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Questions and answers about Obama’s new NSA rules

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Questions and answers about Obama's plan to rein in NSA snooping on phone records and emails WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is ordering changes to spy programs that sweep up...
    






Apple agrees to refund $32.5M for kids’ purchases

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Apple to refund $32.5M to parents who say they unwittingly OK'd purchases during kids' games WASHINGTON (AP) — Plenty of parents have been there — handing over the iPhone or iPad to a...
    






China video sites confident public will pay

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China's video industry confident it can beat piracy, persuade public to pay for online content BEIJING (AP) — When media studies student Liu Zhiqi settles down to watch a movie or TV...
    






Gadget Watch: Car game leaves Hot Wheels in dust

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Gadget Watch: iPhone-controlled toy car game leaves Hot Wheels and tracks with rails in dust LAS VEGAS (AP) — So long, Hot Wheels. You just got lapped by toy race-car...
    






Old meets new in 2014 video game lineup

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Master Chief, Meet Aiden Pearce : Old faces collide with new ones in 2014 video game lineup LOS ANGELES (AP) — The usual suspects are back in new video game installments in 2014 — Mario...
    






IBM’s Watson supercomputer gets its own business

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IBM "Jeopardy!" champ computer Watson gets its own business unit, NYC headquarters NEW YORK (AP) — One of the most famous "Jeopardy!" champs of all time is moving to Manhattan...
    






Gadget Watch: Case makes iPhone a BlackBerry clone

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Gadget Watch: Typo keyboard case turns iPhone 5, 5S into close BlackBerry clone LAS VEGAS (AP) — If you love your iPhone but would prefer a physical keyboard, Typo could be for you...
    






Few ‘wearables’ balance fashion and function

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Gadget show is awash in 'wearable' devices, but questions of acceptance and usefulness remain LAS VEGAS (AP) — Gadget lovers are slipping on fitness bands that track movement and...
    






Gadget Watch: The Internet-connected toothbrush

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Gadget Watch: The toothbrush that knows how you're brushing, and can tell your dentist LAS VEGAS (AP) — Armbands that track how much you move have become popular ways to motivate people...