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Dish Adds Netflix App to Some of Its Set-Top Boxes

The satellite TV company Dish is making it easier to watch video from an online rival, Netflix.

Dish said Wednesday that it is adding the Netflix app for U.S. customers who have its latest set-top boxes, its second-generation Hopper devices released in February 2013. Dish wouldn't say how many customers have that box. Customers with older boxes would need a replacement to use the feature. Dish customers also must subscribe to Netflix's $9-a-month service on their own.

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Hackers Trick Way into ICANN Computers

The private agency that acts as a gatekeeper for the Internet on Wednesday said that hackers tricked their way into its computers.

A "spearfishing" attack aimed at U.S.-based nonprofit Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) hooked staff members with emails crafted to appear as though they were sent from peers using "icann.org" addresses, according to a blog post.

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Apple Cleared in iPod Antitrust Suit

A U.S. jury on Tuesday cleared Apple of abusing its dominant market position in an antitrust case over online music for the iPod.

The class-action antitrust case in California federal court featured dramatic videotaped testimony recorded by Apple co-founder Steve Jobs before he died in 2011.

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'Dragon Age' Tops AP Critics' Best Games of 2014

The top 10 video games of 2014, according to Lou Kesten:

1. "Dragon Age: Inquisition" (BioWare, for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PC): BioWare's overstuffed role-playing epic has everything you could want in a fantasy saga: war, magic, exploration, romance and, yes, dragons. I've spent 200 hours in its lush, frightening world and there are still huge areas I've barely visited. I can't wait to get back.

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Microsoft Builds Support over Ireland Email Case

Microsoft said Monday it had secured broad support from a coalition of influential technology and media firms as it seeks to challenge a U.S. ruling ordering it to hand over emails stored on a server in Ireland.

The U.S. technology giant, which says it has the backing of global heavyweights including Apple and Amazon, has for several months defied a court-ordered search warrant aimed at giving U.S. agents investigating drug-trafficking access to a customer's emails.

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Sony Vows to Survive after Hackers Promise 'Gift'

Sony Pictures vowed Monday that it will not be destroyed by a massive cyber attack, a day after hackers promised a big "Christmas gift" for the Hollywood studio.

Staff were called together in Los Angeles to hear how the company is responding to the November 24 hacking attack, which has produced a string of damaging and highly embarrassing leaks.

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Identity Theft Victims Face Months of Hassle

As soon as Mark Kim found out his personal information was compromised in a data breach at Target last year, the 36-year-old tech worker signed up for the retailer's free credit monitoring offer so he would be notified if someone used his identity to commit fraud.

Someone did. The first monitoring report showed crooks opened accounts in his name at Macy's and Kohl's department stores, where they racked up more than $7,000 in charges. "My heart basically sank," he said. Over the next seven months the New York City resident spent hours on the phone, most of a day in a police station filing a report, and countless time sending documents to banks and credit reporting agencies to clear his credit history.

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Sony Asks Media Groups to Delete 'Stolen' Data

Sony Pictures Entertainment pressed media outlets Sunday against using data hackers may have leaked about the studio.

In the letter sent to groups including The New York Times and The Hollywood Reporter, lawyer David Boies said the "stolen information" must be destroyed and should not make it to publication.

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Facebook Doesn't Love the Idea of a 'Dislike' Button

Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg wants people to be able to quickly express broader ranges of feelings at the leading online social network, but a "dislike" button doesn't make the cut.

During a question-and-answer session with an audience at the Facebook headquarters in Northern California, available online Friday, Zuckerberg gave a thumbs-down to the idea of a button to register disdain for posts at the social network.

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Oculus Boosts Virtual Reality Development with Acquisitions

Facebook-owned Oculus VR moved closer to launching its virtual reality gear on Friday with fresh acquisitions of startups and talent.

Oculus announced it bought two-year-old Nimble VR and a second startup called 13th Lab, but did not disclose financial details.

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