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Google defends change to privacy policies (Reuters)

Reuters – Planned changes to Google Inc’s privacy policies that have caught the attention of U.S. lawmakers would not take away the control its customers have over how data is collected and used, the company said in a blog post on Tuesday

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Shopkick app combats barcode readers through loyalty offers (Appolicious)

Appolicious – When it comes to shopping, most mobile apps offer options. RedLaser from eBay, for example, is used for scanning barcodes on products in order to comparison shop between brick-and-mortar retailers and online offers.

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Ex-hacker testifies about reporting U.S. Army leaks suspect (Reuters)

Reuters – A former computer hacker testified on Tuesday that he led authorities to the suspected source of the biggest leak of classified documents in U.S.

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Why are toys selling out? Might be mommy blog buzz (AP)

AP – Emily Vanek is not buying up a bunch of LeapPad Explorers herself, but she may be at least partly to blame for some stores selling out of the $99 children’s tablet this holiday season.

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Google’s Schmidt Promises Serious iPad Rival (NewsFactor)

NewsFactor – A battle between Google and Apple over the mobile communications market will get brutal next year as the search and operating-system giant launches its own branded device to take on the iPad.

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India wants websites to screen derogatory content (AP)

AP – India’s top telecommunications official said Tuesday that Internet giants such as Facebook and Google have ignored his demands to screen derogatory material from their sites, so the government would have to act on its own.

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Future Tech: 8 Ways We Could Recycle Our Wasted Heat (Mashable)

Mashable – Julian Taub is a freelance science writer and performance poet in the East Village of NYC. He writes a nanotechnology blog called Julian’s TechSplurge, and runs Late Nite Labs’ science blog. You can follow him on Twitter: @JulianTaub.

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Steve Jones asks "X Factor" fans to chill out the hate (Reuters)

Reuters – “X Factor” host Steve Jones on Tuesday pleaded with angry fans to “chill out” after hateful online comments against judges who threw a 14-year-old singer off the TV talent show.

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Steve Jones asks "X Factor" fans to chill out the hate
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India urges social media sites to block offensive content (Reuters)

Reuters – India has asked operators of social media networks, including Facebook and Google, to screen user content and remove any offensive material, the information and telecoms minister said on Tuesday, but denied the move was censorship.

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Flipboard app launches first international edition in China (Reuters)

Reuters – Popular Apple iPad news application, Flipboard, said on Tuesday it has partnered with China’s Sina Corp and Renren Inc to launch a Chinese edition of the application to woo users in the world’s largest Internet market.

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