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    Groups launch campaign against lawmakers supporting SOPA, PIPA 19/01/2012 02:54:22

    Two activist groups, one liberal and one conservative, have joined together in a campaign to defeat U.S. lawmakers supporting two controversial copyright enforcement bills, the Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect IP Act.
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    Senators urge FTC to investigate Google 20/12/2011 12:04:00

    Two U.S. senators on Monday urged the U.S. Federal Trade Commission to investigate Google for possible antitrust violations.
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    Google Maps app for Android adds indoor floorplans 30/11/2011 04:09:53

    Disoriented at Minneapolis' Mall of America? Confused at Tokyo's Narita airport? Can't find the bathrooms at your local Ikea store? The Google Maps application for Android phones and tablets may offer some help.
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    Piracy legislation needed to battle huge problem, experts say 11/11/2011 09:16:51

    Legislation in the U.S. Congress that would allow federal law enforcement officials to block websites accused of copyright piracy is necessary because of the vast number of foreign sites trading in infringing music and movies and counterfeit products, two supporters of the bills said.
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    IBM's Watson edges Harvard students in 'Jeopardy' quiz 01/11/2011 09:56:33

    IBM's Watson supercomputer eked out a victory in a "Jeopardy" quiz-show battle with a trio of Harvard Business School students on Monday, pulling out the win with a higher wager on the Final Jeopardy clue that ends every game.
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    Talking set-top boxes go on sale, could be used in digital TV switchover 22/09/2011 14:44:00

    Long-awaited talking digital TV set-top boxes have finally been made available for sale in Australia, after a lengthy testing and trial period. The boxes are not yet confirmed as part of the Australian Government's Household Assistance Scheme for the digital TV switchover, but their newfound commercial availability brings them closer to inclusion in a subsidised roll-out.
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    LightSquared rebuts pay-for-play charges 16/09/2011 11:32:32

    Mobile startup LightSquared struck back against a report on Thursday that it had received preferential treatment from the Obama Administration as it sought permission to build a cellular data network that appears to hurt GPS performance.
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    Five more common website mistakes to avoid 05/08/2011 02:23:00

    A few months ago, I outlined five common mistakes that businesses make with their websites that can invite legal problems. Here is a rundown of five more website mistakes that companies often make:
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    Take cyberthreats seriously, says counter-terrorism expert 04/08/2011 06:17:00

    LAS VEGAS --Warnings about emerging cyberthreats shouldn't be treated with the same skepticism that many government officials showed toward the alarms sounded prior to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, warned a leading counter-terrorism at the BlackHat security conference here Wednesday.
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    'Talking' set top box could be part of Govt $308.8m digital TV hand-out 10/05/2011 16:28:00

    Digital TV equipment manufacturer Bush Australia has shared details on its 'talking' set top box for digital TV, which is currently in development and testing in conjunction with the Federal Government and low vision services provider Vision Australia. The talking set top box has been trialled by the Government as part of the digital TV roll-out currently underway around Australia, and may be one of the devices chosen to be part of the $308.8million Household Assistance Scheme announced in the 2011 Federal Budget.
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    Government developing 'talking' set-top box for blind citizens 10/05/2011 15:35:00

    Several Australian companies are developing 'talking' digital TV set-top boxes that provide synthetic speech descriptions of electronic program guide data, program information and menu options. These digital TV set-top boxes have already been trialled in Australia during the digital TV switchover in regional Victoria, and could be distributed to blind or vision-impaired pensioners around Australia as part of the Federal Government's digital TV switchover Household Assistance Scheme.
 
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