Topic: Software
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Top 5 weather apps
Rain, shine, snow, or sleet, our top 5 weather apps can help you make the most of whatever weather you’re up against.
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Top 10 fitness apps
With summer in full swing, you might be wondering about the best way to get fit. Click through our top 10 summer fitness apps to find out how your iPhone or Android smart phone can help you stay in shape.
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Five ways to protect yourself from government surveillance
Last week, press leaks revealed that the National Security Administration has been gathering and storing metadata from Verizon and nine Internet communication companies: Microsoft, Yahoo, Google, Facebook, PalTalk, AOL, Skype, YouTube, and Apple. Regardless of how you feel about the government collecting data on its citizens, take a few minutes to click through and consider these five tips for protecting yourself from government surveillance.
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Quick guide: iTunes Radio vs. Pandora vs. Spotify vs. Rdio vs. Google Play Music
Click through our list of five music streaming sites to see what Apple's new iTunes radio has to live up to.
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Fortune 500: Top 10 companies in 2013
Fortune has released its annual list of the largest corporations in the United States, and there were a few notable changes in this year’s group. Here are the Top 10.
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Want an early peek at iOS 7? Here's how.
The launch of Apple's iOS 7 will likely coincide with the launch of the next iPhone. But why not take the operating system for a test-spin today?
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'Seeing' with sound: There's an app for that
A team of researchers have developed an algorithm that can map a room based on acoustic echoes, essentially using echolocation like a bat.
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Huawei Ascend P6: Super-svelte smart phone set to debut this summer
The Huawei Ascend P6 is very slim. But is it actually any good?
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Top 5 weather apps
Rain, shine, snow, or sleet, our top 5 weather apps can help you make the most of whatever weather you’re up against.
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'Magna Carta Holy Grail': Jay-Z to release new album in Samsung cell phone deal
'Magna Carta Holy Grail,' the rapper's new album, will be free for the first 1 million android phone owners who download an app for the album.
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Top 10 fitness apps
With summer in full swing, you might be wondering about the best way to get fit. Click through our top 10 summer fitness apps to find out how your iPhone or Android smart phone can help you stay in shape.
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Five ways to protect yourself from government surveillance
Last week, press leaks revealed that the National Security Administration has been gathering and storing metadata from Verizon and nine Internet communication companies: Microsoft, Yahoo, Google, Facebook, PalTalk, AOL, Skype, YouTube, and Apple. Regardless of how you feel about the government collecting data on its citizens, take a few minutes to click through and consider these five tips for protecting yourself from government surveillance.
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Horizons Apple debuts new Macbook Air, OS X 'Mavericks' at WWDC
At its WWDC keynote this week Apple unveiled new Macbook Airs, which will have better graphics and battery life than their predecessors. Apple also took the wraps off "Mavericks," its newest desktop OS, which also includes some nifty power-saving features.
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Snooping states: NSA not alone in spying on citizens
From Canada to India, democracies worldwide employ new technology to monitor their citizens.
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Quick guide: iTunes Radio vs. Pandora vs. Spotify vs. Rdio vs. Google Play Music
Click through our list of five music streaming sites to see what Apple's new iTunes radio has to live up to.
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Apple calls iOS 7 its biggest update since iPhone's launch
Apple tries to keep its users coming back with new iOS 7 operating system
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Meet Apple's iOS 7. Definitely not the same as iOS 6.
Apple has taken the wraps off iOS 7, a radically-redesigned new version of its formidable mobile operating system for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch.
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iCar? iDrive? Apple brings its iOS to a dashboard near you.
Apple's new iOS in the Car will allow dictated phone calls and text messages, plus iTunes, Maps, and Messages, as well as new features they're still keeping under wraps.
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Netherlands UFO: Why we want to believe
Netherlands UFO: On May 25th, a woman snapped a photo of a UFO floating above a Netherlands castle. Why did it go viral?
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Chapter & Verse Will Kindle take off in China?
Amazon's Kindle e-reader is now available in China. But the Chinese Government may not be a fan and, as many Chinese use their phones to read books, the Kindle may face an uphill battle.
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Saving Money Buying a laptop? Score extraordinary deals this summer.
Windows 8 failed to live up to the hype; tablets have surged in popularity; and back-to-school sales are continuing into the summer. For those looking to buy a new laptop, it's the perfect time to score great deals.
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Cover Story Return of the Rocky Mountain high
Towns in the Mountain West, once held back by their isolated geography, are luring a new generation because of their scenic beauty. The hub of the 'Green Coast' movement: Bozeman, Montana.
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NSA data-mining 101: two 'top secret' programs and what they do
Two US surveillance programs – one scooping up records of Americans' phone calls and the other collecting information on Internet-based activities – came to public attention this week. The aim: data-mining to help the NSA thwart terrorism. But not everyone is cool with it.
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Making 'bad' notes better
Auto-tune software is removing singers' mistakes, but what will become of music's personality if all flaws are erased?
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Facebook's focus is on mobile, says COO Sheryl Sandberg
As mobile users overtake desktop users, Facebook is increasingly zeroed in on mobile strategy, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg said this week.
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Change Agent Gaza Sky Geeks backs tech startups in the Gaza Strip
The conflict-torn Gaza Strip produces more than 2,000 young graduates with technical degrees each year. Gaza Sky Geeks helps them launch their own high-tech businesses.
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Google said to be vying with Facebook for acquisition of map app Waze
Waze, a young app company based in Israel, has caught the eyes of both Google and Facebook, according to a new report.
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Mailbox app finally arrives on the iPad's larger screen
Mailbox, the much loved email-sorting app, is available as a free download from the iTunes Store.
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Tumblr CEO: To drop out or stay in school, that is the question for wunderkinds
Tumblr, engineered by computer science wunderkind and high school dropout David Karp, was just purchased by Yahoo for more than a billion dollars. Should gifted youngsters end their education early or would they do better by staying in school?
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Stocks gain on good economic news
Stocks closed higher on Wall Street for a fourth straight week Friday. Consumer confidence and other economic indicators rose, giving stocks a boost.
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