Why European Parliament Is Picking a Fight With Google (video)

Thursday the European Parliament voted  in favor of breaking up Google (the vote is not binding). The world's largest search engine is accused of squeezing out its competitors. Bloomberg spoke with a legal expert about what's driving this action. (Source: Bloomberg 11/26) 

European parliament votes | Ars Technica: " Although the vote is non-binding, it's a definite setback for the company...."


India Today
International Business|In Symbolic Vote, EU Parliament Passes Measure to Break Up Google
New York Times
A breakup of Google in Europe will almost certainly not happen, legal .... Google in Europe are major American technology companies like Microsoft ...
European Parliament Votes To Break Up Google - Forbes
European Parliament Approves Google Breakup Resolution - Wall Street Journal
European Parliament Backs Investigation To Split Google Search From Its Other Businesses - TechCrunch


Wall Street Journal
EU Says Google Should Extend 'Right to Be Forgotten' to '.com' Websites
Wall Street Journal
In a new set of guidelines agreed upon in Brussels on Wednesday, the body representing the European Union's 28 national privacy regulators said search engines should apply the bloc's new right to be forgotten to all of their websites—in particular .com ...

New York Times
Sunset Overdrive, This War of Mine, Super Smash Bros. and Civilization
New York Times
Hovering above the destruction in Sunset Overdrive, set in a city of murderous creatures....

NDTV
Sony settles with FTC on allegedly misleading PlayStation tweets
Los Angeles Times
Sony's PlayStation Vita may not have been so game-changing after all. Sony settled with the Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday over charges that it deceived customers in 2011 about the "game changing" advanced technology on the handheld gaming ...

CNET
Get 100 free MP3 albums from Microsoft
CNET
"We'll see your one free album, Google, and raise you a hundred!" The catch? Windows 8 and Windows Phone users only...

PCWorld
Twitter starts peeking at the other apps on your phone
PCWorld
Twitter, hungry for new data to fuel its targeted advertising, will start looking at what other apps its ...

San Jose Mercury News
Tablet shopping: iPad, Android or Windows?
San Jose Mercury News
NEW YORK -- Time for a tablet? People tend to hold onto tablets longer than smartphones, so take time to weigh your options. A major consideration is what phone you or your gift recipient already has. Although it's possible for Android owners to have Apple's ...

CNET
Amazon Black Friday deals on Kindle and Fire devices start Thursday
CNET
Amazon is offering some impressive deals on its in-house Kindle readers, Fire tablets and Fire phones during the Thanksgiving and Black Friday weekend....

Computerworld
Lenovo Pranks Shoppers for Yoga 3 Ad
PC Magazine
The laptop maker on Tuesday released a Yoga 3 promotional video featuring unsuspecting mallgoers and a broken Apple laptop. The prank featured members of the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater comedy troupe, who tricked passersby at the Plymouth ...

Computerandvideogames.com
Assassin's Creed Unity Season Pass 'discontinued', free game offered
Computerandvideogames.com
In a drastic move following the marred launch of Assassin's Creed Unity, Ubisoft has "discontinued" the game's Season Pass and announced free offerings as compensation to owners of the game. Ubisoft Montreal CEO Yannis Mallet detailed the move in a ...


TechCrunch
Identity Wars: Why Apple Pay Is About More Than Payments
TechCrunch
Editor's Note: Patrick Salyer is the chief executive officer of Gigya, a customer identity management company. There's been no shortage of attention ...

Microsoft reportedly planning Windows 10 event for January
Microsoft will hold an event this January to show off the new features of Windows 10, according to The Verge. Although January is traditionally ...

Hackers force message on websites via US firm - San Francisco Chronicle: "...The executive says hackers rerouted Internet traffic from its website to a computer server that generated a message to visitors that their site had been hacked by the Syrian Electronic Army. Published reports noted the message appeared on websites for several UK newspapers, CNBC and the National Hockey League. Gigya says no user or company data was compromised in the hack. The Syrian group aligns itself with Syrian President Bashar Assad..."

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The Real Reason Aereo Lost in the Supreme Court (video)

The Real Reason Aereo Lost in the Supreme Court -

Chet Kanojia, founder and chief executive officer at Aereo, talks with Bloomberg’s Betty Liu about the Supreme Court ruling against the company and his thoughts on the price of content. He speaks on “In The Loop.” (Nov. 25 Bloomberg)


Reuters
United States says EU's Google case should not be politicized
Reuters
People are silhouetted as they pose with laptops in front of a screen projected with aGoogle logo, in this picture illustration taken in Zenica October 29 ...
EU digital tsar warns monopolists; Google foes play down call for break-up - Reuters


Wall Street Journal
Facebook, Please Don't Let the Mullahs Troll Us
Wall Street Journal
Our Facebook page is one of the most popular in the Persian language, ... Sanctions on this activity have been lifted, and Google already offers the ...

