Technology News
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Google buys startup that summarizes online content
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:48PM April 26, 2013 CommentSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google has bought Wavii, a Seattle startup behind an application that condenses online content for time-pressed Web surfers.
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Military grooms new officers for war in cyberspace
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:34AM April 26, 2013 CommentAIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) — The U.S. service academies are ramping up efforts to groom a new breed of cyberspace warriors to confront increasing threats to the nation's critical computer networks.
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Toyota, Microsoft beef up Gazoo.com Net service
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:56AM April 26, 2013 CommentTOKYO (AP) — Toyota is teaming up with Microsoft for an Internet service that links cars, home computers and smartphones so users can find nearby tourist spots, connect on social networks and learn about new models.
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Samsung profit at record high on smartphone boost
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:25AM April 26, 2013 CommentSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Friday its first quarter profit jumped to a record high as smartphone sales remained strong despite the impending launch of an updated version of its flagship Galaxy phone.
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New Breathalyzer Can Detect Marijuana, Cocaine, Heroin
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:00PM April 25, 2013 Comment
Officer Kevin Millan of the Miami Beach police department conducts a field sobriety test at a DUI checkpoint in Miami, Fla., Dec. 15, 2006.
New method is as effective as urine, blood samples.
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Coinstar's 1Q earnings drop as Redbox growth slows
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:57PM April 25, 2013 CommentSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Coinstar's first-quarter earnings plunged 58 percent amid signs that its Redbox kiosks for DVD rentals are losing their appeal as more people switch to Netflix and other Internet video services.
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Amazon reports lower 1Q earnings, higher revenue
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:22PM April 25, 2013 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — Amazon.com Inc.'s net income declined in the first three months of the year even though revenue increased 22 percent, as the online retailer continued to spend heavily on order fulfillment and rights to digital content.
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Facebook: Audit finds privacy practices sufficient
Tweet Share on Facebook 8:19AM April 25, 2013 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — Facebook says that an independent audit found its privacy practices sufficient during a six-month assessment period that was part of a settlement with federal regulators.
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Google makes concessions to EU antitrust body
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:47AM April 25, 2013 CommentBRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union's antitrust body says Google is offering concessions on how it displays search results in Europe to appease concerns the company might be abusing its dominant market position.
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Twitter co-founder says more techy leaders needed
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:04PM April 24, 2013 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey thinks there needs to be more leaders who understand how to use technology.
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Google pays CEO a buck, 4 other execs get $124M
Tweet Share on Facebook 8:02PM April 24, 2013 CommentSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google CEO Larry Page and his longtime partner Sergey Brin limited their salaries to $1 apiece last year, while four other top executives received combined compensation packages totaling more than $124 million.
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Zynga posts lower 1Q revenue, shares fall
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:29PM April 24, 2013 CommentSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Zynga is reporting a small profit in the first three months of the year, as the online game company reduced expenses. But a revenue decline and a lower-than-expected second-quarter forecast are sending its stock tumbling.
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German privacy watchdog loses Facebook appeal
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:32PM April 24, 2013 CommentBERLIN (AP) — A German privacy watchdog has failed in its bid to stop Facebook from forcing users to register with their real names.
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Sprint, T-Mobile delay S4 phone, cite inventory
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:42AM April 24, 2013 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — Sprint and T-Mobile are delaying shipments of Samsung's latest flagship phone, citing inventory issues.
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Customers avoid Sprint in 1Q as suitors circle
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:50AM April 24, 2013 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — The flow of new customers to Sprint stopped in the latest quarter, even as the company weighs the offers of two corporate suitors.
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SK Hynix posts $159M profit as chip prices rise
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:48AM April 24, 2013 CommentSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix Inc. on Wednesday reported its third consecutive quarterly profit as prices for PC memory chips rose.
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Nintendo returns to profit on weak yen boost
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:34AM April 24, 2013 CommentTOKYO (AP) — Nintendo Co. returned to profit for the fiscal year ended March 31 as a lift from the weakening yen offset sales struggles caused by software delays for its latest home console Wii U.
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LG Electronics' profit plunges on slow TV sales
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:00AM April 24, 2013 CommentSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — LG Electronics Inc. says its first quarter earnings shrank to one tenth of the year-earlier quarter as its TV business languished.
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Australian charged with hacking government site
Tweet Share on Facebook 1:13AM April 24, 2013 CommentSYDNEY (AP) — Australian police have arrested a man they say is affiliated with international hacking collective Lulz Security on a charge of attacking and defacing a government website, officials said Wednesday.
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Group calls on China to improve Internet security
Tweet Share on Facebook 1:06AM April 24, 2013 CommentBEIJING (AP) — An American business group appealed to China on Wednesday to improve online security and ease restrictions on Web use by companies, warning that deteriorating access speeds might discourage foreign investment.
