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Santa Clara uses smart meters to create citywide free Wi-Fi
Santa Clara, a California city of 118,000, is replacing electric meters with smart meters. In the process, the city is creating a free Wi-Fi network – and a window on the future?
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Ungoogleable? Google tells Sweden 'ogooglebar' can't be a word.
Google asks Swedish Language Council to remove 'ogooglebar' – or ungoogleable, in English – from its list of new 2012 words.
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T-Mobile, dubbing itself the 'un-carrier,' will offer a no-contract iPhone
T-Mobile will sell a range of smartphones, including the iPhone, without any contracts.
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Yahoo scoops up Summly, aims to transform mobile news
Yahoo has partnered up with Summly – a startup that delivers condensed news articles to its readers – to simplify the news-reading experience for its mobile platform.
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Online dating on the go: Apps shake up traditional dating websites
Why users have fallen in love with online-dating apps.
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Could Google Glass be banned for drivers before it hits stores?
A US lawmaker proposes legislation that would prohibit people from wearing products like Google Glass while driving.
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Google Glass already has some lawmakers on high alert
Lawmakers and privacy experts are wary of how Google Glass could be used, whether to snap photos covertly or to let drivers watch videos.
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Windows Blue: Screenshots, whispers, and the promise of a fresher OS
Don't confuse Windows Blue with Windows 9. Still, the OS upgrade may pack some worthwhile goodies, including Internet Explorer 11.
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Bioshock Infinite review roundup
Bioshock Infinite hits shelves in the US this week. Here's what critics are saying about the new alternate-history epic from Irrational Games.
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CSMonitor editors share their favorite people to follow on Twitter
Twitter turned 7 this week. In celebration of the social network's birthday, The Christian Science Monitor compiled a list of favorite Twitter accounts. Each is informative and useful in its own way. Find out what each section recommends for you.
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Apple tightens account security with two-factor authentication
After Wired writer Mat Honan was hacked last year, Apple and Amazon amended their security practices to close some loopholes. Now, Apple has added two-factor authentication: an additional layer of security which works by combining something a user knows with something they have.
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Dropped your iPhone? With new Apple tech, it's no problem.
Apple has patented drop protection technology for its handheld devices, including the Apple iPhone.
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YouTube: Eight years in and 1 billion people strong
YouTube's 1 billion monthly users now post 72 hours of video each minute and watch four billion hours of video each month. As YouTube said, "that's a lot of Gangnam Style!"
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Holy pontiff, Batman! Vatican runs superhero story, confuses many
The Vatican's Twitter account and website ran Batman stories on Thursday. The Vatican's social communications office claims that the site and account were not hacked.
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BlackBerry 10 adds 30,000 apps in seven weeks. Any good ones?
Is 100,000 BlackBerry 10 apps the same thing as 100,000 good BlackBerry 10 apps?
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Can Google persuade users to switch from Evernote to Keep?
Google Keep, a note-taking app, was officially launched this week. The platform is clearly an attempt to steal some market share from Evernote.
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Amazon enters $600M deal to develop CIA cloud
Federal Computer Weekly reports that Amazon is signing a 10-year, $600 million contract to build a cloud computing system for the CIA.
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Samsung smart watch in the works
Samsung executive Lee Young Hee confirmed in an interview with Bloomberg that Samsung is working on a smart watch, combining the capabilities of a smart phone and a wristwatch.
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The Oculus Rift aims to make virtual reality gaming viable
VR headsets have been around for decades, but they've always been bulky and expensive. The Oculus Rift, which made waves at this year's CES, could finally bring the technology into the mainstream.
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HTC One delayed due to parts shortage: report
According to a new report, HTC is having trouble obtaining components for the camera on the HTC One smartphone.
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