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Review: Android Wear is about simplifying future 07/03/2014 02:26pm • ANICK JESDANUN AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- In its first iteration, Google's Android Wear software for computerized wristwatches isn't so much about innovation as it is an effort at simplification.Available in two smartwatches out within the next week, Android Wear is rather limited in what Google adds more musical chops with Songza deal 07/03/2014 11:48am • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Google is fine-tuning its digital music strategy with the acquisition of Songza, a service that creates soundtracks tailored for people's changing moods.Financial terms of the deal announced Tuesday were not disclosed. That means the price is considered to be too small to affec Dow breaks 17,000...Robust jobs report...Service sector expanding...Google accused of censorship 07/03/2014 11:40am • NEW YORK (AP) -- A strong jobs report has pushed stocks higher this morning, with the Dow breaking through the 17,000 threshold for the first time. The government said employers added far more jobs last month than economists had been expecting. The Dow was up 65 points after the first hour of tradin Dow breaks 17,000...Robust jobs report...Service sector expanding...Google accused of censorship 07/03/2014 11:40am • NEW YORK (AP) -- A strong jobs report has pushed stocks higher this morning, with the Dow breaking through the 17,000 threshold for the first time. The government said employers added far more jobs last month than economists had been expecting. The Dow was up 65 points after the first hour of tradin Israeli's chemical scanner could change shopping 07/03/2014 07:58am • JON GERBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) -- An Israeli inventor has created a scanner that he says could change the way we shop and take care of ourselves -- by reading the chemical makeup of foods, drugs and other items we use.The tiny gadget is still limited to a few key applications. Bu Tinder exec suspended after sexual harassment suit 07/02/2014 05:08pm • BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- IAC/InterActiveCorp has suspended a co-founder of its popular dating app Tinder in the wake of a lawsuit accusing him of sexually harassing a female executive of the company.The lawsuit, filed Monday in Los Angeles Superior Court, claims tha High court rejects Google appeal in snooping case 07/02/2014 04:00pm • WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court has declined to hear Google's appeal of a ruling that it pried into people's online lives through their Wi-Fi systems as part of its drive to collect information for its Street View mapping project.The justices did not comment Monday in leaving in place a ruling Google Glass taking fans closer to the action 07/02/2014 03:46pm • JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) -- Your favorite team is playing for the title, and you are in the middle of the field. You have a ticket in the very top row for an NBA playoff game, and a courtside seat. The referees are reviewing a big play in the final seconds, and you are right there in Google Glass taking fans closer to the action 07/02/2014 03:46pm • JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) -- Your favorite team is playing for the title, and you are in the middle of the field. You have a ticket in the very top row for an NBA playoff game, and a courtside seat. The referees are reviewing a big play in the final seconds, and you are right there in The connected car? Audi has it in the 2015 A3 07/02/2014 10:18am • ANN M. JOB For The Associated Press After just a few months on the U.S. market, Audi's new, entry luxury 2015 A3 sedan is on track to make the German brand fashionable with a new group of customers -- young millenials.The A3 is revamped as an early 2015 model with new, attractive styling inside and Privacy board: NSA's Internet monitoring is legal 07/02/2014 03:00am • KEN DILANIAN AP Intelligence Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- The National Security Agency programs that collect huge volumes of Internet data within the United States pass constitutional muster and employ "reasonable" safeguards designed to protect the rights of Americans, an independent privacy and civil World Cup hits online streaming record, buzz soars 07/01/2014 04:40pm • BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Moments after Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez sunk his teeth into an opposing Italian player during Tuesday's World Cup match-up, brands were using the incident to market burgers on Twitter.Suarez's mid-game snack --and Italian forward Mario B BRAZIL BEAT: Waffle House vs Belgian waffles 07/01/2014 01:26am • SALVADOR, Brazil (AP) -- Waffle House doesn't serve Belgian waffles and certainly won't start now.The Georgia-based restaurant chain took to its Twitter account Monday to proclaim, "We don't believe in Belgium waffles." Or Belgian waffles, as a follower quickly corrected. But the sentiment, a riff o Review: Equalizer apps work better than Clari-Fi 06/30/2014 09:20am • RYAN NAKASHIMA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Bring back the equalizers!That's my conclusion after trying out Clari-Fi, a new technology from audio equipment maker Harman Kardon. Clari-Fi aims to restore some of the audio signal that is lost because of digital compression in today's download a What's next for Aereo after Supreme Court ruling? 06/27/2014 08:18pm • ANICK JESDANUN AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- The Supreme Court dealt Internet startup Aereo a major setback on Wednesday in ruling that the television-over-the-Internet service operates much like a cable TV company. As a result, the service violates copyright law unless Aereo pays broadcaste