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Apple Releases First Major Update for iOS 7

Apple released iOS 7.1, the first major update for the latest version of its mobile software, which includes CarPlay, Siri improvements, and visual tweaks. The update comes six months after…

Google Plans to Release an Android SDK for Wearables

Google will launch an Android developers kit for wearables, according to Sundar Pichai, head of Android and Chrome, while speaking at the SXSW conference Monday. While Pichai did not say…

SXSW Film & Interactive

AUSTIN — Ask just about anyone where the computer industry and digital culture began, and they’ll probably tell you Northern California or maybe Seattle. They wouldn’t be wrong — after…

Google X: Secret Lab for ‘Moonshot’ Research

In a rare public speech, Google CEO Larry Page once suggested the tech industry needs “safe places where we can try out new things” without rules or interference. Some people…

Facebook With Renewed Focus on App Developers

Facebook is bringing back F8, its conference for software developers in a bid to get them to create more and better mobile apps for the giant social network. The conference…

Bitcoin Gaining Ground at Retailers in Southern California

As the world buzzed Thursday about the purported unmasking of alleged Bitcoin inventor Satoshi Nakamoto, hundreds of local consumers and businesses were already using his virtual currency in their everyday…

Smartphone App Lets Doctor See What’s Bothering You

Dr. Ariel Soffer was on an airplane when one of his patients was desperately trying to reach him. Through his clinical photography app, his patient was able to text the…

Disney Lays Off 700 from Games Unit

LOS ANGELES – Disney says it is laying off 700 people from the interactive unit that makes video games and operates websites, about a quarter of the workforce in the…

Pixelworks’ Shares Soar After it Reveals Apple as Major Customer

Shares of Pixelworks Inc (PXLW.O), which makes chips for digital display, rose 54 percent a day after the company revealed that Apple Inc (AAPL.O) is among its largest customers. The iPhone maker contributed more…

Do You Have the Right to Remain Anonymous?

A revolution is at hand, and the consequences could fundamentally change the identity of the Internet — or, more precisely, your identity within it. Websites and social networks are increasingly…

Facebook Agrees to End Illegal Firearms Sales on Sites

ALBANY — Attorney General Eric Schneiderman’s office has reached an agreement with Facebook and its photo-sharing service Instagram that clamps down on illegal firearms sales on the popular social media…

Flickr Co-Founder Launches Findery Social Discovery App

When it came to officially launching her latest service, Findery, Caterina Fake decided that she wasn’t going to be rushed. “With apps, it’s really important to get it right the…

Volvo & Apple CarPlay

Volvo Car Group and Apple Inc. are joining forces on Apple CarPlay, a new service brings all the features and services familiar to iPad, iPhone or iPod users directly into…

CEO of Bitcoin Exchange Found Dead in Singapore

SINGAPORE – The CEO of a virtual currency exchange has been found dead in her home in Singapore. A police spokesman said Thursday there was no suspicion of “foul play”…

Netanyahu Sign Pro-Business Pact

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a swing through the Silicon Valley to meet with high-tech leaders and sign a pro-business agreement with Gov. Jerry Brown. During a meeting at…