Google tightens privacy to gain business customers

TAGS U.S. National Security Agency Jieming Zhu, CEO of cloud sharing service AlephCloud, says Google's experimentation with encrypting its Drive cloud storage service may go beyond appeasing consumers concerned about the government's PRISM surveillance program. Google is trying...

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Motorola unveils fresh lineup of Droid smartphones

(Photo: Eli Blumenthal, USA TODAY) Motorola Mobility and Verizon Wireless refreshed the Droid lineup Tuesday with three new models headlined by the Droid Maxx. That's the Android handset that the companies claim can last two full days (under "normal" use). The previous Droid Razr Maxx HD,...

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Electronics sales flat, but tablet and smartphones soar

Consumers are expected to spend about the same this year on smart phones, tablets and other gadgets as in 2012. And that's not all bad. (Photo: Jason DeCrow AP) STORY HIGHLIGHTS U.S. consumer spending on electronics expected to remain flat at $202.6 billion in 2013 Biggest revenue generators?...

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5 things to know Wednesday

(Photo: David Goldman, AP) Could door-to-door Postal Service delivery end soon? First, it was doing away with Saturday delivery. Now, door-to-door service could be coming to an end. In an effort designed to cut costs at the cash-strapped agency by up to $4.5 billion a year, Congressman...

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Pope Francis to visit shrine where he called for change

RIO DE JANEIRO – Pope Francis' visit Wednesday to Aparecida, a small Brazilian city that is home to the country's most important Roman Catholic shrine, is meant as a message to the world. It was there in 2007 that Francis, then Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires, authored a document...

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Royal baby: Fresh prince still has no name

(Photo: Lefteris Pitarakis, AP) STORY HIGHLIGHTS Prince of Cambridge still has no name Bookmakers favor George or James It is not clear when a name will be revealed The Prince of Cambridge has spent his first night at his new home at Kensington Palace with mom and dad, and was introduced...

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Could door-to-door Postal Service delivery end soon?

Congressional effort to cut Postal Service losses proposing an end to door-to-door mail delivery (Photo: Doug Benz for USA TODAY) STORY HIGHLIGHTS Proposal could affect up to 37 million homes First, it was doing away with Saturday delivery. Now, door-to-door service could be coming to...

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