In a classic battle of man vs. machine on Jeopardy tonight, it was a tie.Human competitor Brad Ruttner tied with Watson, a supercomputer created by IB... read more »
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Nuvvyo, the maker of JetStreamHD, is one of 53 companies chosen by VentureBeat to launch at the DEMO Spring 2011 event taking place this week in Palm... read more »
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Was there a clear signal when the British Empire was eclipsed by its colonies When the New Economy pushed aside the oldIn the digital world, we may ha... read more »
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Motorola Mobility seems to be snapping up startups in advance of its planned spin-off from parent company Motorola early next year. Today, it announce... read more »
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Opera Software has released its (second) free mobile browser product for the Android platform. Grab the app, dubbed Opera Mobile 10.1 beta, now in An... read more »
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While my own doctor, Shaky McSliceyhands MD, doesn&'t appear in their rankings, Avvo.com has added medical rankings to their already popular lawyer ra... read more »
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Update: Now it appears that Samsung&'s Galaxy Tab sales are lower than the company previously let on, which means that Android tablets likely didn&'t ... read more »
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Samsung will unveil the next generation of its Galaxy S smartphone and Galaxy Tab tablet computer at Mobile World Congress, according to tech blog Eng... read more »
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Justin.tv, a site that lets web browsers watch and publish live video streams, is recruiting additional developers to build an exclusive electronic sp... read more »
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At Le Web 10, everyone saw the awkward expression on Foursquare CEO Dennis Crowley&8216's face when host Loic Le Meur asked him just how large the ac... read more »
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Over the last few weeks, you may have noticed that the official TechCrunch Facebook Page is more happening than ever, with better updates and, soon, r... read more »
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Even though Hulua4‚¬a4„s paid offering, Hulu Plus, doesna4‚¬a4„t appear to be a smashing success, the streaming video site is still pushing forward b... read more »
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Silicon Valley and Wall Street both bash Yahoo a lot these days, but if there&'s one place the company has excelled it&'s in Asia. Its Alibaba investm... read more »
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Google may have just made its big move in the location-based services space. According to the company&'s mobile blog, it has launched Google Maps 5.1 ... read more »
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Apple&'s iOS devices, including iPhones and iPads, are increasingly being bought for use in companies. They now account for 65 percent of all devices ... read more »
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Startup FitnessKeeper, the parent company of the RunKeeper smartphone app, has raised $1.11 million and will use the money to build out its nine-perso... read more »
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Back in August, Google launched Priority Inbox, a feature that automatically flags messages that Gmail believes you&'ll be most interested in. It&'s a... read more »
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If you need more proof that Nokia is looking to rid itself of the Symbian mobile operating system, here it is: The company announced today that it wil... read more »
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Visa has agreed to buy virtual goods company PlaySpan for $190 million in a big move into the market for digital goods.PlaySpan enables game companies... read more »
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The war between Google and Facebook is heating up: Google just made one small tweak to its Terms of Service that will have a big impact on the world‚a... read more »
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