Why Edward Snowden Tells Users to Skip Dropbox (video)

Why Edward Snowden Is Telling Users to Skip Dropbox -

CrowdStrike Chief Risk Officer Steven Chabinsky discusses Edward Snowden's latest claims. He speaks on “Street Smart.” (Source: Bloomberg Oct 13)

How Hackers Got Private Photos Without Ever Breaching Snapchat's Servers - ABC News: "Snapchatters were victimized by their use of third-party apps to send and receive Snaps, a practice that we expressly prohibit in our Terms of Use precisely because they compromise our users' security," a Snapchat spokesperson told ABC News. "We vigilantly monitor the App Store and Google Play for illegal third-party apps and have succeeded in getting dozens of these removed."

Ireland Phases Out Tax Break as Overseas Pressure Mounts - Bloomberg: "The “Double Irish,” which allows companies to avoid paying tax on much of their income, will be closed to new entrants from January, Finance Minister Michael Noonan said in parliament in Dublin today, as he laid out the 2015 budget. Companies already enjoying the tax break can continue to do so until 2020."

Hackers hold 7 million Dropbox passwords ransom - CNET: "Dropbox has issued a statement on its blog further clarifying that the Dropbox passwords were stolen from "unrelated services": The usernames and passwords...were stolen from unrelated services, not Dropbox. Attackers then used these stolen credentials to try to log in to sites across the internet, including Dropbox. We have measures in place that detect suspicious login activity and we automatically reset passwords when it happens."

WHO Says Ebola Virus is Killing 70% of People Who Contract Disease - WSJ - WSJ: "...Dr. Bruce Aylward, the WHO assistant director-general in charge of the organization’s response to the epidemic, said the Ebola virus is “still moving geographically, still escalating” in some bigger cities. He expressed concern the disease could spread to countries that share borders with Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia, the epicenters of the current outbreak, singling out Côte d’Ivoire as particularly vulnerable...."

Official Google Blog: Google Express: more cities, more stores and a new name: "Express membership Starting today, shoppers who decide to become Google Express members will enjoy: Free same-day or overnight delivery on eligible orders over $15.* First dibs on delivery windows Shared membership with a household member Membership costs $95/year or $10/month. Or you can choose to pay as you go, at $4.99 per eligible order. Learn more on our Help Center. Either way, we don’t add any hidden markups, so you pay the same price for your stuff on Google Express as you would in-store."


Wall Street Journal
Google Adopts Delivery-Service Model, Targets Amazon
Wall Street Journal
Google is expanding its Shopping Express program and putting Amazon right in its crosshairs. WSJ's Alistair Barr reports on Lunch Break with Tanya ...
Full-Court Express: Google Expands Its Delivery Service, Puts Heat On Amazon - Forbes
Google Express set to launch deliveries in Boston area - Boston Globe
Google Shopping Express Expands To More Cities, Rebrands As “Google Express” - TechCrunch (blog)


Forbes
Ireland Corks Double Irish Tax Deal, Closing Time For Apple, Google, Twitter, Facebook
Forbes
Ireland is the go-to place for Apple, Google, Twitter, and Facebook, not to ... Google andMicrosoft cut their overseas tax rates to single digits with ...


National Post
Russian Hackers Used Bug in Microsoft Windows for Spying, Report Says
New York Times
LONDON — Russian hackers used a bug in Microsoft Windows to spy on several Western governments, NATO and the Ukrainian government, ...


Dallas Morning News
Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg and wife Priscilla Chan donate $25 million to Ebola fight
Washington Post
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan, who is a pediatrician, have donated $25 million to the Centers for Disease Control ...

Google Nexus 6 release date, specs, price, rumours and news
We've been big fans of Google's previous own-brand phones, with each model ... changes with Android L. Given that Google seems to want to push 64-bit technology, ... Well, one possibility is that Google will release a new Nexus 5 alongside the Nexus 6, just as Apple .... Google+ · Facebook · Twitter.


Google Express reveals subscription shopping plans, adds even more cities
The Verge
Google is trying to take on rival Amazon in the delivery service market. ... Apple andFacebook are now paying for women employees to freeze their eggs ... Microsoft is 'coaching' NFL announcers not to call the Surface an iPad.

Google Thinks Amazon Is Its Biggest Competitor. Here's Why.
Slate
Google and Amazon didn't always seem like competitors—Google is in the ... made this comment: “Many people think our main competition is Bing or Yahoo. ... Facebook is arguably another important competitor in terms of mobile ..... Bill Gates Is Way More Involved With Microsoft Than Anyone Realizes.

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Russia grants Edward Snowden 3-year residence permit (video)

Russia grants Snowden 3-year residence permit -
Edward Snowden has received a residence permit in Russia, which is valid for three years, starting on August 1, the former NSA contractor’s lawyer announced. Aug 7, 2014 - more: http://on.rt.com/zotp09
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Microsoft's Xbox One Is Failing - Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) | Seeking Alpha: "Microsoft introduced a version of its Xbox One video game console in June without the Kinect peripheral. This removed the price advantage that the PlayStation 4 had, but it has done little to close the sales gap. The Xbox One is still selling far worse than the competition, and it may be time for Microsoft to consider spinning off or selling the division...."

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Google to Boost Encrypted Websites in Rankings
Wall Street Journal
Google hopes the move will prod website developers to adopt technology that protects against hackers breaking into their websites and stealing ...


Forbes
Can Apple Halt Its Eroding Market Share?
Forbes
Apple is rapidly losing market share — and that might be fine if it had not also lost its ability to innovate. By innovate I mean gaining share in a ...


New York Times
Google and Barnes & Noble Unite to Take On Amazon
New York Times
Google Shopping Express in New York. By adding Barnes & Noble to its list of 19 retail partners, Google is making a more explicit grab for Amazon's ...


CNNMoney
Facebook Buys Secure Server Technology Provider PrivateCore
TechCrunch
Facebook announced this morning it has acquired PrivateCore, a Palo Alto-based secure server technology company. The deal does not appear to be ...

Microsoft's First Website From 1994 Looks Delightfully Ancient Today
Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan
It was the year that Microsoft launched its own website--and today, to celebrate its ... Here's How to Explore the Moon and Mars in Google Maps ... Report: Apple's Next iPhone Coming September 9 ... the years and go down to 1994 technology – where your browser doesn't support images, for example.

Apple MacBook Pro Retina Display (13-Inch, 2014) Review
Apple's refreshed 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display offers a boost in performance and endurance over last year's model.

