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• Spanish news to vanish from Google News globally

  11-12-2014 23:35
  
  MADRID (AP) — Google is locking Spanish publishers out of its popular Google News service in response to a new Spanish law that imposes fees for linking to the headlines and news stories on other websites.
  
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• Maximising cloud through cloud-aware apps

  11-12-2014 23:10 via zdnet.com
  
  A majority of organisations have already thrown themselves into building a cloud strategy for their business.
  
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• Updated: Google Nexus 5 sales will continue into early 2015

  11-12-2014 22:28
  
  Update: Google has reached out to let us know that the statement its spokesperson provided was not accurate, though it's not clear exactly how, since Nexus 5 production does seem to be slowing.The spokesperson noted that the Nexus 5 will indeed continue to be sold through Google Play and other retailers through the first quarter of 2015, but after that its future remains murky.Original story follows…A Google spokesperson has confirmed to us that Nexus 5 production has stopped, warning that &qu
  
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• Adobe to buy stock photography company, revenue rises 3 percent

  11-12-2014 22:19
  
  (Reuters) - Photoshop maker Adobe Systems Inc said it would buy stock photography company Fotolia for $800 million (509.13 million pounds) and reported a 3 percent rise in quarterly revenue, helped by higher subscription sales of its Creative Cloud suite. Adobe's net income rose to $73.3 million, or 14 cents per share, in the fourth quarter ended Nov. 28, from $65.3 million, or 13 cents per share, a year earlier. Revenue of the company, whose products are some of the most pirated in the wor
  
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• Original Apple computer sells for $365,000 at New York auction

  11-12-2014 22:17
  
  By Chris Michaud NEW YORK (Reuters) - A fully operational Apple computer that company co-founder Steve Jobs sold out of his parents' garage in 1976 for $600 sold for $365,000 (232,292 pounds) at Christie's on Thursday. The Ricketts Apple-1 Personal Computer, named after its original owner Charles Ricketts, is the only known surviving Apple-1 documented as having been sold directly by Jobs to an individual from the Los Altos, California family home, according to the auction house. ...
  
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• With WebRTC, the Skype's no longer the limit

  11-12-2014 22:09
  
  By Jeremy Wagstaff SINGAPORE (Reuters) - WebRTC, a free browser-based technology, looks set to change the way we communicate and collaborate, up-ending telecoms firms, online chat services like Skype and WhatsApp and remote conferencing on WebEx. Web Real-Time Communication is a proposed Internet standard that would make audio and video as seamless as browsing text and images is now. Installed as part of the browser, video chatting is just a click away – with no need to download an app or regi
  
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• Updated: E3 2015: What we want to see

  11-12-2014 22:00
  
  E3 2015 is just around the corner. OK so maybe it's not, but we're preparing our wishlist anyway. By the time E3 2015 rolls around players will be a year and a half into the new console title, so publishers, developers and platform creators need to bring their A-game to LA. Here's what we'd like to see – and believe us when we tell you, this is simply a starting point for an ever-growing list:ConsolesWe don't expect to see very much in the way of hardware at the 2015 expo. Both Sony and Micros
  
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• Analysis - All the rage a year ago, bitcoin sputters as adoption stalls

  11-12-2014 21:39
  
  By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss and Michael Connor NEW YORK (Reuters) - After skyrocketing to more than a thousand dollars in price late last year and attracting global attention, bitcoin, the leading digital currency, has stalled. Figures obtained by Reuters show that while "wallets" - cyberspeak for accounts - are being created at a steady clip, many of them are empty. Analysts also provided Reuters with data that shows liquidity in the cryptocurrency remains limited. ...
  
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• Senator Feinstein uses Twitter to rebut CIA director's statement in real time

  11-12-2014 21:33 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Senate intelligence committee chairwoman wanted to make sure that John Brennan’s speech did not go uncontested Continue reading...
  
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• Studio head, producer apologize for Jolie, Obama remarks

  11-12-2014 21:30
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Angelina Jolie and her highly anticipated "Unbroken" may have been shut out at the Golden Globe nominations, but she was still in the Hollywood spotlight Thursday, following the latest in a series of leaked emails in the Sony hacking scandal that calls the actress and director a "spoiled brat."
  
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• Microsoft will reveal the future of Windows 10 in January

  11-12-2014 21:13
  
  There's been a lot of speculation about Windows 10, but all will be revealed on January 21, 2015, Microsoft has promised.The company will hold an event on its Redmond campus that day to finally unveil the future of Windows, Microsoft Senior Marketing Communications Manager Brandon LeBlanc wrote in a Windows blog post.Satya Nadella will take the stage during the event, along with other Microsoft operating Systems Group leaders including Terry Myerson, Joe Belfiore and Phil Spencer.And the Windows
  
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• 'Driving while black' apps give tips for police stops

  11-12-2014 20:43
  
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A "Driving While Black" smartphone application is set for release this month, but its developers say motorists should be careful when they use it.
  
