Twitter Sues US Over NSA Disclosures (video)

Twitter Sues U.S. Over NSA Disclosures: Video - Bloomberg:
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Bloomberg's Emily Chang reports on Twitter Suing US Over NSA Disclosures, Facebook's location-based ads, and Blockchain's funding (Source: Bloomberg 10/7)

Facebook's WhatsApp acquisition now has price tag of $22 billion | Reuters: "Facebook closed its acquisition of mobile messaging service WhatsApp on Monday, with the final price tag rising an additional $3 billion to roughly $22 billion because of the increased value of Facebook's stock in recent months."

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New York Times
Amazon's Tax Deal in Luxembourg Is Latest Target of EU Inquiries
New York Times
Apple's tax dealings with Ireland have generated considerable attention, ... The Amazoninquiry is also the latest sign of the heightened scrutiny big American technologycompanies are receiving in Europe, where lawmakers have ...
EU Opens Probe Into Amazon's Tax Affairs in Luxembourg - Wall Street Journal
Following Apple And Starbucks, Amazon Now Faces European Commission Tax Probe - Forbes


USA TODAY
What Happened To The Relationship Between Apple And GT Advanced Technologies?
Forbes
Why did Apple sapphire glass supplier, GT Advanced Technologies, ... Thus Apple may acquire the technology and the very specialized hardware at ...


TechCrunch (blog)
Facebook Opens Its Mobile Ad “Audience Network” To All Advertisers And Apps
TechCrunch (blog)
After announcing its mobile ad network at f8 in April, Facebook today ... Facebook into more direct competition with Google's AdMob, Yahoo's Flurry, ...
Facebook's Audience Network: Open for Business - Facebook Developers


Wall Street Journal
Apple Takes a Bite From Samsung
Wall Street Journal
Samsung's third-quarter operating profit likely fell as much as 62% from a year earlier. How much is this due to Apple? Piper Jaffray's Gene Munster ...


TechCrunch (blog)
Yahoo Lays Off 400 Employees In India
TechCrunch (blog)
Just ahead of its Q3 earnings, Yahoo is laying people off in its international business. Specifically, it is downsizing its software development center in ...


CBS News
DEA created a fake Facebook profile in this woman's name using seized pics — then impersonated ...
Washington Post
At first glance, the Facebook profile is the perfect deception. ... as to how far law enforcement can go when using new technology to investigate cases.
US Agent Sued Over Fake Facebook Page in Drug Case - KRON.com


CNN
A Look At Apple Pay And Its Valuation Impact On Apple
Forbes
Apple is slated to roll out Apple Pay, its mobile payments service, in the United States this month. The service will allow customers to make payments ...


San Jose Mercury News
What Snapchat Wants From Yahoo!
Businessweek
... has already famously rejected advances from Facebook (FB) and Google. ... Under the stewardship of CEO Marissa Meyer, Yahoo has been investing ... Along the way, Yahoohas hired a bunch of high-profile journalists, ... a series of digital magazines on topics such as food, technology, and travel.


Marketing Pilgrim
Facebook's location-based ads can pitch you on the store you just walked by
PCWorld
If you're like me, you might stroll past a local coffee shop or book store numerous times before you notice it's there or go inside. Facebook thinks an ad might give that extra nudge. On Tuesday, the company began rolling out a new feature for local advertising ...


TechCrunch
Belkin says router outages should be resolved
PCWorld
Belkin said Tuesday afternoon it had fixed an issue that caused some of its Wi-Fi routers to disconnect from the Internet. Some of the older routers experienced problems around midnight on Tuesday when pinging a Belkin-hosted service to check for general ...


New York Times
IBM Opens Watson Headquarters in NYC Amid New Cognitive Milestones
eWeek
As IBM moves its Watson cognitive computing technology into its new home in New York City's Silicon Alley, the company announced significant milestones fueling adoption of Watson and cognitive computing cloud capabilities on a global scale.


Financial Express
ITC to Probe Nvidia Patent Claims Against Samsung
PC Magazine
The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) will look into a complaint made by Nvidia concerning certain Samsung products which Nvidia claims infringe on its graphics processing patents. Nvidia said this week that it welcomed the opening of an ...


