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Google engineer publicizes Windows zero-day bug, claims Microsoft is 'difficult to work with'

By Tom Warren on May 23, 2013 07:07 am + 233 comments

A Google engineer has once again disclosed a Windows flaw. In a Full Disclosure posting to the Continue reading…
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Shazam for iPad now tags music and TV shows without user input

By Chris Welch on May 23, 2013 07:00 am + 12 comments

If you own a smartphone, you've more likely than not used Shazam. The app, which identifies songs by Continue reading…
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Scanner patent troll targeted in 'groundbreaking' attorney general lawsuit

By Matt Brian on May 23, 2013 06:20 am + 31 comments

A patent troll threatening legal action against small businesses over their use of basic office Continue reading…
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'Around 5 million' HTC One phones sold since launch

By Aaron Souppouris on May 23, 2013 05:55 am + 274 comments

HTC has sold "around five million" of its flagship smartphone, the One, since launch. The impressive Continue reading…
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E Ink shows off Spectra three-color electronic paper displays

By Sam Byford on May 23, 2013 04:48 am + 17 comments

E Ink has demonstrated Spectra, a new type of display that adds a third color to the company's Continue reading…
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Lenovo avoids the PC decline once again as HP and others slump

By Aaron Souppouris on May 23, 2013 04:30 am + 71 comments

Lenovo's PC business has seen positive growth yet again, with quarterly shipments of its computers Continue reading…
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Amazon eyes Apple with massive Kindle Fire expansion in over 170 countries

By Matt Brian on May 23, 2013 03:53 am + 36 comments

Amazon has opened pre-orders for its Kindle Fire tablets in over 170 countries and expanded its Continue reading…
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Square arrives in Japan, its first market outside North America

By Jeff Blagdon on May 23, 2013 03:52 am + 11 comments

At a press event in Tokyo today, Twitter founder Jack Dorsey announced the long-awaited Japanese Continue reading…
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SoftBank pledges to work with US government as Dish sparks national security fears

By Jeff Blagdon on May 23, 2013 01:24 am + 18 comments

SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son wants Sprint, and he’s willing to make some significant concessions to Continue reading…
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AMD Jaguar: the Xbox One and PS4 guts that could power your next cheap laptop

By Sean Hollister on May 23, 2013 12:29 am + 56 comments

AMD boasted that its Z-60 Hondo chip would bring Call of Duty to thin tablets, and its boasts were Continue reading…