Android in-car initiative with Audi, Nvidia tipped for CES

Not to be outdone by Apple's Siri and iOS, Google is reportedly plotting a push into automobiles for its Android software. According to the Wall Street Journal's unnamed sources, Google and Audi are partnering to use Android for in-car information and...

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Facebook tops US social networking charts, but users diversifying

Facebook remained the most popular social networking destination among U.S. adults, but users are also turning to other websites for their daily social fix . Social networks are used by 73 percent of U.S. users above the age of 18, according to a study...

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Archos to show sub-$100 smartwatches at CES

Archos announced smartwatches starting at under £50 (US$83) and an Android tablet specially designed to make home automation a breeze. The new smartwatches have a lean and thin design similar to products from Pebble, and will be compatible with Apple's...

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Portrait of the Microsoft Ballmer's successor inherits

Like a juggler walking away with dozens of objects suspended in the air, Steve Ballmer is leaving his successor at Microsoft not only a tough act to follow but an even tougher act to continue. During his last months at the company, Ballmer has set in...

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Spanish police arrest eight in $45 million global ATM fraud

Spanish police said Sunday eight people have been arrested who allegedly aided a global ring that stole millions from two banks through fraudulent ATM withdrawals. Six Romanians and two Moroccans are accused of making 446 withdrawals totaling €285,000...

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Report: NSA intercepts computer deliveries to plant spyware

A special hacking unit of the U.S. National Security Agency intercepts deliveries of new computer equipment en route to plant spyware, according to a report on Sunday from Der Spiegel, a German publication. The method, called "interdiction," is one...

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2013 in Video: Apple's year in review

Apple held off on most of its major product updates until the second half of 2013, but with the new iPhones, revamped iPads, and finally, a Mac Pro, and it turned out to be a pretty busy year for Cupertino after all. Relive all of Apple's highs and lows...

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Is 2014 the Year of the Smartwatch?

When International CES opens in Las Vegas in early January, a flood of wearable computing devices, including smartwatches, will be on display. The fledgling smartwatch market is tiny compared to that for smartphones, or even wearable devices like Google...

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There's no Here there: Nokia pulls map app off iOS

As it turns out, the road to cross-platform mapping compatibility didn't turn out to be as smooth as Nokia hoped. Earlier this month, Nokia pulled Here Maps, its mobile map offering, from Apple's iOS App Store. The culprit? According to a December 25...

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Target confirms customer PINs were taken in breach, but says data is safe

Target has confirmed that hackers obtained customer debit card PINs (personal identification numbers) in the massive data breach suffered by the retailer during the busy holiday shopping season, but says customers should be safe, as the numbers were...

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The Internet Archive rekindles early video game consoles with emulation

Let's return to December, 1979. After begging and pleading, your parents gave in and bought you that shiny new Atari Video Computer System (later renamed the Atari 2600). While snow flurried outside, you stayed inside, saving the Earth from those awful...

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2013 in Video: The year's biggest tech stories

From NSA surveillance to watches that connect to your phone, it was a busy year in tech. Join us for a video round-up of the year's biggest tech stories, including big changes at Microsoft, BlackBerry's ongoing struggles, and Twitter's IPO. Nick...

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CTIA website shows mobile app data usage

A new website launched by mobile trade group CTIA shows smartphone and tablet users how much data is used by popular apps. KnowMyApp.org, unveiled by CTIA Thursday, allows mobile device owners to estimate an app's data usage before it's downloaded....

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Amazon offers gift cards, shipping refunds for late deliveries

Amazon.com is offering US$20 gift cards and refunds on shipping charges to customers who did not get their Christmas orders on time. The online retailer is blaming the delivery companies for the widespread delays. "Amazon fulfillment centers processed...

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Alibaba poised to offer telecom services in China

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group is set to diversify into telecom services, having bagged a license from the Chinese government. HiChina, a subsidiary of Alibaba, received a MVNO (mobile virtual network operator) license from China's Ministry...

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Venture capitalist proposes California 2.0, a plan for six new states

A prominent venture capitalist proposed on Monday a plan to split California into six new states, including one called "Silicon Valley" that would stretch from San Francisco to San Jose and include the entire region where many of the biggest tech companies...

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Security researcher cancels talk at RSA conference in protest

Security researcher Mikko Hypponen has canceled his talk at a RSA security conference in San Francisco, reacting to a report that the security division of EMC allegedly received US$10 million from the U.S. National Security Agency to use a flawed random...

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Create a digital Yule log on your HDTV

I have a dream every holiday season. It's Christmas Eve, and I'm sitting in front of a roaring fire. Christmas carols are echoing through the living room. Faithful friends who are dear to me gather near to me. The scene is something out of a Hallmark...

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Beyond fingerprints: FBI enlists biometrics to solve crimes

Nearly 80 years after it began collecting fingerprints on index cards as a way to identify criminals, the Federal Bureau of Investigation is moving to a new system that improves the accuracy and performance of its existing setup while adding more biometrics....

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U.S. government moves to block further litigation in NSA surveillance cases

The U.S. government again claimed state-secrets privileges in a move to block two lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of the National Security Agency's monitoring of Americans' phone communications and email, according to court filings late Friday....

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Apple and China Mobile sign deal to sell iPhones

Apple plans to offer the iPhone to more than 760 million China Mobile customers next month, which could help it increase its share from the fifth position in this growing market. The company already sells its phones in China through two other carriers...

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Shopping for last-minute tech gifts? Here's our one stop guide

You've only got a few more shopping days until Christmas, and you're still not sure what to get—or even where to start. Not to worry—for the past month-and-a-half, we've been making a list and checking it twice for a wide array of laptops, scanners,...

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