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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Om Malik on BroadbandIn a report about tackling online issues like bullying and revenge porn, the Lords tentatively advised that web services should demand real names at sign-up, even if they then allow usage to be anonymous or pseudonymous. Scrap anonymity ...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from TechmemeLarry Dignan / ZDNet : BlackBerry acquires mobile security firm SecuSmart, an anti-eavesdropping provider — BlackBerry acquires Secusmart, ups voice security ante — Summary: BlackBerry's acquisition o...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Om Malik on BroadbandQualcomm EVP Peggy Johnson is leaving the company that’s been her home for 24 years, a source tells Gigaom. And according to a report in Re/Code, she’s departing for Microsoft to take on a high-level executive post. Johnson i...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from TechNewsWorld
A new way to extend battery life would allow smartphones to last three to four times longer on a single charge, Stanford University researchers have found. A team led by Yi Cui, professor of materials science and engineering, has develop...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Digital TrendsNew music is dropping all the time. It's time to get some new tunes in your ears. Here are our favorite new releases for the week, including Tom Petty, Jenny Lewis, Hilary Duff, and more! The post New albums this week: Tom Petty, Eric Cl...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from EngadgetOne of the downsides of watching Game of Thrones or The Soup via a nefarious website is that you're bombarded with pop-ups for everything from porn to sandwiches. Now, however, you're just as likely to see ads from the City of London Pol...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from CNET NewsLow production yields of the tough but pricey material means it won't surface on the next iPhone in time for a September launch, according to a group of analysts.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from AppleInsiderExecutives at longtime Apple supplier TPK -- thought to have been selected by the iPhone maker to manufacture touch modules for the so-called "iWatch" -- are said to have revised earlier forecasts for a profit uptick in the third...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from TechmemeJared Sinclair : “Unread” app sales show how hard it is for indie developers to earn a living from paid-up-front apps — A Candid Look at Unread's First Year — To my knowledge, indie develo...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from TechCrunchIf flooding in your town is imminent, do you know where to go to stay safe? If a heat warning has been put in place, can you find the nearest cooling center to cool down? Using the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s OpenFE...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)Hot on the heels of yesterday's Beats Music refresh, Spotify today also updated its iOS app adding several new features and UI changes to the music streaming app. The most notable change to Spotify Music is the addition of a new equalize...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from CNET NewsBritish police have come up with a new way of cutting off funding to websites that illegally share music and movies.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Om Malik on BroadbandApple has doubled the RAM in its Retina MacBook Pros across the entire line, while also adding slightly improved processors and price cuts for select models. Apple’s Retina MacBook Pros get updates with doubled RAM and slightly fas...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from VentureBeat
These guys prevent power plants from getting blown up by hackers — and they're GE backed. -
Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from TechSpotFacebook intends to kill messaging from its main mobile application in the coming days, following through with the plans it laid out several months ago. If you want to continue chatting through Facebook, you'll need to download the c...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Slashdotnecro81 (917438) writes "Gaza's only power plant (see this profile at IEEE Spectrum — duct tape and bailing wire not included) has been knocked offline following an Israeli strike. Reports vary, but it appears that Israeli tank she...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from GizmodoOver the next few days, if you go to send a message through Facebook's smartphone app, you'll see the alert shown above. Starting this week, Facebook is fully unbundling its messaging service, as part of its move to become a network of r...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from GizmodoA team of security researchers has discovered a security flaw in Google's mobile OS which affects handsets running versions up to and including 4.4—leaving a potential 82 percent of Android users at risk. Read more...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Digital TrendsThe latest crowd funding campaign to make use of the Apple iPhone is one from IanXen Rapid, a small medical team hoping to use the device along with a specially created app to make it easier to diagnose, and therefore treat, malaria. The...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Ars Technica
All-FOSS Android is possible, but you're going to make a lot of tradeoffs. -
Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from AppleInsiderAppleCare+ warranty coverage for iPhone, iPad and iPod is now available to customers in both Mexico and Sweden, expanding international availability of the optional two-year program.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from VentureBeat
Conversocial is making the world of customer support just a little more social. -
Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from DailyTech Main News FeedThe smartphone is set to launch in August
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from VentureBeat
