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Rdio's Android Player Gets a Much-Needed Update

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The subscription-based streaming music service has just released a completely redesigned Android app that fixes all of the little annoyances.


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Let the Robot Drive: The Autonomous Car of the Future Is Here

Wired Tech news - 1 hour 52 min ago
Robotic vehicles, from Google to Mercedes, have arrived. So what form and purpose will these cars have when we finally let go of the wheel?


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A Google-a-Day Puzzle for Feb. 6

Wired Tech news - Mon, 02/06/2012 - 01:01
Google's daily brainteaser helps hone your search skills.


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A Google-a-Day Puzzle for Feb. 5

Wired Tech news - Sun, 02/05/2012 - 01:01
Google's daily brainteaser helps hone your search skills.


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A Google-a-Day Puzzle for Feb. 4

Wired Tech news - Sat, 02/04/2012 - 01:01
Google's daily brainteaser helps hone your search skills.


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RIM Claws Back Against Apple and Google With Free Tablets

Wired Tech news - Fri, 02/03/2012 - 19:59
In an effort to claw its way back into the game, RIM has settled on a new strategy. Effective today until February 13, every Android developer who ports an Android application over to the BlackBerry ecosystem will receive a free PlayBook, according to a recent tweet sent by RIM VP of developer relations Alec Saunders.


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Motorola Tablet Snafu Exposes Some Users to Privacy Risks

Wired Tech news - Fri, 02/03/2012 - 19:56
Today Motorola issued a fail alert of epic proportions: From October to December 2011, 100 out of 6,200 refurbished Xooms sold from Woot.com may contain the previous owner's personal data.


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Commentary: Face(book)ing the Music

Wired Tech news - Fri, 02/03/2012 - 11:08
The least suspenseful waiting game in Silicon Valley is now over, thank heavens. Facebook, which began as a decidedly private Harvard hangout, has begun the process of going absolutely, totally, unabashedly public. Can you put a price on friendship?


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Why Desktop Apps Would Be Bad News for Windows 8 Tablets

Wired Tech news - Fri, 02/03/2012 - 07:35
How will ARM-based Windows 8 tablets mitigate the heavy payloads of traditional desktop apps? A new report suggests desktop application support will be limited but still present, contradicting an earlier statement by Windows lead Steven Sinofsky.


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A Google-a-Day Puzzle for Feb. 3

Wired Tech news - Fri, 02/03/2012 - 01:01
Google's daily brainteaser helps hone your search skills.


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Apple Now the World's Third Largest Cellphone Maker, IDC Says

Wired Tech news - Thu, 02/02/2012 - 20:48
Apple has moved past LG in the worldwide rankings of mobile-phone unit sales. According to IDC, Apple is now the world's third largest mobile-phone manufacturer, behind Nokia and Samsung.


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Google Beefs Up Android Market Security

Wired Tech news - Thu, 02/02/2012 - 17:09
Google unveiled a new security service for the Android Market today that aims to auto-scan uploaded Android applications to detect potentially malicious apps more quickly, ideally before users download them.


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Soft Money: How Facebook Can Boost Its Virtual Currency

Wired Tech news - Thu, 02/02/2012 - 14:06
If Facebook is going to develop and diversify its revenue streams ? which it must ? Credits is the natural place to begin.


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The Pandora's Box of Privacy

Wired Tech news - Thu, 02/02/2012 - 11:05
On Tuesday, Sen. Al Franken tentatively raised his gavel to close a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law, saying, in his gravely voice, "I don't chair that much." An aide leaned forward to whisper in his ear. "The record will be held open for a week," Franken then said triumphantly, and brought down the hammer. He'd gotten the ritualistic words right. He had also opened a fired-up discussion about online privacy that has enormous implications for American companies.


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Tablets Need Not Fear Water With Loksak

Wired Tech news - Thu, 02/02/2012 - 08:30


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