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- Apple, five major publishers accused of e-book collusion by DOJ
On Wednesday, the Department of Justice filed a complaint in US District Court against Apple and a group of publishers. Hachette, HarperCollins and Simon & Schuster have agreed to settle. The rest will probably fight on.
- Google Chrome browser tabs get a ticket to ride
Soon, Google Chrome users will be able to access live tabs on a range of devices, including tablets and smartphones.
- Instagram gives Facebook 5 million reasons to love recent acquisition
The new Android app from Instagram, which was recently gobbled up by Facebook, has racked up 5 million downloads.
- Cookie sales soar as Girl Scouts adopt smart phones, credit cards
New plug-in devices from Square and Sage Mobile allow some smart phones to become card readers.
- An invisible wet suit for your iPhone or Android device
New waterproofing technology will protect an iPhone, iPod Shuffle, or certain Android phones from spills and splashes.
- How Edward Muggeridge became Eadweard J. Muybridge
Eadweard J. Muybridge, the subject of Monday's Google doodle, had at least five names over the course of his life. How did he arrive at Eadweard J. Muybridge?
- Facebook to buy Instagram for $1 billion. Why so much?
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced plans on Monday to acquire the photo sharing app Instagram. What could the future of their partnership hold?
- Will the iPad follow the path of zippers, escalators, and heroin?
Despite other companies' efforts to create a household brand name, Apple has won with the iPad. The name is used not only to describe Apple's popular products, but also tablets in general.
- Did Eadweard J. Muybridge get away with murder?
Before Eadweard J. Muybridge completed his breakthrough work in film, for which he earned a Google doodle Monday, the photographer killed a man. History may have been very different if Eadweard J. Muybridge had gone to jail.
- Google Doodle celebrates Eadweard J. Muybridge, Father of the Zoopraxiscope
Eadweard Muybridge is the subject of today's Google Doodle. In the process of photographing galloping horses, Muybridge invented the Zoopraxiscope, the forerunner to the motion picture projector.
- Project Glass taken out for test run by Google co-founder: report
Project Glass, augmented reality lenses from Google, is already being tested by Google employees, including company co-founder Sergei Brin.
- Microsoft still handing out checks for Windows Phone apps
The Windows Phone OS, which lags well behind Apple's iOS and Google's Android, has not proved particularly popular with app developers. That could soon change.
- Rural tinkerer builds the first airplane made in Afghanistan
Sabir Shah, Afghanistan's 'Wright brother,' constructed an airplane by himself.
- Rural tinkerer builds the first airplane made in Afghanistan
Sabir Shah, Afghanistan's 'Wright brother,' constructed an airplane by himself.
- New smartphones: Lumia 900 best Windows 8 phone yet
New smartphones battle heats up with Nokia's new Windows 8 offering. At $100, the Lumia 900 can compete aggressively against Android smartphones.
- Appeals court reinstates Viacom lawsuit against Google's YouTube
The court ruling Thursday allows Viacom and other entities to sue Google over the use of copyrighted video on the internet search engine's YouTube video platform.
- HTC EVO 4G LTE brings true 4G speed to Sprint
The HTC EVO 4G LTE, launching this year on Sprint, packs a 4.7-inch display and the Android 4.0 OS.
- How to defend against Flashback malware, which hit 600K Macs
A Trojan called Flashback is on the loose. The target: Apple Mac laptops and desktops. Good thing Apple released two defensive patches.
- Google's Project Glass: Are people ready for sci-fi eye wear?
Google's Project Glass turns Terminator-vision into an upcoming product. But is Project Glass feasible? Or even desirable?
- Google reveals futuristic 'Project Glass'
Google released a YouTube video Wednesday showing the everyday uses of "Project Glass," wrap-around virtual reality glasses with all the qualities of a smartphone – and much more. But will it ever be realized?