Google Drive on Windows desktop

Pretty soon we'll just boot up Windows to the desktop, and Google will take over from there--

Google Drive: "Today we’re making it easier for you to access Docs, Sheets, and Slides from your Windows computer. Now when you install Google Drive for your PC, you’ll see shortcut icons for each of the editors on your desktop and within the Google Drive folder in the Start menu.  To start creating, simply double click the editor icon of your choice and sign in to your Google account. Every document, presentation, and spreadsheet you create is automatically saved in your Drive. This change will roll out over the next week for all new Google Drive for PC installs." Be sure to also configure the Drive family of apps to work offline.

Apple battling US, states over proposed e-book limits
Reuters
Officials also want to make it easier for consumers to compare e-book prices by requiring Apple for two years to let Amazon, Barnes & Noble Inc and other rivals provide links to their own stores within their iPad and iPhone apps. The proposal should ...

Google Chromecast Review: A little stick with incredible potential
New York Daily News
Small package. Great performance. Massive potential. Google's release of Chromecast marks the tech giant's foray into TV — a circle that, up until now, was dominated almost exclusively by Apple and Roku.  ...

Google's first two TV ads for exciting Moto X: Amazingly dull
CNET
Google releases two ads for the phone that isn't really about features. These ads feature...features. Like ... Because that's what a servant who follows you around all the time, just waiting to hear you say "OK, Google Now" does. The other ad features ...

Apple OKs pre-teen iTunes accounts upon school request
PCWorld
Previously, iTunes accounts had officially been available only to users age 13 and older, something that could have hampered schools in their use of Apple technology for teaching young children. But as of Thursday, Apple had updated its terms and ...

Apple Seeks Obama Reprieve on IPhone Import Ban
Bloomberg
Apple and Microsoft Corp. have promised not to use any patents they have on industry standards to block competing products. Samsung and Google Inc. (GOOG), which owns Motorola Mobility and the Android operating system that's the most popular platform ...

Google attempts to revitalize Motorola with new Moto X smartphone
Washington Post
Standing out in the crowded mobile market is crucial for Google, which must prove that its $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola was worth the investment, analysts said. In the United States, Motorola phone sales trail those of Apple and Samsung, and ...

Review: Google has potential contender in new, customizable Motorola phone
Washington Post
NEW YORK — In the four decades since Motorola first showed off a prototype of the world's first cellphone, the company has watched Apple, Samsung and other innovators surpass it in sales. With Google as its new owner, Motorola is introducing the Moto ...

Apple Buying Low-Power Chip Company Passif Semiconductor
Bloomberg
“Apple buys smaller technology companies from time to time, and we generally do not discuss our purpose or plans,” said Amy Bessette, a spokeswoman for the Cupertino, California-based company. Passif joins a group of small chip companies that have ...

Google relaunches Zagat website and mobile apps
Salt Lake Tribune
After acquiring the crowd-sourced dining guide Zagat in 2011 to much fanfare, Google has launched a revamped website and free mobile apps as part of the brand's rebirth. The new Zagat has launched in nine US cities, with plans to expand to 50 more ...

Google Drive blurs the line between Windows and the web with new desktop ...
PCWorld
A mere two weeks after the release of the Chrome App Launcher for Windows—Google's backdoor into the offline world, basically—the company has announced that when Windows users install the desktop version of Google Drive, it will automatically dump ...

Apple Stores Glow Less Brightly

Wall Street Journal
Apple's retail stores generated sales of $5,971 per square foot last ...Apple Inc.'s search for a new head of its retail stores is dragging into its 10th month, at a ...

Wall Street Journal

Apple, Samsung dispute on smartphone copying awaits settlement

Newsday
Apple Inc. hasn't had much to show for its two years of effort to prove Samsung .... in September in another Apple case, involving GoogleInc.'s Motorola Mobility.

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Apple acquires power-efficient chipmaker Passif SemiconductorApple Insider
In another low-key acquisition, Apple has bought Passif Semiconductor,... AppleInsider was first to discover an Apple patent filing describing a watch design ...

Apple Insider

Google 'pressure cooker,' get a police visit? Maybe not.

Washington Post
Respect for the privacy and security of data you store with Google underpins our ... Police can also bypass Google and obtain search data through other means ...

Apple's Bob Mansfield moves from tech chief to work on 'special ...

Washington Post
Apple watchers were surprised to see one of the company's top leaders, Bob ... Apple announced last October, that the retiree would return to lead a new group ...

