Five Most Breathtaking Apple Stores (video)

Apple's Five Most Breathtaking Stores: Video - Bloomberg:
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Steve Jobs was known for his obsession with design -- and that extended to Apple's retail stores. That legacy continues with the company's latest store in Istanbul: a giant glass cube with seamless glass sides, topped with an Apple logo. Bloomberg's Ranx looks at five of Apple's most breathtaking stores. (May 27 Bloomberg)

Mary Meeker: Mobile devices equal big data devices | Mobile technology - InfoWorld: "First, the basics: Overall, Internet usage continues to grow -- 2.6 billion users as of the end of 2013 -- but its growth rate has started to flatten, and much of the growth is in markets that Meeker describes as "more difficult to monetize," such as India, Indonesia, and Nigeria. Most of that Internet usage is shifting to mobile devices, with the lion's share of engagement taking place on smartphones rather than tablets despite the latter's booming sales. Even there, it's starting to level off: Smartphone subscriber growth is flattening, with the majority of growth taking place in what Meeker calls "underpenetrated markets" like China and Brazil...."

Forbes details Microsoft's rumored iOS-compatible smartwatch - iDownloadBlog
By Christian Zibreg
After taking on both Apple's iPad tablet and the ultra-portable MacBook Air notebook with the recently announced Surface Pro 3, the Windows giant ...
iDownloadBlog.com

Google Launches Forget-Me Form For EU Users Who Want Search Data Removed – Consumerist
By Chris Morran
The high court ruling allows for people in these countries to ask that their names no longer be attached to search results that are “inadequate, ...
Consumerist

Google As An Energy Provider - Business Insider
By Megan Rose Dickey
Google's acquisition of Nest puts it in a good position to become an energy service. ... Login With Facebook Login With Twitter Login With Google ... REPORT: Apple Is Getting Ready To Turn Your iPhone Into The Remote ... Amazon Prime To Offer Music Streaming Service - With 6-Month-Old Songs. 3.
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Amazon workers down tools again - The Local
A number of Amazon employees in Germany began a two-day strike on Thursday ...

Microsoft's Smartwatch Might Work With iOS and Android | Digital Trends
By Malarie Gokey
A new report says that the Microsoft smartwatch will be compatible with iOS and Android devices. It's unknown when the company's first wearable will ...
Digital Trends

BBC News - Google sets up 'right to be forgotten' form after EU ruling
bbc.com
Google launches a service to allow Europeans to ask for personal data to be removed from search results, after a European court ruling.
www.bbc.com/news/technology-27631001

Nine scientists will share prestigious Kavli Prizes this year
Science Recorder
The Kevli Prizes of 2014 were awarded to nine scientists for their work in astrophysics, neuroscience, and nanoscience. Science Recorder | Delila James | Friday, May 30, 2014. Officials of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters announced Thursday ...

Surface pro 3 - body of a tablet, power of a laptop
Irish Independent
The body of a tablet, with the power of a laptop - perfect for both work and play? Related Articles. App Lowdown: A world of entertainment in your pocket. Also in this section. Apple chases streaming after $3bn (€2.2bn) Beats deal · Google workforce is too ...

Elon Musk unveils Dragon V2 reusable manned spacecraft
The Seattle Times
The spacecraft is designed to ferry up to seven astronauts to low-Earth orbit. SpaceX founder Elon Musk says it will revolutionize access to space. By RAQUEL MARIA DILLON. The Associated Press. PREV of NEXT. Elon Musk, of SpaceX, walks down the ...

Snapchat CEO 'Mortified' by Leaked Stanford Frat E-Mails
Businessweek
Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel in Los Angeles. Spiegel dropped out of Stanford University in 2012, three classes shy of graduation, to move back to his father's house and work on Snapchat. Photographer: Jae C. Hong/AP Photo. Snapchat Inc. Chief Executive ...

Moto X, Moto G, Moto E Explained
PhoneDog
With Motorola having the Moto X, Moto G, and Moto E on their lineup, Marco takes a deeper look at what Moto's lineup means and the differences between each device. We start with the Moto X, the first device that came from the Motorola and Google merger ...

In baffling move, TrueCrypt open-source crypto project shuts down
Computerworld
Computerworld - In a move that appears designed to provoke widespread questions, the anonymous managers of the TrueCrypt open-source encryption project abruptly pulled the plug on the effort without explanation. A mysterious message posted on the ...

