Does your browser support 'do-not-track'?
Microsoft angered advertisers when it confirmed that it would enable do-not-track mode in its upcoming Internet Explorer 10 browser -- the IE version that will be designed for use with Windows 8.
Stories by Jon Gold
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New site lets you tell your boss anything, anonymously
Offering feedback, even if it's done in constructive ways, can be a touchy process in a high-pressure environment. British Columbia-based social startup Happiily, however, is trying to make it a bit less fraught.
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Android news and rumour roundup for week ending August 10
It's been a comparatively slow week in the world of Android, and one almost gets the sense that a lot of major players are starting to batten down the hatches for the rumoured release of that other smartphone in about a month. No doubt it's difficult to make a dent in a news cycle featuring the next iPhone.
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Bill Clinton to give opening keynote at Dell event
Former President Bill Clinton will speak at December's Dell World event in Austin, Texas, Dell announced.
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Google rolls out search upgrades, Voice Search for iOS
Google is planning to integrate Gmail results into its core search product and turn the previously U.S.-only Knowledge Graph into a global feature, according to an official blog post by Google Search Senior Vice President Amit Singhal.
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Torvalds, Kroah-Hartman and other Linux luminaries will attend first-ever Korean Linux Forum
Several of the Linux world's biggest names - including Greg Kroah-Hartman and Linus Torvalds himself - will be present at the Linux Foundation's first Korean Linux Forum, to be held October 11-12 at the JW Marriott in Seoul.
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Damn Small Linux getting a big update
The developer of Damn Small Linux, a distribution designed to work on older and less powerful hardware, has released his first new version of the software in four years.
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XBMC now working with Android gaming sensation Ouya
The team behind open-source media platform XBMC announced today that it would be working with the developers of Ouya to make sure that XBMC works on the still-developing but widely hyped Android gaming console.
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FAQ: Why did Google buy these companies?
Google's six major acquisitions in 2012 offer potential indications of where the search giant's priorities lie. Why Google's interest? Here's a rundown:
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ARM flexes mobile GPU muscle with announcement of new Mali line
Mobile processor maker ARM announced the second generation of its T-600 "Mali" line of mobile graphics processors on Monday, saying that new texture compression techniques will allow the new systems to provide substantial improvements in energy efficiency and performance.
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Android news and rumour roundup for week ending August 3
Let's face it - a lot of the technology that smartphone and tablet makers use in their devices is pretty similar. After all, there's only so many ways to shoehorn all the hardware necessary to run a very small computer into the available space, even with the incredibly impressive degree of miniaturization we've achieved. Think about it - the Samsung Galaxy SIII has a 1.4 GHz quad-core processor, a gigabyte of RAM, and up to 64GB of internal storage. It wasn't really all that long ago that those were respectable stats for a desktop PC. Now it fits in your pocket.
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Google Wallet adds Visa, Amex, Discover support, along with important safety feature
Along with support for all four major credit cards, Google Wallet has gotten a couple of important security upgrades with its latest release, the company announced today.
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Google cracks down on misleading, intrusive apps in Play store
Android apps that constantly advertise via the system notifications bar and others that provide what Google deems a "poor user experience" through intrusive or misleading marketing will be banned from the Play store, the company announced this week in an email to developers.
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Intel continues move into smartphones with 3G system-on-a-chip
Intel announced Tuesday that it is planning to make a new system-on-a-chip with integrated 3G radio support available to select customers in the fourth quarter.
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SevOne offering free version of virtual network performance management product
SevOne has made a free, scale-limited version of its virtual network performance management tool available to the general public, and is planning an official roll-out for Wednesday.
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