Were SOPA/PIPA Protests a Success? The Results Are In

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Were SOPA/PIPA Protests a Success? The Results Are In Wednesday's SOPA/PIPA protests were declared a success. Here's a look at how protesters define success.
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Can Anyone Beat Apple at Its Own Game? Apple keeps tight control over all aspects of its hardware, software, and cloud services, giving users an easy, enjoyable experience. Can any of Cupertino's rivals build a working ecosystem to compete?
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Facebook Announces 60+ New Apps for 'Timeline' Facebook's developer partners, including Foodily, Ticketmaster, Pinterest, Rotten Tomatoes, Gogobot andTripAdvisor, today launched new apps that fully integrate with Facebook's Timeline presentation.
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Kodak Says Samsung's Galaxy Tab Infringes Patents Struggling Eastman Kodak Co. on Wednesday charged Samsung with infringing five of its patents in the Galaxy Tab.
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Facebook Floods Timeline with Oversharing Apps The idea is for all your friends to know what items you're buying, what concerts you want to see, where you plan to visit and what things you find interesting -- even if it isn't interesting.
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BioShock Infinite Will Include Finger-Breaking '1999 Mode' Developer Irrational Games announces news hardcore difficulty mode, implies it'll involve more than just a hit point boost for bad guys.
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SOPA Alternative Bill Introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives Lawmakers opposing the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act Wednesday introduced alternative legislation in the House.
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Ice Cream Sandwich Now Available for HP TouchPad via CyanogenMod 9 Want to turn your outdated TouchPad into an ICS machine? Now you can!
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Verizon Adds LTE Service to 5 More Cities Verizon's 4G service is now available in 195 markets, well ahead of other carriers.
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Twitter, Facebook Fuel SOPA Protests Social networks were used by Internet companies and users to spread opposition to anti-piracy bills in Congress.
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Could MRAM Ultimately Replace DRAM? A new form of nonvolatile MRAM memory with the promise to eventually replace DRAM is slowly making its way into products, but analysts said it could be a long time before DRAM technology is cast aside.
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The Times of Kodak's Life For those feeling wistful about Kodak's bankruptcy, here's a few vintage commercials from the company.
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Don't Tell the Boss: You Tweet from Work Like a Maniac Posting status updates on Facebook or Twitter during work hours? You're not alone.
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Supporters of SOPA, PIPA Stick to Their Guns Beleaguered supporters of two online antipiracy bills today downplayed widespread protests against the legislation and insisted the opposition is misguided and misinformed.
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Into the Cloud -- Securely Cloud adoption is growing, but key security opportunities are often overlooked.
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T-Mobile and Walmart Stretch Meaning of 'Unlimited' With Cheap Family Plans T-Mobile and Walmart are bragging about new unlimited phone plans--that aren't really unlimited.
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