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  • Google boss warns students against censorship of net and digital ethnic cleansing

    Google's executive chairman Eric Schmidt and director of Google Ideas Jared Cohen have warned London School of Economics students against censorship on the internet and the dangers that 'digital ethnic cleansing' pose. Sky News quoted Schmidt, as saying that people will omit data if they want to restrict communication and information. He, however, agreed that any piece of information cannot be ...

  • HP unveils Intel Haswell powered all in one mobile PC the Envy Rove20

    HP has unveiled the Envy Rove20 all-in-one (AIO) PC, an Intel Haswell powered mobile computer that is aimed at liberating the traditional desktop PC from the desktop. HP said the Envy Rove20 gives users more flexibility and allows them to "enjoy a shared environment" around the home via its 20in multi-touch display that has in-plane switching (IPS) technology and 1600x900 resolution. ...

  • Web-like analytics are coming to brick-and-mortar stores

    a report issued this week by Placed , a Seattle-based company that aims to bring Internet-like marketing analytics to the offline world. That seems like a surprising number. It's hard to know for sure how accurate it is, or how effectively such reports might sell companies on Placed's services, though they do help the company ...

  • Automattic nears Tumblr valuation

    WordPress.com parent companyraises $50 million. FORTUNE -- WordPress.com parent company Automattic today announced a $50 million investment from Tiger Global, in a secondary deal that will provide liquidity to early company shareholders. The San Francisco-based company declined to discuss valuation, but a source familiar with the situation says that Tiger valuedAutomattic "just ...

  • ITV News Twitter account hacked by Syrian Electronic Army

    LONDON (Reuters) - Broadcaster ITV on Friday became the latest media outlet to have one of its Twitter feeds hacked by anonymous supporters of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, just days after Twitter beefed up security to prevent ...

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The Kids Are All Right

The Kids Are All Right

Lisa Cholodenkos The Kids Are All Right is a conventional dramedy about an unconventional family. Annette Bening and Julianne Moore star as Nic and Jules, a long-term lesbian couple with a pair of teenage children, 18-year-old Joni (Mia Wasikowska) and 15-year-old L ... ...

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  • Apple cuts prices on reburbished iPad Mini and iPad 4

    (Credit: Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET) Those you eyeing an iPad Mini or fourth-generation iPad can now save a bit more money on refurbished models courtesy of Apple. As of Friday, Apple is offering 15 to 17 percent discounts on all flavors of refurbished units of ...

  • George Takei wins at Amazon reviews too

    ) Amusing Amazon reviews are an art form. They are delicate flowers of funny that need to be carefully nurtured in order to strike the right balance between absurdity, plausibility, and humor. George Takei, known at Mr. Sulu on "Star Trek" and Mr. Internet anywhere social media resides, has the magic formula down. Only slight sleuthing is needed to determine that the ...

  • Facebook brand design lead departs for startup

    Paul Adams/Facebook ) Paul Adams, Facebook's global head of brand design, announced Friday that he has left the social network to join startup Intercom, which makes a social customer relationship management ...

  • Digg Reader officially named on track for June launch

    Digg's long-awaited Google Reader alternative finally has a name. The new platform will be known as Digg Reader, said CEO Andrew McLaughlin while speaking at Internet Week New York earlier this week. Rather than act as a separate app, the program will be incorporated into Digg. "Users will have one download, which is Digg, and the current Digg will have added onto it reader ...

  • Low Latency No. 63 There can be only One

    (Credit: Blake Stevenson) Low Latency is a weekly comic on CNET's Crave blog written by CNET editor and podcast host Jeff Bakalar and illustrated by Blake Stevenson. Be sure to check Crave every Friday at 8 a.m. PT for new panels! Want more? ...

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