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July, 2, 2014 from Om Malik on Broadband
Microsoft is reportedly looking for beta testers for a version of Office for Android tablets, expected to be released later this year. -
July, 2, 2014 from Tech News Headlines - Yahoo! NewsBy Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) - Venture capitalist Tim Draper won the U.S. Marshals bitcoin auction earlier this week that captured about $18 million for 30,000 bitcoin, according to a statement emailed to Reuters on Wed...
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July, 2, 2014 from Tech News Headlines - Yahoo! NewsLast year, the government shut down the Silk Road, an online drug market, and seized 29,656 Bitcoins in the process. The winner was Tim Draper, a successful venture capitalist who invested in Skype, Hotmail, Tesla, Baidu, Theranos, Athen...
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July, 2, 2014 from TechmemeAvish Bhama / Medium : Tim Draper Wins Gov't Auction, Partners With Vaurum to Provide Bitcoin Liquidity in Emerging Markets — Draper intends to put newly purchased bitcoins to good use — We're delight...
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July, 2, 2014 from Slashdotjfruh (300774) writes Tech writer Tyler Hayes had never come close to hitting the 250 GB monthly bandwidth cap imposed by Cox Cable — until suddenly he was blowing right through it, eating up almost 80 GB a day. Using the Mac netwo...
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July, 2, 2014 from Tech News Headlines - Yahoo! NewsSherlock fans have something to look forward to: a one-off special, followed by a three-episode fourth season. "We're ready to unleash the most shocking and surprising series of Sherlock yet," BBC One writes on Twitter. &q...
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July, 2, 2014 from Tech News Headlines - Yahoo! NewsIs Samsung finally getting ready to unveil the smartphone we’ve all been waiting for? Samsung’s top smartphones have all have a few things in common over the past few years. They have all had gorgeous displays and plenty of nifty feature...
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July, 2, 2014 from EngadgetIf it's been your childhood dream to explore South Park in 3D, consider it realized thanks to a new Oculus Rift experience from Tool. Over the course of a "few short weeks in June," the production company faithfully recreated the fiction...
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July, 2, 2014 from The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)cPro, formerly CraigsPro+, is one of the top Craigslist apps, offering a variety of features that allow you to both find items on Craigslist and manage your own Cragislist listings. cPro has several features that set it apart from the co...
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July, 2, 2014 from Tech News Headlines - Yahoo! NewsIf it's been your childhood dream to explore South Park in 3D, consider it realized thanks to a new Oculus Rift experience from Tool. Over the course of a "few short weeks in June," the production company, ...
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July, 2, 2014 from Reuters: Technology NewsNEW YORK (Reuters) - Venture capitalist Tim Draper won the U.S. Marshals bitcoin auction earlier this week that captured about $18 million for 30,000 bitcoin, according to a statement emailed to Reuters on Wednesday.
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July, 2, 2014 from Om Malik on Broadband
There's one less reason to use a traditional computer if you're a developer: You can now make Chrome apps, which can deployed to Android devices, on a Chromebook. We discuss why that's important in this week's Chrome Show podcast. -
July, 2, 2014 from Reuters: Technology News(Reuters) - Cloud service provider Rackspace Hosting Inc is considering taking itself private and is in talks with a private equity firm to fund the deal, technology blog TechCrunch reported on Wednesday, citing a source.
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July, 2, 2014 from Tech News Headlines - Yahoo! News(Reuters) - Cloud service provider Rackspace Hosting Inc is considering taking itself private and is in talks with a private equity firm to fund the deal, technology blog TechCrunch reported on Wednesday, citing a source. Rackspace, whic...
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July, 2, 2014 from Tech News Headlines - Yahoo! NewsBRUSSELS (AP) — In a deal that creates Germany's biggest mobile phone company in terms of customers, the European Union's antitrust authority on Wednesday approved network operator Telefonica's bid to buy its competitor E-Plus under cert...
