Steve Wozniak on Steve Jobs, Geekiness, Starting Apple (video)

Steve Wozniak on Steve Jobs, Geekiness and Starting Apple: Video - Bloomberg:
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For its 85th anniversary, Bloomberg Businessweek chronicles the most disruptive ideas of the past 85 years. In 1976, The Apple 1 computer goes on sale for a retail price of $666.66. Steve Wozniak, who co-founded Apple with Steve Jobs and designed that product, remembers the early days. (Video by Brandon Lisy) (Source: Bloomberg 12/4)


New York Times
Media|Barnes & Noble and Microsoft End Nook Partnership
New York Times
In 2012, Microsoft invested $300 million for 17.6 percent stake in the Nook ... The company, which has struggled to compete with Amazon and other ... are you atechnology company, or are you a college bookstore company? ... Amazon's delivery service, Barnes & Noble began partnering with Google ...

Barnes & Noble, Microsoft End Nook Pact - Wall Street Journal


Wired
Amazon's New Cloud Prices Show That Google Is Now a Threat
Wired
Amazon just changed the way that it charges for some of its cloud ... Both Google andAmazon hand out discounts to customers that regularly use a lot ...

CNET
How to remove Yahoo as Firefox's default search engine
CNET
Mozilla has dumped Google in favor of Yahoo as Firefox's default search ... To get rid ofYahoo search, open Firefox's Preferences and click on the ... 

GeekWire
Amazon launches private-label 'Amazon Elements' household products, just for Prime members
GeekWire
In a release, Sunny Jain, Amazon.com's Consumables VP, said the launch leveragesAmazon's “strengths in technology to bring customers an ...
Amazon Announces Its Own 'Elements' Line of Products, Exclusive to Prime Members - Yahoo Tech


Business Insider
Google Just Made Another Smart Move In Its War With Microsoft
Business Insider
Google is really getting serious about selling Google Apps for Work, its Microsoft Office killer, to more businesses. It is rolling out a better, more ...
Google Launches Consolidated Partner Program - TechCrunch

Newsweek
Apple Is Being Sued for Removing Songs From iPods Without Owners' Knowledge
Newsweek
The plaintiffs, Melanie Wilson and Marianna Rosen, are suing Apple for $350 million and ... Apple defended themselves by saying that the measures were taken for security reasons. ... Apple or non-Apple, the FairPlay technology is still used on apps in the App Store, meaning ... Facebook social plugin.
Apple admits it deleted non-iTunes music off iPods for two years - Digital Trends


The Register
Snowden files show NSA's AURORAGOLD pwned 70% of world's mobile networks
The Register
The NSA, and its British counterpart GCHQ, spied on innocent telco employees and standards bodies to tap into mobile phone networks worldwide, according to the latest leak from the Edward Snowden archive. The mobile tapping system, dubbed ...

The Seattle Times
'Gangnam Style' pushes YouTube to its limits
The Seattle Times
South Korean rapper PSY performs his hit "Gangnam Style" live on NBC's "Today" show in New York in 2012. A video of the song,. Related. Reader Comments. Read all comments · Post a comment. advertising. Kim Kardashian may have tried to ...

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Dice, App Could Rock the Concert-Ticketing Industry (video)

Dice Ticket App Founder Phil Hutcheon in Interview: Video - Bloomberg:
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Tired of having to print out tickets to get into a gig? Or having to re-type your payment information every time you want to buy? Fear not. A London-based company called Dice has streamlined the job and is working to put scalpers out of business with their app. Dice Founder Phil Hutcheon talks to Bloomberg's Angus Bennett about the company. (Source: Bloomberg 11/20)

Wall Street Journal
Google embraces open source with free Android game
ITProPortal
Many people consider open source to be the future. It is hard to argue with this, as it allows software to be adapted to different environments. Most importantly, it allows users to view the code, and prevents malicious aspects, such as backdoors. In other words ...

International Business Times
Now you can play Destiny for free, at least for a little while
Digital Trends
Bungie has released a free trial/demo version of Destiny, so anyone who's on the fence can it a try before taking the plunge into the massively multiplayer shooter. Called a “Trial” for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, and a “Demo” for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, ...


Mashable
Dear Barbie, get it together. Love, female developers everywhere
Mashable
Barbie is a smart woman. We know this because Mattel has repeatedly reminded us of her accomplishments (see: all of Barbie's careers, which span from sign language instructor to world peace ambassador). Why, then, does she suddenly require the help of ...

CNET
Facebook bus drivers vote to join Teamsters
CNET
Drivers for the social network's shuttle bus contractor say they seek better schedules and wages that allow them to live near their jobs....

The Guardian
Webcam hackers could be watching you, watchdog warns
The Guardian
The Information Commissioner's Office said footage was being collected from security cameras used by businesses and the public...

