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Highlights: music, maps, photo, other Google tools
Google used its annual conference for software developers to unveil several new products, services and features. They include enhancements for online games, maps, search, music and photos and are meant to help the company cement its role in people's technological lives. Here's a look at some of the announcements made ...
Syria rebels, regime troops fight in Aleppo prison
Rebel fighters battled regime troops inside the walls of the sprawling central prison compound in Syria's largest city Wednesday, hours after blowing open the gate with twin car bombs in an attempted jailbreak, activists said. The orchestrated assault began at dawn, but by nightfall, the rebels had not dislodged regime ...
Google's music plan part of fresh wave of upgrades
Google Inc. unveiled a streaming music service called All Access that blends songs users have already uploaded to their online libraries with millions of other tracks. Google made it available in the U.S. Wednesday for $8 a month to early birds who sign up for service before June 30. In ...
Cisco 3Q net income rises 14 percent
Cisco's net income jumped 14 percent in the latest quarter as revenue at all four of its divisions rose for the first time in a year and a half. Cisco earned $2.5 billion, or 46 cents per share, in its fiscal third quarter, which ended April 27. That's up from ...
New Camera Captures Bug's Eye View
Scientists at the University of Illinois developed a miniature lens that "sees" like a bee. The panoramic view mimics Mother Nature's optical system for some insects. (May 15)
Tiny camera in Illinois offers bug's eye view
A tiny new camera developed at an Illinois university is giving researchers a bug's eye view. The camera created by a research team at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is about the size of a penny and mimics insects' bulging eyes. It features 180 micro-lenses, giving it a panoramic ...
Google Unveils $10-a-month 'All Access' Music
Google has unveiled a streaming music service called All Access that blends songs users have already uploaded to their online libraries with millions of other tracks for a $10 monthly fee.(May 15)
Warner Bros. shuffles deck as top TV exec leaves
Hollywood studio Warner Bros. is shuffling its executive ranks as top TV executive Bruce Rosenblum leaves. Rosenblum had been considered a contender for the CEO position, but the job went to the studio's former home entertainment chief Kevin Tsujihara in March. Rosenblum had been with the studio for 25 years, ...
Netflix trading at pre-plunge levels
Netflix shares are trading at levels not seen since 2011 when it lost hundreds of thousands of customers after hiking prices for people who wanted continued access to DVDs as well as its streaming service. The company's stock jumped another 4 percent Wednesday to a 52-week high and are up ...
Federal Reserve: Smartphone Fraud Rising
There's growing concern at the Federal Reserve and the banking industry about increasing attacks on smartphones by fraudsters. (May 15)
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