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Introducing our smart contact lens project — You've probably heard that diabetes is a huge and growing problem—affecting one in every 19 people on the planet. But you may not be familiar with the daily struggle that many people with diabetes face as they try to keep their blood sugar levels under control.
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Google's New Smart Contact Lens Is Old News For Microsoft — Google today announced its smart contact lens project, but it's not the first by a long shot (or even a moon shot). Other companies have long been working on smart lenses — including Microsoft Research, which unveiled a similar project …
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Obama bans spying on leaders of U.S. allies, scales back NSA program — (Reuters) - President Barack Obama announced a ban on U.S. eavesdropping on the leaders of close friends and allies on Friday, and rein in the vast collection of Americans' phone data in a series of reforms triggered by Edward Snowden's revelations.
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President Obama's NSA reforms show both promise and peril — The president's NSA changes have potential to increase privacy, but need concrete action — President Obama just announced big changes to America's massive government surveillance programs, promising to add new safeguards …
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HTC Said to Plan New One Phone With Larger Screen, Better Camera — HTC Corp. (2498) plans a March release for the latest version of its HTC One smartphone featuring a larger screen and twin-sensor rear camera, according to a person with direct knowledge of the plans.
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ATMs, 95% of which run Windows XP, must upgrade by April 8 to avoid losing support — ATMs Face Deadline to Upgrade From Windows XP — One-dollar bills. Envelope-free deposits. Stamp dispensers. These are a few of the features that Wells Fargo (WFC), Bank of America (BAC) … | Alex Chitu / Google Operating System: |
Code points to a Google “Fitness API” allowing Android apps to view and edit activity data — Google Works on a Fitness API for Android — Wearables are now the next big thing. A lot of companies develop smart watches, smart glasses and head-up displays, smart headphones, smart clothes.
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Apple to begin in-store iPhone 5c screen repairs next week — We've gotten word from multiple sources that Apple will begin repairing/replacing broken iPhone 5c displays in its retail stores next week. The current plan is to begin offering replacements on Monday, January 20th.| Emil Protalinski / The Next Web: |
Motorola slashes Moto X's wood finishes from $100 to $25, reveals three new designs coming January 21 — Motorola today announced it is slashing the price of the Moto X's wood finishes from a $100 premium to just $25 on Moto Maker. Furthermore, in addition to Bamboo, the Google-owned company …
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Sprint Wifi Calling poised to debut on two Samsung phones — Calling requires software update but no monthly fee; only supported in the U.S. — T-Mobile may soon no longer be the only major carrier offering first-party Wifi calling, as Sprint apparently is preparing to launch a system of its own.| New York Times: |
Yahoo's Bumps on a Road to Revival — SAN FRANCISCO — It looks as if the Google pixie dust isn't so easy to spread around. — Marissa Mayer's arrival at Yahoo as chief executive a year and a half ago was widely hailed as an opportunity to infuse the struggling Internet pioneer with the smarts …
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Breach at Neiman Marcus Went Undetected From July to December — The computer network at Neiman Marcus was penetrated by hackers as far back as July, and the breach was not fully contained until Sunday, according to people briefed on the investigation. — The company disclosed the data theft …
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With 60M downloads, BitTorrent's Bundle experiment is paying off — The Internet has created a world where value is determined by virality. — BitTorrent is contributing to the evolution of how content gets shared. The creator of file-sharing technology revealed today that people … | Computerworld: |
Target credit card data was sent to server in Russia — The stolen credit card numbers of millions of Target shoppers took an international trip — to Russia. — The stolen credit card numbers of millions of Target shoppers took an international trip — to Russia.
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Nintendo warns of loss after slashing Wii U sales forecast by 69 percent — Throughout the past year, Nintendo CEO and president Satoru Iwata has maintained his belief that the company will turn an operating profit of ¥100 billion yen in 2014, even in the face of disappointing Wii U sales.
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Apple details secure ‘touchless’ e-wallet strategy in patent filing — Apple has been coy in revealing its plans for a touchless payment solution, but a patent filing discovered on Thursday gives clues as to where the company is headed. — Tech companies like Google are looking …
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NTT DoCoMo shelves plans to launch Tizen phone, dealing a blow to Samsung, a key backer — Japan's NTT DoCoMo Shelves Plan to Launch Tizen Phone — Carrier Says Smartphone Market Not Growing Fast Enough for a Third Operating System … NTT DoCoMo Inc. has shelved indefinitely plans …
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| Mike Masnick / Techdirt: |
Congressional Reps Ask Bruce Schneier To Explain To Them What The NSA Is Doing, Because The NSA Won't Tell Them — This is both depressing and good news at the same time. A group of Congressional Representatives (who are among the most critical of the NSA) apparently asked Bruce Schneier …
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Building an open source Nest — Earlier this week, Google bought Nest, a connected devices company, for $3.2 billion. This might seem like an ungodly sum for a company that makes thermostats and smoke detectors, but it makes absolute sense. Nest's products are beautifully designed … | Ina Fried / Re/code: |
In Sign of Maturing Smartphone Market, Q1 Sales Expected to Drop From Previous Quarter — For two years now the global smartphone market has continued to be bigger each quarter than it was the last. — In a sign that the market is now starting to mature, though, analysts at TrendForce project …
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IBM pumps $1.2 billion into global cloud data centers — Dispelling any lingering doubt that IBM sees cloud computing as the way of the future, the company announced that it will invest US$1.2 billion this year in expanding its global cloud infrastructure. — Dispelling any lingering doubt …
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