China said to ban Apple products from state list over espionage fears
Xeni Jardin
China's government has removed Apple iPads and MacBooks from an official list of products that can be bought with public money because of security ...
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Edward Snowden, Christopher Soghoian and Ben Wizner at SXSW (video)

Snowden, Soghoian and Wizner at SXSW, 10 March 2014 - Edward Snowden speaks about privacy and technology with the ACLU's Ben Wizner and Christopher Soghoian at SXSW Interactive.
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also amazing - the 7 proxy trick
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How the NSA Plans to Infect 'Millions' of Computers with Malware - The Intercept: ".... new details about groundbreaking surveillance technology the agency has developed to infect potentially millions of computers worldwide with malware “implants.” The clandestine initiative enables the NSA to break into targeted computers and to siphon out data from foreign Internet and phone networks. The covert infrastructure that supports the hacking efforts operates from the agency’s headquarters in Fort Meade, Maryland, and from eavesdropping bases in the United Kingdom and Japan....."

BBC News - Sir Tim Berners-Lee: World wide web needs bill of rights: " . . . He called for vigilance against surveillance by its users, adding: "The people of the world have to be constantly aware, constantly looking out for it - constantly making sure through action, protest, that it doesn't happen." Sir Tim has previously warned that surveillance could threaten the democratic nature of the web. He has also spoken out in support of Mr Snowden, saying his actions were "in the public interest". . ."

25 Years Old, the World Wide Web’s Potential Still Untapped: "This week marks the 25th anniversary of the invention of the World Wide Web. What started as a way for scientists to share research has changed life worldwide forever. In March 1989, British scientist Tim Berners-Lee was working at the European Organization for Nuclear Research, or CERN, in Switzerland. Scientists would come to CERN from all over the world, but others could not view their research because their computers were not compatible. Berners-Lee thought it would be easier if all the computers could talk to one another and swap information directly. So he proposed linking the machines. The response from his bosses to his proposal, titled Information Management: A Proposal? “Vague, but exciting.” Little did they know..."

CLUELESS: MH370: No idea where to look | Astro Awani: “ . . .The biggest problem is just knowing where to look . . ."

Attackers trick 162,000 WordPress sites into launching DDoS attack | Ars Technica: "Security researchers have uncovered a recent distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack that used at least 162,000 WordPress-powered websites to knock another site offline...."

Everything You Need To Know About pCell - Business Insider: "...Founded in 2011, Artemis is a startup working on pCell, a new wireless standard that it thinks could leapfrog 4G altogether..."

Google’s gigabit gambit isn’t going away - Outside the Box - MarketWatch: "Google Fiber, the tech giant’s experiment as a high-speed Internet service provider, seems poised to make its critics look bad. . . Google Fiber’s gigabit service appears to be gaining momentum. The company said last month it has “invited” 34 cities across nine major metropolitan areas to explore ways to bring the service to their citizens, signaling it’s ready to make a substantial investment in the venture."

Google pushes Chrome app store with more money-making options for devs
Computerworld
The new monetization methods give developers more of the pricing choices they have available to them when they place their work in the powerhouse app marts, Google Play for Android and App Store for Apple's iPhone and iPad. At the same time, Google has ...

Google launches referral program for Apps suite
PCWorld
Google Apps is locked in a tough battle with Microsoft's Office 365 in the cloud email and collaboration suite market and reseller partners are key for both companies. Last week,Google held its annual partner conference where it beefed up its ...

Apple Wants to Stop New Music From Hitting Spotify
TIME
Apple is the biggest music retailer in the world, so this trend is bad for the company's bottom line. The tech giant will likely try to convince record labels that the decline is also bad for them. If listeners stick to the free, ad-supported versions ...

The Flight of the Birdman: Flappy Bird Creator Dong Nguyen Speaks Out | Culture News | Rolling Stone: "How did a chain-smoking geek from Hanoi design the viral hit Flappy Bird - and why did he walk away?"

New Jersey blocks Tesla sales in state
New York Business Journal
The New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission passed a ruling today that will block the sale of Tesla Motors Inc. vehicles in the state, according to Bloomberg, which could ding the company's growth plans. The rule would require an auto dealers franchise ...

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Microsoft says US government is "advanced persistent threat" and Silicon Valley gears up cybersecurity

With NSA abuses revealed by Edward Snowden, and the US government being labeled an "advanced persistent threat" (a term used for cyber criminals--see below) by Microsoft and others, Silicon Valley now gears up cybersecurity -- with monetary payoffs looming --

Microsoft: US government is an 'advanced persistent threat' | ZDNet: "Microsoft's EVP of Legal and Corporate Affairs outlined the company's new data protection strategy on the basis that the US government is an "advanced persistent threat" — a label used for cyber criminals...."

New cybersecurity boom arrives in Silicon Valley - latimes.com: "In a region where tech trends go in cycles, cybersecurity is a particularly mouthwatering investment prospect because no matter how much security equipment or software gets sold, the problem never gets completely solved..."

Free Spotify mobile music streaming tipped to launch | BGR: "An increase in user base would also help artists, especially considering that not everyone is happy with the rates currently paid by Spotify. In fact, the company has recently received quite a lot of criticism for the royalties paid to small artists. The company has been recently valued at over $4 billion, and competes directly against similar services from Apple, Google, Pandora and Rdio, to name just a few."

Microsoft lines up critical Windows, Office and IE fixes for next week

Computerworld
Computerworld - Microsoft today said it will ship 11 security updates next week to ... Gregg Keizer covers Microsoft, security issues, Apple, Web browsers and ...

Fast Company

Microsoft leads disruption of largest infected global PC network

Chicago Tribune
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp said on Thursday it had disrupted ... Microsoft said the botnet had been costing advertisers on Bing, Google Inc and ...

Bloomberg

Apple's Star Chamber

Wall Street Journal
12/05/13 Apple, Google's Android Gain M.. ... Before her bench trial began she pre-declared her "tentative view" that Apple was an antitrust violator and indulged ...

Google Attacks Amazon With Cloud Storage Prices

InformationWeek
It shows a heretofore absent determination on Google's part to compete with the market leader, Amazon Web Services, and secondarily,Microsoft. Amazon has ...

Economic Times

Apple: The Great Call of China

Wall Street Journal
Apple shares rose Thursday after The Wall Street Journal reported that it had finally signed a deal with China Mobile, 0941.HK 0.00% China Mobile Ltd. Hong ...

Independent Online

Google to let users download portable file with their Gmail messages

Computerworld
... the MBOX format, which, according to Google, is supported by many mail clients, including Microsoft Outlook, Mozilla Thunderbird and Apple'sMail program.

