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NewsGoogle chooses thousands as Glass ‘Explorers’
Google Wednesday began informing testers it has selected to try out its Glass computerised eyewear. The company announced that it will reach out to...
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NewsDirty smartphones: Devices keep traces of files sent to the cloud
When smartphone users upload files to cloud-based services, remnants of those files often remain on their handheld device, even if the data is meant...
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NewsYahoo buys teenager’s mobile app company
Nick D’Aloisio, the 17-year-old founder of Summly, is having a good week. Yahoo announced yesterday that it is buying Summly, a London-based...
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NewsFoxconn’s Hon Hai earns record annual profit
Foxconn’s Hon Hai Precision Industry posted record annual profits last year, a sign that production of Apple products remains strong despite...
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NewsMobile browsing increases 26% in 3 months in steady climb
Mobile-based browsing has tripled in the last two years, and is making significant inroads on traditional internet access from personal computers,...
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NewsSpotify plans to become an on-demand TV network
Spotify: free music streamer, procrastination enabler, and soundtrack to household chores around the world may soon become much much more. The service...
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News 1Steve Jobs biography, Japanese manga-style
Walter Isaacson’s Steve Jobs biography has been adapted into a Japanese manga series by award- winning artist Mari Yamazaki, with the first...
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NewsUS lawmakers seek ban on Google Glass while driving
The reality-augmentation spectacles Google Glass are meeting resistance even before their release, as another jurisdiction considers restrictions...
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NewsApple acquires indoor-GPS company WiFiSLAM
Apple has acquired GPS company WiFiSLAM according to a Wall Street Journal report, which claims Apple paid approximately US$20 million to close the...
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NewsNew report details cyberwar rules, puts hackers in crosshairs
Deadly force against organised hackers could be justified under international law, according to a document released last week by a panel of legal...
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NewsSecurity experts applaud Apple’s new two-factor authentication
Apple this week followed the lead of rivals like Facebook, Google and Microsoft, offering two-step authentication to help customers secure their Apple...
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NewsApple’s hire of Adobe exec could point to iOS-OS X hybrids
Apple’s hiring of Adobe’s former CTO Kevin Lynch opens some intriguing possibilities for the Cupertino, California, company’s future...
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NewsEU mulls Apple antitrust investigation over mobile contracts
The European Commission is still deciding whether to launch an antitrust investigation into Apple’s contracts with European mobile phone operators,...
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NewsGerman copyright bill adopted by Bundesrat still excludes news snippets
The German Bundesrat has adopted an online copyright bill that will give publishers the exclusive right to make commercial use of their publications...
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NewsApple password reset functionality taken offline after serious vulnerability exposed
Early yesterday, The Verge reported on a significant security exploit with Apple’s “reset password” functionality for Apple IDs. Armed with...
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NewsZynga moves focus from Facebook to mobile
Zynga’s network of users, playing games such as Words With Friends, has historically been tightly linked to Facebook’s social graph,...
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NewsApple leads consumer cloud storage wars
Apple is the leading consumer cloud storage provider, beating out Dropbox, Amazon and Google according to a new survey. The survey of 2,300 consumers who...
