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DirecTV Android app adds 13 new live streaming channels

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Your Android phone or tablet is turning into a pretty good second screen for watching DirecTV. The company recently added 13 new channels to its live streaming and on-demand lineup, which gives you more freedom to watch what you want even if you’ve surrendered the TV to another member of the household. The company now … Read more

Android Auto, baked directly into cars: Google may want it, but whether automakers do is unclear

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Google may be planning to build its Android Auto infotainment system directly into car dashboards next year, but obstacles abound. Direct vehicle integration would be a feature of Android M, which, according to Reuters’ unnamed sources may launch in the next year or so. However, there’s no word on when the first vehicle would arrive with … Read more

Antivirus is dead, says maker of Norton Antivirus

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Antivirus is dead. So sayeth Brian Dye, Symantec’s senior vice president for information security, in a weekend interview with The Wall Street Journal. The words sound shocking—Symantec and its Norton antivirus suite have been at the forefront of PC security for years and years. But don’t let the stark claim fool you: Norton isn’t being … Read more