AT&T to throttle data speeds for ‘unlimited’ hogs

AT&T Inc. said Friday that it’s going to start limiting speeds for the 5 percent of its customers with “unlimited” data smartphone plans who clog the airwaves the most.

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Extremists flocking to Facebook for recruits

When the English Defense League sprang to life two years ago, it had fewer than 50 members — a rough-and-tumble bunch of mostly white guys shouting from a street corner about what they viewed as uncontrolled Muslim immigration.

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Samsung second quarter profit slides 18 percent

Samsung’s net profit slid 18 percent in the second quarter as weakness in semiconductors and liquid crystal displays countered the electronics giant’s growing strength in smartphones.

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Nintendo shares plunge after 3DS price cut

Shares of Nintendo Co. took a beating Friday, losing more than a fifth of their value at one point, after the Japanese video game giant announced a worldwide price cut for its new 3DS in an effort to salvage poor sales.

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Scotland Yard: We’ve arrested LulzSec spokesman

Scotland Yard’s cybercrime unit has arrested a teenager it suspects of working as the spokesman for the Lulz Security hacking collective, officials said Wednesday.

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Study: 1/2 of Netflix users watch via game console

A new Nielsen survey finds that in the battle between screens, Netflix users are opting for TVs and Hulu users are siding with computers.

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Netflix braces for growth slowdown, stock plunges

Netflix Inc. is bracing for a backlash to its recently announced price hikes that could result in its slowest subscriber growth in more than three years.

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Crash raises doubts about China’s fast rail plans

Doubts about China’s breakneck plans to expand high-speed rail across the country have been underscored by a bullet train wreck that killed at least 39 people.

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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez governs homeland using Twitter

While your most important use of Twitter today might be telling all your dedicated followers what you had for lunch, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez rules a country using the social network. During his extended stay in Cuba — as he undergoes treatment … Continue reading →

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AP source: Apple considering Hulu bid

Apple Inc. is in talks to potentially bid for video-streaming service Hulu, according to a person close to the situation.

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