Apple iOS Fingerprint Scanner Has Security Limits

InformationWeek
Apple isn't the first smartphone manufacturer to head down the fingerprint-scanning path. Since 2011, Atrix smartphones from Motorola -- now owned by Google ...

At Google's First 'Geek Street Fair' To Promote STEM, The Arts Take ...Forbes
Google hosted its first ever Geek Street Fair in New York City on Wednesday, filling the 14th Street Park in Chelsea with booths to promote STEM education ...

Starbucks, Google Partner to Offer Faster Wi-Fi in Coffee Shops

ABC News
People who have claimed Starbucks as their home away from home may soon find that their phones and tablets are accessing the Internet faster following a ...

ABC News

Apple Tries to Patch Up iPhone Charge Port Security Flaw Found by ...

ABC News
Some Apple customers were annoyed when the company changed the shape of the charging port for the iPhone 5. Now, another grievance can be attributed to ...

ABC News

Web Ads Used to Launch Online Attacks | MIT Technology Review
Researchers show how easy it is to hide code in online ads that can turn people into an online attack squad. Communications - MIT Technology Review

Five Reasons The Pentagon Favors Technology Over Forces In ...
Forbes
He characterized the tradeoff between the size of the force and its technological sophistication as a choice between “capacity” and “capability.”.

Understanding Technology Is Biggest Roadblock to Implementing ...
Consumer Electronics Net
Among those that don't, 50 percent say understanding the technology available for eLearning is the most important factor keeping the organization from ...

Law Technology News Spotlights Motorola Mobility's In-House Lab ...
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Google Drive and Chrome OS: the New PC?

Google Drive and Chrome OS: Has the New 'PC' Arrived?
Wired News
Will Google Drive inside Chrome OS usher in an era where the personal cloud reigns supreme over the personal computer? Photo: Karen Ka Ying Wong/Flickr Google Drive's impact on personal computing is bound to be big. Wired's first test-drive of Drive ...

Wired News

10 Must-See Tech Product Ideas From Startups
InformationWeek
It actually represents a stunning new visual technology that allows anyone to capture and convey a 360-degree image that's part photo, part video, and part panorama. In fact, this new imagingtechnology from a San Francisco-based startup named ...

Nokia and HTC win European patent ruling against Ipcom
BBC News
The European Patent Office has revoked a patent which threatened to halt sales of HTC and Nokia phones in Germany. Intellectual property licensor Ipcom had demanded a ban on the two smartphone makers' handsets after they refused to meet its terms.

BBC News

Firm has its sight set on mining asteroids
Los Angeles Times
Planetary Resources, whose backers include Google's CEO and chairman and director James Cameron, has begun work on satellites it aims to use to spot resource-rich asteroids. A group of 21st-century private space entrepreneurs is expected to unveil an ...

Big acquisitions, distractions may delay Facebook IPO
Computerworld
By Sharon Gaudin Computerworld - Less than a week ago, the Internet was abuzz with reports that Facebook's IPO would come in mid-May. Today, news reports are adding several more weeks to that timeline. A few high-priced acquisitions could be ...

Microsoft, Pegatron Ink Patent Deal for Android, Chrome Devices
PC Magazine
By Chloe Albanesius Microsoft has inked a patent licensing deal with Pegatron that covers Android- and Chrome-based devices. The agreement means Pegatron can utilize technology covered by Microsoft patents for its Android- and Chrome-based e-readers, ...

Space shuttle Enterprise's NYC flyover is rescheduled -- again
Los Angeles Times
By Rene Lynch The Big Apple will have to wait a few more days for its space shuttle to arrive. The retiring space shuttle Enterprise was supposed to arrive Wednesday, but bad weather delayed the plans for a dramatic New York City flyover.

Microsoft to unveil new streaming music service at E3
msnbc.com
Stay up to speed with news and reviews on video games for the PC, PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360, Android, iPhone, iPad, Facebook and more. A new streaming music service from Microsoft is in the works, according to The Verge.

What's next for Apple: June and beyond
msnbc.com
But rather than consult our dream journals for the next great iLineup, let's take a level-headed look at what we can expect to hear from Apple, both at WWDC and for the rest of the year. Apple is in the habit of releasing major iOS updates during the ...

Google Drive could be a boon -- and a headache -- for IT
Computerworld
By Sharon Gaudin Computerworld - With the launch of Google Drive this week, IT managers can look forward to a potential new productivity tool -- and some significant headaches, analysts say. Google Tuesday took the wraps off Google Drive, a cloud cloud ...

