Apple Loophole Gives Developers Access to Photos - NYTimes.com

Apple Loophole Gives Developers Access to Photos - NYTimes.com: "Developers of applications for Apple’s mobile devices, along with Apple itself, came under scrutiny this month after reports that some apps were taking people’s address book information without their knowledge."

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Samsung Optical Smart Hub SE-208BW Review - Watch CNET's Video Review

Samsung Optical Smart Hub SE-208BW Review - Watch CNET's Video Review: "The good: The compact and stylish Samsung Optical Smart Hub SE-208BW makes it possible to stream digital content (including DVDs) to multiple Wi-Fi-connected mobile devices at a time, and wirelessly backs up mobile devices' data."

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Firefox Web Browser — Plugin Check & Updates

Firefox Web Browser — Plugin Check & Updates:

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Choosing More Secure Passwords | How to | Firefox Help

Choosing More Secure Passwords | How to | Firefox Help:

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Best budget tablets - CNET Reviews

Best budget tablets - CNET Reviews: "Sometimes "the best" just isn't in the budget. We've collected our favorites of the tablets priced substantially less than the iPad and its high-end competition. For parents, if your kid is obsessed with getting an iPad, be sure to consider the Apple iPod Touch. Its screen may be small, but nothing comes closer to matching the iPad's "fun factor," and the price is tough to beat."

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A Step-by-Step Guide to Writing Your First Guest Post

A Step-by-Step Guide to Writing Your First Guest Post: "One of the best ways to bring readers to your blog is to write guest posts on larger, related, blogs. This not only gets your name and writing in front of people, it also helps your Google rankings (because you’ll get a link to your site from a high-pagerank blog)."

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How to Search Google Like a Pro: 11 Tricks You Have to Know - How-To Geek

How to Search Google Like a Pro: 11 Tricks You Have to Know - How-To Geek: "Google is a powerful tool, but you’re missing out on a lot of that power if you just type words into it. Master Google and find the best results faster with these search tricks."

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3 Premium Online Services that Are Affordable and Worth their Cost

3 Premium Online Services that Are Affordable and Worth their Cost: "There are thousands of online services and service based websites out there that are just plain awesome, but a lot of these websites come with a monthly fee, which is something that most people simply do not want or need. However, there are some gems out there that offer quality services that the majority of people would simply use. In today’s post, we will review 3 of the best, premium online services."

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Smackdown: Google TV vs Apple TV vs Boxee vs Roku vs…

Smackdown: Google TV vs Apple TV vs Boxee vs Roku vs…: It’s looking like 2012 will be a watershed for “cord-cutters” seeking to replace expensive cable TV services with low-cost gadgets that stream movies and TV shows from the Internet via free, subscription, and pay-per-view services. Accordingly, this DeviceGuru “smackdown” pits five popular streaming media player devices against each other, based on their features, functions, specs, and quality of implementation.

Comparing today's computers to 1995's | Relatively Interesting

Comparing today's computers to 1995's | Relatively Interesting: I recently stumbled upon a computer science project I did in high school (way back in 1995) entitled “Technology in Society”. We were tasked with finding newspaper articles that demonstrated technology in various work spaces. Discovering a gem like this – especially after a decade and a half has gone by – is eye opening and mind boggling.