California Bill Would Aprove Driverless Cars On Highways

SACRAMENTO -- California on Wednesday stepped on the accelerator toward a futuristic highway filled with robot cars as the Legislature sent to Gov. Jerry Brown a bill that would allow driverless vehicles to hit the road later this decade.

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10 Reasons Windows Phone 8 May Be The Microsoft Answer

Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8 was announced back in June 2012 and immediately made an impression. The operating system, which will launch later this year, comes with a bunch of improvements, including a much better Start screen, near-field communication support and new mapping features that are designed to help users not only find out where they’re going, but to also locate points of interest near them.

 10 Reasons Windows Phone 8 May Be The Microsoft Answer

Sony Rolls Out 84 Inch Dream 4K LCD TV

Sony Corp. has announced that it will begin the phased launch of its latest Bravia LCD television in all global regions from the end of this year. The new Bravia boasts a 84" LCD panel with 4K (3840*2160) resolution.

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Bing Has Facebook Friends Photo Search Feature

Bing today released a "Friends' Photos" feature, allowing users logged into their Facebook account to search and browse friends' Facebook photos directly from Bing.

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Google, Apple Discuss Patent Disputes

Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook and Google Inc. CEO Larry Page are holding discussions regarding patent disputes involving the two leading technology companies, said a person with knowledge of the talks. 

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Amazon Working With Nokia On Mapping

Amazon.com Inc's new Kindle Fire will have mapping services via a tie-up with Nokia Oyj, according to two people familiar with the situation, filling a gap in the tablet's capabilities while snubbing Google Inc's popular service.

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Amazon Kindle Fire: Total Number Sold Remains Mystery

Amazon on Thursday said that its Kindle Fire tablet, available for the past nine months, has sold out, accounting for 22% of U.S. tablet sales in the process. But it won’t talk number of units.

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Apple Wants To Ban Nine Samsung Devices

A jury decided that more than 25 Samsung phones and tablets contained contained technology that violated Apple patents. Now Apple wants to make sure than 9 of them won't get sold in the US.

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