Ferrari chair learns management tips in meeting with Apple's Tim Cook
Apple Insider
By Slash Lane The chairman and president of Italian sports car manufacturer Ferrari recently had a two-hour meeting with Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook to talk about corporate strategy and management styles. Luca di Montezemolo shared the details of ...

What's nibbling at Antarctic ice shelves? Warm water from below, not hot air ...
Washington Post
WASHINGTON — Antarctica's massive ice shelves are shrinking because they are being eaten away from below by warm water, a new study finds. That suggests that future sea levels could rise faster than many scientists have been predicting.

Competent But No Clear Winner: Intel Medfield Surprises Battery Life-Wise
DailyTech
Intel Corp. (INTC) isn't pushing its Intel Atom (Medfield sub-family) powered smartphones as hard in 2012 as some expected. The hot question on the minds of many is whether Intel's decision to wait until 2013 for the "big push" was merely strategic or ...

DailyTech

Facebook Phone: 4 Reasons Why It's Crazy
InformationWeek
Reports of the fabled "Facebook Phone" have resurfaced, this time linking HTC to the social network. Here's why you shouldn't believe them. HTC has decided to strengthen its relationship with Facebook, rather than Google, and will forge ahead with a ...

FCC Approves Transfer of AT&T Spectrum to T-Mobile
PC Magazine
By Chloe Albanesius The Federal Communications Commission this week approved the transfer of spectrum from AT&T to T-Mobile, which was a condition of the companies' failed merger. The move will provide T-Mobile with Advanced Wireless Systems (AWS) ...

Google's Andy Rubin didn't believe Android needed Java API licensing
SlashGear
Google's Android chief Andy Rubin has just wrapped up his three days of testimony in the Oracle trial over the copyright issues in Android. The testimony today mainly covered issues regarding Java API licensing requirements from Sun Microsystems, ...

SlashGear

Weekend's fireball: Big as a minivan, with 5-kiloton blast
San Jose Mercury News
By Scott Sonner, AP RENO, Nev. Scientists say a giant fireball that exploded in daylight over California's Central Valley over the weekend was a rare phenomenon and much larger than most meteors. Bill Cooke, a specialist in meteors at NASA's Marshall ...

Sprint: iPhone Decision Paying Off Despite Quarterly Loss
eWeek
Sprint sold 1.5 million iPhones during the quarter, 44 percent of them to new customers, helping CEO Dan Hesse in his ongoing defense of the decision to sell the iPhone. The carrier still posted a $863 million net loss. Sprint CEO Dan Hesse is still ...

STALKER 2 Videogame Found Investors. So Why Has It Been Cancelled?
Forbes
Fans of the 2007 FPS videogame series STALKER will be gulping down more than their Anti-rads: they also have a bitter pill to swallow. The sequel to the popular GSC Game World video games, STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl; STALKER: Clear Sky (prequel); ...

Easily Upload Photos With Flickr's New Drag-and-Drop Tools
Wired News
By Scott Gilbertson Photo sharing service Flickr has announced a new HTML5-based photo uploader with drag-and-drop support and a better interface for adding captions, titles and other annotations to your uploaded images. The new HTML5 photo uploading ...

Wired News

T-Mobile's trade-in promotion program begins today
CNET
In an effort to get customers upgrading to its 4G network, T-Mobile launches "Magenta Deal Days." by Lynn La April 25, 2012 10:34 AM PDT Follow @lynnlaaa Starting today and lasting through May 8, T-Mobile customers can swap out their old phones (even ...

What online sellers can tell us about the need for a Vita price drop
Ars Technica
By Kyle Orland | Published April 25, 2012 12:50 PM Average eBay selling prices for the Vita have been declining slowly but steadily from their initial inflated levels since the system's launch. After the 3DS launched at a historically high $250 last...

Study Points to Roles for Industry and Organics in Agriculture
New York Times (blog)
By ANDREW C. REVKIN A paper in this week's issue of Nature reinforces the argument that a hybrid path in agriculture — incorporating both industrial-style production and organic practices where they make sense — gives the best chance of feeding some 9 ...

New York Times (blog)

Smokey the Bear is getting a new job -- in space
Fox News
NASA astronaut Joseph Acaba said he hopes Smokey, the mascot of the United States Forest Service, would help raise public awareness about the dangers posed by forest fires (on Earth).NASA / US Forest Service Apr. 24, 2012: Members of the next ...