Washington Times
LA becomes stage for high-speed luxury cars


CNET
Firefox dumps Google for search, signs on with Yahoo
CNET
Google's 10-year run as Firefox's default search engine in the US is over. Yahoo wants more search traffic, and a deal with Mozilla will bring it...

TechCrunch
Apple Relabels “Free” Download Buttons On iTunes And Mac App Store To “Get ...
TechCrunch
Across the iTunes and Mac App Stores today, a minor but also notable change is taking place with regard to how Apple is marketing its iOS and Mac applications. Instead of free apps being labeled as “FREE,” the download button now reads “GET.

BBC News
Apple to push Beats to all iPhones according to FT
BBC News
Apple is planning to push its Beats music streaming service to every iPhone in the new year, according to a report in the Financial Times newspaper. Apple will include the Beats app in its latest update to the iOS operating system used on iPhones and iPads, ...

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Rockstar Games, Grand Theft Auto V, Pushing the Limits (video)

Grand Theft Auto V: Is the Game Pushing the Limit? -

Polygon Editor-In-Chief Christopher Grant and IGN C0-Founder Tal Blevins discuss the release of Rockstar Games Grand Theft Auto V. They speak on “Bloomberg West.” (Source: Bloomberg 11/19)

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New York Times
Twine, the Video-Game Technology For All
New York Times


CNET
Firefox dumps Google for search, signs on with Yahoo
CNET
In another part of the deal, Yahoo will support the Do Not Track technology for Firefox ... "Google has been the Firefox global search default since 2004. ... "We are coming to the midpoint of the 10-year agreement" with Microsoft, Mayer said .... Apple said to be embedding Beats music service into iOS.
Yahoo Will Soon Become The Default Search Engine In Firefox - TechCrunch
Mozilla strikes Firefox search deal with Yahoo, ending long partnership with Google - ZDNet
Firefox Dumps Google For Yahoo - Business Insider


BBC News
BBC News - Microsoft Azure faults knock websites offline: "Microsoft Azure's status page says problems began at 00:52 GMT across the globe. Its European operations are taking the longest to fix. Access to Microsoft's Office 365 online suite of apps and its Xbox Live gaming facility are among services affected. The faults could set back the company's efforts to sell Azure. Microsoft is attempting to make gains on the market leader, Amazon Web Services, as well as IBM, Google and others offering rival products."


Wall Street Journal
Amazon Deploys Robot Army for the Holidays
Wall Street Journal
The robots are the fruits of Amazon's 2012 purchase of Kiva Systems Inc. for ... After the acquisition,Amazon stopped selling Kiva robots to other ... Kiva was founded in 2003 by Mick Mountz, a former executive at Apple Inc. and ...

Apple and Others Encrypt Phones, Fueling Government Standoff
Wall Street Journal
Apple and Others Encrypt Phones, Fueling Government Standoff. U.S. Says New Technology Will Hinder Police Investigations....



Christian Science Monitor
Apple Will Bundle Beats On iPhone As Google's Music Key Threatens
Forbes
The Financial Times is reporting that Apple plans to bundle its newly acquired Beats Music service into an upcoming version of iOS, making it instantly ...
Apple plans to push Beats to every iPhone - CNBC.com

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Android passes Apple in Web Usage, Chrome overtakes Firefox

Android Is Beating iOS In Web Usage - Business Insider: "Apple has lost yet another battle to Android.  According to the latest data from Net Applications (via 9to5Mac), Android usage is now higher than iOS, Apple's iPhone and iPad operating system. Net Applications measures web traffic across 160 million monthly visits...."Insight @Canalys | Smart phones, Worldwide, share of units (%) by platform, Q2 2014: "@Canalys: Android market share is strongest ever at 84% in Q2 2014."

Google Chrome Browser Market Share Tops 20%: Leaves Firefox In Its Dust
Forbes
Its figures show Chrome overtaking Firefox as the second most popular Internet browser, behind Microsoft's Microsoft's Internet Explorer, as early as ...

Microsoft Surface Tablet - Business Insider: "... Microsoft is bleeding cash from its Surface tablets and may soon have to consider shutting down the business altogether, Computerworld’s Gregg Keizer wrote in a compelling piece against the Surface. Keizer did his own back-of-the-envelope calculation to estimate that Microsoft has lost $1.73 billion since the Surface’s debut in 2012. The total loss for FY2014 was $680 million, and it was $1.049 million for the year before, according to Keizer. His calculations also revealed that in the June 2014 quarter alone, the Surface had lost $363 million, the largest quarterly loss for the Surface since Microsoft started releasing quarterly revenue figures..."

