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Bye-bye, mouse. Hello, mind control
When workplace computers moved beyond command-line interfaces to the mouse-and-windows-based graphical user interface, that was a major advance in usability. And the command line itself was a big improvement over the punch cards and tape that came before. Read More


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Company denies being bought by Google
An apparently fictitious press release purporting to announce the acquisition by Google of a Wi-Fi provider called ICOA has some in the tech press scrambling to find their erasers. No such acquisition has occurred, insist both non-principals. According to TechCrunch: Read More

NW's products of the week 11.26.12
Our roundup of intriguing new products from companies such as HP and Blue Coat Read More

PGP Corp. co-founder's startup targets cloud authentication
When Phil Dunkelberger co-founded PGP Corp. in 2002 with Jon Callas, it was to acquire the codebase for the famous encryption technology known as "Pretty Good Privacy" which had been sold to Networks Associates in 1997. That proved a good move for public-key encryption, and now Dunkelberger says his next project -- the formation of a company called Nok Nok Labs -- involves a revolutionary way to support authentication in corporate networks and the cloud. Read More


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12 Sweet Cyber Monday Tech Deals
The blur of in-store and online Black Friday deals came at us since October, but Cyber Monday offerings really only started to trickle out over the weekend and are in full force today, Nov. 26. Read More


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Apple's Eddy Cue takes firm control over iOS Maps
As time marches forward, the release of Apple's Maps app may soon be remembered more as the piece of software that led to the unceremonious exit of Scott Forstall than as Maps app riddled with problems and perhaps released too soon. Read More

U.S. Government Progress on IPv6 Deployment
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Patent wars over wiretapping VoIP & surveillance backdoors into Internet chats
After Microsoft acquired Skype, we looked at a Microsoft patent called "Legal Intercept" meant for monitoring and recording VoIP communications. At that time, there were questions about if Microsoft would ruin Skype by making a backdoor for easy spy and pry government and law enforcement access. Read More

Nikon and Samsung create a new camera category by embedding Android
A first-time experience with a Nikon S800c or Samsung EK-GC100 camera is an epiphany. Android-embedded cameras change the definition of consumer camera forever and widen the distinction between cameras and smartphones. Android may not save the shrinking consumer camera industry, but it will convince many smartphone photographers to buy an Android camera to complement their smartphone so that they stop... Read More

15 Best iPad Apps for Newbies (2012)
Got a shiny, new iPad or iPad Mini? The first thing you'll notice is that the tablet itself isn't all that exciting. It's the apps that make the iPad special. Here are 15 must-have apps. Read More

 
 
 

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