Wall Street Journal
Amazon Offers Help Finding Local Handymen
Wall Street Journal
The handyman listings service, known as Amazon Local Services, is part of a broaderAmazon effort to compete with brick-and-mortar stores.

Forbes
In Amazon Vs. Alibaba, Bezos Turns His Sellers Into Soldiers
Forbes
Delivery drones and smartphones are great for headlines, but if Amazon.com AMZN -0.7% wants to win back the investors who have soured on its ...

Wired
The Only Way to Save Google Glass Is to Kill It
Wired
But if the pent-up consumer demand was really there, why isn't Google rushing to ...Apple, meanwhile, has a powerful channel for introducing the ...

Billboard
Amazon Prime Music Debuts First Exclusive Content
Billboard
Amazon has made exclusive video a component of Prime Instant Video streaming service, its answer to Netflix. Now the company is doing the same ...

Bloomberg
Apple Reaches $700 Billion Valuation
Bloomberg
Microsoft now has a market capitalization of $394 billion. Apple's value also moved above that of Google Inc. in January 2010. The operator of the ...

Fortune
Microsoft sues IRS for details of probe on internal transactions
Fortune
Microsoft sued the Internal Revenue Service on Monday, seeking ... has scrutinizedtechnology companies, including Microsoft and Amazon.com Inc, ...

Microsoft sues IRS to get attorney agreement information on tax probe | Electronista: "... The IRS is currently conducting an audit of Microsoft over the transfer pricing used from 2004 to 2009. Transfer pricing is the fee charged between a company's subsidiaries for goods and services, a tactic that is often used to reduce tax burden in large companies. When subsidiaries are located in different parts of the world, companies can often take advantage of areas with lower taxes, like Ireland. What makes the IRS probe different is how the agency entered into a contract with a private law firm to investigate Microsoft, a maneuver that the IRS allowed with a temporary regulation change in June...."

All Eyes on Apple as Google Search Deal Expires Next Year - The Information: "...all eyes are on the upcoming expiration of the only search distribution deal that matters anymore: Apple’s Safari Web browser...."

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End of the Double Irish? Apple May Have to Pay Billions in Taxes (video)

Apple May Have to Pay Billions of Euros in Taxes -
End of the Double Irish? Apple May Have to Pay Billions in Taxes (video above)

Apple’s tax agreements with Ireland were criticized as unfair by European Union regulators who said the deals were improperly designed to give the iPhone maker a financial boost in exchange for jobs in the country. Bloomberg’s Guy Johnson reports on “In The Loop.” (Source: Bloomberg--Sept 30)

How Apple's Tax Structure Works
Sam Schechner
The European Union's allegation that tax deals granted to Apple in Ireland amount to illegal state ... 


New York Times
Ireland's Tax Deals for Apple Prompt Warning From European Commission
New York Times
That long duration, even as Apple was growing and the market for digital technology was rapidly evolving, “calls into question the appropriateness of ...
EU Inquiry Into Tax Deals for Multinationals Like Apple Pushes Ahead - New York Times
EU Believes Apple, Fiat Tax Deals Broke Rules - Wall Street Journal
EU reveals details of Apple tax probe - USA TODAY

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Europe vs Google, EU Stuck in the Past

What is search today? Apple's Siri? How about searching on Amazon for your next purchase? The problem with governments in the digital age is that they waste their time dealing with issues that no longer, or never did, exist -- prime example is the EU's obsession with Google search --

Google and Europe Near Deal

New York Times
BRUSSELS — Google's antitrust troubles in Europe moved closer to a settlement ... an industry group backed by Microsoft and a number of other companies that ...

Latest Google offer may end search engine antitrust case in EU
The Globe and Mail
An offer by Google to modify how it displays Internet search results could settle a long-running antitrust dispute with the European Union, the EU competition chief said on Tuesday. The world's most popular search engine has been under investigation for ...

FreedomPop launches free mobile plan with 200 minutes
CNET
The free mobile phone service includes 500MB of data, 500 text messages, and 200 voice minutes every month. FreedomPop has fired a shot over the wireless industry's bow. To commemorate ...

Apple bumps Coca-Cola to become world's top ...

CNET
Google claims second place, as IBM and Intel slip. ... with a 30 percent increase; Apple, at 28 percent; and Amazon, which rose 27 percent to take 19th place on ...

Bloomberg

Amazon Creating 70000 Full-Time Seasonal Jobs in the US to Fulfill ...

Wall Street Journal
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) is creating more than 70,000 full-time seasonal jobs across its U.S. fulfillment centers this holiday season in order to meet ...

Bloomberg

Google Web Designer Offered As Free Download

InformationWeek
Google Web Designer Offered As Free Download ... Apple also offers similar free software, iAds Producer, though its license agreement limits content created ...

ZDNet

Apple's Continuing Travails With The Patent Troll Lodsys

Forbes
Things are not looking good for Apple and its apps developers in the ongoing battle against Lodsys the company generally agreed upon to be a patent ...

