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December 13

NEWS SPORTS LIFE MONEY TECH TRAVEL OPINION WEATHER
Apple's maps proved to be far inferior to Google's.
Google Maps now available as iPhone app

Google Maps is available for iPhone users to download as an app.

Software anti-virus pioneer John McAfee, seen here Dec. 4, was deported Wednesday afternoon from Guatemala to Miami. He avoided being deported to Belize, where he is wanted for questioning about the murder of an American neighbor.
McAfee lands in Miami after Guatemala deports him

Software pioneer, sought in Belize for questioning about murder, landed in Miami.

The Geminid meteor shower will appear to viewers on Earth to be coming from the constellation Gemini. It will be at its best after dark on Thursday, December 13, and before dawn on Friday, December 14.
Meteor shower -- or two-- Thursday night

A meteor shower -- maybe two -- will be visible in most of the USA on Thursday.

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Shira Lazar.
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Talking Tech | YouTube fuels growth for online host Shira Lazar

Lazar's company rides the popularity of online entertainment.

Jennifer Jolly.
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TECH NOW: Predator-proof your kids' gadgets

Check out tech buying tips and more in USA TODAY's new daily digital video series TECH NOW.

Sony's Internet Player with Google TV lets users download apps from Google Play, access a full web browser and search for television content.
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Media player gifts make TVs smart on the cheap

Not everyone can afford a "Smart TV." But set-top boxes can also do the trick, for less.

Here's an example of a Twitter filter on a street scene photo.
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Flickr updates iPhone app, adds filters

Flickr joins Twitter in the parade of new options for photo-enhancing filters.

Student Efren Enriquez rents a DVD movie at a Redbox, a $1-per-night DVD movie rental kiosk, outside a 7-Eleven store in Silver Lake area of Los Angeles.
tech
Redbox Instant streaming plan takes on Netflix

DVD kiosk operator Redbox is launching a challenge to Netflix's streaming-video supremacy

U.S. anti-virus software pioneer John McAfee arrives at the Aurora International Airport in Guatemala City on Wednesday.
tech
McAfee's fate likely tied to Belize political relations

The next step for John McAfee depends in part on relations between the USA and Belize.

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Reviewed.com: Rugged cameras for outdoor adventures

How to buy a digital camera tough enough to survive your outdoor adventures.

 

 

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Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield, left, Russian cosmonaut Roman Romanenko and U.S. astronaut Tom Marshburn prepare for their flight to the International Space Station on Dec. 7 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

 
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A man dressed as Santa Claus waits for a press conference to begin Dec. 12 on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Speakers at the press conference, organized by Catholics United, spoke about the impending fiscal cliff and urged Congress to pass tax cuts for middle-class Americans.

 

 

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