecommunications. -
Unemployment rate slipped in Md. and Va. in January, held steady in D.C.
Posted: March 13th, 2011, 7:04pm EDT by V. Dion Haynes
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The unemployment rate fell slightly in Maryland and Virginia in January but remained steady in the District, according to Labor Department data released Thursday. The data show strong job growth in D.C. and Virginia but losses in Maryland. -
Unemployment rate slipped in Md. and Va. in January, held steady in D.C.
Posted: March 13th, 2011, 7:04pm EDT by V. Dion Haynes
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The unemployment rate fell slightly in Maryland and Virginia in January but remained steady in the District, according to Labor Department data released Thursday. The data show strong job growth in D.C. and Virginia but losses in Maryland. -
Washington area business events for the week beginning March 14
Posted: March 13th, 2011, 6:43pm EDT by Post
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Send potential listings to facetime@washpost.com at least two weeks in advance
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Washington area business events for the week beginning March 14
Posted: March 13th, 2011, 6:43pm EDT by Post
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Send potential listings to facetime@washpost.com at least two weeks in advance
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Where is my flying car?
Posted: March 12th, 2011, 8:04pm EST by Annie Lowrey
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It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a . . . Volkswagen with wings? A robotic duck? A character in a Pixar film? No. In the words of its inventors, it is a "roadable aircraft." In the terminology of our collective imagination, it is a flying car. And maybe it is coming to a garage, street, highway, ai...
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Where is my flying car?
Posted: March 12th, 2011, 8:04pm EST by Annie Lowrey
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It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a . . . Volkswagen with wings? A robotic duck? A character in a Pixar film? No. In the words of its inventors, it is a "roadable aircraft." In the terminology of our collective imagination, it is a flying car. And maybe it is coming to a garage, street, highway, ai...
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Help File: Less spam
Posted: March 12th, 2011, 6:07pm EST by Rob Pegoraro
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I seem to be getting less spam in my e-mail these days. Has that problem somehow gotten better? -
Help File: Less spam
Posted: March 12th, 2011, 6:07pm EST by Rob Pegoraro
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I seem to be getting less spam in my e-mail these days. Has that problem somehow gotten better? -
Federal judge denies bid of three linked to Wikileaks to keep Twitter information secret
Posted: March 12th, 2011, 9:38am EST by Dana Hedgpeth
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U.S. Magistrate Judge Theresa Carroll Buchanan issued a 20-page opinion Friday in Alexandria that denied the request of three people who are linked to WikiLeaks to keep the U.S. government from looking at some of their Twitter information. -
Federal judge denies bid of three linked to Wikileaks to keep Twitter information secret
Posted: March 12th, 2011, 9:38am EST by Dana Hedgpeth
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U.S. Magistrate Judge Theresa Carroll Buchanan issued a 20-page opinion Friday in Alexandria that denied the request of three people who are linked to WikiLeaks to keep the U.S. government from looking at some of their Twitter information. -
Government can get records from Twitter for WikiLeaks probe, judge rules
Posted: March 11th, 2011, 8:09pm EST by Dana Hedgpeth
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A federal judge ruled Friday that the government can obtain records from the online social networking site Twitter in its criminal investigation of WikiLeaks. -
Faster Forward: Finding a new life for your old iPad
Posted: March 11th, 2011, 5:02pm EST by Hayley Tsukayama
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The latest model of the iPad drops on Friday, leaving some with a tablet to spare. What can you do with that old iPad? -
Faster Forward: Microsoft confirms 'NoDo' delay
Posted: March 11th, 2011, 12:38pm EST by Hayley Tsukayama
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Microsoft spokesman Eric Hautala on Thursday confirmed suspicions that the company would be pushing back the release of its "NoDo" update for Windows phones. Microsoft's CEO Steve Ballmer had previously said it would be out during the first week of March, but problems with the company's February ...
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Faster Forward: Microsoft confirms 'NoDo' delay
Posted: March 11th, 2011, 12:38pm EST by Hayley Tsukayama
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Microsoft spokesman Eric Hautala on Thursday confirmed suspicions that the company would be pushing back the release of its "NoDo" update for Windows phones. Microsoft's CEO Steve Ballmer had previously said it would be out during the first week of March, but problems with the company's February ...
