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- How 'Fish Plays Pokemon' gathered an audience of thousandsCo-creator Patrick Facheris explains the magic behind Twitch.tv's latest phenomenon, "Fish Plays Pokemon."
- Yahoo joins Google in making e-mails more secureYahoo announced that it will work with Google to create a secure e-mail system by next year, a move that comes amid heightened cybersecurity concerns.聽
- Why is Facebook buying a cybersecurity company?Facebook is acquiring the cybersecurity company PrivateCore in an announcement that comes days after a report that Russian hackers had accumulated 1.2 billion usernames and passwords worldwide.聽
- Google: Improved security means better search resultsGoogle announced Wednesday that it would start placing more weight on a website's security when ranking it in search results.聽
- With Sprint merger off the table, T-Mobile enjoys the spotlightDays after it was reported that Sprint had dropped its bid to acquire T-Mobile US, T-Mobile is enjoying the opportunity to let customers know its accomplishments. 聽
- Google buys Emu, opening the door to make money off your chatsGoogle has bought the instant messaging start-up Emu, a move that positions the search giant to begin targeting users with ads in their text conversations.聽
- 10 weird things your iPhone can do The latest system update for the iPhone and iPad comes with tons of great features, but many of them lie hidden in menus and hard-to-find settings. Here's a quick list of Apple's best-kept secrets.
- How Wikipedia resists the controversial 'right to be forgotten' rulingIn a move to resist the European Union's controversial 'right to be forgotten' ruling from May, Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia, has begun listing removed articles that affect its Wikipedia pages.聽
- China: Apple products pose security concernsChina has excluded 10 Apple products from its final government procurement list, saying they pose potential security threats, Bloomberg reports Wednesday.聽
- Text and drive? Navdy projects messages, so your eyes stay on the road.A San Francisco start-up has announced a product that syncs your car with your smart phone to let you access apps and notifications that get projected onto a car's windshield.聽
- Sprint ends bid to acquire T-Mobile. Why the change of heart?Sprint has dropped its bid to acquire T-Mobile US and has announced that Marcelo Claure, founder of the wireless company Brightstar Corp., will become Sprint's next president and chief executive officer.聽
- Record-breaking cybercrime: Russian hackers steal 1.2 billion online passwordsIn addition to stealing more than a billion passwords, the hackers also amassed 500 million e-mail addresses to help them engineer other crimes, according to a report published Tuesday.
- FCC: Americans need faster InternetThe Federal Trade Commission is seeking to determine whether Internet speeds should be faster.聽
- Scrabble adds 5,000 new words. What does 'yuzu' mean?Scrabble dictionary will soon include many tech-savvy terms, such as vlog (8 points), texter (13 points), and hashtag (14 points).
- Apple will unveil new iPhone in September: reportA report Tuesday from the technology news site Re/code says Apple has scheduled a media event for September 9 where it will introduce its new iPhones, which will come in a 4.7-inch version and a 5.5-inch version.聽
- Xiaomi: How this Chinese smart phone vendor beat out SamsungA report released Tuesday reveals that Samsung, previously the dominant player in the Chinese smart phone market, has lost the top spot to a local company called Xiaomi.聽
- Hacker: Airplane satellite communications are vulnerableA cybersecurity researcher who says he has figured out the means to hack the satellite communications equipment on passenger jets will present his findings at the Black Hat hacking conference in Las Vegas this week.聽
- Elon Musk: Artificial intelligence 'potentially more dangerous than nukes'Technologist and entrepreneur Elon Musk posted a tweet this past weekend that mentioned the dangerous possibilities posed by the development of artificial intelligence.聽
- Google tip aids in arrest of alleged sex offender. How often does Google help cops?A cyber-tip from Google helped authorities arrest a Houston man who was allegedly sending pornographic images of a young girl via his Gmail account.聽
- John Venn: Google Doodle reveals what unites usA Google Doodle Monday celebrates the life of John Venn, inventor of the Venn diagram, on what would have been his 180th birthday.