0 Facebook seeks users' phone numbers to prevent security breaches

In a bid to make the social networking site more secure, Facebook is asking its 900 million users to provide their mobile phone numbers. Facebook says the move is part of its measures to improve security on the social networking site.

A number of Facebook users in the U.S. have confirmed seeing a link at the top of their desktop news feed prompting them to register their phone numbers with simple security steps. The link directs users to the Facebook Security page where Facebook guides users on how to spot a scam, have unique passwords, and verify their phone numbers for account recovery.

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0 Google's transparency report highlights 'alarming' rise in web censorship

Google in its latest transparency report has revealed the number of requests for content removal from the governments of different countries, including the Western democracies, has substantially increased.

Google revealed that it had received more than 1,000 requests from the governments around the world to pull down content such as YouTube videos and search listings. Google added it had removed half of the content requested by the governments.

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0 Intel announces Xeon Phi branding

Intel has announced its latest Xeon processor E5-2600 product family has accomplished a new supercomputing milestone as the fastest adopted new processing technology to power 44 systems, including 3 Petascale-class supercomputers on the 39th edition of the Top500 list announced today.

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0 New audio streaming service Songza challenges Spotify, threatens Pandora

Picking up on the success of services like Pandora and iHeartRadio, comes the new radio service/iPad app Songza. Employing clever wordplay, the idea behind the service is to be able to deliver to their listeners a perfect playlist, based on the time of day, situation or the mood.

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0 Smartphones a new target for cyber criminals, warn experts

Number of smartphone users in the country has substantially increased over the years. The growth of smartphones mean now a larger number of people are accessing the Internet on the go. Also, the smartphones have pushed the popularity of apps. But then the smartphones come with own set of risks. There are multiple reports on the web about the smartphones apps being fraught with privacy or security risks.

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0 Podcasts to have their own app in Apple iOS 6

Podcasts are getting a special treatment in iOS 6 – their own app. Podcast is the ability to subscribe to your favourite shows (audio only or audio video) in the iTunes library and watch/hear them as and when you like. When you sync your iDevice, you can watch/hear the shows on the go, or from the comfort of your laptop.

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0 Reliance launches attractive plans for prepaid users in Karnataka

Reliance Communications (RCom) has announced a new plan for its GSM prepaid customers in Karnataka. The new plan, known as Master Plan, covers text messages, voice calls and data plans. Reliance's Master Plan is available for both existing and new prepaid customers in the circle.

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