Google linking of social network contacts to email raises concerns
(Reuters) – A new feature in Google Inc’s Gmail will result in some users receiving messages from people with whom they have not shared their...
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Wearable gadgets not ready for prime time, tech watchers say
CES By Noel Randewich and Jeremy Wagstaff (Reuters) – Despite the hoopla, wearable gadgets like wristwatches for checking your text messages or eyeglasses that capture...
Microsoft succession speculation focuses on internal candidates
(Reuters) – Speculation over Microsoft Corp’s succession plans refocused on internal choices on Wednesday, a day after the leading outside candidate, Ford Motor Co CEO Alan Mulally, took himself...
Apple, Samsung CEOs agree to mediation in U.S. patent fight
(Reuters) – Apple Inc and Samsung Electronics have agreed to attend a mediation session to be held on or before February 19, as they prepare to clash in court...
Facebook to buy Android app monitoring tool maker
(Reuters) – Facebook Inc is buying India-based Little Eye Labs, a startup that builds performance analysis and monitoring tools for mobile Android apps, to help boost its technology as...
John McAfee: glad Intel dropping name from security software
(Reuters) – John McAfee, the flamboyant millionaire who founded a pioneering anti-virus software company that Intel Corp bought for $7.7 billion, says he is glad...
Intel shows off wearable gadgets as chipmaker expands beyond PCs
(Reuters) – Intel CEO Brian Krzanich showed off wearable computing devices on Monday including earbuds that monitor your heart rate and a smart headset as...
Yahoo says some ads on its European sites spread malware
(Reuters) – Some advertisements on Yahoo Inc’s European websites last week spread malicious software, Yahoo said on Sunday, potentially infecting thousands of users. On Friday, Fox-IT,...
Amazon’s Bezos rescued by Ecuador Navy due to kidney stone
(Reuters) – Amazon.com (AMZN.O) founder Jeff Bezos was airlifted from a cruise ship by the Ecuadorean Navy after suffering a kidney stone attack in the...