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• 15 April 2013

• News: Arris cleared by DOJ to acquire Motorola's set-top box business

  Arris Group has received clearance from the U.S. Department of Justice for its proposed acquisition of the Motorola Home business.

• News: Report: Microsoft may also make smart watches

  Microsoft is working on designs for a touch-enabled smart watch, joining a number of other large competitors like Samsung Electronics and Apple who are said to be working on similar devices, a newspaper reported.

• 13 April 2013

• News: TechHive TechWatch: Facebook Home, iPhone 5S and Xbox Durango

  It's the news show you never knew you needed. TechWatch takes all the technology news for the week and condenses it into five minutes of sparkling behind-the-desk wit. In our premiere episode, Carlos Rodela and Jon Phillips discuss Facebook's new smartphone, the latest Apple rumors, Microsoft's upcoming Xbox successor, the HTC One delay, and more.

• News: Google's wearable computer faces bans even before Glass goes on sale

  Waltzing into a Las Vegas casino wearing Google Glass could be a risky proposition if staffers suspect you're using the wearable computer to surreptitiously shoot videos or photos.

• 12 April 2013

• News: Twitter readies launch of music service

  Several signs are pointing to Twitter launching a new music app, and speculation has the company unveiling it Friday.

• News: Meddle 'ideas hackathon' aims to work out how we find time to create our passions

  20 top creative talents from disciplines as different as typography and comedy are coming together to work on the problem of ‘passion projects’ – and you can join in with them.

• News: New data center survey shows mediocre results for energy efficiency

  A new survey suggests that large data centers might be less energy efficient than was previously thought.

• News: High-tech egg cooking isn't ideal for picky eaters (and other stuff you missed)

  In celebration of the recent release of The Evil Dead, I decided to not go to the theaters, and instead watch the original movies for the first time. I figured you should know that, because halfway through setting up GeekBytes, I realized I had picked several food-related stories to share. So enjoy, knowing that I accidentally put myself through quite a bit of torture to bring you today's installment.

• News: Solar flare blacks out some radios, but the end is not (necessarily) near

  Don't set your Google Inactive Account Manager just yet, but there are billions of tons of solar matter hurtling toward the Earth at more than 600 miles (970 kilometers) per second. NASA estimates the plasma will hit our atmosphere late Friday night, U.S. Eastern Daylight Time.

• 11 April 2013

• News: Who's driving consumerisation?

  The technical impact of the consumerisation of IT can be disruptive to CIOs, but a less well considered aspect is the impact to organisational management processes.

• News: PlayStation 4 goes up for pre-order in the UK

  Sony's upcoming PlayStation 4 console has gone up for pre-order in the UK at Asda.

• News: 3D scanner scans objects from over a half mile away, watches the grass grow

  If we're ever going to have autonomous robots, they're going to need to be able to see better than we can. To this end, researchers from the Heriot Watt University in Edinburgh, United Kingdom say they have developed a new high-definition scanner that can create 3D virtual models of objects. Using lasers. From a half mile away.

• News: End of free TV as you know it may be on the horizon

  A skirmish in New York City between a streaming live broadcast service and the major TV networks could speed up the death of free TV as consumers know it.

• News: Widely used wireless IP cameras open to hijacking over the Internet, researchers say

  Thousands of wireless IP cameras connected to the Internet have serious security weaknesses that allow attackers to hijack them and alter their firmware, according to two researchers from security firm Qualys.

• 10 April 2013

• News: Phantom flying drone captures stunning, stable video

  A new stabilization system for the Phantom remote-controlled flying drone helps it capture stunning landscapes and maneuver in tight spaces.

• News: Fotolia offers layered PSD artwork by Marumiyan for free download today only

  You can now download Japan-based Marumiyan's artwork On, which combines photography with 3D-rendered elements – which is avaible for today only.

• News: Wi-fi capable digicams preferred in Southeast Asia: study

  The popularity of social media is driving the proliferation of Internet-capable devices, including digital still cameras with wi-fi capabilities. Research by GfK revealed that nearly one in five digital cameras sold in Southeast Asia last year was wi-fi capable.

• 09 April 2013

• News: Aereo's plans to expand TV streaming service unfazed by conflicting federal court rulings

  New York City streaming TV service Aereo may not be welcome on the West Coast but that's not putting a crimp in its expansion plans, according to a company spokesman.

• News: Warner Bros set to launch Ultraviolet video streaming, downloads with The Hobbit

  Warner Bros. Entertainment is planning to be the first distributor in Australia to release its Blu-ray and DVD movies and TV shows with a free bonus: the UltraViolet movie streaming and download service. Importantly, the cloud-based video streaming service will be included at no extra cost to consumers when purchasing a DVD or Blu-ray disc.

• News: You won't need a helmet for this tiny Lego bike (and other stuff you missed)

  If you're not allowed to keep Lego any more because you have to act like a typical grown up and stuff (pffh), I've just found the perfect excuse to grab yourself a few bricks--to build a Lego bicycle! In this edition of GeekBytes, we'll also tell you how to make a TARDIS Ikea shopping bag, and get some love off a cuddly robot. Aww.

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