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- Department of Justice closes piracy conduit. Is SOPA needed?
Department of Justice conducted a two-year investigation of MegaUpload before closing it down. So why does the Department of Justice need new antipiracy laws like SOPA?
- Feds shut down file-sharing website Megaupload
An indictment accuses Megaupload.com of costing copyright holders more than $500 million in lost revenue from pirated films and other content.
- Apple's new iBooks 2 fulfills one of Steve Jobs' last dreams
At the Apple announcement Thursday, the company presented its new vision for textbook. IBooks 2 and iBooks Author aim for more interactivity in school texts, just as Steve Jobs imagined it.
- Wikipedia blackout: Site to protest SOPA
Wikipedia blackout is scheduled to occur Wednesday and last for 24 hours. A Wikipedia blackout would add heft to protests against the Stop Online Piracy Act.
- Windows Phone: Skype app 'coming soon'
Windows Phones will feature a Skype app "soon," according to a Skype executive. But Windows Phone owners may have to wait several months for the feature.
- Windows phone: Nokia makes big leap with Lumia 900
Windows phone from Nokia is its best in years. By replacing its own OS with the Windows Phone OS, the Nokia Lumia 900 has vastly improved feel.
- Renewable energy projects delayed in squabble
Renewable energy projects in California are stalled because of a disagreement between Southern California Edison and federal agencies. Stall is keeping state's national parks and forests from using renewable energy
- Android phones: Motorola shows Droid 4 with keyboard
Android phones from Motorola will now include new Droid 4 with physical keyboard. But these Android phones still don't run Ice Cream Sandwich OS.
- iPad rumors point to big year for Apple
iPad rumors and a possible dividend have investment analysts excited. But should the vague iPad rumors get consumers excited, too?
- Honda hybrid lawsuit: Are new mileage labels misleading?
Honda hybrid promised 50 miles per gallon. But as batteries age, the true mileage drops. A new lawsuit argues that that makes Honda hybrid labels misleading?
- Tablet computers: Sony Tablet S now $100 cheaper
Tablet computers keep getting cheaper to compete with iPad. Sony is latest manufacturer to slash prices on its line of tablet computers.