Galaxy Note with T-Mobile branding found online
CNET (blog)
T-Mobile may soon be adding the 5.3-inch smartphone-tablet hybrid to their lineup. But unlike the AT&T device, it may offer Ice Cream Sandwich. by Scott Webster April 25, 2012 12:37 PM PDT Follow @swebster77 T-Mobile ready to announce their own Galaxy ...

Doctor says he's found the actual G spot
Los Angeles Times
Small clusters of erectile tissue deep within the vaginal wall are the trigger for enhancing female orgasm, the physician says. Skeptics say it's not so simple. By Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times Like so many explorers before him, Dr. Adam Ostrzenski ...

Intel's Ivy Bridge chips launch using '3D transistors'
BBC News
By Leo Kelion Technology reporter Intel is launching its Ivy Bridge family of processors - the first to feature what it describes as a "3D transistor". The American firm says the innovation allows it to offer more computational power while using less ...

BBC News

Cassini sees 'snowball fight' in Saturn ring
BBC News
By Jonathan Amos Science correspondent, BBC News, Vienna It is like a huge snowball fight and it is taking place in the outer Solar System around Saturn. Scientists working on the Cassini probe have witnessed small clumps of ice ploughing through one ...

BBC News

USC Researchers Develop Liquid Solar Cell Technology
socalTech.com
Researchers at the University of Southern California report that they have developed new technology to create liquid, solar cells, which can be printed onto surfaces. The new technology--based on solar nanocrystals--were developed by chemistry ...

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Apple price targets hiked as iPhone sales soar
Reuters
April 25 (Reuters) - Wall Street extended its love affair with Apple Inc as strong iPhone sales allayed concerns it was losing market share in the cut-throat smartphone market, with analysts again rushing to raise price targets on the shares of the ...

Mac Security After Flashback: 5 Key Points
InformationWeek
Where does the Apple security situation stand in the wake of the Flashback Trojan outbreak? Consider these important data points. By Mathew J. Schwartz InformationWeek In the wake of the Flashback malware outbreak that successfully infected over 600000 ...

executive order sanctions telecom technology to Syria and Iran
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
WASHINGTON (JTA) -- An executive order by President Obama sanctions companies and individuals that provide telecommunications technology to Iran and Syria that is used to carry out human rights abuses. The order, which Obama announced during his speech ...

High-tech hotels a hit with geeky guests
CNN
(CNN) -- While technology has become inextricably fused into our daily lives in recent years, hotels have not always kept pace. The paucity of hotel tech offerings, particularly when it comes to internet access, has become a common bugbear for guests ...

Tech incubator Excelerate names class of 2012
Chicago Tribune
The program brings in more than 100 mentors to help the companies build their businesses, improve technology, raise capital and in other areas. The three months culminate in a "Demo Day" at the end of August, when the startups give presentations to ...

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Google Drive now here!

Google Drive joins cloud battle – USATODAY.com: "The oft-rumored and delayed data-storage service made its debut today, joining a growing list of high-tech players serving consumers and small businesses. Drive lets people store photos, documents and videos on Google's servers so that they are accessible from any Web-connected device and easily shared with others. If you wanted to e-mail a video shot from a smartphone, for instance, you could upload it to the Web through a Drive mobile app and e-mail a link to the video rather than sending a bulky file."

Google's Eric Schmidt defends Android in court
CNET
Google Executive Chairman testified that the Android team developed a "cleanroom" implementation that uses a completely different approach to the way Java worked internally. Then why did Google think it still needed a license from Sun in 2010. by Dan ...

Planetary Resources has a plan to mine asteroids
Washington Post
The tech world is abuzz with news of a new venture that's earned the backing of high-profile names such as Google Chief Executive Larry Page, Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt, director James Cameron and Ross Perot Jr., according to a report from ...

SpaceX has a lofty goal: Help save humanity
msnbc.com
SpaceX plans to launch a historic demonstration mission to the International Space Station in early May, but the company's ambitions extend far beyond low-Earth orbit. If all goes according to plan, SpaceX's unmanned Dragon capsule will blast into ...

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Google Begins Selling Unlocked Galaxy Nexus Phones in Google Play Store
Wired News
By Nathan Olivarez-Giles Google is once again selling unlocked, contract-free flagship Android phones directly to consumers. Photo: Ariel Zambelich/Wired Google is back in the smartphone sales business. The Samsung-built Galaxy Nexus went on sale ...

