Google's New Nexus Phones, Standout Features (video)

Google's New Nexus Phones: The Standout Features - Dave Burke, Android's senior engineering director, discusses Google's newest Nexus smartphones, the importance of machine learning and the antitrust scrutiny over Android with Bloomberg Businessweek's Brad Stone.

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Does Sony Have a Case to Stop Hack Reporting? (videos)

Does Sony Have a Case to Stop Hack Reporting?: Video - Bloomberg:
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Sony Pictures Entertainment requested news outlets stop disclosing material from a devastating computer hack as its studio chief made plans to meet a civil-rights leader after the exposure of a racially tinged e-mail exchange. Rasch Technology And Cyberlaw Principal Mark Rasch weighs in on “Bloomberg West.” (Source: Bloomberg 12/15)

Sony Asks Media to Destroy Hacked Data: Do They Have a Case?: Video - Bloomberg:
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Trend Micro's Tom Kellermann and Bloomberg's Lucas Shaw discuss the ethical issues raised by the hack attack on Sony Pictures. They speak with Bloomberg's Trish Regan on "Street Smart." (Source: Bloomberg 12/15)


New York Times
Apple Wins Decade-Old iTunes Suit
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Jury finds Apple not liable of harming consumers in iTunes DRM case - The Verge
Apple Wins Class-Action Lawsuit Over iPod Prices - ABC News


RT
Apple halts online sales to Russia as the ruble plunges in value
The Verge
According to reporters at Bloomberg, Apple is shutting down its online sales to Russia because of the "extreme fluctuations" in its currency, the ruble.
Apple Stops Online Sales in Russia Over Ruble Fluctuations - Bloomberg


Newsweek
What People Are Searching For, According to Google
Newsweek
Every December, as one year is about to give way to the next, Google ... pumpkin pie, anapple and an egg; Paleo, Atkins and Gluten-free were the ...
Robin Williams Tops 2014 List of Google Searches - ABC News


CNET
Dozens of vendors jump on Apple Pay bandwagon
CNET
Log In to CNET; Sign In with Facebook Google Yahoo; Join CNET; Member Benefits ... With the expanded list, Apple says its mobile-payments system now ... Other services such as Google Wallet and Softcard have tried to find ... CNET, Computer Shopper,Microsoft TechNet, and other technology sites.
Apple Pay Recruits Dozens of New Banks and Stores - Wired
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Microsoft Takes On US DOJ Over Email Privacy (video)

Microsoft Is Taking On the Government Over Email Privacy: Video - Bloomberg:
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Brad Smith, general counsel at Microsoft, explains why Microsoft is taking on the U.S. government over email privacy. He speaks with Bloomberg's Trish Regan on "Street Smart." (Source: Bloomberg 12/15)

Microsoft gets allies to help tell U.S. to back off on Irish search warrant
PCWorld
The U.S. Department of Justice should back off its request for Microsoft to turn over a suspect's digital documents stored on a server in Ireland, or be prepared for other governments demanding documents stored on U.S. servers, the company's general ...

iTunes trial: Case over Apple's digital music dominance heads to jury
San Jose Mercury News
OAKLAND -- iTunes 7.0: A landmark improvement to Apple's software for the iPod or an empty update meant to drive out competitors and hike prices for consumers? That will be the $1 billion question for a federal jury in Oakland as they deliberate over ...

Fortune
Apple aced its e-book antitrust appeal
Fortune
Judge Jacobs also repeatedly referred to Amazon's $9.99 pricing policy, whereby it sold books at below the wholesale acquisition cost, as “predatory ...
US faces tough questions in Apple e-books antitrust appeal - Reuters


Forbes
Facebook Removes Microsoft Bing Search Feature
Forbes
Bing.com is currently the second largest search engine with 20% of the market compared to Google's 67%. Fortunately for Microsoft, Yahoo!/Bing is ...

IBNLive
That Was Fast; Spain Already In Full Retreat Over Google Tax
Forbes
That's the exile of all of the Spanish press from the main Google index. ... 

The Guardian
Amazon UK's 1 penny firesale
CNNMoney
It was caused by a glitch in the software that third party sellers on Amazon ... Most of the orders have been canceled by Amazon. ... 

New York Times
Potential $1 billion Apple DRM judgment is now in jury's hands
The Verge
A jury of eight will now decide whether Apple should pay more than $1 ... "Plaintiffs don't understand the technology in this case," she told the jury.
Former engineer claims Apple intended to block 100 percent of non-iTunes clients - Digital Trends

TIME
Tuesday Is Amazon's Free Shipping Christmas Deadline
TIME
Inside An Amazon.com Distribution Center On Cyber Monday An employee stacks boxes filled with merchandise for shipment at the Amazon.com Inc.

