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US court rules warrant required for GPS tracking of vehicles

The government used a GPS device attached to the van of Harry Katzin, one of the suspects in thefts of pharmacies, to track movements

Facebook removes gruesome video, examining its policies

Facebook on Tuesday removed a gruesome video on the site that it had previously allowed

Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi is not breaking up with Android

Xiaomi has no immediate plans to enter the US either

Ex-Googler Hugo Barra gushes over Chinese Xiaomi’s fanboys

Barra praised the smartphone manufacturer's user-focused design at a recent event in San Francisco

Qualcomm changes exec’s duties in enterprise push

Qualcomm's Anand Chandrasekher retains the title of chief marketing officer but will now focus on enterprises

‘Russian Facebook’ CEO Durov disses Zuckerberg, but loves Edward Snowden

The Russian social media exec speaks out on Facebook and privacy

NASA says first space Internet test ‘beyond expectations’

Laser communications could replace radio for future robotic and human space missions

Smartphone users struggle connecting to in-car infotainment systems

Activists, U.N. take aim at ‘killer robots’

International effort to outlaw or limit fully autonomous, weaponized robots is launched at the United Nations

SAP bets on HTML5, open source for its mobile app platform

SAP is betting that an open approach will attract more programmers to its platform