Google is stealing away Microsoft’s future corporate customers - Quartz: "...Among the Fortune 50, only one company—Google—had its mail records pointed at Google’s servers. Among the mid-size companies, almost 60% host their email with Google, including corporations like Twitter, Dropbox, Box, Airbnb, Square, Uber, and Etsy. And among the Y Combinator startups—mostly very small companies with some funding, but often tight budgets—92% host their email with Google."

Google shows off new Cambridge campus
Boston Globe
Google Inc.'s substantial presence in Cambridge gets even bigger Tuesday, as the ...Google opened a small advertising sales office in Boston in 2003 but ... But though it's only a few steps away from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, GoogleCambridge recruits ... Facebook · Twitter · Google+ ...


IBNLive
Google yanks BombGaza game for violating app policies
CNET
Google has removed a game from its Google Play marketplace that encouraged players to pretend they were Israeli soldiers bombing Gaza City.


CNNMoney
Microsoft vs. Samsung, Explained
InformationWeek
Though Android is a Google offering, Microsoft claims a wide range of patents related to the OS and has signed licensing agreements with many ...


Capital FM Kenya
Yahoo Now Ensures and Verifies Audience Delivery Using comScore
MarketWatch
Yahoo is the first publisher to fully integrate vCE® throughout its ad buying and reporting platforms in an effort to unify all available data for advertisers.


Forbes
Amazon Fans Stray From Script Regarding Bezos's New Phone
Forbes
What's the boldest innovation leap from Amazon's new Fire smartphone? When the phone launched June 18, Amazon chief executive Jeff Bezos ...


TechCrunch
Facebook Data Privacy Class Action Joined By 11000 And Counting
TechCrunch
On Friday the Europe vs Facebook privacy campaign group kicked off a new legal initiative targeting Facebook – in the form of a class action lawsuit ...

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BlackBerry Z10 greeted with caution - who will take and hold third position?

While Google's Android and Apple's iOS appear to have first and second positions for the foreseeable future in the mobile OS wars, the interesting action is for the number 3 spot--BlackBerry, Windows, Tizen, Firefox, Ubuntu, or ???

BlackBerry Z10 greeted with caution; stock drops 8%: "Despite its high-profile launch in New York and a TV advertising blitz during March Madness for the company's new smartphone, BlackBerry's shares tumbled 8%, to $14.91, Friday. The dip came amid some reports of lackluster consumer reaction at retail stores to the new phone. Think having physical buttons on your smartphone isn't a big deal? Ask any longtime supporter of BlackBerry."

Attack of the killer smartwatches
ZDNet
Summary: Rumors would have you believe that no fewer than four companies are busily readying smartwatches for public consumption. Problem is the public hasn't asked for them. James Kendrick. By James Kendrick for Mobile News | March 23, 2013 ...

ZDNet

Pentagon Shoots Down Dump-BlackBerry Rumor
TechNewsWorld
Both the Pentagon and BlackBerry have said the mobile device maker's products still figure into the Department of Defense's plans to expand its use of commercial mobile devices. However, it now becomes a question of operating system security for the ...

Private SpaceX Cargo Capsule's Return to Earth Delayed One Day
Space.com
A private cargo capsule's trip home to Earth from the International Space Station has been delayed by one day to Tuesday because of weather concerns near its targeted splashdown site. SpaceX's unmanned Dragon spacecraft is now scheduled to splash ...

Space.com

S- You Are Slow
Destructoid (blog)
I've finally been playing the new Tomb Raider for the past few days, and really enjoying it! I'd been really excited about it since I first heard about its premise, and I was sad that it got so much negative publicity prior to its release, but it seems like everything ...

Destructoid (blog)

Barnes And Noble Will Give You a Free Nook Simple Touch If You Just Buy a ...
Gizmodo
Barnes And Noble Will Give You a Free Nook Simple Touch If You Just Buy a Given much thought to picking up a Nook HD+? Neither has anyone else, which is why Barnes and Noble is keen to sweeten the potential deal by adding a pretty enticing bonus to ...

Dropbox's Mailbox App Hits Million Mark
Sci-Tech Today
The Dropbox acquisition of Mailbox points to two evolutions going on, that of Dropbox and of e-mail. Dropbox has been rapidly adding services to complement what might otherwise become a commodity, online storage. In addition, Dropbox's competitor ...

Sci-Tech Today

Comet, Not Asteroid, Killed Dinosaurs in Mass Extinction Event
Science World Report
(Photo : NASA/Continental Dynamics Workshop/NSF) A comet, not an asteroid, may have killed 70 percent of the world's species during the mass extinction that destroyed the dinosaurs. Billions of years ago when dinosaurs ruled the Earth, a celestial object...

