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YouTube improves copyright infringement warnings for uploaders

If you're using a popular tune to compliment your YouTube footage, the service now has a way for you to check for possible copyright violations. The site used Content ID...

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IBM’s Watson Analytics service has entered into open beta

IBM Watson, apparently not content with its Jeopardy winnings, is looking for work. After a lot of buildup, Watson Analytics, the natural language business intelligence tool based on Big Blue's...

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OnePlus screwed over by Cyanogen’s new exclusivity deal in India

Poor OnePlus just can't take a break. Just as the company's busy taking care of its Black Friday promotion, its store opening in Beijing and its India launch with Amazon...

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Bing begins abiding by Europe’s “right to be forgotten” law

Bing has become the latest search engine to abide by the so-called ‘right to be forgotten’ whereby search engine removal requests must be considered from users. The ruling was made...

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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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