Apple Insider

Amazon and Wal-Mart open fulfillment centers in Dallas area

Dallas Morning News
Walmart.com's new fulfillment center in Fort Worth shipped its first order Sept. 23 The 800,000-square-foot distribution center is the first in Texas for Wal-Mart ...

Dallas Morning News

Microsoft Expands Power BI, Translation For Office

InformationWeek
Microsoft Office is becoming adept not only at creating data but also manipulating and ... Although most attention paid to Microsoft in recent days has involved its ...

Microsoft has an app problem

CBS News
Here's to hoping that Microsoft follows the Apple iPhone/iPad model, though, and lets Windows Phone apps run on Windows 8 -- perhaps in a window zoomed ...

IBNLive

Google paid £11.6m in UK corporation tax last year

The Guardian
A Google spokesman said it was only right the majority of its tax should be paid in the US, and argued the company made a significant contribution to the UK ...

The Guardian

Microsoft's Surface to be under revenue microscope

Computerworld
Computerworld - Microsoft will make it easier for Wall Street and industry analysts to track revenue generated by the company's struggling Surface line of tablets, ...

Google Launches Public Beta of Web Designer - The Next Web

Emil Protalinski
Google today launched a new advertising application in beta called Google Web ... Apple overtakes Coca-Cola to become 'Most Valuable Brand' of 2013.The Next Web Top Stories

Obsoletive: Revolutionary Products in Tech Don't Disrupt-They Obsolete: "Christensen’s theory of disruption remains an incredibly elegant and insightful framework for understanding why some companies – like Microsoft, to name the best example – decline. But it’s dramatically over-applied in technology. Most new products are simply better – stop calling them disruptive! – while the most revolutionary products – all of them, ever more personal versions of truly personal computers – are obsoletive. They are more expensive, more capable, and change the way we live.4"

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EU Commissioner Makes Push for Net Neutrality Rules

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EU Commissioner Makes Push for Net Neutrality Rules
PC Magazine
Europe needs a definitive net neutrality plan that will guarantee people's right to a free and open Internet, Neelie Kroes, the EU's commissioner for digital policy, said today. The topic is a very polarizing one, Kroes acknowledged during a speech before the ...

The new Extreme II SSD from SanDisk
CNET
SanDisk announced today the new SanDisk Extreme II solid-state drive. This is an upgrade to the previous version, the SanDisk Extreme, which was released more than a year ago and wasn't exactly extreme. The new drive promises to be a big change, ...

Review: Seagate Laptop Ultrathin HDD brings big storage to tight spaces
PCWorld
This super-thin (5mm Z height) hard drive could help PC manufacturers build thinner models. It could also bring big capacity to tablet designs. Share on Facebook · Share on Twitter · Share on Google+ · Share on LinkedIn · Share on Pinterest. While it's easy to ...

E-Ink unveils Mobius flexible display for smartwatches
CNET
Perhaps best known for making the display for Amazon's Kindle e-reader, E-Ink is hoping to capitalize on the growing hubbub around smartwatches with an addition Monday to its Mobius line of electronic paper displays that measures 1.73 inches. The Mobius ...

Oracle and Dell forge worldwide server alliance
Register
Dell and Oracle are teaming up on x86 servers, and Dell is set to develop a new "infrastructure offering" specifically for Oracle's database software. In other words, if you were planning on buying one of Oracle's standalone servers rather than a bundled system ...

Apple: We wanted a 'level playing field' for publishers
CNET
In testimony, Apple says it wanted to even the odds for publishers big and small with its e-book store.  -- Apple argued that it had fought for equality among ...

Chrysler to Fight US Recall of 2.7 Million Jeeps on Leaks (1)
Businessweek
Chrysler Group LLC said it won't recall 2.7 million Jeep sport-utility vehicles that the U.S. Transportation Department has been investigating for more than two years following reports of fires after rear-impact crashes. The Auburn Hills, Michigan-based ...

Hitchhikers' Guide was WRONG, Earth is not in a galactic backwater
Register
As just about any regular Reg reader knows, the Hitchhikers' Guide to the Galaxy states authoritatively that this planet Earth lies "far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the western spiral arm of the galaxy". However, it appears that in ...

iRadio's hidden masterpiece: Getting iAd into the mainstream
ZDNet
Summary: Apple's own advertising platform never really took off. But including it as part of an mandatory revenue-driving cog in the iRadio machine, the iPhone and iPad maker could breathe life into its failed service. Zack Whittaker. By Zack Whittaker for ...

A Dental Care Startup Sees Profit in Obamacare's Gaps
Businessweek
The Affordable Care Act is expected to bring millions of Americans into the health-care system, increasing market opportunity for industry incumbents and startups alike. Less heralded is the business potential from individuals who slip through Obamacare's ...

Smartphone shipments to surpass feature phones this year
CNET
As shipments rise 32 percent, smartphones will account for 52 percent of all mobile phones shipped worldwide in 2013, according to IDC....