TechRepublic
Why Google Fiber missed the mark with free internet
TechRepublic
Many know Google Fiber for its gigabit internet, but did you know it offers a no-cost option for internet access? Here's how Google dropped the ball on ...

TechCrunch
Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook Profile Under Attack From Brazilian Trolls
TechCrunch
Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook profile has come under attack from a large ... photos and other “meme” images, on the Facebook CEO's public posts. ... this Facebook group titled “Flood that Mark” (translation via Google Translate). ... the design of Facebook's service and development of its core technology ...

Google App for iOS Gains Nest Integration
Mac Rumors
Following last week's major redesign, the Google app for iOS has seen yet ... Google makes devices and services that work with Google AND Apple ...

Google might build its own 'buy now' button to compete with Amazon
The Verge
Google has long had an e-commerce arm; its Google Shopping product lets you buy ... 

Video game industry struggles to grow, a year after new consoles launch - CNET: "After months of subsisting on strong sales of new game hardware, overall game spending plummets in November."

Google and French Space Agency partner on Project Loon:
Press Releases - CNES: "A fleet of balloons providing an Internet connection to rural, remote and underserved areas: that is the goal of Google’s ambitious Project Loon. CNES is supporting this project with balloon engineering expertise for which it has acquired international acclaim over the last 50 years. CNES and Google are delighted to be working together to give new momentum to research efforts in this area."

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

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


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

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


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

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

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


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

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


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

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

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Steve Jobs Testimony Plays Key Role In Apple iPod Antitrust Trial (video)

Steve Jobs Testimony to Play Key Role in iPod Trial: Video - Bloomberg:
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After an almost decade-long fight in federal court, consumer lawyers ask a jury in Oakland, California, to find Apple violated antitrust laws by locking customers into iTunes and owes more than $1 billion in damages. UC Hasings Professor of law Robin Feldman and Distinguished Professor Rutgers Law School Michael Carrier speak on “Bloomberg West.” (Source: Bloomberg 12/2) see also--

ABC News
In Emails, Jobs Determined to Keep iPod Apple-Only
ABC News
... Legendary Apple CEO Steve Jobs had seven words for a subordinate when he learned that a rival ...
Wall Street Journal
Apple iPod Antitrust Trial Gets Under Way
Wall Street Journal
Former Apple CEO Steve Jobs will appear via a video deposition in a federal antitrust trial. Rutgers law school professor Michael Carrier describes ...


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No, Facebook Is Not Planning to Sell Your Images

Amazon Has Launched A GrubHub Rival For Food Takeout & Delivery
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Google buys 12 acres in Playa Vista, vastly expands presence in LA
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Google Inc. is making a bold move to expand in Southern California, the ... That's especially important as the technology and entertainment sectors ... These days, companies such as Amazon.com Inc. are churning out original ... previously been in downtown L.A. Facebook Inc. has operations nearby.


The Independent
The Guardian's Absurd Suggestion For Osborne's Google Tax
Forbes
They've a little video about that Google Tax here. and their suggestion is ... How doesAmazon end up not paying UK corporation tax on the profits it ...


Huffington Post
Feds Arrest Man For Facebook Posts Threatening To Kill Darren Wilson
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Just tell Google you're not a robot
USA TODAY
Testing by researchers at Google found that with advances in artificial ... The technology is free and Google is making it available to anyone who'd like ...
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iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, Apple Watch (videos)

Featuring a larger, more advanced display, and significant leaps in capability and performance, iPhone 6 and 6 Plus represent the biggest advancement in design and engineering since we introduced the original iPhone. Published on Sep 9, 2014


Apple Watch unites the capabilities of an all-day fitness tracker and a highly advanced sports watch in one device you can wear all the time. Narrated by Jay Blahnik, Director of Fitness, Health Technologies at Apple. Published on Sep 9, 2014


NBCNews.com
What you need to know about the new Apple Watch
Vox
Technology ... The move was hotly anticipated, as Apple enters a competitive and rapidly expanding market. ... There's a reason Apple invited fashion bloggers to the event today. ... It will show Facebook updates and baseball scores, as well as where you left your car (assuming that car is a BMW).
Is it time for Apple smartwatch to jump-start wearables market? - USA TODAY
Apple Unveils Smartwatch, Its First New Product in 4 Years - Wall Street Journal
Is Apple Getting Over Its Allergy To Social Media? - Forbes

Best places to trade in your old iPhone - CBS News: "... If you're more interested in getting actual cash, you've got your pick of sites that take trade-ins online. Sites like Next Worth, Glyde, and Gazelle all work more or less the same way, offering you a competitive price based on the phone model, as well as its condition. There's also the trade-in route, in which you literally exchange your used phone for a discount on your next handset. A slew of retailers offer this convenience, including Apple, Best Buy and Target...."