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• Sony co-chair apologises for 'insensitive' emails about Obama's race

  11-12-2014 20:38
  
  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Sony Pictures Entertainment Co-Chairman Amy Pascal apologised on Thursday for "insensitive" jokes she made about President Obama in emails that were stolen by hackers who recently attacked the studio's computer network. The emails were exchanged between Pascal and producer Scott Rudin, according to a report on the BuzzFeed website. Ahead of a breakfast event with the president, the pair joked about the type of movies that Obama might like, mentioning films
  
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• Correction: Tech Diversity-Catalysts For Change story

  11-12-2014 20:30
  
  In a story Dec. 10 about people trying to diversify the technology industry, The Associated Press misspelled the name of the computer coding camp co-founded by Gregorio Rojas and Liliana Monge. The correct ...
  
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• Correction: Tech Diversity-Making It Happen story

  11-12-2014 20:27
  
  SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — In a story Dec. 10 about efforts to diversify the technology industry, The Associated Press misspelled the name of a computer coding camp co-founded by Liliana Monge. It is spelled Sabio.la, not Sabia.la.
  
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• Canada competition watchdog probing Apple mobile carrier deals

  11-12-2014 20:00
  
  TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's Competition Bureau is investigating allegations that Apple Inc's Canadian unit used anti-competitive clauses in contracts with domestic wireless carriers, the watchdog said on Thursday. The bureau said no wrongdoing by Apple's Canadian arm has been found so far, without stating who made the allegations. An Apple spokeswoman was not immediately available for comment. The bureau this week sought a court order to compel Apple to turn over records relating
  
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• Scott Rudin, Amy Pascal apologize for Jolie, Obama remarks

  11-12-2014 19:49
  
  Angelina Jolie and her highly anticipated "Unbroken" may have been shut out at the Golden Globe nominations, but she was still in the Hollywood spotlight Thursday, following the latest in a series ...
  
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• DC taxis take the Uber route: app will let city's passengers book cabs

  11-12-2014 19:41 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Washington will start testing smartphone-based system in March, taxicab commission saysUber’s bad week: California prosecutors sue car service for unlawful practices
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• GE, Softbank ink Predix software licensing deal

  11-12-2014 19:40 via zdnet.com
  
  Softbank will utilize Predix to develop and deliver custom apps for industries such as shipping and manufacturing that will tentatively become available in early 2015.
  
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• The day with Steve Carell's sexual healing and awkward Christmasses

  11-12-2014 18:52 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Coming at your like a vast yellow snowball of cultural gubbins FOREVER (until 5.30)Clips, trailers, tunes. mashups, pics, gifs, news, nonsense and chit-chat
  Let us know you’re thoughts @guideguardian or in them there comments at the bottom (down there, go on, have a look) Continue reading...
  
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• Canada competition watchdog investigating Apple supply deals

  11-12-2014 18:47
  
  TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's Competition Bureau is investigating allegations that Apple Inc's Canadian unit used anti-competitive clauses in contracts with domestic wireless carriers, the watchdog said on Thursday. The bureau said at the current time there was no conclusion of wrongdoing by Apple's Canadian arm. An Apple spokeswoman was not immediately available to comment. The inquiry is ongoing, and the bureau this week sought a court order to compel Apple to turn over records r
  
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• Canada police 'can search phones'

  11-12-2014 18:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Canadian police can search the contents of a mobile phone after arrest, the Supreme Court of Canada rules
  
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• Loan platform operator LendingClub's shares soar in debut

  11-12-2014 18:45
  
  By Neha Dimri (Reuters) - Shares of LendingClub Corp, the world's biggest online marketplace connecting borrowers and lenders, soared in their debut as investors bet on the potential of online platforms to take on the risky lending that banks increasingly want to avoid. LendingClub's shares rose as much as 67 percent to $25.44 (16.2 pounds) on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday, valuing the San Francisco-based company at more than $9 billion. ...
  
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• Trillion dollar IT trade deal on a knife-edge at the WTO

  11-12-2014 18:41
  
  By Tom Miles GENEVA (Reuters) - A trillion dollar deal at the World Trade Organisation to reduce tariffs in the vast information technology sector will stand or fall in the next 24 hours, trade diplomats said on Thursday. Countries representing 97 percent of global IT commerce are trying to agree on expanding the WTO's Information Technology Agreement, which would be the first global pact on tariff cuts for over a decade. ...
  