How moon changes under Earth's sway
Business Standard
Researchers have combined observations from two NASA missions to check out the moon's lopsided shape and how it changes under Earth's sway. The team drew on studies by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, which has been investigating the moon ...

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Tech News: Apps Kill Your Battery; Internet Trends 2014 (slides)

KPCB Internet trends 2014 (Mary Meeker) slides from Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers - internet users growth slows; increasing share to mobile devices 

Mary Meeker: Mobile devices equal big data devices | Mobile technology - InfoWorld: "First, the basics: Overall, Internet usage continues to grow -- 2.6 billion users as of the end of 2013 -- but its growth rate has started to flatten, and much of the growth is in markets that Meeker describes as "more difficult to monetize," such as India, Indonesia, and Nigeria. Most of that Internet usage is shifting to mobile devices, with the lion's share of engagement taking place on smartphones rather than tablets despite the latter's booming sales. Even there, it's starting to level off: Smartphone subscriber growth is flattening, with the majority of growth taking place in what Meeker calls "underpenetrated markets" like China and Brazil...."

Apps KILL your Battery --
New Study Shows that Free Apps Are Killing Your Battery | TIME.com: ...A new study conducted by researchers at Purdue University found that 65% to 75% of the energy used by free apps is committed to user tracking, downloading ads and uploading user information. That means only 25% to %35 of the energy is used for performing tasks like, you know, actually running the app’s core function....

Apple WWDC 2014: 9 Things To Expect
InformationWeek
It's true that the annual developers event, much like Google I/O in late June, is more than tutorials, handshakes, and hangovers. It's a global stage ...

Apple buying Beats for $3 billion
CNNMoney
Apple is officially buying Beats for $3 billion, just shy of the rumored price leaked a few weeks ago, the companies announced Wednesday.

Google's Self-Driving Cars Have No Steering Wheel
InformationWeek
Google hopes to get its self-driving cars ready for public deployment by 2018. And though reality and politics might push the date back, the company is ...

Microsoft's Nadella: We're In 'Post-Post' PC Era
InformationWeek
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella introduces Skype Translator, says we've entered a "post-post" digital world in which personalized experiences instead of ...

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella's Collaboration Game: Can He Drive Innovation Growth?
Forbes
Microsoft helped usher-out carbon paper, typewriters, adding machines, ... of computing – a coveted spot now held by competitors like Apple and Google? ... has gained ground recently but lacks the buzz and momentum of Google. ... This is where Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer has stumbled badly in her ...

Microsoft shoots to shorten Internet Explorer's long tail
Computerworld
Computerworld - Microsoft today spelled out priorities for its Internet ... Other browser makers -- Apple, Google and Mozilla -- have larger portions of ...

Apple device hijacking spreads to US as Aussies urged to change passwords
The Age
Apple device owners who have iCloud accounts are being told to change their passwords by Australian authorities in the wake of a hijacking attack ...

Google Glass will not succeed: FitBit designer Gadi Amit
Sydney Morning Herald
Google Glass will not be a commercial success, according to Gadi Amit, who designed one of the world's most popular wearable technology gadgets.

Egyptian democracy activist Wael Ghonim joins Google Ventures - Fortune Tech
By Miguel Helft, senior writer
After an extended sabbatical from Google, Ghonim, who is 33, began ... at The New York Times covering companies like Apple, Facebook and Google. ... he has chronicled major industry events -- from the Microsoft antitrust trial to ...
Fortune Tech: Technology blogs,...

Facebook Ad Targeting and it's Opportunities — Amy Porterfield
By Amy
On this episode of the Online Marketing Made Easy Podcast, I discussed Facebook ad targeting with Rick Mulready....
Amy Porterfield

Apple buys Beats and plans home control system to rival Nest - Dezeen
By Anna Winston
Tech giant Apple has bought Dr Dre's Beats headphone company for $3 ... It is being viewed as a rival to Google's Nest – the home climate system ...
Dezeen

Early Apple prototypes
By Jason Kottke
Early Apple prototypes MAY 28 2014 ... by Hartmut Esslinger, a collection of photographs of prototypes his company Frog Design worked on for Apple Computer. ...
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Google Is Building Its Own Self-Driving Car Prototypes - IEEE Spectrum
By Lucas Laursen
Google's next self-driving cars will be custom-built prototypes with no steering wheels or control pedals, the company announced yesterday.
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Mary Meeker's Internet Trends Report (slides)

KPCB Internet Trends 2013 from Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
Mary Meeker's Internet Trends Report (slides)

Mary Meeker at D11 presents Internet Trends.
CNET
PALOS VERDE, Calif. -- In 1993, on the Internet nobody would know you were a dog. In 2013, everybody knows that you are a dog. That's how Mary Meeker, a general partner with Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, described changes over the last two ...

