Yahoo has confirmed widespread reports that it will acquire the popular blogging service Tumblr, and also promised not to "screw it up." The deal is worth about US$1.1 billion, nearly all in cash, and is expected to close in the second half ...
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Essemtec, a Swiss manufacturer of production systems for electronic assembly and packaging, will introduce the Scorpion high-speed jetter in booth #6766 at the upcoming SEMICON West, scheduled to take place July 9-11, 2013 at the Moscone ...
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Scott Humphrey, Chief Executive Officer, WFCA, announced recently that the first leg of the WFCA annual consumer media tour in Manhattan was a tremendous success. Following New York, the WFCA team will take the tour to Birmingham, AL to ...
Tags: WFCA, Consumer Awareness Campaign, Construction&Decoration
The dollar's dive looks far from over, even though it has already lost more than 8 per cent of its value against the US dollar since the middle of last month. Of course, a technical correction is possible. But increased disappointment ...
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Eric Schrag (left) and Kelly Merrell both spent time at Google I/O getting accustomed to wearing and using Google Glass eyewear. Computerworld - A software engineer for Comcast got his early version of Google Glass last weekend, grabbed ...
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A day after breaking an almost year-long silence on a medical condition that had affected the way he speaks, Google co-founder Larry Page said Wednesday that people should be more open about their medical histories. "I just disclosed ...
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Google’s Android OS has more than 900 million users, the company said Wednesday at its I/O event in San Francisco. Google also announced several APIs that will let developers add more capabilities to their Android apps, including in ...
Facebook and Twitter have launched applications for Google glasses as developers rushed to learn more about tailoring software for the Internet-linked eyewear yet to hit the market. “Built by Facebook, this app allows you to upload ...
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IDG News Service - Forget Glass, self-driving cars or a smartwatch. Developers, not physical consumer products, were Google's darlings at the company's annual I/O conference this week. Google brands I/O as a conference for developers, and ...
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Google is adding a new level of personalization and a cleaner interface to its popular Maps product. The next version of Google Maps, which will begin a limited rollout this week, will automatically add a layer of personalized landmarks ...
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Microsoft today announced that Windows 8.1, the update later this year for Windows 8, will be free to current users of the operating system, confirming analysts' expectations. Analysts applauded the decision to give away the update. ...
Google is adding 41 new features to its Google+ social network on Wednesday, including a richer interface that works better on mobile devices and some major enhancements to photo sharing. There's little Google can do to improve one ...
Google has unveiled a streaming music service called All Access that blends songs users have already uploaded to their online libraries with millions of other tracks for a $10 monthly fee. The service puts the internet goliath in ...
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Just by saying "Okay Google," people will soon be able to search using voice commands on their Chrome-powered desktop and laptop computers, Google said Wednesday. Sundar Pichai, head of Google's Chrome group, speaks at the company's IO ...
Epson America is bringing hands-free interaction with YouTube to its smart glasses, which could set the stage for improved usability of applications like augmented reality. Users wearing Epson's Moverio BT-100 smart glasses will be able ...
Tags: Smart Glasses, Epson, YouTube