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IBM to buy private security software firm

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International Business Machines Corp said it plans to buy privately-held security intelligence software provider Q1 Labs for an undisclosed sum as it looks to boost its security portfolio.
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The Top 9 Features the iPhone 5 Won't Have ... But You Want

Apple is slated to announce its next flagship smartphone -- the iPhone 5 -- on Tuesday, capping months of speculation and anticipation with a roll-out that's expected to define the industry. But no one smartphone can deliver everything.
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Kindle Fire's Latest Teardown Puts Amazon on 'Profit-Receiving' End

Amazon Inc's Kindle Fire, within just a week of its announcement, has analysts passionately speculating on the possibility of the 7-inch tablet making either a profit or a loss. One among the many such speculations and rumors is a recent virtual teardown of the Kindle Fire by UBM TechInsights, which suggests that the tablet's manufacturing cost stands at $150.
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Using Twitter for Research Reveals Trends in Global Sentiment

Cornell University scientists in New York have just completed a social behavior study focusing on Twitter. Published in the journal Science, the research was based on a two-year period of observations recording 509 million tweets from 2.4 million users. Scientists gathered participants from 84 different countries to determine whether there were any trends or correlations to people's moods across regions.
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Adobe Creative Cloud: Update from MAX User Event

Adobe Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: ADBE) announced its vision for combining services, community and applications with its Creative Cloud strategy. In addition, the company made some small yet important acquisitions that further strengthen its position in the world of open standards.
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ACLU on Board to Investigate Facebook Over Privacy Breaches

On Friday, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Bill of Rights Defense Committee joined the fight for user privacy on Facebook. Earlier last month, the Federal Trade Commission was urged by House members Ed Markey and Joe Barton to move forward with investigating the social media company for violating user privacy with browser cookies.
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Yahoo!, ABC News Announce Online News Alliance

Yahoo! and ABC News announced Monday that they will join forces on a news alliance to deliver content to more than 100 million U.S. users each month. The deal increases the reach of Yahoo! News, which already reaches more unique users than any other news site.
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iPhone 5: Time for iOS 5 and iCloud?

With Apple Inc. having made the call for its Let's Talk iPhone event Tuesday, consumers are expecting the company to showcase its highly anticipated iPhone5.
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Facebook: 5 Steps to Protect Your Privacy Online

Facebook has become overwhelmingly confusing since the new design rolled out and you may be unknowingly sharing some unwanted information publically without being informed of the steps to protect your privacy online. In order to protect your account from people you'd rather keep private with, like your grandma (because you know she has a Facebook account, too) or third parties who access your information, you should take the following 5 steps to protect yourself on Facebook through privacy se...
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Facebook's Recent Changes: Playing With Your Online Reputation?

Online social networking giant Facebook has recently introduced a lot of changes in the way that its Web site operates and interacts with users. All of us have noticed it. The changes have supposedly been made to allow the site to be more interesting and user-friendly. The question, however, is whether Facebook may have gone a step too far.
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iPhone5 Release: Top 5 Contenders Apple Should Worry About

By now, news of Apple's invitation to a specifically iPhone-related event, on Tuesday at its Cupertino campus in California is old news. However, it is still unclear whether this event will see the release of the highly-anticipated iPhone5.

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