Google is feeling the heat over its decision to build its new Hangouts IM and audio/video chat product with proprietary technology that doesn't support server federation via the XMPP industry standard, but the company is defending its move. ...
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Microsoft has bowed to pressure from Google and pulled the YouTube app from its Windows Phone Store that earlier this month triggered a cease-and-desist letter from the search giant. The two companies will instead collaborate on a YouTube ...
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IDG News Service - Google wants vendors to fix or offer mitigation advice for previously unknown and actively exploited software vulnerabilities within seven days of their discovery. "After 7 days have elapsed without a patch or advisory, ...
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Texas is poised to become the first state in the U.S. to require law enforcement officers to get a search warrant based on probable cause before they access any electronic communications and customer data stored by a third-party service ...
Google is trying to make it easier to find nutrition information online for a wide range of foods with a new search feature whose aim is to address the "cumbersome and daunting process" of making smart eating choices. Say you want to know ...
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A 17-year-old German student contends PayPal has denied him a reward for finding a vulnerability in its website. Robert Kugler said he notified PayPal of the vulnerability on May 19. He said he was informed by email that because he is ...
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The U.S. Federal Communications Commission should cap the participation of carriers AT&T and Verizon Wireless in upcoming spectrum auctions to ensure mobile competition going forward, representatives of consumer groups and smaller carriers ...
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Apple CEO Tim Cook reassured investors yesterday that the company is not going to stand still with its products portfolio, and that it has been working on "some incredible plans" for a while. Speaking at the D11 Conference in California, ...
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This year's prestigious international HERMES AWARD has been won by Bosch Rexroth. "This year's HERMES AWARD has been won by Bosch Rexroth, an internationally successful manufacturer of high-tech products. For many years the company has ...
APPLE chief Tim Cook says he sees promise in computers shrunk down and worn like watches or other accessories, but drew the line at internet-linked eyewear such as Google Glass. Google Glass is "not likely to be a mass market item", but ...
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Synaptics Inc. today announced it will be showcasing the latest in touch technologies at the 2013 Computex Show in Taipei, Taiwan. An expansive mobile device lineup equipped with Synaptics' ClearPad family of capacitive touchscreens ...
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The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has reportedly launched an investigation into Google's display ad business amid complaints from rivals that the company is abusing its power in how it sells online-graphical and video ads. The ...
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While Google Glass is currently being viewed as a consumer technology, IT shops and mobile workers are likely already champing at the bit to be able to use a hands-free technology to do their jobs. "The same way that tablets followed ...
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Google is reportedly bidding for crowd-sourced map app provider Waze, igniting a possible bidding war with Facebook. Citing unnamed sources, Businessweek today reported that Google is one of multiple companies negotiating to buy Waze, ...
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For the 8,000 or so people who signed up this spring to be Glass Explorers, your wait for the computerized eyeglasses may just about be over. Google announced Thursday on its Project Glass page on Google+ that it is getting ready to ship ...
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