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- Apple invests heavily in solar energy to cut costsApple announced plans Tuesday to buy about $850 million of power from a new California solar farm.
- Unexpected ad hijacks Samsung smart TVs. Bug or upcoming feature?An unwanted ad keeps interrupting videos on Samsung smart TVs.
- Samsung tiptoes toward foldable screens with Galaxy S6 Edge's wraparound screenWill a double curved edge screen on the upcoming Galaxy S6 Edge be enough to bring Samsung back to the top of the global mobile game?
- With 'Children of the Machine' TV show, BitTorrent distances itself from piracyBitTorrent will release 'Children of the Machine,' a young-adult sci-fi series, through its BitTorrent Bundle download service.
- Cellphone 'kill switch' leads to sharp declines in theftIt was announced Tuesday that international efforts to implement 鈥渒ill switches鈥 in all smart phones, which allow mobiles to be turned off remotely, have led to major declines in the crime in three major cities.
- UK gives driverless cars the green lightThe United Kingdom invested nearly $30 million to launch four different testing programs for driverless cars.
- The next business venture: the moon?In a Dec. 22 letter to Bigelow Aerospace, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration's Office of the Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation approved the idea of commercial development on the moon.
- SpaceX's Dragon to return from International Space StationAfter the failed launch of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket Tuesday, the private space company will now concentrate on bringing the Dragon capsule home after a month in space.
- Best hacker defense? Let them in, experts say.Despite our greatest attempts to keep hackers out, experts say the best defense might be setting a trap and letting them in.
- Bethesda announces E3 showcase. Internet erupts with Fallout 4 rumors.Bethesda, the studio behind the popular聽Fallout and Elder Scrolls聽franchises, announced it will have a news conference at the 2015 E3 gaming conference. It's possible that Bethesda will use its E3 showcase to announce Fallout 4.
- Flipboard hops to desktopFlipboard adds a desktop app with splashy designs and hooks from social media.
- Samsung rewords Orwellian privacy agreement after pressureAfter it was revealed that Samsung's SmartTV privacy policy had some surprising language, the company took to its blog to clarify it was not recording private conversations.
- Highflying Apple Pay reaches 35,000 feet with JetBlue dealJetBlue announced it will begin accepting Apple Pay on select flights. The partnership indicates that Apple Pay may continue to dominate the mobile-pay market.
- Apple's iOS 9 will fix old features, not debut new ones: reportApple's new focus with iOS 9 appears to be on 'fixing bug, maintaining stability, and boosting performance.'
- LG will turn every new G3 phone into a VR headset, free of chargeBy packaging a free virtual reality headset with its LG G3 phone, LG will make virtual reality a reality for the masses.
- Samsung explains why its SmartTV records private conversationsAccording to its privacy policy agreement, when the owner of Samsung's Smart TV has voice controls activated, the device will record private conversations and may send them to third parties.
- An Uber for helicopters? Yes it's a thing.A new ride-sharing service is opening up the skies for passengers who can afford to fly over the traffic on their way to the airport in New York. Is this a game-changer in urban transportation?聽
- Google introduces expert gadget advice through live video chatCustomers of the Google Play store now have the option of video chatting with a Google customer service rep.
- Laura Ingalls Wilder: A Google Doodle of good yarnLaura Ingalls Wilder was honored on her 148th birthday with a Google Doodle made of wool about 'Little House on the Prairie."聽
- Can Google make Mattel's View-Master cool again?On Thursday, Mattel and Google sent out a press invitation titled, 鈥渧iew what is possible.鈥 Many are speculating the old-school toy is about to get a virtual-reality update.