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Geek.comA blood test for many, perhaps all, types of cancers may have been discovered, one that could be run quickly and cheaply as part of a routine physical.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Om Malik on BroadbandHow do streaming services with millions of tracks impact live events? And what about folks that don't have tome for concerts, but still love live music? LiveNation has its very own startup to find answers. The story of LiveNation Labs: h...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from TechCrunchBusiness expense and travel management company Concur has announced some new partnerships that should enable users to better manage expenses across a wider range of businesses. That includes a couple of startups whose users will no...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from VentureBeat
After opening up its content marketing platform earlier this year, InPowered is taking the next logical step in its effort to help marketers make sense of the plethora of online content about their companies. -
Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from TechCrunchConnected Data announced the latest addition to its extensive family of external storage devices: the portable, rugged and expandable Drobo Mini with Solid-State Drives (SSD). Read More
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from GizmodoNvidia's Shield tablet was made for playing games. That's what it's best at. But it's also much more. In fact, it should probably be your next Android tablet no matter how much button-mashing you do. Read more...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Techradar - All the latest technology newsMobile healthcare Tracking health and fitness on your smartphone is big business these days with numerous companies developing trackers and apps to help you stay on top. The explosion of interest in this market was further highlighted by...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from TechCrunchUK police have started replacing ads on websites that provide access to pirated or copyright infringing material with warnings to web users that the site is on a watch list — and a call for them to close the browser page in q...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from GizmodoThe Verge reports that Microsoft's got two new phones set to launch imminently. The first is a so-called "selfie phone," the second is a premium Lumia. The first makes us want to give up all hope, the second has definite potentia...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Om Malik on BroadbandThis paper reviews some of the challenges that mobile-application developers face, presents strategies to overcome these challenges and then discusses the need to measure mobile-application performance and capture performance and demogra...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from EngadgetBiking in Seattle can be less than mellow with all the hills, traffic and especially that rain. But those things are exactly what inspired the Teague team of bicycle designers to build the Denny bike for the Oregon Manifest bike design p...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Slashdotmrspoonsi (2955715) writes "The City of London police has started placing banner advertisements on websites believed to be offering pirated content illegally. The messages, which will appear instead of paid-for ads, will ask users to clo...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from CNET NewsAccording to a survey, Americans say their biggest concern with online infiltrators is that their financial info will be spied on. Some even admit they're worried about privacy while browsing porn.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from GizmodoAmazon's Gold Box is back today with eight of the best gaming peripherals in Logitech's arsenal, all marked down to the lowest prices Amazon has ever offered. Read more...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Wired Top StoriesSuppose you have a cylinder on an ramp and you let it start rolling down. What will be its acceleration? Great question, right? I like this because it brings in many different concepts in introductory physics. Also, I’m not too fon...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from EngadgetTablets are everywhere these days -- so much so that bolting one to a shopping trolley isn't even a novel idea. Sainsbury's previously used slates to keep shoppers entertained while ambling the aisles, and now a new trial at a handful of...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from ExtremeTechSince 2001, the Parkes radio telescope in Australia has been picking up mysterious, unidentified bursts of energy that astronomers have since dubbed 'fast radio bursts.' At first, because no other telescope in the world had ever seen the...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from TechmemeJonathan Shieber / TechCrunch : Enterprise Investments Surge To Over $5.4 Billion — After years of backing headline-grabbing consumer internet deals, it seems that venture capitalists are paying more attention (and mor...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Geek.comIt's time to learn a little about Shamu: the largest Nexus phone to date, with a feature set similar to the Moto X.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from CNET NewsThe "Smart or Feature phone with Intel Architecture" is the company's plan to bring the cost of smartphones down to as little as $50.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from VentureBeat
Paidy is announcing today that it has raised $3.3 million in funding to provide a new alternative for online payments in Japan. -
Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Om Malik on BroadbandThe vulnerability is of particular concern for those with old Android devices that no longer receive firmware updates. However, Google says the Play Store remains a safe place from which to download apps. Android “Fake ID” fl...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from TechSpotThe Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD) is offering a 3.9 million ruble (approximately $110,000) bounty for technology that can identify the users of the anonymous browsing network Tor.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from EngadgetPinhole cameras might already be the domain of photography mavens and earnest summer vacation school projects, but does it look like this? The Viddy is a charming 35mm and medium format pinhole camera that has a glue-free construction an...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from SlashdotAn anonymous reader writes "Sunday was the birthday of the late great Gary Gygax, co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons and Futurama guest star. With the fifth edition of D&D soon to come out at Gen Con this year, Jon Peterson, author...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Techradar - All the latest technology newsAs the final whistle was blown in Rio, the BBC's engineering team collectively breathed a sigh of relief. Its ambitious trial to deliver 4K live, simultaneously via DTT over the air and the Internet, appeared to have been a resounding su...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Latest NewsRackspace plans to utilize encryption and key management services from Vormetric's Transparent Encryption solution.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Latest NewsThe creation of a "pure" lithium battery could offer double or triple the energy storage density of today's lithium-ion batteries for your laptop, tablet, or smartphone.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Latest NewsFaster growth in the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America saw the company's shipments rise year-over-year by 62 percent, but Western markets still shy away.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Latest NewsIBM and Apple have combined forces to bring you the next phase of computing: Personalized Computing Intelligence. This is, of course, speculation on my part, but it makes more sense than anything else I've read on the subject.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Technology on HuffingtonPost.comDani Gillman was a single mom in Metro Detroit with an autistic daughter, Brodie, who ran a popular blog detailing her daughter's challenges and successes as a way to help other parents of autistic children. Using a pencil and paper, she...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Latest NewsIf the field of big data looks like a huge opportunity to those looking to harvest intelligence, then the Information Commissioner has three words for them: not so fast.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Technology on HuffingtonPost.comOriginally published on Amazon So many children's books remain close to our hearts long after we first read them. But which ones are the can't-miss favorites, those that will last a lifetime? For more of Amazon's 100 Best Books for Child...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Latest NewsBlackBerry's acquisition of German software firm Secusmart is aimed at securing voice and data and putting better mobile security in every president and chancellor's hand.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Latest NewsThe Chinese state industry and commerce administration is also looking at senior executives over claims it had not fully disclosed information about Windows and Office.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Reuters: Technology News(Reuters) - Apple Inc said it updated its MacBook Pro line of laptops with a high-resolution Retina display, faster processors and higher memory for a starting price of $1,299.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Reuters: Technology NewsNEW YORK (Reuters) - BlackBerry Ltd is buying a privately held German firm that specializes in voice and data encryption, it said on Tuesday, in a bid to burnish its credentials with highly security-conscious clients like government age...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Technology on HuffingtonPost.comThere's an eerie glow that fills the sky but is visible only to X-ray detectors, and now, scientists have discovered the sources of it. About 60 percent of the mysterious glow, called the "diffuse X-ray background," comes from X-ray-emit...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from BBC News - TechnologyA security firm warns of a flaw in the way Android ID checks apps that puts thousands of smartphones and tablets at risk.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Internet, gadgets, games & motoring news | guardian.co.ukGoogle Trends shows a spike in searches from people simply for 'iPhone slow' the moment Apple releases its latest model Continue reading...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from BBC News - TechnologyWho believes ratings on dating websites?
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Technology on HuffingtonPost.comOver the past year, I went tango dancing in Buenos Aires, wine-tasting in Santiago, caving in Easter Island, waterfall chasing in Japan, rickshaw riding through Delhi, clubbing in Uruguay, ice climbing in Patagonia, bushwalking along the...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Internet, gadgets, games & motoring news | guardian.co.ukThe dating site says that like Facebook, 'all websites' experiment on their users and claims to have lied to users to test a theory about compatibility Continue reading...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Internet, gadgets, games & motoring news | guardian.co.ukCan the social network convince investors that the future's bright or is the 'Twitter quitter' becoming a real headache? Continue reading...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Technology on HuffingtonPost.comYou've heard of alcohol addiction, gambling addiction and sex addiction. But what about Facebook addiction? It's real. And according to University of Chicago research, the site can become even more addictive than cigarettes over time. Th...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Latest NewsThe City of London police will start pasting banners on copyright-infringing sites warning users to go elsewhere.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Internet, gadgets, games & motoring news | guardian.co.ukGamer's channel still ahead of Shakira, Pitbull and Katy Perry, while Psy's Snoop Dogg Hangover returns him to top 10 Continue reading...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Internet, gadgets, games & motoring news | guardian.co.ukBut Google says it has already issued a patch, and has seen 'no evidence of attempted exploitation of this vulnerability' Continue reading...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from eWeek - RSS FeedsThe Drobo Mini connects through a Thunderbolt connection or USB 3.0 and features four 2.5-in. SSD drive bays with an mSATA accelerator option.