Science World Report

Denver Zoo Welcomes First Baby Gerenuk
Science World Report
Officials at the Denver Zoo are thrilled with the birth of the first gerenuk ever born at the zoo. Born to mother Layla and father Woody, the female named Blossom is the third generation female residing in the gerenuk exhibit. Gerenuk, a long-necked species of ...

Torment: Tides of Numenera Stretch Goal: Hire Planescape Torment Designer ...
Game Politics
The newest Kickstarter stretch goal for Torment: Tides of Numenera won't add any new bells and whistles into the game, but it will add an important person into the creative mix. inXile Entertainment's upcoming RPG will secure the services of Planescape ...

Microsoft Exec Sings High Praise for ARM and Windows RT, Downplays Legacy ...
Hot Hardware
Surface RT tablets haven't exactly been through the roof. Out of the 1.5 million Surface tablet sales to date, a million of them belong to Surface RT, falling well short of Microsoft's expectations, assuming it's true that the Redmond outfit ordered 3 million Surface ...

Hot Hardware

Apple blocks ad-injecting Mac trojan, Yontoo
Ars Technica
Don't lift a finger: Yontoo has been added to OS X's built-in protections. by Jacqui Cheng - Mar 22, 2013 9:17 pm UTC. OS X · 0. A day after Russian anti-virus firm Doctor Web highlighted an adware Mac trojan called "Yontoo," Apple has moved to block it.

Microsoft Cleared of Infringing Google Patents With Xbox
Bloomberg
Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox video-gaming system doesn't violate the patent rights of Google Inc. (GOOG)'s Motorola Mobility unit, a U.S. trade judge said. In a one-paragraph notice yesterday, U.S. International Trade Commission Judge David Shaw sided with ...

Flash In East Coast Sky Has Social Media Buzzing
KYW Newsradio
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – There was a lot of buzz here and along the East Coast about a flash in the sky last night. Experts say it was a meteor. Peggy Morshack was just leaving the Philadelphia Museum of Art when a streaking light in the sky caught her ...

KYW Newsradio

Mass extinction 200 million years ago has lessons for today
The Courier-Journal (blog)
Palisade Sill near Alpine, N.J., has geologic remnants of the end-Triassic extinction event. That's ancient lava you are looking at. Credit: Terrance Blackburn and Paul Olsen. Climate change and ocean acidification likely wiped out nearly 80 percent of marine ...

The Courier-Journal (blog)

Enjoy the Web in a New Way with Google's Chrome Maze
Overclockers Club
If you need a little break from your daily grind or just want something new to do, Google has you covered. The folks in Mountain View have a new experiment for you to try, and so long as you have Google Chrome on your PC, you can take part. Google's ...

6 of 7 billion people have cellphones, 4.5 billion have toilets
msnNOW
Priorities, priorities, priorities. Six billion of world's 7 billion people have cellphones, but only 4.5 billion have a toilet, says a shocking UN report. The UN reports 22 emerging economy nations account for 80 percent of humanity's "open defecation." India, for ...

msnNOW

Apple Fixed The Security Hole That Let Anyone Change Your Password With ...
Business Insider
Apple has restored its "iForgot" Apple ID password reset page after discovering a bug that let anyone change your passwords as long as they had your email address and birthday. The Verge first wrote about the security hole, and Apple quickly took down the ...

Business Insider

T-Mobile's New LTE Network Spotted Being Tested In 8 Major U.S. Cities
TechCrunch
While T-Mobile is more than a bit late to the LTE game, the company confirmed on Monday that their new network would be launching by the end of the month. Where it would launch, however, was kept under wraps. That's the idea, at least. Thanks to some ...

TechCrunch

Facebook Adds Weather Information To Events
RedOrbit
Facebook, the world's largest social network is moving one step closer to total Internet domination with the announcement that they will be adding weather forecasts to events and public place pages. According to PCMag's Stephanie Mlot, the new feature ...

RedOrbit

SUV with versatility
Vancouver Sun
Agile, stylish, powerful, and versatile: That's the popular 2013 Dodge Durango. This is Chrysler's no-compromise midsize SUV, one that offers seven-passenger seating as standard, plus highway fuel efficiency of up to 32 mpg/8.8-litre per100 km, and ...

Sea turtle protection plan includes South Florida beaches
Sun-Sentinel
The entire coastline of Palm Beach County and the northern portion of Broward County would be designated critical habitat for loggerhead sea turtles, under a proposal announced Friday by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The government plans to protect ...

SendGrid fires staffer for sex jokes tweet
USA TODAY
A software developer in San Francisco was fired Thursday after she tweeted a photo of a fellow conference attendee who made sexual jokes she overheard and considered offensive, triggering a firestorm of debates about sexism and social media decorum in ...

