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Apple fixing 1970 bug that bricks iOS devices

Apple has reportedly fixed a problem with its iOS operating system—users reported that setting their clock back to January, 1, 1970 bricked the device. Apple has not offered an explanation of the exact problem or even announced ...

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Some Linux Mint downloads on February 20 not at all sweet

What a way to end a weekend. Those who know a thing or three about systems in general and Linux fans may have felt his pain. The Linux Mint Blog carried a post after midnight Saturday in the wee hours of Sunday from the creator ...

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Google Maps for Android harbinger of proactive apps

On Wednesday there was much happy buzz about updates for Google Maps for Android, bringing the mapping app to version 9.19. In particular, of all the new features everyone was talking about its Driving Mode (for Google Maps ...

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Google moves to open source version of Oracle's JDK

Google is moving away from its implementation of Java application programming interfaces (APIs) in Android N, the next version, and to OpenJDK, the open source version of Oracle's Java Development Kit (JDK). ReadWrite is ...

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BBC: Voice-over video service to ease language barriers

People around the world continue to rely on the BBC to know what is happening without fear or favor. The BBC innovators are upping their game with a strategic use of technologies to make sure they are not only reaching all ...

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Do Not Track will be off default state in IE, Spartan

The Do Not Track (DNT) requests that a web application disable its tracking individual users. Well, Microsoft announced it is changing how Do Not Track (DNT) is implemented in future versions of their browsers. They will ...

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