Mashable
Toyota Wins, Apple Loses in Major Study of Distracted Driving
Mashable
Few voice-activated, handsfree driving systems are looking good Tuesday after AAA released a major study that accuses them all of increasing our levels of distraction behind the wheel. The least distracting in-car system, it turns out, is Toyota's Entune.


Entertainment Weekly
Inside 'Interstellar' with Oculus Rift
myfoxny.com
Oculus Rift, a headset that creates an interactive 3D environment everywhere you look. These gadgets could change the way we play video games or watch television and movies. In anticipation of "Interstellar" starring Matthew McConaghey, Paramount is ...


Computerworld
Eight things you need to know about Windows 10
Economic Times
Microsoft has announced the next iteration of their Windows OS, dubbed Windows 10. Although availability is still about a year away, the technical preview of the OS is available to try the new features. ET takes a look at some of the biggest changes you can ...

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LinkedIn Pushes Content Creation to Draw Users (video)

LinkedIn Pushes Content Creation to Draw Users: Video - Bloomberg:
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LinkedIn Executive Editor Daniel Roth discusses content creation and users use of relevant information on “Bloomberg Surveillance.” (Source: Bloomberg July24)

This Google Opportunity Could Spell Serious Competition For Facebook - Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) | Seeking Alpha: "Discovery of apps continues to be a serious challenge on the Google Play Store. With over 1.5M apps, finding the right content is becoming a chore for users. The soaring cost of installs sold by Facebook is pricing many developers out of the market. Given its ads business, Google could easily build a $1bln+ business by inserting ads into the Play Store."

Researchers from Nvidia Show a Way to Quadruple the Resolution of Virtual Reality | MIT Technology Review: "Researchers at Nvidia now have a possible solution. They have built a prototype VR headset to demonstrate a technique that can quadruple the pixel density of an LCD panel. They call their new design—made by modifying two off-the-shelf LCD panels—a “cascaded display.” “This is useful in applications like a head-mounted display, where each pixel looks really large because it is very close to your eye,” says David Luebke, a senior director of graphics research at Nvidia."

What's The Real Purpose Of Google Shopping Express? - Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) | Seeking Alpha: "...Is Google Shopping Express a Data Collection Effort or an Amazon Killer? Google certainly has money to spend, but why is it spending that money on a delivery business? The most likely answer to that question is both simple and interesting: Google Shopping Express isn't just a delivery service. Instead, it is a data collection or data mining effort...."

Tech City broadband is 'not fit for purpose', say startups | Technology | theguardian.com: "London’s much heralded Old Street technology startups are struggling to grow their businesses because of poor internet connection services, the Guardian has been told. Lengthy installation delays and high fees have caused some companies to leave the area, while others complain of months of costly hold ups moving to new offices. Startups and smaller ISPs, as well as technology collective Perseverance Works, are all due to meet Labour MP Meg Hillier on Thursday to discuss the crisis in the capital’s broadband provision. Hiller represents Hackney South and Shoreditch where many tech companies are based, and described the situation “a national embarrassment” that requires urgent action...."

A Neutral Guide to Net Neutrality | SingleHop: "...In April 2014, a set of rules proposed by FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler, a former lobbyist for cable and wireless companies, indicated that the FCC may abandon its previous Net Neutrality position and consider letting ISPs provide tiered service. Wheeler denied that the proposed rules changed the FCC’s position,[13] but more than 100 companies supporting Net Neutrality wrote a letter to the chairman in May criticizing the proposed rules...."

FCC Chairman blasts Verizon:
The FCC Chairman blasted Verizon... over a plan to slow down speeds for some customers who are using unlimited data plans that have been grandfathered-in. "Reasonable network management concerns the technical management of your network; it is not a loophole designed to enhance your revenue streams," Wheeler wrote in a letter to Verizon Wireless CEO Daniel Mead. 'It is disturbing to me that Verizon Wireless would base its 'network management' on distinctions among its customers' data plans, rather than on network architecture or technology." Verizon Wireless, in a statement, called its announcement last week a 'very limited" effort, which is 'only targeting cell sites experiencing high demand." Read Wheeler's letter, here: http://politico.pro/1s5oZ2e

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Nvidia previews own Tegra 4 gaming device

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Nvidia previews own gaming device, shows off Tegra 4
Reuters
By Noel Randewich. LAS VEGAS | Mon Jan 7, 2013 7:01pm EST. LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Nvidia offered a sneak preview of a hand-held gaming device, powered by its latest "Tegra 4" processor, that it hopes will help it go up against Sony Corp, Microsoft ...

