| Wikileaks Says Aaron Swartz Was a Possible Source | | In a series of tweets, Wikileaks claimed Saturday that late Internet activist and hacker Aaron Swartz was an ally and possible source for the organization. It also disclosed that Swartz, who committed suicide last week, was "in communication" with founder Julian Assange during 2010 and 2011. Wikileaks, which exposes classified information provided by anonymous sources, said it decided to reveal these details in light of the U.S.
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| Samsung Galaxy Tablets Get Android Jelly Bean Upgrade | | Saturday, January 19, 2013 10:50 PM | TabTimes |
| Two of Samsung's best-selling tablets, the Galaxy Note 10.1 and Galaxy Tab 2, are finally getting the latest version of Google's Android 4.1 operating system, the so-called Jelly Bean version. But Samsung has made it worth waiting for with the addition of Premium Suite, which the company says includes "dramatic improvements" to the tablet's multitasking features, as well as improvement to the S Pen stylus included with each device.
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| Napster Documentary 'Downloaded' to Premiere at SXSW Film Fest | | Saturday, January 19, 2013 10:04 PM | Anita Li |
| A new documentary on the rise and fall of Napster, the peer-to-peer file-sharing service that revolutionized the music industry, is set to debut at South by Southwest. Downloaded will have its world premiere on March 10 at the Texas festival, according to VH1, which financed the film.
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| Minimalist Case Leaves Your iPhone 5 Nearly Naked | | Saturday, January 19, 2013 8:30 PM | Anita Li |
| It's the iPhone-case equivalent of Jennifer Lopez's infamous green Versace dress at the 2000 Grammy Awards: barely there. The Radius is a minimalist covering that highlights the iPhone 5's design: "precise, simple and beautiful," according to its creators. Designed to look like an "X," the case's frame is made entirely out of lightweight aluminum, and comes in either slate or silver.
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| 7 Apps You Don't Want To Miss | | Saturday, January 19, 2013 6:57 PM | Emily Price |
| Looking for the best apps? Here's our weekend roundup of our favorite new and updated apps for iOS and Android.
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| Your AIDS Awareness Tweet Can Appear on a Times Square Billboard | | Saturday, January 19, 2013 5:30 PM | Zoe Fox |
| Hoping to create an AIDS-free generation and raise awareness of HIV/AIDS, a new social-media campaign is displaying tweets on a Times Square billboard and in an interactive art installation in midtown Manhattan. When you tweet with the hashtag #ArchesofHope, your tweet will be part of an LED ticker tape (in the image above) in the installation and will be beamed onto jumbo screens in Times Square.
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| Top 10 Tech This Week | | Saturday, January 19, 2013 4:44 PM | Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai |
| It was CES 2013 "hangover week" in the tech world this week. With the gadgets bonanza in the rear-view mirror, the top tech news stories were understandably lacking some gizmos. But fear not — the world of tech was still filled with exciting news. The biggest announcement of the week was probably that Google Glass will finally be available for developers this very month, with two events planned in San Francisco and New York.
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| Nasty Client Website Lets Businesses Review Customers | | Saturday, January 19, 2013 3:24 PM | Camille Bautista |
| Think twice before skipping out on tipping your contractor, or else small businesses may end up blacklisting you. A former landscape company owner created NastyClient.com, a rating and review website that lets businesses file reports against its customers. Turning the tables on consumers, creator Matt Stachel allows owners to tell their side of the story.
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| Bulgarian Assassination Attempt Caught on Video | | Saturday, January 19, 2013 1:51 PM | Charlie White |
| Is this what an assassination looks like? If this assailant's gun had fired, yes. But Bulgarian politician Ahmed Dogan was unhurt after an as-yet-unnamed assailant rushed the stage and attempted to shoot him with a small handgun. Dogan is the leader of Bulgaria's opposition movement for Rights and Freedoms.
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| Lance Armstrong Movie in the Works | | Saturday, January 19, 2013 1:19 PM | Eric Larson |
| Paramount Pictures and Bad Robot, owned by J.J. Abrams, will produce a movie about cyclist Lance Armstrong's life.
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| Boeing 787 Dreamliner Uses the Most Flammable Battery on the Market | | Saturday, January 19, 2013 1:10 PM | Quartz |
| Boeing chose to use the most combustible of the standard lithium-ion chemistries on the market in its flagship 787 Dreamliner. The advanced aircraft is grounded around the world after a battery burst into flames. The suspension of all 50 working Dreamliners follows a Jan. 16 emergency landing by an All Nippon Airways pilot after he smelled something burning, and saw a cockpit warning light up indicating a battery problem.
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| 100 Years of U.S. Presidential Inaugurations | | Saturday, January 19, 2013 12:18 PM | Annie Colbert |
| On March 4, 1913, Woodrow Wilson took the oath of office. Nearly 100 years later, Barack Obama will take that same oath. The U.S. presidential inauguration looks a tad different than it did a century ago. In 1913, women still did not have the right to vote and Wilson rode to the Capitol in a horse-drawn carriage. And don't expect to see President Obama wearing a silk top hat like Wilson either.
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| Robot Fish Swims Long Distances for Underwater Research | | Saturday, January 19, 2013 11:27 AM | Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai |
| A group of University of Michigan researchers have developed a robotic fish that, according to them, can swim practically indefinitely, gathering data on lakes and riverbeds. The robot is called Grace, an acronym for Gliding Robot ACE and it's equipped with sensors to gather data and measure water's temperature and quality. Grace is able to autonomously swim both by flapping its tail as well as gliding through the water.
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| The Ultimate Guide to Crushing Your Job Interview | | Saturday, January 19, 2013 10:13 AM | Josh Tolan |
| If you want to really kill it in the interview, whether that interview is in-person or through online video, here are 4 things you need to think about.
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