Forget Glass, self-driving cars or a smartwatch. Developers, not physical consumer products, were Google`s darlings at the company`s annual I/O conference last week. Google brands I/O as a conference for developers, and this year, with a range of new tools unveiled to attract more outside developers -- and boost the revenue from their services -- the company sought to deliver the goods to I/O`s in
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At Google IO developer services hogged the spotlight
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Update Yahoo to acquire Tumblr for about 11 billion
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Yahoo has confirmed widespread reports that it will acquire the popular blogging service Tumblr, and also promised not to "screw it up." The deal is worth about $1.1 billion, nearly all in cash.
After being accused of a lack of transparency by an independent watchdog, the European Privacy Association (EPA) has confirmed that Google, Microsoft and Yahoo are backers.
The Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO), which works to expose privileged access in E.U. policy making, said in a complaint Thursday that the European Privacy Association is working to represent industry interests in the debate
Thousands of Tumblr users migrate to WordPress in wake of Yahoo acquisition
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As investors and observers debate the merits of Yahoo`s $1.1 billion acquisition of Tumblr,
Lawmakers seek Google Glass privacy plan
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Eight members of Congress have written an open letter to Google CEO Larry Page that outlines privacy concerns about the Internet vendor`s computerized eyeglasses, Google Glass.
40 years ago Ethernets fathers were the startup kids
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Bob Metcalfe, Dave Boggs, and the rest of the scientists at Xerox Palo Alto Research Center in 1973 were a lot like young developers at a Silicon Valley startup today.
US Defense Department approves Apples iOS devices for its networks
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Devices built around Apple`s iOS operating system -- meaing iPhones and iPads -- have been approved by the U.S. Department of Defense for use on its networks, as the department moves to support multivendor mobile devices and operating systems. The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), which certifies commercial technology for defense use, said Friday it had approved the Apple iOS 6 Security T
Dells Dismal Quarter Shows PC Makers Challenges
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Dell`s financial decay worsened during its latest quarter as the company slashed its personal computer prices in response to the growing popularity of smartphones and tablets.
The dismal performance announced Thursday provided the latest evidence of a technological shift that is making it difficult to sell laptop and desktop machines. Until recently, consumers had regularly replaced machines with
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