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Facebook Accounts Hacking: Users Vigilantism Goes Viral

Facebook has been battling with hacking and spam-related issues for the last one month. The number of Facebook users who are falling prey to the unwanted Trojan spamware and sexual and violent content are increasing day by day.

UFO Hovering Over Russian Protesters in Moscow? [PHOTO & VIDEO]

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Another apparent UFO sighting emerged, most recently during the protests taking place in Russia on Saturday when someone out of the crowd was able to capture a video of what most believed to be a UFO hovering over and watching the 25,000 pro-democracy protesters in Moscow's Bolotnaya Square.

Russian security council chief wants Web regulation

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The Internet must be subject to reasonable regulation, the head of Russia's Security Council said in remarks published on Wednesday, a fresh sign of Kremlin concern about the use of social networks to promote anti-government protests.
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HTC says U.S. ruling on dispute vs Apple delayed again

HTC Corp, the world's No.4 smartphone maker, said on Wednesday that a U.S. court has further postponed a final ruling on its lawsuit against Apple Inc, which is seeking a ban on sales of HTC devices in the U.S. market.
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Games company Nexon slips in Tokyo debut

Online gaming firm Nexon Co, an Asian rival to U.S.-based Zynga, slipped lower on its first morning of trading on Wednesday, following its $1.2 billion IPO, Japan's biggest this year.
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Apple iPad 3 Transparent and Rimless? Don't Count On It (VIDEO)

That's just just a fun rumor spawned by a concept video cirulating the Web that someone named Dakota Adney put together. The real innovation is just that -- the creative video. But no bona Apple expert under the sun thinks the Apple iPad 3 will be released such a radical design.
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Games company Nexon opens up on Tokyo debut

Online gaming firm Nexon Co, a fast-growing Asian rival to U.S.-based Zynga, opened up slightly at 1,307 yen on its Tokyo trading debut on Wednesday, following its $1.2 billion IPO, Japan's biggest this year.
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Olympus ex-CEO Woodford: wants no part in breaking up firm

Ousted Olympus CEO Michael Woodford, who is campaigning to regain his old job at the disgraced Japanese company, said on Wednesday that he wanted no part in breaking up the firm, now struggling to survive a massive accounting scandal.
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Hitachi-LG venture executives face jail time

Three executives in a joint venture of Hitachi Ltd <6501.T> and LG Electronics <066570.KS> have agreed to plead guilty and serve several months in prison for conspiring to fix the prices of optical disk drives, the Justice Department said on Tuesday.
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International groups want off Internet name expansion

The United Nations, the International Monetary Fund and 26 other international organizations are pressing the keepers of the Internet to prevent addresses like .un or .imf from being taken by cybersquatters in an upcoming expansion of domain names.
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Humble Indie Bundle 4 Brings ‘Epic’ Games, Gets Love from Linux Users

You can't get more good guy than Humble Indie Bundle. The organization, which distributes bundles of independent games, let's customers pay whatever they want, apportion their payment however they want (between developers, charity and Humble Indie Bundle) and install the games as many times as they want on multiple platforms (Windows, Mac and Linux).
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Nokia Siemens to ramp down Iran operations

The world No. 2 mobile telecom equipment maker Nokia Siemens Networks will start to gradually ramp down its business in Iran, pressured by tightening international sanctions.
Former Olympus Corp CEO Michael Woodford speaks to reporters upon his arrival at Haneda airport in Tokyo

Deadline Time as Japan's Olympus struggles to Survive

Japan's scandal-ridden Olympus Corp faces one of its biggest challenges to survive as an independent company on Wednesday, when it must meet a deadline to file its second-quarter results or be delisted from the Tokyo stock exchange.
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Verizon Galaxy Nexus: Next Stop Costco on Dec.15?

It seems the long hard wait for the Verizon Galaxy Nexus is drawing to a close. Verizon continues to hold its silence, but the phone has already surfaced in some Best Buy stores and the next stop appears to be Costco on Dec.15, according to the stores internal pricing guides.
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EU telecom ministers aim to end bandwidth favoritism

EU ministers urged the European Commission and regulators to check on telecom operators who prioritize bandwidth for certain services, giving leverage to complaints about mobile firms around the world blocking Web-call services such as Skype.
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New Music Service Courts Tech-Averse Listeners

A simple new online music service will launch across Europe and North America this week aimed at the millions who like music but struggle with the technology to find and listen to it.
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Amazon extends Christmas shipping deadline

Amazon.com Inc said it has extended the order deadline on one of its Christmas shipping options as it seeks to stay competitive in a holiday season that has seen more retailers offer free shipping.
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iOS 5 Untethered Jailbreak: Why Pod2g is Delaying Its Release

After finding the untethered jailbreak last Saturday, Pod2g posted on his blog that he is going to work on iPad 2 and iPhone 4S after working on non-A5 devices. And the hacker may not release the present jailbreak until he finds one for A5 devices.
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Samsung Galaxy Nexus: Top 4 Contenders

The highly anticipated Samsung Galaxy Nexus has been released in the UK, Japan and Canada, while customers in the United States have been eagerly awaiting its release. The latest Google Android phone will runs only on the Verizon network and is rumored to be hitting stores in U.S. on Dec. 15.
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Microsoft appoints new head of phone group

Microsoft Corp appointed a new head for its mobile phone software group on Monday, as the company continues to search for ways to extend its dominance in the PC market to the fast-growing and highly-competitive smartphone business.
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Amazon to Release Software Update for Kindle Fire Problems

Many users have complained about issues with the new Kindle Fire, including slow and erratic scrolling, problems with apps, difficulty accessing Wi-Fi, and clumsy touchscreens. But Amazon says some of the problems will be solved with a new software update it will release before Christmas.
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EU wants cheaper, easier access to public data

The European Commission presented legislation on Monday to open up access to public sector data, in a move that could prove valuable to developers of smartphone applications such as maps or restaurant finders.
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Olympus ex-president personally fired auditor: report

Olympus Corp's former president Tsuyoshi Kikukawa personally dismissed the auditing firm that raised objections about the acquisitions used to cover up loss-making investments, the Nikkei business daily reported, citing sources familiar with the ongoing investigations.

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