'Diablo 3' for PlayStation 3 unveils first gameplay footage - watch
Digital Spy
Blizzard Entertainment is bringing the PC hit to PS3 and the upcoming PS4 as part of a strategic partnership with Sony. In addition to online multiplayer, the console version will feature four-player split-screen co-operative play and an optimised user interface.

GTC 2013: Nvidia doubles down on mobile
ZDNet
Summary: Nvidia has broadened its portfolio, stepped up product development and bet everything on a version of Tegra with integrated 4G LTE wireless in a bid to become more competitive in the cutthroat mobile chip business. John Morris. By John Morris ...

Google+ Introduces Photo-Only View
PC Magazine
Following Facebook's lead, Google this week tweaked its Google+ social network so users can now filter search results to show only photo posts. Google+ users can access the new photo filter from a drop-down menu on search result pages. Simply type what ...

Capcom Reviving DuckTales for Modern Consoles
PC Magazine
Be still, the hearts of '90s-era children: Capcom today announced plans to revive the classic NES DuckTales (woo-oo!) game. But you won't need to dust off the clunky Nintendo Entertainment System to climb back into Scrooge McDuck's top hat — with ...

A lizard robot for Mars: Scientists dream while Curiosity snoozes
Los Angeles Times
Curiosity may be sitting idle during the solar conjunction (more on that below), but there's fresh Mars-focused news. Researchers have suggested the rover could use a friend — a scuttling lizard robot. Engineers at the Georgia Institute of Technology ...

Apple nudges developers to make taller, Retina apps
CNET
A new rule requires developers' apps to work on the newest iPhones and iPods, as well as support higher pixel displays. Josh Lowensohn. by Josh Lowensohn. March 22, 2013 9:11 AM PDT Follow @Josh. Apple's Retina Display on the third-generation ...

Apple's IPad, IPhone Distribution Faces EU Antitrust Scrutiny
Bloomberg
Apple Inc. (AAPL)'s distribution practices for iPhones and iPad tablets are being examined by European Union antitrust regulators who said they'll act if they see any behavior harmful to customers. The European Commission is “currently looking at this ...

China chooses Ubuntu as state-endorsed operating system
CNET
Canonical, which runs Ubuntu, is working with the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on the project. Don Reisinger. by Don Reisinger. March 22, 2013 9:49 AM PDT. Canonical, the organization behind popular Linux distribution Ubuntu, ...

Blizzard reveals HearthStone strategy card game
CNET (blog)
World of Warcraft's maker officially announces a free-to-play collectible card game for PC, Mac, and iPad. The beta starts this summer, with a full product out by the end of the year. by Eddie Makuch. ...

Secrets of Bioshock Infinite
Wall Street Journal (blog)
On Tuesday, after years of waiting, video game fans will finally get to play BioShock Infinite, the highly anticipated release from Take-Two Interactive. While there's been lots of talk about the game's floating city and allusions to the notion of American ...

Wall Street Journal (blog)

When Apple's new iPhones are due
Fortune
FORTUNE -- Apple (AAPL) will launch the iPhone 5S in June or July or before September. The company will launch a lower-priced iPhone simultaneously or maybe after September. Anyway, that's what these three analysts predict based on ... well, I'll let them ...

Fortune

HP 3D Display Technology: Will IPhone 6 Have 3D Display?
iScienceTimes.com
iPhone: Hewlett-Packard unveiled its new 3D display technology that doesn't require special glasses to see. Suitable for small screens, will the iPhone 6, rumored to be released this summer, have 3D capability? (Photo: Reuters). Comments 0: Print: Email ...

iScienceTimes.com

Big Bang Afterglow Reveals Older Universe, More Matter, Slower Expansion
PBS
A new map shows the oldest light in our universe, as detected with the precision by the Planck mission. Image by ESA and the Planck Collaboration. You may have seen this map, which has been making the rounds since its release by the European Space ...

PBS

Firaxis' Haunted Hollow on iOS: The Next Angry Birds?
iTech Post
Get ready Angry Birds fans: Firaxis is about to blow your mind. The game developer best known for such titles as the Civilization series and last year's smash-hit XCOM: Enemy Unknown is gearing up to release Haunted Hollow for iPhone and iPad users.

iTech Post

How Apple invites facile analysis
Los Angeles Times
For those of us not directly invested in Apple, the stock's trajectory over the last six months has been a thrill ride to rival anything you'll find at Magic Mountain. Since hitting an all-time peak of $705 in mid-September, the shares have been on a long slide, ...

Los Angeles Times

Microsoft Releases Details Of Law Enforcement Requests
Techdirt
Kudos to Microsoft for joining companies like Google and Twitter in releasing transparency reports about government/law enforcement requests for information. On Thursday, Microsoft released data on law enforcement requests from 2012. The report covers ...

