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Is cable holding back superfast broadband?
The cable industry says it is more than ready to compete with Google Fiber, but adds that consumers are nowhere near ready for gigabit speeds. Is it cable's pricing schemes that are holding back adoption?
June 17, 2013 12:00 AM PDT
Apple exec: Jobs was confused in his e-mails
Eddy Cue refutes DOJ claims that Jobs wanted Apple to force e-book publishers to change their sales terms with Amazon.
Exec: Apple has quarter of e-book market
June 17, 2013 3:59 PM PDT
Snowden: NSA snoops on U.S. phone calls without warrants
Ex-NSA contractor Edward Snowden says Americans' domestic communications are perused by NSA "on the certification of an analyst rather than a warrant."
Snowden: Feds can't plug leaks by 'murdering me'
Body scanner ruling could squelch NSA domestic spying
June 17, 2013 1:35 PM PDT
Top Technology News
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Yahoo reveals U.S. government requests for user data
Web pioneer says it received more than 12,000 requests in the past six months for user information, most of which were related to criminal investigations such as fraud and homicide.
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Sprint sues Dish, Clearwire to block $6B takeover bid
The wireless carrier's lawsuit claims the deal violates shareholder rights and Delaware laws.
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Google's low-cost Chromebooks coming to 6,600 more stores
Once primarily sold in Best Buy and on Amazon.com, the laptops will now be available at Walmart, Staples, and other stores worldwide.
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Apple trims 'industrial' from Jony Ive's title
Apple's Jony Ive is no longer listed as the company's head of "industrial design." He now controls all of "design," according to his title.
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Microsoft revs speedier, smarter speech recognition for phones
Using a novel method that mimics brain functions, Microsoft researchers say they've doubled the speed at which speech is recognized and results are returned. They've also improved accuracy by 15 percent.
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