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Facebook Asks All Users to Vote on Policy Clarifications
Facebook is convening a massive vote for the entirety of its user base. However, it's not as if Facebook is putting this info...
Facebook Adds 10-Second Delay to 'Frictionless' Insta-Post Apps
It never fails: At least once a week, you're likely to see an unfortunate or otherwise eye-popping story that one of your fri...
Posted by Aditiya1920 | 7:00 PM
June Android Stats: A Little More Ice Cream, Still A Lot Of Gingerbread
Google's updated its developer website with the latest statistics for Android platform use. Spoiler: Android's still a bi...
Posted by Aditiya1920 | 4:00 PM
Standards Body Sides With Apple on Nano-SIM
The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) today announced that it had agreed on a new SIM card standard, and the...
Posted by Aditiya1920 | 1:00 PM
Judge Allows Class-Action Status for Google Books Case
A California district judge this week ruled that a lawsuit against Google over its book digitization effort can be designated as ...
Posted by Aditiya1920 | 10:00 AM
Microsoft's Major Bing Revamp Goes Live
Microsoft today unveiled its new Bing search engine upgrades to the public, debuting the snapshot element and a new marketing cam...
Posted by Aditiya1920 | 7:00 AM
Google Search Users in China to See Censorship Warnings
Google on Thursday announced that it will display warnings to Search users in mainland China when their query is likely to result...
Posted by Aditiya1920 | 4:00 AM
Windows 8 Release Preview; Cricket Nabs Pre-Paid iPhone; Google Beats Oracle
Topping tech headlines on Thursday, Microsoft launched Windows 8 Release Preview, the latest pre-release version of its anticipat...
Posted by Aditiya1920 | 1:00 AM
Stuxnet Worm Crafted by U.S., Israel to Thwart Iran's Nuclear Program
The Stuxnet virus that emerged in 2010 was a cyber weapon jointly developed by U.S. and Israeli officials in an effort to shut do...
Posted by Aditiya1920 | 10:00 PM
The New Bing is Indeed Great
Attractive and accurate, the redesign of Microsoft's search engine should make Google nervous. I never thought the day woul...
Posted by Aditiya1920 | 7:00 PM
E3 2012: Where's the Buzz?
It's June, and that means gaming and tech journalists will descend upon Los Angeles once again for E3, the Electronic Enterta...
Posted by Aditiya1920 | 4:00 PM
Top 6 New Features of Windows 8 Release Preview
Top 6 New Features of Windows 8 Release Preview 4 - 6 Many analysts, including yours truly, were somewhat surprised t...
Posted by Aditiya1920 | 1:00 PM
Dutch Group Planning for Mars Settlement by 2023
The successful completion of the SpaceX mission to the International Space Station, as well as the ongoing developments at Virgin...
Posted by Aditiya1920 | 10:00 AM
Avira Issues Fix, Offers Details on PC-Crashing Update Bug
German antivirus vendor Avira on Wednesday issued a temporary fix for a bug that blocked trusted processes and safe applications,...
Posted by Aditiya1920 | 7:00 AM
Dell and Origin PC Give Free Ivy Bridge Upgrades to Shoppers With Poor Timing
One of the unmentioned joys of purchasing tech hardware is that you really have to be a news hound – or at least have a basic und...
Posted by Aditiya1920 | 4:00 AM
Google Prevails in Java Copyright Battle Against Oracle
Google was handed a victory in its battle against Oracle today when a California judge found that Google was within its rights to...
Posted by Aditiya1920 | 1:00 AM
3D TV Without Glasses Just Isn't Happening
We won't be taking off the glasses to see 3D in the foreseeable future, despite a promising start. At CES 2012, Toshiba had...
Posted by Aditiya1920 | 10:00 PM
SpaceX Dragon Lands, Mission Heralded as '100 Percent Success'
The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft landed safely in the Pacific Ocean late this morning, and is currently being fished out by SpaceX em...
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Hands On: Intel's Ivy Bridge Ultrabook
The first ultrabook to use one of Intel's third-generation Core "Ivy Bridge" processors isn't from HP or Dell o...
Posted by Aditiya1920 | 4:00 PM
Apple TV is the Anti-iPad
Apple TV didn't benefit from the iPads meteoric rise, but it is far from a failure. At a glance, Apple TV appears to be—unl...
Posted by Aditiya1920 | 1:00 PM
Dell Business PCs Get an Ivy Bridge Boost
Dell is revamping its business lineup with a complete refresh of the Latitude line of business laptops and the OptiPlex line of b...
Posted by Aditiya1920 | 10:00 AM
Leaked: Nintendo's New Tweaks to the Wii U Controller
Did a QA tester accidentally post a picture of the new Wii U controller to Twitter? It sure looks like it, and there are a few in...
Posted by Aditiya1920 | 7:00 AM
White House Targets Botnets With New Plan
Beware, botnets. The White House is coming for you. As part of the Industry Botnet Group (IBG) - formed in September 2011 - the...
Posted by Aditiya1920 | 4:00 AM
Tim Cook Promises 'Great Stuff,' Siri Update
Tim Cook opened the Wall Street Journal's D10 conference last night with a discussion that touched on Siri, manufacturing in...
Posted by Aditiya1920 | 1:00 AM