Broadcom chip ushers in H.265 and UltraHD video
CNET
The H.265 video standard, aka HEVC or MPEG-5, squeezes more pixels over a network connection to support new high-resolution 4K TVs. Broadcom's chip supports both and is due to arrive in volume next year. Stephen Shankland. by Stephen Shankland ...

Best Buy, Wal-Mart bring disc-to-digital conversion home
Reuters
By Dhanya Skariachan. NEW YORK | Mon Jan 7, 2013 4:00pm EST. NEW YORK (Reuters) - Retailers Best Buy Co Inc and Wal-Mart Stores Inc are enhancing their video streaming services to let customers convert previously purchased physical DVDs into ...

Poll shows support for separating the two northern runways at LAX
Los Angeles Times
A controversial proposal to separate the two northern runways at Los Angeles International Airport is strongly supported by likely voters in Los Angeles and the City Council district that contains LAX, according to a new public opinion poll. The survey released ...

AT&T sold 10m smartphones in Q4, beats 2011 record
ZDNet
Summary: The cellular giant sells a record number of smartphones during the lucrative fourth quarter, powered by increased demand in Android and Apple devices. Zack Whittaker. By Zack Whittaker for Between the Lines | January 8, 2013 -- 13:50 GMT ...

New 27-inch iMacs won't ship until next month
CNET
Apple's latest estimate points to a wait time of three to four weeks, meaning new buyers will have to hang on until February. Lance Whitney. by Lance Whitney. January 8, 2013 5:51 AM PST Follow @lancewhit. (Credit: Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET) ...

Lexus unveils car that anticipates road danger
NBCNews.com
It can spot a potential problem 500 feet away and tell the difference between a red and green light. It can anticipate a corner even before the driver turns the steering wheel. It's designed to prevent a crash but can also make it easier to survive a collision even ...

CES news barely nudges tech stocks
USA TODAY
Qualcomm CEO Paul Jacobs speaks during the keynote address at the Consumer Electronics Show. (Photo: Julie Jacobson, AP). Tags. 2013 Consumer Electronics Show. Monday was a busy day for the International Consumer Electronics Show, as several ...

How long will Twitter allow users like AP to sell their own ads?
paidContent.org
The Associated Press is running sponsored tweets as part of a deal with Samsung during the Consumer Electronics Show. While this is allowed under Twitter's rules, it also clearly threatens the network's future as an advertising medium. How long will it allow ...

paidContent.org

3D Systems' Outsized Machine Does Multicolor Prints as Big as Your Head
Wired
3D Systems, the industrial 3-D printing giant, is expanding its desktop line of printers with the oversized, multicolor-printing CubeX printers. The printers, announced today at CES, promise an oversized print platform that can output objects up to 10.8″ x ...

Wired

Trakdot Luggage Tracker is LoJack for your checked baggage
Digital Trends
If you're someone who worries about airlines misplacing your luggage on long journeys, a new device might make your life a little more stress-free. Once packed with the rest of your luggage, the Trakdot Luggage Tracker will tell your phone exactly where it is ...

Philips unveils sound bar with wireless detachable speakers for true 5.1 sound ...
SlashGear
Phillips has unveiled what it claims to be the world's first sound bar with detachable side speakers for true 5.1 surround sound at CES 2013. The speaker system is called the Philips Fidelio Soundbar HTL9100. The sound bar features detachable wireless side...

SlashGear

Apple Developing Low-Cost iPhone for Emerging Markets in 2013
The Mac Observer
A new year brings a new batch of low-cost iPhone rumors. News Tuesday from DigiTimes claims that Apple will introduce a low-cost iPhone for emerging markets in the second half of 2013, according to sources in the supply chain. News of a low-cost iPhone ...

