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How to get electricity meter data online (photos) Wattvision is one of a few whole-house electricity monitors that feeds meter data online to give you a better picture of your electricity usage. Through APIs, software developers can develop custom apps with that data, too. news.cnet.com
How Cisco Copes With the BYOD Movement When software developers insisted on bringing PCs running Unix into the company, the network equipment maker had to respond. www.pcworld.com
Could You Be Liable for Charges Resulting from Google Wallet PIN Crack? If an attacker to cracks or circumvents your Google Wallet PIN protection, you might be responsible for the fraudulent charges that are racked up. www.pcworld.com
Internet crackdown shows cracks as Sen. Bennet of Colorado backs away from anti-piracy legislation A groundswell of anger from the tech community and Internet users over proposed laws to curb Internet piracy has Washington politicians, including Sen. Michael Bennet, distancing themselves from the measures. www.denverpost.com
US cracks down on popular file sharing website In one of the largest criminal copyright cases ever brought by the US, FBI has shut down a popular file sharing website Megaupload.Com -- and charged seven individuals and two corporations for massive worldwide online piracy of copyrighted works. www.business-standard.com
Seed Malekpour faces imminent execution for 'confessing' he ran a porn website in Iran Saeed Malekpour, a software designer, designed a photo hosting service that was used for adult images without his knowledge, his family says. www.dailymail.co.uk
Dropout rates fall across the state A report released by the state yesterday revealed good news about school dropouts, with rates in Massachusetts the lowest they’ve been in two decades. www.metrowestdailynews.com
Bellingham among schools marking progress in battle against dropouts A report released by the state yesterday revealed good news about school dropouts, with rates in Massachusetts the lowest they’ve been in two decades. www.milforddailynews.com
Brewing Anti-Online Piracy Bill in the Philippines TechLocal.com reports that there is a brewing plan for a bill to combat online piracy in the Philippines. A group is said to be lobbying in congress and the senate to pass a bill similar to SOPA or PIPA. This move aims to help protect copyright owners from having their content being pirated by others, [...] www.yugatech.com
Five reasons the Internet’s still protesting SOPA and PIPA Over the weekend, it seemed like the anti-SOPA forces had won. The House temporarily shelved the Stop Online Piracy Act. The Senate sponsors of the Protect IP Act agreed to review the most controversial provisions. So why’s the Internet still so mad ? Here are five reasons: Read full article >> www.washingtonpost.com
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