Zynga Upgrades Website, Cuts More Ties With Facebook
Fox Business
Despite being slapped with an “underperform” rating, Zynga's shares edged higher on Friday as the company unveiled a more personalized and streamlined website that further engages players and minimizes its dependence on Facebook (FB). The maker of ...

Apple working on 'drop-proof iPhone'
Digital Spy
Apple is exploring ways of preventing future iPhone models from sustaining screen damage when dropped, a recent patent filing suggests. The Cupertino firm's 'Protective Mechanism for an Electronic Device' filing describes a means of ensuring that a ...


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Firefox gives up on Apple iOS

Apple prevents its users from choosing the default browser--

Mozilla says no plans to return to iOS | SXSW - CNET News: " . . . The nonprofit Mozilla, which pulled Mozilla Firefox Home from Apple's App Store in September 2012, is not currently building a version of its Firefox browser for iOS, nor does the company plan to, said Sullivan, speaking on a mobile browser wars panel at South by Southwest Interactive moderated by CNET Senior Reporter Seth Rosenblatt. . . .  Apple, meanwhile, commands more than 55 percent of the mobile browser market with Safari. Of course, Apple's environment isn't all that welcoming a place for third-party browsers. The company prevents its users from making any other application the default browser, which makes moving beyond Safari for all of one's browsing needs nearly impossible. . . . Sullivan and Opera Software's Mike Taylor, also on the panel, shared the same viewpoint. They all argued that giving consumers browser choice was essential to making browsers, and the Web in general, great. And, Sullivan argued, Apple's closed environment means users suffer. . . "

Crime Software: Still Awaiting a Verdict | MIT Technology Review: "It’s not hard to imagine that software might do better than humans, especially over longer timescales. But let’s face it—police brass want their initiatives to succeed. And if you give an officer a map with red boxes on it—most of them naturally in sketchier areas—and order him to go there, it’s not unreasonable to think he’ll spend more time there than he otherwise might. (Police officers are people, too.) And officers report feeling a heightened state of awareness when in these zones. That psychological effect surely makes them do their jobs better, regardless of prediction accuracy. Finally, if you let software spit out the patrol orders—and abolish any planning meetings at the precinct house—cops will be on the road for that much more time. "

Chinese Physicists Measure Speed of "Spooky Action At a Distance" | MIT Technology Review: " . . . One of the strangest concepts in quantum mechanics is the notion of entanglement. This is the idea that two quantum particles can be so deeply linked that they share the same existence. When that happens, a measurement on one immediately influences the other, regardless of the distance between them. This “spooky action at a distance”, as Einstein called it, has puzzled and fascinated physicists since it was first discussed in the 1930s. Einstein initially used it as evidence of the failure of quantum mechanics since this instantaneous action clearly seemed to violate relativity. Later, physicists realised there was no conflict because the “spooky action” cannot be used to send information faster than the speed of light. However, important questions remain about the nature of entanglement and spooky action. “If the spooky action does exist, what is its speed?” ask Juan Yin and pals at the University of Science and Technology of China in Shanghai.  Today, they reveal the answer. They say spooky action travels at least four orders of magnitude faster than light. . . ."

Google Glass: Expect widespread usage bans over privacy concerns
ZDNet
Summary: Google is about to unleash a rash of concerns generated by Google Glasses' ability to take clandestine photos and videos. James Kendrick. By James Kendrick for Mobile News | March 11, 2013 -- 13:21 GMT (06:21 PDT). Follow @jkendrick ...

ZDNet

China fishes over 2000 dead pigs from Shanghai river
BBC News
Workers in China are continuing to collect dead pigs from a river near Shanghai, with more than 2,000 carcasses reportedly recovered so far. Officials say they have to act quickly to remove the pigs, as the Huangpu River is a major source of drinking water for...

BBC News

Tweaked Apple TV features smaller custom A5 chip
Apple Insider
Speculation that Apple would add a more powerful A5X chip to its tweaked Apple TV proved false, as a look inside the new hardware has discovered it's simply a smaller version of the previous A5 chip. A5. The new, smaller A5 chip in the Apple TV.

Apple Insider

Amazon tries to shut .book in face of authors, publishers
Register
Amazon's recent moves to gain ownership of certain new generic top-level domain names have caused anger among writers and publishers. The company wants to take control of addresses including ".book," ".author" and ".read". The move has upset the ...

Israel fighting off locust invasion
USA TODAY
Huge swarms of locusts are invading Israel. The country is fighting the bugs off with pesticides. The locust invasion comes just two weeks before the Jewish holiday of Passover, which includes a recounting of an ancient 'plague of locusts.' (March 1 ...

