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First CyanogenMod phone is shipping now

For a cool $600, the CyanogenMod Edition Oppo N1 smartphone aims to be a hacker’s delight. The first phone preloaded with the CyanogenMod Android ROM is shipping now, though Oppo notes that deliveries will take longer than usual due to the holiday season. As promised, the Oppo N1 CyanogenMod E

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Pentagon’s cyber force to expand its units

The U.S. military’s Cyber Command is about to receive the digital equivalent of faster ships and stronger missiles, but the force, only a few years in the making, is still grappling with how far it can go in fighting adversaries in cyberspace. Even as there are growing concerns about the NSA, the Wh

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BSkyB boosts video insight with Jaunt investment

Sky has made a $350,000 equity investment in Jaunt, which it describes as “an innovative early-stage technology company” based in Palo Alto, California, which specialises in video capture and display. “This investment will provide Sky with additional insight into developments within the field,” it s

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Sony to sell Gracenote to Tribune for $170 million

Sony Corp. of America has agreed to sell its Gracenote music metadata business to the Tribune media conglomerate for $170 million. Gracenote maintains a database of music data that’s used by streaming media services, mobile apps and in-car entertainment systems for finding and recommending tracks an

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Acer names semiconductor veteran as new CEO

Taiwanese computer maker Acer has named Jason Chen, vice president of worldwide sales and marketing at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, as its new president and CEO, effective Jan. 1. After abolishing its CEO position last month, Acer announced today that it’s reinstating it and bringing in