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Hackers in China had access to U.S. Chamber of Commerce systems for possibly more than a year, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal on Wednesday. All information stored on the interest group’s systems were compromised, including information … Continue reading →

As perhaps the biggest MMORPG to hit since World of Warcraft gaming developer BioWare’s newly-released game Star Wars: The Old Republic is certainly swallowed in loads of hype. An expansion of the company’s 2003 venture, Star Wars: Knights of the … Continue reading →

As perhaps the biggest MMORPG to hit since World of Warcraft gaming developer BioWare’s newly-released game Star Wars: The Old Republic is certainly swallowed in loads of hype. An expansion of the company’s 2003 venture, Star Wars: Knights of the … Continue reading →

NASA’s Kepler spacecraft may have just found Earth 2. Twice. The space agency announced today that it had found two planets, each about the same size as the Earth, orbiting a star almost 1,000 light-years away. Kepler 20e and Kepler … Continue reading →

The holiday season is in full effect, and many people and places have had the tunes on blast for a month now. For insight into what might be playing out of startup offices around the country, we reached out to … Continue reading →

The Nielsen Co. and comScore on Wednesday settled a lawsuit filed by the former over patents that Nielsen claimed comScore used without the company’s consent. As part of the deal, Nielsen has acquired $19 million in comScore restricted common stock … Continue reading →

Sony’s new PlayStation Vita handheld gaming device sold more than a quarter-million units in its worldwide debut in Japan this weekend. But that failed to match the initial push by its rival Nintendo 3DS device earlier this year, and the … Continue reading →

Amazon has updated its Kindle Fire tablet to software version 6.2.1, bringing several performance fixes and a couple of new features. Kindle Fire users will now have the ability to add a password lock on Wi-Fi access and the option … Continue reading →

Welcome to this morning’s edition of “First To Know,” a series in which we keep you in the know on what’s happening in the digital world. Today, we’re looking at three stories of interest. Top brands have Google+ Pages, but … Continue reading →

People are more likely to lie through texts than other forms of communication, such as video chats and face-to-face interactions, a new study suggests. A new study from the Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia found … Continue reading →