Wired News

Google Drive Launches, With Less Free Storage Than SkyDrive
PC Magazine
By Mark Hachman Google officially announced its anticipated Google Drive cloud service on Tuesday, although the storage capacity is less than Microsoft added to its SkyDrive service a day earlier. Google also announced that Google Gmail customers would ...

Mac Security After Flashback: 5 Key Points
InformationWeek
Where does the Apple security situation stand in the wake of the Flashback Trojan outbreak? Consider these important data points. By Mathew J. Schwartz InformationWeek In the wake of the Flashback malware outbreak that successfully infected over 600000 ...

Apple dealt another blow in ITC spat with Motorola
CNET
In a new ruling today, the US International Trade Commission said Apple's violating one of Motorola's patents in its iPhones and iPads. by Josh Lowensohn April 24, 2012 10:30 AM PDT Follow @Josh The US International Trade Commission today ruled that ...

Firefox 12 Banishes the Endless Firefox Updates
Wired News
By Scott Gilbertson Mozilla has released the final version of Firefox 12, which streamlines the update process and improves on the numerous developer tools that are now part of the popular open source browser. If you're already using Firefox there's no ...

Wired News

Asana, software start-up from Facebook vets, launches paid version
Los Angeles Times
By Jessica Guynn SAN FRANCISCO -- Asana, the San Francisco start-up from Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz, has launched a paid version of its productivity and collaboration tool geared to businesses. The paid version has more features than the free ...

Skype app arrives on the PlayStation Vita
msnbc.com
Stay up to speed with news and reviews on video games for the PC, PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360, Android, iPhone, iPad, Facebook and more. Skype has just announced the Skype Video and Voice app for the PlayStation Vita.

Apple iPhone offers little growth to AT&T
CNET
AT&T sold more iPhones than any other carriers, but still only added a fraction of the subscribers that rival Verizon Wireless signed up. What happened? by Roger Cheng April 24, 2012 9:40 AM PDT Follow @RogerWCheng The iPhone is a hot seller, ...

One Thing Is Clear: Facebook Hasn't Figured It Out Yet (GOOG)
San Francisco Chronicle
Facebook updated its IPO prospectus yesterday with the company's financial results from the first quarter of this year. Here's what the new information makes clear: Facebook hasn't yet figured out how it's going to make money when it grows up.

Bowerbirds do a bit of accidental gardening
msnbc.com
So-called bowerbirds are known to build elaborate branch-and-vine structures to attract their mates. Now, new research shows that this family of birds may also be accidental gardeners. Male bowerbirds decorate their nest structures, or bowers, ...

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NimbleTV aims for ambitious "TV anywhere" streaming
TG Daily
Is it crazy for a new startup to enter the competitive space dominated by Netflix and cable companies? NimbleTV doesn't think so. The company plans to make TV something you can truly watch from anywhere, in a seamless and user-friendly package.

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Gideon Sundback, who did not invent the zipper, gets a Google Doodle
Los Angeles Times
By Rene Lynch Gideon Sundback -- the man who did not invent the zipper but did perfect it -- is the recipient today of a giant, interactive Google Doodle zipper. It's a doodle to add zip to your day, honoring the birthday of the man who helped ...

Crysis 3 official gameplay trailer released
SlashGear
Details on EA's Crysis 3 game along with a short 14-second teaser clip were released last week, but now the official two-minute gameplay trailer has arrived, giving fans a good taste of the awesome graphics to come. The game is being developed by ...

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Intel's Ivy Bridge: 10 Things You Need to Know
PC Magazine
By Matthew Murray Most major technology companies know that you can't stand still and maintain your position at the top, and Intel demonstrates every year that it understands this well. Almost as soon as the last digit of the year changes, ...

AMD Launches Energy-Efficient Radeon 7000M Mobile GPU Series
Maximum PC
AMD's Radeon 7000 series GPUs have officially been out for, what, just over four months now? Time sure flies! But even though you've been able to shove next-gen Radeon cards into a desktop build for over a third of a year, laptop users haven't been ...

Maximum PC

BioWare Says SWTOR Subscriptions Haven't Dropped
Escapist Magazine
Players might not be cancelling their Star Wars: The Old Republic subscriptions, but they aren't logging in as often anymore. If you've been playing Star Wars: The Old Republic lately, you might have noticed that there aren't as many people hanging out ...

This Is The Only Number That Matters For Apple's Earnings Tonight (AAPL)
San Francisco Chronicle
Apple reports earnings tonight. We'll have the numbers as soon as is humanly possible when they hit, so tune in! There is only one number in the earnings report that truly matters: iPhone sales. Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster says buy-side...

