Latest and Breaking Technology News and Top Stories - July 3
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Atlassian, the company behind developer collaboration tools like JIRA, Confluence and HipChat, has long had a strong presence in the enterprise, but the company today announced two new products specifically geared at this market. N...
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When watching a gang cyclists chase someone in a yellow jersey (aka, the Tour de France) we're used to seeing the action from bike- or car-mounted cameras. But we've all come away disappointed, never truly knowing the tournament from the...
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BERLIN (AP) — German media say the U.S. National Security Agency monitored the computer of a Germany-based online privacy activist.
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In the forests of Borneo there echoes the legend of the vampire squirrel, a beast so ferocious that it can tackle prey dozens of times its size. Waiting on low branches, it will leap onto the back of a passing muntjac deer, biting into i...
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Apple Can Sell More Products to Its Own Customers 43% of Apple Buyers Own Only One Device Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP) released analysis of the results from its research on Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL). CIRP data suggests ...
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The Samsung Galaxy Note 4 is pretty much a lock for September, but it looks like Samsung will battle the iPhone 6 this fall with two flagship devices. The smartphone maker is expected to take on Apple by releasing a premium metal version...
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Netflix offers more top movies than any of its subscription streaming rivals, according to new analysis from Piper Jaffray. Variety highlights that the company's lineup includes 10 of 2013's 50 best box office performers. For c...
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Although Android L is still months away from officially launching, some clever Android developers have taken bits and pieces of code from the developer preview of the new platform and have been modifying them for release as either standa...
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Social networking behemoth Facebook on Thursday released a new version of its Facebook Messenger application for iOS that brings with it a new user interface optimized specifically for the larger screens found on Apple's iPads.
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Thanks to Claude Shannon, you're able to read this article on a screen right now. This loving documentary, from video essay channel Delve, neatly depicts the father of information theory and his early work.
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Echidnas are odd, even for cousins of the duckbilled platypus. They have no nipples, no teeth, and a four-headed penis. But the weirdness doesn't stop there.
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Scientists have described the communications of chimpanzees and bonobos in new and unsurpassed detail, offering a lexicon for our closest living relatives and even a glimpse into the origins of human language. "We have the closest thing ...
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Your personal gadgets are light-years beyond the fundamental tools of many of the world's biggest corporations. The sluggishness on the business side leads to all sorts of problems. It has to stop.
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The attempt to use Reddit to drive traffic to its new online-gaming news destination worked wonders for CBSi's website OnGamers, until the link-sharing community spotted what it calls vote manipulation and banned the site
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Android is well-known for the customization it enables, but what about creating your own live wallpaper from scratch? This is where Murtastic wants to step in and help. For the uninitiated, live wallpaper essentially provides animated an...
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tobiasly (524456) writes I run a few websites which are occasionally the target of bogus DMCA takedown requests. Even a cursory look at these requests would reveal that the content these requests try to have removed are not even eligible...
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After debuting its standalone Messenger app for iPhone and Android three years ago, Facebook has finally expanded the app to accommodate for the iPad. The app works more or less the same as the Messenger app currently available for the p...
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In the age of email spoofing, identity theft, and the myriad sorts of virtual chicanery and flim-flammery, having a service that can verify a person’s identity is vital. As demand for identity verification and and authenticat...
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Forget selfies. Those are so 2013.
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North Carolina legislators are poised to approve a law that restricts the use of unmanned aerial vehicles to help hunters and fishermen find their prey.
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Chrome plugin lets users experience the controversial research which explored whether negative or positive emotions spread to other users Continue reading...
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Heavy Twitter use can lead to conflicts and other damaging effects on marriages and romantic relationships, a study said Thursday. The study followed up on previous research which showed similar impacts for Facebook and raises questions ...
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Now that the first Android Wear devices are finally out in the wild, early adopters will be on the hunt for compatible apps to use with the G Watch and the Gear Live. Google began the rollout by launching the Android Wear setup app on We...
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Two similar products from the same company couldn't be more different in cost, usage and social acceptance. One represents the very next step in mobile computing while the other envisions a future that isn't yet guaranteed.
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Samsung confirmed Thursday that it was shutting down its plasma TV business, another nail in the coffin for the technology.
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Mark One, the makers of the Vessyl smart cup, have brought on Hamid Mohammadinia as the new VP Engineering. Mohammadinia comes from Apple where he led Design for Manufacturing, with specific participation in the DFM of the iPod and...
