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- For first time, smart phones edge past feature phonesThere were more smart phones shipped last quarter than low-end, "dumb" phones shipped, according to a new study.
- Online sales tax bill hits a potential firewallA bill aimed at collecting sales tax for online goods has cleared the Senate. However, the House will prove to be a problem as many see the bill as a tax increase – something many Republicans pledged they would not do.Â
- Digital Life: Should you trust AT&T to secure your house?For 30 bucks a month, plus a sizable installation and equipment fee, AT&T's Digital can help turn your house in a sentient being.Â
- Corvette Stingray will be priced from $52K, GM saysGeneral Motors has confirmed the pricing for its base-level Corvette Stingray and Stingray convertible.Â
- Ella Fitzgerald: A legacy kept alive in theaterGoogle celebrates the birthday of Ella Fitzgerald, the acclaimed African-American singer. The Ella Fitzgerald Theater in her hometown of Newport News, Va., has worked to embody her legacy in its training programs and performances.
- Samsung Galaxy S4: When is it too much?The Samsung Galaxy S4, the followup to the most successful phone in the world, is now in stores. Chock full of new features, applications, and widgets, did Samsung over-do it?
- Stocks stumble after a fake tweet announced White House attackStocks lost and then recovered on Tuesday after a false tweet announced an attack on the White House. In a matter of minutes, the stock market declined by one percent.Â
- What does Apple have on tap for WWDC 2013?Tickets to Apple's annual WWDC confab sold out in less than two minutes, a testament to the buzz the Cupertino company can still generate.Â
- Google says content removal requests are way up in Russia, BrazilIn its seventh annual transparency report, Google drew special attention to Russia and Brazil, where new laws pertaining to Internet content have yielded a flood of removal requests.Â
- Ella Fitzgerald: From runaway pauper to Queen of JazzElla Fitzgerald would have turned 96 today, Google has honored her with her own doodle
- With budget-friendly Asha 210, Nokia takes aim at emerging marketsThe Asha 210 is a smart-looking, social-networking-centric smart phone. What it's not is high-powered.Â
- Kindle TV: Is an Amazon set-top box on the way?A new report suggests that Amazon could release a TV set-top box by the end of 2013.Â
- Netflix, riding success of 'House of Cards,' welcomes 2 million new usersNetflix logged $1 billion in revenue in the first fiscal quarter of this year.Â
- Want a pair of Google Glass spectacles? Better get comfortable.Google exec Eric Schmidt suggested this week that Google Glass headsets may not go on sale until well into 2014.Â
- Can Apple stay on top? Investors, suppliers question its future.Projections continue to suggest negative results for Apple, but what is preventing Apple from dominating the market like it used to?
- Germany fines Google 140,000 euros for Street View data breachGoogle has admitted that it collected data from Wi-Fi networks, but the company says it did so inadvertently.Â
- Facebook Home sees 500K Google Play downloads in five daysBut Facebook Home has racked up a dismal user review average on Google Play.Â
- Earth Day 2013: 5 gadgets that help make going green easy With Earth Day 2013, here are five ways to head down a greener path. Sometimes, setting goals to shrink your carbon footprint are like New Year's resolutions. They don't last, and you move on. However, if you're serious about leading an eco-friendly lifestyle, there are some green gadgets that can help make the transition easier.
- Provo, the city of 'Silicon Slopes,' named as third Google fiber siteGoogle will acquire an existing network called iProvo in order to build out Google Fiber in the Utah city.Â
- How long does Apple keep Siri user data? Two years.But Apple says that six months after a Siri request or command is made, the phone number of the user is 'disassociated' with the audio clip in question.Â