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Google, Facebook Launch Bidding War for Waze

Google is reportedly bidding for crowd-sourced map app provider Waze, igniting a possible bidding war with Facebook. Full Story »
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Is 3G/4G Slower Indoors?

Our recent 20-city tests of wireless service show that both 3G and 4G services slow down less than 10 percent indoors.

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Storms Test Red Cross' Tornado App

The Red Cross is using apps to help warn people about potential weather calamities. One of its more popular efforts is its new Tornado app.

Review

Smartphones Take Center Stage in Two-Factor Authentication Schemes

We all know that relying on a simple user ID and password combination is fraught with peril. One alternative is to use one of the single sign-on solutions we reviewed last year, but there are less expensive options that could also be easier to install.

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Lawmakers Seek Google Glass Privacy Plan

Eight members of Congress have written an open letter to Google CEO Larry Page that outlines privacy concerns about the Internet vendor's computerized eyeglasses, Google Glass.

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Canadian Tire Forgoes BYOD, Issues BlackBerries to Workers

Bucking the BYOD trend, Canadian Tire is issuing BlackBerry Q10 and Z10 smartphones to its corporate employees.

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If You Can't Find a Seat at Starbucks, Blame IT

Unless you're working at Yahoo, where CEO Marissa Mayer has banned telecommuting, there's a very good chance you are working from home or at a coffee shop.

News analysis

Google has 'Lapped Siri' with Sci-Fi-Like Search

Google laid out its plan for the future of search at Google I/O, talking about a search engine for mobile and desktop that not only answers your questions but has a conversation with you and offers information before you even ask for it.

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Google Tells Microsoft to Shut Down its YouTube App for Windows Phone

Google on Wednesday demanded that Microsoft yank its YouTube app for Windows Phone from the market and disable any downloaded copies of the app, according to Wired.com, which received a copy of Google's cease and desist letter.

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Dell Slashes its Windows RT Tablet Price By $200; XPS 10 Now Sells for $300

Dell drastically cut the online price of its Windows RT tablet, reducing the price by $200 to $299.99 for Dell XPS 10.

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Mobile Adware Networks Given 45 Days to Stop Misbehaving by Security Firm

Misbehaving adware buried inside mobile apps has turned into such a problem that security vendor Lookout Mobile Security has published a deadline for networks to change their behavior or face blacklisting.

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BlackBerry Messenger is Expanding to iOS and Android

BlackBerry's free Messenger service is being expanded to work with iOS and Android devices, the company announced today at its BlackBerry Live event.

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Upbeat BlackBerry Launches New Q5 Qwerty Smartphone

BlackBerry CEO says Q10 will come to U.S. carriers in June, not May; announces BlackBerry World store now has 120k apps.

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Verizon Enterprise Solutions Chief: 'We Build Infrastructure at Scale'

In the battle for the next generation of enterprise IT, John Stratton carries a lot of weapons. Stratton is president of Verizon Enterprise Solutions, the nearly $30 billion unit formed just over a year ago to deliver networking, cloud, mobility, managed security, telematics and a host of other services in a more coordinated fashion for Verizon's top enterprise buyers. Building on a traditionally strong base of wired and wireless network services, Verizon Enterprise also blends in acquired assets like cloud hosting company Terremark, security company Cybertrust and Hughes Telematics.

Advice & Opinion

Lifelogging Gets Real

As privacy-invading technologies and location-aware applications become commonplace and accepted (and they will), and more products like Saga, Memoto and Glass become pervasive, the idea of lifelogging will become more appealing.