The Verge

Apple's very happy holiday season

CNET
Earlier this year it seemed that Apple would take a fall. Samsung and rest of the Android players were gaining momentum and share as Apple was slow to ...

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Google Shopping: Premium prices for consumers?

CBS News
With Google (GOOG) the top dog in search, you might think GoogleShopping would be a great resource for consumers. According to a non-profit advocacy ...

Search Engine Land

Amazon Studios Announces the Cast of Mozart in the Jungle

MarketWatch
(NASDAQ:AMZN) --Amazon Studios today announced casting for Mozart in the ... Amazon Studios launched in 2010 as a new way to develop feature films and ...

Cinema Blend

Amazon Discount Tracker Camelcamelcamel Tips Users to Deals

Businessweek
Gareth Milner, a lance corporal in the British Army Intelligence Corps, planned to buy a 3D television from his local Sainsbury's (SBRY:LN) store until he ...

Watch 50 Siri and Google Now Voice Commands in Action - Gizmodo

Ashley Feinberg
... 50 different commands using both Apple's Siri (above) and Google's Google Now ... Microsoft Is Helping Develop a Bra That Tells Women When to Stop Eating ... pictures from your Gmail account and check Amazon package tracking info.
Gizmodo

Microsoft, Europol, FBI and industry partners disrupt notorious ...
By Jeffrey Meisner
ZeroAccess targets all major search engines and browsers, including Google, Bing and Yahoo!. The majority of computers infected with ZeroAccess are located in the U.S. and Western Europe. Similar to the Bamital botnet, which Microsoft and ...
The Official Microsoft Blog

Long term study finds lemon sharks go home to reproduce
BBC News
Researchers say they have found the first direct evidence that female sharks return home to breed. In the study, scientists tracked lemon sharks in the Bahamas for 17 years to prove the case. Even though this species is highly migratory, pregnant females ...

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NSA trashed the Fourth Amendment in its Internet Surveillance

NSA illegality -- where was the "Congressional oversight" or Obama? Oh, never mind, they really don't care about the US Constitution -- nor apparently does the NSA -- and but for Edward Snowden, none of this would be coming to light!

NSA illegally collected thousands of emails before Fisa court halted program | World news | theguardian.com: "The secretive court that oversees surveillance programs found in 2011 that the National Security Agency illegally collected tens of thousands of emails between Americans in violation of the fourth amendment to the US constitution."


NSA's Reach: 75% of U.S. Internet Traffic
The NSA's surveillance network covers more Americans' Internet communications than officials have publicly disclosed, reaching roughly 75 percent of all U.S. internet traffic. Siobhan Gorman reports on the News Hub (source: Wall Street Journal)

US intelligence director's office launches a Tumblr in response to surveillance concerns | The Verge: "The US Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), the highest intelligence agency in the country, just unveiled its "IC On the Record" Tumblr, promising to post newly unclassified documents about various government surveillance programs. The ODNI is the organization in charge of all the other big US spy organizations, including the NSA and CIA."

LEAKED: German Government Warns Key Entities Not To Use Windows 8 – Links The NSA | InvestmentWatch: "LEAKED: German Government Warns Key Entities Not To Use Windows 8 – Links The NSA"

Microsoft: Analyst Says Forget Fundamentals For The Next Six Months
Forbes
The analyst cites conversations with shareholders who are frustrated by Ballmer's failures, chiefly being outflanked by Apple and Google in the mobile device world, which has cannibalized the bread-and-butter PC business that Microsoft is tied into.

Microsoft turns Scroogled into 'Schoolgled' in new anti-Google attack ad
Computerworld
Along with the usual blizzard of marketing copy and statistics, Microsoft posted examples of the likely ad placements on Google for searches of "chemistry" and "stock market," then compared them to ad-free pages on Bing. A 30-second television spot was ...

Ubuntu Edge misses its target by $20 million, Canonical founder vows 2014 release regardless | NDTV Gadgets: "Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, which had announced a crowd-funding campaign to build the first batch of Ubuntu Edge phones, has failed to raise a target funding of $32 million to manufacture a limited batch of 40,000 devices. The Indiegogo crowdfunding service which was being used by Canonical for the campaign, was only able to raise $12.8 million ($12,809,906 to be precise) before meeting the campaign's deadline ...."

Apple said to be eyeing HBO, Viacom, ESPN as TV partners
CNET
Apple has been holding talks with ESPN, HBO, Viacom, and several other major networks to ink deals that would see those firms bring their programming to apps on its rumored television, the Quartz news site reported on Thursday, citing people who claim...

Google's Startup Brings Sightseeing App to Glass
ABC News
Google Glass, a spectacle-like computing device drawing lots of attention, can serve as an automated tour guide with the help of a new application from a little-known startup hatched within the Internet's most powerful company. The app, called "Field ...

Apple reports issue with iMessage, iCloud services
Washington Post
Apple reported that some of its users are unable to use iCloud services such as Documents in the Cloud, Photo Stream, iPhoto Journals and backup services, as well as problems with its iMessage service. Some iMessage users may not be able to send or ...

Apple CEO Tim Cook profiled as a tough, no-nonsense leader
CNET
Tim Cook doesn't like to talk about himself or reveal any of the inner workings of Apple'soperations. There has been a rumor of late that the Apple board of directors is concerned about the pace of change at the company. After a year, Apple is about ...

Microsoft Bribe Probe Reaches Into Pakistan, Russia Deals
Wall Street Journal
A U.S. investigation into Microsoft Corp.'s relationships with business partners that allegedly bribed foreign officials in return for contracts includes activity in Russia and Pakistan, a sign that the probe is wider reaching than previously known ...

Apple invention would let you check the status of another iPhone user
CNET
To accomplish this feat, a person's iPhone would talk to Apple on the backend to report its status and call preferences. Such settings as location, signal strength, battery life, and mode (Normal, Airplane, or Vibration) would be sent to Apple's ...

Yahoo Overtakes Google in Monthly Traffic Stats
ABC News
According to ComScore's Media Metric, which ranks the top U.S. web sites, Yahoo's web properties edged ahead of Google's in unique visitors during the month of July. Yahoo notched 196.6 million uniques, while Google trailed behind with 192.3 million.

