Samsung Makes Takeover Approach to BlackBerry
Smartphone giant Samsung has recently approached BlackBerry to buy the company for as much as $7.5 billion, looking to gain access to its patent portfolio, according to a person familiar with the matter and documents seen by Reuters.
January 14, 2015 at 03:12PM
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The Tracking Cookie That You Can’t Kill
An online ad company called Turn is using tracking cookies that come back to life after Verizon users have deleted them. Turn’s services are used by everyone from Google to Facebook.
January 14, 2015 at 02:50PM
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Don’t Expect Google’s Modular Ara Smartphone Anytime Soon
The “last phone you’ll ever need to buy” won’t be available for you to buy anytime soon. Google says that the super exciting Project Ara modular smartphone will launch in… Puerto Rico?
January 14, 2015 at 02:39PM
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Washington DC’s Public Library Will Teach People How to Avoid the NSA
Later this month, the Washington DC Public Library will teach residents how to use the Internet anonymization tool Tor as part of a 10 day series designed to shed light on government surveillance, transparency, and personal privacy.
January 14, 2015 at 01:40PM
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The Myth Of Neutral Technology
Tools like body cameras for police officers can be only as effective at reducing inequalities in law enforcement as the humans using them.
January 14, 2015 at 01:40PM
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Using Nintendo’s Power Glove To Animate Stop Motion
The Power Glove may have been a huge failure for Nintendo, but Dillon Markey, an animator for Robot Chicken and PES, uses a modified version of the glove to create amazing projects.
January 14, 2015 at 11:24AM
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The Golden Gate Bridge’s ‘Zipper Truck’ In Action
Need a 1,500-pound road barrier moved quickly? Here’s the machine for the job.
January 14, 2015 at 11:24AM
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We Know How You Feel
Computers are learning to read emotion, and the business world can’t wait.
January 14, 2015 at 09:28AM
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Facebook Unveils Facebook At Work, Lets Businesses Create Their Own Social Networks
Today the company is launching new iOS and Android apps simply called “Work,” along with a version of Facebook at Work accessible via its main website, which will let businesses create their own social networks amongst their employees that are built to look and act like Facebook itself.
January 14, 2015 at 09:28AM
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Phone bug wakes up Australians an hour early
Australians living in Queensland were woken prematurely after a network glitch caused smartphone alarms to trigger an hour earlier than desired.
January 14, 2015 at 09:28AM
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