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Lawmakers praise Apple's changes to in-app purchases
Posted: March 11th, 2011, 12:02pm EST by Cecilia Kang
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Apple's move to tighten security for in-app purchases on the iPhone and iPad drew praise from lawmakers who had expressed concerns that consumers, particularly children, were being hit with accidental charges. -
Lawmakers praise Apple's changes to in-app purchases
Posted: March 11th, 2011, 12:02pm EST by Cecilia Kang
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Apple's move to tighten security for in-app purchases on the iPhone and iPad drew praise from lawmakers who had expressed concerns that consumers, particularly children, were being hit with accidental charges. -
Faster Forward: How is Facetime on the iPad 2?
Posted: March 10th, 2011, 7:29pm EST by Hayley Tsukayama
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The reviews are in on the iPad 2. And while most border on gushing, the tablet's Achilles heel seems to be it's much-awaited dual cameras. The cameras -- 720p-resolution in the back and VGA in the front -- are essentially the same as they are on a fourth-generation iPod Touch, says Engadget. -
Faster Forward: How is Facetime on the iPad 2?
Posted: March 10th, 2011, 7:29pm EST by Hayley Tsukayama
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The reviews are in on the iPad 2. And while most border on gushing, the tablet's Achilles heel seems to be it's much-awaited dual cameras. The cameras -- 720p-resolution in the back and VGA in the front -- are essentially the same as they are on a fourth-generation iPod Touch, says Engadget. -
Post Tech: Apple changes purchases policy to protect kids on iPad, iPhone games
Posted: March 10th, 2011, 7:27pm EST by Cecilia Kang
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Apple said Thursday that it changed its policy for how purchases can be made within applications on the iPhone and iPad, an attempt to protect users, particularly children, from accidentally racking up iTunes charges.
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Post Tech: Apple changes purchases policy to protect kids on iPad, iPhone games
Posted: March 10th, 2011, 7:27pm EST by Cecilia Kang
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Apple said Thursday that it changed its policy for how purchases can be made within applications on the iPhone and iPad, an attempt to protect users, particularly children, from accidentally racking up iTunes charges.
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Faster Forward: Motorola's Xoom tablet is no iPad -- much less an iPad 2
Posted: March 10th, 2011, 3:50pm EST by washingtonpost.com
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Apple's iPad 2 arrives in stores tomorrow. Which means that Motorola's Xoom tablet already faced tough odds when it made its own retail debut late last month. But after spending a week and change with this thing, I see a bigger problem: It has trouble holding its own against the current iPad. -
Faster Forward: Motorola's Xoom tablet is no iPad -- much less an iPad 2
Posted: March 10th, 2011, 3:50pm EST by washingtonpost.com
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Apple's iPad 2 arrives in stores tomorrow. Which means that Motorola's Xoom tablet already faced tough odds when it made its own retail debut late last month. But after spending a week and change with this thing, I see a bigger problem: It has trouble holding its own against the current iPad. -
Faster Forward: Angry Birds developer raises $42 million
Posted: March 10th, 2011, 12:51pm EST by Hayley Tsukayama
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Those Angry Birds are just unstoppable. News came out this morning that Rovio, the company behind Angry Birds, has raised a whopping $42 million from investors. -
Faster Forward: Angry Birds developer raises $42 million
Posted: March 10th, 2011, 12:51pm EST by Hayley Tsukayama
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Those Angry Birds are just unstoppable. News came out this morning that Rovio, the company behind Angry Birds, has raised a whopping $42 million from investors. -
iPad 2 review roundup
Posted: March 10th, 2011, 10:09am EST by Hayley Tsukayama
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The iPad 2 is a worthy successor to the iPad and keeps Apple ahead of the tablet market. As Daring Fireball's John Gruber, said in his review, "If you didn't like the original iPad, you're not going to like the iPad 2. If you liked the original iPad, you're going to like the iPad 2 even better." ...
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iPad 2 review roundup
Posted: March 10th, 2011, 10:09am EST by Hayley Tsukayama
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The iPad 2 is a worthy successor to the iPad and keeps Apple ahead of the tablet market. As Daring Fireball's John Gruber, said in his review, "If you didn't like the original iPad, you're not going to like the iPad 2. If you liked the original iPad, you're going to like the iPad 2 even better." ...
