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NYC Debuting Solar-Powered Charging Stations

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| June 18, 2013

An artfully composed concept design from Goal Zero, one of the firms behind the new initiative.

The stations could help residents keep devices charged after the next Sandy-caliber disaster.

Yahoo Becomes Next Firm to Reveal Law-Enforcement Requests

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| June 18, 2013

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Yahoo has joined Apple, Microsoft, Google, and other firms in revealing official requests for its users’ data.

Facebook’s Rumored Vine-Style App Highlights Twitter Battle

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| June 17, 2013

Instagram.

If Facebook does launch a Vine-style video app, it’ll mark the next stage in the deepening conflict between the social network and Twitter.

One-Third of Americans Own Tablets: Report

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| June 17, 2013

Pew drew its data from a survey of 2,252 adults aged 18 and older, conducted between April 17 and May 19 of this year.

The number of Americans with portable touch-screens is rising rapidly, according to the Pew Internet & American Life Project.

HP’s Cloud OS Marks Big Push Into Crowded Field

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| June 14, 2013

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Hewlett-Packard is embracing the open-source OpenStack as a key element in its cloud platform.

Can Office on iOS Hold the Line Against Google?

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| June 14, 2013

Office on iOS.

Office on iOS devices has finally arrived. Will it help Microsoft dominate the cloud-productivity space?

Yahoo Needs to Tie It All Together

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| June 13, 2013

Yahoo's homepage: stuffed with services.

Yahoo’s latest acquisitions, GhostBird Software and Rondee, illustrate the scattershot nature of its current acquire-and-enhance strategy.

Would Phablets and Cheap iPhones Ruin Apple?

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| June 13, 2013

Producing devices solely for cost's sake, or because a competitor has a larger screen, doesn't seem part of Apple's DNA. But things change.

Apple is reportedly considering “phablets” and cheap iPhones for its development slate.

Google Glass Teardown Reveals Core Chips, More

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| June 12, 2013

Google Glass, in pieces.

Google Glass boasts solid hardware for such a compact device.

HP Embraces Google Over Microsoft with SMB Toolbox

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| June 12, 2013

Google Apps for Business.

Hewlett-Packard’s decision to go with Google Apps over Office 365 for its SMB IT in a Box could irritate Microsoft.

Google Asks Government to Release More National Security Data

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| June 11, 2013

Google's current Transparency Report only offers a broad range of national security requests, rather than a hard number.

Google’s chief legal officer says the company has nothing to hide.

Dell Offering Cloud Platform for U.S. Government

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| June 11, 2013

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Dell’s platform offers a combination of IaaS, PaaS and SaaS features.

Apple Shows Off New iOS, Mac OS X, Mac Pro at WWDC

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| June 10, 2013

A shot from Apple's introductory video for WWDC '13.

Apple offered WWDC attendees a glimpse of its upcoming products, including iOS 7 and the new Mac OS X.

Google Purchasing Waze for $1.1 Billion: Report

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| June 10, 2013

Waze offers crowd-sourced maps.

Bloomberg News suggested the search-engine giant could announce the acquisition as soon as today.

Apple Following Spotify, Pandora Model with iRadio Ads: Report

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| June 7, 2013

Spotify can be free, so long as you're willing to subject your eardrums to ads.

If you can’t beat ‘em, mimic their business.

Google, Microsoft, Others Deny Involvement in NSA Project Prism

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| June 7, 2013

A leaked slide from the alleged NSA PowerPoint presentation.

A leaked PowerPoint presentation suggests that the nation’s largest tech companies are giving the NSA access to user data.

Amazon: Publishers Strongarmed Us on E-Books

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| June 6, 2013

Apple's iBooks.

Apple’s battle in federal court over e-book pricing continues with an Amazon executive’s testimony about publisher behavior.

Microsoft, FBI Take Down Citadel Botnet Network

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| June 6, 2013

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Those responsible for taking the network down claim it was responsible for $500 million in losses.

Privacy Concerns Overshadow Wearable Tech: Study

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| June 5, 2013

The view from Google Glass.

A new study suggests people think wearable technology such as Google Glass will improve their lives—but many feel the tech should also be regulated.

Apple vs. Samsung: It’s Thermonuclear War

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| June 5, 2013

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The ITC decision, which will ban older iPhone and iPad models from U.S. import, has elevated the conflict between the two tech titans to a whole new level.

Google Rolling Out New HTML5 Tool for Creatives

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| June 4, 2013

Without online advertising, there probably wouldn't be all sorts of free Web stuff. Like cat videos. And wouldn't that be a tragedy?

Google Web Designer will allow developers and designers to more easily build online ads using HTML5.

Salesforce Acquires ExactTarget for $2.5 Billion

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| June 4, 2013

ExactTarget allows companies to automate their marketing efforts.

Salesforce will use its new purchase to build out its online marketing offerings.

Apple Could Enter Streaming-Music Market as an Underdog

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| June 3, 2013

If reports prove correct, Apple may soon add a radio station to iTunes.

With Spotify use increasing, and Google launching its own streaming service, an Apple “iRadio” platform could face challenges.

How Unity3D Became a Game-Development Beast

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| June 3, 2013

Unity editor.

The existence of Unity3D and similar products (such as the Unreal Engine and CryEngine) has helped democratize game development.

Motorola Building SkyNet Smartphone

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| May 30, 2013

Motorola's Droid phones (accompanied by ultra-macho ad campaigns) earned the company some early buzz, but Samsung has become the dominant Android firm.

The Moto X device will reportedly be self-aware. Let’s hope it doesn’t seize control of some nukes.