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Microsoft's free anti-virus product Security Essentials, for the second time in a row, failed to win quality certification by AV-Test Institute.
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For the first time, Instagram has revealed the number of monthly active users to silence critics' reports about a sharp drop in the service's active user base, attributed to the recent change in its terms of service.
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Disney Interactive is coming up with a new game, called Disney Infinity, which will launch on nearly every platform available in June.
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Facebook is holding a special event at its Menlo Park headquarters on Tuesday, Jan. 15 and speculations regarding what the company will unveil at the event are gaining traction.
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Oracle has released a software update, patching a security hole in Java that allowed cybercriminals to break into users' computers.
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Prepaid carrier MetroPCS has revised its 4G LTE offering by announcing three new data plans.
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Security advisers are warning PC users to disable Java on their machines, following detection of another zero-day vulnerability that hackers are actively exploiting to attack computers.
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T-Mobile fell behind AT&T, Sprint, and Verizon for providing faster LTE network access to its users. However, the carrier is now working to make up for the lost time.
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New reports shed light on Apple's plans to launch a low-cost iPhone in emerging markets in the second half of 2013.
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CES 2013 for Samsung is all about next-generation 4K TVs and a little about smartphones and tablets. However, this time, Samsung announced an LTE-friendly version of its Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet, exclusively for Verizon Wireless.
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Samsung ATIV Odyssey, which leaked in November, is finally coming to U.S. on Verizon Wireless.
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Google Play Store is growing fast, even faster than the iOS App Store and it will hit the one million apps landmark this June, according to a recent report.
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If you ever break a law, it would be best not to tell friends about it on social networking sites, as one Astoria teen discovered after he landed in jail for bragging about his drunk driving escapade on Facebook.
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