Visit lion, tigers and (panda) bears - Oh, my! - Google Lat Long Blog
By Lat Long
You can now use Google Maps and Street View to preview the must-see spots at zoos around the world before heading there in person, or take a virtual trip to some of the most famous zoos and animal parks, right from your living room.
Google Lat Long

Google Keep Adds Reminders, Google Now Integration - TechCrunch
By Frederic Lardinois
When you walk into a grocery store now (and your grocery list is tagged with the store's location), you will get a Google Now alert to remind you of all the milk and cereal you have to buy. To make this easier, Keep now also auto-completes ...
TechCrunch

Apple Hires Former Levi's Senior VP for Retail Team - Mac Rumors
By Juli Clover
A source says that Atienza will be the director of all retail matters for many regions within the West Coast of the United States, and this role is one of the highest ranking retail positions inside of Apple. Several internal and external candidates were .... 12 hours ago on iOS Blog · Google CEO Larry Page has had informal discussions with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and other NFL executives that included talks about the NFL Sunday Ticket package that DirecTV currently holds.
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Yahoo Climbs Back Above Google in U.S. Web Traffic - Liz Gannes ...
By Liz Gannes
Yahoo properties got more unique U.S. visitors than any other company's in July, according to comScore. They had 196.6 million, compared to 192.3 million for previous leader Google. What's more, Yahoo's numbers didn't include the new ...
AllThingsD

ComScore crowns Yahoo over Google | VentureBeat
By Christina Farr
Vevo coming to Apple TV, attempts to free itself from sharing ad-revenue · Surprisingly, people spend more time reading books on smartphones than tablets · Mobile · Delectable brings cutting edge ... from Twitter to Facebook to Tumblr. Media companies which VentureBeat tracks include Google, Yahoo, Amazon.com, Microsoft and its Windows Live services and Bing search engine, Netflix, Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, LinkedIn, Gawker Media, Demand Media, and The Huffington Post.
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Former Windows boss Steven Sinofsky lands at top venture capital firm
PCWorld
Steven Sinofsky, who exited Microsoft abruptly weeks after his Windows 8 brainchild shipped, has found a new gig at venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz. Sinofsky has joined as a board partner, a role in which he will represent Andreessen Horowitz on ...

Lonely wolf? Wolves howl when they miss their friends
NBCNews.com
Researchers found that wolves tend to howl more frequently when a leader or a partner leave the pack, as opposed to a less valued packmate. Wolves are skilled and ferocious hunters, but when it it comes to relationships, they're real softies. When a ...

First thing on our Christmas wish list: MakerBot Digitizer 3-D scanner
NBCNews.com
Though the tech beat is all about the cutting edge, it's rare we actually get to talk about a totally new produce. MakerBot's Digitizer — a $1,400 turntable that scans objects so you can print them on a 3-D printer — may seem logical to any fan of sci-fi, but as ...

The Surprise Leader In Design Patents
Forbes
Design is increasingly important in unlocking value in technology (think the iPhone) but the design patent is the battleground where this new value is defended (as in the Apple Apple vs Samsung patent dispute). Design patent grants are increasing in number ...

Requiem for the Ubuntu Edge: The phone is dead, but the dream lives on
PCWorld
We are gathered here today to mourn the death of the Ubuntu Edge. This ambitious project blurred the line between smartphone and PC, and while it burned but only briefly, it burned brightly enough that its legacy will live on in the hearts of future generation ...

Russian spacewalkers encounter faulty equipment
Marietta Daily Journal
In this image from video made available by NASA, cosmonauts Fyodor Yurchikhin and Aleksandr Misurkin participate in a spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013. (AP Photo/NASA). slideshow. In this image from video ...

PS4 release date: video
Telegraph.co.uk
The launch date for the Sony console which will take on the Xbox One for a slice of the Christmas market was revealed at the Gamescom 2013 convention in Cologne, Germany. The PS4 will hit UK shelves on 29 November, two weeks after the US launch on ...

MERS virus fragment found in bat from Saudi Arabia
CBC.ca
Scientists from Saudi Arabia and the United States have reported finding a partial match for the MERS coronavirus in a sample taken from a bat in Saudi Arabia. The fragment of viral DNA was extracted from a fecal swab from an Egyptian tomb bat — the ...

Low-Cost iPhone Could Be Risky for Apple
Sci-Tech Today
Putting lower-cost models out that can get iPhones in the hands of first-time users is crucial to Apple. The company could just focus on its existing, older models, the 4 and 4S for those users. But newer devices offer advantages, said analyst Gerry Purdy.

The Voice-Off - Android Vs. Siri - NYTimes.com: " . . . And that’s fine. That’s why there’s choice: two camps in this philosophical school. (Well, there’s also Windows Phone and BlackBerry, but their speech recognition is extremely rudimentary.) And so: Put down your swords, fanboys. Both systems are exceedingly useful, once you spend the time to learn them. (Here’s a site with a good list of Android voice commands: j.mp/12kEFDo. And here’s one for Siri: j.mp/16Yy4yy.) Though Siri has the edge, the gap has closed substantially, and both systems are rapidly improving. . . . "

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Edward Snowden, a geek "Jason Bourne," seeks asylum

Reportedly, Edward Snowden, the geek "Jason Bourne," has flown to Moscow and is seeking asylum in Ecuador--

Edward Snowden asks for asylum in Ecuador: live updates | World news | guardian.co.uk: "Snowden is reportedly booked on a flight on Monday from Moscow to Havana, after which he is believed to be heading for another Latin American destination, reported variously as Venezuela or Ecuador."

How Web mail providers leave door open for NSA surveillance | Politics and Law - CNET News: "A survey of top mail providers shows that Google is alone in using strong encryption, known as SMTP-TLS, to fully armor e-mail connections for its users, as long as the other company's server is willing to encrypt as well. SMTP-TLS also protects employee e-mail at security-conscious companies, large law firms, and sensitive government agencies including the NSA, the White House, and the Department of Homeland Security. (You can check on your own provider by typing in your e-mail address at CheckTLS.com.)"

Google Glass: New gadget is a smartphone packed into headgear
New York Daily News
“The Explorer program was created to get Glass in the hands of everyday people and we're excited to see some of the amazing and inspiring things they do with it out in the world,” said Google Glass communications manager Anna Richardson White ...

Google Person Finder to trace missing persons in Uttarakhand's flood-affected ...
Indian Express
Search engine giant Google has launched an application "Person Finder" to offer information on missing people in flood-affected areas in the country, including Uttarakhand. Google Person Finder is a web application that allows individuals to post and ...

Huawei: 'Apple is now slipping. We want to be higher than them'
Telegraph.co.uk
If that sounds like hubris, no lesser figure than Sir Charles Dunstone, chief executive of Carphone Warehouse, says Huawei's a force to be reckoned with: “I think it'd be hard to displace Samsung andApple. But with products like these priced like they ...

Google's shame: Search for 'Facebook video of' and you get a series of ...
Daily Mail
Google has been forced to urgently change its predictive search function after The Mail on Sunday revealed that the internet giant was directing users to a sickening video of a man beheading a woman and articles about a vile clip of a man sexually ...

