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Why Nokia didn’t sell its patents to Microsoft

Nokia may have sold its handset business to Microsoft Corp, but by hanging on to its valuable patent portfolio, the Finnish company could also get a big future payoff at...

Reuters

Nymi bracelet uses your heartbeat as a password

Forget eyes and fingerprints. The Nymi bracelet wants the future of biometric password protection to be your own unique cardiac rhythm. Future authentication methods need to be a lot harder...

Cnet

Windows 8 more widely used than OS X, IE still on the rise

In July, Windows 8 passed Windows Vista in market share. In August, it passed every single version of Apple's OS X, combined. Internet Explorer 10 grew sharply, too, with almost...

Arstechnica

How a Google+ GIF Can Get You In Trouble During the Sochi Olympics

I know it may seem like there is a simple answer to this question but due to the recent guidelines from the International Olympic Committee regarding photos and videos, the...

Huffingtonpost

Microsoft can kiss other Windows Phone vendors goodbye

The software giant says it will continue to license its operating system after it buys Nokia, but its other partners aren't likely to stick around long. If companies like Samsung and...

Cnet

Amazon officially announces new Kindle Paperwhite, shipping on September 30th

Amazon has officially announced the new Kindle Paperwhite — just hours after the company accidentally put the page live earlier today and then pulled it down immediately. It looks like it has the...

Theverge

Where To Sell Your iPhone 5 For the Most Money

We scoured the internet's resellers to find out which ones will give you the most dinero for your device. The good news is, you can still get some money back...

Gizmodo

KitKat mocks Apple with Android 4.4 parody video

The next version of Android will indeed be called "KitKat," and PR teams at both companies have clearly been working overtime in preparation for today's surprise announcement. KitKat's Google+ page has already received a...

Theverge

Is Stephen Elop the next Microsoft CEO?

Stephen Elop wasn't able to save Nokia, but he may be tapped as Microsoft's potential savior. Microsoft is buying Nokia's mobile phone business for $7.2 billion, and Elop stepped down as...

Money Cnn

Study: Hashtags are a turn-off on Facebook

Are Facebook hashtags useful in accelerating a company’s post’s viral reach? A recent study by Facebook analytics service EdgeRank Checker states that posts with hashtags do not have as great of reach than those...

Thenextweb

New Android system named ‘KitKat’

The tech giant, which is known for nick-naming its Android mobile operating systems for smartphones and tablets after desserts, has for the first time chosen a brand-name candy for its...

Businessweek

Employees Reveal 16 Awful Things About Working At Facebook

Various engineers, software developers, and anonymous sources from Facebook's front lines divulge the details about the worst things about working for the social network. From the lack of office professionalism...

Businessinsider