Information Technology
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Eyes on you: Experts reveal police hacking methodsJul 05, 2014 8:22 am - LONDON - Law enforcement agencies across the globe are taking a page out of the hacker's handbook, using targets' own phones and computers to spy on them with methods tr...
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Google pushes for Android everywhere as mobile spreadsJul 05, 2014 8:22 am - Google Inc. is on a mission to make its Android mobile software ubiquitous. In a series of announcements at its annual developer conference, Google unveiled a new versio...
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Bitcoin to get more attention from U.S. consumer bureaucJul 05, 2014 8:16 am - Bitcoin and other digital currencies will get more attention from the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau after prodding from a congressional watchdog. The Governm...
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Review: Evolutionary advances in new smartwatchesJul 05, 2014 8:11 am - NEW YORK - New Android wristwatches from Samsung and LG make a few evolutionary advances, though I won't be rushing out to buy either. Samsung's Gear Live and LG's G Wat...
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Review: Android Wear is about simplifying futureJul 05, 2014 8:11 am - NEW YORK - In its first iteration, Google's Android Wear software for computerized wristwatches isn't so much about innovation as it is an effort at simplification. Avai...
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AT&T joins MasterCard battling fraud with phone locationJul 05, 2014 8:06 am - NEW YORK - Banks and card networks like Visa and MasterCard are working with wireless carriers to cut down on fraudulent transactions by tying purchases to the location ...
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World Cup hits online streaming record, buzz soarsJul 05, 2014 1:01 am - SAN FRANCISCO - Moments after Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez sunk his teeth into an opposing Italian player during Tuesday's World Cup match-up, brands were using the inc...
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EU slashes mobile data roaming fees by 55 percentJul 04, 2014 7:53 am - BRUSSELS - The European Union says the surcharges for surfing the Internet on mobile devices while traveling across the 28-nation bloc will be more than halved. The Euro...
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Review: Equalizer apps work better than Clari-FiJul 04, 2014 7:22 am - LOS ANGELES - Bring back the equalizers! That's my conclusion after trying out Clari-Fi, a new technology from audio equipment maker Harman Kardon. Clari-Fi aims to rest...
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Is Facebook really turning us into lab rats?Jul 04, 2014 7:14 am - How shocking: Facebook had the temerity to conduct an experiment on its users without telling them and now the results have been published in the Proceedings of the U.S....