Baidu Hires Top Microsoft Executive in China - WSJ: "Zhang Yaqin will become Baidu's president for new business, effective Wednesday, the Chinese company said Monday. He previously served as Microsoft's vice president and chairman of its Asian-Pacific research and development group."

Comcast Wi-Fi serving self-promotional ads via JavaScript injection | Ars Technica: "Comcast has begun serving Comcast ads to devices connected to one of its 3.5 million publicly accessible Wi-Fi hotspots across the US. Comcast's decision to inject data into websites raises security concerns and arguably cuts to the core of the ongoing net neutrality debate."

Facebook’s Value Tops $200 Billion on Mobile-Ad Optimism - Bloomberg: "“This latest rally stems from their last earnings announcement, when they reported higher demand and sales numbers for their mobile ads,” said Jeffrey Sica, who oversees more than $1.5 billion in assets as president of Sica Wealth Management, in an e-mail. “If they can continue to grow their mobile ads, they will have a sustainable demand for their stock.”"

EU Asks More of Google - WSJ: "....The decision to reopen settlement negotiations for an unprecedented fourth time marks something of an about-face for Mr. Almunia, who has long insisted that Google's commitments were sufficient to meet his agency's competition concerns. The turnaround comes after the European Commission decided that some concerns raised by complainants in response to letters explaining Brussels' latest settlement with Google were "justified," Mr. Almunia told Bloomberg TV in an interview recorded on Sept. 6...."

Maybe The Stock Market Isn't So Dumb - IBM Reaps A 6% Loss On A $156 Billion Investment - International Business Machines Corporation | Seeking Alpha: "Even with an investment of $156 billion, IBM's market value has decreased by 5.99% in the last fifteen years."


New York Times
Amazon Cuts Struggling Phone's Price to 99 Cents
New York Times
Jeffrey P. Bezos, Amazon's founder and chief executive, announcing the Fire ... usually work,” said Wayne Lam, a senior analyst with IHS Technology. He noted that the so-calledFacebook phone quickly dropped to 99 cents ... Apple, which is releasing its new iPhones on Tuesday, surpasses that every ...

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Will Windows 9 Save Microsoft Or Is It Too Late?

Probably too late--Windows 7 owns just over 50 percent of the PC OS market share and Windows XP owns an additional 25 percent. Windows 8 platforms and Windows Vista combined make up just 15 percent. In the trendsetting United States Apple's Mac OS is gaining ground, now accounting for more than 15 percent of domestic market share and Chromebooks are taking off (sources infra)--

Will Windows 9 Be Able To Save Microsoft? - Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) | Seeking Alpha: "Microsoft is facing challenges from Google, Apple and others on numerous fronts. Windows 8 turned out to be a flop, Windows phones are struggling, and the Xbox One launch went poorly... Despite heavy investments in its Windows Phone platforms, the company has secured only 2.7 percent of the global smartphone OS market, vs. 81.1 percent for Google and 15.2 percent for Apple... If Windows 9 turns out to be yet another flop, Microsoft could find itself in a difficult situation. The company relies on the sale of its operating systems and updated software for each system to drive revenues. Windows 8 has thus far been rejected by most consumers, depriving Microsoft of potential revenue streams...."

Why 2014 Will be the Biggest Year Yet for Google Chrome OS | Digital Trends: "... Most people just want a computer that can perform simple computing tasks without crashing, and they want to pay as little for it as possible. Netbooks failed because they only met the latter goal, but Chromebooks achieve both. Don’t just take my word for it though. Head over to Amazon’s best-seller list, where three or four Chromebooks can usually be found among the top 10 best-selling laptops. Look further and you’ll see that, excluding MacBooks, it’s rare for a notebook priced above $500 to crack the top 20. People want to pay as little for a PC as possible, and also want it to work well. Chromebooks meet both criteria...."

Storm Clouds Over Amazon Business - WSJ: "Amazon.com Inc. has been fighting two big rivals in the world of cloud computing. But that battle shows signs of becoming a free-for-all that threatens its profitability goals for the business. Large telecom and small startups have been forging into or expanding services that let companies rent computing cycles rather than operate their own servers and data centers. The broader competition comes amid a continuing price war in the business among Amazon, Google and Microsoft. Those pressures were underscored... when the online retailer reported a wider loss for its second quarter. Part of the reason: its Amazon Web Services, or AWS, recently cut prices by between 28% and 51% for various services as gains at AWS and similar businesses slowed to 38% from 60% in its first quarter..." (read more at link above)

Zillow To Swallow Trulia For $3.5 Billion: "Online real estate giant Zillow has agreed to acquire rival Trulia in a $3.5 billion, all-stock deal, Zillow announced Monday. The transaction is expected to close next year."

