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Apple Pie Redux: The Tastiest iPhone 5 Rumors Debunked/Verified

Which of the thousands of iPhone 5 rumors proved true? Few about its name, for starters...READ»

A Tale of Two Touchscreen Smartphone Rumors: The iPhone 5 And HP's WebOS Clone

Two intriguing rumors have popped up at almost the same time: A number of photos of an assumed iPod Touch that has no physical home button, hinting at the iPhone 5, and a keypad-less HP device that could be the webOS clone of Apple's invention.READ»

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Is Bank of America Buying Abusive Domain Names Ahead of Possible WikiLeaks Assault?

the bank has been aggressively buying domain names that incorporate directors' and senior execs' names and the words "sucks" and "blows." READ»

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Halo: Reach Tops $200 Million on Launch Day, Crushes Avatar

"Halo: Reach" is not only Microsoft's biggest game of the year--its opening day sales show that it might just be the biggest launch of the year in any medium.READ»

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Halo: Reach, the Biggest Xbox 360 Game of the Year, Leaks to BitTorrent

Halo: Reach, one of (if not the) biggest, most anticipated games of the year, is all over the pirate-friendly BitTorrent sites today. How did it happen?READ»

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WikiLeaks's Julian Assange Accused [Update: Then Cleared] of Rape, Calls It "Dirty Trick"

WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange, had an arrest warrant issued against him in Sweden, based on a rape accusation. But it was withdrawn within 24 hours. A molestation accusation still stands. Is it a conspiracy?READ»

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WikiLeaks' Latest Move Stretches Legal, Security Limits

Three days after signing a deal with Piratpartiet, the Swedish pirate-friendly political party, WikiLeaks has posted a password-protected, encrypted file on its site that anyone can download--or host.READ»

The Inside Story of WikiLeaks's Latest Bombshell

The latest WikiLeaks release, of the tens of thousands of Afghanistan war logs, was unusual for a few reasons, especially for the fact that WikiLeaks worked with mainstream news publications. How did it all come about?READ»

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WikiLeaks Publishes 92,000 Military Documents, Points to Pakistan as Ally of Afghan Insurgents

WikiLeaks published over 90,000 mostly-classified military documents relating to the war in Afghanistan. Pakistan's ties to the Taliban are revealed in detail, as are civilian deaths, friendly fire deaths, and scenes from a more ugly and complex war than is being reported.READ»

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Windows 8 Features Leaked: Instant On/Off, Syncing to the Cloud, and Tablets

A whole mess of details about the next version of Windows (working name: Windows 8) were leaked today. It's mostly big picture stuff, but that gives us a nice insight into what we can expect from Windows 8.READ»

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First Look: Digg Version 4

A not-so-confidential email was sent around earlier today showing off the new, redesigned Digg version 4--and we've got a first look at it.READ»

The First Windows Phone 7 Smartphone Leaks--and It's From Dell

The very first Windows Phone 7 handset just leaked--but it's not coming from any of the usual suspects. Yes, the amazing-looking Lightning is from Dell, of all companies.READ»

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The iPhone 4 Leak Saga From Start to Finish

The story behind the leak of the next gen iPhone has it all: breaking news, legal maneuvering, inter-blog competition, checkbook journalism, and Nick Denton's tweets. Here's the full story--at least, as full as we know right now. [Updated at 4:20 EST]READ»

What Will the iTablet Look Like? Everyone's Busy Guessing

A meager handful of hours remain until Apple's fabled tablet PC is apparently due to get its moment in the spotlight. Speculation is reaching fever pitch, of course. And one big thing on everyone's mind is what the hell will it look ...READ»

Apple's 'Latest Creation,' and the Latest Rumors About the iSlate Tablet

Months of speculation have just proven true: Apple's called select journalists to a press event on January 27 to see the company's "latest creation." The gaudy paint-splatted invite gives little away...but does it suggest the ...READ»

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Surprise Rumor: iPhone Version 4 in April With OLED, Video-Calling

This is hot stuff, so it needs to be taken with a healthy dose of skepticism, but the Korea Times is reporting--with extreme confidence--that the fourth gen iPhone will be on sale in April, with a pile of new features.READ»

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Good Work! FBI Cracks Down on One of Last Spring's 'Wolverine' Uploaders

Uh oh. The Whenever-We-Feel-Like-It Internet Police are back on the job. The FBI arrested 47-year-old Bronx resident Gilberto Sanchez earlier this morning and accused him of copyright infringement for allegedly uploading a copy of ...READ»

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Wikileaks Replaying 9/11 Via Hacked Pager Messages

Wikileaks is currently replaying the events of 9-11-2001 in a very unexpected way: It's releasing in roughly real-time chunks over 500,000 hacked pager messages that were transmitted that day. As a data source its chilling but ...READ»

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Wikileaks Makes Muckraking Easier by Anonymizing and Protecting Sources

Wikileaks is like Wikipedia for sensitive information: a user-populated dossier of classified and leaked stuff, submitted by anonymous sources all over the world. Johnny Law has attempted to shut it down both domestically and abroad, ...READ»