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Behind the Web's Dark Shadows: Who’s following you?

Posted May 29, 2012 - 4:16 pm

A cool new site called Me & My Shadow lets you find out which traces of digital data you leave behind as you surf.
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Amazon's Appstore: more than just a Kindle market

Posted May 24, 2012 - 2:04 pm

It's sad that Amazon's Appstore has been relegated to the sidelines after the Kindle Fire launch, because Google could learn a lot from how Amazon runs a software store.
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Java creator unhappy with Oracle trial outcome

Posted May 24, 2012 - 10:01 am

Most observers are applauding Google its successes in the Oracle v. Google case... but not everyone is thrilled about it.
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The best (and worst) Google Doodle Moog performances

Posted May 23, 2012 - 4:23 pm

Has your productivity gone down since Google put up its Moog synthesizer Doodle? Watch and listen to our favorite performances.
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Don't call it widescreen: rumors abound about the next iPhone ratio

Posted May 23, 2012 - 11:15 am

Google might be getting its layoff machine rolling again, Samsung’s stylus-oriented Galaxy Note tablet is due soon, and Apple, dear Apple, is having its video ambitions debated in a wide public rumor exchange. Let’s get into this Wednesday’s rumor roundup!
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When an Android upgrade goes nowhere but down

Posted May 21, 2012 - 11:52 am

I once had two friends who were fairly happy with their Droid X Android phones. But after I showed them how to grab an official, over-the-air upgrade to Android 2.3, or “Gingerbread,” they were much less happy with their phones, with Android in general, and almost certainly with me.
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An epic battle of good and bad (rumor sources)!

Posted May 16, 2012 - 1:57 pm

Your dad’s Wall Street Journal was the sheet that aimed to tell you everything you needed to know that morning to face the many-headed, irrational beast known as The Market. Your Wall Street Journal? It wants to have the very best sourcing on what your next iPhone is going to look like, and it usually succeeds.
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Google network admins wear blue short pants, according to this video

Posted May 15, 2012 - 3:04 pm

It must be hot in the Google data center, everyone's wearing shorts (at least in this animation).
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How Apple is breaking free of Google's Maps (and maybe Google, entirely)

Posted May 11, 2012 - 11:33 am

It’s no secret that Apple and Google have the kind of relationship that touring bands have with Ticketmaster: an aspiring artist with a thinly veiled contempt for the company that has all the right connections.
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Why is the Galaxy SIII getting so much love?

Posted May 4, 2012 - 8:44 am

The iPhone is the iPhone. The only Android phone that comes close to being an equivalent, in recognition and universal acceptance, is Samsung’s Galaxy series.
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How to tell Google Street View to sod off

Posted May 3, 2012 - 12:02 pm

Tired of Google Street View snooping on you? Here's how to remove yourself from their spying eyes.
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Google is the new Peeping Tom

Posted May 1, 2012 - 1:52 pm

They're peeking in your windows, listening at your door, and capturing everything you do on your WiFi network. But heck, it's all "public" information, right?
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Google creates cube maze game with Google Maps

Posted May 1, 2012 - 10:51 am

Weave your way around London, Las Vegas and New York City with a Google Maps-enabled marble.
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Greenpeace questions the green in clouds

Posted April 30, 2012 - 11:45 pm

That apple ain’t green.
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Google Drive is a magic warehouse, Dropbox a robotic filing cabinet

Posted April 25, 2012 - 11:45 am

Google Drive feels more like a reminder than a release. It’s Google letting you know that the way they see your computer life is very different than the way you see it. Allow me to explain.
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Google Drive video campaign includes Hall & Oates - um, what?

Posted April 24, 2012 - 2:14 pm

Google hits the Web with a ton of Google Drive videos and promotions, including one that includes the song 'Maneater'
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The unforgivable heresy of Sheryl Sandberg

Posted April 17, 2012 - 8:02 am

Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg thinks it'd be great if tech workers didn't put in stupidly long hours at the office. Don't count on her triggering a Silicon Valley revolution.
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Clearing up a few myths about the newly renovated Chrome OS

Posted April 16, 2012 - 12:34 pm

Now that Google’s released a developer preview of Chrome OS’ almost entirely new look, it feels like a good time to do some Q&A.
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When G-Male Met Siri: A Love Story

Posted April 16, 2012 - 10:04 am

Comediva follows up its G-male parody with a new romantic tale.
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'You can't break anything,' or how intimidation affects tablet use

Posted April 13, 2012 - 11:43 am

Perhaps the best way to encourage people to fiddle, discover, and stretch out isn’t to provide them with a completely customizable system, but with something that they know they can’t break.
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The eazy way to protect your privacy

Posted April 12, 2012 - 1:56 pm

A new site called Priveazy aims to make protecting your data on Facebook and everywhere else as easy as pie. It might well succeed.
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Seriously, Nokia, this is painful to watch

Posted April 11, 2012 - 2:32 pm

Nokia on Wednesday lowered its financial outlook for the first half of this year, just a day after the Finnish device maker revealed a software glitch in its marquee smartphone.
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Google Plus changes, nobody notices

Posted April 11, 2012 - 11:19 am

If you've accidentally checked out Google Plus recently, you may have noticed that the pages have changed.
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Google Nexus tablet delays, iPhone 5 chipset testing, and another no-Google-needed Android

Posted April 11, 2012 - 9:10 am

April is the cruelest month, breeding iPhone 5 rumors out of the (temporarily) dead gadget realm, mixing memories of gee-whiz product launches with desire for some competition, and stirring inventory issues with overseas rumor. Let’s get into it.
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More on transferring contacts from your BlackBerry to your new smartphone

Posted April 9, 2012 - 10:50 am

What keeps people on the BlackBerry platform? The feel of the keyboard, sure. BlackBerry Messenger, maybe. But in some cases the answer is "I really don’t want to transfer all my contacts over.”
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