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Huawei believes the world could see commercial 5G by 2018

Nov 19, 2014

Huawei and Russian operator MegaFon signed an MoU yesterday morning focused on the development of 5G technology, with plans to deploy...

Facebook takes on Yelp with new Facebook Places directory

Nov 13, 2014

Facebook has silently rolled out new "Facebook Places" directory that lets users search for "great places in every city" across...

Google wants the US to extend the Privacy Act to EU citizens

Nov 12, 2014

The US government should give European citizens whose personal data is sent to U.S. authorities the same privacy protections that...

Massive Windows vulnerability could be just as bad as Heartbleed

Nov 11, 2014

As scary as Heartbleed was this past spring, it looks like virtually every Microsoft Windows user is in for a...

Scribd takes aim at Audible by adding audibooks to its subscription service

Nov 6, 2014

Scribd is about to give Audible a serious run for its money. Today it's adding an audiobooks section to its...

This Healthkit app for iOS predicts how long you have to live

Oct 31, 2014

Most Healthkit apps are single-mindedly practical, created with the sole aim of making you healthier or tracking your sleep. This...

Square tries to woo merchants with App Marketplace

Oct 23, 2014

Following in the footsteps of tech giants large and small, consumer and enterprise, Square is throwing open the digital doors...

Google joins forces with Jane Goodall

Oct 22, 2014

Google has joined forces with the Jane Goodall Institute to bring Street Views of Gombe National Park and its numerous...

Twitter unveils Fabric, it’s new modular SDK

Oct 22, 2014

Twitter is flocking toward mobile like it is the promised land of revenue. On the surface, it appears Twitter has...

Flickr finally makes its way to the iPad

Oct 19, 2014

Now this is one announcement that photography enthusiasts are going to love. Many have longed for Flickr to release an...

Facebook doubles its “bug bounties” until the end of 2014

Oct 16, 2014

Facebook is doubling the rewards it will pay for security vulnerabilities related to code that runs its advertising system, the...

Google’s Waze announced government data exchange program

Oct 2, 2014

Waze, a public mapping application recently acquired by Google is launching a government partnership initiative aimed at providing more government...