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China to track cell phone users

Mar 4, 2011
The government of China says it will track the movements of 17 million citizens in Beijing. The government says they're doing it in hopes of...

Microsoft will release tablets in late 2012, attend BTO concert, vote for Dewey

Mar 4, 2011
Really? Look, Microsoft once owned the world of technology. The PC was the only computer anyone owned. But they are moving at an almost...

Verizon to cap iPhone data plans this summer

Mar 2, 2011
Right now when you get a new Verizon iPhone, you get unlimited use of the data network. It's always been clear, however, that this plan was only...

Google kills 21 rogue Android apps

Mar 2, 2011
Yesterday we told you about a fake version of the Android app Steamy Window, which included a hidden bit of code that took control of your phone,...

Android app hacked

Mar 1, 2011
Seems like we've been hearing about the security vulnerabilities of Android apps for a while and here's a test case. Steamy Window is a silly...

Robots will try to solve mystery of plane crash

Feb 25, 2011
Air France flight 447 left Rio May 31, 2009. It was headed for Paris. But, just a few hours after the plane took off, as it was flying over the...

Xoom is great! Don't buy it.

Feb 24, 2011
That's the gist of Walter Mossberg's review of Motorola's new challenger to the iPad on All Things D. He says the Android Honeycomb operating...

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iPad 2 to be unveiled next week

Feb 23, 2011
So says Kara Swisher at All Things D and she's usually right about these things. Apple, she says, will be holding an event on March 2nd and invites...

Nintendo 3DS to launch with 18 titles

Feb 23, 2011
Sims 3, Madden, and Nintendogs + Cats are three of the bigger name offerings coming out of the gate. The titles do have some range to them and the...

Wil Wheaton on portable data and technological surprises

Feb 16, 2011
Depending on how plugged in you are, you might know Wil Wheaton from the classic film Stand By Me or from his role as Wesley Crusher in Star Trek:...