Ancient revellers came to party... and build Stonehenge - boffins
Register
Stonehenge was actually an ancient rave spot for Brits from all over the country, new research has suggested. Stonehenge from the north east. There are more theories about the origins and reasons for Stonehenge than there are stones in the monument ...

Apple may be close to resolving Brazilian iPhone trademark fight
CNET
Apple and Brazil's IGB Eletronica have apparently agreed to settle their legal battle over the iPhone name, says a Brazilian news site. Lance Whitney. by Lance Whitney. An iPhone trademark ...

First Evidence of Viking-Like 'Sunstone' Found
Discovery News
Researchers say this crystal found at the Alderney shipwreck near the Channel Islands could prove fabled Viking sunstones really did exist. Alderney Museum. Gallery. World'sRarestGemstones.  Black Opal. All gemstones are rare; some ...

Early SimCity adopters to receive free game for their troubles
TechSpot
The SimCity fiasco is closing in on a full week now as the game has been plagued with server issues since the moment it became available. According to EA, they are doing everything possible to rectify the issue but if you're the game's publisher, you know by...

TechSpot

Why Samsung prez hates Windows 8: Poor PC profits?
Computerworld (blog)
A Samsung division president, Jun Dong-Soo, was widely quoted as saying Windows 8 was no better than Vista. But why? Could it simply be because PCs aren't selling well in the (ahem) post-PC world? In IT Blogwatch, bloggers point fingers. Your humble ...

Computerworld (blog)

Douglas Adams is still the king of comic science fiction
The Guardian (blog)
Today's Google Doodle celebrating the 61st birthday of Douglas Adams is testament to the undisputed king of comic science fiction: it makes you wonder why, 12 years after his death, no one has been able to supplant him from that throne. Let's face it, the ...

The Guardian (blog)

Samsung's Galaxy S4 might copy Sony with 'floating touch' display
Inquirer
That's not the only rumour that has emerged over the weekend. The Samsung Galaxy S4 is also rumoured to showcase a new kind of display, dubbed 'green PHOLED'. Apparently this along with Samsung's AMOLED screen technology will make the screen ...

Inquirer

Google to settle Wi-Fi data collection US case for $7M: Report
ZDNet (blog)
Summary: The search giant will reportedly settle its Street View Wi-Fi data collection case in the U.S. for a mere $7 million, which will take the firm just over two hours to recover from. Zack Whittaker. By Zack Whittaker for Between the Lines | March 11, 2013 ...

Global Warming Brings Trees to Arctic Tundra
Discovery News
Trees and shrubs are taking hold on what was once tundra, like this young pine and surrounding shrubs in Norway's Arctic Finnmark. Hans Tommervik of NINA, Norway. As the planet warms, the Arctic is feeling the heat. Trees and shrubs are taking hold on ...

Former Sony CEO Howard Stringer will retire this summer
Gamasutra
Former Sony president and CEO Howard Stringer will fully retire from the company this summer, to pursue other opportunities. Kazuo Hirai took over the role of president and CEO of Sony from Stringer just over a year ago, while Stringer was named Chairman ...

Gamasutra

Xi3 Starts to Take Pre-Orders on Piston “Steam Box” Systems.
X-bit Labs
Xi3 Corp. has begun accepting pre-orders on its Piston small form-factor personal computers. The systems are optimized for Valve Software's Steam video game distribution system and will be among the first so-called Steam Box console designed to bring PC ...

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NASA launches suborbital rocket
USA TODAY
NASA, rocket, suborbital, Department of Defense, Virginia. NASA. The NASA logo on a protective box for a camera near the space shuttle Endeavour April 2011 at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.  ...

Release This: StarCraft II: HotS, God of War: Ascension ship worldwide
Gamasutra
Gamasutra's regular round-up of worldwide video game releases, "Release This!", takes a look at every game title we know to be shipping to stores this week, in a custom compiled list. This week brings God of War: Ascension, StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm, ...

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Robots get their own internet
TG Daily
Scientists have turned on a web-based database specifically for robots, designed to let them share information about their behavior and environment. Rapyuta has been developed by the European RoboEarth Project as a way of improving the learning ability ...

Multimillionaire Brit games dev wants your cash for Shroud of the Avatar
Register
Multimillionaire games developer, moon rover owner and space tourist Richard Garriott has taken to Kickstarter to try to get funding for his new video game. Shroud of the Avatar game on Kickstarter. Garriott, aka Lord British, is looking for $1m to make Shroud ...

Killer whales spotted off the coast of Newport Beach
89.3 KPCC
Killer whales were spotted off the coast of Newport Beach on Saturday, the first sighting in Orange County this year. Captain Tom Southern said he had planned to show his tour group fin whales, only to provide them with an even bigger adventure. After he ...