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U.S. funding tech firms that help Mideast dissidents evade government censors
Posted: March 9th, 2011, 10:48pm EST by Ian Shapira
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The Obama administration may not be lending arms to dissidents in the Middle East, but it is offering aid in another critical way: helping them surf the Web anonymously as they seek to overthrow their governments. -
Post Tech: House panel votes to invalidate net neutrality rules
Posted: March 9th, 2011, 6:51pm EST by Cecilia Kang
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A House panel on Wednesday voted to invalidate Internet access rules created by the Federal Communications Commission. But they will remain in place unless Congress and the president take further action.
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Faster Forward: Apple releases iOS 4.3
Posted: March 9th, 2011, 3:07pm EST by Hayley Tsukayama
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Apple has released its latest version of the iOS mobile operating system, iOS 4.3. The update was originally expected to coincide with the launch of the iPad 2 on Friday, March 11.
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Faster Forward: Will Sprint spell '4G' as 'LTE'?
Posted: March 9th, 2011, 11:18am EST by Rob Pegoraro
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Sprint has some decisions to make this year. First among them: The Overland Park, Kan., carrier needs to choose how it will employ the spectrum freed up by its planned retirement of its Nextel service. Should it stick with its current network architecture or use those frequencies to launch a new ...
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Faster Forward: Opera launches mobile app store
Posted: March 9th, 2011, 10:51am EST by Hayley Tsukayama
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Opera opened its mobile app store for business Tuesday morning, serving up programs for the Android, Symbian, BlackBerry, Palm, Symbian and Windows Mobile platforms.
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Faster Forward: AT&T or Verizon -- who has the better data network?
Posted: March 9th, 2011, 10:49am EST by Hayley Tsukayama
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The analytics firm Metrico is the latest to weigh in on the fight to determine whether AT&T or Verizon has the better iPhone. Like many other tests, the findings indicate that each phone has its strengths and weaknesses.
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JoGayle Howard, a National Zoo scientist who helped breed giant pandas, dies at 59
Posted: March 9th, 2011, 8:29am EST by Emma Brown
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JoGayle Howard, a National Zoo scientist known as the "Sperm Queen" for her skill and ingenuity in helping clouded leopards, giant pandas and other endangered species with the delicate task of breeding in captivity, died March 5 in Washington at age 59.
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Verizon pulling plug on time, weather services
Posted: March 8th, 2011, 6:58pm EST by John Kelly
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Time has run out on time. The weather's not looking so hot, either.
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Post Tech: Republicans pan FCC reasons for net neutrality rules
Posted: March 8th, 2011, 5:03pm EST by Cecilia Kang
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A day before House lawmakers put controversial net neutrality rules under scrutiny, leading Republican lawmakers said the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission hasn't convinced them that the reasons behind the rules were good enough.
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Featured Advertiser
Posted: March 8th, 2011, 5:03pm EST
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Faster Forward: Google Maps can now steer Android users around traffic
Posted: March 8th, 2011, 5:00pm EST by Rob Pegoraro
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The end of the road for many GPS navigation units got a little closer yesterday when Google added automatic traffic re-routing to the Android version of its Google Maps smartphone program. You shouldn't need a new version of Google Maps for Android; the app should just take note of Google's traff...
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Faster Forward: Is Nintendo slipping in the console wars?
Posted: March 8th, 2011, 4:58pm EST by Hayley Tsukayama
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In one analyst's opinion, the Wii may be falling behind the PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360. February sales didn't go so well for Nintendo, according to a memo from Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter. As CNET reported, the analyst said that Nintendo probably sold 305,000 Wii units in the U.S. this Fe...
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Sprint reportedly in talks to buy T-Mobile
Posted: March 8th, 2011, 1:19pm EST by Hayley Tsukayama
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A report from Bloomberg indicates that Sprint is in talks with Deutsche Telekom to acquire T-Mobile USA. Citing sources "with knowledge of the matter," the report says that Deutsche Telekom would sell T-Mobile USA to Sprint for a majority stake in the new venture.
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Faster Forward: Facebook, Warner Bros. team up for in-network movie rentals
Posted: March 8th, 2011, 11:59am EST by Hayley Tsukayama
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"The Dark Knight" may be a few years old now, but it's getting new life as the first title offered up for rent through a partnership between Warner Bros. and Facebook. For 30 Facebook credits, which converts to about $3, you can watch the movie in your browser. Warner Bros. plans to expand the ti...
