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Is Facebook’s Video Calling a Stolen Feature?

The dust is yet to settle following Facebook's teaming up with Skype to launch the video chat, a feature Facebook's founder CEO Mark Zuckerberg termed as something awesome. Far from being awesome Facebook's feature, hosted at facebook.com/videocalling, acquired the URL through extremely undignified means, alleges a company called Samuday Web Technologies.
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Your Brain and Memory are Adapting to Google, Study Says

It has become a part of everyday vernacular to say, Oh, just Google it, in order to find information not readily known, and because Google has seemingly become a part of everyday life, a new study indicates that it is altering our brains.
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Pentagon to treat cyberspace as operational domain

The Defense Department unveiled a new strategy for protecting military computer networks from hackers on Thursday, designating cyberspace as an operational domain U.S. forces will be trained to defend.
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Cyber theft illustrates Pentagon security challenge

A foreign intelligence service stole 24,000 files from a U.S. defense contractor earlier this year, a dramatic illustration of the threat confronting the Pentagon as it works to bolster military computer security, a top defense official said on Thursday.
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Will Amazon Tablet Kill Kindle?

Amazon will release an Android-powered device with a 9-inch display but no camera by October, according to a Wall Street Journal report Wednesday, citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter. Users would be able to watch videos, listen to music or read books bought from Amazon. But will it kill the Kindle sales?
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No Need for Struggling RIM to Split, Says Analyst

A wave of attention on RIM began on Tuesday after reports that Canadian based Research in Motion (RIMM) needed to split up began to take forth. But one analyst claims that is completely unnecessary for the Blackberry maker.
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New Macbook Air May Boost RAM, SSD Specs

Apple's forthcoming update to its MacBook Air line may increase the notebook's standard memory and storage components, in addition to the latest ultra-low voltage Sandy Bridge mobile chips, AppleInsider reported.
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Netflix Added to Nintendo 3DS

Nintendo announced Thursday that those 3DS owners across the U.S. and Canada can download a free application allowing Netflix members with unlimited streaming plans to instantly watch TV episodes and movies streaming from Netflix.
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Tablet Wars: Amazon to Release Tablet in October; iPad Under Fire

The tablet war is on, as Amazon plans to release a tablet in October. Apple's iPad is the tablet leader by far, but Google's forthcoming Android operating system and Microsoft's forthcoming Windows 8 operating system will threaten to take marketshare, according to a new report.
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Mac OS X Lion's Release Date: Likely July 15 With Chance of July 26

The much-speculated July 14 launch of Mac OS X Lion turned out to be a non-event.Though Lion didn't roar as of yet, its snoring may not last so long anyway - the next rumors in line suggest Lion's launch as early as tomorrow, or all the way pushed back to July 26th.
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Netflix Price Increase: Top 5 Reasons

Late Tuesday, Netflix announced that it would raise the Internet plus DVDs in the mail plan from $9.99 per month to $15.98 per month. This decision has caused a huge customer backlash. Why did Netflix raise the price despite widespread customer discontent?

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