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Google releases iOS app to configure Chromecast devices 27 Aug 2013 | 10:24 pm
People buying the $35 Web-to-TV streaming-video devices now can set them up with an iOS app, not just a PC with a Web browser. [Read more]
What happens to used iPhone prices before and after an Apple event? (chart) 27 Aug 2013 | 10:22 pm
Just how much do iPhone prices go down before and after an Apple announcement? Trade-in service Gazelle has charted it out. [Read more]
Vine science fair explains it all in 6 seconds 27 Aug 2013 | 10:07 pm
Forget the classic science fair display board, GE's #6SecondScience fair uses Vine to explain concepts like electromagnetism and frog anatomy. [Read more]
Facebook publicizes government requests for member data 27 Aug 2013 | 09:54 pm
The social network fielded requests for data on more than 38,000 members in the first half of the year, but no country was as data hungry as the US. [Read more]
Apple revamps its AppleCare contact page, adds chat options 27 Aug 2013 | 09:44 pm
Apple's ExpressLane service has been rebranded and offers enhanced options for contacting Apple support. [Read more]
'Star Drunk' is 'Drunk History' for sci-fi geeks 27 Aug 2013 | 09:39 pm
Being willingly drunk on camera (presumably) seems to be one of the hottest things going in entertainment this summer. A short sci-fi flick takes the art to new highs (or is it lows?) [Read more] ...
School district hires company to follow kids' Facebook, Twitter 27 Aug 2013 | 09:33 pm
The Glendale Unified School District in Southern California outsources keeping tabs on troublemakers as well as identifying kids in trouble. At least these are its justifications. [Read more]
MedicalKeyring: Your medical data on a fingerprint thumbdrive 27 Aug 2013 | 09:25 pm
This keyring, billed as having the world's smallest biometric fingerprint reader, shows your emergency medical info at the touch of a button. [Read more]
Sony's 'Honami' smartphone exposed in new video? 27 Aug 2013 | 09:19 pm
Sony posts a video showing off the smooth lines of a smartphone but keeps mum on its name or any details, only saying the handset is "new" and "extraordinary." [Read more]
BlackBerry looks to spin off Messenger division -- report 27 Aug 2013 | 08:56 pm
The company's new firm would be known as BBM Inc., according to a recent report. The move would put the app in direct competition with WhatsApp. [Read more]