Ecosya on Microsoft's Surface Pro – review
The Guardian
The Windows 8 app store still doesn't boast the diversity of Apple's offering, but the range is increasing and with the introduction of the new Surface Pro tablet (from £719, microsoftstore.co.uk),Microsoft has opened up a whole new world of tablet ...

Amazon Marketplace has not sent me my phone – what can I do?
The Guardian
In this case, you are additionally protected by the Amazon "safe buying guarantee", which guarantees physical goods purchased from third party sellers. If the goods fail to arrive within three days of the maximum delivery estimate you can complain to ...

How Apple, Google & Microsoft are grappling with Indian taxman
Economic Times
Apple India itself paid tax of Rs 156 crore to the Indian government in 2011-12, and of the three tech companies' Indian operations ET Magazine looked at for this story — Apple, Google and Microsoft— it was the one with the least amount of taxes ...

Doctor Performs First Google Glass-Equipped Surgery
PC Magazine
Dr. Rafael Grossmann, of the Eastern Maine Medical Center, recently performed his first Googlesurgery with Google Glass in tow. As far as we can tell, it's also the first such Google Glass-equipped surgery in the device's history – complete with a ...

Apple iOS 7 Release Date To Coincide With iPhone 5S, 'Cheap' iPhone 6 ...
International Business Times
Apple is traditionally mum about product details before they're officially unveiled, but given what was unveiled at WWDC 2013, and the timetable in which Apple plans to release its redesigned operating system for iPhone and iPad, we fully believe we've ...

FTC To Review Google's Waze Acquisition On Antitrust Grounds ...
By Natasha Lomas
Google stepped in and picked up Waze earlier this month, ending months of acquisition rumours in which the service had been linked with a variety of other suitors — including Facebook, Apple and even Microsoft. In the end Mountain View ...
TechCrunch

FTC Reviewing Google's Waze Acquisition - John Paczkowski ...
By John Paczkowski
Google on Saturday confirmed that it has been contacted by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission regarding the acquisition. The company and the FTC both declined to comment on the nature of the inquiry, but it's pretty obvious what's going on ...
AllThingsD

Google's Waze acquisition catches FTC's investigative eyes
By Joe Pollicino
Google officially acquired the crowd-sourced mapping and traffic app Waze earlier this month, but the $1.1 billion deal is hitting a last-minute jam. The.
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FTC Probes Google-Waze Deal - The Next Web
By Jon Russell
Added to that, Microsoft is an investor in the startup. The deal was seen by many as as defensive move from Google that prevented Waze and its technology ending up in the hands of a rival like Facebook or Apple. That's an angle that is sure ...
The Next Web Top Stories

Why Is Apple Being Evasive About PRISM? | Cult of Mac
By Mike Elgan
Apple posted a public notice called “Apple's Commitment to Customer Privacy” in which they dodge and weave their way through key bits of information. It.
Cult of Mac

Microsoft to Pull Complete Reversal on Xbox One DRM Policies ...
Sources indicate Microsoft is going to move away from what's caused the company so much headache.
www.giantbomb.com/articles/microsoft-to.../1100-4673/

Google deal for map app Waze attracts FTC antitrust review
CNET
Web giant confirms agency's investigation of its $1.1 billion acquisition of the map app, The Wall Street Journal reports. Waze's mobile ...

Panda gives birth to twins in China
San Francisco Chronicle
BEIJING (AP) — A giant panda has given birth to twins, the first pair of the endangered species born in the world this year, according to a wildlife center in southwest China. The China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in Sichuan ...

Facebook's #hashtags will be great for marketers (users, not so much)
GigaOM
Facebook pitched hashtags as a wondrous upgrade for users. The real beneficiaries will be brands and advertisers as they get ever closer to their potential customers. After Facebook ...

AOL Picks Up Google Reader's Slack with New Reader
Tom's Guide
Back in mid-March, Google revealed that it would be shutting down its Google Reader RSS feed manager. The service was to survive only until July 1 before it meeting its demise. Naturally, the decision came as a shock to the thousands of loyal Google ...

Instagram update an insta-success
tuaw.com
Instagram late last week rolled out an app update that enables users to upload video in 15-second snippets. As you might expect, users can choose from up to thirteen distinct filters to apply to their video. So how did Instagram's photo-loving user base take to ...

Moonday night: Skywatchers revel in one of the most impressive celestial events ...
The Independent
The night skies were graced by the arrival of the “supermoon” this weekend, offering skywatchers around the globe one of the most impressive celestial events of the year. Astronomers call it a “perigee full moon”, a relatively rare moment when a full Moon ...

End Times – Scripture vs. Climate
UK Progressive Magazine
The mainstream press has not yet picked up on the most pressing issue of our time, which is rapid warming of the Arctic with a consequent colossal release of methane into the atmosphere, threatening an extinction event. On the other hand, the press has no ...

Review: Apple's new 11-inch MacBook Air
Apple Insider
Apple unveiled the latest incarnation of its hot-selling MacBook Air lineup at WWDC 2013, taking somewhat of a gamble in concentrating on greatly extended battery life in lieu of a more conventional performance boost. But did that bet pay off? MBA. When it ...

AT&T joins discount parade, offers iPhone 5 and iPhone 4S at 50% off
tuaw.com
For a limited time, AT&T is running a promotion where users can get 50% off the purchase price of any smartphone up to $199. That being the case, a 16 GB iPhone 5 can be snatched up for just $99 with an accompanying two-year contract. What's more, a ...

Max Payne 3 is on the Mac; can you handle it?
TechnologyTell
This week, Feral Interactive announced Tropico 4, which took me all the way back to 2003 and the original Tropico. Rockstar games is taking us back even further with the release of Max Payne 3; the original Max Payne hit the Mac in 2002. A lot has changed ...

Will Less Be More for Project Shield? Nvidia cuts price to $299
CIO Today
Project Shield uses Nvidia's new Tegra 4 processor, complete with its Wi-Fi technology and HD video and audio, in a console-grade controller. Project Shield can be used to play on its own integrated screen or on a big screen, and on the couch or anywhere ...

New York City Deploys Public Solar Phone-Charging Stations
LongIsland.com
In order to help city residents and commuters stay connected, NYC will be setting up eco-friendly charging spots to keep their phones running all day. Many a smartphone user can attest that a after a day of heavy use most phones are running on empty.

Tokyo court rules Samsung copied Apple's “bounce back” patent
IntoMobile
Samsung has infringed on Apple's patent covering a “bounce-back” feature, a Tokyo court has decided. The Korean company reportedly copied the feature in which icons on smartphones and tablets quiver back when users scroll to the end of a document.

