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- More than 250 new emojis coming to your smart phone
Unicode, the group dedicated to ensuring standards in software writing systems, has announced more than 250 new emojis.
- Amazon phone event: Here's what to expect
Major online retailer Amazon is hoping to win the digital hearts, and wallets, of its 250 million customers through a much-rumored smart phone set to be unveiled Wednesday. Is it a smart move?
- Nest Protect returns, without problematic hand-gesture control
Nest pulled its carbon monoxide and smoke detector, Nest Protect, off the shelves in April after its gesture controls proved faulty. Now the device is back without the controls, but with a discounted price.
- Facebook hurls stones at Snapchat with Slingshot app
Facebook's new Slingshot app lets users send images and videos to friends, but the recipient can only see the message once he or she sends one in return.
- Amazon smart phone expected to be exclusive to AT&T
Amazon's highly-anticipated smart phone is expected to be exclusive to AT&T. Will this arrangement do for Amazon's smart phone what the wireless carrier's exclusive deal with Apple did for the iPhone in 2007?
- Attention, Star Trek fans: 3-D printer headed to space station
New 3-D printer boldly goes into zero gravity, where no 3-D printer has gone before.
- US government wants to oversee all car navigation apps
In a move to make driving safer, the Department of Transportation is asking for congressional authority to monitor phone- and tablet-based navigation apps.
- Facebook appeals to gamers with new iPad layout
Gamers rejoice: Facebook is rolling out an iPad layout tailored to your needs.
- Portland welcomes Google Fiber, but will Google accept?
The Portland city council last week voted to approve Google Fiber, Google's high-speed Internet service it plans to roll out in 34 cities across the nation.
- FCC launches inquiry into Comcast, Verizon, Netflix 'peering deals'
After back-and-forth blog posts, passive-aggressive error messages, and a highly publicized PR battle, FCC chairman Tom Wheeler has launched an investigation into the source of Netflix's and other streaming video services’ lagging loading speeds.
- Former Microsoft employee sentenced to prison after leaking company secrets
After an investigation that angered privacy activists, former Microsoft software architect Alex Kibkalo will serve three months in prison before being deported to Russia.
- Samsung debut its 'thinnest and lightest tablet,' challenging Apple
Samsung unveiled its new tablet Thursday, the Galaxy Tab S, promising a brighter screen in a bid to compete with Apple. Will consumers respond?
- AT&T lays out why DirecTV merger is good for consumers
Major telecoms are gearing up for a year of mergers, and AT&T laid out its case this week. It says that the merger with DirecTV would drive down the price of cable bundles and allow both companies to compete with the potential Comcast/Time Warner Cable behemoth.
- 8 geeky gifts for Father's Day
This Father's Day, treat the dad in your life to a Lego-inspired mug, geek chic tie, or one of these other charmingly weird gift suggestions.
- Tesla Motors says: Take our patents, please
The electric car maker says it will give away its patents "in good faith" as an incentive to spur manufacturing in the electric car sector
- Need a mobile buzz? Starbucks rolls out wireless charging nationwide.
Starbucks customers can now get their coffee with an extra jolt – of charge that is. The coffee chain is rolling out free Duracell wireless mobile charging mats at cafes nationwide.
- iPhone 6 leaks: Larger screen and wireless charging
With Apple's annual iPhone event on the horizon, the rumor mill is ramping up. The most recent leaks show off an iPhone 6 with a larger display, plus additional software that will better implement health and home-focused applications.
- Five Labs asks: Are you living a double life on Facebook?
A new tool from Five Labs analyzes people's Facebook posts for certain personality traits. If the results don't match reality, maybe you're not reflecting your true self online.
- Facebook gives people more control over ads, collects more user data
Facebook announced Thursday that users can give feedback about which ads are relevant to them. The social network will now be gathering more data on users for these targeted ads, but will also tell people how to opt-out.
- Cab drivers protest Uber by clogging streets in London, Paris
Taxis across European cities clogged traffic today as part of a mass protest against Uber, the popular car-sharing app that many cab drivers say is encroaching on their business.