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• Qualcomm confirms blistering fast speeds for 2015 flagship phones

  11-12-2014 18:35
  
  As 2014 comes to a close our attention is being drawn to what 2015 has in store for our smartphones, and Qualcomm has given us another insight into next year's flagships.We already knew the firm's Snapdragon 810 processor would be the golden child for the top phones next year with support for Category 9 LTE - and it's arriving "early 2015."What does that mean to you and me? Blistering fast data speeds, that's what. Currently we're maxing out at CAT 4 with theoretical speeds of up to 1
  
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• Scott Rudin apologizes for insensitive Jolie, Obama remarks

  11-12-2014 18:10
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Scott Rudin, the high-powered producer at the center of the latest embarrassment stemming from the Sony hacking scandal, has apologized for remarks he made in leaked emails.
  
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• U.S. FCC raises schools' Internet subsidy amid net neutrality protests

  11-12-2014 18:05
  
  By Alina Selyukh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. communications regulators on Thursday held the year's last public meeting, where they voted to increase the largest U.S. education technology subsidy and protesters interrupted with calls for stricter regulations for Internet service providers. The Federal Communications Commission voted 3-2 to raise funding for the E-Rate programme, which helps connect schools and public libraries to high-speed Internet by $1.5 billion (954.7 million pounds) to
  
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• Sir Tim Berners-Lee: the people who watch us should be watched themselves - video

  11-12-2014 17:48 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the world wide web, says there needs to be a change on the internet so that "the people who watch us are watched themselves". Berners-Lee says it is important law enforcement agencies are able to monitor the internet because of the level of cyber crime, but mechanisms need to be built to hold them accountable Continue reading...
  
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• Industry Voice: How to navigate the new age of data integration

  11-12-2014 17:45
  
  Most companies have come to understand that there is value in big data, yet many continue to struggle today with all of the market buzz surrounding the term. This is especially true for nuances like integration and optimization. Many organizations know they should be doing something to that end, but aren't sure what. It's obvious that you want your big data project, which typically require a good amount of integration, to bring most value and best performance at the lowest total cost – but ho
  
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• In Depth: 10 best Android Wear faces

  11-12-2014 17:45
  
  One of the best features of Android Wear is the ability to quickly switch the style of your smartwatch by changing faces with a few swishes of the finger.Now that Android 5.0 Lollipop is making its way to Android Wear devices, it is easier than ever to personalise your smartwatch.The update brings loads of new face designs to the Google Play store, which can be downloaded direct from the store of via the Android Wear app.There are some amazing designs already available on the store, but there ar
  
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• RadioShack says lenders yet to agree on store closures

  11-12-2014 17:42
  
  By Sruthi Ramakrishnan (Reuters) - Electronics retailer RadioShack Corp said lenders have not agreed to the closure of 1,100 stores, raising doubts about its turnaround plan and sending its shares down 7 percent. RadioShack, which warned of bankruptcy in September, was forced to reduce its target of 1,100 closures to 600 over three years after objections from lenders. "We view the headwinds facing RSH as insurmountable," CRT Capital analyst Kirk Ludtke wrote in a note. He said the comp
  
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• Updated: Best laptops 2014: which notebook should you buy?

  11-12-2014 17:39
  
  Best laptops: all your buying questions answeredUpdate: We've updated our buying guide with a new selection for an Ultrabook, the Lenovo Yoga 3 Pro! Check out what we thought of it through our best Ultrabooks feature linked below.With Windows 8.1 here and Windows 9 on the way, Ultrabooks taking off in popularity and laptop-tablet hybrids seeing more releases, choosing the right laptop is even more confusing than ever. (Not to mention the upcoming holiday season!)Cheap laptops, like Chromebooks,
  
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• Facebook plans drunk photo filter

  11-12-2014 17:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Facebook is working on technology to prevent users posting photos they might come to regret.
  
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• Ford reboots touch-screen system with new Sync 3

  11-12-2014 17:16
  
  By Bernie Woodall and Ben Klayman DETROIT (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co hopes to get a fresh start and erase bad memories for some owners when it launches the new version of its in-car, interactive touch-screen system next fall. Ford said Sync 3 will be more intuitive, sport improved voice-recognition software and operate more like a smartphone than the first two generations, the last of which prompted customer complaints in Consumer Reports magazine for being distracting, clumsy and overly complex.
  
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• Bethany Koby on why technology will save us – Tech Weekly podcast

  11-12-2014 16:49 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  The tech team meet the co-founder of Technology Will Save Us, a design and education company that make DIY gadget kits, and discuss recent Sony hacks and why the Royal Mail is going into the 3D printing business Continue reading...
  
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• GCHQ to help tackle 'dark net' abuse

  11-12-2014 16:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Intelligence experts and organised crime specialists will join forces to tackle child abuse images on the "dark web", David Cameron says.
  
