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- Going Mobile: As federal agencies embrace devices and apps to meet employee demand, the White House seeks one comprehensive mobile strategy.
- Smartphone Security: The National Security Agency is developing technologies to make commercial devices suitable for intelligence work.
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Microsoft Says Google Bypasses IE Privacy Controls
February 21, 2012
Google responds by calling IE's privacy system outmoded and impractical; Microsoft takes some heat for selective presentation of facts.
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Google's Privacy Invasion: It's Your Fault
February 18, 2012
If we really wanted privacy, we would turn off JavaScript, block ads, and browse in privacy mode through an anonymous proxy. But we would rather have free services.
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Kindle Fire Vs. iPad 2: Top Tablet Troubles
February 17, 2012
What are the most common problems users have with Apple's iPad 2 and Amazon's Kindle Fire? Troubleshooting site FixYa shares the scoop.
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Apple OS X Mountain Lion: 11 Highlights
February 16, 2012
OS X and iOS continue to converge. Will they be one some day?
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Google Algorithm Sorts Chemical Links For Scientists
February 16, 2012
Google's search method turns out to be useful for more than just finding relevant Web pages. It works just as well on chemical links, which can help scientists design new medicines for treating disease.
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Apple CEO: 'We Care About Every Worker'
February 15, 2012
Tim Cook reiterates Apple's commitment to fair labor practices and highlights his company's focus on cloud services.
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Google Becomes Largest Public DNS Provider
February 14, 2012
Search giant's DNS service, now handling 70 billion requests a day, also makes Google more knowledgeable about what people are doing online.
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Centrify Sets Mobile Device Management Free
February 14, 2012
Maintaining control of mobile devices in a company might be a challenge, but it's becoming a less costly one.
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Google Motorola Deal Approved
February 14, 2012
U.S. and EU regulators find no reason to block Google's bid to acquire Motorola Mobility.
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Apple Invites Labor Inspectors To Foxconn, Other Suppliers
February 13, 2012
Fair Labor Association will review conditions at Chinese factories that make Apple products.
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iPad 3: 9 Things We Really Want
February 13, 2012
Apple, as usual, is keeping the tablet's specs under wraps. But here's what we want to see.
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Google Preps Dropbox Cloud Storage Rival
February 10, 2012
Google will soon release an update to its long-rumored "GDrive" and a home entertainment system, reports the Wall Street Journal.
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Steve Jobs: The FBI File
February 09, 2012
Jobs had Department of Defense Top Secret clearance, though it's not clear why.
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Adobe Reborn
February 09, 2012
Scorned for its Flash platform, Adobe has bounced back to become a credible provider of digital media and marketing products and services.
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Google Releases Chrome For Android
February 07, 2012
Google says mobile version of Chrome delivers more speed and access to desktop browser data.
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Wolfram Alpha Learns Image, Data Tricks
February 07, 2012
Wolfram Alpha adds paid subscription service that provides new image and data analysis capabilities.
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Google Unveils 'Secret Lab' For Radical Ideas
February 06, 2012
What 'skunkworks' projects are underway at Google? New website aims to bring together big thinkers and big problems, such as climate change and cancer.
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iPhone App Contains Secret Tethering Capability
February 03, 2012
By entering the codes "1984" and "31337" in iRandomizer Numbers, you can create a sharable Internet connection using your iPhone.
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Google Rejects EU Request On Privacy Policy Consolidation
February 03, 2012
EU regulators want Google to delay its plan to combine privacy policies. But Google doesn't like that idea.
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Google: Digital Music Case Has Cloud Law Implications
February 03, 2012
In a cloud computing legal battle, Google sides with ReDigi instead of Capitol Records, but court rebuffs its attempt to file a 'friend-of-the-court' brief.
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Google Chrome Market Share Slip: Self-Inflicted?
February 01, 2012
After two straight years of growth, Google's Chrome browser saw its global market share slip in January. A self-imposed penalty may figure in these results.
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Google Defends Privacy Policy Consolidation
January 31, 2012
Google sends letter to congressional representatives to clarify pending privacy policy revisions.
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Google+ Name Policy Leaves Users Unsatisfied
January 31, 2012
Google tweaked its pseudonym rules after people complained--but some still-frustrated users say the company didn't listen well.
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EU Data Rules Worse Than SOPA?
January 31, 2012
European Union's proposed "right to be forgotten" data privacy rule threatens free speech and online business, critics argue.
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Google, Microsoft Say DMARC Spec Stops Phishing
January 30, 2012
New email authentication framework called DMARC, backed by major email and security tool providers, aims to make spoofed domains in messages a thing of the past.
