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Huawei believes the world could see commercial 5G by 2018

Huawei and Russian operator MegaFon signed an MoU yesterday morning focused on the development of 5G technology, with plans to deploy trial networks in time for coverage at the 2018 World...

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Facebook takes on Yelp with new Facebook Places directory

Facebook has silently rolled out new "Facebook Places" directory that lets users search for "great places in every city" across the world, leveraging its Graph Search platform and other tools. From...

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

The US government should give European citizens whose personal data is sent to U.S. authorities the same privacy protections that American citizens already enjoy in the EU, Google’s top lawyer...

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Massive Windows vulnerability could be just as bad as Heartbleed

As scary as Heartbleed was this past spring, it looks like virtually every Microsoft Windows user is in for a little deja vu. Microsoft just released a critical patch for...

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

Scribd is about to give Audible a serious run for its money. Today it's adding an audiobooks section to its ebooks subscription service, giving its customers access to more than...

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

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

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Square tries to woo merchants with App Marketplace

Following in the footsteps of tech giants large and small, consumer and enterprise, Square is throwing open the digital doors its own App Marketplace. The payments platform provider is touting...

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Google joins forces with Jane Goodall

Google has joined forces with the Jane Goodall Institute to bring Street Views of Gombe National Park and its numerous chimpanzees. Using portable Trekkers, Google's intrepid photogs captured thousands of...

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Twitter unveils Fabric, it’s new modular SDK

Twitter is flocking toward mobile like it is the promised land of revenue. On the surface, it appears Twitter has charted a course there by riding the power of the...

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Flickr finally makes its way to the iPad

Now this is one announcement that photography enthusiasts are going to love. Many have longed for Flickr to release an official iPad app and finally the Yahoo-owned service has listened....

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

Facebook is doubling the rewards it will pay for security vulnerabilities related to code that runs its advertising system, the company said Wednesday. A comprehensive security audit of its ads...

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Google’s Waze announced government data exchange program

Waze, a public mapping application recently acquired by Google is launching a government partnership initiative aimed at providing more government data through its platform. The “Connected Citizens” program is aimed...

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