More details about the mysterious past of Edward Snowden, the former contractor for the National Security Agency who leaked details about the agency’s surveillance program, are starting to emerge. Snowden, who is reportedly currently holed up in an airport in Moscow, was taught all he needed to know about hacking while he was working for the NSA, according to The New York Times
Read MoreAsimo had trouble interacting with guests and froze on its first day. (Credit: Honda/Miraikan ) Pity Japan’s poor robots
Read MoreSee any hidden messages here? (Credit: Motorola) Despite speculation that Google could be planning to reveal the Moto X at a special media event next week, a source tells CNET that the Motorola event is actually about something else besides the company’s first big Android release as a Google company. Podcaster and veteran personality of the tech world Leo Laporte said this week on his “This Week in Google” show that he had received a personal invitation from Motorola’s Guy Kawasaki to just such an event
Read MoreThe Federal Communications Commission has given its nod of approval in regard to SoftBank’s $21.6 billion bid for Sprint Nextel, the final regulatory hurdle for the acquisition. The FCC announced Friday that it voted unanimously to approve SoftBank’s buy of Sprint as well as Sprint’s purchase of the rest of mobile broadband provider Clearwire. “After thorough review, the Commission has found that the proposed SoftBank-Sprint-Clearwire transactions would serve the public interest,” acting FCC Chairwoman Mignon Clyburn said in a statement.
Read MoreUsers have a love/hate relationship with these two, but one received a little more hate at launch. (Credit: CNET) If you believe the griping on social media, then the iPhone 5 caused the most user angst of the major smartphone releases of the past year. Social media analysts We Are Social gauged the reaction on Twitter, blogs, and forums following the release of the iPhone 5, Samsung Galaxy S4, Nokia Lumia 920, and BlackBerry Z10.
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