Smartphone maker HTC posts 70 percent profit drop
msnbc.com
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan smartphone maker HTC Corp. reported a 70 percent drop in first quarter profit as it faces keener competition from Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. HTC said Tuesday that profit amounted to 4.5 billion New Taiwan dollars ...

Microsoft slates Windows 8 'release preview' for early June
Computerworld
By Gregg Keizer Computerworld - Microsoft's top Windows executive today said that the company will ship an almost-complete version of Windows 8 the first week of June. Stephen Sinofsky, president of the Windows and Windows Live division, announced the ...

Apple could lose iPad trademark, Chinese official warns
Fox News
Apple's iPad trademark woes in China continue.AP Apple Inc. risks losing the right to use the iPad trademark in China, a senior official suggested Tuesday, as a Chinese court was seeking to mediate a settlement between the technology giant and a local ...

Ice Cream Sandwich slated for slew of Samsung devices
CNET
The company posts a page revealing which phones and tablets are due for a bite of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. by Lance Whitney April 24, 2012 8:27 AM PDT Follow @lancewhit Samsung phone and tablet owners can now see which devices are on the list to ...

Cassini sees 'snowball fight' in Saturn ring
BBC News
By Jonathan Amos Science correspondent, BBC News, Vienna It is like a huge snowball fight and it is taking place in the outer Solar System around Saturn. Scientists working on the Cassini probe have witnessed small clumps of ice ploughing through one ...

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Tablets will be most users' main computing device, Forrester says
Computerworld
By Matt Hamblen Computerworld - Tablets will become most users' primary computing device within the next four years, Forrester Research analyst Frank Gillett believes. One big difference in the size of Gillett's prediction is how central tablets will ...

Microsoft Gives Facebook A Leg Up In Patent Wars
KUOW NPR
Facebook is about to write a very big check to Microsoft. Microsoft announced yesterday it is selling hundreds of patents to Facebook for more than a half–a–billion dollars. It's the second big transaction involving tech companies and patents in recent ...

Google lures bug hunters with $20000
Nextgov
By Aliya Sternstein 04/24/2012 Google has raised the stakes in prize money for finding security flaws within its sensitive Web properties, but most past winners hail from outside the United States, barring them from providing the same services to the ...

61 percent of IT security professionals fear Anonymous, hacktivist attacks
msnbc.com
Anonymous attacked the Formula One racing site in Bahrain last week, taking it out of commission for much of Friday, to protest the race there amid the country's political turmoil. Nearly two-thirds of IT security professionals worldwide believe their ...

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Europe loses sight of Earth
Nature.com
Envisat's MERIS instrument could monitor toxic algal blooms, such as these swirling in the Barents Sea. With hopes fading fast for the crippled Earth-observing satellite Envisat, researchers are warning that delays to its replacements will leave Europe ...

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Google Drive Readies for Launch

Tech Journal: Google Drive Readies for Launch
Wall Street Journal (blog)
Tech blog Gigaom later reported that Google Drive is coming in April and, if recent leaks are any indication, this is very likely to happen. Gadgets blog The Verge discovered a Google Drive integration page on Lucidchart, an online diagramming and ... 

Google Offers Analytics for Your Inbox
Mashable
Want Google to analyze your email habits? The search engine giant highlighted on its Official Blog on Thursday a program called Google Meter that allows Gmail users to learn more about their inbox, from whether they're more likely to write long emails ...

Greenpeace Drops Cloud Protest On Amazon, Microsoft
Wired News
By Caleb Garling Greenpeace activists climbed to the top of Amazon's new headquarters in Seattle on Thursday morning, rappelled from the roof, and hung a giant banner that read: “Amazon, Microsoft: How Clean is Your Cloud?

Wired News

Google, Tech Execs Accelerate Space Privatization
InformationWeek
Google's Larry Page and Eric Schmidt and ex-Microsoft exec Charles Simonyi are backing Planetary Resources, a new space exploration company to be unveiled April 24. By J. Nicholas Hoover InformationWeek Google CEO Larry Page and chairman Eric Schmidt, ...

Google's Tim Lindholm faces off with David Boies on Java license
CNET
Tim Lindholm said that he didn't mean that Google needed a license for Java in his 2010 email that said, "We conclude that we need to negotiate a license for Java under the terms we need." by Dan Farber April 19, 2012 12:51 PM PDT Follow @dbfarber ...

