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Kill the Password: Why a String of Characters Can’t Protect Us Anymore

Posted by on November 15, 2012

“This summer, hackers destroyed my entire digital life in the span of an hour,” says Wired senior writer Mat Honan.Photo: Ethan Hill You have a secret that can ruin your life. It’s not a well-kept secret, either. Just a simple …

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Analysis: Falling prices to kill off half of Chinese LED chipmakers

Posted by on May 28, 2012

An employee of Samsung Electronics walks past one of its 3D LED televisions displayed for visitors at the company’s headquarters in Seoul April 30, 2010. Credit: Reuters/Jo Yong-Hak By Leonora Walet and Twinnie Siu HONG KONG | Sun May 27, …

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Will Kindle Fire kill the $500 tablet?

Posted by on November 13, 2011

by Brooke Crothers November 12, 2011 2:06 PM PST Amazon’s Kindle Fire will have hundreds of magazine titles. (Credit: CNET) Will Amazon’s $ 199 Kindle Fire reset the tablet market, rendering the $ 500 tablet obsolete? Let me preempt any …

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Did Steve Jobs kill Adobe Flash?

Posted by on November 10, 2011

Apple’s Steve Jobs made no secret of his loathing for Adobe Flash Player, banning it from devices like the iPad. Steve Jobs hated Adobe’s Flash, which will quit developing for mobile devices The Apple CEO’s feud dated to 1999, when …

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