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Faster Forward: Adobe releases Flash-to-HTML5 converter
Posted: March 8th, 2011, 9:53am EST by Hayley Tsukayama
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?Adobe has announced its release of Wallaby, a drag-and-drop tool used to convert the company's Flash files into HTML 5. The program is available to developers through Adobe's Labs Web site. According to the company's release notes for the program, users can view the output file in one of the sup...
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Behind Sheen's tweet, a new world of advertising
Posted: March 8th, 2011, 8:44am EST by JAKE COYLE
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NEW YORK -- It isn't just "tiger blood" fueling Charlie Sheen's tweeting: There's a new world of social media advertising hidden behind his micro-blogging, too.
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The cable-TV installation will be easy. Want to buy some property under the Brooklyn Bridge?
Posted: March 7th, 2011, 8:00pm EST by John Kelly
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Giant sharks swarm in waters off Mexico
Posted: March 7th, 2011, 6:37pm EST by Jim Tharpe
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ISLA MUJERES, MEXICO - U.S. and Mexican scientists believe they are close to solving one of the shark world's great mysteries.
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Faster Forward: Does your connected life make you lose sleep?
Posted: March 7th, 2011, 3:30pm EST by Hayley Tsukayama
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A study from the National Sleep Foundation on the relationship between communications technology and sleep has found that 43 percent of Americans say they rarely or never get a good night's sleep.
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Faster Forward: Judge says Sony can see visitors to hacker's site
Posted: March 7th, 2011, 3:23pm EST by Hayley Tsukayama
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A judge has said its okay for Sony to get the IP address of every user who has visited a Web site containing a hack for the PlayStation 3. The court order, issued by U.S. Magistrate Joseph Spero, grants Sony permission to acquire the IP address of anyone who visited hacker George Hotz's Web site ...
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Google uses 'kill switch' to remove Android malware
Posted: March 7th, 2011, 1:18pm EST by Rob Pegoraro
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Google's response to a bout of Trojan-horse applications targeting its Android operating system shows how much and how little power it exerts over that platform.
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Faster Forward: Sony bumps PSPGo back to $200
Posted: March 7th, 2011, 1:16pm EST by Hayley Tsukayama
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After slashing the price of its PlayStation Portable handheld late last month, Sony did the same for its PSP Go last week, dropping the price to $150 from $199.99. But now, Sony is back to saying the PSP Go retails for $200.
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Faster Forward: Conflicting reports on Window Mango update
Posted: March 7th, 2011, 10:11am EST by Hayley Tsukayama
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Microsoft fans are expecting an update for the Windows Phone 7, "NoDo," to come this week.
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Computer science programs use mobile apps to make coursework relevant
Posted: March 6th, 2011, 10:34pm EST by Jenna Johnson
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At Virginia Tech, faculty members are looking for ways to make computer science more relevant and engaging to a generation of college students who do not know life without the Internet. A shift in teaching style often comes from necessity, as most computer science programs struggle to recruit, retai -
As telecom industry evolves, success of Netflix is its biggest threat
Posted: March 6th, 2011, 12:20am EST by Cecilia Kang
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By any measure, Netflix is having a marquee year. It has 20 million subscribers, way up from 12 million just a year ago. Its stock has tripled in that time. During periods of peak Internet use, a full fifth of all American bandwidth consumption is people watching movies on Netflix.com. But the mo...
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Personal Tech Live with Rob Pegoraro
Posted: March 4th, 2011, 12:00pm EST by Rob Pegoraro
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Rob Pegoraro answers your questions on recent gadget reviews, technology news and provides personal tech buying and fixing advice.
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Hacked e-mails show Web is an increasingly useful tool in dirty-tricks campaigns
Posted: March 4th, 2011, 11:39am EST by Dan Eggen
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Although much of K Street spends its time plying the halls of Congress on behalf of well-heeled clients, there is a growing dark side to Washington's lobbying and public-relations industry: figuring out new ways to undermine and sabotage opponents.
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Faster Forward: Unlimited music downloads from Apple?
Posted: March 4th, 2011, 9:50am EST by Hayley Tsukayama
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Apple is talking with major record companies to negotiate unlimited music downloads of purchased music, reports this morning indicate.
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Apple said to negotiate unlimited downloads of music purchases
Posted: March 4th, 2011, 9:47am EST by Adam Satariano and Andy Fixmer
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Apple is negotiating with music companies including Vivendi SA's Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, Warner Music Group Corp. and EMI Group Ltd., said the people, who asked for anonymity because the talks are private. An agreement may be announced by midyear, two of the people said.
