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7 hrs ago | Contra Costa Times

UC Berkeley commencement: Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak gives graduates a happiness equation

Apple-co-founder Steve Wozniak sent UC Berkeley graduates into the world Saturday with a freewheeling and informal commencement speech -- and two mathematical formulas a fifth-grader could understand: "I said this once at my high school, and the kids started laughing," he added.

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Related Topix: Apple, Startups, Jobs, UC Berkeley, Stephen Wozniak, Computers

11 hrs ago | Mydigitalfc.com

Securing your PC from P2P networks

PROS AND CONS: At times, information-sharing systems have been used to engage in illegal activities such as copyright infringement, child exploitation and obscenity, and computer hacking Peer-to-peer networks allow internet users to link their computers with other computers around the world.

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Related Topix: P2P, Science / Technology, Computers, Opinion

13 hrs ago | The Motley Fool

Of Apple Stores and Automakers

Keep track of the stocks that matter to you. Help yourself with the Fool's FREE and easy new watchlist service today.

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Related Topix: Financial Markets, Tysons Corner, VA, Computers

17 hrs ago | Emmy Advanced Media

Best Tech Gifts for Grads

It's just about that time of the year again when, as Alice Cooper would say, "school's out for summer." But for some students, "school's out forever." What does that mean? It means it's time for a graduation gift! Whether they're graduating high school or college, just about every grad needs some kind of tech gadget to prepare them for the next ... (more)

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Related Topix: Laptops/Notebooks, Science / Technology, Apple, Kindle, iPod touch App, iPad App, iPhone and iPad App, iPhone App, Ipad, Cameras

18 hrs ago | BlogHer

The Five Best Mobile Apps for Simplifying Your Life

Who doesn't want as many ways as possible to make their lives a little easier? Well, you are in luck because there are some truly great mobile apps out there that can help to streamline your busy days! Here are our top fivea Definitely head over to the Linquet website to help you visualize what it is.

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Related Topix: Wireless, Emerging Technology, Google, Startups, Life, Food, Recipes

21 hrs ago | Holtville Tribune

Operators of Two Bogus Tech Support Schemes Settle FTC Charges

Two operators of alleged tech support scams have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission complaints and give up their ill-gotten gains.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Computer Security, Spyware

Sat May 18, 2013

The Motley Fool

Last Week's Dow Losers

The single, easiest way to keep track of all the stocks that matter... Your own personalized stock watchlist! It's a 100% FREE Motley Fool service... For the fourth week in a row, all three of the major U.S. stock indexes have risen.

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Related Topix: Financial Markets, Laptops/Notebooks, Hewlett Packard, Computers

Busted In Acadiana

Lafayette pervert accused of harboring a runaway and 101 counts of child porn

Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office deputies arrested a Lafayette man on Thursday for aiding a runaway juvenile and possessing child pornography on his personal computer.

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Related Topix: Lafayette, LA

Vinography

Images: The Endless Row

The Endless Row McMINNVILLE, OR: Domaine Drouhin Winery estate Pinot Noir vineyards unroll over the hills of the Willamette Valley.

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Related Topix: McMinnville, OR, Drink, Wine

The Motley Fool

5 Companies With Terrible Brand Loyalty

Keep track of the stocks that matter to you. Help yourself with the Fool's FREE and easy new watchlist service today.

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Related Topix: Financial Markets, Laptops/Notebooks, Dell, Computers

Creative Mac

Intel to Push Competitiveness in Mobile Arena

Intel Corp's new CEO Brian Krzanich said on Thursday that under his leadership the top chipmaker will be more responsive to customers in an intensified focus on the fast-growing smartphone and tablet market where it lags its rivals.

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Related Topix: Startups, DLP Mobile, Intel, CPU, Science / Technology, Science, Computer Science

Nikkei Net Interactive

Yahoo Japan To Offer Most Services As Apps

Aiming to boost traffic to its smartphone site, Yahoo Japan Corp. plans to make nearly all of the 150 or so services on its personal computer Web portal available as smartphone applications within the year.

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Related Topix: Computers

Wireless Design & Development

Dell's Dismal 1Q Illuminates PC Maker's Challenges

Dell's financial decay worsened during its latest quarter as the company slashed its personal computer prices in response to the growing popularity of smartphones and tablets.

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Related Topix: Laptops/Notebooks, Computers, Dell, HP, Round Rock, TX

Fri May 17, 2013

ComputerWorld

Alleged tech support scammers settle FTC charges

Operators of two alleged tech support scams that charged consumers hundreds of dollars to supposedly fix their computers have settled charges from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.

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Related Topix: Marketing, Computer Security, Science / Technology, Spyware

Examiner.com

4 Completely Different Ways to Share Photos

Back when dinosaurs roamed the earth, people took pictures of the Tyrannosaurus Rex with film-based cameras that required them to drop their pics off at a Fotomat for processing.

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Related Topix: Social Software, Dropbox, iPod touch App, iPad App, iPhone and iPad App, iPhone App, Instagram

MoneyWeek

Two days that totally changed my business

In just two days, the way I do just about everything to do with work has changed.

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Related Topix: Microsoft, Google, Startups, Computers, Science, Computer Science, Cloud Computing, Science / Technology

Government Computer News

Stealth releases fanless, silent mini PC

Fans are a necessary evil when it comes to most computers, because they are the best way to get damaging heat away from a system.

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Related Topix: Computers, CPU, Science / Technology

TheStreet.com

Stocks Drop as Weak Economic Data Heightens Investor Concerns

Most stocks were trading lower Thursday after disappointing housing, jobs and manufacturing reports heightened concerns that the historic market gains this year have occurred despite questions about the strength of the U.S. economic recovery.

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Related Topix: Financial Markets

CNET News.com

Tabletop PCs: The first wave

This new category of PC can be hard to pin down. To some, these are all-in-one desktops, similar to the Apple iMac , but with the added ability to either fold down flat or detach their screens.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Apple, Computers

New Scientist

Google and NASA buy controversial quantum computer

Are quantum computers about to revolutionise our lives? You might think so now that Google, together with NASA, has bought one from the only organisation that sells them, D-Wave of Burnaby, Canada.

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Related Topix: Emerging Technology, Search Engines, Computers, Science / Technology, NASA, Science, Computer Science, CPU