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Just months after Yahoo extended its long-term search agreement with Microsoft, Yahoo is testing a search partnership with Google. mehr
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Barclays has expanded its smartphone cheque imaging service to an additional million customers, after adding support for Android devices and iPad tablets. mehr
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A new innovation centre at Curtin University in Perth is attempting to address an area Australia struggles with -- connecting academia and industry. mehr
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Instead of making you choose between Apple AirPlay and Google Cast, Sony's latest whole-home speakers will work with both. mehr
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Intel president Renée James will step down in order to pursue a CEO role at another company, the chip giant announced on Thursday. mehr
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Toyota, Nissan and Honda today announced they will increase efforts to produce more hydrogen fuel cell vehicles and said they will work together to build more… mehr
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Der US-Softwareanbieter Salesforce will auf dem Heimatmarkt von Europas größtem Softwarehersteller SAP weiter angreifen. mehr
US-Sänger Prince hat seine Songs bei Musikdiensten wie Spotify löschen lassen. mehr
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Facebook nimmt das Geschäft der Videoplattform YouTube ins Visier. mehr
Die CDU möchte einem Medienbericht zufolge einen Rechtsanspruch auf eine schnelle Internetverbindung einführen. mehr
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The City of Chicago has implemented sweeping new tax regulations that target the use of streaming and cloud computing services, the law firm ReedSmith says. mehr
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