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First reported Jun 17 2013 - Updated Jun 17 2013 - 1 reports

Google Reader: what are the alternatives?

The tech giant is due to 'retire' its RSS app, but there are replacements out there – and Facebook or Apple could jump in Three months ago, Google announced the "retirement" of Google Reader as part of the company's second spring cleaning ... [Published Technology: Technology blog | guardian.co.uk - Jun 17 2013]
First reported Jun 17 2013 - Updated Jun 17 2013 - 1 reports

Google Glass does have a diversity problem. Here's why it matters

If augmented eyewear really is a 'moonshot' for the company, it should be shaped beyond the US It's hard not to feel a twinge of sympathy for Dean Johnson. Like other applicants to Google's #ifihadglass scheme providing early access to its Glass eyewear, ... [Published Technology: Technology blog | guardian.co.uk - Jun 17 2013]
First reported Jun 17 2013 - Updated Jun 17 2013 - 1 reports

Smartphones and facial recognition: focus groups 2.0

Coupled to facial imaging, the smartphone could become the ultimate media analytics tool When it comes to testing new products, most of us have been through the focus group experience. You sit behind a one-way mirror and watch a handpicked group ... [Published Technology: Technology blog | guardian.co.uk - Jun 17 2013]
First reported Jun 06 2013 - Updated Jun 07 2013 - 2 reports

Boot up: Bing translates, the Bush-Obama spying, iOS7 concept, and more

Plus be a dirty data dealer!, what's new in Windows 8.1, Google as General Electric, and more A burst of 18 links for you to chew over, as picked by the Technology team Privacy? Screw that. Turn the tables! >> Data Dealer Become a data dealer ... [Published Technology: Technology blog | guardian.co.uk - Jun 07 2013]
First reported Jun 05 2013 - Updated Jun 05 2013 - 1 reports

Boot up: iPhone 4's US ban, Obama's troll-chasing, Lego + Sony, and more

Plus Haswell for the desktop (don't ask), verbs in app design, Zeus keeps raking it in, Yahoo's non-mail fail, and more A burst of 9 links for you to chew over, as picked by the Technology team ITC bans importation of older iPhones and iPads into ... [Published Technology: Technology blog | guardian.co.uk - Jun 05 2013]
First reported Jun 04 2013 - Updated Jun 04 2013 - 1 reports

Boot up: Apple's radio problem, dumping YouTube, Asus's 3-in-1 and more

Plus Oculus Rift co-founder dies, another Galaxy S4 on the way, visualising music on Facebook, and more A burst of 8 links for you to chew over, as picked by the Technology team $42 Billion: what Apple could owe in royalties as a truly "Pureplay" ... [Published Technology: Technology blog | guardian.co.uk - Jun 04 2013]
First reported Jun 04 2013 - Updated Jun 04 2013 - 1 reports

Google+ isn't a social network; it's The Matrix

Trying to analyse the amount of activity on Google+ in comparison to Facebook or Twitter yields little useful information - because it doesn't have the same purpose as them Pretty much everyone (myself included) has been reading Google+ wrongly. Because ... [Published Technology: Technology blog | guardian.co.uk - Jun 04 2013]
First reported Jun 03 2013 - Updated Jun 03 2013 - 1 reports

Apple's Tim Cook leaves the D11 audience begging for … anything

The Wall Street Journal tech conference's star attraction was giving nothing away, but what did people expect? I'm back from D11 , the 11th yearly edition of the Wall Street Journal's tech conference. The conference site gives you the complete ... [Published Technology: Technology blog | guardian.co.uk - Jun 03 2013]
First reported Jun 03 2013 - Updated Jun 03 2013 - 1 reports

Boot up: iPads are PCs (Microsoft says), patent trolls unmasked, Denmark's snoopers, and more

Plus HTC v Samsung's displays, Turkey throttling social web?, Twitter moves, and more A quick burst of 8 links for you to chew over, as picked by the Technology team The future is killer devices connected to amazing cloud services >> The Official ... [Published Technology: Technology blog | guardian.co.uk - Jun 03 2013]
First reported May 31 2013 - Updated May 31 2013 - 1 reports

Firefox OS tablet from Foxconn tipped for 3 June unveiling

Rumoured device would go back to the roots of Firefox OS, but will there be a demand for it? Mozilla made a splash at Mobile World Congress in February with the official launch of its Firefox OS for smartphones , with several manufacturers and 18 ... [Published Technology: Technology blog | guardian.co.uk - May 31 2013]
First reported May 31 2013 - Updated May 31 2013 - 1 reports

Bootup: The painful legacy of Napster, Google's music subscription imminent and how Cisco pwns the world's switches

See also Motorola's senor-tastic new phone, why PS4 is all about the games, Bitcoin gets serious - and Facebook is worth the money A quick burst of 8 links for you to chew over, as picked by the Technology team The aftermath of Napster: Incumbents ... [Published Technology: Technology blog | guardian.co.uk - May 31 2013]
First reported May 30 2013 - Updated May 30 2013 - 1 reports

Mary Meeker highlights 2013's next internet trends: 'Wearables, Drivables, Flyables and Scannables'

Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers partner's annual presentation also digs into smartphones, tablets, social media and China Analyst-turned-VC Mary Meeker's annual Internet Trends presentation draws plenty of attention in Silicon Valley and beyond. The ... [Published Technology: Technology blog | guardian.co.uk - May 30 2013]

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...decide to kill a product that is well-liked and well-used by well-informed (and I almost dare to add, well-heeled) users? I recently went to a "Bring Your Parents to Work day at Google. (Besides comrades of old OS wars, we now have a child working there.) The conclusion of the event was the weekly TGIF-style bash (which is held on Thursdays in Mountain View, apparently to allow Googlers in other time zones to participate). Both founders routinely come on stage to make announcements and answer questions. Unsurprisingly, someone asked Larry Page a question about Google Reader and got the scripted "too few users, only about a million" non-answer, to which Sergey Brin couldn't help quip that a million is about the number of remote viewers of the Google I/O developer conference Page had just bragged about. Perhaps the decision to axe Reader wasn't entirely unanimous. And never mind the fact Feedly seems to already have 3 million subscribers …"
...And there is more in store. This story of Smithonian.com titled "One day, your smartphone will know if you are happy or sad" , sums up the state of the art with mobile apps designed to decipher your mood based onon the way you type, or research conducted by Samsung to develop...
...Includes a sensor you swallow that will transmit a unique ID. And which "is designed to move through the body in the normal process of digestion." Um. (Thanks @HotSoup for the link.)
...At all. A version of Yahoo Mail's terms of service adopted in 2011 gives the company the right to "scan and analyze all incoming and outgoing communications content sent and received from your account" and use the profile to "match and serve targeted advertising" to you… This week's controversy underscores how short memories have become in the modern...

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Google Glass does have a diversity problem. Her... [Published Technology: Technology blog | guardian.co.uk - Jun 17 2013]
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Smartphones and facial recognition: focus group... [Published Technology: Technology blog | guardian.co.uk - Jun 17 2013]
Boot up: Bing translates, the Bush-Obama spying... [Published Technology: Technology blog | guardian.co.uk - Jun 07 2013]
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Boot up: Apple's radio problem, dumping YouTube... [Published Technology: Technology blog | guardian.co.uk - Jun 04 2013]
Google+ isn't a social network; it's The Matrix [Published Technology: Technology blog | guardian.co.uk - Jun 04 2013]
Apple's Tim Cook leaves the D11 audience beggin... [Published Technology: Technology blog | guardian.co.uk - Jun 03 2013]
Boot up: iPads are PCs (Microsoft says), patent... [Published Technology: Technology blog | guardian.co.uk - Jun 03 2013]
Firefox OS tablet from Foxconn tipped for 3 Jun... [Published Technology: Technology blog | guardian.co.uk - May 31 2013]
Bootup: The painful legacy of Napster, Google's... [Published Technology: Technology blog | guardian.co.uk - May 31 2013]
Mary Meeker highlights 2013's next internet tre... [Published Technology: Technology blog | guardian.co.uk - May 30 2013]
What can I use in remote areas without electric... [Published Technology: Technology blog | guardian.co.uk - May 30 2013]
Bootup: Cisco says Microsoft/Skype deal was unf... [Published Technology: Technology blog | guardian.co.uk - May 30 2013]
Bootup: Password cracking, Facebook ad snafu, M... [Published Technology: Technology blog | guardian.co.uk - May 29 2013]
Boot up: Xbox's voice control, Lenovo aiming fo... [Published Technology: Technology blog | guardian.co.uk - May 27 2013]
The future of virtual reality: want to conquer ... [Published Technology: Technology blog | guardian.co.uk - May 24 2013]
The future of media measurement should be peopl... [Published Technology: Technology blog | guardian.co.uk - May 24 2013]
Internet users' privacy concerns may mean cooki... [Published Technology: Technology blog | guardian.co.uk - May 24 2013]
What should I look for when buying a desktop PC? [Published Technology: Technology blog | guardian.co.uk - May 23 2013]
Xbox One: should TV broadcasters be afraid? [Published Technology: Technology blog | guardian.co.uk - May 23 2013]
Boot up: Metro apps usage, Pirate Bay hacking c... [Published Technology: Technology blog | guardian.co.uk - May 23 2013]
Boot up: Chinese hackers, Lumia buildup, life a... [Published Technology: Technology blog | guardian.co.uk - May 22 2013]
Xbox 720: Microsoft prepares to unveil next-gen... [Published Technology: Technology blog | guardian.co.uk - May 21 2013]
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Moshi Monsters' founder: the shift to mobile ca... [Published Technology: Technology blog | guardian.co.uk - May 18 2013]
Boot up: Surface Pro reviewed, Google mapped, L... [Published Technology: Technology blog | guardian.co.uk - May 17 2013]
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Coupled to facial imaging, the smartphone could become the ultimate media analytics tool When it comes to testing new products, most of us have been through the focus group experience. You sit behind a one-way mirror and watch a handpicked group ...
Boot up: Bing translates, the Bush-Obama spying... [Published Technology: Technology blog | guardian.co.uk - Jun 07 2013]
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