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July, 2, 2014 from Tech News Headlines - Yahoo! NewsOn Tuesday, there was a silver lining to the US men's soccer team losing to Belgium: Tim Howard, the American goalkeeper, had one of the most spectacular evenings you'll ever see. Some brilliant Wikipedia editor gave Tim Howard...
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July, 2, 2014 from Tech News Headlines - Yahoo! NewsNew York City has one of the best mass transit systems in the world, but there are giant areas that are still inaccessible by subway and underserved by buses. An unofficial system of dollar vans and shuttles sprang up to compensate. The ...
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July, 2, 2014 from Tech News Headlines - Yahoo! NewsHackers, start your engines. Google has released the source code for its brand new mobile operating system, currently referred to as “Android L.” The Android L source code has been made available through the Android Open Source Project w...
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July, 2, 2014 from TheNextWeb.comTodoist is introducing an interesting update to its task-management apps for iOS today, one that alerts users of an item on their to-do list when they arrive at a specific location. The Android version will get the same update in the nex...
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July, 2, 2014 from Om Malik on Broadband
An Amazon executive finally spoke out on the ongoing Hachette contract negotiations, saying that they are in the customer's long-term interest. -
July, 2, 2014 from Om Malik on Broadband
This webinar will examine the evolution of the PMO and the training and tools this group needs to succeed. Join Gigaom Research analysts and our sponsor AtTask on July 8. -
July, 2, 2014 from Om Malik on Broadband
One mystery bidder beat out well-known companies to win an auction for 30,000 bitcoins seized from Silk Road. What does this say about the value of the currency? -
July, 2, 2014 from Tech News Headlines - Yahoo! NewsIf you want ultimate reassurance of destroying data, destroy the device with a hammer or drill through the drive with multiple holes.
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July, 2, 2014 from Slashdotmrspoonsi (2955715) writes with this excerpt from the BBC: ISPs from the U.S., UK, Netherlands, and South Korea have joined forced with campaigners Privacy International to take the agency to task over alleged attacks on network infrastr...
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July, 2, 2014 from TechmemeRon Amadeo / Ars Technica : Developer preview test for Android L's Project Volta shows promise, 2 hours or 35% more battery life on Nexus 5 — Examining Project Volta: We put Android L through our battery test &md...
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July, 2, 2014 from AppleInsiderExpecting big things from the anticipated debuts of new iPhones and a so-called "iWatch" this fall, Evercore Partners on Wednesday increased its price target on shares of Apple to $115 -- one of the highest current forecasts on W...
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July, 2, 2014 from Om Malik on Broadband
The Massachusetts state senate approved a compromise that would limit duration of non-compete pacts to six months. -
July, 2, 2014 from EngadgetIt turns out that robots don't need to be BigDog-sized to be freaky. Scientists at the University of Illinois have created one a mere centimeter (half-inch) in size built on a 3D-printed hydrogel backbone. The "ew" part is what powers it...
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July, 2, 2014 from Tech News Headlines - Yahoo! NewsIt turns out that robots don't need to be BigDog-sized to be freaky. Scientists at the University of Illinois have created one a mere centimeter (half-inch) in size built on a 3D-printed hydrogel backbone. The "ew" part is...
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July, 2, 2014 from Tech News Headlines - Yahoo! NewsFacebook "communicated really badly" about a controversial study in which it secretly manipulated users' feelings, the social network's chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg admitted Wednesday. The company clandesti...
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July, 2, 2014 from Tech News Headlines - Yahoo! NewsIt's no secret that the Ouya Android console never quite lived up to its hype, but now it has a new outlet to distribute its games. The Ouya Everywhere initiative will help spread the Ouya's unique library to multiple Android d...
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July, 2, 2014 from TheNextWeb.comHuman, the app that set out with a goal of getting people moving for 30 minutes or more every day, has launched a visualization tool which allows you to see what activities people around the world are doing the most often. Launched today...
