May 20, 2013
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Associated Press Trader Christopher Lotito (center) works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday. No sooner did a phony Associated Press report of explosions at the White House appear on Twitter Tuesday than investors started dumping stocks, eventually unloading $134 billion worth. Turns out, some investors are not only gullible, they're impossibly fast stock traders.
Phony twitter message, PC trades sank stocks
NEW YORK — For a few surreal minutes, a mere 12 words on Twitter caused the world’s mightiest stock market to tremble. No sooner did hackers send a false Associated Press tweet reporting explosi...
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Tech Q&A: Turning back your PC’s clock from Windows 8
QUESTION: I recently bought a Windows 8 laptop, and the only thing I don’t like about the PC is Windows 8. I want to replace Windows 8 with the more familiar Windows 7. How can I do this? —Rober...
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Amazon nears debut of original TV shows
SANTA MONICA, Calif. — There used to be just one way for getting shows on TV. Networks would spend tens of millions of dollars ordering scripts and shooting pilots and then show the fruits of their...
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Get wireless control of your DSLR with CamRanger, Apple products
The CamRanger is the wireless device photographers have been waiting a long time for, and after one use I can say it was worth the wait. It plugs into the USB-out port on most of the newer digit...
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Make files play nice with media player
Q: When I try to open some email attachments that I want to run on Windows Media Player, I get an error message: “Windows Media cannot play the file. The player might not support the file type or m...
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Smartphone trade-ins shoot up
Taking a cue from the auto industry, phone sellers are tempting consumers with trade-in offers. In fact, there’s probably a good-size down payment on a new smartphone in your pocket now. Phone r...
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New Cookoo watch, app surprisingly sane
If you are a tech geek with a love of the ’80s and an obsession with your cellphone, you’ll go cuckoo for the Cookoo watch and free app. Note: The app works only in conjunction with the watch. S...
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Cellphone won’t stream live sports
Q.: I purchased a Samsung Galaxy Nexus cellphone last July because it could stream live sporting events and was a size I liked. Then I got a message asking if I wanted to update the operating syste...
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Stay connected with updated travel goods
Among the 260 exhibitors and 450 brands at the 2013 Travel Goods Show held in March in Las Vegas were dozens and dozens of travel goods devoted to keeping you connected to your electronics that kee...
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Associated Press T-Mobile CEO John Legere speaks during a news conference on March 26 in New York. T-Mobile will start offering the iPhone 5 on April 12, filling what Legere said was "a huge void" in its phone lineup. The company is currently the only major U.S. carrier not to offer Apple's popular smartphone.
How your smartphone became a monthly commitment
In a move likely to hurt big carriers Verizon and AT&T — and possibly offend the fanboys who want to keep Apple products exclusive — Walmart and T-Mobile are selling the iPhone 5 without a contract...
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