The Mac Observer

Monster MVP Carbon headset hands-on
SlashGear
Today at CES, Monster announced a partnership with EA Sports and revealed the MVP Carbon headset. We ended up getting our hands on the new product at Monster's booth at Pepcom, and got a close up look of the new design. The headset features 5.1...

SlashGear

With Fitbit Flex You Never Stop Monitoring Your Fitness
Mashable
Fitbit has moved past the clip-on fitness tracker. At CES 2013 the company announced its Fitbit Flex — a wearable wristband with Bluetooth 4.0 that keeps track of your workouts and sleep cycle. The slim wristband will track your steps, distance, calories ...

Pantech Announces Discover: 4.8-inch Android Smartphone
Tom's Hardware Guide
The 4.8-inch 720p HD display is accompanied by a 12.6-megapixel camera, as well as 4G LTE compatibility. It's powered by a 1.5GHz dual-core Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Pro processor. Other features include NFC (near-field communication) and ...

Shutterfly buys ThisLife in an attempt to create the perfect photo service
VentureBeat
Launched in 2010, ThisLife is a service you can use to upload, organize, and share images online. With the purchase, Shutterfly is attempting to create an end-to-end solution for users hoping to not only store their photos but to print them out as well. Of course ...

VentureBeat

America's 11th largest tech company (It's Apple's iPad)
Fortune (blog)
iPad-mini-black FORTUNE -- Just how lucrative has Apple's iPad become? Let's put it this way: if the tablet were spun off into a standalone business, it would be the 11th largest U.S. tech company. According to a recent report from Bernstein Research analyst ...

Fortune (blog)

Sling Launches Second Screen And Media Syncing Capabilities With New ...
TechCrunch
It's been about five years since Echostar acquired Sling Media, but the company — which revolutionized place-shifting technology that allows users to stream live TV anywhere, on PCs, mobile devices, and tablets — continues to innovate. The latest ...

Milky Way May Contain 100 Billion Planets
Scientific American
Milky Way May Contain 100 Billion Planets. Based on exoplanet observations made using the Kepler Space Telescope, astronomers estimate that our galaxy's ratio of stars-to-planets is at least one-to-one.  ...

Time Warner providing 300 channels for Roku
Business First of Columbus
Time Warner Cable will provide 300 channels to Roku in a partnership with the online video streaming company- Time Warner Cable Inc. will supply online video streaming ...

For NASA, not flying into space means it has too much space
Houston Chronicle (blog)
A science blog with Eric Berger. For NASA, not flying into space means it has too much space. Tuesday, January 8, 2013.  Just before Christmas I had an opportunity to visit with Ellen Ochoa in her corner office ...

Houston Chronicle (blog)

Targus Touch Pen Enables Touch Input on Non-Touchscreen Laptops
TIME
With the Touch Pen for Windows 8, Targus has found a way to welcome old laptops to the touchscreen party. The pen enables touch input on Windows 8 laptops that don't have touchscreens. Users must clip a small receiver to the side of the laptop, then ...

Windows 8 sales: Intel confirms hurry-up-and-wait scenario
ZDNet
Summary: The fourth-generation Intel Core processor was developed specifically for ultrabooks and promises big advances in the second half of 2013. Apologies to anyone who has already bought a Windows 8 ultrabook. Larry Dignan. By Larry Dignan for ...

ZDNet

40 Billion Apps Served...And My Wife Still Can't Find The Right Fitness App
MediaPost Communications
Typically, Apple was not especially visible this week at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas as rivals like Samsung and a host of smartphone and tablet makers nudged each other for space on the streams of tech blog reporting. But the company shot ...

Asus Qube arrives at CES with cube interface
Mobile Magazine
Thanks to various leaks, today's announcement of the Asus Qube Google TV device might not have been the surprise they were looking for, but the home-media system is interesting nonetheless. Earlier this week it was thought that the Asus Qube could join...

Mobile Magazine

“Emergency Phone” charges from single AA battery
WTVR
Las Vegas, NV (WTVR) – Among the high tech TV's, video game systems and tablet computers being unveiled at this year's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, a decidedly low-tech gadget is gaining a lot of attention. The newest version of the ...