Parents lack bandwidth to monitor kids' online activity, says study
CNET
A McAfee study suggests parents have largely given up on policing what their kids are doing on laptops, phones, Facebook, and YouTube. And that password you're using to limit access? Junior knows it. Chris Matyszczyk. by Chris Matyszczyk. June 4, 2013 ...

Halo Infiltrates Windows 8 Mobile Devices in July
PCWorld
Gamers who own a Windows 8 device will finally be able take one of their favorite games with them everywhere they go. The newest addition to the popular Halofranchise, due out in July, was developed specifically to be compatible with Microsoft mobile ...

Rediscovered Hula painted frog 'is a living fossil'
BBC News
A species of frog that was recently rediscovered after being declared extinct has been reclassified as a "living fossil". Israel's Hula painted frog had not been seen for nearly 60 years, but in 2011 one was found lurking in a patch of swampy undergrowth.

Intel's biggest issue in the mobile arena: 'Lack of LTE'
CNET
That's the word from the company's executive vice president of sales, who promised LTE radios in his company's devices later this year. Don Reisinger. by Don Reisinger. June 4, 2013 5:28 AM PDT. So why is Intel having so much trouble competing in the ...

Solar, biomass push out offshore wind in EU targets
Reuters
The European Union's three biggest member states are developing solar power, biomass and other renewable energy technologies in place of plans for offshore ...

IBM and Salesforce strike cloud computing deals
Financial Times
The race to buy up providers of business services over the internet intensifed on Tuesday with two industry giants making aquisitions worth a combined $4.5bn, underlining how so-called cloud computing is reshaping the information technology industry.

Neil Armstrong's 'small step for man' might be a misquote, study says
CNN
(CNN) -- When astronaut Neil Armstrong uttered what became one of the best-known -- and most debated -- quotes in all of history, he actually might have said it exactly the way he meant to, not the way people heard it. After Armstrong lowered his left foot ...

Another HTC executive steps down from his post
Ars Technica
Another member of HTC's executive team has stepped down, according to Bloomberg. HTC Chief Operating Officer Matthew Costello has left the building, leaving Fred Liu, president of engineering and operations, to take on several of Costello's ...

Mobile devolution: Why Verizon's no longer a place for Android enthusiasts
Computerworld (blog)
Verizon Android When it comes to mobile technology, it's amazing how much can change in a few short years. We've gone from having low-powered, low-resolution devices to carrying pixel-packed smartphones with PC-like processing power. And we've ...

Asus 4K monitor is just $4K, but don't get too excited: Your computer isn't ...
ExtremeTech
In a cute quirk of fate, at Computex 2013 Asus has announced that its consumer-oriented, IGZO-based 31.5-inch 4K monitor will cost $4K when it's released in the US later this month. Before you all run out and buy one, though, ask yourself one question: Do ...

Triceratops trio unearthed in Wyoming
CNN
(CNN) -- There were three of them, one of them probably a child, and at least one met a gruesome end at the hands of a terrifying predator. About 67 million years later, a Wyoming rancher led scientists to their remains. Now experts are digging out one of the ...

This is what iOS 7 looks like
Fox News
If half a dozen reports from several well-sourced reporters are to be believed, Apple has a huge redesign coming in iOS 7. Gone are the textures that have characterized iOS for six years now, replaced by a flatter user interface that will still maintain the overall ...

What will it take to move authentication from UI to GI?
ZDNet
Web sites are making available two-factor authentication, most recently Twitter, with the promise of improved security. There are biometrics including voice, fingerprints, and facial recognition. There is geo-location based on smartphone mapping. There is talk ...

Hunt for Closest Alien Planet Gets Rare Boost From Stellar Alignment
Space.com
The stars will align for planet hunters twice in the next three years, allowing them to probe the nearest star to our own solar system for Earth-size alien worlds. Proxima Centauri, which lies just 4.24 light-years from Earth, will pass in front of background stars in ...

Apple now repairing iPhone 5 screens in-store as part of AppleCare overhaul
Apple Insider
As part of Apple's rumored AppleCare policy changes, the company recently began replacing iPhone 5 screens instead of swapping out the broken units for refurbished devices, saving money for both Apple and its customers. AppleCare. Priced at $149, the ...

Human ancestors' diet changed 3.5 million years ago
BBC News
A new analysis of early human teeth from extinct fossils has found that they expanded their diets about 3.5 million years ago to include grasses and possibly animals. Before this, humanlike creatures - or hominins - ate a forest-based diet similar to modern ...

Feedly Integrates RSS Apps Ahead of Google Reader Shutdown
PC Magazine
Google Reader goes dark in less than a month, but its ecosystem of apps will live on, thanks to Feedly. The RSS service has quietly been working to integrate third-party clients Reeder, Press, Nextgen Reader, Newsify, and gReader. More details are ...

