Tech News
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Jul
2011
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Todd Wasserman -
The U.S. ereader market is heating up with a planned revamp by a major player, Sony. The Japanese consumer electronics giant is planning to launch an upgraded Sony Reader, which will be priced at $180 to $300, “probably” in August, according to Bloomberg. The device, designed to compete with Amazon’s…
14
Jul
2011
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Stan Schroeder -
Nintendo 3DS owners will get a free app Thursday that will allow Netflix members to stream movies and TV shows on the device. Taking advantage of the device’s 3D capabilities, Netflix will also offer an additional library of movies that will be available in 3D. To be able to use…
13
Jul
2011
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Todd Wasserman -
New instances of phone hacking seem to emerge from Rupert Murdoch’s empire on a daily basis. But are the reports of interest beyond Murdoch and his detractors? Should you, as a consumer, fear that your phone will be hacked? Not yet. Experts say that it’s still fairly easy to hack…
13
Jul
2011
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Jolie O'Dell -
We’ve spent the past year wondering whether we’re currently in a tech bubble akin to the last decade’s dotcom boom. Mashable has offered facts and opinions on both sides of the question. We’ve heard that the current boom is much different from the heyday of the late 1990s and that…
13
Jul
2011
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Todd Wasserman -
Amazon’s rumored tablet computer will be introduced before October, according to a report. The tablet, which would vie with Apple’s iPad 2, among other products, will be one of three new hardware products from Amazon coming in the third quarter, according to The Wall Street Journal. The other devices are…
13
Jul
2011
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Aliza Sherman -
The Global Innovation Series is supported by BMW i, a new concept dedicated to providing mobility solutions for the urban environment. It delivers more than purpose-built electric vehicles — it delivers smart mobility services. Visit bmw-i.com or follow @BMWi on Twitter. Cities around the world are at various stages of…
12
Jul
2011
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Adam Ostrow -
Grammy Award-winning musician Imogen Heap used her time on the TED Global stage on Tuesday in Edinburgh, Scotland to not just perform, but to demonstrate an entirely new way of creating music. Using a pair of gloves equipped with wireless mics, an accelerometer, a magnetometer, a gyroscope and a variety…
12
Jul
2011
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CNN Tech -
Almost immediately after Google launched its new, not-Facebook social network in late June, a hilarious and much-shared comic strip about the service popped up online. ...
12
Jul
2011
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Ben Parr -
Google’s first-ever Global Science Fair showed off advances in chemotherapy and carcinogen research, turbine design and more — all from teenage researchers. At a packed event this week in Mountain View, California, 15 teens presented their research to a panel of judges that included “father of the Internet” Vint Cerf,…
12
Jul
2011
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Stan Schroeder -
Microsoft has rolled out a redesign of the Bing Maps interface, consolidating most of the task and navigation options in a control bar on top of the page. You can now use the top bar to change the type of view, activate traffic information and streetside view, get…
11
Jul
2011
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Christina Warren -
When it comes to subscription streaming services in the United States, what option is most popular with users? According to a new infographic from social media monitoring company Mashwork, users in the United States prefer Netflix over its subscription streaming competitor Hulu Plus. Mashwork monitored more than 10,000 tweets between…
11
Jul
2011
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CNN Tech -
Since its debut in late June, Google+ has captured much of the tech world's online conversation. ...
