Author: Rebecca Greenfield

How to Stop Worrying and Love Twitter's New Two-Factor Verification

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Twitter has added two-step verification to increase its security after all the recent hacks into high profile media accounts, but you should go sign up for it right this minute — because everyone's vulnerable to password attacks these days, even if the new cellphone hiccup seems cumbersome.

By Rebecca Greenfield

Oct 20, 2011

Cassette Tapes Are Great for Everything Except What They Were Made For

The Wall Street Journal claims cassette tapes are making a comeback for hard-to-believe reasons like that terrible hissing sound and the smell, but but we have a different theory for why these sub-par listening devices have seen a renaissance is actually not-music related: crafts.

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Oct 20, 2011

What Productivity Gains Really Look Like

The lucky Americans who have jobs are working more hours for less money, which is keeping American productivity up but worker morale low, and over the last few months we've gotten a clearer picture of what that means for workers. 

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Oct 20, 2011

The Internet Remembers the Odd Side of Qaddafi

Qaddafi's the kind of paradox the Internet loves: A brutal dictator and an eccentrict family man with a penchant for flamboyant clothing.

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Oct 20, 2011

The Despot Wears Prada: How Qaddafi Will Be Remembered

Eccentric, flamboyant, provocative, these are just some of the terms used to describe Qaddafi in his obituaries.

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Oct 20, 2011

Fortune's 40 Under 40 Is 85% Male

Fortune's 40 Under 40 has found and ranked the world's the hottest young stars and, keeping the trend of women being underrepresented in such ranking exercises, it's almost entirely dudes.

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Oct 19, 2011

Groupon's Sinking Valuation Now Down to $12 Billion

Groupon's finally taking its IPO on the road, but is seeking a much more modest valuation than initially anticipated.

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Oct 19, 2011

Obama Has Actually Raised More Money from Wall Street Than Romney

The other day The New York Times suggested Romney had raised more than Obama, today the Washington Post's clearing things up. 

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Oct 19, 2011

Bill O'Reilly Shouldn't Take U.S. Soldiers Burning His Books Personally

Upon receiving a box of Bill O'Reilly's Pinheads and Patriots, a U.S. soldier in Afghanistan conducted a book burning--but it wasn't political, he swears

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Oct 19, 2011

Hillary Clinton's Global Hotspot Tour Heads for Afghanistan

After an unexpected visit to Libya, the Secretary of State made another unannounced stop in Afghanistan, reports The Associated Press. 

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Oct 19, 2011

The Occupy Wall Street Protesters Aren't Just a Bunch of Kids

While the movement has been identified as a millennial driven movement, the demographics are much more diverse than that.

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Oct 19, 2011

Kara Swisher Wins the Most Hard Core Blogger Award

On Tuesday morning, Kara Swisher, AllThingsD's scooperstar, arrived in Hong Kong suffering from a "mini stroke" but did not stop blogging.

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Oct 19, 2011

A Timeline of the Scientific Whiplash Over Cell Phones and Cancer

Ever since the first tort suit that claimed a link between phone radiation and brain was filed in 1993, research into the subject has fallen on all ends of the spectrum.

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Oct 19, 2011

Google's Ice Cream Sandwich Will Make Android All Better

Alongside the new Galaxy Nexus phone, Google unveiled its latest: Ice Cream Sandwich. No, it's not a delectable summer treat, it's a jazzed up name for Google's latest Android update. 

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Oct 18, 2011

The iPhone 4S's Sneaky Side

The iPhone's a big creeper. It has a bunch of fancy phone features that have wooed users, like Siri and its 8 megapixel camera. But the phone has a darker side.

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Oct 18, 2011

A Walk Down Razr Memory Lane

Motorola's bringing the Razr back. Remember the Razr? The flip phone that out-slimmed and out fashioned all those other bricks.

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Oct 18, 2011

The Great Facebook Privacy Disconnect

Facebook has a bad privacy track record and people care--just not that much.

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Oct 18, 2011

The Most Common Complaints About the iPhone 4S

After getting solid reviews hopeful iPhoners have flocked in record numbers to purchase the latest iGadget, but not even Apple's offerings are perfect.

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Oct 17, 2011

Latest Details on the Hipster Cop Confirm Hipness

He's single, eats organic food, and, bizarrely, likes both Coldplay and Radiohead

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Oct 17, 2011

New Yorkers Say They Support Occupy Wall Street Protesters

Not only do 87 percent say they think protesting is "okay," 67 percent say they agree with their views

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Oct 17, 2011

A Rasmussen Poll Has Cain Beating Obama

Herman Cain has been gaining steam, but enough to oust Obama?

