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Apple, Google and Facebook consider buying GPS app Waze, sparking bidding war

Crowdsourced navigation app Waze is reportedly at the centre of a bidding war with the company "fielding expressions of interest from multiple parties", Bloomberg reports.

8 hours ago from The Independent

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Intel Claims Haswell Architecture Offers 50% Longer Battery Life Versus Ivy Bridge

With its soon-to-be-released Haswell microarchitecture, coming to us in the form of the 4th generation Core CPUs, Intel hopes to reaffirm our belief that it's the leader in processor technology. ...

6 hours ago from HotHardware

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Google eyes emerging markets networks

Google has become deeply involved in a series of projects to build and operate wireless networks in emerging markets including sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia, a report said Friday.

3 hours ago from Phys.org

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New Details on the Unroyal End of Richard III, 'King in the Car Park'

For two short years he was King of England, one of the most powerful men in the world. Then he was killed, desecrated, and dumped in a hastily dug grave, the location of which would be forgotten ...

6 hours ago from Wired Science

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Wooden keyboard, no access to app store: the Apple-1, yours for £250,000

The computer is 37 years old, has a keyboard set in wood and it is being offered for sale along with a batch of ancient typewriters and a 1905 toy battleship.

5 hours ago from The Independent

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AT&T decides to take another $0.61 per month from customers

Company joins Verizon and Sprint in charging new "administrative fee."

6 hours ago from Arstechnica

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Arizona University unveils the top 10 new species discovered in 2012

With the ubiquity of Google Maps and cheap international flights it often seems that we, as a species, know good old planet Earth like the back of our collective hands. Today's list of the ...

Thu 23 May 13 from The Independent

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Google Acquires Airborne Wind Power Company Makani

Already a backer of the kite-based turbine designers, Google brings it fully under its wing

Thu 23 May 13 from IEEE Spectrum

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Google to build YouTube app for Windows Phone 8

After a public tussle, Microsoft and Google have agreed to jointly build a native YouTube app for Windows Phone 8, which will be released within a few weeks. [Read more]

2 hours ago from CNET

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Microsoft's "Sculpt Comfort Mouse" Has Built in Windows Start Button

On the lookout for the ultimate Windows mouse? Well, given that's how Microsoft touts its Sculpt Comfort Mouse, the company looks to have you covered. Microsoft calls the mouse "Sculpt" because ...

7 hours ago from HotHardware

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