Apple Details 'Economic Impact' On Cupertino As It Readies New Spaceship ...
Forbes
Apple released an 82-page report today, detailing the “economic impact” the company has had on its hometown of Cupertino, California, and will continue to have on the local economy after it builds a proposed new spaceship-inspired headquarters ...

Microsoft desperately seeks a fix
CBS News
(MoneyWatch) Microsoft (MSFT) plans a major restructuring to cement CEO Steve Ballmer's strategy of a "devices and services company," according to the blog AllThingsD. As Kara Swisher notes, the changes come with increasing investor pressure and ...

NASA's Swift Produces Best Ultraviolet Maps Of The Nearest Galaxies
Wall Street Journal
Astronomers at NASA and Pennsylvania State University have used NASA's Swift satellite to create the most detailed ultraviolet light surveys ever of the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds, the two ...

Google bans porn on Google Glass
CNN
(CNN) -- On Monday morning, the first porn app for Google Glass was announced. A few hours later, Google officially banned sexually explicit material on the futuristic eyewear. The pornographic app for Glass was released by MiKandi, an adult app store that ...

Twitter Blames Outage on Glitch During 'Routine Change'
PC Magazine
Twitter on Monday experienced some brief downtime, which the micro-blogging company blamed on a mix-up with a routine change. Twitter was down for some users between 1:08 p.m. Pacific and 1:33 p.m. Pacific, which the company said was "due to an ...

Hijacking of Facebook accounts spikes in first quarter
USA TODAY
Koobface, the fast-spreading Internet worm cybergangs use to hijack Facebook accounts on a massive scale, is on the move once again. McAfee this morning released a threat report showing samples of Koobface spiking in the Internet wild all through the first ...

Yahoo Mail Users, Prepare for Creepy, Gmail-Style Ads
Businessweek
Yahoo, which has been collecting assets at a rapid clip during the Marissa Mayer era, is beginning to cash some of those in. True to form, it is doing so by using the personalized services it has refined or purchased to increase the amount of advertising its ...

Computex: Asus launches raft of Intel Haswell focused gaming hardware
Inquirer
TAIPEI: HARDWARE FIRM Asus' Republic of Gamers (ROG) division launched a tranche of gaming hardware at Computex today that takes advantage of Intel's fourth generation Core processors. In what felt like a never-ending conveyor belt of systems and ...

Foxconn taking Firefox OS to tablets, not just phones
CNET
The Chinese electronics manufacturer plans multiple devices, including tablets and phones, as part of a strategy to supply software and services along with hardware....

Vine for Android review: Finally here, but where's the rest of it?
CNET
Vine for Android is great for sharing short video clips on Twitter. The Home feed is smooth and the recording tool works just as well as it does on the iOS version. Also, exclusive to Android users is a zoom feature. The bad: This newborn app is missing a lot of ...

Fuel to search New Mexico landfill for bad Atari video games
Ottawa Business Journal
A New Mexico city commission has agreed to allow an Ottawa-based digital development firm to search an old landfill where old, terrible Atari games are rumoured to be buried....

Increase of Carbon Dioxide May Lead to Greener Deserts
Cleveland Leader
According to a new study, increased levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide may have contributed to the gradual greening of some desert regions of the world over the past 30 years. The study's authors say that this process will continue, but warn that this ...

Microsoft to slash Windows RT licensing fees in effort to boost soft sales - report
Apple Insider
Unable to gain much traction against Apple's iPad so far, Microsoft is cutting the licensing fees for its mobile-targeted Windows RT operating system, hoping that if manufacturers are able to make less expensive devices, the platform could show signs of life.

Lenovo hints at smartphone venture with mystery partner
FierceWireless
Chinese computer and smartphone maker Lenovo said it is in "preliminary negotiations with a party in connection with a potential joint venture transaction" related to its smartphone business, according to a filing the company made with the Hong Kong stock ...

Graphene: The strongest material in the world
Zee News
New York: In a step that could transform the way we make and use electronic devices, scientists at the Columbia University have shown that graphene remains the strongest material in the world, even when stitched together in a patchwork. Graphene: The ...

Video Game Review: Animal Crossing: New Leaf
Rochester City Newspaper
Sometimes the title says it all. "Animal Crossing: New Leaf," for the Nintendo 3DS, is the latest entry in Nintendo's "Animal Crossing" series, and has improved upon nearly every aspect of its predecessors, creating not only a near-perfect gaming experience, ...

Wikipad 7-inch gaming tablet launches June 11 for $249
Android Central
Wikipad U.S. launch details confirmed, first retailers will be Wal-Mart.com, BestBuy.com and TigerDirect. The delayed gaming-centric Wikipad tablet will finally arrive in the U.S. this month, as the manufacturer has announced a launch date of June 11.

