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News: Teens growing cool on Facebook but warming to Twitter, Pew study finds

Some teens are growing tired of the excessive sharing and "drama" on Facebook and more are turning to sites like Twitter and Instagram to express themselves, according to a new study.
News: New Intel CEO creates 'New Devices' division focused on 'cool technology'

Well, that didn't take long. A mere five days after Brian Krzanich took the reins as the new CEO of Intel, he's shaking things up at an organizational level.
News: Kyocera connects Cloud Connect 2.0 to Google Drive

Kyocera Document Solutions has upgraded its remote solution, Cloud Connect, to support Google Drive.
News: Ericsson software automates Wi-Fi vs. cell choice in mixed networks

New network software from Ericsson is designed to make sure mobile users get the best possible connection when there is both a Wi-Fi and a cellular network available.
News: Microsoft may be scanning your Skype messages

If you have any expectations about the privacy of your Skype communications, you may want to reassess them.
News: Touchscreen notebooks snag 10 percent of the laptop market, report claims

Windows 8 was rebuilt from the ground up with a finger-friendly focus. That proved to be a problem during the operating system's early days. In the months immediately after launch, touchscreen Windows devices cost an arm and a leg, and that's if you could even find one; during the 2012 holiday season shoppers were hard-pressed to find a touch-based laptop.
News: Awesome video shows Leap Motion's Windows 8 gesture control capabilities

Leap Motion doesn't have to replace your PC's mouse, but it certainly can.
News: These are the 4 best Twitter clients for each smartphone OS

In March, Twitter announced that it would be shutting down its TweetDeck iOS and Android apps. That's bad news for TweetDeck devotees, but good news for Twitter--I'm betting that the social network plans to funnel users to its own app, which offers basic functionality but allows the company to display paid tweets (better known as ads).
News: Opera's new Android browser hits Google Play, rebuilt from the ground up

After three months of public beta testing, Opera is finally ready to take on Google's Chrome with its rebuilt Android browser. On Tuesday, Opera released the final version of its first--and possibly only--WebKit-based browser.
News: Yahoo's 1TB of Flickr storage may signal bigger cloud plans

When Flickr announced its 1TB free storage giveaway on Monday, the company said it was offering you enough storage to "take a photo every hour for forty years" without filling up your allotment. Not content to wait four decades, hackers are already figuring out how to pack their Flickr storage with more than just photos and videos.
News: Google trumpets small speed boost to Chrome 27

Google today upgraded Chrome to version 27, touting it as 5% faster as it patched 13 vulnerabilities.
News: Yahoo returns to list of most valuable brands

Yahoo again ranks as one of the world's 100 most valuable brands.
News: Apple defends offshore decisions that result in low taxes

Apple pays a fair share of the taxes it owes the U.S. and other nations, its CEO said Tuesday, despite criticism from U.S. senators that the company is ducking taxes by shifting profits to subsidiaries that the company does not consider tax residents of any nation.
News: VMware launches network-savvy cloud service

VMware has launched its long-anticipated public infrastructure as a service (IaaS), touting its virtual networking capabilities as a differentiator from other established hybrid cloud offerings.
News: Researchers find critical vulnerabilities in popular game engines

Security researchers found serious vulnerabilities in the engines of several popular first-person shooter video games that could allow attackers to compromise their online servers and the computers of players accessing them.
News: NBN v UFB: Migration is the key

Should there by a change of government after the Australian elections in September, there will be a major review of National Broadband Network (NBN) operations and progress to date. The opposition has signalled personnel changes in the management and the board of NBN Co.
News: Hard-to-get credit, dominant conglomerates deter startups in HK

Though 80% of entrepreneurs don't regret starting a business in Hong Kong, many of them find difficulties in securing credit (78%), market domination by large corporations (68%), and red tape (61%) the major deterrents to would-be entrepreneurs in the city, said workplaces provider Regus.
News: Gartner analysts on the 'Nexus of Forces'

What are the new forces that are transforming the way people and businesses relate to technology?
News: Microsoft makes a play for the living room with Xbox One

Microsoft is making a big play for the living room with a new Xbox console that marries games with live TV, Internet browsing, music and Skype.
News: Cyborgs arrive! Scientists build 3D printed ear

Merging electronics with human tissue, scientists at Princeton University have used 3D printing tools to build a functioning ear. Yes, an ear.

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