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Patel told the court that Mangham stole "invaluable" intellectual property when he "unlawfully accessed and hacked into the social media website Facebook and its computers in April to May last year from his bedroom in Yorkshire." Mangh

Glenn Mangham: Facebook Hacker Gets 8 Months in Jail

Glenn Mangham, a 26-year-old software development student from Cornlands Road, York in Great Britain, was sentenced to eight months in jail after he admitted hacking into Facebook from his bedroom in his parents' house between April and May 2011.
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Briton Jailed for 'Extensive' Facebook Hack

A British student, who hacked into Facebook's internal network risking disastrous consequences for the website, was jailed for eight months on Friday in what prosecutors described as the most serious case of its kind they had seen.
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Facebook's Timeline layout, the most recent interface overhaul to hit the social media site, has sparked concerns and questions among users. The most pressing of which seems to be when the new layout will become mandatory. Since the end of Jan. rumors hav

When Will Facebook Timeline be Mandatory? Brand Pages to See Changes This Month

Facebook’s Timeline layout, the most recent interface overhaul to hit the social media site, has sparked concerns and questions among users. The most pressing of which seems to be when the new layout will become mandatory. Since the end of Jan. rumors have circulated the Web about when the transition would be stop being optional and start being required.
Apple OS X Mountain Lion: Top 10 Features and All You Need to Know

Apple OS X Mountain Lion: Top 10 Features and All You Need to Know [VIDEO]

The release of Mountain Lion (10.8), the new version of Mac OS X announced by Apple Thursday, brought an end to the seven-months-old lifespan of OS X 10.7 Lion. Apple claims the ninth major release of the desktop operating system brings popular apps and features from iPad to the Mac and accelerates the pace of OS X innovation. Let's explore all these.
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Google Found Tracking Safari Users -- Report

Google Inc. has disabled a special computer tracking code that had been bypassing Safari, Apple Inc.'s popular Web browser, enabling advertisers to monitor the Web surfing of iPhone and computer users, against their stated preferences, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday.
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Video Game Publishers Move Unevenly Into Digital

Like other entertainment sectors, video games rely more and more on digital revenue as retail sales continue to decline, but publishers face plenty of fresh challenges in the rapidly changing industry.
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Facebook Announces Verified Accounts: 5 Things to Complain About

Facebook.com has launched verified accounts for it's most popular members and celebrities. While you wait for the newest feature from Mark Zuckerberg, the man who brought us Timeline, to show up in your newsfeed here are the top five reasons to complain about Facebook's newest change to the site.
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Why Did Apple Unveil Mountain Lion? Competition

Apple, the world’s most valuable company, made available the latest version of its OS, dubbed Mountain Lion, for developers Thursday so that it will be able to ship new products by the third quarter.
Jeremy Lin celebrates with his teammate after hitting the game winner against Toronto.

Jeremy Lin: Will #Linsanity Squelch the Miami Heat's 4-Game Win Streak?

New York Knicks guard Jeremy Lin has reinvigorated his team, leading it to a six-game winning streak. Lin will be put to an even greater test on Thursday, when he faces off against the Miami Heat (23-7). The Miami Heat are second place in the Eastern Conference and riding out a four-game winning streak in which they defeated the Washington Wizards, Atlanta Hawks, Milwaukee Bucks and Indiana Pacers.
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Cisco Appeals EU's Approval of Microsoft-Skype Deal

Cisco Systems Inc has challenged EU clearance of Microsoft Corp's acquisition of Internet voice and video service Skype at Europe's second highest court, saying the commission should have put tougher conditions on the deal.
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Is Facebook Bad for Relationships? How Online Jealousy Affects Dating

The hours you spend innocently “Facebook stalking” your significant others or crushes may not be as harmless as you think. Deleting (or rather deactivating) your Facebook account can be the key to a more healthy relationship, according to a study from the University of Guelph. The now-public social networking phenomenon has revolutionized the way people communicate, but it may also be promoting jealousy when it comes to relationships.
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Zynga's revenue beats Street

Zynga Inc reported higher quarterly revenue than Wall Street expected on Tuesday as the largest publisher of games on Facebook added new users to its mobile games Words with Friends and Zynga Poker.

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