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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...

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Friday, May 10th, 2013 Net News No Comments

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...

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Wednesday, March 13th, 2013 Net News No Comments

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...

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Monday, February 11th, 2013 Net News No Comments

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...

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Friday, January 25th, 2013 Net News No Comments

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...

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Thursday, October 25th, 2012 Net News No Comments