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Another working Apple-1 pops up, could sell for $500K
Christie's today said it hopes to sell a working Apple-1 computer for as much as half a million dollars in a special online-only auction that starts next week. Read More


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Microsoft baits trap with $100K in hunt for new exploit techniques
Microsoft took a two-year-old contest and turned it on its head to come up with a new reward program that will pay security researchers up to $100,000 for demonstrating novel attack tactics against Windows 8.1. Read More

'Hell is Other People' is the anti-social app
Want to go out for coffee without running into your friends and being forced to make small talk? There's now an app for that. Read More

Virgin Mobile USA to carry iPhone 5 for $550
Virgin Mobile USA will begin selling the iPhone 5 next Friday, June 28. A 16 GB version will cost $549.99. Read More

British intelligence tapping fiber-optic cables for massive amounts of data
More secret National Security Agency documents leaked by Edward Snowden to The Guardian suggest that the U.S. agency's British counterpart intercepts petabytes worth of communication data daily from fiber-optic cables. Read More

Star Trek stars' remains to be launched into space
Some of the remains of sci-fi legend Arthur C. Clarke, Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry, and the actor who played chief engineer Scotty in the popular TV show, will be flown into space next year. Read More

FAA looks to relax rules for using electronic devices during flights
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is moving toward relaxing the rules about using electronic devices on airplanes, according to a published report, but the decision isn't final yet. Read More

Bang & Olufsen shows off first new headphones in 25 years
Bang & Olufsen has produced its first set of over-the-ear headphones and the first new headphones it's released in more than 25 years. The Danish company is also selling new ear buds that offer good sound reproduction in an understated, but classy, look. Read More

Video brew: Cat, video, technology. Cat video technologist.
In this week's installment of cats and technology, we have Remy, the cat who has thing for newly printed pages. Remy is not bothered by the piles of papers on the desk, but a newly minted sheet from the printer? Oh, boy, that one she's gotta have. Read More

VMware and MapR hope to simplify virtualized big data
MapR Technologies and VMware have collaborated to make it easier for enterprises to virtualize big data applications and get better support at the same time. Read More


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Lenovo to launch new $500 Windows 8 tablet, and 5 touch-based laptops
Lenovo is bringing another Windows 8 tablet to market -- this one made with keyboard cover in mind -- along with five new touch-based laptops that are slated to arrive globally in July and August. Read More

U.K. regulator gives Google 35 days to scrap its remaining Street View data
A U.K. regulatory group is giving Google 35 days to delete what remains of the data collected by its Street View cars in the U.K., and is using the threat of legal action to compel the company to comply. Read More

Google and Red Hat collaborate on App Engine in private clouds
Google is hoping to appease developers that want better portability for their hosted apps by working with Red Hat on running App Engine in private clouds. Read More

Wall Street Beat: Software vendors report mixed results amid market tumult
Against a backdrop of market tumult, enterprise software companies this week reported mixed quarterly results. Read More

HTC faces US ITC investigation in patent dispute with Nokia
The U.S. International Trade Commission has decided to investigate HTC for patent infringement based on a complaint Nokia filed in May that targets several phones from the Taiwanese handset maker, including the HTC One. Read More

Jonny Evans: Patent abuse: Apple prevails against Samsung yet again
Yet another court has found Samsung guilty of patent infringement against Apple, this time over its use of "bounce-back" technology for scrolling on older devices from the Korean firm. Read More

Preston Gralla: First look at Office Mobile for the iPhone: Simple and useful, with an annoying bug
I've been using Office Mobile for iOS since its release, and it's simple and not overly powerful, but still useful. But it's also got an annoying bug that drives me up the wall. Read on for details. Read More

Barbara Krasnoff: Kobo's Aura HD e-reader: High quality and high priced
I recently had a chance to try out Kobo's new e-reader, the Aura HD. It's an interesting device -- but can it compete against Kindle, the Nook and a marketplace full of tablets? Read More

JR Raphael: Galaxy S4 revisited: 7 weeks later, does the phone still impress?
Time to dive back into the Galaxy S4 to see how it's held up -- and how my impressions of the phone have evolved. Read More

 

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