Windows 8.1 'boot to desktop' rumor: Wishful thinking?
A weekend rumor would lead us to believe that Microsoft is working on an option in Windows 8.1 that allows a direct boot to desktop. [Read more]
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Microsoft reportedly considering selling a smartwatch of its own The tech giant has requested components for a potential touch-enabled watch device, executives at Asian suppliers tell the Wall Street Journal. [Read more]
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Construction of world's largest optical telescope approved The massive Thirty Meter Telescope will be able to image objects 13 billion light years away, near the beginning of time. [Read more]
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Justice Dept. approves Google's $2.3B sale of Motorola Home Arris Group buys set-top box maker for $2.35 billion, relieving the Web giant of 7,000 employees and a series of patent lawsuits. [Read more]
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Google reportedly offers search results changes in EU probe Package of concessions includes clear labeling of its own products in search results, as well as prominent placement of rivals' services, sources tell The Wall Street Journal. [Read more]
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How Facebook and Twitter mess with DUI checkpoints One of the more human aspects of social media is that people use Facebook and Twitter to warn their fellow men and women of DUI checkpoints. Now police are attempting to spring more surprises. [Read more]
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'The Matrix' is back (in your hospital) There he is, Hugo Weaving as Agent Smith. Several Hugo Weavings weaving their way around a hospital. Welcome to the future -- or the present -- of GE software in a new ad. [Read more]
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Bad ads are ruining our (sex) lives, say Americans In a survey performed by an analytics company, Americans complain that bad ads -- especially when repeated -- are stopping them from surfing the Web, working, and even, say almost 1 in 5, sex. Pop-up ads and lottery scams are the worst offenders. [Read more]
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How to hook up a subwoofer to a stereo system Hint: You don't necessarily need a receiver with subwoofer output jacks. [Read more]
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San Francisco Exploratorium shows off its huge new digs What's a hands-on science museum to do when it has a midlife crisis? The same as anybody else: it moves to a new, fancier home. [Read more]
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Schmidt predicts entire world online by 2020. Is he right? Google's executive chairman has made a bold prediction about the spread of the Internet. Do you think that prediction will come true? [Read more]
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