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Tech companies team up to combat email scams - Google, Facebook and other big tech companies are jointly designing a system for combating email scams known as phishing.Such scams try to trick people into giving away passwords and other personal information by sending emails that look as if they come from a legitimate bank, retailer or other business. When Bank of America customers see emails that

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Twitter CEO says blocking policy over-distilled — Twitter CEO Dick Costolo sought to calm the global outrage over the company's new country-by-country censorship policy, complaining in part that the issue is being treated with the same kind of shorthand that has made Twitter popular.Speaking at the All Things D conference on Monday, Costolo repeated the company's justification for the policy

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Of beautiful lakes & Places - Two nights and three days in Padang might not be a long stay, but if you are on a tight schedule, that’s all you need to experience the beauty of West Sumatra.I arrived in Padang just two days before the New Year, without any fixed travel plans. As I stayed in a hotel located on Jl. Veteran, Padang, I immediately asked the front desk for a map and recommended places

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Twitter may censor tweets in individual countries - Twitter has refined its technology so it can censor messages on a country-by-country basis.The additional flexibility announced Thursday is likely to raise fears that Twitter's commitment to free speech may be weakening as the short-messaging company expands into new countries in an attempt to broaden its audience and make more money.But Twitter

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Put that on her finger! 57,500-carat world's largest emerald worth $1.15MILLION up for auction - The world's largest cut emerald is set to go up for auction - and is expected to fetch $1.15million.The 57,500-carat stone, which is the size of a watermelon, is scheduled to be auctioned off tomorrow by Western Star Auctions in British Columbia.The gem, named Teodora, was found in Brazil and cut

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More Blackberries than bobbies: How police's £80m smartphone initiative backfired - Blackberry phones cost police £1,600 per handset - Police officers given expensive smart phones as part of a multi-million pound efficiency programme ended up spending more time in the station.In one force, problems with the botched project meant officers spent nearly two hours more per shift behind their

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50 new tech tools you should know about -- You may have dozens of apps on your phone and scores of websites bookmarked on your laptop, but that doesn't mean you have all the latest tech tools at your fingertips. New mobile apps, services, social networks and other digital tools pop up so frequently that keeping up with them is a nearly impossible task. Just when you think you're up to date,

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How Windows 8 Could Change Your Life – Or Not - Microsoft has begun showing off bits and pieces of Windows 8, the next version of the most popular computer operating system in the world. The question: Is this an operating system you should plan to install on your current PC, or wait until it comes preinstalled on the next computer you buy?What's Different About Windows 8The headline with this

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How the new Facebook Timeline will affect your mobile experience - If you haven’t turned your Facebook profile over to the new Timeline setup the company has been slowly rolling out for about a month, your time has just about run out. Timeline is coming to your profile, be it online or on your iPhone or iPad.As AllThingsD reports, Facebook is pushing the Timeline update to all user profiles,

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Biggest Presidential Scandals in US History - With all the rhetoric that has been tossed around about voter turnout in the wake of Watergate, it might seem that presidential scandals were something new in the 1970s.In fact, this is inaccurate. There have been major and minor scandals during the administration of many if not most of the presidents. Here is a list of ten of these scandals that

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Sony and Panasonic brace for grim earnings season - Sony Corp and rival Panasonic Corp are set to report a slump in quarterly earnings and may cut full-year forecasts after being hit by yen strength, Thai floods and consumer gloom in Europe during the vital pre-Christmas period.Both companies saw their debt ratings downgraded by Moody's Investor Services last week, as their TV divisions continue

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The MegaUpload saga : A timeline of events - News has been hitting the wire at an impressive rate since the shutdown of MegaUpload and arrest of Kim “Dotcom” Schmitz, the site’s founder. From the retaliatory hacking attacks that crippled numerous high-profile sites to the reports of some exceedingly lavish property seized from Schmitz’ home in New Zealand, the story has something to pique the

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SOPA/PIPA blackout: By the numbers - The mass online blackout protest against the “Stop Online Piracy Act” (SOPA) and the “PROTECT IP Act” (PIPA) is officially over. At this early stage, it’s nearly impossible to say whether or not the blackout can be considered a “success,” in any empirical terms — that will ultimately be decided by how Congress votes on these bills, and whether the vocal,

