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- Google Glass rolls out 12 new updates
In the run up to the Google I/O developers conference in San Francisco this week, Google Glass has been busy unveiling the product in the UK and releasing 12 new app updates for Glass owners. But will it do much to sway consumer opinion?
- Pebble teams up with Misfit to better track your fitness
Can’t decide between Pebble’s slick smart watch interface and Misfits’ top-of-the-line metrics? Now you don’t have to.
- Microsoft debuts first Android phone, Nokia X2
Nokia X2 is a Microsoft phone running on Android. Seems counter-intuitive, but it's a sign that Microsoft is thinking of its influence in emerging markets where Android still rules.
- Smart home: Nest allows other products to 'talk' with its devices
Google-owned Nest Labs will now allow developers to make appliances that can work and communicate with each other in an interconnected home.
- Foxconn hires 100,000 new workers for next iPhone: report
While Foxconn goes on a hiring spree in China, it decides to close a factory in India, revealing the ebb and flow of our global smart phone economy.
- Google I/O Conference: What to look for
Android updates, an in-car operating system, and smart watches are on the docket to look for at Google's upcoming I/O Conference.
- Cloud storage wars: Microsoft, Google, and others want your digital stuff
Microsoft joined the growing movement of major tech companies slashing prices on cloud storage in hopes that bargain prices will entice customers with growing amounts of digital clutter.
- Nest acquires Dropcam: Is this what a connected home looks like?
The acquisition of home monitoring start-up Dropcam by Nest, the Google-owned home thermostat company, continues a trend in Google's foray into home appliances.
- Tech moguls raise cash to fight Washington's 'big money problem'
A group of influential Internet moguls aim to fix what they refer to as the "big money problem" in Washington politics by, well, raising cash.
- Glass teams up with Diane von Furstenberg and debuts in UK
Will high fashion branding and aviator-style shades transform Google Glass from geek to geek chic? That is the aim with Diane von Furstenberg-designed frames, as the device is released for sale in the UK.
- Apple smart watch: What we know and what to expect
There's a lot of chatter about a possible Apple smart watch on the horizon. Let's break down what we know so far and why this is potentially significant.
- Path Talk will help you avoid customer service calls, plus text your friends
Social network app Path is launching a messaging app, Path Talk, that will let users message friends music, pictures, maps, and text, plus shoot quick messages to businesses to skip lengthy customer service calls. Will its grab bag of services be enough to compete with Facebook, Foursquare, WhatsApp, and Snapchat?
- Kickstarter project plans to patrol the skies with anti-drone technology
An Oregon company wants to make technology that would detect and warn against domestic drones.
- Facebook briefly shuts down, evoking mixed reactions
Facebook went down for about 30 minutes early Thursday morning. Users took to Twitter to voice reactions and vent their frustrations.
- T-Mobile: Take an iPhone for a free test drive
At a Seattle event Wednesday, the wireless carrier announced plans to let users "test drive" iPhones for a free one-week trial period and a new music-streaming service.
- BlackBerry adds Amazon Appstore to take consumer load off its shoulders
BlackBerry is handing its app burden to Amazon. The Canadian company is adding Amazon's Appstore to its future BlackBerry 10 devices in hopes that it can add even more focus to enterprise customers and overcoming financial difficulties.
- Five groups making private space flight a reality From space tourism to cargo trips to human trips to Mars, these are five key players with the capital, determination, and vision to shape the new path to the final frontier.
- Six Degrees app aims at 'hotel lobby of the future'
A collaboration between Marriott Hotels and the MIT Mobile Experience Lab has yielded an interactive app that lets hotel guests socialize and network with each other via their LinkedIn accounts.
- Look deeper into the Amazon Fire Phone's 3-D features
Amazon Wednesday unveiled the new Amazon Fire Phone, its first foray into the smart phone market, which features 3-D technology. But will it be enough to convince consumers?
- Amazon debuts Fire Phone: 3-D images, gesture controls, and scanning tech
If you're going to release a smart phone today, it better be something no one has ever seen before. On Wednesday, Amazon did just that with its first smart phone, the Fire Phone, which features 3-D imaging and full access to Amazon's warehouse of content and commerce.