Intel's new Haswell chip was going to be Molalla -- but that was too hard to ...
OregonLive.com
Intel unveils its latest PC microprocessor, code-named Haswell, at the Computex trade ...
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EU Fines Microsoft $732 Million Over Browser

EU Fines Microsoft $732 Million Over Browser
New York Times
E.U. Fines Microsoft $732 Million Over Browser. By JAMES KANTER. Published: March 6, 2013. BRUSSELS — The European Commission on Wednesday fined Microsoft €561 million for failing to live up to a settlement agreement offering consumers a choice ...

Collision Course: SDN And Server Virtualization
InformationWeek
With every data center resource -- compute, storage and networks -- now virtualized, the push is on to consolidate operational control. Start The Discussion · Tweet; Mail Mail; Print Print · Kurt Marko | March 06, 2013 08:00 AM. InformationWeek Green - Mar.

Microsoft winds down its anti-Google ad campaign
PCWorld
Microsoft's "Scroogled" ad campaign may be winding down, but expect Redmond's ribbing of Google to continue. The company launched the "Scroogled" media blitz late last year, first bashing Google for its pay-to-play listings in Google Shopping, and then ...

Seagate updates laptop solid state hybrid drive, adds desktop version
ZDNet
Summary: The drive maker claims its SSHD technology is five times faster than a 5,400rpm notebook hard drive, while its desktop SSHD includes 8GB of flash memory in addition to 1TB or 2TB of hard drive capacity. Sean Portnoy. By Sean Portnoy for ...

ZDNet

HTC revenues plunge by half, hitting three-year low
ZDNet
Summary: The company has high hopes for HTC One, while its February revenues slid by 44 percent compared to last year. Liam Tung. By Liam Tung | March 6, 2013 -- HTC's monthly sales plunged in February, hitting ...

Google to offer 'same-day delivery' Amazon Prime killer - report
Register
Google is reportedly prepping a new shopping delivery service to compete with Amazon's Prime subscriber service, called "Google Shopping Express". Just for a bit of oneupmanship, Express will give folks same-day delivery instead of Prime's two-day ...

How I survived 7 days in Chromebook exile
PCWorld (blog)
I'm not a Google fangirl. I have Gmail accounts for personal and work use, and I spend some time in Google Docs and Calendar, but that's about it. And until a few weeks ago, I had never even more than glanced at the Chrome OS or browser, let alone ...

Apple rolls out iBookstore in Japan
CNET (blog)
With the East Asian nation now added to the list, the tech giant's iTunes bookstore is available in 51 countries worldwide. Dara Kerr. by Dara Kerr. March 5, 2013 6:14 PM PST Follow @darakerr. Apple's new Japanese iBookstore. (Credit: Screenshot by Dara ...

Private SpaceX Capsule Brings Big Science to Space Station
Space.com
The International Space Station is now home to more than 1,200 pounds (544 kilograms) of supplies delivered by an unmanned, privately built space capsule that reached the orbiting science laboratory on Sunday (March 3). Among the goods SpaceX's ...

Galaxy S4 to offer eye-tracking Smart Scroll, screenshots suggest
CNET (blog)
Images obtained by blog site Sammobile provide a look at purported settings for Smart Scroll and Smart Pause features. Lance Whitney. by Lance Whitney. The next Galaxy S phone could include a Smart ...

Polar bear trade ban 'too close to call'
BBC News
An attempt to ban the international trade in polar bear parts has provoked a heated battle at the Cites conservation meeting in Bangkok. Negotiators are split on the plan, with those in favour saying it is crucial for the survival of the species. Canada's Inuit say...

BBC News

Roku Unveils Roku 3 Streaming Media Player
DailyTech
If you're in the market for a new settop box, Roku has announced a new offering this week called the Roku 3. The manufacturer says that the new Roku 3 is its fastest and most powerful streaming player so far, and it replaces the Roku 2 XS in the lineup.

DailyTech

Sony Launches Xperia Z in India
Wall Street Journal (blog)
Mansi Thapliyal/Reuters: Katrina Kaif displayed the Sony Xperia Z smartphone during its launch in New Delhi, Mar. 6. Sony Corp. has launched its latest smartphone Xperia Z in India, stepping into competition with Apple Inc.'s iPhone series and the Galaxy ...

Wall Street Journal (blog)

Check out these pictures of Mount Etna - Europe's largest volcano - erupting!
BBC News
Plumes of lava and ash filled the night sky over the island of Sicily, in Italy, on Tuesday. Eruptions of the volcano aren't uncommon - sometimes planes have to alter their routes to avoid flying through ash clouds. That didn't happen this time - though roads ...

Hand Recognition, Gesture Support Landing On Microsoft Kinect For Windows ...
TechCrunch
The Kinect is arguably Microsoft's most important innovation of the past decade, and has done more for changing the nature of computer interaction than pretty much any other recently created input devices. Today, Microsoft Research has demoed how it's ...