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• 'China’s Apple' Xiaomi banned from selling phones in India

  11-12-2014 15:25 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Patent dispute with Ericsson blocks world’s third-largest smartphone manufacturer from India, the third largest smartphone marketChina’s rising tech star Xiaomi has hit a snag in its plan to challenge Apple and Samsung. Its expansion into the fast growing Indian smartphone market has been halted by a patent dispute.
  The Delhi High Court has ordered Xiaomi and its retail partner Flipkart to stop sales in India until 5 February, after Swedish telecoms company Ericsson filed a patent infringe
  
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• Uber suspends operations in Delhi

  11-12-2014 15:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Online taxi firm Uber accepts a ban on its service in Delhi after the alleged rape of a female passenger, saying it will review how it screens drivers.
  
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• Driving while black? App developers offer advice

  11-12-2014 14:55
  
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Though the developers of the soon-to-be released "Driving While Black" smartphone application want motorists to download their product, there is a time when they definitely don't want users searching for it.
  
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• Xiaomi phone sales stopped in India

  11-12-2014 14:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A patent dispute leads Indian authorities to tell Chinese phone maker Xiaomi to suspend sales of its handsets in the country
  
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• Net is 'less free and more unequal'

  11-12-2014 14:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sir Tim Berners-Lee calls for net access to be treated as a basic right, following a report suggesting great inequalities online.
  
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• India court orders Xiaomi to suspend smartphone sales

  11-12-2014 14:40
  
  By Aman Shah MUMBAI (Reuters) - An Indian court has ordered Xiaomi Technology Co Ltd to temporarily stop selling its smartphones in India in a case related to patent infringements that telecom equipment maker Ericsson had filed against the Chinese company. Xiaomi, whose low-priced but feature-rich smartphones have made it the biggest smartphone vendor in China, sells its phones exclusively through online retailer Flipkart.com in India, the world's third largest smartphone market. Both Xiaom
  
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• RadioShack says it expects cost cuts to save $400 million a year

  11-12-2014 14:22
  
  (Reuters) - Struggling electronics retailer RadioShack Corp said it expected its cost cutting to save more than $400 million (255 million pounds) annually but did not say when that would be achieved. The company, which reported a bigger-than-expected quarterly loss, said cost savings include $90 million from store closures and asset sales, subject to lender approval. RadioShack, which warned of bankruptcy in September, has been trying to turn around its business by closing unprofitable stores. I
  
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• Countries failing to protect women online, says report

  11-12-2014 13:58 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Too many countries do nothing to deal with abuse, according to a new report from Tim Berners-Lee’s World Wide Web FoundationThe vast majority of countries are failing to tackle gender-based online violence, according to the World Wide Web Foundation’s 2014–15 Web Index.The report, a comprehensive look at the web’s contribution to social, economic and political progress across 86 countries, concludes that in 74% of the nations examined, including many developed nations, “law enforcement
  
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• Father of Web tells Russia's Putin: Internet is not a 'CIA project'

  11-12-2014 13:56
  
  By Guy Faulconbridge LONDON (Reuters) - The inventor of the World Wide Web said on Thursday that Russian President Vladimir Putin was incorrect when he alleged the Internet was a project created by U.S. spies in the Central Intelligence Agency. Putin, a former KGB spy who does not use email, has said he will not restrict Internet access for Russians, but in April he stoked concerns that the Kremlin might seek to crackdown by saying the Internet was born out of a "CIA project". ...
  
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• Google to shut down news site in Spain over copyright fees

  11-12-2014 13:44
  
  By Eric Auchard LONDON (Reuters) - Google said it plans to close its news-linking service in Spain in response to legislation under which publishers will soon be able to force Internet sites to pay for re-publishing headlines or snippets of news. In a statement, the search giant said the new law makes the Google News service unsustainable and that it will remove Spanish publishers from Google News sites worldwide and shut down this service in Spain on 16 December. ...
  
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• Papers, Please app approved for iPad, but without nude body-scans

  11-12-2014 13:36 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Bafta-winning border control game initially rejected for ‘pornographic content’, even as real-life porn star Rocco Siffredi’s iPhone app is approved Continue reading...
  
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• Companies expect wearables in the workplace, but few have polices in place yet

  11-12-2014 13:33 via zdnet.com
  
  Most businesses are unprepared for influx of Apple watches and other wearable tech in the office.
  
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• Microsoft to accept Bitcoin payments

  11-12-2014 13:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Software giant Microsoft starts accepting payments made with bitcoins for Xbox games and Windows phone apps.
  
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• EU's Vestager to meet Google complainants in coming weeks

  11-12-2014 13:30
  
  BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe's antitrust chief will meet Google's critics in the coming weeks in an effort to resolve issues in a four-year investigation which has stirred up politicians and lawmakers on both sides of the Atlantic. European Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager said she wanted new information on the case. Her predecessor, Joaquin Almunia, rejected three attempts by the world's most popular Internet search engine to settle the case without a fine. "It is
  
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