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VentureBeat
Social tracker: It knows where you are, when you're there, and when you'll be back
VentureBeat
The U.S. government can track where you are, who you're with, what you look like, and where you'll likely be next thanks to a tool created by defense contractor Raytheon. The tool, called Riot, or rapid information overlay technology, looks at your Twitter, ...

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SlashGear
Xbox 720 may be “always watching” with mandatory Kinect
SlashGear
One of the most terrifying prospects we've heard in the past few years surrounding a gaming console – or a computer of any type, for that matter, has been re-addressed this week with the Xbox 720. This machine has not yet been confirmed as even being in ...
The Next Xbox: Someone Has One And Has Spilled The BeansGizmodo Australia
Xbox 720: Here's Some Very Specific InformationGameranx
We Know All About The Next Xbox, From Someone Who Says They've Got OneKotaku Australia
Ubergizmo -Shacknews -IGN
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TIME
Bill Gates Talks Tech, Philanthropy During Reddit AMA
PC Magazine
Microsoft chairman Bill Gates took to Reddit Monday for an "Ask Me Anything" session which touched on topics ranging from his attitude towards open-source software to the charitable work done around the globe by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Bill Gates defends Bing and Windows 8CNET
Bill Gates riffs on health, tech, and Steve Jobs in Reddit chatNBCNews.com
Bill Gates answers questions about vaccines, robots, Steve Jobs on RedditVentureBeat
Forbes -Business Insider -ZDNet
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SlashGear
Nexus 4 Wireless Charging Orb hits Google Play
SlashGear
Today Google has officially put the Nexus 4 Wireless Charger up for sale, it being a long-awaited half-orb instilled with the power to charge the power of the LG-made Nexus 4. This device is an oddity in the halls of Google-made hardware in that it essentially ...
Google finally offers Nexus 4 wireless charging orbGigaOM
Google Nexus 4 Wireless Charging Orb Now On Sale For $59.99 From Google ...TechCrunch
Nexus 4 Wireless Charging orb lands in the Google Play StoreAndroid Community
Gizmodo -androidandme.com -Ubergizmo
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<em>Real Racing 3</em> is Even More Attractive Now That It's Going Free-to-Play
Kotaku
Real Racing 3 is Even More Attractive Now That It's Going Free-to-Play The latest entry in Firemonkeys' Real Racing isn't just going to be the nicest looking entry in the series when it drops on February 28 — it'll also be the first one that's completely free to ...
Electronic Arts to Convert 'Real Racing' to Free Mobile TitleBloomberg
'Real Racing 3' Releasing February 28Touch Arcade
Real Racing 3 Comes Out February 28, Will Be Free-to-PlaySlide To Play
DroidGamers -NZGamer.com -Pocket Gamer
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Nexus 4 Qi Wireless Charging Orb Now Available
IntoMobile
It might have taken a while, but the Nexus 4 Qi wireless charging orb is now available in the Google Play Store for $60. While the product page doesn't actually claim that the charging orb is in stock, it does say that it will ship in less than a week, and that ...

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Geek
Minecraft now available for free on Raspberry Pi
SlashGear
Minecraft has been a big hit lately. The pixelated sandbox game has seen millions of downloads on multiple platforms, and today the game is seeing its release on the infamous Raspberry Pi hobbyist board. What's perhaps even better, is that the game will be ...
Minecraft Pi Edition Is Ready To Teach You CodingWebProNews
Minecraft: Pi Edition released as a free download todayPolygon

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Hot Hardware
Solavei Becomes First US Carrier to Sell the BlackBerry Z10
Tom's Hardware Guide
BlackBerry kind of got left behind while competitors like Apple and Google took the lion's share of the consumer smartphone market. Still, the company is hoping its new line of devices will change the its fortunes. The first BB10 phone, the Z10, has since gone ...
Home Depot Ditches BlackBerry For iPhonesBusiness Insider
No-contract Solavei is first US carrier to offer BlackBerry Z10TechRadar UK
Be the First to Own a BlackBerry Z10 — For $999LAPTOP Magazine (blog)
Register -Bloomberg -Latinos Post
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Multichannel News
Dish ships Hopper with Sling DVR to livestreamers across the US
Engadget
Dish didn't quite make the January release target for the Hopper with Sling, but we'll take a slight delay for such a tangible upgrade. As of today, subscribers across the US can pick up the remote streaming DVR if they're willing to pay the $10 monthly ...
Dish Spending Millions on Ads to Market Ad-Skipping DVRMultichannel News
Dish Rolls Out Controversial Sling-HopperTV Technology
Dish's New Ad Campaign Pays Last Respects to TV CommercialsAdAge.com

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Sydney Morning Herald
Here's how governments might stalk you via social media
CNET
Defense contractor Raytheon shows off RIOT, its very clever way of knowing when to nab your laptop -- say, during your daily trip to the gym. Eric Mack. by Eric Mack. February 11, 2013 8:17 AM PST Follow @ericcmack. Smile for the camera, Big Brother is ...
Software that tracks people on social media created by defence firmThe Guardian
Raytheon's New Social Media Data Mining SoftwareFast Company
'Riot' software could help governments spy on your real-life activity through ...The Verge
Telegraph.co.uk -Gizmodo -Betabeat
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Safaricom to Retail Nokia Lumia Phones
AllAfrica.com
Nokia and Safaricom today announced exclusive availability of Nokia's flagship Windows Phone 8 smartphone, the Nokia Lumia 920. They also announced a deal on the midrange Nokia Lumia 820 recently launched in Kenya. Boasting the latest advances in ...

