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Finding Love Online: Will Controversial Regulation Prevent Dating Abuse?

There is nothing more unromantic than performing background checks on a potential date, but tales of dating abuse continue to horrify us, prompting governments across the world to introduce controversial regulations which mandates criminal background checks for every user signing up with dating agencies. The potential for abuse in state regulation of dating agencies is huge, as people could demand confidential information of others without proper justification.

Olympus board signals may quit by late-February

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The entire board of Japan's Olympus Corp signaled its plans to quit, maybe as early as February, over a $1.7 billion accounting fraud, and set up an outside committee to advise whether to sue those responsible for the scandal.
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Olympus decides to pursue possible legal action - report

Disgraced Olympus Corp decided on Wednesday to set up a special committee to consider possible legal measures, such as criminal charges and civil suits, against those responsible for hiding investment losses dating back to the 1990s, Kyodo news agency reported.
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iPhone 4S vs HTC Sensation 4G: Which $200 Phone is Better?

T-Mobile missed out on the iPhone, so if you're a customer of theirs, you can grab the Galaxy S2 or the slightly cheaper HTC Sensation 4G. It's $200 with a new two year contract, the same price as iPhone 4S. Sensation 4G will be getting the Android 4.0 update, HTC has confirmed, but it might be a couple more months before it gets it.
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Exclusive: Verizon to take on Netflix with Web service

Verizon Communications Inc plans to launch a standalone service allowing customers to stream movies and television shows over the Web, in a fresh challenge to Netflix Inc and the traditional cable TV business, according to several people briefed on the plan.
Amazon Kindle Fire

Kindle Fire: Ten Important Things to Know

Kindle Fire is making a name for itself because of its $200 price and because so many people are getting used to the idea of a tablet computer. iPad came out just a couple years ago, and widespread adoption of the large screen devices has not happened outside of the notable Apple products.
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Amazon's Kindle Fire lets kids charge up a storm

Amazon's Kindle Fire tablet, one of the hottest gadgets this holiday season because of its low price, has some parents bristling over the simplicity at which children can order from the retail giant and the inability to stop them without crippling the device.
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Amazon's Kindle Fire lets kids charge up a storm

Amazon's Kindle Fire tablet, one of the hottest gadgets this holiday season because of its low price, has some parents bristling over the simplicity at which children can order from the retail giant and the inability to stop them without crippling the device.
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Top 10 iPad Apps

Over 100,000 apps for the iPad means you might want a guide to help you sift through what's good and what's great. Here are 10 apps you'll love, some new, some newly updated. Some are free, bust most of the apps in this list cost at least $1. We've included games, kitchen helpers, time wasters and reference apps.
PayPal Under Fire

Paypal Apologizes to Regretsy After 'Killing Christmas' Backlash

When craft fail blog Regretsy tried to raise money to buy Christmas presents for children in need, PayPal froze the site's accounts. Its reasoning? Regretsy couldn't use the Donate button for its own donations. Even as it made Regretsy return the toys, however, PayPal was itself collecting a hefty profit in sales cuts and refund fees.
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Chinese court rejects Apple lawsuit over iPad name

A court in southern China has rejected a lawsuit by Apple Inc, accusing a Chinese technology company of infringing its iPad trademark, a newspaper reported on Tuesday, the latest move in a protracted tug-of-war over the name.
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Online uproar as India seeks social media screening

India has urged social network companies including Facebook, Twitter and Google to remove offensive material, unleashing a storm of criticism from Internet users complaining of censorship in the world's largest democracy.
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German patent firm asks retailers to halt HTC sales

Patent firm IPCom said on Tuesday it had asked top German cellphone retailers to stop selling phones of HTC, threatening them with legal action, as HTC has not complied with a court ruling on injunction of its sales.
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Europe probes publishers, Apple on e-book pricing

The European Commission is investigating whether e-book publishers owned by Lagardere, Pearson Plc, News Corp and two other firms fixed prices with Apple Inc, blocking rivals and hurting consumers.
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Panel urges legal action in damning Olympus report

An independent panel issued a damning report on a $1.7 billion accounting scandal at Japan's disgraced Olympus Corp on Tuesday, urging legal action against rotten executives responsible for the cover-up and the replacement of other board members.
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Apple iPhone 5 Release Date, Features: 3 Important Things to Know

It's not a matter of if, but when the last big project from Steve Jobs will reach the hand of consumers. The debate varies from spring to summer or even fall, but most every qualified observer agrees -- the iPhone release date is coming in 2012. Among the best bets is an early summer unveiling with release soon to follow, keeping in Apple's release tradition that was broken with the iPhone 4S because the product simply wasn't ready yet.
The Samsung Galaxy Nexus

Verizon Selling Galaxy Nexus for $300: Google Wallet Not Included

Verizon will sell the Google branded Galaxy Nexus for $300 with a new two year contract, but the Google Wallet function will not be enabled because it competes with a Verizon system that does the same thing. Verizon is involved with a Google Wallet like function called Isis, and it uses the same near field communication technology that Google Wallet uses. So much for the pure Google experience.
Is Siri on iPhone 4S Anti-Abortion?

Siri's iPhone Abortion Clinic Glitch: 5 More Tech Controversies [PHOTOS]

Last week, Apple's Siri for iPhone 4S ignited a firestorm when the personal assistant failed to locate local abortion clinics. But it's not the first time a big tech company like Apple or HP has launched a much-hyped product only to see a PR disaster take it down. Here are five more tech gaffes, from HP's racist webcam to Blackberry ignoring women's voices.
Facebook

Facebook to India: We Have Our Own Guidelines for Screening Content

Less than a day after the Indian government urged social networking Web sites and Internet companies to screen alleged derogatory and defamatory content about the country's religious figures and leaders, Facebook has responded noting that it removes content that violates its rules.
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BlackBerry-maker RIM names new India MD

BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion on Tuesday named Sunil Dutt as its new managing director for India, one of its key growth markets, a month after its former top executive in the country left the company.

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