Facebook Launches Verified Accounts
Mashable
Did the real Justin Bieber just send you a friend request? Now you can know for sure, thanks to a new Facebook feature: Verified Pages. Much like verified accounts on Twitter, verified Facebook pages will now display a small blue check mark beside their ...

We should nuke dangerous asteroids, expert says
CNET
What could go wrong? Sending nuclear warheads into space might seem crazy, but it could be our only chance against asteroids in a crisis. Tim Hornyak. by Tim Hornyak. May 29, 2013 11:21 AM PDT Follow @robotopia. Hypervelocity hit: Comet Tempel 1 ...

Hellish Venus Dried Out Because It's Closer to Sun
Space.com
Ultraviolet rays from the sun sapped Venus' atmosphere of water during the planet's evolution, keeping it in a "prolonged molten state" for longer than Earth's molten state, a team of Japanese scientists has found. Venus' vastly different environment came ...

Sandberg: Teens not abandoning Facebook
CNET
Facebook's No. 2 exec also addresses lukewarm reaction to Home, saying the company is on a path to make it more stable: "You love it or you don't. It's bimodal." Dan Farber. by Dan Farber. May 29, 2013 10:20 AM PDT Follow @dbfarber. Facebook COO ...

Beam us up! Upstart's Transporter whisks small biz from cloud madness
Register
Connected Data has launched its cloud-free Transporter storage box in Europe. A second-generation version is due to go on sale in the US. The upstart hardware maker, which yesterday announced a merger with file storage firm Drobo, is betting that not ...

Cisco gobbles cloud power meter biz JouleX for $107m
Register
The cash-laden and ever-acquisitive Cisco Systems is at it again, and has snapped up JouleX, which has created a set of cloudy software tools to monitor and manage power consumption in the data center. Cisco is shelling out $107m to acquire JouleX, and ...

Facebook waves good-bye to Waze, opens door for Google
Computerworld
Computerworld - Facebook is reportedly pulling out of acquisition negotiations with mobile app provider Waze, opening the door for a Google buy. Citing unnamed sources,All Things D reported today that talks between Facebook and crowd-sourced mapping ...

Even Finns Don't Want Nokia Phones Anymore
Businessweek
Nokia, which once sat atop the pile in the mobile phone world, lost its distinction as Finland's leading seller of mobile phones in the first quarter, according to numbers from the research firm IDC, which were first reported by Digitoday.fi, a Finnish news site.

Robot predicts your actions - so it can help (or pour you a beer)
NBCNews.com
The robot helps a human accomplish a task it has anticipated they are attempting (putting something inside a refrigerator). It's a sci-fi trope that's been used in dozens of movies and books: The robot with the high-precision eyes, blazing-fast silicon brain, and ...

Use-it-yourself orbiting space telescope in the works
CNET
Asteroid mining company Planetary Resources has launched a $1 million Kickstarter campaign to raise money to put a publicly-accessible telescope into space, and fund educational research. Daniel Terdiman. by Daniel Terdiman. May 29, 2013 10:33 AM ...

Microsoft delivers first phase of Lync-Skype integration
ZDNet
Summary: Microsoft is rolling out, as promised, the first of its Lync-to-Skype integration capabilities, with more features and platform support to follow. Mary Jo Foley. By Mary Jo Foley for All About Microsoft | May 29, 2013 -- 15:22 GMT (08:22 PDT). Follow @ ...

Twitter supercharges tweeting on iOS and Android
CNET
The latest versions of Twitter's mobile apps are designed to make tweeting -- and sharing photos -- easier than ever. Daniel Terdiman. by Daniel Terdiman. May 29, 2013 10:56 AM PDT Follow @GreeterDan. Twitter released new versions of its iOS and ...

'Mars rat' spied by NASA's Curiosity rover
Fox News
Is that a rat on Mars? A photo from the mast camera on NASA's Curiosity rover reveals the dusty orange, rock-strewn surface of the Red Planet -- and what starry-eyed enthusiasts claim is a dusty orange rodent hiding among the stones. The photo, taken Sept.

