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Looking for work? There may be an app for that

Looking for a promising career in a lousy economy? A new study suggests you're apt to find it in apps — the services and tools built to run on smartphones,

Love gone wrong? Go digital to get over an ex

You thought you found your one true love online, but now you've been dumped by text or defriended on Facebook without a peep of explanation. Hours of bad TV in

Verizon to set up streaming service with Redbox

Phone company Verizon Communications Inc. will challenge Netflix and start a video streaming service this year with Redbox and its DVD rental kiosks.

Bigger US role against companies' cyberthreats?

A developing Senate plan that would bolster the government's ability to regulate the computer security of companies that run critical industries is drawing

Hackers intercept FBI, Scotland Yard call

Anonymous published the roughly 15-minute-long recording of the call to the Internet early Wednesday, gloating in a Twitter message that "the FBI might be

Pew study: Facebook users get more than they give

The goody-two-shoes among us say it's better to give than to receive. That's not true for the average Facebook user, though.

Feds in NY shut down 16 sports streaming websites

With the Super Bowl days away, federal agents are cracking down on websites that stream unauthorized broadcasts of sports events.

Photos: 10 Super apps for the Big Game

Keep up with your teams, scores and plays with these mobile apps.

NFL adding new fantasy game with $1 million prize

The NFL wants to add even more fans to the millions already following the sport — and is willing to pay $1 million to do it.

Status update: Facebook to go public, raise $5B

Facebook made a much-anticipated status update Wednesday: The Internet social network is going public eight years after its computer-hacking CEO Mark

Video: Volkswagen Super Bowl ad revealed

Volkswagen finally releases its Super Bowl ad, still filled with animals and love for "Star Wars."

Super Bowl advertisers go after 'second screens'

About two-thirds of smartphone and tablet owners use their gadgets to do things like text or post on Twitter while watching TV, according to research firm

Will Facebook deliver an IPO surprise?

Facebook, the social network that changed "friend" from a noun to a verb, is expected to file as early as Wednesday to sell stock on the open market. Its debut

Review: Super Bowl online decent, won't replace TV

The television set won't be the only place to watch video of the New York Giants and the New England Patriots this Sunday. For the first time, U.S. football

EU probes Samsung, Germany blocks its tablets

Samsung took a hit in its battle against arch-rival Apple on Tuesday, when the European Union announced it will investigate whether it is illegally trying to

Tech companies team up to combat email scams

Google, Microsoft and other companies are working together to combat email "phishing" scams. They've formed an organization to design a system to authenticate

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