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Google could face fresh antitrust inspection over its display ad dominance

Google could soon be hit with yet another investigation over how it does business - this time in the display ad department.

Will 3D printed guns be impossible to control? Homeland Security thinks so

3D printed guns are going to be tough to control, and the Department of Homeland security knows it.

Why Google Glass could one day be a nightmare for Las Vegas

While casinos have already banned Google Glass, card counters are still exploring how they can use the device for other purposes.

IBM’s Watson supercomputer could be the cure for awful customer service

Watson is going from the stage of Jeopardy! to world of customer service. And that's a great thing to hear.

AT&T will open up video chatting for Google Hangouts later this year

Echoing its concerns with FaceTime, AT&T says that Android users will be able to use video chat on Hangouts by the end of the year.

Nokia Lumia 928: Verizon’s first high-end Lumia is pretty, but flawed (hands-on)

Nokia's latest Lumia has a lot to like, but its hurt by a lot of unfortunate design decisions.

Google buys a quantum computer to make faster, smarter artificial intelligence

Quantum computing promises to vastly expand what technology companies can do with data -- and Google wants a part of it.

5 ways robots are invading — and improving — hospitals

While hospital robots sound like the stuff of the future, the technology is already in wide use today.

Google’s latest Nexus phone is an unlocked Samsung Galaxy S4 with pure Android

Google is kicking the Samsung out of the Samsung Galaxy S IV with its own custom version of the device.

Google Play game services is a Xbox Live-like mobile network — and offers cross-platform gaming

Google is announcing its answer to Apple's Game Center -- Google Play game services.