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Latest NewsFor the first time you can access your Google Analytics data from your iPhone. The new mobile apps allows you to monitor your online business with real time reports in the palm of your hand.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Reuters: Technology NewsBEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese regulator said on Tuesday it is conducting an anti-monopoly investigation into Microsoft Corp over its Windows operating system, in the latest in a growing number of competition probes that have unnerved Wes...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Latest NewsHP found 25 vulnerabilities per device including everything from TVs to thermostats to home alarms and scales.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from CNNmoney.com - TechnologyChinese authorities are investigating the company over anti-trust issues.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Latest NewsConnected Data announces a new SSD-based Drobo Mini that gives what pro users have been clamoring for: performance. You can now edit video with a redundant array not much larger than a DVD drive.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Internet, gadgets, games & motoring news | guardian.co.ukHacking group previously linked to hacks on US defence contractors steals detailed missile schematics Continue reading...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Tech News - Latest Technology and Gadget News | Sky NewsA critical Twitter account is blocked just weeks after Twitter denied agreeing to censor accounts at the government's request.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Internet, gadgets, games & motoring news | guardian.co.ukTelevision, games and apps shouldn't replace non-digital activities, but how do you strike the right balance? Continue reading...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Reuters: Technology NewsPARIS (Reuters) - Telecoms operator Orange's investment in faster fiber and mobile broadband networks in its French home market has started to pay off, as its high-end focus insulates it from cut- price fixed plans offered by rival Bouyg...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from BBC News - TechnologyAn anti-monopoly investigation into US technology giant Microsoft is launched by Chinese authorities.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from BBC News - TechnologyDating website OKCupid reveals that it experimented on its users, including putting the "wrong" people together to see if they would connect.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Latest NewsIBM and GlobalFoundries' plan to merge their chip businesses has reportedly fallen through.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from BetaNews
Last week web performance specialist Keynote monitored and compared 11 Formula One constructor team web pages during the German Grand Prix to see how they fared under pressure. The results made for interesting reading. The Hungarian Gran... -
Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Internet, gadgets, games & motoring news | guardian.co.ukSony has released a PlayStation 4 version of last year's critically acclaimed survival adventure. Will this be enough for the game's fans? Continue reading...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Tech News - Latest Technology and Gadget News | Sky NewsData relating to the anti-missile system was reportedly stolen from three Israeli defence firms over a 22-month period.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from BBC News - TechnologySamira Hussain reports from New York on the opportunities opened up by technology that did not even exist a few years ago.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Latest NewsToday sees Apple refresh its premium MacBook Pro with Retina display lineup, bumping the CPU speeds and RAM, as well as dropping the prices of the high-end models, ahead of the release of OS X 10.10 Yosemite.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Latest NewsWith Europe's economies now heading out of recession, venture capitalists are getting their wallets out once again.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Internet, gadgets, games & motoring news | guardian.co.ukThe place to talk about games and other things that matter Continue reading...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Latest NewsSamsung Electro-Mechanic, a component making affiliate of Samsung Group, saw its second quarter profit tumble year-on-year due to weak smartphone sales of primary client Samsung Electronics, reports ZDNet Korea’s Jeong Hyeon-jeong.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Latest NewsPierre Omidyar has been unable to decide on the right strategy for his ambitious media venture. He says that several years of experimentation will be needed...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Internet, gadgets, games & motoring news | guardian.co.ukThe theatre company director on using augmented reality and geolocation to take an immersive spy story to the next level Continue reading...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from NPR Topics: TechnologyThe taxi and hotel industries are pressuring Spain to crack down on popular "share economy" apps and websites. Airbnb was recently fined $40,000 for failing to list rentals with a local tourism board.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from NPR Topics: TechnologyTwo brothers rented a condo in Palm Springs and began claiming tenants' rights after 30 days, then threatened to sue the owner for negligence, claiming the tap water damaged their espresso machine.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from NPR Topics: TechnologyYou can travel the world without opening your wallet — or your eyes. Sound Transit, a collaborative website, allows users to immerse themselves in the everyday sounds of faraway places.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Tech News - Latest Technology and Gadget News | Sky NewsOKCupid's founder admits the site drastically altered the results of its compatibility match algorithm for some users.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Latest NewsWill OpenStack really dominate the cloud computing scene in the future?
