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Apple denied iPad Mini US trademark — The iPad and iPad Mini are two of Apple's bestselling products — Apple has been denied a trademark for the popular iPad Mini by the US Patent and Trademark Office. — The trademark application for the tablet was turned down because the name was … | Reuters: |
Youth flock to mobile messaging apps, may be threat to Facebook — (Reuters) - Create personal profiles. Build networks of friends. Share photos, videos and music. — That might sound precisely like Facebook, but hundreds of millions of tech-savvy young people have instead turned …
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Round Up: All of Google's jokes for April Fools 2013 — Every year, Google goes all out for April Fools' Day. The company not only pulls together more jokes than all the other tech giants, but the company makes a point to outdo itself too. It honestly gets difficult to keep track …
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| Andrew E. Kramer / New York Times: |
Russia Begins Selectively Blocking Internet Content — MOSCOW — The Russian government in recent weeks has been making use of a new law that gives it the power to block Internet content that it deems illegal or harmful to children. — The country's communications regulators have required Facebook …
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Timothy Thomas: Why China Is Reading Your Email — Beijing's cyber attacks are rooted in military strategy, says one of America's foremost experts. The best way to combat them is for the U.S. to go on the cyber offensive too. — Fort Leavenworth, Kan. — For several years …
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Letting Down Our Guard With Web Privacy — SAY you've come across a discount online retailer promising a steal on hand-stitched espadrilles for spring. You start setting up an account by offering your e-mail address — but before you can finish, there's a ping on your phone. A text message.| Jai / NextBigWhat: |
Exclusive: Snapdeal raises $50 million from eBay and existing investors — Exclusive: Delhi based online marketplace, Snapdeal has raised $50 million from eBay and existing investors; including a Japan based financial institution, according to two sources close to the deal.
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| Megan Rose Dickey / Business Insider: |
Angry Twitterers Are Threatening To Switch To Bing After Google Honors Labor Leader Cesar Chavez On Easter — Google's decision to celebrate Cesar Chavez's birthday today in its Doodle, rather than Easter, has spurred some mixed reviews on Twitter. — Cesar Chavez, whose 86th birthday would be today …
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| Chris Davies / SlashGear: |
April Fools 2013: The Round-up — April 1st is upon us, and that can only mean one thing: pranks, gags, and joke products of dubious comedic value, as the tech world tries to make you crack a smile. Whether you love it or loath it, April Fools is inescapable, so join us as we run through 2013′s cons …
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| Danielle Morrill: |
AngelList Receives SEC No-Action Letter Two Days After FundersClub — Updated at 1:53pm PST with comments from AngelList CEO Naval Ravikant. — On March 26th The Funders Club received a no-action letter from the Securities and Exchange Commission stating that it will not recommend enforcement action …
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Thisisgoingtobebig.com and TechCrunch. Tweets: @ryanspoon, @sbermo and @ronaldmannak. Thanks:@daniellemorrill
| Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed: |
Facebook Is Taking On Reddit's “Ask Me Anything” Series — The social network's newest feature could create a rival to Reddit's AMA giant — Watch out, Reddit. — This week, Facebook rolled out a new threaded comment feature, allowing users respond to specific comment in a conversation thread … | Shalini Ramachandran / Wall Street Journal: |
TV Service Providers Held Talks With Aereo — Aereo Inc., the Web television startup backed by media mogul Barry Diller, has discussed partnerships with major pay-TV distributors and Internet service providers, including AT&T Inc. and Dish Network Corp., as it looks to roll out its fledgling service …
| Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica: |
World's top supercomputer from '09 is now obsolete, will be dismantled — Roadrunner, formerly the world's fastest supercomputer, is being decommissioned today. — Los Alamos National Laboratory — Five years ago, an IBM-built supercomputer designed to model the decay …
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