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The idea of offering people free Wi-Fi in exchange for their physical coordinates began at Facebook as a one-off experiment, a project by two engineers during an all-nighter in May 2012. Since then, Facebook has gradually spread what it now calls “Facebook Wi-Fi” further and further beyond the ...
Wired News · 37 minutes ago
Together, Alexander testified Tuesday, the programs are “immensely valuable” and provided “critical leads to help prevent over 50 potential terrorist events in more than 20 countries.” Over 90 percent of the cases involved information generated by the program targeting foreign ...
MSNBC · 1 hour ago
Pawel Kopczynski / REUTERS An illustration picture shows the logo of the U.S. National Security Agency on the display of an iPhone in Berlin, June 7, 2013. Google has petitioned a secret U.S. national security court to relax restrictions on the information the tech giant can disclose about ...
Time · 2 hours ago
Huawei will spent 1.75 billion rupees (US$30 million) to build its brand and strengthen its retail presence in India, and also targets sales of 1 million smartphones over the next 6 months. Victor Shan, Huawei's president of India Device Business Development, said at the sidelines of the launch of ...
ZDNet · 1 hour ago
The eight recruits were selected from 6,300 applicants and will start training at the Johnson Space Center in Houston in August.
New York Times · 56 minutes ago
It's a sight that can trigger dread: the low-battery message on your cellphone when there's no charger around. But New Yorkers needing a little extra juice will have some new options this summer. The city is teaming up with AT&T to install 25 solar-powered charging stations in parks across the five ...
CBS News · 6 hours ago
Just when it was looking like Dish would never let Sprint go, it has. The satellite company announced Tuesday that it was stepping down from it's $25.5 billion offer on Sprint to focus on it's deal with Clearwire. This means that Sprint will most likely soon be in the hands of Japanese wireless ...
CNET · 3 hours ago
Adobe is in the throes of a difficult transition to subscriptions instead of selling its software through perpetual licenses -- one-time fees, with Adobe coaxing customers to pay for upgrades later. Its Creative Cloud subscription costs $50 per month for a full-year commitment and grants access to ...
CNET · 6 hours ago
15:00 (0 Talkback[s]) All of a sudden, Samsung Electronics' line of Galaxy phones is looking less stellar. The Korean company is the global market leader in smartphone sales. But its shares are down 10% since J.P. Morgan warned earlier this month that the company has cut component orders for the ...
Linux Today · 4 hours ago
Advanced Micro Devices is dipping into the ARM world. The chipmaker announced Tuesday that it plans to develop its first ARM chip starting next year. Codenamed "Seattle," the chip is being touted by AMD as the industry's first 64-bit ARM processor from a major chipmaker. AMD said that the chip will ...
CNET · 12 hours ago