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OK, Google Glass, play music for users
Google is adding music features for the first time to its wearable computer, Glass.
Short-distance wireless NFC and Bluetooth groups getting cozy
Short-distance wireless groups supporting NFC and Bluetooth have agreed to jointly create greater interoperability between the complementary...
Netflix, YouTube traffic on the rise, while peer-to-peer file sharing nears extinction, Sandvine finds
In a testament to the rise of on-demand entertainment, Netflix and YouTube now consume just over half of all downstream traffic in North America,...
Google extends App Engine for mobile app back end
To encourage developers to create more mobile applications to run from its cloud services, Google is offering two new or updated frameworks to run...
Claims surface that Apple will follow Samsung, LG into curved smartphone screens
Apple's iPhone 5S and 5C have been on the market just seven weeks, but talk has already begun of what the Cupertino, Calif., company may have...
Apple's Siri chief now building connected device platform at Samsung
The engineer who oversaw development of Apple's Siri technology is now at Samsung building an online service for linking together the...
Researchers find way to increase range of wireless frequencies in smartphones
Researchers have found a way for the first time to tune the radio frequency in smartphones and other wireless devices, promising reduced costs and...
App wrapping secures sensitive data even on malware-infected, jail-broken, unmanaged mobile consumer devices
App wrapping has emerged as a way to give IT the rare opportunity to say “yes” to user choice while simultaneously enabling a more secure, extended...
Biz Stone's Jelly app 'very close' to launching, will be free for iOS and Android
Some new details have emerged about Jelly, the mysterious startup from Twitter co-founder Biz Stone: The company's app is "very close"...
Wi-Fi mobile data provider Karma moving to Sprint's LTE network
Karma, the startup that offers pay-as-you-go mobile data through a portable Wi-Fi hotspot, will catch up with the 4G world next year by moving to LTE.
Location-tracking turns your smartphone into your stalker
It knows when you are sleeping. It knows when you're awake.
Instagram wants to use photos to keep people informed about world events
Although Instagram users do not commonly turn to the site to find out what's happening in the world, CEO Kevin Systrom hopes that will change.
Hutchison's acquisition of Telefónica Ireland under scrutiny by competition watchdog
Europe's competition watchdog on Wednesday opened an investigation into the proposed merger between TelefA3nica Ireland and Hutchison 3G UK.
Google Maps could use more personalized data, present customized views
Google's increasing use of users' personal data in its services may in the future extend to Maps, where users could see more customized,...
Take that, Facebook! Twitter's news junkies are younger, more educated
Nearly one in 10 U.S. adults say they get their news through Twitter, and that has to be good news for the social media company that's days from...
Google's iOS search app gets improved reminders, notifications
Google has added new features to its search app on iOS, like updated reminders and hands-free search, designed to proactively deliver information to...
Trade some privacy for a special offer? Consumers aren't sure
Consumers are getting more aware that they can be tracked while they walk around stores but plenty still feel uncomfortable about it, according to a...
The first ad debuts on Instagram, courtesy of Michael Kors
It's official: Instagram now has ads, and the first one appeared Friday courtesy of fashion designer Michael Kors.
KitKat is out, but a lot of Android users won't get it
Google has added lots of nifty features in the latest version of Android. Unfortunately, for most users of the mobile operating system, they'll...
Google, Samsung and others sued by acquirer of Nortel patents Rockstar
The Rockstar Consortium that acquired Nortel Networks' patents filed Thursday patent infringement suits against Google, Samsung, HTC and five...