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Samsung crams even faster LTE into the Galaxy Note 4

The Galaxy Note 4 is already one of Samsung’s best smartphones but a new model focused on maximizing 4G could make it more of a catch. The LTE-A Tri-Band CA Galaxy Note 4 (what a mouthful) can handle three different frequency bands simultaneously an…

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North Korea blames U.S. for Internet outages calls Obama ‘monkey’

SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea called U.S. President Barack Obama a “monkey” and blamed Washington on Saturday for Internet outages it has experienced during a confrontation with the United States over the hacking of the film studio Sony Pictures.

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FBI warned of a Sony-style hack in a report last year

The Sony Pictures hack and its resulting fallout may have caught many people by surprise but not the FBI — it apparently suspected for months that something like this might happen. The Intercept has obtained a December 2013 agency report warning th…

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Sony’s ‘Interview’ draws U.S. moviegoers who trumpet free speech

NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – “The Interview” the Sony Pictures film about a fictional plot to assassinate North Korean leader Kim Jong Un opened in more than 300 movie theaters across the United States on Christmas Day drawing many sell-out audiences and statements by patrons that they were championing freedom of expression.

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Vinyl demand is so high a record label opened its own factory to keep up

Jack White and his Third Man Records imprint aren’t the only ones benefiting from the vinyl boom. Oxford Mississippi-based Fat Possum Records took matters into its own hands building a pressing plant to meet the demands of its avid collectors. Afte…

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Hack threat comedy released in US

The Sony Pictures comedy The Interview opens in some US cinemas and online after a major cyber-attack and threats over its release.

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Facebook’s now playing Verizon-sponsored NFL clips

Ready for some in-your-face(book) football? According to the WSJ Facebook is now showing NFL news highlights and fantasy info in US feeds topped off by clickable Verizon ads. The social network said the new arrangement was a “small video sponsorsh…

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YouTube Web channels show Sony’s ‘The Interview’ a day before theaters

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Sony Pictures made “The Interview” available online on Wednesday a day before its theatrical release after reversing a decision made a week ago to cancel the movie’s release following a massive cyberattack.