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Beyond Cellphone Unlocking: Don’t Kill the First Reasonable DCMA Reform Bill
A funny thing happened on the way to Congress yesterday. For once, lawmakers introduced a common-sense bill: the Unlocking Technology Act of 2013. If passed, the bill would give Americans freedom to do what...Netflix Introduces Facebook Integration for US Users
After years of lobbying, Netflix is now introducing Facebook integration that allows users to see what their friends have been watching and post films or TV shows to their wall. Netflix was the pioneer...HTC One Phone Image Leaked Before MWC Conference
HTC flagship phone, reportedly called the HTC One, images leaked before proposed debut date later this month at Mobile World Congress. HTC is planning on debuting their newest phone, now rumored to be called...Neil deGrasse Tyson: science funding can “guarantee your economic future”
America's Astronomer-in-Chief drives his point home by showing magazine covers with NASA's iconic Earthrise photo. Rob Pegoraro Neil deGrasse Tyson came to Washington on Wednesday to deliver the science-specific version of President Barack...Jailbreaking now legal under DMCA for smartphones, but not tablets
Yutaka Tsutano The Digital Millennium Copyright makes it illegal to "circumvent" digital rights management schemes. But when Congress passed the DMCA in 1998, it gave the Librarian of Congress the power to grant...Exclusive Usenet Offers: $7.95/month
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