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Oct 17, 2011

Libyan Revolutionaries Inch Closer to Victory in Bani Walid

The National Transtional Council claims it has captured 90 percent of the loyalist stronghold

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Oct 17, 2011

The Ultra-Secure Steve Jobs Memorial Service

Silicon Valley stars and celebrities gathered at Stanford to remember the former Apple CEO

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Oct 14, 2011

What We Know About the Hipster Cop of Occupy Wall Street

Detective Rick Lee has the perfect look and attitude for this movement

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Oct 14, 2011

Breaking Down Groupon's Supposed Price Inflation Scam

Groupon might be inflating prices to sweeten up sales

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Oct 14, 2011

The Fine Print of Today's Penny Smart Phone Deals

Stores are attracting cheapskates jealous of the iPhone 4S

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Oct 14, 2011

Waiting Is the Only Way to Avoid the iOS 5 Upgrade Problems

Upgraders are encountering issues from slow updates to bricked phones

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Oct 13, 2011

The Kind of Women Who Aren't Funny

... is pretty much every woman, according to recent discussions of women and comedy

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Oct 13, 2011

Siri Is Pretty Funny for a Robot

Ever since bloggers got their hands on the newest iPhone they've been pushing her limits

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Oct 13, 2011

BlackBerry Outage Makes iPhone Owners Even More Smug

Nothing says "I'm superior" like kicking an opponent when he's down

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Oct 13, 2011

Silicon Valley Asks: What Cash Crunch?

A Wall Street Journal report has riled those used to the easy financing for startups

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Oct 12, 2011

Libyan Government Says They've Captured a Qaddafi Son

But the National Transitional Council has been wrong before

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Oct 12, 2011

Herman Cain Is Not a Huge Joke in New Polls

After last night's debates, his numbers are up

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Oct 12, 2011

David Frum Is Done Playing a Republican on the Radio

The pundit has resigned from public radio show Marketplace

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Oct 12, 2011

Goldmann Sachs Won't Let Its Employees Visit Occupy Wall Street

The vampire squid should probably steer clear of angry protesters

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Oct 12, 2011

Buffett Paid $6.9 Million in Taxes Last Year

Now it's Rupert Murdoch's turn in the billionaire's game of tax return chicken

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Oct 12, 2011

The BlackBerry Outage Just Got Real

Not one of Arianna Huffington's three BlackBerry's work!

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Oct 12, 2011

All the Ways BlackBerry Is Pushing Itself Towards Extinction

It's hard to feel bad for Research in Motion anymore

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Oct 12, 2011

Reviewers on the iPhone 4S: Bad Name, Great Phone

Gadget critics are now on the same page with consumers who are buying in record numbers

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Oct 11, 2011

The Fragmented Future of Streaming Television

It is going to be tough to find everything you want to watch in one place

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Oct 11, 2011

The Race to Unmask Bitcoin's Inventor(s)

Satoshi Nakamoto founded the virtual currency, but nobody knows who that really is

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Oct 11, 2011

Who's Celebrating Record iPhone 4S Sales with Apple

Apple took more than a million orders in the first 24 hours the iPhone 4S was available

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Oct 7, 2011

Biz Stone Apologizes for Spamming His Twitter Followers

The founder seems to have clicked one of the spammy bot that plagues his service

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Oct 7, 2011

Steve Jobs's Private Funeral Will Take Place Today

His family will have a small private gathering, a source told The Wall Street Journal

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Oct 7, 2011

What If You Are a Horse in Human Form?

Your afternoon funny meme of a day is a book on Amazon

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Oct 7, 2011

Disney CEO Robert Iger Will Step Down in 2015

After a 10 year reign, which included a Pixar acquisition, he'll step into a chairman position

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Oct 7, 2011

Google Postpones Next Week's Samsung Event for Steve Jobs

"We believe this is not the right time to announce a new product"

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Oct 7, 2011

The Pros and Cons of the Different Ways to Buy an iPhone 4S

Providers have started taking pre-orders and we're here to help

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Oct 6, 2011

Steve Jobs's Chatty History with Journalists

The Apple co-founder liked to handle his relationships with the press personally

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Oct 6, 2011

Rdio's Free Service Is Freer Than Spotify for a While

Today the music streaming service started a no-ads option

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Oct 6, 2011

Steve Jobs Biography Release Date Moves Up to October 24

There is even more anticipation for Walter Isaacson's authorized biography, due out Nov. 21

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