Astronomers Find Evidence of Ocean Salts on Europa's Surface.
Slate Magazine (blog)
He killed Pluto, but he may have just breathed life into Europa exploration. Astronomer Mike Brown*—discoverer of the giant outer-solar-system iceball Eris which is what started the machinery that kicked Pluto out of the planet club—has found some pretty...

Slate Magazine (blog)

Did comets ladle the primordial soup onto Earth?
Houston Chronicle (blog)
Did comets ladle the primordial soup onto Earth? Wednesday, March 6, 2013. Later this week a comet will grace the nighttime skies in the northern hemisphere, including those above Houston. As you gaze up on ...

Houston Chronicle (blog)

At Microsoft's TechFest, The Future Is Big. Big Screens, That Is
ReadWriteWeb
At Microsoft's TechFest, The Future Is Big. Big Screens, That Is. At Microsoft's annual technology fair, researchers are busy showing off what the future is going to look like. They have one word for us: Big screens. (OK, make... ReadWritescience. Previous Next ...

Apple introduces $1099 21.5-inch iMac for educational institutions
Digital Trends
imacs-625x1000 If US-based educators with a few dollars to spend are looking around for some computers to fill their classrooms, they may be interested to know that Apple has recently launched a new 21-inch education-only iMac for $200 less than the ...

Digital Trends

Camel Fossils Found In Arctic Suggest Ancient Creatures Roamed Region 3.5 ...
Huffington Post
Discovered on Ellesmere Island in northern Canada, the fossils indicate that these animals were at least 30 percent larger than camels living today. Based on the height of a typical Arabian camel, the prehistoric mammals likely stood 9 feet tall or taller.

UF scientists discover new crocodilian, hippo-like species from Panama
University of Florida
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida paleontologists have discovered remarkably well-preserved fossils of two crocodilians and a mammal previously unknown to science during recent Panama Canal excavations that began in 2009. The two new ...

Toyota chief shifts lieutenants, wants "everyone in charge"
Reuters
TOKYO, March 6 | Wed Mar 6, 2013 4:45am EST. TOKYO, March 6 (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp will reshuffle its top bosses and take the axe to its decisionmaking structure, part of a move to put lower-ranked workers in day-to-day command as it seeks faster ...

Tumblr ad-posts tumbling onto smartphones – TGT, ADDYY, LGF, CDI & FB
NoesisStar
Northern, WI 03/06/2013 (noesisstar) – The six-year-old blog Tumblr is moving from strength to strength. Months ago the blogging site began accepting payments from advertisers looking to place their ads more prominently and the company is now looking ...

NoesisStar

Wildlife experts: Ivory trade threatens elephants
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
BANGKOK (AP) Top wildlife experts are warning that the illegal ivory trade is hastening the decline of already endangered elephants throughout Africa. A report issued Wednesday at the 178-nation Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, ...

Google Glass: dorky headgear is the future
Red and Black
Google Glass is Google's new video-recording, photo-taking, GPS, social networking, everything-a-smart-phone-does gadget. If you haven't heard of it, it's essentially a tiny computer device attached to a lens and mounted on a pair of wire glasses.

Ferrari sets pace in Geneva Motor Show supercar showdown
The Australian
EUROPE'S premier annual motoring show has opened in Geneva with an unparalleled line-up of models from the premium brands as they bask in the glow of strong demand from the ultra-wealthy. Ferrari, McLaren, Lamborghini, Rolls-Royce and Bentley all ...

iMore report: iPhone 5S likely coming in August, new iPads may launch in April
ZDNet
Summary: It's no real surprise that Apple will launch an iPhone 5S this year, but there are reports we may see the new iPad launch announcement move back to the first half of the year again. Matthew Miller. By Matthew Miller for The Mobile Gadgeteer | March ...

Apple having an 'identity crisis', claims analyst
ZDNet
Summary: Apple is finding itself having to defend the iPhone and iPad market share against stiff competition from the likes of Samsung and Google. But this is uncharted territory for Apple, and as yet it's unclear whether playing defense is in the company's...

ZDNet

Lawmakers join effort to legalize cell phone unlocking
CNET
A day after the Obama administration endorsed an online petition to legalize cell phone unlocking, a senator introduces a bill that would allow consumers to take their handsets to other carriers. Steven Musil. by Steven Musil. March 5, 2013 9:12 PM PST ...

Apple unused to being attacked, must adjust to new role on defense, analyst says
Apple Insider
Apple has bested most all of its competitors and is widely acknowledged to make some of the highest quality products in the world, but now a new report says the tech giant will have to adjust to its new role as an industry heavyweight, a change from its ...

Google Updates Maps For iPhone
InformationWeek
Google Maps for iPhone has received its first significant update since the app was launched late last year. Google Maps for iPhone 1.1 provides a way to integrate Google Contacts so that a search for a friend will identify the friend's home address -- if it's ...

Google Play celebrates its first birthday with special deals
CNET
It's been a year since Google Play was born and to kick off the occasion, the Internet giant is offering a week of gift cards and discounts on music, movies, books, games, and more. Dara Kerr. by Dara Kerr. March 5, 2013 8:58 PM PST Follow @darakerr ...