Samsung's Smart Cameras Enable One-Step Sharing
GeekSugar.com
Cameras aren't as simple as "point and click" anymore, according to Samsung's updated Smart Cameras with integrated WiFi, touch-type, and editing tools. Smart Camera 2.0 will run on Samsung's new WB250F/WB200F (14.2 MP, 18x zoom), WB800F (16.3 ...

CES 2013 video: Sony combines high-end TV tech in a 4K OLED TV
ConsumerReports.org (blog)
At CES this week, some companies are showing both OLED and Ultra HD TVs. Sony, though, upped the ante at its CES press conference by combining both technologies in a prototype 56-inch 4K OLED TV. Sony, which shipped an 84-inch 4K TV late last ...

Library of Congress digs into 170 billion tweets
CNN
(CNN) -- An effort by the Library of Congress to archive Twitter posts has amassed more than 170 billion tweets, which the library is now seeking to make available to researchers and other interested parties. Created in 1800, the Library of Congress serves as ...

Xperia Z: The smartphone you can take into the shower
Telegraph.co.uk
In addition to a battery 'stamina mode', which Sony claims will double battery life, and 'one-touch' connectivity that links to the phone to a hifi, say, with one tap, the Xperia Z is also water resistant and dust-proof. The water resistance means that the phone, ...

Telegraph.co.uk

Will Smart Fork Stop Stupid Eating?
KMBZ
HAPILABS(LAS VEGAS) -- At the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, a company is betting its new fork will be the latest weapon in the battle of the bulge. HAPILABS' HAPIfork is designed to monitor a user's meal times and eating habits, vibrating ...

AT&T Launching Its Own $5/Month Streaming Subscription Service
/FILM (blog)
The already crowded field of streaming services will have to make room for one more. AT&T announced at CES this week that it too would be diving into the fray with AT&T U-verse Screen Pack, an digital on-demand option that will allow subscribers to stream ...

Sony's bullish on camcorders
CNET
LAS VEGAS--If the company's CES announcements are anything to go by, Sony doesn't seem to have gotten the message that camcorders are dying. While Canon has cut back its consumer and midrange line to about four products, Sony has introduced 10 ...

The First Shift: Fiat 500e electric car scores best-in-class ratings
National Post
Fiat 500e most electric-efficient car you can buy As a way to compare electric vehicles against gas-fueled car, the American Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has come up with its Miles Per Gallon Equivalent (MPGe) rating system, which figures how...

National Post

Qualcomm's New Wireless Technology Can Fill Crucial Need
PC Magazine
Can Qualcomm Atheros' StreamBoost be a Wi-Fi performance savior or is it just more hype? Samara Lynn By Samara Lynn. January 7, 2013 09:53am EST; Comments. Google 0; Share 0; Tweet 0; Submit 0; Share 0; Pin It 0; Email Print. 802.11ac Wi-Fi ...

Google's Schmidt Kicks Off Trip to North Korea
PC Magazine
Eric Schmidt's controversial trip to North Korea began today, with the Google executive chairman receiving a private tour of the Asian nation with former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson. Richardson and Schmidt are on a "private humanitarian mission" in ...

244 million years ago, monsters ruled the seas where Nevada now sits
NBCNews.com
By Alan Boyle. Follow @b0yle. A fossil skeleton found in central Nevada's desert years ago has been identified as belonging to a 30-foot-long sea monster that ruled beneath the waves 244 million years ago. The ferociousness of the creature's teeth suggests ...

NBCNews.com

Exclusive: US nuclear lab removes Chinese tech over security fears
Reuters
By Steve Stecklow. LONDON | Mon Jan 7, 2013 3:32pm EST. LONDON (Reuters) - A leading U.S. nuclear weapons laboratory recently discovered its computer systems contained some Chinese-made network switches and replaced at least two components ...

CES 2013: Ford Adding Rhapsody Music Service to 1 Million Cars
PC Magazine
Ford Motor Co. has teamed up with Rhapsody to bring the on-demand music service to more than 1 million Ford and Lincoln vehicles, the companies announced today. The service, introduced at CES in Las Vegas, is now available in cars and trucks ...

Consumer Reports Is No Fan Of iPhone 5
Forbes
Over the last several months, I have been arguing the case that the long-term risks in Apple stock are rising. I have advanced two main arguments. First, competitors have caught up with Apple for all practical purposes. Second, Apple is failing to innovate at ...