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No Wikipedia? What if the Internet went down? — If a day without Wikipedia was a bother, think bigger. In this plugged-in world, we would barely be able to cope if the entire Internet went down in a city, state or country for a day or a week.Sure, we'd survive. People have done it. Countries have, as Egypt did last year during the anti-government protests. And most of civilization went along

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From Brownie and roll film to digital disaster - The name Kodak has been synonymous with the world of cameras since the firm was founded by George Eastman in the 19th Century. His vision to keep Kodak at the forefront of photography by the masses has seen its peaks and troughs. George Eastman saw Kodak take off after pioneering roll film in 1886 - an alternative to cumbersome

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Kodak sues Samsung over image patents in latest lawsuit - Eastman Kodak is suing Samsung over claims its patents have been infringed.The US camera and printer maker said the complaint relates to five of its digital imaging technologies.It is the latest in a series of patent lawsuits filed by the firm since the start of the year.Kodak said on Wednesday that it was seeking bankruptcy protection.

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Megaupload file-sharing site shut down - Megaupload, one of the internet's largest file-sharing sites, has been shut down by officials in the US - The site's founders have been charged with violating piracy laws.Federal prosecutors have accused it of costing copyright holders more than $500m (£320m) in lost revenue. The firm says it was diligent in responding to complaints about pirated

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The love story that changed history: Fascinating photographs of interracial marriage at a time when it was banned in 16 states - Just 45 years ago, 16 states deemed marriages between two people of different races illegal.But in 1967, the U.S. Supreme Court considered the case of Richard Perry Loving, who was white, and his wife, Mildred Loving, of African American and Native American descent.The

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BlackBerry PlayBook Lets Hackers View Emails - Researchers have exposed a security hole in the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet. The vulnerability has to do with the BlackBerry Bridge software that links the device with a user's phone. This software could be used to get unauthorised access to corporate email messages.When Research In Motion (RIM) launched the PlayBook last year, it didn't have a

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Wikipedia to be blacked out over anti-piracy bill - Wikipedia will black out the English language version of its website Wednesday to protest anti-piracy legislation under consideration in Congress, the foundation behind the popular community-based online encyclopedia said in a statement Monday night.The website will go dark for 24 hours in an unprecedented move that brings added muscle to a

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The top 7 phones at this year’s Consumer Electronics - Whereas last year's Consumer Electronics Show was all about Android, the surprise mindshare leader at CES 2012 is Microsoft's Windows Phone mobile operating system. After completely reinventing the artist formerly known as Windows Mobile in late 2010, the company fleshed out and polished up the OS with the current Windows Phone 7.5

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New Facebook phishing attack designed to steal credit card information - Discovered by Kaspersky Lab Expert David Jacoby, a complex Facebook phishing scheme first obtains access to a user’s Facebook account through standard phishing methods. Once the scam artist gains access to any account, they change the user picture to the Facebook logo or icon and alter the user’s name to “Facebook Security”

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== Preview ==38. Improve your credit score. The easiest way to do this is by making steady, on-time payments every month and otherwise keeping your accounts in good standing. Get your free credit report once a year at AnnualCreditReport.com to check for any mistakes (and fix them).39. Choose the best credit card for you. If you pay your balance off each month, you should have a card that gives

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== Preview == Next ==26. Stop receiving email sales alerts from your favorite retailers. Electronic junk mail might not carry the same environmental impact, but it can still convince you to spend money on items you don't need. Unsubscribe to retailer alerts to avoid the temptation.27. Take

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== Preview == Next ==13. Create stronger passwords. Scam artists prey on those with easy-to-guess passwords. Avoid becoming a victim by never using the same password on multiple sites, avoiding common words or names, and using a long password that only you know, such as a sentence.14.

