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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111201/ap_on_go_co/us_congress_defense"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111201/capt.cac79d0264cf4d5c8347ffed1cf4d164-cac79d0264cf4d5c8347ffed1cf4d164-0.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=c2Z._JLo5tbE.1dUymL5iA--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., center, accompanied by, from left, Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin of Ill., and Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks to reporters about extending the payroll tax cut, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Charle…
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111201/ap_on_he_me/us_obama_aids"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111201/capt.620cfedf74284fddb64e948accdc1403-620cfedf74284fddb64e948accdc1403-0.jpg?x=130&y=115&q=85&sig=03bIN4KVK_iSRDTklVtzpQ--" align="left" height="115" width="130" alt="President Barack Obama makes remarks on World AIDS Day , Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011, at George Washington University in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)" border="0" /></a>AP - President Barack Obama set an ambitious goal Thursday for significantly increasing access to life-saving AIDS drugs for people in …
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Software from the company Carrier IQ that's preinstalled on many mobile devices sold in the United States is capable of recording many of the activities performed on those phones and potentially relaying the data back to carriers, according to security researcher Trevor Eckhart. Eckhart refers to the software as a "rootkit." Source: TechWorldNews
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AP - The leaders of France and Germany will meet next week and plan to push for fundamental changes to the European treaty governing the currency shared by 17 nations, President Nicolas Sarkozy said Thursday. More...
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111201/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_egypt"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111129/capt.eb31da99903249eaa4e5fad53505a57f-eb31da99903249eaa4e5fad53505a57f-0.jpg?x=130&y=82&q=85&sig=FxZCRZinA74BTQfSoqYm8A--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="Election workers count ballots for the parliamentary elections in Luxor, Egypt, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011. Egypt's military rulers are taking credit for the strong turnout in the country's first parliamentary elections since the ouster of Hosni Mubarak, the head of the election commission proclaims that the turnout so far …
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111201/ap_on_bi_ge/us_economy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111201/capt.715f9767a3ad4c8fa5322cb23cadecd5-715f9767a3ad4c8fa5322cb23cadecd5-0.jpg?x=92&y=130&q=85&sig=WreKxpEy236XfH4gmwFuqQ--" align="left" height="130" width="92" alt="In this Nov. 16, 2011 photo, Kent Displays/Improv Electronics communications director Kevin Oswald shows off the company's flexible plastic LCD screen at the Kent, Ohio company. The small firm makes LCD tablets for writing, and earlier this month released the Boogie Board Rip model which they say could replace notebooks b…
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There's a new rumor circulating this week: Microsoft is working on a version of its Office business suite for the iPad, along with a Mac OS X Lion version, according to The Daily, citing unnamed sources. The Lion version will be available via the Mac App Store. About freaking time! Source: TechWorldNews
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It's a sad fact of life that none of us are born experts in much of anything, and certainly not in Linux. Noobs are how we must all begin our adventures in the world of FOSS, in other words, much as we may try hard to pretend otherwise. Remember those days? Well the folks over at TuxRadar certainly do, and not long ago they launched an interesting little discussion about it for the "ultimate newbie guide." Source: TechWorldNews
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Think of the devices that have been made redundant by smartphones: landline phone, laptop computer, GPS receiver, map, compass, flashlight, still camera, video camera, gaming console, calculator, wristwatch, electronic photo frame, newspaper, magazine, book, radio, weather radio, police scanner, MP3 player, television, home entertainment system remote control, main street bank, tape measure, bubble level, and coming up, your wallet. Source: TechWorldNews
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111201/ap_on_bi_ge/eu_europe_financial_crisis"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111130/capt.aa87250eb0074430a53c890386bb3b20-aa87250eb0074430a53c890386bb3b20-0.jpg?x=130&y=69&q=85&sig=s1ugGqSIWfujYL6YpaFq8w--" align="left" height="69" width="130" alt="Timeline shows key events in the European Financial Crisis" border="0" /></a>AP - European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi hinted the bank was ready to play a bigger role in the resolution of Europe's debt crisis, but only after the 17 countries that use the euro tether their economies more tightl…
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111201/ap_on_re_as/as_clinton_myanmar"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111201/capt.ce5d3cdcbf0f483b897e16b40b4ec9ac-ce5d3cdcbf0f483b897e16b40b4ec9ac-0.jpg?x=130&y=94&q=85&sig=pnW9AJgi6HcOiU2pgHMFfg--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, is greeted by Myanmar's President Thein Sein at the president's office in Naypyidaw, Myanmar Thursday, Dec, 1, 2011. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)" border="0" /></a>AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Thursday challenged the leaders of My…
