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The Two-Way
5:32 pm
Mon April 1, 2013

Divided Federal Appeals Court Rules In Favor Of Upstart TV Service

We told you in February about Aereo, a service that allows its users to watch TV over the Internet. As we said at the time, the service was attracting waves of lawsuits.

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All Tech Considered
5:17 pm
Mon April 1, 2013

'Bioshock Infinite': A First-Person Shooter, A Tragic Play

Originally published on Mon April 1, 2013 9:19 pm

The Two-Way
4:55 pm
Mon April 1, 2013

Hard Times At Apple: Apology To China Comes As Stock Slides

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People line up to enter a newly-opened Apple Store in Wangfujing shopping district in Beijing.

In an unusual move on Monday, Apple CEO Tim Cook apologized to Chinese customers over the company's warranty policy and vowed to improve customer service in the country.

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Digital Life
4:44 pm
Mon April 1, 2013

Social Media Advice: Are Voicemails Verboten Or Not?

Originally published on Mon April 1, 2013 5:17 pm

Social media experts Baratunde Thurston, former digital director at The Onion and author of the book How to Be Black, and Deanna Zandt, author of Share This: How You Will Change the World with Social Networking, answer questions about how to behave in the digital age. This week's topic: leaving a voicemail message in a world that relies increasingly on text-based communication.

Technology
4:44 pm
Mon April 1, 2013

Tech Week Ahead: Rumors Of A Facebook Phone

Originally published on Mon April 1, 2013 5:17 pm

Steve Henn looks at this week's technology news, including a possible Facebook phone announcement on Thursday and a nod to the multiple April Fools' Day jokes on the Internet.

Monkey See
12:17 pm
Mon April 1, 2013

Viewer Discretion: Deciding When To Look Away

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The Louisville Cardinals huddle up on the court after teammate Kevin Ware injured his leg in the first half against the Duke Blue Devils on Sunday.

I was out of the house, as it happens, for most of the first half of yesterday's Louisville-Duke game, and when I got home and looked at Twitter, before I turned on the TV, there was a huge stack of stuff to read, and the first thing that caught my attention about the game was this.

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The Two-Way
3:15 pm
Fri March 29, 2013

U.S. Navy Funding Development Of Giant Jellyfish Robot

Originally published on Fri March 29, 2013 4:09 pm

We've already seen drones shaped like various animals, including humming birds and dogs. Next is one made to look (and swim) like a jellyfish.

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Technology
5:33 pm
Thu March 28, 2013

Cyberattack Against Spam-Fighting Organization One Of The Largest Ever

Originally published on Thu March 28, 2013 6:38 pm

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AUDIE CORNISH, HOST:

Police in Europe are investigating a large-scale cyberattack. Some are even calling it the largest of its kind. As NPR's Martin Kaste reports, the attack's target is an organization called Spamhaus, but the effects have spilled out into the broader Internet.

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