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Google Earth 6.2 released, gives our planet a makeover
Google rolled out its latest version of Google Earth on Thursday. Calling it “the most beautiful Google Earth yet,” the update has managed to eliminate the “patchy” look of some of its images and now presents users with a more realistic depiction …
Spanish Pirate Party gathering ex-Megauploader lynch mob to sue US
If you belong to the group swept up by the FBI's swift shutdown of Megaupload, the Pirate Party wants you to help them sue. The Spanish branch of the Pirate Party announced a platform for persons or organizations affected by the closure to register …
Valve ventures into mobile with Steam on iOS and Android
Launched earlier this week and announced on the Steam site, Valve has started a closed beta for Steam Mobile on the iPhone and Android phones. The mobile application brings a vast amount of core functions found within the PC and Mac version of the Steam…
Apple back on top in smartphone shipment war – but only just
Apple bounced back in the October to December quarter of last year to once again become the world’s largest smartphone vendor, knocking Samsung back into second place.
According to data released Thursday by research firm Strategy Analytics, the iPhone …
HTC Sense 4.0 will bring Beats Audio to third-party apps
Following the leak of the HTC Primo earlier this week, our very own Jeffrey Van Camp commented on the presence of Beats Audio on the phone, saying he was disappointed with the feature on the HTC Rezound, as it was only compatible with the standard HTC …
MIT’s folding car could revolutionize city driving, but it’ll take some getting used to
If you live and drive in any modern city, especially one which isn't well served by multi-storey car parks or clearly marked road-side parking bays, you'll no doubt be an expert at the parallel parking maneuver. It's a tricky skill, and one which many …
Google Music Manager: A frustrating way to download your music library
Google Music users, you can breathe a slight sigh of relief, but don't get too excited. Google has finally enabled a way for you to retrieve the music you upload to its new music storage locker service. The announcement was made on the official Google+ …
Nintendo gets with the times, announces Nintendo Network, DLC, and NFC for Wii U
After a decade of lackluster online support, Nintendo may finally be wising up. During an investor's briefing today, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata announced that its upcoming console, the Wii U, will have two new features: NFC built into the controller …
Apple’s Tim Cook responds to reports of supply chain worker mistreatment
Amidst celebration of a record quarter, during which Apple brought in more than $46 billion in revenue, a stench of worker mistreatment at Foxconn factories in China, where Apple's popular iPhone and iPad devices are assembled, arose out of the media …
Google pushes back against privacy policy uproar, misinformation
After weathering days of outrage from users, the media, and even members of Congress, over its newly unified privacy policy and Terms of Service, Google has responded to the kerfuffle, refuting many of the complaints and misconceptions about what the …
German court dismisses another Samsung suit against Apple
Just a week after dismissing one of Samsung's patent infringement suits against Apple, A court in Mannheim, Germany has done it again, dismissing a second suit from Samsung against Apple that claimed Apple infringed on the company's 3G/UMTS technology. …
Jon Rubinstein leaves HP
Former Palm CEO Jon Rubinstein has reportedly resigned from Hewlett-Packard, according to a report from AllThingsD. Although the move is not entirely unexpected, it still makes a forlorn footnote for the legacy of the once-mighty Palm, which helped …
Twitter blackout: A protest born of ignorance — but questions remain [Updated]
An increasing number of Twitter users are planning to boycott Twitter tomorrow, January 28, in protest of its newly-announced policy that it will censor individual tweets in certain countries that require it to do so. At first glance, this reaction is …
Man on a Ledge review
A good heist movie is like a magic trick that lets you in on its secret, pairing a flair for eye-catching drama with a complicated plan that relies on various elements operating in complete sync with one another. When one of those elements feels out of …