Privacy officials from 6 countries request details on Google Glass
Officials ask Google how it intends to use the information collected by the high-tech specs, which could seemingly videotape or photograph others without their knowledge. [Read more]
  
19/06/2013 05:48:35
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More 8-inch Android tablets on the way, says analyst
Lots of 8-inch Android tablets should hit the market in the second half of the year in the wake of iPad Mini's success, says NPD DisplaySearch. [Read more]
  
19/06/2013 05:29:00
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Video mocks Samsung's (lack of) design principles
Remember that video last week, offering Apple's deeply held views about design? Well, here's one that suggests Samsung believes in, well, cloning. Among other things. [Read more]
  
19/06/2013 03:30:00
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Apple could include LinkedIn for deep iOS 7 integration
So far, Twitter is the only social network to get the full red carpet on iOS 7, but that could change. [Read more]
  
19/06/2013 03:07:02
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 incinerates the competition
We got an early chance to benchmark the Qualcomm Snapdragon 800. The results weren't pretty...for the other guys. [Read more]
  
19/06/2013 02:34:42
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Facebook experiences apparent outage
Users trying to visit the social network on the Web are greeted by the message that the page doesn't exist, but smartphone users report being able to access the mobile version. [Read more]
  
19/06/2013 02:28:33
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Redesigned iPad Mini may arrive before Retina: DisplaySearch
The next iPad Mini may not be the Retina version, says NPD DisplaySearch. It could be a version with a faster chip -- and possibly thinner too. [Read more]
  
19/06/2013 02:24:06
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MRI reveals kids with autism may find human voices irritating
Using MRI to measure brain activity, researchers at Stanford find that kids with autism have a weaker connection between language and reward centers than kids without autism. [Read more]
  
19/06/2013 01:32:41
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Dish steps down from Sprint merger to clear way for Clearwire
After a months-long battle between Dish and SoftBank over Sprint, the satellite company abandons its $25.5 billion bid for the wireless carrier to focus on "completing the Clearwire tender offer." [Read more]
  
19/06/2013 01:09:20
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Candy Crush Saga creator appears sweet on an IPO
King, developer of the popular puzzle game, is in talks with several banks about going public, The Wall Street Journal reports. [Read more]
  
19/06/2013 00:49:59
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The necessity of regular use of the 'purge' command in OS X
If you are regularly running low on memory, the use of memory-cleaning tools may just give you a false sense of relief. [Read more]
  
19/06/2013 00:44:21
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Dell special committee slams new Icahn plan as incomplete
Committee says activist investor's latest proposal lacks adequate financing and a remedy for the company and its shareholders if his proposal were to fail. [Read more]
  
19/06/2013 00:35:37
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Video shows what looks like iOS 7 running on an iPad
A new video surfaces that claims to show an iPad with iOS 7. Could this user have the software before other developers? [Read more]
  
19/06/2013 00:31:44
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Facebook for iOS gets emoticons
The social network now encourages show-and-tell status updates on mobile. [Read more]
  
19/06/2013 00:23:58
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Five setup tips for Apple's new MacBook Air
The 14-hour battery on the new 13-inch Air is great, but MacBooks still don't come fully optimized out of the box. [Read more]
  
18/06/2013 23:46:58
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Facebook looking to partner with Samsung?
CEO Mark Zuckerberg has met with Samsung's president to reportedly discuss a partnership that would boost the social network's advertising sales on mobile phones. [Read more]
  
18/06/2013 23:31:24
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Angelina Jolie's stunt double sues News Corp. for alleged hacking
Eunice Huthart, Jolie's body double in "Tomb Raider 2," claims that News Corp. hacked her phone and wrote stories based on information gleaned from her voice mails. This is the first U.S. claim in the hacking saga. [Read more]
  
18/06/2013 23:28:36
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'Blue' expands to Hulu too, spreading beyond YouTube
The popular Fox-backed YouTube channel WIGS expands for broader appeal, and Google's video site is happy to be a launching pad sending sophisticated content -- and ad dollars -- elsewhere. [Read more]
  
18/06/2013 23:24:40
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Nvidia to license its graphics technology to device makers
The chipmaker says its GPU technology could show up in other companies' processors for everything from smartphones to supercomputers in a couple years. [Read more]
  
18/06/2013 23:09:25
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To the end of the (Google) world
Sometimes Google's Street View vehicles just can't go any farther. The Atlantic's Alan Taylor took a pictorial look at the reasons why. [Read more]
  
18/06/2013 22:33:28
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Facebook reportedly delays release of video ads
The social network still wants to show you 15-second video ads, but not until the fall, according to Ad Age. [Read more]
  
18/06/2013 22:16:19
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Adobe beats profit expectations, mulls subscription changes
The company's Creative Cloud subscriber base grew to 700,000 in the second quarter, but Adobe is considering other options to woo those who don't like the monthly payment plan. [Read more]
  
18/06/2013 21:32:04
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Google challenges DOJ's surveillance gag order
The search giant asks to clear its name by arguing it has the First Amendment right to reveal how many Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act orders it receives from the U.S. government. [Read more]
  
18/06/2013 21:30:57
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NASA issues asteroid 'Grand Challenge' to all
NASA calls on industry, academia, government agencies, and citizens alike to find ways to identify and ward off asteroid threats. [Read more]
  
18/06/2013 21:09:17
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Want to curb texting and driving? Turn it into a joke
An Australian train safety campaign called "Dumb Ways to Die" is winning big at this week's Cannes Advertising Festival. Might such a jokey style persuade those who cannot help texting at the wheel? [Read more]
  
18/06/2013 20:50:01
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