Mars rover gives its first brushoff
NBCNews.com (blog)
By Alan Boyle. Follow @b0yle. NASA's Curiosity rover used the wire-bristle brush on the end of its 7-foot-long robotic arm for the first time over the weekend, to sweep the dust off a patch of rock wide enough to put a soda can on. Sunday's use of the motorized ...

Bacteria tweaked to make fuel from sunlight
Wired.co.uk
The cyanobacteria are naturally capable of photosynthesis, meaning they have an inherent ability to fix carbon from carbon dioxide into useful hydrocarbons. By adding new chemical pathways the chemists at the University of California, Davis (UC Davis)...

Wired.co.uk

Supreme Court lets embryonic stem cell research go forward
NBCNews.com (blog)
By M. Alex Johnson, NBC News. The Supreme Court refused to step into the emotionally charged debate over embryonic stem cell research Monday, declining to hear a case that sought to stop government funding on ethical grounds.

Bone Conduction Headphones By Panasonic Bring Sound To Your Skull
Huffington Post
LAS VEGAS (AP) — People who don't want to disturb sleeping family members could use a new product from Panasonic that doesn't need speakers or even your own ears: wireless bone-conduction headphones. The headphones connect to a TV via the ...

Star Trek Was a Lie: Space Travel Actually Sucks, Say Scientists
Manolith
Hurtling through the vast expanse of outers space on a mission to Mars seems exciting, until you try the real-time simulator. Ask the six would-be cosmonauts who spent a full 17 months cooped up in Mars500, a low-tech simulation built on an industrial ...

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Nvidia GeForce GTX 670

Nvidia GeForce GTX 670
PC Magazine
Excellent performance for the price. Uses relatively little power. Includes full range of current-generation Nvidia features. Not quite the fastest card out there. Blocks a second expansion slot. Unless you need the absolute fastest single-GPU card on ...

Vast Antarctic ice sheet 'in play' with global warming
msnbc.com
Part of Antarctica's Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf is seen in the Weddell Sea. Two new studies project the shelf will disappear by 2100, potentially releasing ice trapped on Antarctica's largest ice sheet. Scientists have long focused on Antarctica's ...

msnbc.com

T-Mobile Mum on Reports of MetroPCS Merger
PC Magazine
By Chloe Albanesius T-Mobile was coy today when asked about reports that its parent company, Deutsche Telekom AG, is pursuing a merger with MetroPCS. "You will understand that we don't comment on speculations," T-Mobile CEO and president Philipp Humm ...

Google+ For iPhone Gets Slick New UI Update
PC Magazine
By BrothaTech The latest Google+ update for iPhone includes a drastic user interface overhaul that makes it feel like a new app. If iPhone users still think they are getting the short end of the stick when it comes to the Google+ app, ...

Zoo chimp makes elaborate plots to attack humans
Fox News
"Santino," a male chimpanzee at Furuvik Zoo in Sweden, is devising increasingly complex attacks against zoo visitors. At first Santino was famous for throwing rocks and other projectiles at visitors who annoyed him. Now he has improved his technique, ...

Mozilla accuses Microsoft of anticompetitive behavior with Windows RT
Computerworld
By Gregg Keizer Computerworld - Mozilla yesterday accused Microsoft of withholding APIs necessary to build a competitive browser for Windows RT, and said the behavior "may have antitrust implications." Harvey Anderson, Mozilla's general counsel, ...

HP on Sleekbook: Apple doesn't 'own silver'
Washington Post
Hewlett-Packard unveiled a new collection of Sleekbooks, or slim laptops, this week, expanding on the trend of ultra-portable, powerful machines. Though the idea behind what are referred to as “ultrabooks” is to chase after Apple's MacBook Air, ...

Amazon says Harry Potter e-books can be borrowed
Reuters
* Investment "significant" in JK Rowling license-CEO * Move may spur more Kindle usage, Prime memberships-analyst By Alistair Barr SAN FRANCISCO, May 10 (Reuters) - Owners of Amazon.com Inc's Kindle e-readers and tablets will be able to borrow Harry ...

