Thursday 19 June 2014

As iPhone thefts drop, Google and Microsoft plan kill switches on smartphones

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As iPhone thefts drop, Google and Microsoft plan kill switches on smartphones

06.19.2014 3:28 AM

After a year of pressure, U.S. law enforcement officials announce a major success in their phone anti-theft push

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06.19.2014 6:30 AM

For light PDF users, everything you need is in a tool you use every day.

 

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Google looks to the day when it can quit building its own servers

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At some point, your infrastructure will look just like Google's, according to a senior executive at the search giant.

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06.19.2014 1:04 PM

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Researchers embed transparent sensors in Corning Gorilla Glass

06.18.2014 7:08 PM

Researchers have successfully created a transparent temperature sensor that is embedded inside the Corning Gorilla Glass used by most smartphones. It could be in phones within a year, they said.

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Hacker puts 'full redundancy' code-hosting firm out of business

06.19.2014 10:45 AM

CodeSpaces.com shut down after a hacker gained access to its Amazon EC2 account and deleted most data, including backups

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Amazon names initial apps, lights 'fire' under developers

06.19.2014 2:00 PM

Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Yelp are among the apps being developed for Fire, according to Amazon.

Don't use the same external drive for backup and storage

06.19.2014 7:22 AM

External hard drives can provide both backup and storage. But don't use the same drive for both.

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Hands on with the Amazon Fire Phone

06.19.2014 7:00 AM

Susie Ochs got her hands on the Fire and didn't get burned. Put on some oven mitts and read this.

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Low-cost NFC tags will change how you control your Android device

06.19.2014 7:00 AM

Cheap plastic tags let you control your Android device through short-range radio communications. Here’s everything you need to know about how to implement a DIY solution.

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Wearables Right or Wrong? It’s good news that Tim Cook isn’t masterminding the iWatch

06.19.2014 7:15 AM

In Episode 6 of his weekly video show, Jon Phillips riffs on iWatch development, wearables at Google I/O, and a breathing monitor that should never have been made.

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The real 'fire' in Amazon's smartphone? A shopping spree

06.19.2014 4:33 AM

Amazon's Fire smartphone is more a retail device than a phone.

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