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Facebooks testing mobile-ad network for third-party apps

Facebook is testing a mobile-ad network that would extend its reach by connecting advertisers with publishers of other mobile apps. The social network said Wednesday it had begun a test that will allow a...

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Oracle releases Oracle Cloud Adapter for Salesforce

Oracle joins the cloud-integration party late, but says its wizard-driven SOA Suite will appeal where on-premises apps prevail. Oracle introduced the Oracle Cloud Adapter for Salesforce.com on Thursday, vowing that it...

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Obama announces new manufacturing innovation institute

The President today will announce new steps with the private sector to strengthen the manufacturing sector, boost advanced manufacturing, and attract the good paying jobs that a growing middle class...

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Alienware releases specs and launch date for its Steam Machine

Alienware said its Steam Machine would arrive in the second half of 2014, and it wasn't lying. The hardware maker revealed during the Steam Dev Days developer conference that it plans to have the Alienware...

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Kanye West sues over 50 websites in response to “Coinye”

Kanye West wants to make money. He doesn't want to BE money. The superstar rapper and wealthy music mogul filed a trademark infringement lawsuit Tuesday against the creators of a humorous new...

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Coinbase releases SDK to enable Bitcoin payments in Android apps

Coinbase is doing more than most to bring Bitcoin to mainstream audiences. The US startup, which recently raised $25 million, offers a consumer wallet and standalone merchant app, allows trading via SMS and more, now it’s released...

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Oracle to readies a whopping 150 security patches for the new year

As expected, Oracle and Adobe will release critical patches alongside Microsoft on Tuesday to kick off the year’s inaugural Patch Tuesday batch of security updates. Adobe is slated to release updates...

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India’s poll panel decides not to tie-up with Google

The Election Commission of India Thursday said it has decided not to pursue the proposal for a tie-up with Google for better electoral information services in view of concerns raised about possible security implications. According...

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New RAM technology could revolutionize your computer

Conventional memory chips, called DRAM, store ones and zeros using a electrical charge in each memory cell, but Magnetoresistive RAM (MRAM) uses a magnetic charge. Resistive RAM (RRAM) is based...

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Massive wireless network set up in Russia for the Winter Olympics

Russia is setting up a massive wireless network in the city of Sochi in preparation for the influx of visitors that will flood the already sprawling city for the Winter Olympics...

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Windows crash reports are a gateway to your computer for hackers

Microsoft does not encrypt the initial crash reports which include both those that prompt the user before they’re sent as well as others that do not. Instead, they’re transmitted to Microsoft’s...

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PC sales may finally be poised for a comeback

PC sales have been suffering ever since the introduction of tablets, but they may be poised for a comeback. According to the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, chip orders from PC and smartphone...

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