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Apple and Hawaii-based GPNE Corp are preparing for a legal battle that's being heard by judge Lucy Koh, who has instituted a "no name-calling" rule. Specifically, Judge Koh has told Apple's attorneys that they may not refer to GPNE Corp ...
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Last month, for the second year running, Nintendo abstained from the three-way press conference battle royale at E3. Instead, it focused on a pre-recorded ‘Digital Event‘ presentation that was streamed online, as well as a Super Smash Br...
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Privacy’s a big thing nowadays, and with the US government in particular leaning on big businesses to make it easier for user’s private data to be shared, you’ve a right to feel uneasy. Whether you’re looking to encrypt files on your PC ...
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We know how Facebook imagines it'll work in VR, but what about the rest of the internet? Google's Brandon Jones has announced that he's working on a way to add virtual reality support for Oculus Rift and Cardboard into Chrome. It's the s...
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Before there was Oculus Rift and Cardboard, there was View-Master. Children who grew up in the analog era will have special memories of this stereoscopic viewer and its accompanying cardboard disks featuring images of their favorit...
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Measuring what's happening with your body has never been easier, but measuring what goes in, is still an analog process of journals and maybe photos. A GE researcher wants to change that.
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AthanasiusKircher (1333179) writes The story is classic: Boy meets Girl. Boy likes Girl. Boy goes on the internet and writes about his fantasies that involve killing and eating Girl. Boy goes to jail. In this case, the man in question, N...
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Average global Internet service speeds grew an impressive 24% annually to 3.9Mbps in the first quarter of 2014, according to the recently released “State of the Internet Report” from Akamai. The United States showed solid improvements as...
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Stephen's mother lives alone, and he would like some way of knowing that she's OK, without her losing any of her freedom or independence Continue reading...
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At The Pool today launched its new iOS app, Yeti, in an effort to pivot to fostering local discussions about places to go and things to do. Yeti uses a Tinder-like card interface to present conversations that it thinks you’re interested ...
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Google has restricted access to a BBC blog posting and several British newspaper stories under a legal ruling granting people a right to be "forgotten" in search engines, it emerged on Thursday. BBC economics editor Robert Pest...
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Just a few months after Facebook revealed it was removing Messenger from its main iOS and Android apps, the social networking giant has finally introduced support for Facebook Messenger on iPad. For many, this update will be long overdue...
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Josh Constine / TechCrunch : Facebook Messenger Finally Gets An iPad Version — Three years after Facebook acquired Beluga and turned it into Messenger for smartphones, its dedicated chat app today got a version special...
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Researchers at Kaspersky have identified a mysterious group of hackers that could be cyber-mercenaries, attacking drug dealers and government bodies Continue reading...
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MILAN (Reuters) - Italian auto parts maker Sogefi and Volkswagen's Audi have jointly developed new suspension spring technology which will result in more precise driving and lighter parts, Sogefi said on Thursday.
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Italian auto parts maker Sogefi and Volkswagen's Audi have jointly developed new suspension spring technology which will result in more precise driving and lighter parts, Sogefi said on Thursday. Sogefi's shares rose more than ...
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Facebook Messenger is now fit for your iPad. An update rolling out to the App Store today adds a much-requested iPad interface to the popular messaging app, which was redesigned last fall but didn't get a big-screen treatment. The n...
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The valet process is getting streamlined in Germany, as robot valets have been introduced to the Düsseldorf airport. The robot valet, created by Serva Transport Systems, is nicknamed "Ray." To use Ray, car owners drive into a p...
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Two easy cheats to help you zoom in on Instagram photos on your iPhone.
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Unless you live in a cave, you’ll have noticed that Brazil is currently welcoming the FIFA World Cup 2014. For some reason I was expecting it would result in a news slowdown and well, I couldn’t have been more mistaken. Not only did this...
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Three years after Facebook acquired Beluga and turned it into Messenger for smartphones, its dedicated chat app today got a version specially designed for iPad rather than just running as an enlarged iPhone app. Messenger for iPad ...
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Generational shifts don’t happen that often in the video games industry, so when they do, it’s natural for people to wonder about the potential of the hardware or how eye-popping the graphics will be. The best game on the Xbox One right ...
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In fact, Yellen questioned whether this tactic, long held to be the central banks' primary method for constraining an overeager market, actually worked at all."Monetary policy faces significant limitations as a tool to promote ...
