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Google has filed a patent application to embed miniature cameras into contact lenses which could help the blind
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Comcast customers are seeing a big boost in streaming video speed after a deal between Netflix and the broadband giant
Time
Web ad giant Google will buy Titan Aerospace, presumably to help it cover the world in internet connectivity beamed from drones and balloons.
The Register
Retailers say sales were up 1.1% in March, the biggest rise since September 2012 and beating analysts' forecasts.
BBC News
Apple has only "60 days left to either come up with [an iWatch] or they will disappear," analyst Trip Chowdhry told CNBC last month. "It will become a zombie, if they don't come up with an iWatch."
MacWorld
Over two decades ago, I was in a theme park near London and in a small room tucked out of the way and with a far smaller queue than any of the vomit-inducing rides outside, sat two large seats with computers built into them.
Forbes
Samsung brought in heavyweight champion Google to fight in its corner in its latest patent bout with Apple in the US on Friday.
The Register
Huawei has announced the appointment of Xu Wenwei (William Xu) as chief strategy marketing officer, Ding Yun (Ryan Ding) as president of Products & Solutions, Zou Zhilei as vice president of the Carrier Business Group and Yan Lida as vice president of the Enterprise Business Group.
Company release
Google could come to Samsung Electronics' defense against Apple during their new patent trial that started Friday.
The Korea Times
Four researchers working separately have demonstrated a server's private encryption key can be obtained using the Heartbleed bug.
PC World
A long-awaited UN report on how to curb climate change says the world must rapidly move away from carbon-intensive fuels.
BBC News
Company release
Business Insider
New York Times
The United Nations Environment Programme has today unveiled a major report on global green energy investment for 2013 - BusinessGreen highlights its key findings.
Business Green
Renewable energy is generating a greater share of the world's electricity than ever before, as costs fall and profitability rises, according to a report released Monday.
Al Jazeera
Intel will expand its Thunderbolt high-speed interconnect platform with the addition of Ethernet networking support.
Register (USE The Register)
Nokia has won approval from Chinese competition authorities to sell its mobile phone business to Microsoft without having to change its main technology patent practices, it said on Tuesday.
Reuters
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Motley Fool
The Korean electronics giant is weeks away from delivering 28 inches of Ultra HD goodness at a price that should continue the march toward mainstream 4K adoption.
Forbes
Almost everything about an Apple-Comcast television service is guesswork at this point - and, unsurprisingly, neither Apple nor Comcast are talking about it.
Digital Trends
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC), the world's biggest contract chipmaker, is expected to expand its global market share to more than 50 percent this year and to 60 percent in the next few years, benefiting primarily from its leadership position in advanced technologies, Credit Suisse AG said yesterday.
Taipei Times
Taiwan's semiconductor pioneer Morris Chang on Thursday said the protracted protest against the trade pact with Beijing is casting a gloom over the nation's future, calling for a rational and peaceful solution.
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