Apple offers free OS X upgrade to prep for switch to iCloud
Computerworld
By Gregg Keizer Computerworld - Apple is offering Mac users a free upgrade to OS X 10.6, better known as Snow Leopard, in an attempt to prep them for the June switch from MobileMe to the newer iCloud online sync and backup service.

Verizon Wireless, with iPhone Help, Posts Double-Digit Growth in Q1
eWeek
Verizon Wireless sold 3.2 million iPhones during its 2012 first quarter, which greatly contributed to a 21.1 percent boost in wireless data revenue. Verizon Wireless began selling the Apple iPhone 4S in October, and through December the smartphone was ...

Artificial DNA Can Replicate in Lab, Researchers Find
BusinessWeek
By Robert Langreth on April 19, 2012 Scientists moved a step closer to synthesizing new life forms in the laboratory after researchers showed that artificial genetic material called XNA can be replicated in the test tube much like real DNA.

Does timing of Facebook IPO matter?
Computerworld
By Sharon Gaudin If the US Securities and Exchange Commission approves all of Facebook's paperwork, including the social network's recent purchase of Instagram, Facebook is pushing to have its IPO hit on May 17, according to TechCrunch, citing unnamed ...

Amazon cloud set stage for fast Pinterest growth
Computerworld
By Joab Jackson IDG News Service - The explosive success of the social networking service Pinterest wouldn't have been possible without the easy scalability of the Amazon cloud services, an executive for Pinterest said. "The cloud has enabled us to be ...

Report: Next iPhone Body Made of 'Liquidmetal'
PC Magazine
By Angela Moscaritolo A new report out of Korea claims Apple will swap out the glass back on its next iPhone for a super-tough alloy called Liquidmetal. Citing industry sources, Korea IT News reported on Wednesday that Apple's next-generation iPhone ...

Samsung smacks Apple back with 8-patent knuckleduster
Register
By Bill Ray • Get more from this author Samsung has responded to Apple's California-filed patent suit with a fat bundle of its own patents, including a couple that fall under the much-discussed FRAND rules. The countersuit accuses Apple of infringing ...

Linux Torvalds Shortlisted for 2012 Millennium Technology Prize
PCWorld
By Peter Sayer, IDG News The Technology Academy Finland has shortlisted Linus Torvalds for its 2012 Millennium Technology Prize, worth over €1 million (US$1.3 million). There is one other shortlisted candidate for this year's prize, Japanese stem-cell ...

Who dropped the dime on the Apple e-book five?
Fortune
By Philip Elmer-DeWitt April 19, 2012: 3:16 PM ET FORTUNE -- At a hearing in a Manhattan federal court Wednesday, attorneys for Apple (AAPL) and two major book publishers said that rather than settling -- as three of their co-defendants had -- they ...

Polar bears emerged far earlier than thought, DNA study indicates
Christian Science Monitor
Polar bears were previously thought to have split from brown bears some 150000 years ago. But a study of the bears' mitochondrial DNA indicates that they became a distinct species about 600000 years ago. By Jennifer Welsh, LiveScience Staff Writer ...

Christian Science Monitor

Summary Box: EU clears Sony's acquisition of part of EMI
Washington Post
GETTING THE OK: The European Commission approved a deal by Sony/ATV and other investors to buy part of the famous British music company EMI Group Ltd. CONCESSIONS: The Sony-led investor group promised to sell the publishing rights to several music ...

Mexican volcano hurls hot rock half-mile into sky
The Associated Press
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico's Popocatepetl volcano hurled super-heated rock fragments half a mile (a kilometer) into the air early Thursday and officials warn more and bigger outbursts are likely. The volcano southeast of Mexico City continued to send ...

Analysis: Is Zynga's spending out of control?
Gamasutra
by Chris Morris [Console/PC, Exclusive, Business/Marketing] Just under a month ago, the games world gasped when Zynga spent $180 million for Draw Something developer OMGPOP (plus a reported $30 million in employee retention payments).

Gamasutra

Intel-Based Xolo X900 Android Smartphone: India First
InformationWeek
Lava kicked off sales of the Xolo X900, an Android smartphone with an Intel Atom processor inside. It marks Intel's renewed push into the mobile market. By Eric Zeman InformationWeek Intel silicon has shipped in mobile devices before, but the Xolo X900 ...

Windows 8 Enterprise's major exclusive features
SlashGear
Microsoft not only revealed the upcoming versions of Windows 8 this week, but also detailed its Windows 8 Enterprise edition, which packs several exclusive features that will be enticing for large businesses. Many of the features are aimed at helping ...

