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Verizon Wireless partners with Jennifer Lopez for Viva Movil
Android Community
The Verizon Wireless CTIA event has come to an end and while we didn't see any new devices announced, there was some big news for the Latino community. Jennifer Lopez was invited onstage to introduce Viva Movil, which is described as being a ...
Verizon partners with JLo's VivaMovil to target LatinosCNET (blog)
Verizon calls in J-Lo to announce Viva Movil, a phone retailer with a Latino focusThe Verge
Verizon invites Jennifer Lopez on stage for Viva Movil team-upSlashGear
All Things Digital -LAPTOP Magazine (blog) -Phandroid.com
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HTC Can't Staunch The Flow Of Departing Senior Talent As Internal Turmoil ...
TechCrunch
A brain drain at a big tech company is never a good thing, and when a lot of that departing talent consists of high-level execs moving on in rapid succession it's bound to look like curtains to outside observers. That appears to be the case at HTC, which is ...

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Maximum PC
HTC Can't Staunch The Flow Of Departing Senior Talent As Internal Turmoil ...
TechCrunch
A brain drain at a big tech company is never a good thing, and when a lot of that departing talent consists of high-level execs moving on in rapid succession it's bound to look like curtains to outside observers. That appears to be the case at HTC, which is ...
It might be time to put smartphone maker HTC on Deathwatch.ReadWrite
HTC reportedly in 'utter freefall'BGR
Smartphone maker HTC in 'freefall,' bleeding high-level talent amid ...Financial Post
Mobot.net (blog) -NewsFactor Network -Investorplace.com
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Now you can scan documents to Google Drive using your phone
Liliputing
Google has pushed out an update to its Google Drive app for Android. It brings a new user interface, a new grid view, and the ability to quickly preview images and other files. Google Drive for Android also now lets you scan documents with your smartphone ...

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GigaOM
Inside Google's Secret Lab
Businessweek
Last February, Astro Teller, the director of Google's (GOOG) secretive research lab, Google X, went to seek approval from Chief Executive Officer Larry Page for an unlikely acquisition. Teller was proposing that Google buy Makani Power, a startup that ...
Google X Acquires Makani Power And Its Airborne Wind TurbinesTechCrunch
Google X acquires Makani Power, an airborne wind turbine manufacturerEngadget
Google X is acquiring high altitude wind startup Makani PowerGigaOM
Electric Light & Power -The Atlantic Wire -The Verge
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Intel Puts Its Chips on 'New Devices'
TechNewsWorld
Brian Krzanich is wasting little time charting a different business path for Intel. The chipmaker's new CEO has reorganized the company's divisions and has created a new one focusing on emerging products. Smartphones and tablets are in Intel's sights now, ...

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FIFA 14 Ultimate Team will arrive on PS4, EA confirms
Computerandvideogames.com
The PS4 edition of EA Sports' flagship title FIFA 14 will include the popular Ultimate Team mode, EA has confirmed to CVG. FIFA 14 Screenshot · Zoom A statement made by Andrew Wilson on Tuesday suggested that the feature would be exclusive to ...