NASA signs on to European-Japanese mission to Mercury
Science Recorder
On Thursday, NASA administrator Charles Bolden signed on to the BepiColombo mission to Mercury, a joint project with the European and Japanese space agencies. As designed, the mission will consist of two spacecraft that will orbit Mercury, mapping the ...

Borderlands 2 Tiny Tina DLC: Watch The First Five Minutes Now
Cinema Blend
This week will bring a new Borderlands 2 downloadable content pack called "Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep." The first five minutes of gameplay footage have been released by Gearbox to get you ready for launch. In "Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep ...

Google News Becomes Opt-in for Publishers, Only in Germany
Headlines & Global News
Google is changing the rules for publishers in Germany in compliance to the new copyright law. Starting today, publishers will need to confirm if they would like their news to appear in the News result page which is similar to an opt-in system. (Photo ...

Sounding Rocket Launched to Space, Student Experiments and Cremated ...
Headlines & Global News
A sounding rocket was launched to space on June 21 from Spaceport America in New Mexico containing student science experiments as well as cremated human remains. (Photo : Reuters). A sounding rocket was launched to space on June 21 from ...

How to organize Apple TV using iOS functions
TECH.BLORGE.com
How to organize Apple TV using iOS functions Did you know your Apple TV icons can be reorganized using a function that's very familiar to iPhone and iPad users? That's right! Go into the front page of your Apple TV, and using the skinny silver remote, hold ...

Samsung ATIV Book 9 Plus and ATIV Book 9 Lite announced
Coolest Gadgets
Samsung recently introduced new additions to their existing ATIV line, where it will boast of a combination of stylish design, cutting-edge technology, and seamless convergence capabilities which Samsung hopes will be able to redefine personal computing.

Scientists find proof plants are capable of complex arithmetic
Telegraph.co.uk
In order to keep themselves going in the absence of sunlight, plants perform division equations throughout the night to ration their stores of starch until the moment the sun reappears. By counting their starch and dividing it by the number of hours left until ...

Oracle, Microsoft Ready to Link Their Fortunes in the Cloud
eWeek
NEWS ANALYSIS: As newer, cheaper cloud-based solutions continue to pour into the enterprise space, old-line software vendors such as Oracle and Microsoft have to get creative. In times of distress, companies facing trouble often lock arms in a mutual effort ...

Insecticide Killes Over 25000 Bees in Oregon
WWGP 1050 AM
(WILSONVILLE, Ore.) — The mystery of why thousands of bees fell from the sky has been solved, according to the Oregon Department of Agriculture. The department announced Friday that it has determined an insecticide caused the deaths this week of ...

Final Fantasy 15 Includes Realistic Destruction And Map Changing Due To The ...
GamingBolt
In an interview with Famitsu (translated by Gematsu), Final Fantasy 15 director Tetsuya Nomura reveals several key details about the game, reflecting the approach of Square Enix to be more public with its audience about development. Nomura has revealed ...

Palo Alto radio group hams it up for a day
San Jose Mercury News
MENLO PARK — Dozens of ham radio operators invaded Bedwell Bayfront Park Saturday with a fleet of mobile broadcasting stations and towering portable antennas for national Amateur Radio Field Day. At 11 a.m. sharp, members of the Palo Alto Amateur ...

Dragon Quest X Coming to PC in Japan
Kotaku
Dragon Quest X Coming to PC in Japan Dragon Quest X was conspicuously absent from E3 and its Wii U version may not make it to the west. A PC version might stand a better chance, though, and Siliconera reports Japan is getting Dragon Quest X on PC at ...

Google Mine Service Reportedly Being Internally Tested Right Now
Ubergizmo
Word on the rumor mill is that Google is internally testing a new service right now called Google Mine. It is supposedly going to be integrated with Google+ and will allow users to catalog things that they own or would like to own, they'll be able to share all of ...

SoulCycle For The Homeless Is A Reminder There Is Good In The World
Jalopnik
Today has been a pretty awful day. With three tragedies already in the form of the deaths of Allan Simonsen, Wolf Silvester, and Jane Wicker, we need something to remind us that there's good in the world, and it's okay to laugh. Thank God we have the Fat ...

Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 Benchmarking Day
Bright Side of News* (blog)
We've been hearing about the Snapdragon 800 mobile SoC from Qualcomm since it was initially shown off at CES in January. In January, we got some extremely limited details, but it was clear that this SoC would be a fairly powerful SoC. This came during ...

First Apple computer could fetch £324000 at auction
KitGuru
No, it isn't the next iPad, but the first Apple computer designed way back in 1976 by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. The Apple 1 computer was the foundation of the business that the two Steve's created in the 70′s and is firmly seen as a piece of technology ...

Lenovo rolls out new Windows 8 hardware
PanARMENIAN.Net
Lenovo has unveiled its new line of Windows 8 products, comprising a range of laptops and a touchscreen tablet, Digital Spy said. The PC hardware firm has refreshed its S Series of laptops, with the Dolby Advance Audio v2 certified ...

News: Elon Musk pushes further with 90 second Battery Swap
TFLcar.com
The Tesla Model S was designed for the conservationist with a need for speed – after all, the car can make a 0-60 sprint that bests even some Porsches. But the ubiquitous need to recharge the Model S's high-performance battery pack was slowing many ...

World's largest rocket just got a big welding toolkit
iTech Post
Artist's concept of NASA's Space Launch System initial crew vehicle launching from the Kennedy Space Center. The Space Launch System (SLS), a rocket currently under development by NASA, will be the largest rocket in the world.

10.1 OS Update for AT&T Blackberry Z10 Users an Error
Online Gadget Store
Yesterday, we brought joy to all BB Z10 users about the new 10.1 OS update and now we have to disappoint them. It was said that this OS version released in April finally gets its debut in the U.S through AT&T. Now, BlackBerry declined that they ever ...

Android Phones Under Threat from a Fake Antivirus
Daily Press
Android virus Phones with Android operating systems are threatened by a new type of virus, one that mimics the interface of a computer program and holds hostage the phone, trying to force the user to pay a reward, according to Symantec. The fake type ...

Twitter developing geo-targetted ads for brands and stores: Report
Tech2
Twitter may be planning to let brands geo-target ads to users when they're around their stores. The feature could be coming to the micro-blogging site as soon as the end of this year. According to a report by Ad Age, it looks like Twitter will enable ads to be ...