New Gmail Inbox Will Auto-Organize Incoming Mail
ABC News
Google is about to make some big changes to its popular Gmail that will make it easier to sort email. Today the search giant announced a new style and some additional features, which are set to roll out soon. Android, iOS, and desktop users will be treated to ...

Apple Files $53M iPhone Settlement
ABC News
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has filed a $53 million preliminary class settlement agreement in the U.S. District Court in San Francisco, potentially allowing $200 refunds to iPhone and iPod Touch customers who claim they should be covered under warranties ...

Microsoft adds a 256 GB Surface Pro to its line up
ZDNet
Summary: Microsoft is starting to roll out 256 GB versions of its Surface Pro tablet/PC hybrids, starting with Japan in June. Mary Jo Foley. By Mary Jo Foley for All About Microsoft | May 29, 2013 -- 13:35 GMT (06:35 PDT). Follow @maryjofoley. Microsoft will ...

Archaeopteryx restored in fossil reshuffle
BBC News
What may be the earliest creature yet discovered on the evolutionary line to birds has been unearthed in China. The fossil animal, which retains impressions of feathers, is dated to be about 160 million years old. Scientists have given it the name Aurornis, ...

Microsoft Office 365 Hits 1 Million Subscriptions
Mashable
The latest version of Microsoft Office is the company's best-selling edition to date, hitting the 1 million milestone just 100 days after its launch, Microsoft announced on Wednesday. The company said Office 365 Home Premium — also known as Office 2013 ...

Google's 'Roll It' transforms your phone and PC into a virtual skee ball game
PCWorld (blog)
Prepare to waste some time today, though this game's a bit more difficult to hide from the boss than your average hand of Solitaire. Google's released a nifty little browser game dubbed Roll It, a virtual version of the classic skee ball game that shows what's ...

Twitter CEO: We're not competing with TV and news media, we're 'complementary'
VentureBeat
RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. – While others might see tech companies as competing with the media, Twitter chief executive Dick Costolo doesn't see things that way. “We view ourselves as complementary to what those folks are doing, and we try to ...

On NYC's Wheels, Chicago Joins The Bike Sharing Craze
Forbes
Chicago has always been known as the Second City, and on Wednesday, it became the second major U.S. city this week to embrace bike sharing. The Windy City kicked off the membership drive for Divvy Bikes, a new transit system of 4,000 bikes and 400 ...

Tropes vs. Women In Video Games Reveals An Ugly Truth
Forbes
The Feminist Frequency uploaded the second episode of Tropes vs. Women in Video Games, “Damsels in Distress part 2″ on Tuesday, and whether or not you agree with Ms. Sarkeesian's analysis on female characters, she does bring to light an ugly truth ...

Social networks face free-speech test
Financial Times
In the US Supreme Court's 1964 landmark ruling on obscenity, Justice Potter Stewart famously refused to define pornography. “But I know it when I see it,” he wrote. Half a century later, social media networks are the new arbiter of what is offensive and what is ...

Tim Cook Should Stop Trying To Win Over Investors Through Speeches
Forbes
The stock has dropped from $700 to the low $400s.David Einhorn has criticized the company for not returning more cash to shareholders. Jeff Gundlach has said the company is no longer innovative. I thought Tim Cook was a fine leader last August and I still ...

Google+ iOS App Gets 'Awesome' Photo Boost
PC Magazine
Google on Tuesday rolled out an update to its Google+ iOS app, which focuses on keeping Google+ images organized and looking snazzy. In a blog post, Google's Frank Petterson tipped functions like Auto Backup, Highlight, Enhance, and Awesome, as well ...

Acer Working on Windows 8 Haswell-based Tablet
Tom's Hardware Guide
Currently using the codename "Bulgari," the unannounced tablet will reportedly feature a huge 11.6-inch display with a resolution of 2560 x 1440 and an 8 MP camera on the back. The tablet is reportedly "almost ready" to launch, indicating that it could be one ...

Opera 15 provides a mish-mash of Opera features and the Chrome interface
Ars Technica
The beta of Opera's WebKit-based browser will be familiar to both Opera and Chrome fans. by Peter Bright - May 29, 2013 2:45 am UTC. The Web · 77. Opera Software has released the preview of Opera 15, the first version of its desktop browser to use the ...

