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Researchers claim to find way to hack Galaxy S5’s fingerprint sensor
16 Apr 2014
Four days after Samsung released its long-awaited Galaxy S5, security researchers said they had already found a way to hack the fingerprint sensor of the device
Intel's PC chips rise after record slump
16 Apr 2014
Intel Corp’s main personal-computer processor business is slowly picking up after a record industry slump, though the company’s push to get into faster-growing mobile-phone chips has hit hurdles
Google admits to using readers’ mail
16 Apr 2014
Google has amended its service terms to clarify thatall emails stored on its servers were analysed, including incoming and outgoing emails, to provide users with "personally relevant product features"
Google acquires solar-powered drone maker Titan Aerospace
15 Apr 2014
Google yesterday acquired solar-powered drone maker Titan Aerospace as part of its plans to beam internet from space to two-thirds of the global population that currently has no web access
Bill Gates, Ballmer sued over IE browser glitch
12 Apr 2014
‘Heartbleed’ bug could badly hit internet, mobile services
11 Apr 2014
The widespread bug surfaced late on Monday, when it was disclosed that a pernicious flaw in a widely used web encryption program known as OpenSSL opened hundreds of thousands of websites to data theft
Nasscom picks 25 Indian start-ups for US exposure
10 Apr 2014
Nasscom’s start-ups programme was started in March 2013 with the support of Google, Kotak Mahindra, Microsoft and Verisign
Fake paid app tops sales at Goolge Play Store
08 Apr 2014
Google launches ‘Know your candidates tool’
08 Apr 2014
Microsoft to end support for Windows XP today
08 Apr 2014
Windows XP, one of the most widely-used operating systems, is set to lose official support today
Google plans to emerge as MVNO: Report
07 Apr 2014
US media reports said Google has plans for its own wireless network that customers would use to make calls, send texts and browse the web on their mobiles
5-year old exposes Xbox vulunerability; appointed Microsoft security researcher
05 Apr 2014
Microsoft has commended a San Diego boy for his security skills after the 5-year old identified a vulnerability in the company's Xbox games console
British, Irish governments to pay Microsoft to extend Windows XP support
03 Apr 2014
The governments of the UK and Ireland are paying software giant Microsoft to continue providing support and security updates for Windows XP used by their public sector bodies
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