SAN FRANCISCO – Instagram has abandoned wording in its new terms-of-service agreement that sparked outcry from users concerned it meant…
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Windows 8.1? Microsoft ‘Blue’ to address user gripes about Windows 8
SAN FRANCISCO – Microsoft is retooling the latest version of its Windows operating system to address complaints and confusion that…
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Sharks will soon be taking selfies and fish will be #swimming. And the concept of “surfing” the Internet is about…
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Microsoft Office now available for iPhone, not iPad
NEW YORK – Even as a pared-down version of Microsoft’s Office software package arrived on the iPhone, the company is…
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Apple iPhone 5S gets a fingerprint reader, but how secure is it?
Apple’s new flagship iPhone 5S includes a biometric fingerprint reader, a simple way to unlock the phone with a touch…
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Dish to become largest company to accept bitcoin
LOS ANGELES – Dish Network Corp. says it will become the largest company yet to accept payment in bitcoin. The…
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Could drones be coming to Disney World?
Future visitors to Walt Disney World may come for the rides but stay for the drone show. Last week, Disney…
Read MoreMilitary surveillance ‘blimp’ takes to Maryland skies
It looks like a blimp, but the tether technically means it is an aerostat. This giant balloon-like device, the size…
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Tech Q&A: Ello, Wi-Fi safety, Windows 10, and more
What is the “anti-Facebook”? Q. What is this “anti-Facebook” I’m hearing about? A. The latest site to challenge Facebook on…
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