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== Next ==A guide to mastering your money in the new year - A new year offers a fresh start. Whether you're ready to ramp up your earning power, start saving more money, or manage what you have more effectively, this 50-step guide is designed to help you improve every aspect of your financial life, from overall security to specific saving and spending strategies.1. Focus on the "why" of your

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Ten Car Insurance Myths - Understanding all the legal mumbo-jumbo of an insurance policy is hard enough. So auto policy holders should know what's fact and what's fiction about what insurers look for when determining premium rates. Here are 10 auto insurance myths debunked.1. The color of my car matters.Red cars may be a hot ticket item, but they do not drive premium prices up as is widely

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Nine Ways to Save on Winter Travel -- By mid-October many people find themselves desperately trying to shore up year-end and holiday travel plans. Others, who shall go unnamed, have long since booked their winter getaways and are most likely already planning for spring and summer travel.With the holiday season just around the corner, it may indeed be too late to score the early bird travel deals

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How to Choose a Smartphone - Comparing the innumerable features of smartphones and deciphering calling and data plans is serious business. Make a mistake, and it can cost you a lot of money for years. Here's how to make smart choices:Grab that Android.Apple's iPhone established the smartphone category, but it is no longer the leader. In the United States, iPhones account for about 29 percent of

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CES 2012 predictions - Each January, all the major players in the consumer electronics industry (except for a certain fruit-named company) head to Las Vegas to show off their latest and greatest. The show sets the stage for what we'll see in tech for the coming year, and it's where many companies announce their new flagship services and products. So what does next year have in store for us?

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PayPal strikes again, and this time an antique violin pays the ultimate price - It hasn’t been a particularly good few weeks for the customer service industry. Last week it was the saga of Paul Christoforo, the man who would be friends with the mayor of Boston, bro, who decided that civility was for the weak and paid a hefty price when he picked on the wrong guy. Now it is PayPal. Again.PayPal is

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The weird stuff you could have given your kids this holiday season — A plush chunk of talking bacon may not be exactly what your kids hope to find under the Christmas tree. But consider this: Instead of jousting to snag the latest video game or Barbie—and furnishing your children with the same stuff as their friends—you can give them a huggable doll shaped like breakfast meat. Sure, it may seem

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Benedict has previously acknowledged that the scandal was the result of sin within the church and that the church as a result must repent for it and make amends with victims Vatican.XXX Web Address Snatched by Mystery Buyer -- The Vatican says an unknown buyer has snapped up the internet address vatican.xxx, a domain combining its name with an extension reserved for pornographic content."This

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The Must-Not-Haves - It's easy to be tempted by low prices, especially during the holidays. Often times, deals are so good that you grab an item without thinking it through just so you can check someone off your shopping list. The problem? Your friend or loved one winds up with a gift that sounds great in theory, but ends up having a shelf life shorter than a piece of bread. It might be good for

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Barbie to Boba Fett: The Top 11 Toys of All Time - 'Tis the season for buying toys, so Life’s Little Mysteries counts down the best-selling (and best-loved) toys from the ages. We have assembled them according to sales data, which is a bit skewed as people tend to have bought more things in recent years than in decades past. So in no particular order, we present the greatest-selling toys of all

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The Top 10 tech trends for 2012 -- From the continuing rise of tablet devices to the daily-deals craze and the return of the Internet IPO, 2011 has been a transformative year for technology.The pace of change has become blisteringly fast, with traditional industries -- bookstores, video-rental chains, newspapers -- crumbling more quickly than we could have imagined.Predicting what will happen in

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Jubilee Shalom Duggar from WMtek Inc on Vimeo.Duggar Family Takes Controversial Photos of Stillborn Baby Girl - In November, to the surprise of many, Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar announced that the couple’s 20th child was on the way. As the Blaze reported, they encountered a fair amount of criticism, considering the large size of their family, past complications and Michelle’s age (she’s 45).