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Gizbot
Samsung buys 10 percent stake in Pantech for $48 million
CNET
Samsung says it will have no involvement whatsoever in the Korean handset maker's business operations. Don Reisinger. by Don Reisinger. May 22, 2013 8:31 AM PDT. (Credit: Pantech). Samsung has inked a deal with fellow Korean phone maker Pantech ...
Samsung Takes a Stake in Component Customer (And Competitor) PantechAll Things Digital
Samsung Spends Some of Its Cash on a 10-Percent Stake in PantechMashable
Samsung set to take stake in PantechMobile World Live
Gizbot
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ZDNet
Windows 8: Consumers Not Warming To Interface
InformationWeek
Windows 8's look and feel is still a flop with consumers, especially with those who don't use tablets, two studies say. Start The Discussion · Tweet; Mail Mail; Print Print · Michael Endler | May 22, 2013 11:28 AM. Windows Blue (click image for larger view and ...
What Yahoo and Acer can teach Windows 8 app developersZDNet
And the study says: Windows 8 users rarely touch Metro appsPCWorld (blog)
Diving into Metro Windows Store app dataCNET (blog)
Business Insider -Forbes -Neowin
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Latinos Post
Cricket's Samsung Galaxy S4 sells June 7 for $600
CNET
Monthly payment installments and Cricket's unique Muve Music services are part of the prepaid carrier's plan to lure new customers. Jessica Dolcourt. by Jessica Dolcourt. May 22, 2013 8:10 AM PDT Follow @jdolcourt. The Samsung Galaxy S4 will be ...
Cricket launching Galaxy S 4 on June 7th, starting at $55 downEngadget
Samsung Galaxy S4 Unlocked Bootloader Release: Custom Recovery for AT&T ...Latinos Post
Samsung Galaxy S4 Verizon Bootloader Unlocked Before Release, Unlocking ...International Business Times
MarketWatch (press release) -The Lake Country Echo
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Mobot.net
Cricket launching Galaxy S 4 on June 7th, starting at $55 down
Engadget
The Galaxy S 4 is now readily available in the US, but it hasn't had much sway with the prepaid crowd so far. Cricket should be addressing that deficit soon, as it just narrowed down its launch of the Samsung flagship to June 7th. The contract-free carrier is ...
LoJack for Samsung Galaxy S4 goes hard-core on ...CNET
Good apps for the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0ZDNet
Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1 to be first Intel-powered Android slateTechRadar UK
Unwired View -Ubergizmo -Pocket-lint.com
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Economic Times
AAA Predicts Memorial Day Auto Trips to Reach Eight-Year High
Businessweek
The number of Americans driving during the Memorial Day holiday weekend will rise 0.3 percent from a year earlier to the highest level in eight years, according to a forecast by AAA. Approximately 31.2 million Americans plan to drive to their destinations, ...
Memorial Day travel to dip this yearCNN
AAA projects Memorial Day travel to decline slightly over last yearNoBo Magazine
AAA: 31.2M drivers to take Memorial Day road tripKTAR.com
Washington Post
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Chinese search engine wars heat up
PCWorld
China's Baidu has long dominated China's search market. But a local rival to the company--Qihoo 360--is bolstering its own search services with the help of e-commerce giant Alibaba Group. Qihoo 360 on Wednesday appeared to debut a new shopping ...
A Closer Look At Baidu's Rising Costs And $105 ValueForbes
Search Stocks Are Soaring, Set to Keep GoingInvestorplace.com
Qihoo 360 Partners With Alibaba To Grab Market Share Away From Chinese ...TechCrunch
Quartz -Marbridge Consulting -The Next Web
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ValueWalk
Google's cool new conversational search quietly hits Chrome
VentureBeat
Conversational search is a major upgrade from Google's previous voice search feature, which merely dictated a search string. You can access it by clicking the microphone icon within the search box of the Google home page and asking a question in plain ...
Google's conversational search arrives with new ChromeCNET
Google Adds Conversational Search In Latest Chrome Build, We Go Voice OnTechCrunch
Google's latest voice search features now available in ChromeThe Verge
ValueWalk -Apple Insider -Business Insider Australia
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mobihealthnews
Star Trek's Tricorder Becomes Reality With Scanadu's Scout
Mashable
If you've been longing for the day you can just scan your body at home to find out what's wrong when you're sick rather than head to the ER — your day is here. Meet Scout, a device that can monitor and track your vital signs, temperature, ECG, heart rate, ...
Hands-On With The Scanadu Scout, The Health Gadget That's Crowdfunding Its ...TechCrunch
Scanadu finalizes Scout tricorder design, wants user feedback to help it get FDA ...Engadget
Scanadu to crowdfund its tricorder device pre-FDA clearancemobihealthnews
Gizmodo -All Things Digital -PandoDaily (blog)
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natmonitor.com
Good apps for the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0
ZDNet
Summary: The 8-inch screen on the Note 8.0 is the perfect size to take advantage of portability while displaying lots of information. These apps work well on the Note 8.0 and should run well on other Android tablets. James Kendrick. By James Kendrick for ...
Samsung's Galaxy S4 infringes on 5 patents, Apple saysTechworld.com
Boost and Virgin Mobile pick up the Galaxy S3Prepaid Reviews (blog)
Samsung Offers $800000 For The Best Android AppsiOS Doc

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Hindu Business Line
Google Glass triggers gold rush mentality among developers
Hindu Business Line
It'll be several months before the average gadget-lover will get their hands on Google Glass but among software developers there's already a gold-rush mood about the potential of the new wearable technology device made by the search giant. So far only a ...
Fears of Google Glass are UnfoundedTIME
Google Glass, What's Not To Like? Quite A Lot ActuallyForbes
Meet the first guy unlucky enough to lose his Google GlassVentureBeat
ZDNet -Computerworld -eWeek
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Chrome team bringing app launcher love to Mac
TechRadar UK
We've known for some time that Google has been looking to bring some of its Chrome OS features to other operating systems, and now new information all-but-confirms that a Mac version of the Chrome OS app launcher is on its way. The leak came from ...

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Intel focusing on mobile technology? - Evertiq
evertiq.com
Chipmaker Intel's new CEO, Brian Krzanich, have made some big changes in a very short time – one of them, the creation of a new unit aimed at growing the company's market share in mobile technology. Even if Intel have ruled the PC industry for quite some ...

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Inquirer
GIF creator sparks outrage by revealing that it's pronounced 'Jif'
Inquirer
CREATOR OF THE GIF Steve Wilhite ruined lives on Tuesday with the revelation that "GIF" is actually prounced "Jif". Wilhite made the shocking revelation during an interview with the New York Times, saying that while he is proud of his invention, he is ...
GIF creator: It's a soft 'g', Mr. PresidentCNET
He Should Have Just Spelled It .JIF ThenTechCrunch
'It's pronounced jif. End of story': Inventor of the GIF finally declares how the file ...Daily Mail
The Independent -New York Times (blog) -PCR-online.biz
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