Tech Leaders Top Time's 100 Most Influential People List [VIDEO]
Mashable
Both Cook and Sandberg have been in the spotlight in the past year. Cook has had a lot thrown at him since he took over for Steve Jobs. The new iPad released and he has been dealing with controversy about Apple suppliers in China.

Space Shuttle Discovery arrives at its new home (+video)
Christian Science Monitor
In a public ceremony, NASA officially delivered the Space Shuttle Discovery to the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum Thursday. By Robert Z. Pearlman, SPACE.com / April 19, 2012 The space shuttle Discovery arrives at the National Air and Space Museum's ...

Christian Science Monitor

Microsoft evangelist corrects comment that Windows Phone 7 devices will get ...
Computerworld
By Matt Hamblen Computerworld - A Microsoft developer evangelist has corrected his earlier comments that all current Windows Phone 7 phones, including Nokia's new Lumia 900, will be upgraded to the next major version of the operating system, ...

NASA calls on smartphone satellites for space exploration
msnbc.com
NASA has invested in a wide array of big and small technologies that go beyond keeping the space station alive or building new rockets for deep-space missions. Case in point: the US space agency wants to launch a Nexus One Android smartphone as a ...

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New Spotify for Android preview (hands-on)
Engadget
By Mat Smith posted Apr 19th 2012 2:43PM In case you hadn't heard, Spotify's finally given its Android app the update love it deserves. It's looking for feedback in the form of an app preview, available to download now -- if you're willing to install ...

Audi to branch into motorcycle by buying Ducati
New York Daily News
Volkswagen-owned Audi is branching out into the motorcycle business with the purchase of Ducati, maker of some of the most popular high-speed bikes in the industry. "The deal will be completed as soon as possible after it is cleared by the authorities ...

New York Daily News

HTC making One X covers in two designs, multiple colors
The Verge
By Chris Ziegler on April 19, 2012 03:37 pm 14Comments At an event in Seattle today, HTC showed off a cover design for its flagship One X model, good news for customers and potential customers not happy with the white or gray on the phones themselves.

Brammo Reveals Details of 2012 Empulse
Ultimate MotorCycling | News and Reviews
The electric-motorcycle manufacturer Brammo has released information about its upcoming Empulse and Empulse R electric sportbikes. The Empulse and Empulse R, which will be unveiled May 8 in Los Angeles, will feature the "the world's first drivetrain ...

Ultimate MotorCycling | News and Reviews

Xtex $150 Android is no tab killer
SlashGear
There's a lot to be said about Android tablets popping up around the world for prices so low you'd be crazy to not consider them when looking for a tablet. The Xtex My Tablet 7 revealed this week is $150 and appears to be a winner with Android 4.0 Ice ...

SlashGear

WP 7.5 Tango To Be Released in June?
ITProPortal
Sources close to the matter claim that the upcoming Windows Phone 7.5 update, known as Tango, will be served to most handsets starting around the beginning of June. The build should arrive to SIM-free versions, prior to carrier branded phones.

Mysterious cosmic rays leave scientists in the dark
msnbc.com
The mystery of the origin of the strongest cosmic rays has deepened as new clues into key suspects, the most powerful explosions in the universe, suggest they are likely not potential culprits, researchers say. Cosmic rays are charged subatomic ...

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Information Technology and Media Center / Morris Architects ...
By Alison Furuto
The project by Morris Architects for a new information technology and media center for Santa Monica Community College in California includes 12000 square.
ArchDaily

LA Silicon Beach Startups In Tech & Film Spread To The Eastside
By The Huffington Post News Editors
The focus on tech and innovation comes as old media companies like movie studios are struggling to adapt to new media epitomized by YouTube. "There's a demand for technology in Los Angeles," Leitch says. "As you've got these old media ...
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Linux Torvalds Shortlisted for 2012 Millennium Technology Prize
PCWorld
The prize, awarded every two years, has previously honored other contributors to the field of information technology. In 2004 Tim Berners-Lee won the first Millennium Technology Prize for his creation of the technology underpinning the worldwide Web.

Low-Tech GPS Device Keeps Track of Your Little Ones
By Molly Oswaks
The Chalktrail is an inexpensive bike add-on that allows artsy boys and girls to draw pretty patterns while they ride. It also doubles (perhaps unintentionally) as a low-tech GPS device to keep track of your child's. every. move.
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