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New high-speed connection tech due from Apple — An announcement from Apple is expected soon about a new high-speed connection technology, a source told CNET. — Whether the new connector tech will be part of the upcoming MacBook Pro update (rumored to happen February 24) or announced in another context is not clear.
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Smart Dictators Don't Quash the Internet — Mubarak had no idea how to counter the power of social media. China, Russia and Iran know better — Egyptians celebrate in Tahrir Square after hearing the news that Hosni Mubarak has resigned. Protestors in Egypt were lucky that the government didn't know a tweet from a poke.
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To Celebrate The #Jan25 Revolution, Egyptian Names His Firstborn “Facebook” — Cultural relativity is an amazing thing. While American parents worry about their kids being on Facebook, Egyptian parents are naming their kids “Facebook” to commemorate the events surrounding the #Jan25 revolution.

Exclusive: iPad 2 Leather Case Hands-on & Video! — Ooops. we got an iPad 2 leather case from an Asian case supplier, and here's what we know about the iPad 2: — Finally, we have some interesting updates for the much-rumoured iPad 2. Yup, we hope you enjoy the lengthy video above showing …
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Westboro Church to Anonymous: Bring It, Cowards — Megan Phelps-Roper, granddaughter of Westboro Baptists Church founder Fred Phelps, responded on Twitter to the Anonymous threat.
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Anonymous delivers ultimatum to Westboro Baptist Church
Anonymous delivers ultimatum to Westboro Baptist Church
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Apple in the Sky with Diamonds: A Cloud Based Safe Deposit Box — With OS X nearing its launch this summer, we just might have gotten a glimpse at either a Time Machine or MobileMe upgrade in one of this week's patents. Apple wants to beef up sensitive document security for average consumers …
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Hotfile Goes To War Against Copyright Infringers — As bandwidth and storage capacity have increased, so have the capabilities of file-hosting services. Perhaps inevitably, not only are they used for the storage personal files, but increasingly for the distribution of movies, music, games and software.

Intel's new Itanium is the Moby Dick of microprocessors — It's a whale of a chip. Intel is announcing today the 10th generation of its Itanium chip, which is a 64-bit microprocessor aimed at the very high end of the corporate computer market. — The chip is a modern miracle in many respects …
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Geohot Starts a Blog, Asks for Help and Support from Fans to Fight Against Sony — After discussing the entire situation with his lawyers, Geohot has decided to start a blog yet again. He is asking for help and support from his fans in an effort to fight his case against Sony.
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The Revolution That Wasn't — Late last night, I noticed that calls for large protests in several major Chinese cities were circulating on Twitter. Using the hashtag #cn220, users were reposting information from the overseas Chinese website Boxun, where an anonymous user had called for a Chinese “Jasmine Revolution.”
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AT&T reportedly provisions iOS 4.3 beta Personal Hotspot feature — AT&T has reportedly provisioned the new Personal Hotspot WiFi sharing feature of iOS 4.3 beta 3 for a developer, indicating it will follow Verizon's lead in offering the feature to its subscribers.
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Paul Miller And The Five Rules Of Stunt Resignation — On Friday afternoon, Paul J. Miller caused what passes for a kerfuffle inside the technology journalism meta-bubble. — Miller, as you know, is “Senior Associate Editor” at our estranged sister site Engadget - or at least …
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