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111201/ap_on_bi_ge/us_obama"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111130/capt.a6c16c4083f049e2a60636d892d38240-a6c16c4083f049e2a60636d892d38240-0.jpg?x=83&y=130&q=85&sig=TFaDlhb.moMHlPeR2.bnzQ--" align="left" height="130" width="83" alt="President Barack Obama gestures as he speaks at Scranton High School in Scranton, Pa., Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)" border="0" /></a>AP - Blending governing with re-election politics, President Barack Obama roused a cheering northeast Pennsylvania crowd Wednesday as he warned of a "massive blo…
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111201/ap_on_en_mu/us_grammy_nominations"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111130/capt.3aa0d659d4fd4785811f02c942ce86ac-3aa0d659d4fd4785811f02c942ce86ac-0.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=J3uAzy8K36i9NZ7AdKM9Mg--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="From left, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, and Ari Levine are seen backstage at the Grammy Nominations Concert on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)" border="0" /></a>AP - Adele scored six Grammy nominations on Wednesday, including for record, song and album of the year, bu…
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111201/ap_on_sp_ot/us_penn_state_abuse"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111130/capt.58f2d456b2744a76a8c845193b4cfeeb-58f2d456b2744a76a8c845193b4cfeeb-0.jpg?x=83&y=130&q=85&sig=0Lt4mzx2gI0Tj1tnLPoKDg--" align="left" height="130" width="83" alt="FILE - This Nov. 5, 2011 file photo provided by the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General shows former Penn State football defensive coordinator Gerald 'Jerry' Sandusky, who sexually abused a boy more than 100 times, then threatened his family to keep him quiet about the encounters, according to a lawsuit filed…
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111201/ap_on_go_co/us_congress_payroll_tax"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111130/capt.aa59c88eeda942ebafe7c00f1b361961-aa59c88eeda942ebafe7c00f1b361961-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=UQf52fnYTan404R2fZsccg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, flanked by House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., left, and Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, center, speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011, following a closed-door meeting. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)" border="0" /></a>AP - Republic…
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111201/ap_on_el_ge/us_cain"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111130/capt.42ef3b3f0c114a189ce55bcfd2930a11-25dad87edd1a46fe917462a4b5352c26-0.jpg?x=130&y=101&q=85&sig=bnkaGVRyZbQLD_Z9H.6Npw--" align="left" height="101" width="130" alt="Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain speaks during his first stop of an Ohio bus tour at the Cincinnati Marriott North in West Chester, Ohio, Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011. Cain claimed Wednesday that he has experienced a 'groundswell of positive support' from backers who are ignoring the most recent charge of a 13-yea…
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111201/ap_on_el_pr/us_gingrich"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111130/capt.f504696b791243eea6b998e475ab869b-f504696b791243eea6b998e475ab869b-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=cRmUXf3PukWfMFA3ZarSQg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Republican presidential candidate, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich speaks at Tommy's Ham House, Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011, in Greenville , S.C. (AP Photo/ Richard Shiro)" border="0" /></a>AP - Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich leads the 2012 pack in buzz but trails his rivals in just about ever…
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Windows 8 tablets may have a very difficult time competing when they finally hit the market, according to the findings of a recent Forrester Research report. Windows tablets were the top choice of consumers in the United States in the first quarter of the year, but interest in them had almost halved by Q3, said J.P. Gownder, one of the report's authors. Source: TechWorldNews
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The Entertainment Software Rating Board and CTIA have unveiled a new rating system for mobile software applications intended to help parents monitor activity as the number of children with smartphones and access to wireless content increases. The ESRB has had a similar system in place for video games since 1994. Source: TechWorldNews
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111130/ap_on_sp_ot/us_penn_state_abuse"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111130/capt.58f2d456b2744a76a8c845193b4cfeeb-58f2d456b2744a76a8c845193b4cfeeb-0.jpg?x=83&y=130&q=85&sig=0Lt4mzx2gI0Tj1tnLPoKDg--" align="left" height="130" width="83" alt="FILE - This Nov. 5, 2011 file photo provided by the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General shows former Penn State football defensive coordinator Gerald 'Jerry' Sandusky, who sexually abused a boy more than 100 times, then threatened his family to keep him quiet about the encounters, according to a lawsuit filed…
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