Facebook turned on a key security feature by default on Wednesday that scrambles data sent by users to the company's servers, following similar moves in recent years by Web services such as Google and Twitter. Two years ago, the social ...
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Audi has become the first manufacturer to bring the 4G LTE data transfer technology to the automotive market, and is on track to debut the feature in Australia in early 2014. LTE (long-term evolution) technology – more commonly ...
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HALIFAX -- With a long weekend approaching and a provincial election drawing closer, Nova Scotia's NDP government scrambled to deny a report Thursday suggesting it was poised to impose new recycling fees that would, among other things, ...
Miami-based startup Muzik, has created a set of headphones that with the push of a button allows you to share what you're listening to on Twitter and Facebook. The new Muzik headphones, which sell for $299, have four buttons on the right ...
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How do we promote ag by the numbers? Agriculture waiting on Silicon Valley moment I don't pick it, pull it, pluck it, plow it or plant it For all the faults, lies and downright lies associated with social media I would like to think there ...
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A talk promising to reveal security shortcomings of modern cars’ electronic network systems will be presented at the DefCon 21 hacking conference in Las Vegas next month. To be presented by Twitter security engineer Charlie Miller ...
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Muzik is bringing "smart" headphones to the market by the end of 2013, seeking to transform the way music is experienced. Muzik is pioneering a new space called Social Smartware, coined to describe the seamless connection of consumer ...
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Vistaprint N.V. announces Pagemodo Contests, a new feature from Pagemodo, the popular do-it-yourself suite of Facebook marketing tools for small businesses. Pagemodo Contests provides a fast and easy way to set up, run, and track engaging ...
Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates on Monday briefly took attendees at a company-hosted research conference back decades to the failure of Microsoft Bob and the loathed 'Clippy' to talk about opportunities in pre-emptively helping technology ...
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The new Estiluz smartphone app offers a brand new way to visualize your new lighting choices in your home. The app allows for you to see what your wall sconce, chandelier or pendant’s real life color and proportions look like in your ...
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The 2014 Mazda 3 is entering a segment that has never been so globally competitive. With a worldwide trend of consumer downsizing, the third-generation Mazda 3 aims to offer the cutting-edge technology and refined driving dynamics ...
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The new infotainment system in the 2014 Mazda 3 aims to future-proof the car to keep up with the ever-changing world of multimedia and smartphones while providing a safer and less distracting cabin environment. At the launch of the new ...
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The independent designer Sarah Turner has designed a completely unique chandelier made of 562 reused plastic bottles, hundreds of LED lights and yes, a live Twitter feed. Twitter's pounding messages run day and night, so why not have a ...
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Microsoft is adding a set of BI (business intelligence) tools to its hosted Office 365 service, including some capabilities not yet offered in stand-alone Microsoft software products. Power BI for Office 365 "brings together our entire BI ...
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A privacy debate has erupted in Japan over a new service from a major rail operator that sells private e-ticket records as marketing data. This week East Japan Railway (JR East), the country's largest rail company, has begun offering for ...
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