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The Web's New Gold Mine: Your Secrets
A Wall Street Journal investigation finds that one of the fastest growing businesses on the Internet is the business of spying on American consumers. First in a series.
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Google Says China Remains Murky
Google CEO Schmidt said the company doesn't know if what now seems to have been a minor disruption of its availability in China was evidence of Beijing's power.
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Hong Kong Privacy Chief Pushes for Regulation
Hong Kong's privacy commissioner recommended legislation to regulate service monopolies such as Octopus, after the operator admitted to selling personal data.
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Intel Nears Chip Pacts
Intel is in advanced talks to acquire Infineon's wireless chip unit, whose products include cellular baseband chips used by Apple and other cellphone makers.
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Nokia Siemens in Deal Talks
Nokia Siemens Networks is talking to several buyout firms about a potential cash infusion of at least $1 billion in exchange for a minority stake.
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Personal Technology


Real-World iPhone 4 Test
The iPhone 4 did better than the 3GS in decent coverage, but still isn't a good bet for those in weak-coverage areas, writes Walt Mossberg.
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Using the iPhone as a Remote Control
The L5 Remote and the FLPR allow you to control a host of electronic devices with your iPhone or iPad. But they each have quirks.
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Putting Photos on the Map
Panasonic's Lumix ZS7 camera has a built-in GPS receiver. It takes excellent photos but the GPS doesn't always chart the course, writes Courtney Banks.
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Backing Up Isn't Hard to Do
Hitachi's line of external hard drives come with simple software that performs local and online backups of your computer files, writes Walter S. Mossberg.
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Using Your Mac as a DVR
Elgato's EyeTV HD records television on Macs, iPods and iPads. While some features failed to deliver, it's a great way record and view shows on multiple devices, writes Marisa Taylor.
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