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FTC says AT&T misled customers over unlimited data 10/30/2014 10:32am • JENNIFER C. KERR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- AT&T is being sued by the government over allegations it misled millions of smartphone customers who were promised unlimited data but had their Internet speeds cut by the company -- slowing their ability to open web pages or watch streaming video. La Cote D’Or Cafe Reopens After Break-In 10/30/2014 10:30am • La Cote D’Or Cafe in East Falls Church (6876 Lee Highway) reopened last night, after having been closed for a day and a half due to damage from a break-in. Cris Flores tells ARLnow.com that he was the manager on duty on Monday night. He said sometime after he closed up at 10:00 p.m.  Lenovo wraps up purchase of Motorola phone unit 10/30/2014 09:40am • BEIJING (AP) -- Lenovo Group announced the completion of its acquisition of Motorola Mobility from Google Inc. on Thursday in a move aimed at making the Chinese computer maker a global smartphone brand.The $2.9 billion purchase adds to a flurry of acquisitions and initiatives aimed at transforming B The 6 Biggest Fears Americans Have About Online Banking 10/30/2014 12:00am • About 60 percent of adults in the U.S. owned smartphones as of December 2013, and half had used mobile banking in the past 12 months, according to a Federal Reserve Board survey in March. It's evident accessing bank account information on the go is increasingly important to Americans. However, over Google working on pill that searches for illnesses 10/29/2014 08:44pm • BRANDON BAILEY AP Technology Writer LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. (AP) -- Google is working on a cancer-detecting pill in its latest effort to push the boundaries of technology.Still in the experimental stage, the pill is packed with tiny magnetic particles, which can travel through a patient's bloodstream, Identity theft victims lose more than money 10/29/2014 06:38pm • BY MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- Personal data was stolen from 100 million Americans this year in cyber-attacks and thefts from retailers, banks and hospitals. Many of them will become victims of identity theft. While the financial hit to people and companies is real, the emotio Stocks mixed...Traders await results of Fed meeting... 10/29/2014 11:40am • NEW YORK (AP) -- Stock indexes are stuck in a tight range in early trading as investors consider a mixed batch of company earnings. Facebook slumped 7 percent after the company warned investors that it will spend significant amounts of money next year on its work force and developing its services. O Correction: Apple Pay-Retail Skirmish story 10/29/2014 11:29am • NEW YORK (AP) -- In a story Oct. 29 about Apple Inc.'s new payment system, The Associated Press misattributed a quotation from an Apple Pay user in Indianapolis. The speaker was Thomas Pritchard, not Ben Heyman.A corrected version of the story is below:Retail skirmish blocks Apple Pay at checkout li Apple CEO Tim Cook says Apple Pay a success 10/29/2014 11:10am • BRANDON BAILEY AP Technology Writer LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. (AP) -- Apple CEO Tim Cook said Apple's new mobile payment system had over 1 million activations in the first three days after it became available, and is now more widely used than any competing payment system."We're already No. 1. We're more 8 Positive Outcomes of the Paleo Trend 10/29/2014 12:00am • Let me get this out of the way right now: I'm not a fan of the paleo diet. I don't support this restrictive, meat-heavy diet that bans so many nutritious foods, such as dairy, grains and beans. It's a diet plan that landed at the bottom of the list in U.S. News Best Diets rankings, scoring only 2 o 10 Tools That Give You a Tailored Estimate of What You'll Pay for College 10/29/2014 12:00am • Unravel the Mystery of College CostsFor many students, what they'll pay to attend college isn't clear. But paying for college doesn't have to remain a mystery. Reputable online tools can guide students based on personal data, such as tax returns, award letters and student loan records. "While they Stocks rally...Oil prices edge higher, boost energy stocks...Facebook beats expectations...AT&T sued 10/28/2014 06:20pm • NEW YORK (AP) -- Earnings gains and growing consumer confidence have sent stocks broadly higher higher. The three major U.S. indexes all gained more than 1 percent today. The S&P 500 rose 23 points, or 1.2 percent, to close at 1,985. All ten industry groups in the index rose. The Dow added 187 point Google Inbox: A new way to manage email 10/28/2014 08:29am • Data Doctors Google exec sets records with leap from near-space 10/27/2014 07:20pm • ROSWELL, N.M. (AP) -- Google executive Alan Eustace broke the sound barrier and set several skydiving records over the southern New Mexico desert early Friday after taking a big leap from the edge of space.Eustace's supersonic jump was part of a project by Paragon Space Development Corp. and its Str Cloud business lifts Microsoft's quarterly results 10/27/2014 05:22pm • BRANDON BAILEY AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Microsoft's quarterly profit and revenue sailed past expectations Thursday, as CEO Satya Nadella's push to embrace cloud computing and diversify into mobile devices helped lift sales by 25 percent.Revenue from cloud services, including softwa