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Apple readies revamped 15-inch MacBook Pro: Retina Display, ultra-thin design, and super-fast USB 3 — Mockup: New, thinner MacBook Pro on the left. Current model on the right. — Apple is putting the finishing touches on an entirely new 15-inch MacBook Pro that is the outcome of years … | Eric Slivka / MacRumors: |
Unreleased 2012 MacBook Pro and iMac Models Showing Up in Benchmarks — As noted in our forums, two new benchmark results appearing in Geekbench's database within the past few days are sparking discussion about imminent upgrades to Apple's MacBook Pro and iMac lines.
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Ex-Yahoo Chief Told Board He Has Cancer — Before resigning as chief executive of Yahoo Inc. over the weekend, Scott Thompson disclosed to the company's board of directors and several colleagues that he has been diagnosed with thyroid cancer, according to people familiar with the matter.| Kara Swisher / AllThingsD: |
Yahoo's Parting With Thompson Will Be for “Cause” — According to numerous sources, Yahoo is claiming “cause” in its parting with former CEO Scott Thompson, related to the fake computer science degree on his resume. — Such a determination will mean the company is not obligated to pay … | Kara Swisher / AllThingsD: |
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Apple OS “really vulnerable”, claims Kaspersky Lab CTO — Apple has invited security company Kaspersky Lab to advise it on the security of its Mac OS - according to the security provider's chief technology officer. — Speaking exclusively to Computing, Kaspersky CTO Nikolai Grebennikov …
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| Catherine Solyom / National Post: |
Insider tells why Anonymous ‘might well be the most powerful organization on Earth’ — Christopher Doyon, a.k.a. Commander X, sits atop a hillside in an undisclosed location in Canada, watching a reporter and photographer make their way along a narrow path to join him, away from the prying eyes of law enforcement.
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Facebook Said Set to Finish Taking IPO Orders Tomorrow — Facebook Inc. (FB) plans to stop taking orders for its initial public offering by tomorrow, two days ahead of schedule, according to a person with knowledge of the transaction. — The world's biggest social network …
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Dawn of a new wireless: first 802.11ac router available today — Texas-based networking company Buffalo announced its first 802.11ac wireless router and wireless media bridge are available today for retail purchase. The two networking products are backwards compatible with 802.11n devices …
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Kickstarter ‘Bug’ Exposed Projects — A security lapse at the popular crowd-funding website Kickstarter.com exposed more than 70,000 project ideas that weren't ready to be viewed. — The information that could be seen didn't include credit-card numbers or other sensitive personal details …
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Intel Windows 8 tablets to hit retail stores in November — Intel ‘Clover Trail’ Atom Z2760-based Windows 8 tablet. — (Credit: Brooke Crothers) — The first wave of Intel-based Windows 8 tablets are expected to land in retail stores in November, a source familiar with device makers' plans told CNET.
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Zynga Picks Up Mobile Gaming Startup Wild Needle In A Talent Deal — Zynga has picked up the team behind Wild Needle, a female-focused casual games company that was backed by Playdom co-founder Rick Thompson. — Wild Needle was raising funding back in late 2010 to build casual … | Werner Vogels / All Things Distributed: |
Dynamic Content Support in Amazon CloudFront — In the past three and a half years, Amazon CloudFront has changed the content delivery landscape. It has demonstrated that a CDN does not have to be complex to use with expensive contracts, minimum commits, or upfront fees …
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Pirate Bay Founder Takes Case To European Court — On February 1st, Sweden's Supreme Court announced its decision not to grant leave to appeal in the long-running criminal case against the founders of The Pirate Bay. — This meant that the previously determined jail sentences and fines handed …
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Iran forbids banks and other firms from corresponding with users of Gmail and other foreign email services — Iran has continued its online crackdown, and its move towards a national Internet, by introducing a new regulation that instructs banks, insurances firms and telecom companies …
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