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The Best Technologies of 2011 - Some people—mostly teenage boys—believe that I have the best job in the world. Every year, I get to try out dozens and dozens of new tech products and services. Most of the time, though, this is duller than it sounds. That’s because much of the new stuff that comes to my door isn’t very good, and some of it is downright terrible (I’m looking at you, BlackBerry

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Research shows hands-free phones just as risky — Like it or not, when someone is talking to you, your brain is listening, processing and thinking about what's being said — even when you're in the driver's seat trying to concentrate on traffic.That's why drivers get distracted during cellphone conversations, even when using hands-free phones, researchers said. It's also part of the reason why the

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Samsung's Galaxy Nexus a sweet smartphone — As fans of Google's Android mobile software well know, each new version is named after a sugary treat, such as Gingerbread or Honeycomb. Android is about to get even sweeter with Ice Cream Sandwich — a smooth, feature-rich operating system that will run first on the delectable Samsung Galaxy Nexus smartphone.The combination of Google's software and

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Non-porn players rush to grab .xxx websites - Colleges, museums and well known groups have rushed to grab online addresses in the ".xxx" domain to prevent porn purveyors from using their names in the Internet's new red light district.Public sales of .xxx addresses began last week after ICM Registry gave companies, groups, actors, porn stars and other well known people or groups opportunities to

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Most popular Android apps of 2011 - If you're aged between 18 and 24, you're probably using YouTube to watch videos, playing social word game Words With Friends and listening to Pandora radio. If you're aged 35 and over, Angry Birds might be more your thing.But no matter what your age is, you're more than likely using a range of Google-made apps like Gmail, Maps and Search, and social networking

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The camera that can capture 1 trillion frames a second - fast enough for slow-motion video of light particles - The first stunning images of moving bullets appeared around 50 years ago – now a team of snap happy scientists have trumped that achievement by photographing streaks of light.Scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) needed some very specialised equipment to

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Dartmouth Researchers Challenge Photo Retouching with Rating System - You know they couldn’t possibly look that good. But what did those models and celebrities really look like before all that retouching? And just how different is the published image we see from the original shot?These before-and-after photographs of actors Kim Cattrall and George Clooney underscore the effects of digital

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Scientists can detect if photos have been airbrushed or not - Scientists have come up with a way to detect if photographs of celebrities or models have been airbrushed or not.Now they hope it will be used to provide a universal “health warning” on magazine images.Professor of Computer Science Hany Farid and doctoral student Eric Kee, from Dartmouth College in the US, analysed 468 sets of unedited

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The Best Tech Gifts for Moms - Looking for a gift for the mom in your life and want to get a little fancier than a scarf? How about some high-tech toys that will help make her life a little easier?Below are a few gadgets that the moms I know would be thrilled to find under their trees this year.Amazon KindleAmazon's new lineup of Kindle eReaders are sure to impress. Whether mom is a news junkie

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The Best Gifts for Dads - I'll be the first to admit that dads are just big kids -- and we like toys. Shiny ones with buttons. So here are my suggestions for some tech gifts to put under the tree for dear old dad.1. Video games Two of my favorites this year are Batman: Arkham City and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. I've been spending most of my gaming time with Batman lately. This is the

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Is It Real or Photoshop? Scientists Can Detect Digital Effects - Scientists have come up with a way to detect if photographs of celebrities or models have been airbrushed or not -- and they hope it will be used to provide a universal “health warning” on magazine images.Professor of computer science Hany Farid and doctoral student Eric Kee from Dartmouth College analyzed 468 sets of unedited and

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PayPal freezes Regretsy's donations for needy children - For as big as the holiday shopping season is, it is generally complimented by a massive groundswell of charitable donations. It is the true spirit of the holidays, and one that defines our generosity as a people. Usually.In what is turning into one of the most bizarre stories of the holiday season, the small business and purveyors of some

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A PayPal roadblock temporarily halts one online charity, but here are three more great causes - Over the past few days, Regretsy — a blog that highlights humorous and crazy craft items — has been chronicling its dealings with the largest online payment processing service in the world, PayPal. It all started when the site began collecting funds from generous readers who wished to help some less

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Tips to Take Great Adventure Travel Photos in the Winter - Are you back home looking with dismay at winter photos you took of ice climbers, a ski race or snowmobilers during your vacation because the sense of adventure doesn't show in the images? Here are eight tips from Olympus Visionary Jay Kinghorn, a rock climber, runner, and co-author of Perfect Digital Photography and an Adobe Photoshop

