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On January 29, Google announced that it had agreed to sell Motorola, its phone-manufacturing business, to Chinese electronics giant Lenovo. Thus concluded the company’s brief, unprofitable foray into smartphone hardware, which began when it revealed plans to acquire Motorola Mobility in August, 2011. Except that it didn’t really end there. It turned out that Google Continue Reading →

Britain’s surveillance agency GCHQ, with aid from the US National Security Agency, intercepted and stored the webcam images of millions of internet users not suspected of wrongdoing, secret documents reveal. GCHQ files dating between 2008 and 2010 explicitly state that a surveillance program codenamed Optic Nerve collected still images of Yahoo webcam chats in bulk Continue Reading →

Google announced the launch of Google Maps Gallery on Thursday, a new way for governments, non-profit organizations and businesses to share and publish their mapping data online via Google Maps Engine. Maps included in the Gallery can be viewed in Google Earth and are discoverable through major search engines, so this means you can now Continue Reading →

If you live in one of a handful of US cities and already pay for live TV, congratulations — this year’s Academy Awards go to you. Or rather, your phone. The presentation ceremony for the Oscars — routinely the most-watched live awards telecast of the year — will be streamed live over the Internet for Continue Reading →

Google Glass is able to help drivers with everything from the car-buying process to enhancing the driving experience. Helpful auto shopping resources, like Drivetime or Kelly Blue Book, suddenly become keyboard and mouse-free with Google Glass. The buying process is easier and faster with advanced mobile technology. Once you get inside your new ride, you can use Glass to Continue Reading →

Google announced on Wednesda it will host the first Ara Developers’ Conference this April. The series of three conferences will show developers what they will be able to do with the company’s modular phone project. This is the first word of Project Ara’s future since Google announced plans to sell off Motorola for $2.91 billion Continue Reading →

Google on Wednesday announced deeper integration between AdWords and Google Analytics for Mobile Apps. In short, you can now link your AdWords and Google Analytics accounts and enable auto-tagging. By doing so, you can start receiving a new set of automatic detailed reports on things like day parts, destination URLs, and keyword positions. Google hopes Continue Reading →

The Wall Street Journal reports that Verizon Communications is investigating similar security breaches at two more as-yet-unnamed retailers that occurred around the same time as the massive Target credit card hack late last year. The two retailers affected by the newly-discovered attack have not yet announced the event to customers. Verizon’s Bryan Sartin did not Continue Reading →

Have you ever needed to get in touch with someone whose phone was on silent? A new app and service called UrgentCall will help get you connected. UrgentCall is a service created to make sure you are available to your loved ones when they need you most. Designed to notify call recipients of an emergency Continue Reading →

A study released by PBS KIDS on Tuesday has found that media and technology are an essential part of preparing children to enter elementary school. From TV, computer games, websites and apps, all are vital to preparing children to enter elementary school: 89% of parents understand the educational benefits of exposing their children to media Continue Reading →