Privacy advocates, tech companies nudge Congress to protect ‘abandoned’ e-mails
A coalition of more than 80 groups and companies tell Congress it’s time to start bringing the Email Privacy Act up for a vote.
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Unsealed documents detail firm’s unsuccessful bid to keep personal information away from feds.
What’s really driving cyberattacks against retailers
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Experts say profits, not nationalism, is the force behind retail hacks.
Activision’s Destiny ships $500 million in one day
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But the impressive number doesn’t reflect how many copies of the game were actually sold to consumers.
For gamers, waiting can be the hardest part
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When it comes to video games, are they better late than never?
Switchboard: Net neutrality protests bring FCC comment total to over 1.5 million
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Alibaba to change how we think about Chinese tech
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Apple: You’re getting U2’s new album, whether you like it or not
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iTunes users are surprised to find that Apple is automatically putting Bono in their lists of purchased music.
The presidential ‘California ATM’ is now located closer to San Francisco than L.A.
President Obama is the first president since Watergate to fundraise more in Northern California than in its southern counterpart.
Google’s studied silence on net neutrality has finally broken
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The company is calling for tough rules that apply to everybody — a stronger position than what it was advocating just four years ago.
How vulnerable is Apple Pay?
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With so many recent mass hacks of popular retailers, could Apple Pay make your information safer?
The Apple Watch will help you unlock hotel rooms without a key. But is that a good idea?
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The biggest announcements from Apple's event
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From a foray into mobile payments to a new smartwatch, the company announced a bevy of new products and services that represent the future of Apple's business.
Your mobile data could be soon covered by net neutrality
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The head of the FCC is hinting that wireless carriers may be subjected to the same rules being designed for fixed broadband companies.
Millennials were more likely to have read a book last year than older Americans
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Discovery CEO: Comcast merger with Time Warner Cable ‘presents some serious issues’
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David Zaslav says Discovery has relayed its concerns about the proposed deal to the FCC.
Here’s one reason for why the cable bundle offers so many channels you don’t want
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One small municipal cable provider in Iowa says ESPN is to blame.
Potential HIV treatment is unique approach to vaccine
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It is designed to help the immune system elude infection simply by getting it to ignore the virus.
The Switchboard: Apple unveils a smartwatch and supersized iPhones with a built-in payment system
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Hands on with the Apple Watch
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The Post's Hayley Tsukayama tries out Apple's much-anticipated new smartwatch, the first new line of devices for the company since its founder Steve Jobs died in 2011.
Hands on with the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus
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The Post's Hayley Tsukayama takes the iPhone 6 and the iPhone 6 Plus—a larger, tablet-like version of the smartphone—for a test drive after Apple's release of the upgraded devices.
Hands on with Apple Pay
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The Washington Post's Hayley Tsukayama demonstrates how to use the new Apple Pay system, Apple's step into the mobile payment industry.
With Apple Pay, tech leader tries to replace the wallet
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Apple unveils phones and watches, but makes its biggest splash diving into personal finance
Apple’s new, bigger iPhones further blur the line between phone and tablet
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