ITC to review split decision in Apple v. Samsung patent case
Apple Insider
Ahead of an expected final decision in the coming months, the International Trade Commission will take another look at a decision by one of its judges that found Samsung had infringed one Apple patent but not another. overthinking. A figure from Apple's U.S. ...

AMD Still Too High To Buy After Bounce On Xbox And PlayStation Wins
Forbes
The big three in gaming consoles are Sony Sony, Microsoft Microsoft, and Nintendo Nintendo. Both Microsoft and Sony have announced new next generation consoles after a long hiatus. PS4 is the new console from Sony and Xbox One is the new console ...

Fast-Spinning Magnetic Star Has Strange Glitch
Space.com
One of the strongest magnets in the universe, a magnetar, is unexpectedly capable of a strange new kind of glitch — a mysterious, unexplained drop in speed, researchers say. Unraveling what briefly put the brakes on this powerhouse's spin could help shed ...

Verizon's Galaxy S4 will be first to utilize faster LTE spectrum
TechRadar UK
Sure, you can buy a Samsung Galaxy S4 from any major U.S. carrier, but how many of them can promise you'll have an even faster data connection in just a few short months? If you answered Verizon, give yourself a pat on the back. Bloomberg reported ...

Google updates New York Street View with 9/11 memorial
CNET (blog)
Those of you who can't travel to New York City to see the 9/11 memorial can now tour it through the eyes of Google's Street View. The latest changes to Street View display images of the memorial at the World Trade Center site where you can zoom in and out ...

ILOA details its ILO-X lunar telescope, wants it on the Moon in 2015
Engadget
The International Lunar Observatory Association and Moon Express have spent years working on their privately-backed, Moon-bound ILO-X telescope. Today, they can finally share the nuts-and-bolts details of their flight test hardware. Not surprisingly, the ...

iPhone owners spend 55% more time on their phone than Android users
Apple Insider
New smartphone usage data shows that iPhone owners spend an additional 26 minutes per day on Apple's handset more than the average Android device user. Experian. While an Android smartphone owner spends an average of 49 minutes per day on ...

MediaTek launches quad-core tablet chip
PCWorld
Taiwan's MediaTek has launched a new quad-core ARM processor for tablets that is slated to be used in an upcoming IdeaTab device from Lenovo. The MT8125 chip features a quad-core processor built with ARM's Cortex A7 CPU and can run at up to 1.5 ...

Microsoft helps launch interactive Everest site mapping climate change and 60 ...
The Verge
Microsoft is teaming up with GlacierWorks to launch Everest: Rivers of Ice, an interactive website that lets you explore the areas around the world's tallest mountain. Built entirely in HTML5, Rivers of Ice contains gigapixel panoramas that capture life in the ...

AMD bridges road to ARM with new low-power x86 server chips
PCWorld
Advanced Micro Devices had no plans to release low-power x86 server chips until the release of its ARM-based servers in 2014, but sagging server fortunes have changed the company's direction. The company is introducing two low-power quad-core ...

GM 'hybrid' fish pose threat to natural populations, scientists warn
The Guardian
The offspring of genetically modified salmon and wild brown trout are even faster growing and more competitive than either of their parents, a new study has revealed, increasing fears that GM animals escaping into the wild could harm natural populations.

New Macs, Updated iOS and Mac Software, No iOS Hardware Expected for ...
Mac Rumors
Wwdc Following Tim Cook's appearance at D11 last night, respected Apple journalist Jim Dalrymple has posted his expectations for Apple's WWDC Keynote next month. It's not clear if Dalrymple, who is known to have excellent contacts at Apple, is passing on ...

Frozen plants from the Little Ice Age regenerate spontaneously
Ars Technica
Retreating glaciers are proving to be good news for plant scientists. Underneath one such glacier on Ellesmere Island in Canada, researchers have found plants that they believe have regrown after being entombed in the glacier for more than 400 years, since ...

What does Blue mean for Windows Server 2012?
ZDNet
We're expecting to hear the details about the Blue update of Windows Server 2012 that's proceeding in tandem with Windows 8.1 (as the Blue update of Windows 8 is now known) at Microsoft's TechEd in the first week of June. We've heard little about this ...

