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The Entertainment Software Rating Board and CTIA have unveiled a new ratings 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_bi_ge/eu_europe_at_the_crossroads"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111130/capt.b096b29d0148403bb46ca0aa97214478-b096b29d0148403bb46ca0aa97214478-0.jpg?x=107&y=130&q=85&sig=tUZQSr3y_g6cYYEFqxcQUw--" align="left" height="130" width="107" alt="German Chancellor Angela Merkel smiles before the weekly cabinet meeting in the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011. (AP Photo/Gero Breloer)" border="0" /></a>AP - The European Union rose from the ashes of World War II, a conflagration that pitted the continent's great powe…
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111130/ap_on_bi_st_ma_re/us_wall_street"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111130/capt.2138b0ab9d524c97a2e138943f8721e5-2138b0ab9d524c97a2e138943f8721e5-0.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=cIfHdmxHPXFAzKzPwez0hg--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011. Stocks soared in morning trading Wednesday after major central banks acted together to support the global financial system by cutting short-term borrowing rates. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)" border="0" /></a>AP - Central bank…
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111130/ap_on_bi_ge/central_banks"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111130/capt.519cb664bfb347b698498ff1bbcd8368-519cb664bfb347b698498ff1bbcd8368-0.jpg?x=130&y=94&q=85&sig=9ioOMFvufkbpqa_Thy3jOw--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="The Euro sculpture is reflected in a puddle on the lid of a bin that stands in the Frankfurt Occupy camp at the European Central Bank in Frankfurt, Germany, Wednesday, Nov.30, 2011.(AP Photo/Michael Probst)" border="0" /></a>AP - Major central banks around the globe took coordinated action Wednesday to ease th…
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A little Wine with your Linux computing session can keep you using your favorite Microsoft Windows programs. What is Wine? Wine is a compatibility layer that's sometimes referred to as an emulator, though it's not "that kind" of emulator, according to the project's wiki. Wine doesn't do any CPU emulation, hence the acronym "Wine Is Not an Emulator." Source: TechWorldNews
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Researchers at Columbia University have demonstrated that a remote firmware update command in some HP LaserJet printers can be hijacked, according to a report from MSNBC. In one case, a hacked printer was reportedly given commands that might cause it to get hot enough to scorch paper loaded in it. 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_re_us/us_occupy_protests"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111130/capt.6ec24538965b4121a9007f7d4a8dc9ba-6ec24538965b4121a9007f7d4a8dc9ba-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=a5Rn2vU8kqv15rHnHE3qyw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Los Angeles police officers Face protesters from the Occupy LA encampment outside City Hall in Los Angeles Wednesday Nov. 30, 2011. Police have moved in on the Occupy Los Angeles encampment and began arresting protesters who defied an eviction notice. (AP Photo/Lucy Nicholson/Pool)" border="0" /></a>AP …
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111130/ap_on_en_mu/us_michael_jackson_doctor"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111129/capt.f310d8c7cd0a49feb4723d005fdbc6d6-f310d8c7cd0a49feb4723d005fdbc6d6-0.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=i9r4t7h5bDRD6VQ2OUFuFw--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="Dr. Conrad Murray turns to the courtroom audience after he was sentenced to four years in county jail for his involuntary manslaughter conviction in the death of pop star Michael Jackson on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011 in Superior Court in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mario Anzuoni, Pool)" border="0" /></a>AP …
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111130/ap_on_el_pr/us_cain"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111128/capt.7812ee30ff474931ab64f80590307425-6fc8e902ce3c4b32a4d18a9e005aae0d-0.jpg?x=97&y=130&q=85&sig=xA4fMO3Abz0hOBj9B_wtcA--" align="left" height="130" width="97" alt="Ginger White poses for a photo near Dunwoody, Ga. on Monday, Nov. 28, 2011. In an explosive allegation, White said Monday she and Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain had a 13-year extramarital affair that lasted nearly until the former businessman announced his candidacy for the White House several months ago. (AP Ph…
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111130/ap_on_bi_ge/eu_europe_financial_crisis"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111129/capt.980765b577d14958a7e36eafdd5728ea-980765b577d14958a7e36eafdd5728ea-0.jpg?x=130&y=83&q=85&sig=v8DU60R4sFyQXXR4CvtnHw--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="Greek Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos, left, shakes hands with Italian Prime Minister and Finance Minister Mario Monti during a round table meeting of the eurogroup at the EU Council building in Brussels on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011. The 17 finance ministers of countries that use the euro converged on EU…
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111129/ap_on_en_mu/us_michael_jackson_doctor"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111129/capt.f310d8c7cd0a49feb4723d005fdbc6d6-f310d8c7cd0a49feb4723d005fdbc6d6-0.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=i9r4t7h5bDRD6VQ2OUFuFw--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="Dr. Conrad Murray turns to the courtroom audience after he was sentenced to four years in county jail for his involuntary manslaughter conviction in the death of pop star Michael Jackson on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011 in Superior Court in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mario Anzuoni, Pool)" border="0" /></a>AP …
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An Apple iPhone 4 began emitting smoke and appeared to spontaneously combust on a recent Regional Express flight to Sydney, Australia. The phone was emitting a significant amount of dense smoke, accompanied by a red glow, according to Regional Express. No one on board was injured. Source: TechWorldNews
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Research In Motion on Tuesday announced a mobile device management solution that will include iOS and Android devices. BlackBerry Mobile Fusion will consist of BlackBerry Enterprise Server version 5.0.3, new management capabilities for BlackBerry Playbook tablets, and MDM capabilities for iOS and Android mobile devices. Source: TechWorldNews
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AP - Americans' confidence in the economy in November bounced back to its highest level since July, the latest sign that consumers are beginning to feel more cheerful about spending during the holiday shopping season. More...
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111129/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iran_britain"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111129/capt.f2ef34cf80264c92a5f6cebbf55e04ca-f2ef34cf80264c92a5f6cebbf55e04ca-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=aDhHRzDR0LPOjP0ORttCQQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Iranian protesters break the windows of a British Embassy building, in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011. Dozens of hard-line Iranian students stormed the British Embassy in Tehran on Tuesday, bringing down the Union Jack flag and throwing documents from windows in scenes reminiscent of the anger against Western p…
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In a rare showing of bipartisanship, members of Congress and the White House are trying to breathe new life into the effort to enact national cybersecurity legislation. In a recent flurry of activity, mainly between the Obama administration and the Senate, the issue got back on the legislative track. Source: TechWorldNews
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The holiday shopping season is in full swing, even for malicious hackers. Cybercriminals are lining up to lay hands on a new exploit that takes advantage of a recently patched critical security flaw in Java, security researcher Brian Krebs warned recently. Source: TechWorldNews
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The next generation of Microsoft's Kinect input device may be able to read users' lips and emotions. The forthcoming device, which is expected to come bundled with Xbox consoles, reportedly will not just sense motions the way the current Kinect generation does, but will also allow games to read lips, recognize which way players are facing, and detect when they are angry. Source: TechWorldNews
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111129/ap_on_re_us/us_american_airlines_bankruptcy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111129/capt.d1307ec3637a45c885ccff75a608d5e7-d1307ec3637a45c885ccff75a608d5e7-0.jpg?x=130&y=98&q=85&sig=9zCfntsUxwwwkUocGYpDaw--" align="left" height="98" width="130" alt="FILE - In this June 6, 2011 file photo, an American Airlines aircraft at a Terminal D gate at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, in Grapevine, Texas. American Airlines and American Eagle's parent companies are filing for Ch. 11 bankruptcy protection Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierr…
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