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Graph Search Now Includes Posts and Status Updates — Starting today, Graph Search will include posts and status updates. Now you will be able to search for status updates, photo captions, check-ins and comments to find things shared with you. — Search for the topics you're interested …
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NSA stores metadata of millions of web users for up to a year, secret files show — • Vast amounts of data kept in repository codenamed Marina — • Data retained regardless of whether person is NSA target — • Material used to build ‘pattern-of-life’ profiles of individuals
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John McAfee teases D-Central, a sub-$100 gadget that creates surveillance-proof local networks — John McAfee reveals details on gadget to thwart NSA — SAN JOSE — John McAfee lived up to his reputation Saturday as tech's most popular wild child, electrifying an audience with new details …
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Settle With Friends? Zynga and Bang With Friends End Trademark Dispute. — Sometimes, even the rockiest of relationships end up parting ways amicably. — Social gaming giant Zynga and the makers of Bang With Friends, the casual sex matchmaking application, have reached a settlement on Monday …
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Google Launches Web Designer, A Visual Tool For Building Interactive HTML5 Sites And Ads — Google today announced the launch of Web Designer, a new tool for building interactive HTML5 sites and ads. The company first hinted at this launch in June, but had been quiet about it ever since.
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An anecdotal look at the enabling role of social apps in the sexual interactions of teens — Friends Without Benefits — This year, 81 percent of Internet-using teenagers in America reported that they are active on social-networking sites, more than ever before.
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Samsung's ChatON messaging service passes 100 million registered users — Samsung has today announced that ChatON, its cross-platform mobile messaging service, has passed 100 million registered users. The company claims it has added 50 million new sign-ups over the last four months.| Electronista: |
Kantar: Verizon gains in US, Windows Phone nears 10% share in Europe — Verizon extends smartphone dominance — Verizon has reportedly established a solid lead in US smartphone sales over the previous three months, while Windows Phone devices are nearing 10-percent market share in European markets … | Matthew Panzarino / TechCrunch: |
Dropbox Continues Its One-Click Campaign To Be Your Default Photo Library — If you've been watching Dropbox at all over the last couple of years, you'll be completely unsurprised at a new feature announced today. The apps on Mac have gained the ability to automatically detect … | Nick Heath / ZDNet: |
Why the blue screen of death no longer plagues Windows users — Summary: The dreaded blue screen of death is familiar to any long time Windows PC user, but Microsoft has been developing tools to keep the dreaded BSOD at bay. — Nick Heath — Remember the blue screen of death …
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Huawei is rotating its CEO every six months to stay fresh — Huawei, the multi-billion dollar Chinese telecom infrastructure and mobile device maker, just announced a new CEO — but only for the next six months. Eric Xu will be the acting CEO of Huawei from October 1st to March 31st under …
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Fab.com CEO Signals That Job Cuts May Be Coming as Site Retools — Fab.com Inc., the e-commerce startup valued at more than $1 billion, signaled that job cuts may be coming as the company revamps its approach to selling goods and strives to turn a profit. — As of tomorrow … | Lizette Chapman / Venture Capital Dispatch: |
Justin.tv Spinoff Twitch Raises $20M for Live Video Gaming — Live video gaming platform Twitch has been on a growth tear this past year and has raised $20 million from investors to rip it up some more. … Unlike competitors Ustream, LiveStream, YouTube and others enabling individuals …
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New Kinect can understand two people talking at the same time — The technology powering the new built-in Kinect peripheral for Xbox One can discern between two people talking at the same time, it was revealed during a talk by Microsoft's Phil Harrison during the Eurogamer Expo in London.
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AngelList Syndicates By The Numbers: 12 Deals, $3.5M Raised, 199 Angels Activated Syndication With $5.6M Committed — This weekend, the Twittersphere and news cycle was dominated with the reactions of a number of VCs and angels to AngelList Syndicates. According to the data we've collected …
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BitTorrent experiments with secure chat — Does the solution to secure instant messaging from prying eyes lie in how torrents work? BitTorrent thinks it might, and is testing out a server-free messaging system. — The aftermath of the NSA spying scandal has people and companies scrambling … | Jeremiah Rice / Android Police: |
Low-Cost Motorola DVX Front And Rear Spotted In New FCC Documents — Motorola has a more economical alternative to the flagship X on the way, referred to in a previous FCC filing and a few Republic Wireless documents as the “Motorola DVX.” A revised Permissive Change filing … | Evelyn M. Rusli / Digits: |
Facebook Woos TV Networks With More Data — Facebook is laying down a new gauntlet in its battle with Twitter to dominate online conversation around television: more data for broadcasters. — This week, Facebook says it will begin sending weekly reports to America's four largest television networks … | Ben Grubb / Sydney Morning Herald: |
Intel to acquire Australian tech company Sensory Networks for $21 million — A technology company founded in Australia in 2003 has agreed to be acquired by Intel. — Sensory Networks, which creates pattern matching and acceleration software technology, agreed to sell to Intel for about $US20 million …
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Square Competitor Leaf Scores $20 Million Investment From Payments Giant Heartland — For a while, it wasn't clear how payments startup Leaf would get the distribution it needed to compete against Square and others trying to reinvent point-of-sale technologies for small and medium-size businesses.
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