Google PT Raised to $980.00 at Pacific Crest (GOOG)
Daily Political
Google logo Equities research analysts at Pacific Crest boosted their price target on shares of Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) to $980.00 in a research note issued to investors on Monday. Several other analysts have also recently commented on the stock.

Tired of 'likes' on social media? Hater app unveiled at SXSW available for iPhone
NewsNet5.com
That's thanks to a new app unveiled at South by Southwest in Austin, Texas Friday. The Hater app describes itself as “an app that allows you to share the things you Hate.” Click the thumbs down button and users can spread the hate from celebrities to traffic to ...

The Russian Scientists that Discovered New Life in Antarctica Actually Didn't
Motherboard (blog)
A team of very durable Russian scientists have been drilling miles deep into Antarctica's icy surface for about a year. And last week, they thought it had finally paid off. Nearly two and a half miles down lies the ancient subglacial Lake Vostok, which has been a ...

March 2013 Patch Tuesday: 7 security fixes, 4 'critical'
CSO (blog)
Microsoft says you can expect seven security updates tomorrow -- four of which will address critical vulnerabilities in Windows, IE, Silverlight and Office. Here's a more in-depth preview from some of the industry's better-known patch management experts: ...

Decision Looms on Trade Status of 5 Shark Species
New York Times
HONG KONG — Delegates at a major international meeting on wildlife trade voted on Monday to add several shark species to a list of plants and animals whose international trade is regulated – a move that was welcomed by conservationists but that remains ...

Apple left App Store open to attack: Google researcher
ZDNet
Summary: Apple failed to use HTTPS on its App Store for at least six months, leaving it open to man-in-the-middle attacks that could trick users into installing paid apps or steal their passwords. Michael Lee....

Can Facebook Put Video Ads in News Feed Without Angering Users?
Mashable
Facebook video ads are coming to your News Feed — it's just a matter of when. AdAge reported in mid-December that Facebook was planning to introduce a new ad product "by April at the latest" that would let marketers target video ads in users' News Feeds ...

Speed cameras are a scam, Ohio judge rules
CNET
A judge in Ohio says what so many have been thinking, but never expected to hear from a judge. He described them as "nothing more than a high-tech game of 3-card Monty." Chris Matyszczyk. by Chris Matyszczyk. March 10, 2013 1:37 PM PDT. The wise ...

Iran cuts off 'illegal' VPN workaround to Internet filters
CNET
Government blocks use of popular tool used by many Iranians to circumvent Internet restrictions and mask their activities. Steven Musil. by Steven Musil. March 10, 2013 11:48 AM PDT Follow @stevenmusil. Iran has stepped up its efforts to deny its citizens ...

In Wake of Cyberattacks, China Seeks New Rules
New York Times
SHANGHAI — China has issued a new call for international “rules and cooperation” on Internet espionage issues, while insisting that accusations of Chinese government involvement in recent hacking attacks were part of an international smear campaign.

Judge to allow Samsung, Apple patent case to continue
Dallas Business Journal (blog)
A patent infringement lawsuit between Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) and Samsung Electronics will go forward after all. After indicating last week that the case would be put on hold pending an appeal in another case between the two in her court, U.S. District ...

SXSW: A 'Leap' in PC control, more weekend highlights
USA TODAY
This weekend, Austin, Texas, transformed into a hotbed of activity in the tech world. The South by Southwest festival is in full swing, merging the worlds of music, movies and technology (and if you're lucky, BBQ). Here's a look back at some of the highlights of ...

Google shows off a talking shoe
CNET
At SXSW, you're there to show your very best, most creative side. So Google does just that. Chris Matyszczyk. by Chris Matyszczyk. March 10, 2013 9:26 AM PDT. Perfect for a higher definition of footsee. (Credit: Engadget Screesnhot by Chris ...

Indian Motorcycle Honors the Past and Powers the Future with the Thunder ...
Financial Post
Indian Motorcycle, the first American motorcycle company, announced the details of the all new Thunder Stroke 111™ engine that will power the model year 2014 Indian Motorcycle. The new engine was publicly unveiled to a gathering of press and ...

Are there software differences between the Windows Phone 8 devices?
CNET
Since Microsoft does not allow manufacturers to modify the Windows Phone 8 operating system UI, the difference between both handsets lie in the apps that come bundled. Nokia's Lumia 920 has Cinemagraph, Nokia City Lens, Nokia Drive+ and Nokia Music ...

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Forget Typing, Google Says Search Is Going to Be Like 'Star Trek'
ABC News (blog)
AUSTIN, Texas — In the future, the experience of searching the web is going to be like something out of “Star Trek.” Or at least, that's what Google's vision is. “The destiny of search is to become that 'Star Trek' computer and that's what we are building,” ...

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