Bits: Amazon.com Plays Big Brother With Famous E-Books
         

Amazon.com deleted purchased e-book copies of George Orwell's "1984" and "Animal Farm" from customers' Kindle devices after the company determined the editions were unauthorized.



         

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Novelties: Better Vision, With a Telescope Inside the Eye
         

A tiny implanted device can improve the eyesight of people with an advanced form of macular degeneration.



         

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Unboxed: The Crowd Is Wise (When It’s Focused)
         

Evidence suggests that crowdsourcing succeeds when it’s designed for specific tasks — and when the incentives attract the most effective collaborators.



         

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Driven to Distraction: Drivers and Legislators Dismiss Cellphone Risks
         

Extensive research shows the dangers of distracted driving. But drivers increasingly talk and text, and state legislators have done almost nothing about it.



         

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Verizon Plans to Offer Some of Its Cellphones to Small Wireless Companies
         

Verizon is trying to head off federal regulation of exclusive cellphone deals.



         

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Shortcuts: Blinded by Science in the Online Dating Game
         

The competition is fierce among Internet dating sites to prove that their particular method is more scientifically valid.



         

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Last Man Standing
         

Best Buy is focusing on fast-growing products like mobile phones and low-cost laptops and moving away from CDs and DVDs.



         

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Amazon Erases Orwell Books From Kindle
         

An Amazon spokesman said that “1984� and “Animal Farm� were added to the Kindle store by a company that did not have rights to them, using a self-service function.



         

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Bits: Harry Potter and the Vengeful Malware
         

Spammers are touting free viewings of the new Harry Potter movie online -- and delivering malware instead.



         

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Bits: Twitter and TechCrunch Joust Over Stolen Documents
         

Did Twitter consent to TechCrunch's publication of stolen corporate documents? The two companies disagree.



         

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I.B.M. Profits Beat Wall Street Forecasts
         

I.B.M. reported quarterly earnings that surpassed Wall Street’s expectations, and it raised its profit forecast for the year.



         

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Google’s Profit Surges in Quarter
         

Google’s net income rose 18 percent in the quarter, suggesting spending on search advertising had stabilized.



         

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Bits: The PC Guessing Game: How Healthy Are Sales?
         

Intel's chip sales are up, but analysts remain cautious about the prospects for the PC business in the second half of this year.



         

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Bits: The Debate Over Publishing Stolen Twitter Documents
         

Two bloggers that received private Twitter documents from a hacker made different decisions about what to do with the information.



         

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