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July, 2, 2014 from CNNmoney.com - TechnologyRussian hacker spies are attacking energy companies. It's the latest sign the Cold War has gone cyber.
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July, 2, 2014 from TechCrunchAs the cream of Europe’s entrepreneurs filed into the beautifully lit room at a European tech conference late in 2012, picking up their champagne as they went, a VC leaned over to Welsey Chan of Google Ventures and asked: ...
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July, 2, 2014 from SlashdotAn anonymous reader writes: Traffic engineers had a problem to solve: too many pedestrians were getting hit by cars while using the crosswalks at intersections because they didn't know when the 'WALK' sign would change. Their solution wa...
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July, 2, 2014 from AppleInsiderWells Fargo Securities believes Apple may have just completed yet another record breaking quarter, driven by a forecasted shipment of 36.5 million iPhones for the three-month period ending in June.
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July, 2, 2014 from Tech News Headlines - Yahoo! NewsVANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) — A rocket carrying a NASA satellite lit up the pre-dawn skies Wednesday on a mission to track the chief culprit behind global warming.
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July, 2, 2014 from Internet, gadgets, games & motoring news | guardian.co.ukHead of Sony Andrew House sees a bright future for the device which delivers a 'magical sense of presence' to users Continue reading...
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July, 2, 2014 from Tech News Headlines - Yahoo! NewsThere are hippos in Colombia, thanks to the notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar. BBC News' William Kremer writes that the cocaine trafficker once built himself a zoo filled with exotic wildlife. Following Escobar's death, his ani...
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July, 2, 2014 from TheNextWeb.comOne year ago, UK Prime Minister David Cameron outlined changes to the way in which ISPs would enact filters for blocking content intended for adults; primarily making the filtering opt-out, rather than opt-in. As a result of the changes,...
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July, 2, 2014 from EngadgetIt's easy to spend an inordinate amount of time on the internet, and understandably parents would rather their children didn't grow up permanently glued to a screen. Stripping their hands of tablets and computers is one way to impose dow...
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July, 2, 2014 from Tech News Headlines - Yahoo! NewsIt's easy to spend an inordinate amount of time on the internet, and understandably parents would rather their children didn't grow up permanently glued to a screen. Stripping their hands of tablets and computers is one way to ...
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July, 2, 2014 from Tech News Headlines - Yahoo! NewsBy Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. authorities filed a complaint against T-Mobile USA on Tuesday, accusing the wireless provider of adding millions of dollars of unauthorized charges onto customers' bills, a practice known a...
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July, 2, 2014 from Reuters: Technology NewsWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. authorities filed a complaint against T-Mobile USA on Tuesday, accusing the wireless provider of adding millions of dollars of unauthorized charges onto customers' bills, a practice known as "cramming."
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July, 2, 2014 from TechmemeCharlie Osborne / ZDNet : ISPs, communication firms file legal complaint over UK GCHQ spying — Summary: Seven internet service and communications providers worldwide have filed a legal complaint against the UK's GCHQ s...
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July, 2, 2014 from Reuters: Technology NewsBRUSSELS (Reuters) - Spain's Telefonica won EU antitrust clearance for its 8.6-billion-euro ($12 billion) takeover of KPN's German mobile arm E-Plus, giving it a stronger position in Europe's largest phone market.
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July, 2, 2014 from Tech News Headlines - Yahoo! NewsApple’s next-generation iPhone 6 and iPhone phablet are expected to be significantly larger than the company’s current smartphones. Millions of customers will be delighted by the fact that they can now purchase an iPhone with a bigger di...
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July, 2, 2014 from TechCrunchLuminoso, a Cambridge, MA-based text analytics company announced $6.5M in Series A funding today, lead by Acadia Woods with Digital Garage also participating. That brings their total funds raised to date to $8.5M. Luminoso was born...
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July, 2, 2014 from Internet, gadgets, games & motoring news | guardian.co.ukHow many Silicon Valley sexism stories must we endure before 'entrepreneurs' get serious about diversity? Continue reading...
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