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Thursday

Undesigned: The Symbiotic Relationship Of Steve Jobs And Jonathan Ive

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All Tech Considered

Undesigned: The Symbiotic Relationship Of Steve Jobs And Jonathan Ive

The relationship between Apple's CEO and its head designer has not only resulted in some of the most important products of the new century but also in a new approach to product design.

Undesigned: The Symbiotic Relationship Of Steve Jobs And Jonathan Ive

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Monday

Net Neutrality Vote May Alter Online Listening

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The Record

Net Neutrality Vote May Alter Online Listening

On Tuesday, the FCC will vote on rules that could open the Internet to all legal applications equally. Both sides of this contentious debate say that the future of an open and free Internet is at stake.

Net Neutrality Vote May Alter Online Listening

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Monday

Corporations Are Drawn Into WikiLeaks Controversy

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Corporations Are Drawn Into WikiLeaks Controversy

Some corporations doing business with WikiLeaks ended their associations when the group drew governments' ire. Now advocates for free expression on the Internet say they are worried that corporations can censor public speech as easily as governments.

Corporations Are Drawn Into WikiLeaks Controversy

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Wednesday

All Tech Considered

Microsoft Adds 'Do Not Track' Option To Internet Explorer 9

Microsoft hopes that by allowing users to have some kind of greater control over who can collect consumer data that congress won't legislate and the federal trade commission won't regulate.

Microsoft Adds 'Do Not Track' Option To Internet Explorer 9

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Monday

Google Makes Play For Piece Of E-Books Market
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Google Makes Play For Piece Of E-Books Market

The search giant's foray into the market lets users read its electronic books on any Internet-connected device -- except Amazon's Kindle.

Google Makes Play For Piece Of E-Books Market

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Wednesday

New Networks Target Discomfort With Facebook

Even though Facebook remains wildly popular, a number of startup social networks are trying to woo people with the promise of better privacy controls. Nicholas Kamm/AFP hide caption

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New Networks Target Discomfort With Facebook

Facebook is the most popular social network, but that doesn't mean everyone is happy with how personal information gets shared on it. Experts are looking with interest at emerging startups that aim to solve some of the privacy issues raised by Facebook.

New Networks Target Discomfort With Facebook

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Tuesday

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MySpace Update Focuses On Music

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MySpace Update Focuses On Music

The social network reboots to focus on entertainment, as other sites compete for users' attention.

MySpace Update Focuses On Music

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Facebook Unveils New Messaging Platform

Facebook may be setting itself up to compete with Google. It's about to start rolling out what it is calling a "modern messaging" system. The social network has added e-mail to its list of ways to communicate via Facebook.

Facebook Unveils New Messaging Platform

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Monday

Technology

Facebook Takes On E-Mail, Messaging

Facebook unveiled a new messaging platform on Monday that takes aim at one of the Internet's first applications -- e-mail. It integrates instant messaging and texting, too, into one communications platform. It will roll out over the next several months.

Facebook Takes On E-Mail, Messaging

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Thursday

Technology

Microsoft's Kinect Brings Gestures To A New Level

Microsoft is doing away with the game controller and relying instead on body motions detected by a camera. It's a concept that other competitors are also developing to enable people to control temperature, lighting and security devices in homes.

Microsoft's Kinect Brings Gestures To A New Level

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Tuesday

Google TV: Networks, Cable Companies And Consumers Respond

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Google TV: Networks, Cable Companies And Consumers Respond

A look at Google TV, from how it works to how cable companies and traditional networks are responding to the threat to their business model that comes from an effort to bring consumers "the whole Web" on their televisions.

Google TV: Networks, Cable Companies And Consumers Respond

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Tuesday

Facebook Flap Highlights Growing Privacy Concerns

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Facebook Flap Highlights Growing Privacy Concerns

A Wall Street Journal article revealed that applications on the site were sharing personal information with outside companies. But the model of using a short-term pleasure to entice a user to give up information is all over the Web.

Facebook Flap Highlights Growing Privacy Concerns

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Thursday

Wishing And Hoping: What iPad On Verizon Really Means

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Wishing And Hoping: What iPad On Verizon Really Means

Is today’s announcement a sign that the iPhone and AT&T are about to end their monogamous relationship?

Wishing And Hoping: What iPad On Verizon Really Means

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