Should Zuckerberg have doffed his hoodie?
msnbc.com
Facebook Inc. CEO Mark Zuckerberg is escorted by security guards to a meeting with potential investors this week. His sartorial choices for later meetings have not been revealed. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is still drawing flak for having the ...

msnbc.com

Trailer Park: 'Max Payne 3'
USA TODAY
By Brett Molina, USA TODAY The third-person shooter Max Payne 3 arrives on May 15, and developer Rockstar Games has posted a fresh trailer with more on the story. The game recounts the adventures of Max Payne, introduced in 2001 in a game of the same ...

USA TODAY

T-Mobile USA scorns Verizon spectrum sale offer
Reuters
| NEW YORK (Reuters) - T-Mobile USA CEO Philipp Humm said his company was not interested in wireless airwaves that its biggest rival, Verizon Wireless, has offered to sell. Verizon Wireless said last month that it would sell spectrum in the 700 ...

Samsung's 55-Inch OLED TV Rolls Out in 2012; US Launch Date Unknown
PCWorld
By Ian Paul, PCWorld May 10, 2012 9:05 AM Samsung has shed more light on its plans for OLED HDTVs, saying it hopes to have a 55-inch "Super" OLED 3D TV available in Korea by the second half of 2012. It's not clear when a Samsung-branded OLED TV would ...

BioShock Infinite Release Date Pushed to February 2013
PC Magazine
By Angela Moscaritolo Bad news, gamers. Publisher 2K Games has announced that the release date for BioShock Infinite, one of the most highly anticipated video games of 2012, has been pushed until next year. The first-person shooter game, ...

Facebook App Center will usher in era of paid Facebook apps
Christian Science Monitor
The Facebook App Center is set to go live in the next few weeks, on the Web and also on iOS and Android. By Matthew Shaer / May 10, 2012 Facebook this week took the wraps off a new App Center, an online marketplace in the mold of the iTunes App Store ...

Christian Science Monitor

Google Search Results Protected by First Amendment, Report Says
PC Magazine
By Chloe Albanesius Search engines like Google, Bing, and Yahoo are well within their First Amendment rights to pick and choose what type of search results they display - much like media outlets and publishers make editorial decisions, according to a ...

Carriers, prepare to bleed: EU pops a cap on data roaming
Register
By Bill Ray • Get more from this author The EU has renewed its caps on mobile roaming, this time including a cap on data roaming and a promise to let travellers choose their roaming carrier by 2014, all coming in from 1 July.

Drawbridge comes out of stealth with targeted mobile ads
VentureBeat
Spend two minutes on Facebook and you'll see how targeted ads work — they pick up on the links you click on and search terms you use to serve you relevant ads. Search for breakup songs in Google? You'll probably get an ad for ice cream on Facebook.

VentureBeat

Sprint to Offer Sierra Wireless 4G LTE Tri-Fi Hotspot
eWeek
Sprint's Sierra Wireless 4G LTE Tri-Fi Hotspot combines LTE and WiMAX networks, with data plans starting at $34.99. Telecommunications provider Sprint is jumping onto the Wi-Fi hotspot bandwagon and pulling the market into the fourth generation in a ...

Facebook coughs up details on its mobile problem
CNN
By Julianne Pepitone @CNNMoneyTech May 10, 2012: 11:54 AM ET NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Facebook has long faced criticism for being too focused on the Web and neglecting its mobile products. On Wednesday, the social network shed more light on its mobile ...

Oracle, Google Take Swings in Round 2
TechNewsWorld
By Erika Morphy It may seem like deja vu all over again for the jurors in the Java trial, as Oracle and Google line up much the same testimony and evidence for the patent phase as they did in the copyright phase, which ended with a partial verdict.

Turn Your iPad Into An Etch-A-Sketch
TechCrunch
Looking to relive your childhood or turn your iPad into a hackneyed political pun? You'd best get over to Ari Krupnik's Kickstarter project. For $60 you get a red or blue case that simulates the actual Etch-A-Sketch knobs, allowing you to perform all ...

