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NC Attorney General unveils sex offender iPhone app

GREENVILLE, N.C. - Looking for registered sex offenders near your home, your child's school, parks, or anywhere else just became a whole lot easier.

02/06/2012 10:46 PM

Motorola makes Apple pull iPhones in Germany

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) - Apple says it has withdrawn several iPhone and iPad models from its Internet store in Germany because of a dispute with Motorola.

02/03/2012 10:02 AM

EU probes new Google privacy policy

BRUSSELS (AP) - The European Union's data protection authorities have asked Google to delay the rollout of its new privacy policy until they have verified that it doesn't break the bloc's data protection laws.

02/03/2012 7:56 AM

Sheep herding Swedish bunny becomes online hit

STOCKHOLM (AP) - Champis the bunny doesn't only hop - he also knows how to herd a flock of sheep, possibly having picked up on the skill after watching trained dogs do the job.

02/03/2012 7:13 AM

SKorean indicted for re-tweeting NKorean messages

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korean prosecutors have indicted a Socialist Party member on charges that he reposted messages from a North Korean government Twitter account.

02/02/2012 6:42 AM

What does your smartphone say about your love life?

GREENVILLE, N.C. - Some "not so scientific" research shows your smartphone says a lot about your love life.

02/01/2012 4:31 PM

Hackers attack large Brazilian bank

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) - A group of Internet hackers says it has attacked the website of Brazil's second largest private sector bank, one day after doing the same with the country's largest private bank.

01/31/2012 9:58 AM

Online game theft earns real-world conviction

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - The Dutch Supreme Court has ruled that forcing a 13-year-old boy to relinquish a virtual mask and amulet in an online game amounted to real-world theft.

01/31/2012 8:34 AM

Oscar voting could go eletronic next year

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) - In the future, Oscar voters could make their choices online instead of mailing a paper ballot.

01/26/2012 3:06 AM

Universities test buying e-books in bulk

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Big Ten campuses in Wisconsin and Minnesota, along with four other major universities, will experiment with buying electronic textbooks in bulk.

01/19/2012 11:15 AM

Google launches project for S.African businesses

PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) - Google has launched a project that makes it easy for South Africans to showcase small businesses on the Internet.

01/19/2012 10:35 AM

Wikipedia shuts down to protest anti-piracy bill

NEW YORK (AP) - Don't be surprised if you can't find Wikipedia today.

01/18/2012 5:06 AM

Zappos says customer database hacked

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Online shoe seller Zappos.com says a hacker may have accessed the personal information of up to 24 million customers.

01/16/2012 10:53 AM

The top iPhone apps of 2011

NEW YORK (WNCT) -- There are more than half-a-million apps for the iPhone, so get yours out to check out what you've been missing.

01/11/2012 5:24 AM

Consumer Electronics Show is all about the gadgets

LAS VEGAS (WNCT) -- It's the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, which is the world's largest electronics trade show. It's also the best place to see what's going to be hot this year.

01/10/2012 5:22 AM