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Retouched Photos Exposed by Computer Scientists

Computer scientists quantify photo retouching.
Instead of speculating how much retouching a cover model has received, secretive in most magazines and ad agencies, a computer science duo figured out a way to quantify the level of manipulation.
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Samsung Galaxy Note

Top 10 Smartphones with Large Screen Size

The smartphone market is seeing a rapid growth as new devices are being released every now and then. Apart from the advanced specifications, the manufacturers are increasing the screen size of smartphones.
British actress Sienna Miller arrives at the Leveson Inquiry into media practices at the High Court in central London November 24, 2011.

Sienna Miller Tells of Hacking Paranoia

Actress Sienna Miller said on Thursday she had been placed under a web of surveillance by a tabloid newspaper which listened into her messages and read emails, prompting her to accuse family and friends of leaking stories to the press.
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Facebook Hit by New Phishing Scam, Threatens to Delete Account in 24 Hours

Popular social networking Web site Facebook has been targeted yet again by new phishing scam. According to security firm Sophos' Nake Security blog, Facebook users have been receiving phishing emails that are threatening to delete users' Facebook accounts unless the victims pass along their account details within 24 hours.
Employees and guests of Groupon ring the opening bell in celebration of the company's IPO at the Nasdaq Market in New York

Why Groupon is Falling

Shares of Daily Deals site Groupon, Inc. (NASDAQ:GRPN) fell 15.5 percent, or $3.11, Wednesday to $16.96, more than $3 below its initial trading price of $20.
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Microsoft signs confidentiality pact with Yahoo

Microsoft Corp has signed a confidentiality agreement with Yahoo Inc, allowing the software giant to take a closer look at Yahoo's business, according to a source familiar with the matter.
Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO)

Will Microsoft Renew Its Bid for Yahoo?

Microsoft, the world’s biggest software company, may be preparing for a renewed bid for troubled search engine Yahoo. Microsoft’s $44.6 billion bid for Yahoo was rejected in 2008.
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Netflix shares hurt by bleak 2012 outlook

Netflix Inc's shares dropped as much as 7 percent on Tuesday after it warned of a loss for 2012, a move the prompted several Wall Street analysts to cut their price targets for the online video and DVD rental company.
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HP Prods EU Antitrust Authorities Against Oracle

Hewlett-Packard is trying to enlist European antitrust authorities to investigate whether Oracle improperly leveraged its strength in software to freeze HP out of certain parts of the hardware market, attorneys for both companies said in court.
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Netflix shares tumble premarket on lower 2012 outlook

Netflix Inc's shares tumbled some 6 percent in premarket trading on Tuesday after it lowered its 2012 outlook leading several Wall Street analysts to cut their price targets for the online video and DVD rental company.

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