New state law benefits small-scale beekeepers
Maui News
Changes in honey-production regulations, signed into law by Gov. Neil Abercrombie last week, will benefit home-based, uncertified honey producers, also referred to by local beekeepers as the "renegade honey guys," according to a handful of Maui ...

Next NASA team reaches new heights for women
Kansas City Star
Women still hit glass ceilings in the workplace, and one has been higher than any other — about 100 kilometers (62 miles) high. That's where space begins, and only 10 percent of the people who have traveled beyond earth's embrace were women. With the ...

Virgin Mobile to Launch iPhone 5 June 28th – Best Buy Reinstates iPhone 5 ...
USDailyVoice
Virgin Mobile to Launch iPhone 5 June 28th – Best Buy Reinstates iPhone 5 Trade- Virgin Mobile has confirmed it will begin selling the iPhone 5 as of next Friday June 28th – one of the last major carries in the US to launch Apple's soon-to-be-outgoing ...

2014 Maserati Ghibli Ordering Guide Leaked on Enthusiast Forum
MotorTrend Magazine
Regardless of how you feel about the appellation of a nameplate that has been historically affixed to a two-door grand touring coupe on a four-door sedan, the arrival of a new Maserati is definitely cause for excitement in enthusiast circles. Stoking the flames ...

The looming Project Loon
The Asian Age
If there's a company that you can trust comes up with something big, then it has to be Google. The Internet giant is launching an audacious project to bring mobile Internet connectivity to the billions via balloons. Titled Project Loon, this innovative idea, which is ...

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Glenn Greenwald asks the Question that Obama fears

Glenn Greenwald asks the question no one in the Obama administration wants asked, much less answered:

On the Espionage Act charges against Edward Snowden | Glenn Greenwald | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk: "Who is actually bringing 'injury to America': those who are secretly building a massive surveillance system or those who inform citizens that it's being done?"(read more at link supra)

Sony Releasing Fix for Bricked PS3 Consoles Thursday
PC Magazine
Good news and bad news for PlayStation 3 owners. We'll start with the bad: If your system was the unfortunate victim of the less-than-ideal firmware update Sony released this past Tuesday, then you have a bit of time to wait before you're going to be able to ...

Meet one of NASA's newest astronauts now (before she heads to Mars)
Fox News
Ever dreamed of being an astronaut? It wouldn't hurt, but you don't even have to be a rocket scientist to make that dream come true. Just ask Jessica Meir. NASA just announced its new 2013 Astronaut Candidate Class, selecting eight candidates from the ...

Lenovo Expands Windows 8 Device Lineup
CRN
With interest growing around hybrid and touchscreen devices, Lenovo is expanding its range of Windows 8 touch-enabled tablets and laptops. Lenovo Thursday unveiled the Miix tablet. Running on Windows 8, the Miix comes with an Intel Atom dual-core ...

Could Climate Change Worsen Southeast Asia's Forest Fires?
Wall Street Journal (blog)
Southeast Asia could have to brace for more forest fires and clouds of smoke if climate change takes hold, a World Bank expert suggests. As temperatures climb, some parts of Southeast Asia will likely flood with rising sea levels while others face drought and ...

Google-Waze Deal Under FTC Antitrust Review
Mashable
Google's acquisition of the popular social traffic app Waze is under review by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which wants to make sure the deal doesn't go against U.S. antitrust regulations. Google confirmed the FTC antitrust review on Sunday, ...

Christie's Will Auction The Original Apple Computer From 1977 And It's Expected ...
San Francisco Chronicle
Christie's auction house will start accepting bids on the Apple 1, the original Apple computer made by the company's co-founders Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak in 1977, on June 24. The auction is online only and Christie's says it expects the final bid to be ...

Halo No Longer A Trilogy, Now A 'Saga'
Forbes
Last week, before Microsoft pulled a 180 on their DRM and internet policies, I remarked that because the Xbox One was in a rather rough spot, it was going to have to rely on Halo as a system seller now more than ever. The playing field has been leveled a bit ...

Get ready to howl: Supermoon to rise this weekend
USA TODAY
Skies over the Desert Southwest and the lower Ohio Valley into the mid-Atlantic and southern New England will offer the clearest views of the supermoon. full moon new york. A full moon rises behind the Empire State Building in New York in April 2012.

Moon, Earth Rendezvous in Close Encounter of a Lunar Kind
Bloomberg
The moon, in movie parlance, is ready for its close-up this weekend as its orbit brings the satellite nearer to Earth than at any time this year, making it bigger and brighter than normal on the celestial screen. The moon and Earth will be about 221,824 miles ...

Too much #hashtag! Time to wise up about the pound sign
NBCNews.com (blog)
We're officially in the era of too many hashtags. Nearly three-quarters of social media users stick them in posts, according to a March 2013 study from RadiumOne. But quickly scan Twitter, Instagram, Google+, Tumblr — and now Facebook — and even that ...

Oracle set for major Microsoft, Salesforce, Netsuite partnerships
Register
Oracle is embarking on a spree of partnerships to assure the success of its much-ballyhooed 12c database among cloud companies. The red giant's chief, Larry Ellison, announced during Oracle's disappointing fourth quarter earnings call yesterday that ...

Groom's regrets on his $11m wedding
New Zealand Herald
Napster co-founder and former Facebook president Sean Parker and his wife Alexandra Lenas. Photo / AP. It should have been the best day of his life - but the internet mogul who spent a reported US$9million ($11.6million) on his wedding continues to have ...

Facebook Security Bug Exposed Personal Account Information, Emails And ...
TechCrunch
A Facebook security bug exposed users' personal contact information (email or phone number) to other users who were connected to them; the bug has affected 6 million accounts. “When people upload their contact lists or address books to Facebook, we try ...

Google Makes Google News In Germany Opt-In Only To Avoid Paying Fees ...
TechCrunch
Google News in Germany will soon change. Starting August 1, it will only index sources that have decided to explicitly opt-in to being shown on the search giant's news-aggregation service. Google News remains an opt-out service in the other 60 countries ...

Ruins of hidden Maya city, Chactun, discovered in Mexico
Los Angeles Times
Deep in the jungles of Mexico, scientists have discovered a Maya city, complete with signs of pyramids, remnants of palace buildings and ball courts. This hidden archeological gem, named Chactún (which means “red stone” or “great stone”) was described by ...

Rumor: Google may help you get rid of your junk with its new service
Ars Technica
. . . the search giant is preparing to launch a new service, integrated into Google Plus, that will help you get rid of your stuff. It’s called Google Mine, and it will purportedly help users share their actual, tangible belongings with friends and keep track of what those friends are sharing, too. ...

