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Apple is considering making changes at Beats Music, not shutting down the service.Image: Lester Cohen/WireImage Apple is considering making a bunch of changes at Beats Music, but shutting down the subscription streaming service isn't one of them. 'It's...

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Tag(s) : #Advertising, #Apple, #Apps and Software, #Beats by Dr. Dre, #Beats Music, #business, #Dev & Design, #dr dre, #gadgets, #jimmy iovine, #Marketing, #Media, #mobile, #music, #Startups, #Travel, #Travel & Leisure, #U.S., #video, #Work & Play, #World

Have you been receiving anti-Obama text messages from a random address? You're not alone - hundreds of people have said they've seen them on their phones. Speaking anecdotally, most of the people this writer has noticed reporting the anti-Obama texts...

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Tag(s) : #2012 presidential campaign, #Barack Obama, #mobile, #Politics, #spam, #U.S., #US & World

Everyone knows how to do a simple Google search, but do you know how to read pages in languages you've never studied or track down the location of a friend's picture they took on vacation ages ago? Google wants to show you more tips on how to get the...

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Tag(s) : #Dev & Design, #Google, #Google Hangouts, #google search, #mobile, #SEO, #Startups, #Tech, #U.S., #World

Right as the U.S. government shut down on Oct. 1, the new national health-care exchange went live at healthcare.gov. Intended for people who want to buy health insurance under the provisions of the Affordable Care Act, the website failed from the start....

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Tag(s) : #affordable care act, #Barack Obama, #Dev & Design, #health care, #obamacare, #Politics, #U.S., #US & World, #US Government

Comcast headquarters in downtown Philadelphia, on Feb. 13, 2014.Image: Jessica Kourkounis The No. 1 and No. 2 cable providers will join forces to become a giant that will control around 30% of the television market, as well as almost half of the bundle...

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Tag(s) : #comcast, #Internet freedom, #Media, #tech policy, #time warner cable, #U.S., #US & World

Government officials do not have the hardware or the authority to collect and analyze the artillery receipts, health records and other data that could have signaled a threat was headed toward a movie theater in Aurora, Colo., last week, former federal...

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Tag(s) : #aurora shooting, #e-commerce, #James Holmes, #The Dark Knight Rises, #U.S., #US & World

President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are no strangers to your inbox. This year's presidential candidates have been reaching out nonstop to their constituents through email, hoping the online messages help increase fundraising efforts, turnout at conventions,...

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Tag(s) : #2012 election, #Barack Obama, #email, #infographics, #Politics, #U.S., #US & World

Everybody knows about the Global Positioning System (GPS), a ubiquitous, free utility which we rely on everyday. We use it to find directions on our road trips, or to move through the maze of city streets. Airplanes use it to navigate our crowded skies....

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Tag(s) : #aviation, #Drones, #GPS, #Tech, #U.S., #US & World

A home damaged by a tornado stands without a roof in Baxter Springs, Kansas, Monday, April 28, 2014. Image: Orlin Wagner/Associated Press The violent, long-lasting and deadly tornadoes that struck northern Arkansas on Sunday were, by and large, well-forecast,...

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Tag(s) : #Arkansas, #Climate, #Mayflower tornado, #national weather service, #tornado outbreak, #tornado warning, #U.S., #US & World, #Vilonia