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New York Times
Tesla Falls After N.Y. Times Model S Test-Drive
Bloomberg
Tesla Motors Inc., the maker of electric vehicles led by billionaire Elon Musk, fell the most in almost two months after the New York Times published a first- person account about a Model S sedan test-drive where cold weather reduced the car's range between ...
How battery upgrades will revolutionize electric carUSA TODAY
Jefferies Group Gives Buy Rating to Tesla Motors (TSLA)Daily Political
Can Tesla Keep Going? Report Expected to Reveal Company's HealthWall Street Journal (blog)
Motley Fool -New York Times (blog) -MarketWatch
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Gizbot
Analyst expects cheaper iPhone in 2013
Portland Business Journal (blog)
Topeka Capital analyst Brian White expects a cheaper iPhone from Apple Inc. with a plastic case to be released in 2013. According to Business Insider, White said in a note to investors that the cheaper iPhone will cost around $300 without a contract ...
Analyst: Apple to Release $250, Contract-Free iPhoneBenzinga

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Times of India
US target of sustained cyber-espionage campaign
CNET
The country has been targeted by China, which is trying to infiltrate American business computers to find data for economic gain. Don Reisinger. by Don Reisinger. February 11, 2013 7:15 AM PST. The U.S. is under attack, a recently released national security ...
US said to be target of massive cyber-espionage campaignWashington Post
Hacking highlight: “Sustained attack” on US called out by intelligence reportSlashGear
China Is America's #1 Cyber Threat: US Govt. ReportYahoo! Finance (blog)
The Hill (blog) -Democracy Now -Newser
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Memeburn
This Latest Google Now Ad Has Me Hating Siri
TechCrunch
Google's ad campaigns haven't always been the best. Remember that silly Google+ ad that tried to put a romantic spin on Circles, only to make it look like a whole lot of work? Well, the search firm has stepped up their game for the latest Nexus 4/Google Now ...
This Google Now commercial almost made me buy a Nexus 4 last nightMobile Burn
Google's New Commercial Shows Off Android's Superior Siri CompetitorBusiness Insider
New Nexus 4 ad finally puts Google Now in the spotlight [video]BGR
TechnologyTell (blog) -TechHive
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Washington Post
E-Mails of Reporters in Myanmar Are Hacked
New York Times
BANGKOK — Several journalists who cover Myanmar said Sunday that they had received warnings from Google that their e-mail accounts might have been hacked by “state-sponsored attackers.” World Twitter Logo.
Myanmar denies hacking journalist email accountsBoston.com
Myanmar journalists targeted with state-sponsored Gmail attacksHelp Net Security
Myanmar journalists' email hackedUPI.com

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BlackBerry Z10 Available Now in US For $999 Contract-Free
Mashable
Contract-free mobile carrier Solavei will be the first mobile carrier to offer the BlackBerry Z10 in the United States. The handset will be available Monday through Solavei's retail partner GSM Nation for $999. Orders can be placed starting at 8am EST and if ...
Solavei becomes first US carrier to ship BlackBerry Z10, charges $999 for the ...Engadget
Solavei Brings BlackBerry Z10 to the U.S. Early -- For Nearly a Thousand BucksAll Things Digital
T-Mobile pours cold water on MVNO LTE chatterTeleGeography

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New York Times (blog)
Daily Report: Samsung Emerges as a Potent Rival to Apple's Cool
New York Times (blog)
The maker of iPhones, iPads and iPods has never faced a challenger able to make a truly popular and profitable smartphone or tablet — not Dell, not Hewlett-Packard, not Nokia, not BlackBerry — until Samsung Electronics. The South Korean manufacturer's ...
Samsung emerging as top rival to Apple in cell phone marketSan Antonio Business Journal
Samsung, Apple in race to the wire for mobile phone supremacyDallas Business Journal (blog)
Nexus 4 vs Galaxy S3 vs iPhone 5: Age Is Just A NumberAuto-o-Mobile

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All Things Digital
A Big Year for Apple's iPhone in India
All Things Digital
Now that it's carved some significant inroads into China, the world's largest mobile market, Apple is turning its attention to the second largest as well: India. In the fourth quarter, iPhone shipments to India were about three to four times what they were in the ...
While Apple focuses on China, everyone forgot about IndiaZDNet
Apple wakes up to India's potential; iPhone witnesses four-fold rise in sales in 3 ...Times of India
Rumor: Apple planning 'iPhone 5S' and new 5-inch 'iPhone 6' for 2013Apple Insider
SlashGear -Fortune (blog) -Barron's (blog)
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Business Recorder
Climbing price of fuel won't shift into reverse soon
Sioux Falls Argus Leader
Average South Dakota gas prices have jumped 26 cents in 20 days, bringing the average price per gallon to $3.33, a fuel survey shows. The national average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline is $3.53, 17 cents more than a week ago and 23 ...
Gas Prices Are On The Rise In ScarsdaleThe Daily Voice
Gas prices hit $4 in CaliforniaSan Jose Mercury News
Vital Signs Chart: Gas Prices Moving Up AgainWall Street Journal (blog)
KAKE -Christian Science Monitor -Newsday
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