Technology
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Stay secure: Configuring Google’s two-step authentication
Macworld posted a great article about configuring Google’s two-step authentication to help you avoid the kind of security fail that befell Wired’s Mat Honan. Though...
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Samsung announces August release of Galaxy Note 10.1
Samsung has announced it will release The Galaxy Note 10.1 “globally in August.” The exact date has not yet been specified. Ben Woods in ZD...
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Video: Two-year-old girl gets “exoskeleton” assist via 3D printing technology
This remarkable video shows Emma, a two-year-old born with arthrogryposis, a rare disease that keeps her from raising her arms without assistance. A Delaware hospital...
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John Carmack discusses “release date” for Doom 4 at QuakeCon
“ will be done when it’s done.” John Carmack, founder of iD Software, talking about Doom 4 at this weekend’s QuakeCon LAN event. Both Doom...
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How to bypass NBC and stream the BBC’s official Olympic coverage
Lifehacker, one of our very favorite websites, has a plethora of daily useful tips for coping with your over-teched life and beyond. This week, however,...
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Rumor has it Apple will announce iPhone 5 on Sept. 12
Sources are claiming that Apple will release its newest phone — the iPhone 5 — at a Cupertino event on Sept. 12. Bloomberg Businessweek is...
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There’s a new Microsoft mouse in town, one with a wedge
Microsoft announced several accessories for its upcoming Windows 8 and Surface tablet launch in October — the Sculpt Mobile Keyboard, the Sculpt Touch Mouse, the...
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Is this the future of augmented reality? Check out Sight, an Israeli sci-fi short.
Sight is a well-done Israeli student short that takes a look at what augmented reality may one day become for us. The storyline is relatively...
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Twitter blocks “Find Your Friends” feature on Instagram
Techcrunch is reporting that the latest version of Instagram is missing a previously popular feature — the “Find Your Friends” component for Twitter. The feature...
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Twitter, Google Talk suffer massive outages
Both Twitter and Google Talk are having a spot of trouble today. Starting with the Twittering Blue Bird, USA Today’s Technology live has been following...
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Netflix Q2 profits up, shares down, subscribers go both ways
It’s been an odd time for Netflix. After raising prices 60 percent last year, the company suffered public outcry at plans to separate its DVD...
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Update: OS X Mountain Lion available today
Version 10.8 of Apple’s home-grown OS, Mountain Lion, will be available to download today, according to Apple. The company made the announcement in its Q3...
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Want to spy on your network? Try the Power Pwn power strip.
Forbes reports today about a new power strip that allows one backdoor access to an entire network. It’s from Pwnie Epxress and is called the...
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Google purchases iPhone Gmail client Sparrow
The New York Times is reporting that Google is purchasing Sparrow, an app that allows people to use Gmail on the iPhone. There was no...
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Samsung didn’t copy iPad, Apple forced to agree
A UK judge has ruled that Apple must publicly declare on its website and in British publications that Samsung did not copy the iPad’s design for...