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Post Tech: China plans to track cellphone users, sparking human rights concerns
Posted: March 3rd, 2011, 9:49pm EST by Cecilia Kang
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China said it may begin tracking cellphone users in Beijing through location technology it hopes will help city authorities better manage traffic. But the announcement also sparked fresh concerns that the government may be using mobile technology to surveil its residents.
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Government ending telework center funding
Posted: March 3rd, 2011, 7:58pm EST by Ed O'Keefe
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About a dozen telework sites across the Washington region are losing federal funding.
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Faster Forward: Report -- Tablets cutting into laptop market
Posted: March 3rd, 2011, 4:05pm EST by Hayley Tsukayama
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Industry analysis firm Gartner has lowered its PC unit forecasts for the next two years, citing expectations of weaker demand for laptops and other mobile consumer PCs. The firm downgraded its predictions for mobile PC shipment growth to 10.5 percent from 15.9 percent in 2011, and to 13.6 percent...
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Faster Forward: Talking to Twitter about spam, marketing, memory and more
Posted: March 3rd, 2011, 1:38pm EST by Rob Pegoraro
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SAN FRANCISCO -- I wrapped up a busy day here Wednesday by stopping by Twitter's offices, all of two blocks from the stage occupied by Apple earlier at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts.
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Faster Forward: iPad 2 launch sets off buyer's remorse
Posted: March 3rd, 2011, 1:04pm EST by Hayley Tsukayama
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Update, 10:50 a.m.: Electricpig.co.uk reported that Apple's UK sales team assured them that Apple will refund the price difference on the original iPad to anyone who bought the device in the past two weeks, provided they have a receipt. 9 to 5 Mac says sources have confirmed that the company will...
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Posted: March 3rd, 2011, 1:04pm EST
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Latest federal shutdown hits contractors hard; At many firms, employee morale suffering
Posted: March 3rd, 2011, 12:23pm EST by Peter Behr
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From The Washington Post archives Published: December 22, 1995, Friday, Final Edition Two of the top computer technicians at Automated Information Management Inc. in Lanham turned in their resignations yesterday, one small sign that the partial federal shutdown is having a troubling impact on sma...
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Apple iPad 2 announced as buyers look to new generation of tablets
Posted: March 3rd, 2011, 11:38am EST by Compiled by Ian Saleh
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Apple unveiled the iPad 2, their newest generation tablet, at an event in San Francisco on Wednesday. As Rob Pegoraro reported:
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The Ripple Effect: Empty Halls, Lost Money, Discontent
Posted: March 3rd, 2011, 10:20am EST by David Montgomery
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From The Washington Post archives Published: November 15, 1995, Wednesday, Final Edition They read the official bad news in a blizzard of computer messages that hit around 9:30 a.m. yesterday. By noon they were gone: 150,000 government workers streaming out of office buildings and laboratories...
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Apple iPad 2 is geared to extend lead over Android tablets
Posted: March 3rd, 2011, 9:04am EST by Rob Pegoraro
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SAN FRANCISCO Almost a year ago, Apple defined the tablet market by introducing the iPad, then had the playing field to itself for most of last year. Now, just as other tablets are starting to arrive based on such competing operating systems as Google's Android and HP's webOS, Apple is looking to...
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Faster Forward: Apple's iPad 2: a hands-on report
Posted: March 2nd, 2011, 8:53pm EST by Rob Pegoraro
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After Wednesday morning's unveiling of the iPad 2, Apple invited attendees to try out the hardware up close for the next hour or so.
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Post Tech: Kerry, Snowe introduce spectrum inventory bill
Posted: March 2nd, 2011, 7:23pm EST by Cecilia Kang
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Sens. John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Olympia Snow (R-Maine) said Wednesday that they are introducing legislation that allows federal agencies to survey how the government is using spectrum that could otherwise be used for commercial wireless.
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iPad 2 specs announced by Steve Jobs today at Apple event
Posted: March 2nd, 2011, 4:21pm EST by Compiled by Justin bank
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Apple announced the release date for their iPad 2 in Palo Alto, California today. Rob Pegoraro was there liveblogging the event and ran down a few of the new product's specs:
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Jobs breaks from medical leave to unveil Apple iPad 2
Posted: March 2nd, 2011, 3:33pm EST by RACHEL METZ and JORDAN ROBERTSON
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Apple CEO Steve Jobs briefly emerged from his medical leave and walked on stage to standing ovation Wednesday to unveil the second generation of the popular iPad, which will go on sale March 11 in the U.S.
