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The WWI Battleships That Saved (And Doomed) the British Empire

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The WWI Battleships That Saved (And Doomed) the British Empire
Aviation and the automobile were in their infancy when World War I started in 1914, but naval warfare had thousands of years of history behind it. It was, however, in a period of dramatic change, and the ships Britain poured its resources into building helped the country win the war — and eventually lose its empire.

August 22, 2014 at 3:05PM
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Exclusive: Apple iPhone 6 screen snag leaves supply chain scrambling

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Exclusive: Apple iPhone 6 screen snag leaves supply chain scrambling
Suppliers to Apple are scrambling to get enough screens ready for the new iPhone 6 smartphone as the need to redesign a key component disrupted panel production ahead of next month’s expected launch, supply chain sources said.

August 22, 2014 at 1:06PM
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New York Times Releases Crossword App That You Can Actually Finish

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New York Times Releases Crossword App That You Can Actually Finish
There’s nothing more daunting than the New York Times crossword puzzle. Who actually knows what a three letter word is for the “Queen of Thebes, in myth”? Kim Kardashian is a queen, we guess. But now there’s a crossword for the masses.

August 22, 2014 at 11:45AM
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Your Anonymous Posts to Secret Aren’t Anonymous After All

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Your Anonymous Posts to Secret Aren’t Anonymous After All
White hat hacker Ben Caudill is halfway through his sandwich when he casually reaches over to his iPhone, swipes the screen a few times, then holds it up to me. “Is that you?” he asks. A few minutes ago I gave Caudill my personal e-mail address, and that was all he needed to discover my secret in the middle of a Palo Alto diner, while eating a BLT.

August 22, 2014 at 9:35AM
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Microsoft Admits Keeping $92 Billion Offshore to Avoid Paying $29 Billion in U.S. Taxes

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Microsoft Admits Keeping $92 Billion Offshore to Avoid Paying $29 Billion in U.S. Taxes
Microsoft is currently sitting on almost $29.6 billion it would owe in U.S. taxes if it repatriated the $92.9 billion of earnings it is keeping offshore, according to disclosures in the company’s most recent annual filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

August 22, 2014 at 9:35AM
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Most smartphone users download zero apps per month

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Most smartphone users download zero apps per month
Apple boasted 75 billion all-time App Store downloads at its developers conference in June, and followed up by declaring July the best month ever for App Store revenue, with a record number of people downloading apps. Yet most U.S. smartphone owners download zero apps in a typical month, according to comScore’s new mobile app report.

August 22, 2014 at 8:32AM
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