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Roll over Einstein: Pillar of physics challenged

GENEVA — A startling find at one of the world’s foremost laboratories that a subatomic particle seemed to move faster than the speed of light has scientists around the world rethinking Albert Einstein and one of the foundations of physics.

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Facebook lets users tell life stories

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Facebook lets users tell life stories

SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook on Thursday began turning profile pages into interactive digital scrap books that that let members of the world’s leading online social network tell the stories of their lives.

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Google denies 'cooking' searches

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Google denies 'cooking' searches

Google Inc has not cooked its search results to favor its own products and listings, Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt told a US Senate hearing looking into whether the search giant abuses its power.

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Facebook finetunes friend feeds

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Facebook finetunes friend feeds

SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook on Tuesday began rolling out the latest in a rapid-fire series of enhancements to the leading social network as nascent rival Google+ opened its membership to the world.

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HTC unveils fashion-style smartphone

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HTC unveils fashion-style smartphone

HTC Corp is hoping to attract fashion-conscious customers by adding color and accessories to its smartphones as it tries to expand into a new market segment amid slowing growth.

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Google+ opens up, takes fight to FB

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Google+ opens up, takes fight to FB

Google Inc trotted out the latest improvements to “Google+” on Tuesday, expanding and ramping up its 3-month-old social network to try and take on Facebook for Web sufers’ time online.

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Samsung to sue to ban iPhone 5 sales

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Samsung to sue to ban iPhone 5 sales

SEOUL — South Korea’s Samsung Electronics will file lawsuits to try to block the sale of Apple’s iPhone 5 as part of its global legal tussle with the US technology giant, a report said Tuesday.

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Internet socialising a national pastime?

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Internet socialising a national pastime?

DUBAI — A recent study reveals that the average UAE resident clocks a minimum of three hours a day on social media sites, elevating internet socialising almost to the level of a national pastime.

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