Mozilla tests a true stealth mode for Firefox
Mozilla wants to make private browsing truly private.
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Fujitsu brainstorm room lets you write on the walls
If you take the concept of the paperless office seriously, Fujitsu has a meeting room just for you.
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Apple, Intel cite gains in hiring women and minorities
Apple and Intel are both making progress in their efforts to hire more women and minorities, according to figures released by the companies this week.
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Microsoft updates Yammer to make working within groups easier
Microsoft announced a smorgasbord of improvements to its Yammer enterprise social network today focused on helping people connect more easily with their teams.
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Seller of melanoma detection apps settles FTC complaint
Smartphone users might be better off seeing a doctor than relying on a family of mobile apps to diagnose whether moles on their skin are cancerous.
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LG launching high-fidelity music download service
LG Electronics is joining the high-quality audio delivery business with the launch of a service that can be used with premium smartphones.
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Google's Niantic Labs to become independent company
Two days after announcing a sweeping reorganization, Google has detailed its first departure. Niantic Labs, an augmented reality unit of Google, will be spun off into an independent company.
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Twitter drops 140-character limit for direct messages
Now you can really vent next time you want to say something privately on Twitter.
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Google spotlights, open-sources experimental Android apps
Google is putting some of the most Google-y Android apps in the spotlight, and is sharing their source code to spur development of other apps.
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Four knowns and four unknowns in Google's Alphabet soup
When Google announced on Monday that it would create a new holding company called Alphabet, of which Google Inc. will be just one part, Larry Page said the new structure would allow the company to get more ambitious things done. But there was still a lot that he didn't say.
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That ad blocker you love? It's costing publishers a pretty penny
Ads have long been part of the trade-off for users of the free Web, but the rise of ad blockers is making it increasingly difficult for publishers to sustain that ad-supported model.
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Internet giants to block child porn images using a common list
Facebook, Google, Twitter, Yahoo and Microsoft will take a new step toward combating the spread of child pornography, by blocking images identified in partnership with an industry group.
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Google restructures, naming parent company Alphabet
Google will become a subsidiary of a new parent company called Alphabet, under a massive restructuring arrangement designed to let the company's businesses operate more efficiently.
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OneDrive's new sharing funtionality is live, notifies users when files are changed
Microsoft's OneDrive storage service was updated Monday to let users easily sync entire folders with other people, and add a new system of notifications to help manage what could be a burgeoning fleet of shared files.
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Some Yahoo Mail users menaced by zombified deleted emails
For Yahoo Mail users, some messages just won't stay dead.
