Information Technology
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Japan's private sector readies moon probe
Sep 03, 2016 7:20 am - TOKYO - A model of an unmanned moon probe has been unveiled in Tokyo, with the actual vehicle scheduled to compete in an international race to explore the lunar surface....
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Samsung expands payment business to new smartwatch products
Sep 03, 2016 7:17 am - Samsung Electronics Co. unveiled its new wristwatch device in Berlin Wednesday, which includes support for contactless payments, as the company pushes to catch up to App...
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Sonos cuts deal to bring Amazon Alexa voice controls to its speakers
Sep 03, 2016 7:16 am - Matt Welch began hacking his Sonos internet-connected stereo system about two years ago, to make it easier for his wife to listen to the radio. One of his favorite creat...
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App reviews: Bushido Bear, Google Duo
Sep 03, 2016 7:16 am - Bushido Bear Generally speaking, games where players fight off enemies are pretty simple - you find the enemies, you take them on and you emerge victorious. (Or not...
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What Pokemon Go says about the life span of fads
Sep 03, 2016 7:16 am - Pokemon Go - the augmented reality game that took the classic Japanese franchise into a new age - took the world by storm last month. But just last week, there was alrea...
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Analysis: Hyperloop's legal battles just got even stranger
Sep 03, 2016 7:16 am - Silicon Valley has had its share of squabbles among start-up founders - just look at Facebook and Twitter. But few are stranger than the legal battle taking place at Hyp...
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Who would win the coding Olympics? Probably not the U.S.
Sep 03, 2016 7:15 am - The United States took home the most number of medals at this year's Summer Olympics in Rio. But what if coding was one of the competitive events? A new HackerRank study...
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Tech forces amass to stop robocalls
Sep 03, 2016 7:14 am - You know the drill - those annoying recorded calls saying you've won a free cruise or a reduction in your mortgage payment. You curse the automated voice, hang up and ad...
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Inside Silicon Valley's most grueling ritual: raising cash
Sep 03, 2016 7:13 am - MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - The second floor of the Computer History Museum here was a sea of young entrepreneurs and top Silicon Valley investors going on speed-dates, and ...
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Would-be drone pilots racing to get licensed
Sep 03, 2016 7:13 am - Thousands of would-be drone pilots are racing to get licensed under new U.S. regulations that have opened an aerial stampede. More than 3,300 signed up to take the test ...