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Article | 21/05/2013 Microsoft makes a play for the living room with Xbox One

Microsoft is making a big play for the living room with a new Xbox console that marries games with live TV, Internet browsing, music and Skype.

Article | 16/05/2013 Lawmakers press Google on Glass privacy

Members of a U.S. congressional group on privacy wrote Thursday to Google CEO Larry Page requesting information on how the futuristic device handles p...

Article | 16/05/2013 Microsoft responds to Larry Page remarks, but Oracle is quiet

Microsoft has responded to a high-profile put-down by Google CEO Larry Page, but Oracle, at least for now, won't be drawn into a public fight with the...

Article | 16/05/2013 Larry Page wants to see your medical records

A day after breaking an almost year-long silence on a medical condition that had affected the way he speaks, Google co-founder Larry Page said Wednesd...

Article | 15/05/2013 Google previews upcoming Maps features

Google is adding a new level of personalization and a cleaner interface to its popular Maps product.

Article | 15/05/2013 Google improves interface, photos in Google+ social network

Google is adding 41 new features to its Google+ social network on Wednesday, including a richer interface that works better on mobile devices and some...

Article | 15/05/2013 Google launches subscription music service

Google is rolling out a subscription music service that will bring users unlimited access to millions of songs in return for a monthly fee.

Article | 13/05/2013 New York calls on phone makers to help deter theft

The New York State attorney general has sent letters to the chief executives of Apple, Microsoft, Google and Samsung asking them for help in combating...

Article | 10/05/2013 Smartphones driving violent crime across US

On Feb. 27th in the middle of the afternoon, a 16-year-old girl was walking through San Francisco's Mission district when she was ordered at gun point...

Article | 9/05/2013 Facebook Home attracts close to 1 million downloads

Facebook has attracted "just about" 1 million downloads of its Home application in its first month of availability.

Article | 9/05/2013 Silicon Valley tech incubator hosts Norwegian royals

Norway's Crown Prince Haakon and Princess Mette-Marit tried touchless gesturing systems and other technologies developed by Norwegian startups at a te...

Article | 7/05/2013 Cloud indexing software extends its reach to Box

SearchYourCloud, which provides a single search interface to find documents stored on a desktop or several cloud-based services, expanded on Tuesday t...

Article | 3/05/2013 Solar-powered plane takes off on flight across US

A one-of-a-kind aircraft powered solely by solar energy took to the skies above Silicon Valley early Friday morning on the first leg of a planned trip...

Article | 2/05/2013 Insect-like flying robot developed by Harvard researchers

Researchers at Harvard University's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences have developed an insect-like robot that achieves flight by flapping a ...

Article | 26/04/2013 North Korea close to 2 million 3G subscribers

North Korea's sole 3G network operator has managed to double its subscriber base in a little over a year and is about to hit 2 million users.