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Russian Suspected of Hacking U.S. Tech Companies Is Indicted

SAN FRANCISCO — A Russian man accused of breaking into computer systems at three internet companies in 2012 has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Oakland, Calif. Yevgeniy Aleksandrovich Nikulin, 29, was arrested this month while vacationing with ...

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Farhad’s and Mike’s Week in Tech: The Political Evolution of Silicon Valley

Or the whole thing could fall apart. I think Apple should have just bought a carmaker and brought it all in-house. Seems to me that the great hubris of Silicon Valley is thinking that you can build everything, no matter ...

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Tech Fix: Google Pixel Review: Assessing the New Smartphone

Google said that it had optimized Pixel to be speedy, with real-world applications that consumers could perceive, like making the touch screen feel very responsive. It also said that it would improve its virtual assistant over time and that photos ...

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Tech Tip: Do You Have a Samsung Galaxy Note 7? Here’s What to Do

Photo Samsung has halted the sales and production of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphone. Credit Lee Jin-Man/Associated Press Q. What should I do if I have a Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phone? A. Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 smartphone is the ...

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Bits: Farhad’s and Mike’s Week in Tech: Samsung’s Exploding Products and Twitter’s Fizzling Deal

Photo Marc Benioff, chief of Salesforce.com, about Twitter: I’m not saying I’m buying it, but I’m not saying I’m not buying it.” Credit Beck Diefenbach/Reuters Each Saturday, Farhad Manjoo and Mike Isaac, technology reporters at The New York Times, review ...

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Tech Tip: Map Your Photos With a Desktop Computer

Q. Now that I have learned how to geotag photos on my iPhone, how can I assign locations to photos in my desktop photo library that don’t already contain location information? A. Even if you have photos on your computer ...

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Tech Fix: Sony PlayStation VR Review: The Best of an Early Crop

The experience of being a Dark Knight who is unable to walk underscores the limits of virtual reality. The still-nascent technology began seeping into consumer consciousness this year with the release of high-powered virtual-reality systems like Facebook’s Oculus Rift and ...

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Tech Tip: Getting Your Money Back for a Digital Book

Q. Can you return a Kindle e-book? If so, how? A. Amazon’s return policy gives you seven days from the time you buy a Kindle book to return it for a refund. You can get a refund for an e-book ...

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Subpoenas and Gag Orders Show Government Overreach, Tech Companies Argue

Photo Moxie Marlinspike, founder of Open Whisper Systems, a maker of the encryption app Signal. Credit Jim Wilson/The New York Times SAN FRANCISCO — It has been six months since the Justice Department backed off on demands that Apple help ...

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Tech Tip: Still Waiting to Hear From Yahoo

Q. I have a Yahoo account. I have changed the password and taken other recommended security steps but I have yet to hear from Yahoo. Does the company have any obligation to inform its users of the breach? Shouldn’t Yahoo ...

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