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On Tuesday, hundreds of thousands of websites with the .xxx suffix will go liveOn Tuesday, porn sites set to go .XXX -- It's either a new, safer era for adult content on the Web or the first step in creating a digital porn ghetto, depending upon who you ask.On Tuesday at 11 a.m. ET, more than 100,000 websites are expected to go live with the new .xxx domain.The suffix was approved as a "top-level

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Why is Facebook making a phone that nobody wants? -- Reports have surfaced again in the past week that Facebook is working on a phone.The latest news on the long-rumored project is that Facebook has abandoned its plan to work on both the hardware and software, as Apple does, and instead will partner with hardware manufacturer HTC. The Facebook phone's software, meanwhile, will be a modified

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Photographer, photoholic and a light addict - Saudi photographer Marwah AlMugait is known for her black and white photos, portraits and street photography. Her love for light made her a professional in lighting both inside and outside her studio. Her recent photo shoot made headlines in well-known publications inside and outside the Kingdom for her portrayal of the original Gulf woman.AlMugait

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Android Needs a Heart - There’s not enough to love about Google’s confusing, overstuffed mobile operating systemIn mid-October, a big yellow truck pulled into the Google campus and parked outside Building 44, the home of the Android team. A couple of dozen frenzied Googlers swarmed the vehicle and pulled out its freight: a huge, cartoonish statue of the Android “bug Droid” in the guise of an ice

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205 Ways to Save Money - This is an excerpt from my first book, Life or Debt. You won't be able to use every tip, but you'll definitely be able to use some!Travel Go off-season. You can save 10 to 60%. In general, the best travel deals will be found from November 1st to December 15th. Shop around. Airlines offer the most complicated fare structures ever devised. But the advantage is that

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205 Ways to Save Money - This is an excerpt from my first book, Life or Debt. You won't be able to use every tip, but you'll definitely be able to use some! Pets Fido for free. Why would anyone pay a pet store for a furry friend when there are perfectly wonderful dogs and cats for free (or nearly free) at the Humane Society? Not only are you getting an inexpensive companion, you could be

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205 Ways to Save Money - This is an excerpt from my first book, Life or Debt. You won't be able to use every tip, but you'll definitely be able to use some! Telephone Savings Use the Internet! Email is free. Long distance calling isn’t (unless you also do that on the Internet!) The Internet is also a great free way to find numbers instead of using directory assistance. But if you are going to

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205 Ways to Save Money - This is an excerpt from my first book, Life or Debt. You won't be able to use every tip, but you'll definitely be able to use some! Investing Join your employer’s voluntary retirement plan, especially if it offers a match. After your debts are paid off, saving through a retirement plan has some great advantages, like investing automatically and being able to defer

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205 Ways to Save Money - This is an excerpt from my first book, Life or Debt. You won't be able to use every tip, but you'll definitely be able to use some! Insurance Consider consolidation. Some insurance companies offer substantial discounts for insuring both your home and car. See if yours is one. Raise your deductibles. The easiest and fastest way to lower insurance bills is to raise

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205 Ways to Save Money - This is an excerpt from my first book, Life or Debt. You won't be able to use every tip, but you'll definitely be able to use some! Transportation: Used Cars Always buy used. A two-year-old car may have depreciated in price by 50%, but it’s still got 70% of its useful life left. That’s why used cars are nearly always a better deal than new. Plus, the insurance cost

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205 Ways to Save Money - This is an excerpt from my first book, Life or Debt. You won't be able to use every tip, but you'll definitely be able to use some! Pay attention to where your money is going. Carry a little memo pad around and keep track of everything you spend. Like magic, the simple act of writing stuff down will often keep you from spending money. It also helps you to look at where

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Catholics celebrate new Mass, return to "traditional roots" - Catholics across the United States celebrated a new translation of Mass on Sunday that church leaders said would provide a deeper understanding of the faith, but which critics complained was unnecessary and confusing.A third edition of the Roman Missal, which priests use to celebrate Mass, was born out of a directive in 2000 by Pope

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New Mass translation launches in American parishes — English-speaking Roman Catholics who have regularly attended Mass for years found themselves in an unfamiliar position Sunday, needing printed cards or sheets of paper to follow along with a ritual many have known since childhood."I don't think I said it the right way once," said Matthew Hoover, who attends St. Ann Catholic Church in Clayton, a