Do not cheer the 'fact' we moved to North Korea: Pirate Bay
ZDNet
Summary: Torrent site confirms that its move to North Korea was a hoax, and advises users to be more cynical. Chris Duckett. By Chris Duckett for Null Pointer TPB in DPRK TPB claims this image...

ZDNet

Ferrari Puts I-Pad in Supercars as It Widens Apple Deal
Businessweek
Ferrari SpA, the luxury carmaker owned by Fiat SpA (F), will be “more precise” about its partnership with Apple (AAPL) Inc. in the next few months, Chairman Luca Cordero Di Montezemolo said. Ferrari, which today unveiled the 1 million euro hybrid model ...

Instagram Windows Phone testing a blow for BB10
Product Reviews
Having already seen rumors that Instagram could be coming to Windows Phone because the icon was seen on a Nokia Lumia 620 banner, this led to speculation that this was just a clever piece of Photoshop work. However, more fuel has been added to this ...

Product Reviews

Geneva Motor Show: Porsche unveils 475-horsepower 911 GT3
Los Angeles Times
Porsche gave fans of natural aspiration something to cheer about at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show, by unveiling the all new 911 GT3. The GT3 is the most powerful 911 variant Porsche makes that doesn't have the benefits of turbocharging. The company ...

Big Asteroid to Zoom By Earth This Weekend
Yahoo! News (blog)
A newly discovered asteroid the size of a football field will cruise through Earth's neighborhood this weekend, just days after another space rock made an even closer approach to our planet. The 330-foot-wide (100 meters) asteroid 2013 ET will miss Earth by ...

Officials: China is 'too dependent on Android'
CNET
That's the word from the China Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, which complained that the core Android technology is "strictly controlled by Google." Don Reisinger. by Don Reisinger. March 5, 2013 7:35 AM PST. Watch out, Google: Android is ...

Researchers Unravel Mystery behind Hindenburg Destruction after 76 Years
French Tribune
According to new reports, the Hindenburg disaster in Lakehurst has been resolved after 76 years. Static electricity was attributed for the death of 35 of the 100 passengers and crew members on May 6, 1937, said the researchers. The airship was preparing to ...

French Tribune

Metal Gear Rising
French Tribune
Metal Gear Rising is an action video game developed by Platinum Games for PS3 and Xbox 360. It is the ninth game in the Metal Gear series. The game is produced by Kojima Productions. The game was initially announced in 2009 under the name Metal...

French Tribune

Falkland Islands: Scientists Claim They Solved Darwin's Wolf Mystery
Latinos Post
Even Charles Darwin couldn't figure out how an animal that resembles both a wolf and a fox ended up on the barren Falkland Islands situated 300 miles (500 kilometers) from the mainland. But a team of scientist from Australia, Argentina and Chile now claim ...

Google Says FBI Secretly Spying on Some Customers
Wired (blog)
The terrorists apparently would win if Google told you the exact number of times the Federal Bureau of Investigation invoked a secret process to extract data about the media giant's customers. That's why it is unlawful for any record-keeper to disclose it has ...

Korean Provos aim to set the streets alight
Telegraph.co.uk (blog)
Sometimes, in the middle of frustrating day, there's a news item that lifts the heart. Today it was the launch of a new car by the Korean car-maker Kia at the International Geneva Motor Show. Called the Provo, it is a "radical super-mini coupe which aims to set ...

Comet PANSTARRS to be visible in nighttime sky later this month
Houston Chronicle (blog)
Comet PANSTARRS to be visible in nighttime sky later this month. Tuesday, March 5, 2013. Comment. Comments(24). |. Email. E-mail. |. Print. Today's the day the Comet PanSTARRS makes its closest approach to Earth but we can't see it from North America ...

Houston Chronicle (blog)

Global Warming Breaking Up Arctic, Ships to Sail Over North Pole by 2050?
Latinos Post
(Photo : Reuters) Scientists discovered that thanks to climate change, routes through the Arctic will be blown wide open after the year 2049. The Arctic: Land of ice and snow and September sightseeing cruises? It might sound unbelievable, but according to a ...

Latinos Post

Mars Rover Curiosity on Road to Recovery Following First Major Malfunction
Nature World News
(Photo : Image courtesy MSSS/Caltech/NASA) A self-portrait generated by the Mars rover Curiosity last October. NASA's Mars Curiosity Rover hit a snag late last week, when a memory glitch forced it into a "safe mode" while NASA prepared a backup and...

Nature World News

Volkswagen XL1 at the Geneva Auto Show with Video
Automotive Discovery
The Geneva Auto Show seems to be where all the hot cars and hot automotive industry types seem to either be at or be highly focused on, and the perfect place for German automakers, Volkswagen to debut their most fuel efficient car to date, the Volkswagen ...

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