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Article | 23/05/2013 Google just acquired this flying wind turbine company

Google recently acquired bay area Airborne Wind Turbine (AWT) start-up Makani Power. The company will be subsumed into Sergey Brin's secretive Bond vi...

Article | 23/05/2013 Forget getting a new tablet, build a DIY Etch A Sketch for your (inner) kid

Recognized as one of the 100 most memorable and creative toys of the 20th century, the Etch A Sketch has served as both a children's toy and a platfor...

Article | 23/05/2013 Facebook slams brakes on HTC First's international plans following poor Home reception

The HTC First, also known as "the Facebook phone" thanks to its Facebook Home integration, is looking more and more like a flop.

Article | 23/05/2013 Twitter #Music doubles down on song discovery with new chart features

It's not a groundbreaking feature, but nice to have nonetheless: Twitter has added a bunch of genre charts to its #Music discovery service to display ...

Article | 23/05/2013 IBM preps SmartCloud for real-time analytics

Deploying an update of its DB2 database, IBM is pitching its SmartCloud infrastructure as a service (IaaS) for use in data reporting and analysis.

Article | 23/05/2013 SoftBank gets state approval for Sprint acquisition

SoftBank has received all the necessary state approvals for the Japanese mobile carrier to acquire a majority stake in Sprint Nextel for US$20 billion...

Article | 23/05/2013 Hybrid public-private Cloud usage more widespread than you think

Many times in discussions about Cloud computing, the hybrid Cloud – meaning a service that combines both off-site public Cloud and on-premises private...

Article | 23/05/2013 Facebook is the new religion, Ashton Kutcher says

Internet communities are more trustworthy than some big corporations, but mobile is proving a hard nut to crack even for the best of them, actor and v...

Article | 23/05/2013 New Kinect for Windows to improve human interaction with computers

Human interaction with computers could improve with the new Kinect for Windows sensor, which will be better at recognizing gestures, motion and voice.

Article | 23/05/2013 Is Google Glass a gimmick or an IT revolution?

Is Google Glass a gimmick or the next revolution in post-PC computing? Time will be the judge--the head-mounted augmented reality device isn't even co...

Article | 23/05/2013 Powerful thin clients may be alternative to PCs

Thin clients introduced this week by Dell and Hewlett-Packard have faster processor than existing thin clients as well as high-definition graphics cap...

Article | 23/05/2013 Evernote can now remind you to update your notes

Evernote has unveiled a new update for the Web, iOS, and Mac versions of its note-taking service: a new reminders function, which prompts users to mak...

Article | 23/05/2013 Box buys iOS app to improve its own

Box has acquired an unreleased application called Folders, designed to give iPhone and iPad users a mobile front-end interface for the cloud storage a...

Article | 23/05/2013 Battlefield 4 coming to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One

While local release dates for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One are still up in the air, EA has confirmed that the next generation editions of Battlefiel...

Article | 23/05/2013 Researchers find more versions of digitally signed Mac OS X spyware

Security researchers have identified multiple samples of the recently discovered "KitM" spyware for Mac OS X, including one dating back to December 20...

Article | 23/05/2013 Lyft gears up for international expansion on anniversary

Lyft, the ridesharing service known for its fleet of pink mustache-festooned cars, is eyeing international expansion supported by its biggest funding ...

Article | 23/05/2013 As Ethernet turns 40, some seek to take it to the Cloud

As Ethernet marks its 40th birthday this week, some of those celebrating will also be looking ahead to yet another use for the nearly ubiquitous techn...

Article | 23/05/2013 EU aims to beat US in chip race

Europe's Digital Agenda Commissioner on Thursday set out plans for the European Union to produce more micro- and nano-chips than the United States in ...

Article | 23/05/2013 Cloudian connects with Citrix for easier cloud rollouts

Cloudian is integrating its platform with Citrix's CloudPortal Business Manager as it aims to make it easier to roll out and manage storage as a servi...

Article | 23/05/2013 Java developer says he built, launched basic open source office suite in 30 days

A freelance Java developer claims it took him only 30 days to build and launch a basic open source office suite that runs on multiple OSes.