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SnapTax fills in tax forms from smartphone snapshots

Taxpayers who qualify to fill out the 1040EZ tax form can snap a picture of their W2s and let SnapTax handle most of the heavy lifting.
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Hacking keyless car entry systems is easy, study shows

With $50 and a bit of technical know-how, car thieves turn a luxury feature into an easy getaway.
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Is Apple aware of display problems with the new MacBook Air?

A purported internal Apple memo instructs employees on how to deal with display issues in the new MacBook Air models.
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X-Pire aims to cut down on photo de-tagging on Facebook

X-Pire may help cut down on the need for social media "grooming" by digitally erasing photos after a set amount of time.
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Steve Jobs takes medical leave from Apple

Chief operating officer Tim Cook will cover "Apple's day to day operations" while Jobs is away.
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It’s official: iPhone 4 headed to Verizon in February

Verizon will begin taking pre-orders from existing customers starting on February 3 and begin selling the iPhone 4 a week later on February 10.
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South Korean director shoots movie entirely on the iPhone 4

Award winning South Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook drops expensive cameras in favor of the iPhone 4 to film his latest movie.
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Windows Phone 7 goes on sale today in the US

Following releases abroad, Microsoft's Window Phone 7 debuts in the US market.

Video game sales down in 2010, but Xbox 360 sets record

It was another less-than-stellar for the gaming industry, but new innovations in gaming accessories may lead to a better 2011.
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Apple and News Corp. delay launch of The Daily

Concerns about Apple's new auto-renewing subscription service appear to be at the heart of the delay.
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IBM’s Watson supercomputer beats humans in Jeopardy

Watson at one point confused Jamie Foxx and Beethoven, but still managed an impressive victory against two Jeopardy masters.
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Google Translate gets conversational with new update

Google Translate has an updated interface and a new real-time translation mode that's straight out of Star Trek.
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Beta version of iOS 4.3 released to developers, confirms GSM Hotspot support

Along with a slew of new features, the beta release of iOS 4.3 also mentions two new iPhone models and three new iPad models.
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Microsoft challenges Apple’s ‘App Store’ trademark

Microsoft is renewing its challenge to the "App Store" name, nearly two and half years after Apple first applied for the trademark.
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Bump Technologies raises $16 million

Bump's latest round of funding follows an app update that extends sharing features to include music, photos, and calendar appointments.
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Rupert Murdoch and Steve Jobs to unveil The Daily on Jan. 19

Steve Jobs is expected to be on hand next week to give his blessing to Murdoch's digital-only publication.
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Groupon sets record by raising $950 million

Groupon's latest round of fundraising sees the company valued at a healthy $4.75 billion, despite being just over two years old.
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Verizon iPhone may cost more, but likely to include unlimited data plan

Verizon's CDMA iPhone may cost a bit more than AT&T's models, but may attract customers frustrated by AT&T's poor network reputation.
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Apple’s Mac App Store already facing piracy threats, still manages to top a million downloads

Hackers claim to have found a simple way to beat Apple's app validation process, exposing some apps to piracy risks.
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Skype acquires video software company Qik for $100 million

Skype acquires a company that specializes in video software technology and has experience in delivering video transmissions over wireless networks.
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Did parts from a new iPhone model (briefly) appear on YouTube?

A video and pictures appearing on the Internet earlier this week may indicate either an iPhone 5 model or the long-awaited CDMA-ready Verizon iPhone - or possibly both.
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FaceVsion’s TouchCam V1 allows for HD Skype video calls at 720p

Facevsion is offering the TouchCam V1 as a budget model that should be priced around $30 cheaper than the TouchCam N1, which was released last year.
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Apple’s Mac App Store now open for business

Apple's new app shop is now available by updating OS X 10.6 to 10.6.6.
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Sony unveils new lineup of HomeShare Wi-Fi speakers and iPhone speaker docks

Sony's new lineup of Wi-Fi-ready audio devices will be available this March.
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Ikea turns out the lights on incandescent bulbs

Ikea's move to do away with incandescents comes in advance of federally mandated ban that will phase out the light bulbs starting in 2012.
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Microsoft acknowledges serious Windows security vulnerability

Microsoft says that the exploit could leave users' computers susceptible to full control by an outside an attacker.
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Samsung announces new Wi-Fi-enabled digital camera

Samsung's upcoming SH100 compact digital camera promises to make group shots and self-portraits easier with a remote shutter release able to be activated through Galaxy S smartphones.
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Nvidia GPUs to power the next generation of BMW information systems

Nvidia has also announced that it's bringing its graphics expertise to Tesla Motor's forthcoming Model S, "the first sedan built from the ground up as an electric vehicle."
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Microsoft apologizes after Hotmail bug wipes accounts of e-mail

Over the weekend, thousands of Hotmail users found their inboxes wiped clean, with some accounts containing a decade worth of saved e-mails - a lesson in the downside of computing in the cloud.
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Facebook raises $500 million, now valued at $50 billion

Facebook has yet to to go public, but as part of an investment deal, well-to-do clients of Goldman Sachs can buy a stake in the social media giant. Starting price: $200 million.
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Vizio to unveil tablet and smartphone at CES

Vizio's Via Phone and Via Tablet will both run on Google's Android OS and feature a universal user interface to appeal to users already familiar with the company's TVs and Blu-ray players.
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Samsung sells 10 million Galaxy S smartphones in seven months

Samsung fulfills its own sales prophecy and establishes the Galaxy S has a major player in the Android device marketplace.
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WSJ: Google working on a ‘digital newstand’ for Android

Google is reportedly working on a digital news distribution model to rival Apple's iPhone and iPad as the destination of choice for print publications looking to go digital.
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Skype delivers video calling to the iPhone, explains recent outage

Skype rolls out video calling on iOS devices as questions linger about the stability of the company's infrastructure.
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Google declines to hand over Street View data to Connecticut’s attorney general

Google has announced that it has complied with a demand to delete data it accidentally collected in the U.K., but now may face new legal troubles at home.
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Survey finds majority of voters oppose the FCC’s regulation of the Internet

An overwhelmingly majority of American voters are opposed to net neutrality laws, but continue to support government regulation of radio and TV.
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Angry Birds developer expects Apple’s iOS to remain favored by app developers

Peter Vesterbacka, an executive at Finnish developer Rovio, talks about the success of Angry Birds and the difficulties of making apps for Google's Android OS.
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Report: Apple readying CDMA compatible iPad

According to a new report, Apple is also striving to improve the iPad's screen to reduce smudging and glare.