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Anonymous Briefly Knocks CIA Website Offline

The website of the Central Intelligence Agency was briefly inaccessible on Friday after the hacker group Anonymous claimed to have knocked it offline.

"CIA Tango down," a member of Anonymous said on @YourAnonNews, a Twitter feed used by the group. "Tango down" is an expression used by the U.S. Special Forces when they have eliminated an enemy.

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Kodak to Stop Making Cameras, Digital Frames

Picture it: Except for a few disposable point-and-shoots, Kodak is exiting the camera business.

Eastman Kodak Co. said Thursday that it will stop making digital cameras, pocket video cameras and digital picture frames in a move that marks the end of an era for the beleaguered 132-year-old company.

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Court Says Samsung Can Continue Selling Galaxy Tabs in Germany

South Korea's Samsung Electronics can continue to sell its Galaxy Tab 10.1N tablet computer in Germany, a German court ruled Thursday, rejecting a bid by arch-rival Apple to have them banned.

In the third such blow to United States giant Apple, the regional court in Duesseldorf ruled that Samsung's redesigned tablet computer -- which Apple had claimed infringed on its patent rights -- was now sufficiently different to the U.S. maker's iconic iPad.

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LinkedIn Profit Climbs on Doubled Revenue

LinkedIn on Thursday saw its stock price surge after reporting that revenue doubled in the recently-ended quarter, pumping up profits at the career-oriented online social network.

LinkedIn took in $167.7 million in revenue in the quarter ended December 31 in a 105 percent increase from the same period a year earlier.

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Privacy Group Sues to Stop Google Policy Change

A consumer advocacy group on Wednesday filed a lawsuit to try to derail Google's plan to merge user data from YouTube, Gmail, Google+ and other services in individual comprehensive profiles.

The Electronic Privacy Information Center urged a federal court to block Google from implementing the change on March 1 as planned and to direct the Federal Trade Commission to intervene.

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Apple to Debut 'IPad 3' in March

Apple will unveil a new version of its market-ruling iPad table computer in March, according to a report in Dow Jones-owned technology blog All Things D.

The latest in an ongoing stream of Apple rumors cited unnamed sources as saying that an "iPad 3" will make its debut at an event the California company will host in San Francisco in the first week of March.

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Windows 8 Preview Set for February 29

Microsoft on Wednesday revealed plans to unveil a test version of its latest Windows computer operating software later this month.

The U.S. technology titan sent out invitations to a "Windows Consumer Preview" event to be held on February 29 at a hotel in Barcelona during a Mobile World Congress gathering in that city.

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World Bank's Free App Puts Women on Global View

From a new bride in Singapore to girl soldiers in Mozambique, a free iPhone and iPad app launched by the World Bank Wednesday uses striking photographs to highlight women's issues around the world.

Teaming up with online photo encyclopedia Fotopedia, the app pays "poignant tribute to the diversity and strength of women around the world," said the World Bank, which promotes gender equality as essential for sustainable growth in developing economies.

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Amazon Strikes Streaming Video Deal with Viacom

Amazon announced a deal with entertainment giant Viacom on Wednesday, building up its arsenal of television shows as it takes on video streaming market leader Netflix.

The licensing agreement with Viacom will give Amazon Prime members access to TV shows from MTV, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, TV Land, Spike, VH1, BET, CMT and Logo, Amazon said in a statement.

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Hundreds of Gamers Flock to Brazil Tech Fest

Hundreds of geeks and gamers braved Sao Paulo's torrid heat Tuesday to play online video games at the fifth edition of Brazil's Campus Party, an annual, week-long technology fest.

Jefferson Almeida, a 21-year-old engineering student, said he traveled from Dourados, in the center-west state of Mato Grosso do Sul, to show his work and take part in "technological conferences that are very good."

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