Abraham Lincoln invented Facebook? Not so fast
CBS News
(CBS News) Abraham Lincoln reportedly filed a patent for Facebook in 1845, at least that's what a viral hoax had the Internet believing this week. Blogging consultant Nate St. Pierre decided to have a little fun with the Internet Tuesday by fabricating ...

CBS News

AT&T Galaxy Note gets more stable Android 4.0 leak
SlashGear
AT&T Galaxy Note owner and watching jealously as your European counterparts begin to get Android 4.0 on their phablets? Temporary salvation may be at hand, with another leaked ROM for AT&T's version of the Samsung smartphone that slipped out over the ...

SlashGear

The First Gameplay Footage from Assassin's Creed 3
Forbes
Ubisoft must have gotten enough to people to hype its game through Facebook, because it has now released the first gameplay trailer for Assassin's Creed 3. The video is set up around the main character talking about the conflict he feels as a ...

EMC Acquires XtremIO
Sacramento Bee
By EMC Corporation XtremIO technology to complement the range of EMC Flash-based systems and software stemming from EMC's early entry into the Flash storage market. The all-cash transaction is not expected to have a material impact to EMC GAAP or ...

ATK Unveils End-To-End Liberty Launch System Plan
Aviation Week
By Guy Norris guy_norris@aviationweek.com Alliant Techsystems (ATK) will develop a composite crew compartment with support from Lockheed Martin as part of a complete launch system being proposed with partner Astrium for NASA's commercial crew program.

Aviation Week

Is The iPad 2 What Slowed The Kindle Fire?
AppAdvice
Last fall, the technology world was proclaiming that a true iPad competitor was born in Amazon's Kindle Fire. However, six months after the tablet arrived, its popularity has waned almost to the point of obscurity. Apple's lower priced iPad 2 is to ...

AppAdvice

ESA declares flagship Envisat observing satellite lost
Spaceflight Now
BY STEPHEN CLARK The European Space Agency on Wednesday declared the Envisat environmental satellite lost one month after the bus-sized craft unexpectedly stopped communicating 10 years after its launch. Artist's concept of the Envisat satellite in ...

Spaceflight Now

This Is the iPad Keyboard Case You Want
Gizmodo
The Wirecutter's singular goal is to decide which gadgets to buy or not to buy. Today, it takes a hard look at iPad keyboard cases. I know you came here looking for a keyboard case, but my honest opinion is that if you do any serious typing with your ...

Microsoft patent details pressure-sensitive Xbox controller for storing ...
Engadget
By Sarah Silbert posted May 8th 2012 4:15PM Biometrics and laptop security go together like business meetings and boardrooms, but this Microsoft patent hints that gaming could be the next frontier for fingerprint recognition.

Tech Journal: The Best Sites for Personalized News
Wall Street Journal (blog)
By Amit Agarwal The web has enabled us to create personalized newspapers that only bring news around topics that are of interest to us. For as long as I can remember, our friendly delivery boy has dropped the morning newspaper on our doorstep at 6:30 ...

Brazilian retailer uses Facebook-connected hangers so you can like ...
From the blog Technology News Blog: "Liking" things on Facebook is increasingly becoming a... By Mike Wehner, Tecca | Today in Tech – Mon, May 7 , 2012 ...
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A Circle of Tech: Collect Payout, Do a Start-Up - US Business News ...
... Zuckerberg's quirky little start-up in 2004 — and became its chief technology ... of Facebook's lasting legacies — a new generation of tech tycoons looking to ...
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Technology Industry Seen Growing Fastest in New York
New York Times
New York City's budding technology industry is growing rapidly by attracting investors and engineering talent despite spotty access to a reliable broadband network, according to a study released on Wednesday. The study, “New Tech City,” conducted by ...

New York Times

New York's Tech Is Booming - FishbowlNY
By Chris O'Shea
The studies authors said one reason tech outfits are coming here is because there are already so many finance and advertising firms in the city, and they're looking for ways to creatively use mobile app technology. Whatever the reason is, ...
FishbowlNY

5 Ways to Simplify Traveling With Tech | Apartment Therapy
By Joelle Alcaidinho
050912_TechTravelTips1.jpg As someone who has jumped several frequent flier tiers since January, I've learned some tips that have helped me make this travel, almost all of which was international, be a bit less bumpy. Because of what I do ...
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