Small-scale US lab experiment removes CO2 from atmosphere at relatively low ...
Environment & Energy Publishing
Scientists say they have found a cheaper and more efficient way to capture carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. The researchers from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory also say that their tested process has added benefits -- it may be able to reduce ...

Google may have to revise proposals to EU competition authorities yet again
ComputerWeekly.com
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New Space Station Crew Arrive in Record Time
Discovery News
A Soyuz spacecraft carrying the Expedition 36/37 crew to the International Space Station is seen in station cameras just before docking on May 28, 2013. NASA TV. Related Links. VIDEO: What Space Does to the Human Body · New Space Station Crew ...

BlackBerry Q10 coming to T-Mobile June 5
CNET (blog)
You may have already pre-ordered the T-Mobile BlackBerry Q10, but today TMO officially announced the device will hit its stores on June 5. T-Mobile also disclosed the physical-keyboarded handset will cost an initial payment of $99.99. Running BlackBerry's ...

Here we go again! Analyst says PC market will wait for Windows Blue
PCWorld
As the PC market continues to tip further into free fall–with IDC forecasting a 7.8 percent sales decline this year—one Wall Street analyst suggested Tuesday that PC buyers will continue to wait for Windows Blue and the second half of 2013 to upgrade their ...

Samsung Galaxy Note 3 to arrive early alongside two new iPhones?
TechRadar UK
The next few months could turn out to be pretty busy as rumours start to circulate around several new smartphones which may break cover in that time. Now we'll warn you that the latest news comes via Digitimes - the incredibly hit and miss Taiwanese ...

Apple CEO: Google Glass a 'difficult' product
CNN International
Rancho Palos Verdes, California (CNN) -- Google Glass, the wearable technology from the search giant, is gaining a ton of buzz. But Apple CEO Tim Cook is not a huge fan of its potential. "I think from a mainstream point of view, this is difficult ...

Amazon now supports signing in to apps, sites with your Amazon ID
PCWorld
Using a new API announced by Amazon Web Services, developers can use Amazon.com, Facebook, or Google's sign-in systems for their cloud-based apps. Perhaps more importantly for end users, Amazon Web Services has also integrated the recently ...

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2012 presentations from Mary Meeker on Internet Trends (slides)

Expri.com has embedded below both 2012 slide presentations from Mary Meeker (venture capitalist at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers) on Internet Trends--

2012 KPCB Internet Trends Year-End Update from Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers

2012 Internet Trends (Update) — Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers: "Published December 2012 by Mary Meeker and Liang Wu This is an update to the 2012 Internet Trends report published in May 2012 (see below). It includes a new supplemental section focused on Asset-Light Generation and discusses new areas of re-imagination — from Data, Wallet, Education and Healthcare."

KPCB Internet Trends 2012 - 5/30/2012



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Mary Meeker's Internet Trends presentation (video) at Web 2.0 Summit, October 18, 2011, at San Francisco

Mary Meeker's internet trends presentation at Web 2.0 Summit (October 18, 2011, at San Francisco, CA)
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KPCB Internet Trends (2011)

How Apple screwed up the iPad music app with iOS 5 CNET by Lance Whitney October 19, 2011 8:40 AM PDT Follow @lancewhit "If it ain't broke, don't fix it," is a motto that Apple should have applied to the iPad's new Music app. iPad users who updated to iOS 5 may have noticed that the old iPod app is now ...

AMD Names IBM, Apple Vet Papermaster to CTO Spot PC Magazine By Mark Hachman AMD said Wednesday that it had hired Mark Papermaster, an IBM and Apple veteran, as its chief technical officer. Papermaster replaces Rick Bergman, who recently left the company unexpectedly, later joining Synaptics as its new chief ...

NJ Transit Starts Tap-And-Pay Smartphone Option With Google BusinessWeek By Sarah Frier Oct. 19 (Bloomberg) -- New Jersey Transit began letting some commuters pay for fares using smartphone sensors set up by Google Inc. at locations including New York's Penn Station. The public-transit system is the first to partner with ...

US Apple stores to close Wednesday for Steve Jobs tribute Computerworld Apple stores will reportedly be closing for a few hours on Wednesday so employees can remember the late Steve Jobs. By Jeff Bertolucci PC World - Apple reportedly will shut its US retail stores for a few hours on Wednesday to allow its employees to ...