How Samsung can save Windows 8 tablets
PCWorld
Windows 8 tablets aren't in good shape: Microsoft's OS gets plenty of hate for its desktop functionality, and many people aren't willing to pay premium prices for the ability to run Office—and not much else—on what amounts to be keyboard-less PCs. Indeed ...

Tiny Tiny RSS
PC Magazine
Gives full control over look and feel of RSS reader. New features like daily digests. Can create multiple users. Android app available. Cons Really slow. Setup and maintenance is intensive and can be intimidating. Updates aren't automatic. No iOS app.

Batteries on the Head of a Pin
Wall Street Journal
People take batteries for granted, but they shouldn't. All kinds of technological advances hinge on developing smaller and more powerful mobile energy sources. Researchers at Harvard University and the University of Illinois are reporting just such a creation, ...

Fake AV and ransomware: Coming soon to an Android device near you
PCWorld
A message on your smartphone or tablet warning that your device is infected with malware is cause for concern. If you've never installed the type of antimalware app that would produce that type of warning in the first place, it should be an even bigger red flag.

Nissan Unveils $100/Month EV Battery Replacement Program
PC Magazine
The Nissan Leaf hit the electric vehicle scene three years ago, providing an alternative to gasoline-powered cars with its lithium-ion rechargeable battery pack. But like any other device, constant use over time tends to zap all the juice. In response, the ...

HTC's 2012 Was So Bad That Execs Had Their Pay Cut In Half
Business Insider
In 2011, top HTC executives earned a combined NT$1.36 billion (about $50 million), according to its annual report released in Taiwan on Friday and cited by Dou. In 2012, they were paid NT$660.5 million (about $22 million) including salary, retirement pay, ...

Beaming Internet to the Boondocks, Via Balloon
WLRN
This is SCIENCE FRIDAY, I'm Ira Flatow. If you have a smartphone, you might take the Internet for granted, right? It's always there. But around the world, some four and a half billion people still are not connected. Google, being in the Internet business, has a ...

Instagram's new video service might train us all to be artists
Washington Post
Instagram announced this week that it would add a mobile video component to its photo-sharing service. Some industry watchers noted that the new app's 15-second limit is also a typical advertisement length, and wondered whether the whole plot was just a ...

Tesla unveils battery-swapping tech for fast car charging
Register
Even as Tesla Motors labors to build out its North American network of "Supercharger" recharging stations, the electric carmaker has unveiled an additional system that promises to get its vehicles juiced up and ready to run in less time than it takes to fill a ...

Vegetables Respond to a Daily Clock, Even After Harvest
Boise State Public Radio
You open the door of your fridge and the light goes on, right? What if the light in your fridge could stay on and be programmed to help your veggies taste better or be more nutritious? Why? Well, it turns out that that ...

World wide amateur radio Field Day (VIDEO)
Broken Arrow Ledger
UP AND AWAY — Members of the Broken Arrow Amateur Radio Club erect a 60 foot support tower that will accommodate a directional antenna. Part of the annual World Wide Field Day for ham radio operators, the club will contact other radio enthusiasts ...

NASA Hops on BepiColombo Mission with Europe and Japan to Explore Mercury
Latinos Post
NASA Mariner 10 orthographic photomosaic of the southern hemisphere of Mercury. This mosaic is composed of images from the second encounter, covering the equator to the south pole. (Photo : NASA). NASA announced that it will be participating in the ...

Twitter Search: Website Will Target You With Geolocated Ads
Design & Trend
Twitter is developing geographically-promoted tweets to assist retailers in targeting costumers ...

Virgin Mobile USA to carry iPhone 5 for $550
Computerworld
Computerworld - Virgin Mobile USA will begin selling the iPhone 5 next Friday, June 28. A 16 GB version will cost $549.99. For $35 a month, as part Virgin's Beyond Talk plan, the pre-paid carrier will provide unlimited 3G and 4G LTE data, and unlimited ...

Apple's long-lived MacBook Air goes on and on
Chicago Daily Herald
When it comes to consumer electronics, the discussion usually revolves around faster, sleeker, smaller, cheaper. In an increasingly mobile world, though, the most important characteristic may be longer — as in, how long the battery lasts between charges.

Trade-In your iPhone 4, 4S for Free iPhone 5 at Best Buy for Next Nine Days
USFinancePost
Trade-In your iPhone 4 4S for Free iPhone 5 at Best Buy Best Buy presented an offer that lasted just for a day on the 1st of June: to exchange your iPhone 4 or even iPhone 4s for a new and shining iPhone 5. This deal was so booming, that the vendors ...

Suborbital rocket sends experiments — and ashes — into space and back
NBCNews.com
. . . suborbital sounding rocket launched seven space-technology experiments — plus some unusual commercial payloads — from New Mexico's Spaceport America on Friday. The 20-foot-tall ...

Obama takes heat over 'transparent' FISA court
USA TODAY
The critics are having a field day with President Obama's comment this week that the court that oversees the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act is "transparent." The FISA court conducts its business in secret (though some documents have been leaked in ...

Google could face court action after more personal data from Street View cars ...
Metro
Google faces possible court action from the UK's information watchdog after further personal data was found to have been collected by its Street View cars. The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has demanded the internet search giant destroy four discs ...

Windows Phone 8 variant of HTC One coming soon?
Unwired View
Almost everyone is praising HTC's One for being an excellent Android smartphone, and that's mainly because the Taiwanese company has managed to find a near flawless combination of design, specs, and software capabilities. So it should come as no ...

NOAA Satellite Vegetation Images Show Just How Green Earth Is [Viral Video]
Social News Daily
How green is our planet? An NOAA video is going viral for showing the planet's vegetation via satellite images to give the viewer an idea of just how green Earth is. The video is the result of a collaboration between NASA and NOAA, who teamed up to map all ...

New York City launches free phone-charge kiosks
Toronto Star
No sooner did New York City and AT&T start installing free solar-powered mobile charging kiosks than the first Brooklynite pulled up a lawn chair to sunbathe and power up at the same time. Then singer-songwriter Chris Conly tweeted his relief: ...

Hubble Space Telescope Captures a Pair of Galaxies
TopNews United States
The Hubble Space Telescope has captured pictures of two interacting galaxies. The pair of galaxies is known as Arp 142. The galaxies are exchanging material from each other, changing their original structure. The researchers said that in some cases two ...

Pirate Bay founder sentenced to 2 years for hacking
Times of India
STOCKHOLM: A co-founder of file-sharing website Pirate Bay was sentenced to two years in jail on Thursday for hacking into computers at a company that manages data for Swedish authorities and making illegal online money transfers, a court said.

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