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New Year's Eve 2012: Where to Watch Times Square Ball Drop

New Year's Eve 2012: Where to Watch Times Square Ball Drop

If you can't make it to New York for New Year's Eve 2012, here's where to find live streaming of the event of your computer, when to catch Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve on TV, and even how to download an app that gives you commercial-less live feed and photos. If you're determined to see the Times Square Ball Drop in person, meanwhile, here are the entrance points around the city.
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Why is Twitter Down? Site Greets New Year With Mass Outage

Twitter, one of the world's most popular social networks, is ringing in the New Year with mass outages, as the site goes down, comes back up, and then crashes again. Here, find out why the site is likely crashing, and how to try exchanging tweets without the main site, which Twitter engineers are working to fix as we speak.
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Stratfor Hackers Publish Email, Password Data Online

Hackers affiliated with the Anonymous group published hundreds of thousands of email addresses belonging to subscribers of private intelligence-analysis firm Strategic Forecasting Inc., along with thousands of customer credit-card numbers.
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Casey Anthony Trial and 10 Other Controversial Legal Cases of 2011 [PHOTOS]

This year there were several legal cases that tugged on the heart strings of America and those outside the nation. There was public outcry when Casey Anthony was acquitted of the murder of her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee. Don't forget the Jerry Sandusky-Penn State scandal and disgraced public figures such as Rod Blagojevich and Dominque Strauss-Kahn.
SOPA Bill 2012: Will Internet Giants Launch Coordianted Blackout?

SOPA Bill Protest: Will Facebook, Google and Twitter 'Blackout' the Internet?

NetColalition, a trade association that includes Google, Facebook, Amazon, Twitter and PayPal, is planning a coordinated blackout to protest the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). The blackout would be the most extreme move against the controversial bill yet, but NetColalition says the protest is just the tip of the iceberg.
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California law turns up heat on labor conditions

A new California law will force retailers and manufacturers to disclose from 2012 how they guard against slavery and human trafficking throughout their supply chains, ratcheting up scrutiny over some of the largest U.S. corporations.
No January Release Date for Apple iPad 3

iPad 3 Won't Have January Release Date: Rundown of Apple Rumors So Far

Sorry, Apple fans: Numerous inside sources report that the iPad 3 will not have a January launch. To tide you over until its eventual release, however, here's everything we know (and everything that's been disproved) about the tablet computer's specs, upgrades, release date and price range from the Apple rumor grapevine.
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Times Square Ball Drop: Where to Watch Online or Live in Person + Tips on New Year's Eve

Five...Four...Three...Two...One... It's almost New Year's 2012 and time to watch that glitzy ball drop to signal the beginning of the new year. Here is all the information you need to see the Times Square Ball Drop online or to watch live in person on New Year's Eve. As an added bonus, we've added some tips for those of you brave enough to be part of the most magical night of the year in New York City.
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Mark Hurd Letter Details Sexual Harassment of HP's Jodie Fisher [FULL TEXT]

According the recently released letter, drafted by lawyer Gloria Allred, the former Hewlett-Packard CEO made a series of increasingly aggressive advances toward contractor Jodie Fisher from 2007 to 2009, kissing and fondling her and attempting to pressure her into an affair. Hurd's lawyer dismissed the letter (read here) as full of inaccuracies, but rumors of a settlement are fueling the fire.
Siri Tells Boy to "Shut the F--k Up"

Siri To 12-Year-Old Boy Using iPhone 4S: 'Shut the F--k Up, You Ugly T---t'

When 12-year-old boy named Charlie Le Quesne got the shock of his life when the Siri app on a demo iPhone 4S told him to shut the f--k up and called him an ugly t--t when he asked it a question at an Apple store in Conventry, UK. Apple staffers have launched a full investigation, but it's likely pranksters simply reprogrammed the iPhone using Siri's naming system.
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Stores Open on New Year's Day 2012: Walmart, Target and Other Store Hours

While many banks and businesses will be closed, most major retailers will have normal business hours on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. What stores will be open on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day 2012? We take a look at Walmart, Kmart, Target, Best Buy, Toys R Us, Walgreens and many other popular stores.

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