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Tech-Savvy Seniors: Half of U.S. Adults Over 65 Are Online
8:04:12 AMSamantha Murphy
For the first time ever, more than half of U.S. adults over the age of 65 are online, from surfing the web to checking email, a new study suggests. A report by the Pew Internet & American Life Project found that 53% of seniors use the Internet....



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LinkedIn Hacker Steals 1.5 Million Passwords from eHarmony [REPORT]
12:08:30 AMSamantha Murphy
It's been quite the day for the Russian hacker who has reportedly stolen nearly 6.5 million LinkedIn passwords. Now, it looks like the same hacker has also compromised 1.5 million passwords from popular dating site eHarmony. eHarmony has...



Asia-Pacific Accounts for One-Third of World's Mobile Ad Spend
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How to Check If Your LinkedIn Password Was Stolen
Wednesday, June 06, 2012 8:15 PMSamantha Murphy
Worried that your LinkedIn password may be a part of the nearly 6.5 million compromised on Wednesday? Password management firm LastPass has released a secure tool to see if your password was among the stolen. News first surfaced about the...



How a Tech Hurdle Completely Changed Jawbone's Mission
Wednesday, June 06, 2012 5:48 PMJesse Draper
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LinkedIn Confirms, Apologizes for Stolen Password Breach
Wednesday, June 06, 2012 5:11 PMSamantha Murphy
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Phone Therapy Successful in Treating Depression [STUDY]
Wednesday, June 06, 2012 4:15 PMNextgov
Depressed patients are more likely to stick with talk therapy provided over the telephone than with therapy provided in person, according a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, Reuters reports. The study could have...



How to Change Your LinkedIn Password
Wednesday, June 06, 2012 3:22 PMSamantha Murphy
As many scramble to change their LinkedIn passwords following the news that 6.46 million of them may have been compromised in a security breach, we've noticed that it's not as easy as you'd think to update your log-in information. A Russian...



Is This What the Facebook Phone Could Look Like? [PICS]
Wednesday, June 06, 2012 12:50 PMSamantha Murphy
If you believe the rumors, Facebook is working on its own smartphone, and has been doing so for years. Some suspect the company is already recruiting hardware engineers for a mobile device launch by next year. Although it's still uncertain if and...



 
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