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The future of wearable tech

From bluetooth headsets to watches, shoes that keep tabs on you and glasses that surf the web for you, wearable technology is quickly becoming the thing that people in the...

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Cars will be 4G but connection will still be a problem

The automotive industry had been behind for quite a while when it came to emerging technologies. Over the last decade, the industry in general has gone from behind the times...

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Apple and AT&T will pay for reneging on unlimited data plan

They thought it was a good idea at first, then changed their minds. Those who bought their iPad 3G at the right time will now get a little bit of...

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Airbnb gets a partial reprieve in NYC

New York City may have initially failed when it came to the emerging technologies and relationships of sharing, but they're trying to make up for their initial snipe against the...

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3D Robotics CEO wants to build kinder, gentler drones

The menacing robotic mechanisms that comb our skies, crawl our lands, and surf the waters of the world are known to be great tools for spying and killing. One CEO...

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RealNetwork tries to change their fortunes with RealPlayer Cloud

Most know them as the company that annoys you with constant upgrade requests and a video player that doesn't work in very many places. That is changing as the company...

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Mobile streaming videos to flow more easily through planned AT&T LTE network

The mobile internet is great for most purposes, but there have always been challenges when it comes to continuously streaming videos. AT&T hopes to change this with an old MediaFLO...

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Shanghai will be Facebook friendly

China is hoping that foreigners visiting the free-trade zone of Shanghai will not feel so detached from home by making Facebook accessible. Access to Facebook and other politically sensitive web...

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How they hacked the iPhone 5s TouchID

It took months of research and development for Apple to finalize their much-anticipated TouchID biometric security system on the new iPhone 5s. It took half of a weekend for Chaos...

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Bloggers may be protesting against their own rights with the Senate’s media shield

It isn't hard to instantly not trust actions by the government. Over the years, they've done everything they can to make bloggers and journalists alike not trust them, not like...

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All Things Digital and Dow Jones to part ways

The intrepid tech journalism duo of Kara Swisher and Walt Mossberg are moving out of the Dow Jones garage apartment. They're looking for something better, perhaps even a full-fledged partner...

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Virgin Mobile’s YouTube channel uses ‘BlinkWashing’ to change the ad whenever you blink

Virgin Mobile is using your webcam to track your eye movement on its YouTube channel, changing the ad whenever you blink. This is how it works: Once you give Virgin...

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