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Google Alarm For Firefox Screams Every Time Google Spies You

10:10PM August 11, 2010 | Jesus Diaz

Not many people are aware about how many times Google collects personal browsing data whenever you visit a web page. If you have Firefox, now you can install Google Alarm and make this fact painfully and annoyingly clear. More »


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Rid The Internet Of All Mentions Of Justin Bieber, With A Firefox Add-On

8:20PM May 25, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

You just have to look at Twitter’s trending topics to see that the world has gone Justin Bieber-mad. I say world, I mean tweens and teens – who seem to be populating all channels with their underage spam. More »


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iPhone App Store Revamped For Content Subscriptions, Game Add-Ons, In-App Purchases

4:15AM March 18, 2009 | John Mahoney

Rather than spawning entirely new apps for updates or additional levels for a game, iPhone 3.0 apps can now charge for content updates within the apps themselves.

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Browse a Censored Web Through the China Channel FireFox Plugin

3:30AM October 28, 2008 | Mark Wilson

It’s no secret that the Chinese government censors web content, but what’s it like to actually be a citizen trapped inside the Great Firewall of China? A new FireFox plugin called China Channel can show you. It reroutes your IP through China, allowing you to look like any other digital Chinese citizen from anywhere in the world. Click on a banned site and BAM! You lose your browsing privileges for 15 minutes. But luckily, in this version, you can just reopen the browser with a newly assigned IP. To see an example clip that walks you through installation and browsing, read on.

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