Now that tech favorite Apple Inc. has been dragged front and center into the debate over the U.S. tax code, lawmakers are hoping that the spotlight on such a high-profile company could be the catalyst for Congress to take action to close loopholes or reform the law.
At a hearing Tuesday, members of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations grilled Apple CEO Tim Cook over allegations tha
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Apple Tax Case May Spur Loophole Reform
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Poll More US Teens Turn to Twitter Facebook Old
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Twitter is booming as a social media destination for U.S. teenagers who complain about too many adults and too much drama on Facebook, according to a new study about online behavior. It said teens are sharing more personal information about themselves even as they try to protect their online reputations.
"The key is that there are fewer adults, fewer parents and just simply less complexity," said
Attention GIFers Its Pronounced Jif
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Many of us have apparently been saying it wrong for years. This week, the inventor of the GIF image format revealed that the correct pronunciation of the popular image format is "Jif."
Anyone who has been involved in interactive media production has encountered meetings where both the hard "g" and soft "g" pronunciation of the term were bandied about to describe the image format. The name itself
Google Adds Conversational Search to Chrome
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If you like chatting with Siri, sending voice texts while driving or telling your Xbox when to pause or rewind a DVD, you`re going to enjoy the upgrade to Google`s Chrome browser. The new system, which was previewed at Google`s I/O developer`s conference on May 15 and went live Wednesday, allows users to search for topics conversationally, by asking questions rather than stating keywords, much li
Samsung Sells 10 Million Galaxy S IVs Four Every Second
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Samsung`s new Galaxy S IV smartphone is off to a strong start. On Thursday, the South Korean manufacturer announced that global sales for the device have exceeded 10 million units in one month, making it the best selling Android device yet. The company noted that the S IV, which went on sale in late April, is now selling at a rate of four units per second.
By comparison, the Galaxy S III took 50
Viva Movil Buy a Phone from JLo
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Latina pop sensation and entrepreneur Jennifer Lopez is trying to do something her ex-boyfriend P. Diddy couldn`t -- launch a successful Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO). She is teaming with Verizon Wireless on a new 4G LTE network and wireless service dubbed Viva Movil by Jennifer Lopez.
Verizon and Lopez announced the new venture at the CTIA Wireless Conference in Las Vegas on Wednesday a
Twitter Fights Off Hackers With New Authentication Process
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Twitter has been a weak link in one too many high-profile hack attacks. Now, the micro-blogging service is finally doing something about it. Twitter is beefing up its security with a voluntary, opt-in two-step authentication system in hopes of putting an end to much of the drama.
"Every day, a growing number of people log in to Twitter. Usually these login attempts come from the genuine account o
Is Microsoft peeking into your Skype messages
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If you have any expectations about the privacy of your Skype communications, you may want to reassess them. Microsoft appears to be peeking into Skype messages for security reasons, according to Ars Technica.The owner of Skype regularly scans the contents of messages sent on the service for signs of fraud, but what`s done with the information from those scans -- whether it`s stored indefinitely
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