Google launches My Account hub for managing privacy and security settings across all its services
Keeping your personal information private and safe—and putting you in control — We've all been there at some point or another... Everyday, we make choices that affect our privacy and security onlin...
Windows 10 available for PCs and tablets from July 29, users qualified for free upgrade can reserve it today
Hello World: Windows 10 Available on July 29 — Today, I'm excited to share the availability date for Windows 10. In fact, I thought I'd let Cortana, the world's most personal digital assistant, sha...
Facebook to allow OpenPGP public keys in profiles, can be used for encrypting notification emails
Securing Email Communications from Facebook — It's very important to us that the people who use Facebook feel safe and can trust that their connection to Facebook is secure …
Asus ZenWatch 2 brings a choice of sizes to Android Wear, offers 18 different combinations of colors and materials
Asus brings a choice of sizes to Android Wear with ZenWatch 2 — The only way for Computex, Asia's foremost tech exhibition, to get going is with a deluge of announcements …
Ryan Seacrest's Typo settles with BlackBerry, will no longer sell smartphone keyboards for devices under 7.9 inches
Typo to kill its iPhone keyboard for BlackBerry settlement — BlackBerry has today confirmed that it has agreed to a settlement with Typo, the creator of the BlackBerry-style keyboard case for iPhone...
Asus' new Transformer Book comes with Windows 10, USB Type-C, and 14 hours of battery life
Among an avalanche of products revealed today at Computex Taipei, Asus has announced the Transformer Book T100HA, the follow-up to its inexpensive T100 Windows 8 2-in-1 device.
Asus announces two new 8-inch ZenPad tablets, with cases to add surround sound or battery life
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Senate advances USA Freedom Act, but vote on bill likely won't come for several days, causing temporary shutdown of some Patriot Act powers
For Now — Senate to Vote on USA FREEDOM Act on Tuesday Eric Geller / The Daily Dot : Patriot Act spy powers to expire as Rand Paul blocks USA Freedom Act vote Reuters : Senate lets NSA spy program l...
Intel Agrees to Buy Altera for $16.7 Billion
On-again-off-again deal is latest acquisition in active semiconductor sector — Intel Corp. agreed to buy Altera Corp. for roughly $16.7 billion in cash, a long-discussed deal seen helping Intel defe...
Nvidia's new graphics card pushes for better 4K
Nvidia announced a new flagship graphics card delivering smoother 4K graphics for PC gamers, plus new G-Sync screen technology for smoother gaming on laptops.
Report: Vulnerability in older Mac firmware allows hackers to install rootkit malware
Apple vulnerability could allow firmware modifications in older Macs, researcher says — A zero-day software vulnerability in the firmware of older Apple computers could be used to slip hard …
Nvidia introduces multi-resolution shading to reduce graphics performance needed to create VR scenes, which could help VR games run on less powerful hardware
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Pressure from Wall Street to increase profit margins driving consolidation in semiconductor industry
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FBI indicts Louisianan technician for selling counterfeit coupons on Silk Road and Silk Road 2; consultant estimates damages in the tens of millions of dollars
Inside a Giant Dark-Web Scheme to Sell Counterfeit Coupons — The dark web has become notorious for the sale of drugs … Tweets: @rickhholland Tweets: Rick Holland / @rickhholland : “Inside a Giant Da...
Sources: ARM in talks to buy Israeli mobile security firm Sansa for $75-85M
ARM Is in Talks to Buy Israeli Mobile Security Company Sansa — Chip designer ARM Holdings PLC is in talks to buy an Israeli security company that specializes in mobile and computer-chip security, ac...
Cloud startup Coupa raises $80M at a valuation of over $1B, led by T. Rowe Price
Cloud Startup Coupa Lands $80 Million Round at $1 Billion-Plus Valuation — Say hello to the latest cloud company to take an investment at a valuation of more than $1 billion.
US data center giant Equinix buys European rival Telecity for $3.6B
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Sumo Logic takes in $80 million to streamline big data for IT operations
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Amazon Debuts A $99 Kindle Bundle For Kids Including An E-Reader, Cover And Warranty
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Lenovo partners with Microsoft to add more functionality to Cortana with REACHit service on Lenovo Windows 10 PCs, including search of cloud storage services
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Dutch firm Nerdalize launches data furnaces: cloud servers installed in homes with fiber connections supply free heat
decentralized, heat-providing cloud storage systems, come to Holland http://arstechnica.co.uk/... Jared Spool / @jmspool : Dutch company @Nerdalize provides 1000 watts of free heating by installing a ...
Booming stock market and more favorable domestic regulations drive a wave of Chinese tech firms to list at home, instead of US
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