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The snoop state's still alive and well
The new year starts on a sour note after Obama extends government wireless wiretapping for another five years -- and the public reacts with a big yawn.
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Google to settle FTC antitrust probe tomorrow, report says
The search giant will voluntarily change some of its business practices, which critics have called anti-competitive, Bloomberg reports.
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Samsung soups up its Series 7 ultrabook
With the addition of 1080p, graphics, and touch, Samsung's latest laptop meets what feels like a new expectation threshold in upper-tier Windows ultrabooks.
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