O'Brien: Flood of data represents promise and peril for Web companies San Jose Mercury News By Chris O'Brien COMMERCIAL IMAGE - In this photo taken by AP Images for Voce Communications, Sony Computer Entertainment of America CEO, Jack Tretton, right, is seen on stage with Web 2.0 Summit co-moderator John Battelle at the Palace Hotel in San ...

Study: More Facebook friends linked to larger brain areas USA Today By Steven Reinberg, HealthDay TUESDAY, Oct. 18 (HealthDay News) -- People with lots of Facebook friends tend to have areas of the brain that are larger than those of online social network users with fewer friends, British researchers say. ...

Kobo's answer to Kindle Fire: $199 Vox Android tablet CNET by David Carnoy October 19, 2011 8:23 AM PDT Follow @DavidCarnoy Rumor had it that Kobo was about to release a new color-screen Android-based e-reader similar to both the Nook Color and Kindle Fire and now it's official: the Kobo Vox has been unveiled. ...

Stuxnet-based cyber espionage virus targets European firms Telegraph.co.uk European firms that play a key role in nuclear power and other critical industries have been targeted by a cyber espionage attack based on Stuxnet, the computer virus that was designed to sabotage the Iranian nuclear programme. By Christopher Williams ...

Apple iPhone 4S makes its way to C Spire CNET by Roger Cheng October 19, 2011 8:08 AM PDT Follow @RogerWCheng Regional carrier C Spire Wireless, formerly known as Celllular South, said it would be offering Apple's latest iPhone in the coming weeks. Exact timing and pricing information wasn't yet ...

iPhone Accelerometer Could Spy on Computer Keystrokes Wired News By Wired UK By Olivia Solon, Wired UK The accelerometers in many smartphones could be used to decipher what you type into your PC keyboard — including passwords and email content — according to computer scientists at Georgia Tech. ...

The Battle For The Clouds Forbes I'm an investor with New Atlantic Ventures, where I help launch early-stage companies that have new technologies and new takes on how to win in business. I'm inspired every time entrepreneurs prove there's a better way to solve big problems, ...

U-Village store fits Microsoft consumer strategy The Seattle Times (This story ran in the print edition of The Seattle Times Oct. 19, 2011. - Janet I. Tu) The performances this time will come from The Black Keys and OneRepublic, not Miley Cyrus and Dave Matthews. The venue will be University Village, not Bellevue ...

Dolphin browser for Android gains cloud sync GigaOm By Kevin C. Tofel Oct. 19, 2011, 8:41am PT One of the most popular third-party web browsers for Android devices gained support for cloud-based synchronization on Wednesday. Dolphin Browser, one of my “must try” applications for Android, ...

Google Music Store coming soon and will “have a little twist” VentureBeat Google has been in talks to offer its own MP3 music store for some time, but Android head Andy Rubin shed a little more light on the upcoming service today at the AsiaD conference, saying the service was “close” to launching. Google couldn't launch a ...

Watch Indiana Jones Play Uncharted 3 Escapist Magazine Indiana Jones is one of the characters that made Harrison Ford a household name, and his adventures were one of the inspirations for the Uncharted games. It's perhaps oddly fitting then, that Sony has hired Ford to appear in a Japanese commercial for ...

Major investors seek new carbon emissions treaty The Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Large investors representing more than $20 trillion (euro14.62 trillion) in assets urged governments on Wednesday to sign a binding treaty on carbon emissions at the UN climate talks in South Africa in December. ...

Texas agency censors scientific report to remove references to reality Ars Technica By John Timmer | Published October 19, 2011 8:41 AM The latest bit of climate controversy has kicked off in Texas, a state with a governor, Rick Perry, who has suggested that climate scientists have manipulated data. At issue is a report on the future ...

Google Learned a Thing or Two from Facebook's Privacy Blunders The Atlantic Wire Google's new Good to Know privacy portal, which explains how and why the company collects user data, is a little bit like reverse engineering Facebook's privacy nightmares. Though Google admits that the portal will serve as an ad campaign in the UK, ...

Google will redirect all its accounts to SSL search Inquirer By Lawrence Latif ADVERTISING BROKER Google will use SSL by default for all searches conducted by its logged-in users. According to Evelyn Kao, product manager at Google, web searches are becoming an "increasingly customised experience" and said that ...

US Government Weighs Offense, Defense in Cyber Warfare Mobiledia By Kendra Srivastava | Wed Oct 19, 2011 11:47 am The head of US Cyber Command says his organization is struggling to define and balance defense and especially offense, in cyber warfare becomes increasingly complex. He said the government continues to ...

