Microsoft will still patch Windows XP for a select group

High-profile hack attack offers a lesson for other at-risk sites

Wanted: A truly helpful mobile virtual personal assistant

The tech industry has been promising apps that interrupt us with important contextual information for two years. So where are they?



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Google Exec Hugo Barra Leaves to Join China’s Xiaomi

Hugo Barra, the vice president of product management for Google’s mobile platform Android has announced that he is leaving the company to join China based Xiaomi.

Google confirmed the news saying, “We’ll miss him at Google and we’re excited that he is staying within the Android ecosystem.”

Mr Barra expressed his sentiments via social network Google+.

“After nearly five and a half years at Google and almost three years as a member of the Android team – the most amazing group of people I’ve ever worked with in my life – I have decided to start a new career chapter,” he wrote.

“In a few weeks, I’ll be joining the Xiaomi team in China to help them expand their incredible product portfolio and business globally — as vice president, Xiaomi Global.”

Xiaomi, based in Beijing, produces smartphones and other consumer electronics. Although it has seen huge growth since the release of its first handset in 2011, critics have accused the company of lacking innovation and stealing ideas from competitors. Perhaps one of Mr Barra’s tasks will be to win over these critics and increase the company’s value which is currently $10bn.

[Image via Herald Business]

SOURCE: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23879496

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Sharks go wireless as scientists tag them to track their travels

A team of scientists off the coast of Cape Cod has been catching and tagging great white sharks with wireless transmitters to learn more about their behavior.



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Slight drop in tablet sales expected as wearables emerge

Researcher IDC has slightly lowered its tablet shipment forecast for 2013 and beyond, blaming competition from larger-sized smartphones and futuristic wearable computing devices.



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