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Corning unveiled a new flexible glass -- called "Willow Glass" -- at the Society for Information Display's Boston Display Week on Monday. It's about as thick and flexible as a piece of paper, while having the strength, durability and other qualities of existing glass. Willow Glass can be made as thi...

Microsoft demoed its new Xbox SmartGlass system at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles on Monday. SmartGlass will connect devices running Windows 8, Windows 8 RT, Windows Phone, iOS, and Android to a user's Xbox 360 console. The Xbox SmartGlass app is available now with select games and...

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Nintendo Gambles on Gamepads

While rivals at Sony and Microsoft have long looked to create encompassing living room entertainment devices, Nintendo once again looked to what it does best -- namely to provide an immersive gaming experience. At its Tuesday press conference at E3, the company suggested that it could once again mak...

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Sony's PlayStation Gets a Little Bookish

Sony kicked off its Monday evening press conference in advance of this week's E3 show in Los Angeles with a peek at upcoming titles for the PlayStation 3 video game console and PlayStation Vita handheld system. Sony also officially introduced several new features for the PS3, reaffirming its commitm...

The planet Venus will create a rare spectacle on Tuesday when it passes directly in front of our sun, creating an image for viewers on Earth that won't be repeated until the year 2117. Known as "the 2012 Transit of Venus," the nearly seven-hour journey will begin at 3:09 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time (...

The Electronic Entertainment Expo, or E3, remains the biggest video game trade event in the world, but Microsoft proved that the electronic entertainment world could be very much in transition as the Xbox looks to continue its dominance in the living room. "Xbox has moved from being the best-selling...

Microsoft issued a security advisory over the weekend after it was discovered that the Flame malware has been spoofing its digital certificates to launch attacks. The company also shut down three affected certificates and stopped its Terminal Server Licensing Service from issuing certificates that a...

Asus on Monday unveiled an array of new hardware, including a hybrid Windows 8 desktop-cum-Android tablet at the Computex trade show in Taiwan. The Transformer AiO has an 18.4-inch screen that can be detached and used as a standalone tablet. The Transformer AiO boots into Windows 8 and will only tra...

In 2010, IT security researchers took note of a new virus that was bouncing from country to country via the Internet. They dubbed it "Stuxnet," including it among the countless worms that are released each year. In one key respect, however, Stuxnet turned out to be quite different: It was reportedly...

SPOTLIGHT ON SECURITY

Flame Is No Stuxnet

Fanned by a security community hungry for the next Stuxnet, a new so-called superworm called "Flame" made headlines last week. Comparisons to the now infamous worm that attacked Iran's nuclear development program quickly appeared. Flame may have been created by a nation state. It apparently targets ...

Any vendor can be beaten, and Apple was beaten badly in the years between Steve Jobs' termination at the company and his triumphant return. On the other hand, Apple continues to execute very well, even though Cook is making what appear to be critical early mistakes in terms of priorities. The compan...

There is no debating that integrations with small business platforms are a great way for app developers to gain increased exposure and, ultimately, additional sales for their tool or service. Many established software providers in the space are opening their doors through APIs to make it easier for...

Many customers of Intuit's QuickBooks Online are reporting problems with accessing the service for reasons that remain unclear. "I had a problem when I was uploading data from the desktop to QuickBooks Online," Claudia Bolding, owner of accounting software and bookkeeping services company Detailed O...

Microsoft on Thursday unveiled the latest version of its Windows 8 Release Preview in 14 languages. This is the second preview release of the OS. The first, called -- appropriately -- "Windows 8 Consumer Preview," was released in February. The newer release includes new apps; improvements to existin...

Google users in China will now be notified when they are using search terms that could trigger Internet blocks set up by the country's government. This new feature is perhaps Google's boldest move yet in a censorship battle with Beijing that has been going on for two years. On Thursday the search gi...


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