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Microsoft changes Xbox One policies after outcry

Microsoft rolled back a much-criticized requirement that its upcoming Xbox One gaming console be regularly connected to the Internet and made clear that there will be no limitations on sharing ...

5 hours ago from Phys.org

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Apple TV adds HBO Go, WatchESPN to line up

Apple on Wednesday added HBO GO and WatchESPN to the line-up of programming available on its Apple TV devices that stream shows from the Internet to living room screens.

10 hours ago from Phys.org

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Microsoft mulled buying Nokia unit

Microsoft was in talks to boost its position in the mobile phone market by buying the devices business from Nokia but failed to seal a deal, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.

4 hours ago from Phys.org

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International group of Privacy Commissioners challenge Google over Glass

Ten privacy authorities from six countries have written to Google CEO Larry Page with questions addressing privacy concerns over Google Glass.

17 hours ago from The Independent

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Snail genes reveal human migration

A genetic similarity between snail fossils found in Ireland and the Eastern Pyrenees suggests humans migrated from southern Europe to Ireland 8,000 years ago.

1 hours ago from BBC News

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Review: Google Reader's end hatches better service

NEW YORK (AP) -- On July 1, we say goodbye to Google Reader, a handy tool for bringing headlines and articles from your favorite websites into a single place....

5 hours ago from AP

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Kim Dotcom slams Megaupload 'data massacre'

Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom Thursday condemned a Dutch company's decision to delete million of files belonging to users of his defunct website, calling it "the largest data massacre in the ...

3 hours ago from Phys.org

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LA to give every student an iPad; $30M order

Los Angeles' school system, the second largest in the United States, is ordering iPads for all its students, handing Apple a major success in its quest to make the tablet computer a replacement ...

4 hours ago from Phys.org

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Second-gen Surface RT expected to use Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor

Microsoft won’t be using a Nvidia processor in the second-generation Surface RT. Instead, the company is said to be going with a Qualcomm Snapdragon SoC this time around. Bloomberg has ...

10 hours ago from Geek.com

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Lytro unlocks Wi-Fi for shoot-and-share iOS app

It's the same camera it's always been, but a firmware update will now make it possible to share your living pictures on the go. [Read more]

8 hours ago from CNET

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