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The blind hatred of Free Software Foundation President Richard Stallman toward proprietary programs is such that he has given speeches in which he advocated for software piracy. Stallman wrote this the day after Steve Jobs died: "As Chicago Mayor Harold Washington said of the corrupt former Mayor Daley, 'I'm not glad he's dead, but I'm glad he's gone.'" Source: TechWorldNews
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The Obama administration is urging the U.S. Congress to pass cybersecurity legislation that the White House first proposed in May. That proposal incorporates many of the ideas of Senate and House leaders, White House Cybersecurity Coordinator Howard Schmidt pointed out. Source: TechWorldNews
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111101/ap_on_go_ot/us_cain_crisis_management"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111031/capt.0b2f42ee85564bdd93bd36c8ba397e1d-0b2f42ee85564bdd93bd36c8ba397e1d-0.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=6QpRnokfmmnB.PXnuJA0WQ--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="Republican presidential candidate, Herman Cain holds up a muffin that has his catch-phrase 9-9-9 tax plan printed on it, before speaking at the National Press Club in Washington, Monday, Oct. 31, 2011. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)" border="0" /></a>AP - It's one of the starkest tests of viab…
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111101/ap_on_re_us/us_october_snow"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111031/capt.e1d05c52cf2e4921b2e80c5ce54646a4-e1d05c52cf2e4921b2e80c5ce54646a4-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=MQAfNxr_nzvmue.ZuTtkPQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Trees that were damaged by a snowstorm, then trimmed, stand bare of branches at the edge of Central Park in New York, Monday, Oct. 31, 2011. The group that manages Central Park estimates that the New York City park may lose 1,000 trees due to the unprecedented weekend snowstorm. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)" border="0" />…
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111031/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_healthbeat_drug_shortage"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111031/capt.d719b3a40aec4d97a68d3247282b54fb-d719b3a40aec4d97a68d3247282b54fb-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=Ru3bh_nugxk1.5PK7cxQRA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="President Barack Obama speaks in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, Monday, Oct. 31, 2011, before signing an executive order directing the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to take steps to reduce drug shortages. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)" border="0" /></a>AP - Unprecedented…
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Ubuntu is already the leading Linux distribution on desktop PCs, according to DistroWatch, and now it's set its sights on tablets, smartphones and even TVs as well. Canonical founder Mark Shuttleworth called the move "probably the most significant broadening of scope in Ubuntu's history." Source: TechWorldNews
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AP - Some of the latest developments in the Occupy protests taking place in cities across the world: More...
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AT&T on Monday announced the Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket and the HTC Vivid. These are the carrier's first Android smartphones to run on its 4G LTE network. They will be on the market Nov. 6. On that day, AT&T will also launch 4G LTE services in four new markets -- Boston; Washington; Baltimore; and Athens, Ga. Source: TechWorldNews
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111031/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_libya"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111031/capt.cfb4e25c4d8a4643b1ad136af79fc7a5-cfb4e25c4d8a4643b1ad136af79fc7a5-0.jpg?x=130&y=101&q=85&sig=50VVpy5IfVIk751PRW8nRg--" align="left" height="101" width="130" alt="NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen speaks to reporters in Tripoli, Libya, Monday, Oct. 31, 2011. NATO's top official is praising the Libyans for their 'courage, determination and sacrifice' to oust dictator Moammar Gadhafi, and says they have transformed Libya and 'helped change the region.' Fogh Rasmussen is…
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111031/ap_on_re_eu/unesco_palestinians"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111031/capt.dd33d9eef1ba41669373adeb91046953-dd33d9eef1ba41669373adeb91046953-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=uB7EI6YG_uYx.O_fTmf1Fw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Permanent delegate of the US to UNESCO David Killion, center, reacts as delegates vote on the Palestinian membership, during a session of UNESCO's 36th General Conference, in Paris, Monday Oct. 31, 2011. Palestine became a full member of the U.N. cultural and educational agency Monday, in a highly divisive move t…
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The iPhone 4S seems to have a battery life that's far shorter than it ought to be. Some owners of the quick-draining devices reportedly have been asked by Apple to install monitoring programs on the phone to help diagnose the problem. The culprit could be a bug in iOS 5 that causes the Setting Time Zone function to keep location-tracking running constantly. Source: TechWorldNews
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AP - The FBI on Monday released surveillance tapes, photos and hundreds of pages of documents that shed new light on operation "Ghost Stories," the bureau's investigation of a ring of Russian sleeper agents that ended after more than a decade in the biggest spy swap since the Cold War. More...
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For me, there are three basic kinds of apps: Those that I use frequently and can't live without, those that provide diversions of one form or another, and in-the-moment apps. Slow Shutter Cam is what I call an "in-the-moment app" because, well, it's basically useless until you have a reason to tap it to life. Another way to think about it is like a tool for your toolbox of photography apps. Source: TechWorldNews
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Over the years, it has often seemed like the companies in power have people inside who can accurately see the future but are often cursed by people running the business who can't or won't execute against that vision. They are able to see the future but in some terrible parody of the cursed Greek prophetess Cassandra, who could see but not change the future, they are unable to benefit from it. Source: TechWorldNews
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Google unveiled a software update for Google TV on Friday that includes a slew of apps. These are based on Android 3.1, Google spokesperson Jacques Herbert told TechNewsWorld. This is the latest version of the so-called "Honeycomb" release. An update based on Honeycomb has been expected for a while. Source: TechWorldNews
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111027/ap_on_bi_ge/us_obama_student_loans"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111026/capt.79e99d2c59974f728ff7ae294c9622b8-79e99d2c59974f728ff7ae294c9622b8-0.jpg?x=130&y=81&q=85&sig=xLqYXUIvn_XF0V47pCsBkQ--" align="left" height="81" width="130" alt="President Barack Obama speaks about managing student debt during an event at the University of Colorado Denver Downtown Campus in Denver, Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2011. Denver is the final stop on a three-day trip to the West Coast for fundraising and speeches promoting his American Jobs Act. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)…
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111031/ap_on_el_pr/us_cain_harassment"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111030/capt.856e6c11c7ea408ba6b3f7fc7dfb7dd2-1edb9f51ff044751ab064225c97eb9e4-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=8_JyPb9rzsbMQf2c84EEOA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="In this photo provided by CBS News, Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain appears on CBS's 'Face the Nation' in Washington Sunday, Oct. 30, 2011. (AP Photo/CBS News, Chris Usher)" border="0" /></a>AP - Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain's campaign denied allegations Sunday that he was t…
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111031/ap_on_re_us/us_october_snow"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111030/capt.aa8f5544a3fb4218b2cfdfea8d2e97fd-eda72994a85c44899b726480bd456cf0-0.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=3UCPiFDydPN3RwHaUfd3cA--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="A man walks near a tree down on a power line a day after a snow storm in Glastonbury, Conn., Sunday, Oct. 30, 2011. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)" border="0" /></a>AP - When winter's white mixes with autumn's orange and gold, nature gets ugly.</p><br clear="all"/> More...
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AP - Qantas Airways was expected to resume flying Monday after an Australian court intervened in a labor dispute that led the airline to ground its entire fleet over the weekend. More...
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