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Can an Airline Pilot Really “Make Up” Time During a Flight? - is it just a way of calming passengers?With the marked increase in air travel that accompanies Thanksgiving week, there are bound to be delays—meteorologists are already warning that wind and rain in the Northeast hub areas could pose problems. Once you finally get off the ground, there’s always the hope that the pilot will announce

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The 25 Worst Passwords of 2011 - The annual list of the 25 worst passwords is out, based on actual compromises. After all these years, why are "monkey" and "qwerty" still on this list?Whenever idiotic passwords are discussed, the following story always comes up: five years ago, a group of Slovak hackers breached Slovakia's National Security Bureau (abbreviated NBU), which stores tons of

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Tourist loses toe as thousands of flesh-eating piranhas infest popular Brazilian river beach - 15 swimmers bitten by razor-tooth fish in past two weeks - Thousands of flesh-eating piranhas have infested a Brazilian river beach popular with tourists, biting at least 15 unwary swimmers.One of the bathers lost the tip of their toe during a frenzied attack.Officials in the city of Caceres said it

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Google X — In a top-secret lab in an undisclosed Bay Area location where robots run free, the future is being imagine. It’s a place where your refrigerator could be connected to the Internet, so it could order groceries when they ran low. Your dinner plate could post to a social network what you’re eating. Your robot could go to the office while you stay home in your pajamas. And you could,

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Your news feed can now show the most recent status updates just like beforeLike your original Facebook news feed? You can have it back! - When the Facebook news feed revamp was first announced, it caused a lot of confusion. At one point, you might have wondered what happened to a status update a friend just posted, only to find it buried under a pile of other ones Facebook thinks is most

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New iPhone Risks Same Old Same Old - Can the iPhone bring sexy back? - With more than 128 million iPhones sold since 2007, the device's ubiquity has created a marketing and design challenge for Apple Inc. how to wow consumers in a maturing smartphone market where many alternatives now look and feel like Apple's gadget.That's a challenge Apple will have to address Tuesday, when the company is

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Photographer's Amazing Light Paintings of Dinosaurs - By day, Darren Pearson is a graphic designer who creates T-shirts for the company True Religion. By night, the artist can be found on the rooftops of L.A., in Balboa Park in San Diego, or in the forest at Lake Arrowhead, creating images of dinosaurs out of light.Pearson makes "light art" in the dark, using a digital camera placed on a tripod.

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Google+ Is Dead - The search behemoth might not realize it yet, but its chance to compete with Facebook has come and gone.Shortly after Google launched its new social network in June, many companies—including several online magazines, Slate among them—attempted to create “brand profiles” on the service. The rush was a testament to Google’s power to drive a flood of users to any new site it

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Top 10 Things Airlines Don't Tell You - Besides the hidden fees and hours sat on an airplane without any clue as to why you're holding, there are certain things that airlines will never tell you. We tracked down three U.S. pilots and squeezed out some of their dirty little secrets. Due to the sensitive nature, we're not naming names.Do wireless connections really interfere with an aircraft's

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Siri Behind the Wheel - Texting-while-driving laws are unclear, inconsistent, and spottily enforced. Here’s how to fix them.One of the most useful functions of Siri, the new iPhone’s speech-recognition feature, is voice-texting: If you’re too busy—or too atrocious at typing—to enter your message on the screen, you can tell Siri what to say and whom to send it to, and off she’ll go.Apple

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iPhone 4S battery concerns and tips for better performance - Since the iPhone 4S was released, several customers have reported sub-optimal battery performance. Not only in standby time (Apple's iPhone specs comparison chart notes that the 4S offers 200 hours of standby time, while previous models offered 300), but in daily use as well. The UK's Guardian newspaper reports that some users have been

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Apple on iPhone 4S Battery Blues: Help Is on the Way - Apple has reportedly acknowledged what some iPhone 4S users say they've known for weeks: There's a problem with the product's battery life. The company says the the new iPhone's battery longevity shortcomings are fixable with a revised version of iOS, the device's mobile operating system. An update is in the works, though no specific release

