GEAK Watch Offers Wi-Fi, Runs Android And Packs Sensors

Although there has been a lot of talk about smartwatches in the tech arena, we haven’t seen any significant products on that front until now. GEAK has now unveiled a new product which may qualify to be called a true smartwatch, packing a number of sensors, support for wi-fi connectivity and Android 4.1

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Yahoo Received 12,000+ Data Requests From US Government In 6 Months

Following in the footsteps of Microsoft, Facebook and Apple, Yahoo has also set out to reveal the number of data requests that it has received from the US government. According to the company, it received more than 12,000 such requests over the course of six months.

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Yahoo Makes $30-$40 Million Offer For Social Email Startup Xobni

Yahoo is in buying spree. Last week, the internet company bought iOS camera app maker GhostBird. It was preceded by the much discussed $1.1 billion Tumblr deal. This time, we’re hearing about a $30 to $40 million buyout offer to social email startup Xobni.

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Cheetah-Cub: A Robot That Can Run Like A Cat

Earlier we have seen Boston Dynamics’ developing the world’s fastest robot and MIT developing the world’s second fastest robot. However, lately a group of Swiss researchers has claimed that they have created a high-speed robot called “Cheetah-Cub Robot” that runs like a cat in a bid to create a new breed of robots for use in search and rescue operations.

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US Government Claims Less Than 300 Phone Numbers Were Investigated During 2012

In the wake of the alarm that has been evoked due to the PRISM leaks, U.S. government officials have been aggressively defending NSA and the wiretapping measures of the government. Now, the officials have claimed that during 2012, only 300 phone records were investigated, even when the intelligence agencies gathered records of millions of users.

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