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Faster Forward: HP accuses RIM of ripping off WebOS for PlayBook
Posted: March 2nd, 2011, 12:51pm EST by Hayley Tsukayama
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With the BlackBerry PlayBook reportedly set to launch on April 10, HP has raised concerns that the RIM tablet's operating system looks a little too much like HP's TouchPad.
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iPad 2 announcment: A liveblog of Apple's expected announcment of their latest product
Posted: March 2nd, 2011, 12:26pm EST by Rob Pegoraro
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Apple will introduce the next version of its iPad at 10 a.m. local time here. That much seems certain from the invitations the company sent to reporters and analysts last week.
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Faster Forward: Apple's iPad 2: The final rumor roundup
Posted: March 1st, 2011, 9:27pm EST by Hayley Tsukayama
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Speculation is half the fun of a new product launch, and there's been plenty of it in advance of Apple's big iPad 2 announcement Wednesday. Here's a roundup of the latest rumors the morning of the announcement:
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Post Tech: Senate debates patent reform as more voices weigh in
Posted: March 1st, 2011, 9:26pm EST by Hayley Tsukayama
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The Senate continued debate Tuesday on The America Invents Act, a patent reform act introduced by Judiciary chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.). The bill, which proposes an overhaul to the way the patent system works, would change to a first inventor to file system rather than its current first-t...
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Posted: March 1st, 2011, 9:26pm EST
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Supreme Court ruling: No 'personal privacy' for corporations
Posted: March 1st, 2011, 8:51pm EST by Robert Barnes
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Corporations have no right to "personal privacy" when it comes to government records requested under the Freedom of Information Act, a unanimous Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.
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Verizon will introduce tiered data plans this summer
Posted: March 1st, 2011, 7:13pm EST by Hayley Tsukayama
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In a speech to investors on Tuesday, Verizon chief financial officer Fran Shammo said that the company will introduce tiered data plans this summer.
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Faster Forward: Is Thunderbolt ready to rumble at home?
Posted: March 1st, 2011, 7:11pm EST by Rob Pegoraro
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Last week's introduction by Apple of its updated line of MacBook Pro laptops might not have drawn as much attention as it did without a new ingredient: a high-speed, multipurpose port called Thunderbolt.
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Rep. Darrell Issa fires trusted aide Bardella
Posted: March 1st, 2011, 5:56pm EST by Paul Kane
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Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), less than two months into his tenure as one of the most powerful committee chairmen on Capitol Hill, fired a close adviser Tuesday after learning that the aide had been sharing e-mails with an author working on a book about Washington's political culture.
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Faster Forward: T-Mobile to sink Sidekick on May 31
Posted: March 1st, 2011, 12:49pm EST by Rob Pegoraro
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T-Mobile surprised almost nobody by quietly moving to sideline the Sidekick, the formerly innovative line of phones it launched back in 2002 -- and which can rightly be regarded as Android's evolutionary ancestor.
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Faster Forward: Former Apple manager admits to conspiracy, kickbacks
Posted: March 1st, 2011, 12:48pm EST by Hayley Tsukayama
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Former Apple management employee Paul Devine has pleaded guilty to wire fraud, money laundering and conspiracy charges. According to Bloomberg, Devine will also forfeit $2.28 million.
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Obama administration joins critics of U.S. nonprofit group that oversees Internet
Posted: March 1st, 2011, 10:04am EST by Ian Shapira
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The California nonprofit organization that operates the Internet's levers has always been a target for such global heavies as Russia and China that prefer the United Nations to be in charge of the Web. But these days, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers is fending off attacks ...
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Google explains Gmail glitch, apologizes
Posted: March 1st, 2011, 9:11am EST by Hayley Tsukayama
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A storage software update caused thousands of Gmail users to lose access to their e-mail Monday and Google was forced to go to its physical backup tapes to fully restore users' data.
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Google has pre-beta in-app payment program
Posted: March 1st, 2011, 8:31am EST by Hayley Tsukayama
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Google is working on a new in-app payment program, now in pre-beta testing for developers. According to TechCrunch, the service will launch in May and it will be for Android applications.