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The iPhone 4S battery problem - The quiet grumblings from individual iPhone 4S users have grown over the last couple weeks.Their frustrations have given credence to what many believed within hours of opening their new smartphone: the iPhone 4S has a serious battery issue.Great battery life had long been a strong point of the iPhone line, but many found their new iPhone 4S shedding battery life at

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Can Kodak Rescue Itself via A Patent Bonanza? - Picture this: Kodak — the company that invented the first digital camera in 1975, and developed the photo technology inside most cellphones and digital devices — is in the midst of the worst crisis in its 131-year history.Now, caught between ruin and revival, Eastman Kodak Co. is reaching ever more deeply into its intellectual treasure chest,

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Samsung Tops Apple in Smartphone Sales - Some analysts blame timing of new iPhone release for Apple's relatively weak numbers.Samsung is now the world's top smartphone maker by revenue, overtaking Apple in the third quarter. Samsung hit records in both quarterly sales and operating profits this quarter, too.According to Reuters, Samsung’s shipments rose 44 percent this quarter, while Apple saw a

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Ten Outrageous Travel Fees - Companies in the travel industry seem to be finding more ways to get you to open your wallet. At a time when travelers are looking to save, prices are actually rising. In fact, domestic airfare prices jumped more than 8 percent from last year.But that increase tells only part of the story. Consumers also are feeling the pinch of rising costs from airlines, hotels and

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Microsoft Works Out How to Play Skype - Wall Street is warming up to Microsoft Corp's $8.5 billion purchase of online chat service Skype.After initial shock at the price -- more than double its expected public valuation -- investors think Microsoft made a smart move buying advanced communications technology it can put into its products along with a ready base of users.But there are still concerns

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China limits 'overly entertaining' TV programming - China plans to limit reality TV shows and other light fare shown on satellite television stations as part of a drive to wrest back Communist Party control over cultural industries that have fueled more independent viewpoints.The order from the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television refers to shows that are vulgar or "overly

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Teeth found among charred remains on South Sea island are those of missing German sailor who was 'eaten by cannibals' - Stefan Ramin, 40, went missing in Nuku Hiva,- French Polynesia Dental file sent from Germany positively identifies teeth as those of German adventurer -Investigators believe he was 'hacked to pieces and burned' - Police hunt local guide and 'suspected cannibal' Henri Haiti -

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In the most famous photo of the Civil Rights era, she was the face of white bigotry. You’ll never believe what she did with the rest of her life - This is adapted from David Margolick’s new book, Elizabeth and Hazel: Two Women of Little Rock - Who doesn’t know that face?It’s the face of a white girl—she was only 15 years old, but everyone always thinks her older than that, and judges her

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Why highways move more swiftly when you force cars to crawl along at 55 mph - There is no more common lament voiced by the American driver than of the one about the “idiot” in the “fast lane” who’s slowing down traffic. If everyone could just drive faster, the thinking goes—if we could only cull the weak gazelles in our furiously charging migration—we could stamp out congestion.We equate speed in

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Five Reasons the Amazon Kindle Beats the iPad - The Kindle Fire is burning up the charts - Purported pre-sales of the newly announced Kindle Fire by Amazon suggest the tablet is on track to outsell the iPad in first-month sales. If accurate, that’s big -- really big. So far, competing brands have done nothing to rival Apple’s splash nor dominance of the growing tablet market. The Fire is the

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Who Will Be the Next Steve Jobs? - Irreplaceable. That’s the word many use to describe Steve Jobs, the Apple founder and heralded tech luminary who died Wednesday following a protracted battle with cancer.Yet as the tech sector remembers his legacy -- the Mac computer, the iPad, the iPod, the iPhone and more -- there's still work to be done. Computers are still hard to use. Most of us still rely

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10 Surprising Facts About Steve Jobs - Steve Jobs will long be remembered for his technological innovations that changed millions of lives. But here are some little-known facts about Apple's former CEO.Sept. 9, 2009: Steve Jobs takes the stage at a special event in San Francisco. Charismatic showman Jobs, who traditionally orchestrates Apple's media showcases, made his first public appearance