Legal battles continue between Apple and Samsung Macgasm By Corey Tamas Wed, Oct 19, 2011 @ 8:39 AM The ongoing legal battle between Apple and Samsung has not paused in the past week, with lots of punches being thrown from both sides. US District Judge Lucy Koh confirmed Apple's assertion that Samsung's ...

Fisker Karma EPA Rating Announced Motorward Fisker is now ready to kick the sales of the Karma into high gear as the car gets EPA certified. According to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Fisker Karma is rated at 52 mpge, and its electric-only range is 32 miles. ...

Scam targets coffee lovers on Facebook Toronto Star Coffee lovers across North America beware: if someone offers you a free cup of java on Facebook, it's probably too good to be true. A scam popped up on Facebook over the weekend promising users a free Tim Hortons gift card if they liked a page and ...

Underpaid scientists blamed for rocket crashes Independent Online AP The Soyuz-FG rocket booster with Soyuz TMA-21 space ship carrying a new crew to the International Space Station blasts off from the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome. Moscow - Russia's chief prosecutor on Tuesday blamed a recent spate of disasters ...

Motorola Debuts Moto ACTV Fitness System for Smartphones PC Magazine By Sara Yin Today Motorola introduced Moto ACTV, a bite-sized MP3 player that pairs with your smartphone to become what the company calls the "ultimate fitness tool." "Moto ACTV is like having a peronsal trainer and DJ at your side," said Sanjay Jha, ...

'Uncharted 3' adding season pass for DLC USA Today By Brett Molina, USA TODAY Sony announced the upcoming action game Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception will offer a season pass that gives users access to all downloadable content for a discounted price. The Fortune Hunters Club was revealed in a post on ...

Throwable Panoramic Ball Camera captures any moment in 3D DVICE The sports world has already taken several bold leaps into its tech future with on-the-field innovations, but a new invention by a clever European tinkerer could elevate the art of sports photography to another level. Jonas Pfeil, a recent graduate of ...

MIT researchers devise see-through-wall technology – This Just In ... By craigjohnsoncnn Through the use of microwaves, MIT researchers have devised technology to see through walls in real time. The radar array system, created by Gregory Charvat and John Peabody at the university's Lincoln Laboratory, sends microwave ... This Just In

Gehry: Transforming the building industry through technology ... By Sun Joo Kim Frank Gehry and friends shift focus to designing the tools that design buildings. Decoding Design | SmartPlanet

Microsoft Touchscreen Technology By Dylan Love Microsoft has unveiled the OmniTouch, reports NewScientist. It's a startling technology that uses a small projector and a depth-sensitive camera to project a user interface onto a wall, your hand, or anything at all and let a user interact with it. ... SAI

Syria Uses US Technology in Cyber Crackdown | Mother Jones By Hamed Aleaziz Blue Coat technology has been used for at least a year by other nondemocratic regimes, including Bahrain, Qatar, and the UAE, according to the Wall Street Journal. Other foreign regimes use western technology to block internet access; ... MoJo Articles | Mother Jones

Infographic: How Technology and Design Led to the iPhone | Adweek By Tim Nudd CNET U.K. put together this cool animated infographic—a tribute to the late Steve Jobs—which traces the various innovations in technology and design since the early 1970s that would eventually lead to Apple's beloved iPhone. It's worth ... Adweek : Technology

Technology 4 StartUp Britain Week: Attracting Customers With SEO ... By Simone Schuurer - MSFT When you are managing your own business there are many things to think of. Getting the righttechnology in place may not be the first thing you think off but doing so could save you time, money and help you find customers. We were at ... Microsoft Advertising Community

Motorola RAZR Coming to Clove 1st ... - Clove Technology's Blog By Clove Motorola_RAZR. Following Motorola's announcement of the Droid RAZR, we can confirm that we are expecting the UK variant, the Motorola RAZR, to arrive into stock on November 1st, priced at £379 (454.80 inc. VAT). The name RAZR is well ... Clove Technology's Blog

How Does Cyber Safety Affect Technology and Education ... By K. Walsh Maintaining a balanced perspective on cyber bullying and internet safety. Guest Post by Karen Lederer, with Dominican University. Is the threat of cyber. Emerging Education Technology

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