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Article | 14/05/2013 Intel's McAfee brings biometric authentication to cloud storage
Intel is introducing new ideas to secure the public cloud, offering a service in which online files can be accessed after users are verified by an aut...
Article | 14/05/2013 It's better to call ahead before sending malware, Symantec finds
Hackers are finding it pays to call ahead before sending malware-laden email.
Article | 13/05/2013 Twitter buys big-data analyzer Lucky Sort
Twitter has acquired Lucky Sort, a data analytics company, in a move that could give the social network deeper insights into its users' tweets and how...
Article | 13/05/2013 New Samsung tech could pave way for 5G in 2020
Existing 4G networks for mobile devices still have limited global reach, but that's not going to keep 5G technology waiting in the wings. Samsung has ...
Article | 13/05/2013 Nokia ad hints at another new Lumina phone with aluminum body, super duper camera
Fresh off the unveiling of the Lumia 928, it looks like Nokia may have one more surprise waiting. This past Sunday, Nokia ran this spot on British TV ...
Article | 13/05/2013 Sony Xperia ZR phone shoots underwater photos, video
With the Xperia ZR, Sony claims to have the first smartphone that can snap photos and take HD video under water.
Article | 13/05/2013 Survey: US residents oppose Internet sales tax
The U.S. Senate has, by a wide margin, supported a bill allowing an Internet sales tax, but the legislation appears to be a tougher sell to the public...
Article | 13/05/2013 Feds looking to make health data more user-friendly to tech developers
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services wants health tech developers in Silicon Valley to make greater use of its data to help make advances ...
Article | 13/05/2013 Microsoft improves photo management in SkyDrive
Microsoft is rolling out changes to SkyDrive to enhance management of photos in the cloud storage service, including more efficient viewing and upload...
Article | 13/05/2013 Intel loses ground as world's top semiconductor company, survey says
As Intel mulls a plan to expand its contract-manufacturing operations, the company has lost ground as the world's top semiconductor company to chip su...
Article | 13/05/2013 Apple to fix iPhones in store, revamp Apple Care
Apple plans to repair more iPhones in store rather than exchange a broken iPhone for a refurbished one, should save $1b a year.
Article | 13/05/2013 New York calls on phone makers to help deter theft
The New York State attorney general has sent letters to the chief executives of Apple, Microsoft, Google and Samsung asking them for help in combating...
Article | 13/05/2013 Samsung tests first 5G broadband: download a movie in 1 second
Super-fast 5G broadband transmits data in the millimetre-wave band at a frequency of 28GHz at a speed of up to 1.056Gbps to a distance of up to 2 kilo...
Article | 13/05/2013 HP updates IT automation suite for cloud deployments
Further pursuing its strategy to help enterprises move workloads to hosted environments, Hewlett-Packard has updated a number of its IT management too...
Article | 13/05/2013 France should soften Internet 'three strikes' law, says gov't report
France should stop cutting off the Internet access of those accused of illicit file sharing, and close down the agency that polices online copyright b...
Article | 13/05/2013 Harmon.ie aims to close the mobile gap in Office 365
A new mobile application from Harmon.ie promises to improve the way people use Microsoft Office 365 from iOS, BlackBerry and Android tablets and phone...
Article | 13/05/2013 Samsung takes first 5G steps with advanced antenna
Samsung Electronics plans to use advanced antennas to boost the bandwidth in mobile networks by what it said was "several tens of Gbps per base statio...
Article | 13/05/2013 Lookout will intercept privacy-invading mobile ad networks, apps
Mobile security vendor Lookout plans to start flagging as adware mobile apps that use aggressive ad networks if they don't obtain explicit consent fro...
Article | 13/05/2013 What's next for Android? New gaming and social features could be on deck
Brace yourselves: Google will definitely announce a new flavor of Android at Wednesday's Google I/O keynote. It remains to be seen whether the new bui...
Article | 13/05/2013 Expect new Android version, Glass overload at Google I/O
When the doors open for the Google I/O keynote on Wednesday, we're not expecting a team of Glass-wearing skydivers--that's so last year--but rather so...

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