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Stolen iPhone Saved By iCloud
January 27, 2012
New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority Police follow Find My iPhone directions to nab a suspect and recover an iPhone in the space of four hours.
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Google Study: Social Media Enhances Privacy
January 27, 2012
Sharing can shape your reputation, thereby building trust and privacy, Google research says. "Clean coal," meet "privacy-aware sharing." Let the oxymoron wars begin.
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Apple iPad: Happy 2nd Birthday
January 27, 2012
Apple changed the way we think about computing and digital devices--again--when it introduced the iPad tablet in early 2010. Take a look back and a peek ahead.
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Google Privacy Change Provokes Outrage
January 25, 2012
One user profile and privacy policy to rule all of Google's services. Simple, or evil?
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Apple's Record Revenue: By The Numbers
January 25, 2012
As Apple reports its highest quarterly revenue and earnings ever, a few numbers pop. One example: Apple has $97.6 billion in cash on hand, enough to buy Sony five times, or about half of Google.
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Google Foes Fighting Social Search Ignore One Truth
January 24, 2012
Google competitors ramp up protests that the search giant favors its own social content, hurting Facebook and Twitter. One problem, guys: There's no such thing as truly organic search.
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Google+ Accepts Pseudonyms, With Caveats
January 24, 2012
Google+ updated name policy stops short of unqualified pseudonym acceptance, but endorses use of "established" alternate names.
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Supreme Court Tackles GPS Tracking Vs. Privacy
January 23, 2012
Government violated the Fourth Amendment when it attached a GPS tracking device to a car without a warrant, the court rules.
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Cloud Platform Stress Tests Mobile Apps
January 23, 2012
SOASTA has updated its CloudTest Platform to do automated mobile application testing. Developers can put touch- and gesture-based interactions on iOS and Android devices through their paces.
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Apple's iBooks Author Software: Just Say No
January 20, 2012
Buried in the iBooks Author software license agreement is a contractual requirement that gives Apple considerable power over content that you create using the software.
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Google Revenue Misses, But Google+ Surges
January 20, 2012
Google's revenue for the last quarter of 2011 might have disappointed Wall Street, but user enthusiasm for Android, Gmail, and Google+ points to a promising future.
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Google Data Centers: Safe For Your Back Yard
January 19, 2012
Auditors find that Google's U.S. data centers meet environmental and workplace safety standards.
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Google's Growth Path: 6 Challenges
January 19, 2012
As Google prepares to report its fourth-quarter 2011 earnings, some industry-watchers see obstacles ahead. Consider these six hurdles.
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Google, Mozilla, Wikipedia Fight SOPA Piracy Bill
January 18, 2012
Blacked-out websites and calls-to-action appear across the Web to protest proposed SOPA and PIPA anti-piracy bills.
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Samsung Undecided About Mixing Bada, Tizen
January 17, 2012
Samsung says reported marriage between two open-source mobile operating systems not yet a done deal.
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Smartphone Keyboards Vs. Your Productivity
January 17, 2012
What's keeping you from being more productive with your smartphone? Users gripe about keyboards and password requirements, survey says.
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Google Accused Of Fraud By Kenyan Rival
January 13, 2012
Kenya company used sting operation to probe what it calls unethical and illegal behavior by serach giant. Google says investigation is underway.
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Google+ Search Controversy Grows
January 13, 2012
Twitter and privacy experts cry foul over Google's inclusion of Google+ content in its search results, raise issue of further government intervention.
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VanRoekel Details Government Mobile Strategy At CES
January 12, 2012
Federal CIO looks to cost optimization, coordinated procurement, and lessons learned from the private sector in his plans to help agencies do more with less.
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Google's Schmidt: Android's Rising Tide Benefits All
January 11, 2012
At CES, Google's executive chairman defends his belief that Android's coming ubiquity in our lives is good for all. But RIM and Nokia have been swamped by that tide.
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Consumer Tech Marches Closer To Star Trek
January 11, 2012
CES panel says top future technology trends include natural language processing, flexible displays, and robots. Will innovation be driven by consumers, not manufacturers?
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Google Marries Google+ To Search Results
January 10, 2012
Google's own social network will now mingle with search results--which will soon include Google+ photos, posts, profiles, and pages. New privacy choices accompany changes.
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Microsoft's Last CES Keynote
January 10, 2012
Microsoft exits Consumer Electronics Show not with a bang but with banter.
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Intel Touts Ultrabooks Design Potential: CES 2012
January 09, 2012
Intel's betting big that the ultrabook will be mobile's next big thing. But these gadgets won't all look the same.
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CES 2012: Ultrabook Ultimate FAQ
January 09, 2012
Ultrabooks will debut in force at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show this week. But what exactly are they and why might you want one?
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