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Twitter Blocked in Turkey Amid Leaks by ‘Sons of Thieves’ (1)

Twitter Inc. (TWTR:US) access was blocked in Turkey after Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the microblogging service ignored court orders to remove content related to a government corruption scandal.

The San Francisco-based company said users in Turkey should send tweets via text messaging instead. Erdogan vowed yesterday to “dig up Twitter and so on — all of them — from the roots” at a…

IBM latest tech company to deny links with NSA spy program

IBM said it has not provided client data to the U.S. National Security Agency or any other government agency under surveillance programs involving the bulk collection of content or metadata.

The enterprise-focused company is the latest among U.S. tech companies to distance itself from NSA surveillance, which has raised concerns among customers worldwide about the safety of their data from U.S.…

Why the Asus Transformer Book T100 is the most convenient device for travelling professionals

If you are a professional or an executive, then you need a full-fledged desktop operating system. I’m a big fan of tablets, but let’s face it, you can’t do the kind of work on an iPad or Android as you can on a Mac or Windows.

Unfortunately, this means that when you’re travelling, you need to carry a laptop, a tablet and your trusty smartphone. And that means carrying your laptop cable, your…

Samsung’s new S Band fitness tracker could be launched with the Galaxy S5

Having already announced the Gear Fit, Samsung is expected to soon announce another fitness tracker, which reportedly will be the successor to Samsung’s original S Band. While the original S Band never made it to market, its successor is likely to be released as a fitness accessory for the Galaxy S5 and other devices in the coming months, reports Samsung-focused blog SamMobile. According to…

Flappy Bird creator may ressurect his game

The Vietnamese creator of Flappy Bird says he’s thinking of resurrecting the smash-hit free game that he abruptly took offline a month ago – albeit with a warning about its addictive qualities.

In his first interview since he pulled the app from the Apple and Android app stores, citing the pressure its success put on his “simple life”, Nguyen Ha Dong told Rolling Stone he now feels a sense of…

Apple releases iOS 7.1 with CarPlay, improved UI, and more lifelike Siri

Start your updating because Apple has finally released iOS 7.1. While this point-release offers a handful of tweaks and bug fixes, the biggest news is undoubtedly CarPlay support. The phone, music, maps, and messages apps are all accessible through CarPlay, and even third-party audio apps like Downcast or Pandora can benefit from this system going forward. The update itself weighs in at a hefty…

Facebook rolling out redesigned Pages along with new tools for admins

  Facebook seems to be on an updating spree, with the company taking off the covers on its News Feed redesign last week, and on Monday, announcing a new ‘streamlined look’ for Pages.The company confirmed that this week it will begin rolling out the new look for Pages, which is company’s platform for businesses this week.

Facebook said in a blog post, “This week, we’ll begin rolling out a…

Cloud-gaming company OnLive returns in a big way

Cloud-gaming company OnLive has flown under the radar since its dramatic corporate shakeup in summer 2012, but the outfit is back, and in a big way. The company announced today that it has assembled an “all-star” team–including former Electronic Arts and Disney veterans–to lead the group as it launches a new streaming subscription program CloudLift and a new service called OnLive Go.

Leading the…

Google’s Project Ara modular smartphone prototype detailed in video

Google gave the world its first glimpse of the Project Ara modular prototype smartphone at the ‘Launch’ event in San Francisco. A Project Ara team member demoed a non-functional Wi-Fi model of the first modular smartphone. Notably, the Project Ara team member referred to Project Ara as Google Ara, indicating a transition similar to how Project Glass turned into Google Glass. Other details revealed…

Single Chip Device to Provide Real-Time 3-D Images from Inside the Heart and Blood Vessels

Researchers have developed the technology for a catheter-based device that would provide forward-looking, real-time, three-dimensional imaging from inside the heart, coronary arteries and peripheral blood vessels. With its volumetric imaging, the new device could better guide surgeons working in the heart, and potentially allow more of patients’ clogged arteries to be cleared without major…

Google Glass : First Impression

NEW YORK: The first time I was in the proximity of Google Glass was nearly a year ago at a technology conference. The people wearing the device were like cyborg members of an elite club I couldn’t join.

Now, it’s my turn.

I picked up my Glass on January 24 at the Google Glass “base camp,” a bright, airy loft on the eighth floor of Manhattan’s Chelsea Market. The location serves as a product…

Facebook knows when you are about to fall in love, and also when you are about to break up

Facebook knows a thing or two about love. At least it knows enough to know when you will be with…

New Angry Birds game coming soon to fill the Flappy Bird-sized void in your life

Rovio, creators of the superhit Angry Birds gaming franchise, took to Twitter to tease a new…

Alleged iPhone 6 leaked images show iPad mini-like design

It’s just February and the dust has barely settled on the iPhone 5s and 5c launch, but it’s already…

Nokia Preparing Android Smartphone for February Intro: Report

Nokia, despite its phone division being owned by Microsoft, is expected to show off an…