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- Google to pay $22.5M over allegations of secret tracking: source
Google has settled a privacy case for $22.5 million, according to a source.
- RIM CEO: BlackBerry 10 could save the embattled company
RIM CEO Thorsten Heins admits that his company has had a hard year. But he insists that BlackBerry 10, due next year, could turn things around.
- Ouya brings free-to-play games to TVs
While gamers wait for the next Sony and Microsoft consoles, Ouya preps a $100 machine that will feature only free-to-play games. The new contender runs Android.
- Microsoft to Apple: Bring it on
Windows 8 will be released in October, Microsoft announced at a conference today. Microsoft showed off some of the devices that will run Windows 8, and also announced its acquisition of touchscreen company Perceptive Pixel.
- DNSChanger: Removing the virus just got a lot harder
If you didn't act fast enough to the DNSChanger scare, fixing the problem will be a lot more difficult today.
- iPad Mini: Smaller tablet may arrive by October
The iPad has come in one size – 9.7 inches – since Apple first introduced it in 2010. Now, Apple's component manufacturers are rumored to be preparing for production of a smaller 7- or 8-inch iPad, to be released before the end of the year.
- Malware could kick 64,000 Americans offline Monday. Is your PC infected?
Without a quick check, thousands of Americans may lose Internet service Monday because of malware. Here's how to see if your machine is at risk.
- Apple love: Ratio of PC to Mac sales is at its lowest since 1997
Analysts tend to focus on iPads and iPhones when Apple announces its earnings. But a new chart shows that Apple is doing quite well on the computer front, too.
- Forget $60 video games. In China, 'Call of Duty' will be free.
'Call of Duty,' the series of best-selling video games, will reach China soon as a free online game.
- Charge your cellphone with a cotton T-shirt
Two engineers at the University of South Carolina modified a cotton T-shirt, turning the fabric into a supercapacitor, storing an electrical charge.
- With Wii U, Nintendo tries to combine game worlds
The Nintendo Wii U's new GamePad controller mixes Wii and iPhone gameplay.
- Windows 8 will be cheap, sort of
On Monday Microsoft announced that a Windows 8 upgrade would cost just $39.99 for users running Windows 7, Vista, or XP. And new details about the OS suggest that installing Windows 8 should be a pretty painless process.
- Google tablet: How it measures up to iPad, Nook, and others
Google tablet, announced last week, will have an operating system based on the Android. But how will the Nexus 7 Google tablet compare to other tablets already on the market?
- Apple pays $60 million to keep the iPad name
Apple settled a lawsuit over the rights to the iPad name in China. The Chinese court says that Apple paid $60 million to Proview Technology.
- With July 4, more – but safer – consumer fireworks
Fireworks sales have doubled since 1998, but not injuries.
- Samsung ordered to stop selling Galaxy Tab 10.1 in US
The latest round of the ongoing Apple v. Samsung court battle gives Apple the upper hand.
- What's new in Android 4.1 'Jelly Bean'
Google showed off Android 4.1 'Jelly Bean,' its latest phone and tablet operating system, at its I/O developers conference on Wednesday. Jelly Bean's new features include better support for voice commands, a smoother interface, a predictive keyboard, and Google Now.
- Google Chrome debuts in an unusual place: Apple's iPhone
Is there room for both Google Chrome and the iPhone's built-in Safari browser?
- Nexus 7: Under the hood of the latest (and greatest?) Android tablet
Google unveiled the Nexus 7 – a 7-inch, $199 tablet – at its I/O conference on Wednesday. Its size and price are similar to those of Amazon's popular tablet -- but the Nexus 7 has a few features that set it apart from the Kindle Fire.
- Nexus Q: Will your living room revolve around Google's sphere?
Google says the spherical Nexus Q media server is "the world's first social streaming media player." With easy cloud connectivity and a built-in amp, Google's Nexus Q has a lot going for it -- but how does it compare to the Apple TV or the Roku?