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The Washington Post Technology section provides news and analysis of the latest technology trends and developments. Post Technology reports include discussions and reviews of major technology issues and products.
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Pre-orders brisk for Apple's new iPad
Neither recession nor gadget overload shall slow the mania surrounding the introduction of Apple's iPad mobile computer.
Pros and cons to Facebook's fast-growing role in digital photography
The glossy print, it seems, is losing its sheen. According to estimates from IDC, 42 billion photos will be printed worldwide, both commercially and personally, in 2013. That's a third fewer than the 63 billion printed in 2008. Meanwhile about 124 billion photos are on pace to be shared through s...
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Tax-preparation software from TurboTax and H&R Block have drawbacks, benefits
Tax-preparation programs are an unnecessary evil. We don't need special software to pay other bills, but our elected representatives' perpetual tinkering with the tax code makes paying for our share of government so mind-numbingly complex that most of us must outsource the math. It's alarming and...
China holds firm against Google, says firm must obey its laws
BEIJING -- China's top Internet regulator warned Google on Friday that it must obey Chinese laws or "pay the consequences," in the bluntest official reaction yet to Google's threat to pull out of China unless the government stops censoring the Internet.
Do laptops belong in the classroom?
I am a student in David Cole's class at Georgetown Law, which was featured in the March 9 front-page article "Web of diversions evicts laptops from lecture halls."
Second Life's virtual money can become real-life cash
Dana Moore sells rain. He sells a lot of it, for about a buck per reusable storm.
Cable firms seek FCC help in fee disputes
Several major cable companies and a public interest group asked the Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday to intervene in disputes over transmission fees to prevent broadcasters from withholding signals from subscribers.
Wide Web of diversions gets laptops evicted from lecture halls
On a windy morning in downtown Washington, a hundred Georgetown Law students gathered in a hall for David Cole's lecture on democracy and coercion. The desks were cluttered with books, Thermoses and half-eaten muffins.
Iran blocking foreign, domestic Web sites to curb anti-government activists
TEHRAN -- The bearded blogger stood before an effigy of an Islamic warrior towering over the letters "WWW."
Security gaps exploited in grade scandal remain, may be difficult to close
Montgomery County school officials have not yet closed gaps in their computer system that allowed students at a high-performing Potomac high school to change dozens of grades using a device that can be bought from Amazon.com for $69. And other school systems, including Fairfax County, remain just...
Video Vault, cult movie rental favorite, to close in April
Another video rental store might have been content to boast a "Horror" section, but Alexandria's Video Vault always catered to far more specialized tastes.
Billionaire Bubble: Ten players in the local tech scene look back, a decade later, at the frenzied days of the Internet boom and its fateful bust
Ten players from the local technology scene look back at the Internet boom and bust.
Samsung, Panasonic start selling 3-D TVs this week
Samsung and Panasonic will start selling 3-D TVs in U.S. stores this week. This inaugurates what all TV makers hope is the era of 3-D viewing in the living room.
At Play: Kickstarter is a Web site for the starving artist
Baltimore-based director Matt Porterfield was overjoyed to find out that his latest film was accepted by the Berlin Film Festival. But there was one not-so-trivial problem: He didn't have any money to finish the editing and sound work.
Help File: Don't press F1 on the Web in Windows XP; a shortcut to iTunes Plus upgrades
Q: I heard what sounds like an urban legend -- that you shouldn't hit the F1 key if a Web site tells you to. Is that true?
Toyota demo counters claim of electronic acceleration glitch
Embattled Japanese auto giant Toyota launched a broad counter-attack on Monday aimed at refuting research that suggests electronics may be at the heart of runaway acceleration problems that have led the automaker to recall more than 6 million vehicles.
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Disney allows Cablevision to resume showing WABC-7 as revenue negotiations continue
ABC returned to the televisions of Cablevision's 3 million New York area subscribers late Sunday, allowing viewers to catch most of the Academy Awards. But the companies didn't say whether they had ended their tense and bitter impasse over how much the cable operator should pay Walt Disney Co., t...
Intuit could use some quick(en) fixes for its new Mac program
About a week ago, Intuit announced that it had fulfilled one of its customers' oldest requests: It had shipped a new Mac version of its Quicken personal-finance program that didn't look and run like a 1998-vintage relic.
For scientists, Chile becomes the ideal lab for studying seismic activity
TALCA, CHILE -- When an aftershock nearly as big as Haiti's earthquake jolted this city on Friday, those already reeling from last month's huge quake shuddered in fear. But Jeff Genrich, a 53-year-old earthquake scientist from California, lolled in bed.
ABC goes dark for New York Cablevision subscribers
Cablevision and Walt Disney appear to be heading back to the negotiating table, hours before the Academy Awards broadcast begins and is missed by three million subscribers in the New York area.
FBI director warns of 'rapidly expanding' cyberterrorism threat
SAN FRANCISCO -- FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III warned Thursday that the cyberterrorism threat is "real and . . . rapidly expanding."
Orbital Sciences to buy General Dynamics' satellite unit
Dulles-based Orbital Sciences said Thursday that it will pay $55 million in cash to buy a satellite subsidiary of Falls Church-based General Dynamics.
Va. broadband provider RCN accepts Boston equity firm's acquisition offer
Herndon-based RCN announced Friday that it has agreed to be acquired by a private-equity investment firm in a transaction valued at $1.2 billion.
John Ahearn Jr.; Larry Weekley; Viola A. Myers
John L. "Jack" Ahearn Jr., 85, a retired Naval Research Laboratory electrical engineer, died Feb. 25 at his home in Oxon Hill after an apparent heart attack.
Local broadband provider RCN to be bought by private firm
Herndon-based RCN announced Friday that it has agreed to be acquired by a private equity investment firm.
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FCC Chairman Genachowski confident in authority over broadband, despite critics
Internet service providers are stepping up their campaign to prevent the Federal Communications Commission from regulating them like telephone companies and questioning the limits of the agency's power over the Internet.
La Plata's plans for free wireless Internet move forward
La Plata and Charles County Public Library officials are expected to sign an agreement soon to put on the fast track plans to make free wireless Internet service available in many locations.
MeriTalk tech conference brings public and private sectors together
Government geeks and private-sector geeks will get a chance to rub elbows at a brand-new technology conference taking place Thursday.
Misdials help 'crammers' ring up millions in phone bill scam
Roy and John Lin made a devilish fortune in the details of phone bills, according to a federal investigation.
Personal Tech Live
Rob Pegoraro answers your questions on recent gadget reviews, technology news and provides personal tech buying and fixing advice.
Apple sues HTC over phones with Google software
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc sued Taiwan's HTC Corp, which makes touchscreen smartphones using Google software, accusing it of infringing 20 hardware and software patents related to the iPhone.
Business digest: Apple sues HTC over iPhone patents
Apple, increasingly facing tougher competition in the market for smartphones, sued the Taiwanese phonemaker HTC, accusing it of violating patents related to the iPhone.
Mike McConnell on how to win the cyber-war we're losing
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