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What’s Next for Apple? - Four years of fresh Apples? - According to a report in the Daily Mail, before he passed away, Apple icon Steve Jobs planned four more years worth of products, guaranteeing a wealth of new goodies for the foreseeable future. Jobs spearheaded one of the best corporate turn-around stories of the ages, and built Apple into a brand to rival Sony. So it’s not too soon to ask

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This Is the New iPhone? Seriously? - I Thought We Were Getting a New iPhone - The unexciting iPhone 4S could open the mobile market for Google and Microsoft.There is no iPhone 5. Instead, Apple’s new phone is called the 4S, and if you want to know what it looks like, reach into your friend’s pocket and grab his year-old iPhone 4. The new iPhone is the same as the old one—the same glass body, same

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Why you should be overjoyed about Microsoft’s latest entry in the smartphone derby - Are you having trouble containing your anticipation for the new Windows Phone? Have you been pestering your friends with your incessant, giddy chatter about all the wonderful features in the latest version of Microsoft’s mobile operating system—its elegant maps app, its terrific new local search system, and its

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Help the Next Steve Jobs - If you want to honor Steve Jobs, do what somebody did for him: Donate your organs.Steve Jobs made machines. They’re machines you can type on, or talk on, or listen to music on. He didn’t just tinker with gadgets. He changed what they did. He made machines do what machines had never done before.But there was one machine he couldn’t fix: his body.Jobs died yesterday at 56

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Should I Take Cash, Travelers Checks, a Debit Card or a Credit Card on My Trip? - Once you’ve planned your trip, it’s time to get down to the details. You won’t get very far without the means to pay for your travels. If you can’t decide whether to bring along a debit card or a sheaf of travelers checks, consider the pros and cons of the many different ways to pay for your travel expenses.It

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The death of Steve Jobs has inspired many, many people to share their thoughts on the life of a man they truly admired, and that includes a lot of big names. Following is a list of 100 such reactions from names many will recognize, spanning throughout the tech and journalism industries as well as celebrities in politics, movies, music, sports, etc.Note: In many cases, these are not the entire

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Censoring ‘your friends and neighbors’ - “...the most interesting part about her work is that you can almost imagine how the people in the picture look like… One could think of him/herself in it....” (An accidental eavesdrop on a conversation, although not intentionally, may I honorably add.)I was at the solo exhibition of Jowhara Al-Saud, a photographer who by all means is certainly not your “

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The worldly photojournalist - Michael Bou-Nacklie isn’t your average twenty-something photographer. When I met the Swiss photographer, who literally dresses in his occupation — complete with the standard, beige photography vest stuffed with lenses and flashes — I’m surprised at his cultural insightfulness of a country that isn’t his own.“I have been working in the Middle East for close to 10

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Why the iPhone 5’s Unveiling Will Beat Out the Nexus Prime’s - One of Apple's first computing hits, the Macintosh, showed people "why 1984 won't be like (George Orwell's) 1984." It was a thinly veiled jab at IBM, Apple's biggest competitor, which -- like today's Android smartphones combined -- had a much greater overall market share.Now it looks like we've got two events back to back: Apple's "

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How to edit your Facebook Timeline before making it public - You've been hearing a lot about it both from us here at Tecca and practically every other tech news site on the internet — it's the new Facebook profile feature called Timeline, and today it begins its slow but steady rollout to the masses. The Timeline is essentially the evolution of what used to be your profile. If you've come to love

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Smart Ways to Make Money With Your Car - For Doris Del Valle, the founder of Borough Excursions, what began as a casual and fun way to make some extra money on the side evolved into a full-time entrepreneurial venture. After a few months of driving around out-of-town guests, friends and family to show them the sights of her Queens, New York borough, she decided to take her side gig to the next

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Five tips for solving a Rubik’s Cube - Sorry, Monopoly. No offense, Barbie. Apologies, Mr. Potato Head. The world's best-selling toy isn't a game, a doll or a spud: it's a humble arrangement of 26 cubes, invented by a Hungarian architecture professor back in 1974.In the 37 years since Erno Rubik first created his famous cube, it's sold over 350 million units, making the man himself a household

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