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Firefox OS might make its way into everything other than smartphones

Mozilla may have abandoned its efforts to bring Firefox OS to smartphones, but the Web-centric operating system might still make its way to pretty much every other kind of consumer...

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Ericsson now gets a slice of every iPad and iPhone that Apple sells

Apple and Ericsson have spent the last several months in a patent dispute regarding Apple's use of the Ericsson-owned technologies that allow the iPad and the iPhone to connect to mobile...

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America and China are working towards cybersecurity cooperation

Cybersecurity is easily one of the biggest sources of tension between China and the United States, and it's one that the two nations have slowly started to address. A few...

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Connected cars collect an unsettling amount of data on drivers

A German motorists organization recently conducted a study on connected cars and how much driver data they gather, and the findings are a little unsettling. Known as the Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil-Club (ADAC), the...

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This new EFF website draws attention to social media censorship

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has been focusing a lot more on privacy and security issues following the Snowden leaks, but the organization is directing more of its attention towards censorship...

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LG has launched its own mobile payments service

Mobile payments aren't exactly a big deal at the moment, but they will be in the future, which is why companies like Apple and Google have been trying to secure...

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Pushbullet has decided to adopt a freemium subscription model

Pushbullet is one of the most useful mobile apps out there at the moment, to the point where I'd even say it's essential for people who use both a computer...

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Apple may be working a person-to-person payments feature

According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, Apple is in talks with major banks to add a person-to-person payments feature to Apple Pay, which would be bad news...

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Valve has finally launched its first Steam Machines

Valve's attempt to make Linux a viable gaming platform while bringing PC gaming to the living room has been met with numerous delays these past couple of years, but the...

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This simple process can make batteries charge faster and last longer

Energy efficiency has become one of the most important specs for smartphone components, because battery technology hasn't been able to progress as quickly as things like flash memory and processors,...

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Microsoft is making Windows 10 free for pirates after all

When Microsoft first announced that Windows 10 would be a free upgrade for Windows 7 and Windows 8 users, one of the first questions that people had was whether or...

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Microsoft’s smart Android launcher is now available on the Play Store

It was surprising enough to see Microsoft bringing its apps over to Android, the company did something completely out of character earlier this year when it started beta testing its...

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