Comcast Memo: Rep From “Painful” Retention Call Was Doing “What We Trained Him To Do” – Consumerist: "The agent on this call did a lot of what we trained him and paid him — and thousands of other Retention agents — to do."--Dave Watson, Chief Operating Officer, Comcast Cable

How to Make Any Smartphone or Tablet Screen out of Scratch-Proof Sapphire | MIT Technology Review: "...Sapphire, or crystalline aluminum oxide, is made in nature but can also be manufactured. It is second only to diamond in hardness, although incorrect processing can leave defects that make it brittle. Because of its scratch-proof properties, it has long been used for making LEDs, sensors on missiles, and the screens on some high-end phones that cost as much as $10,000...."

BRADENTON, Fla.: Fla. sheriff offers safe space for internet deals - Technology - MiamiHerald.com: "... The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office says parking lots at each of its four district stations are available for residents to make transactions arranged online in a public and safe space. Hillsborough's program was created in response to threats of robbery or violence during the in-person cash transactions for items advertised online or in other classified ads."

BEIJING: Chinese portal Sohu reports $45 million loss - Technology - MiamiHerald.com: "... The loss for the three months ended June 30 compared with a $69 million loss in the previous quarter and an operating profit of $64 million in the same period of 2013. Profits at China's Internet companies have been squeezed by heavy spending to build a mobile presence as Chinese Web surfers shift quickly to going online wirelessly through smartphones and tablet computers. Sohu operates online media, search, gaming, community and mobile services. "For our news and video businesses, we made solid progress in mobile monetization as our large user base successfully attracted a growing number of advertisers," said chairman Charles Zhang in a statement...."

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Google and Consumers Win FTC Antitrust Battle

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Fifteen years ago, few people predicted that Microsoft's commanding position would be undercut so drastically by the rise of Google, Apple and others. History, however, is not necessarily prologue to the future. Antitrust regulators must remain ...

On Google, FTC Set Rules of War Over Patents
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The commission action by no means spells the end of the smartphone patent wars, a global conflict in which major corporations including Apple, Samsung and Google have spent billions amassing patent portfolios and then suing and countersuing one ...

Some say Google search decision may benefit consumers
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It's a blow to competitors like Microsoft, which has been stirring up opposition toGoogle for years, not to mention newer rivals like Facebook, Apple, and Amazon. But will the decision ultimately prove to be good for consumers? The FTC did secure some ...

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Four national retailers have agreed to pay $1.26 million in penalties for falsely labeling clothing and textiles as made of bamboo, when they were actually made of rayon, a synthetic material. The Federal Trade Commission announced this week that ...

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FTC Antitrust Inquiry Against Google Shelved Until January

F.T.C. Pushes Antitrust Inquiry Against Google Into January - NYTimes.com: "Google was prepared to start the holidays early this week, by settling its antitrust dispute with federal regulators without a harsh punishment. But in shelving its inquiry until January, the Federal Trade Commission has put stronger penalties back on the bargaining table, people briefed on the investigation who were not authorized to speak publicly about it said Wednesday. For two years, the F.T.C. has been looking into whether Google abuses its market power by favoring its own services over rivals in search results. Google and the agency had been planning to sign a settlement this week that would have said Google would change some of its behavior but that would not have been subject to court action. . . . But the people briefed, and others close to the negotiations, said the agency was unlikely to take a second look at one of the major issues — Google’s dominance in specialized search, like travel and local reviews — because the legal hurdles remain high. Google has long said that it does not believe it has broken antitrust laws and that the agency’s case against it is weak. Jill Hazelbaker, a Google spokeswoman, said that it continued to cooperate with the F.T.C. but declined to comment further. . . "

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A company that serves up advertisements for thousands of Apple mobile apps has seen a 29% jump in the number of devices running iOS 6 since the release of Google Maps for the iPhone. As you may recall, iPhone users that updated their devices to the ...

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Doesn't the FTC have anything better to do than go after Google?

Doesn't the FTC have anything better to do than go after Google? [Video]
ZDNet
Doesn't the FTC have anything better to do than go after Google? [Video]. "Summary: It looks like the FTC is poised to finally do more than posture around Google's alleged anti-competitive practices. . . this is really just a colossal waste of taxpayer money....Have we learned nothing over the years about government intervention in monopolies? Things have gone so well with the Baby Bells...why not give it another shot, right? Instead, why doesn't the FTC save the taxpayer dollars it will invest in efforts to prosecute Google for what may or may not be anti-competitive practices and just let the market sort this out? It's only a matter of time before some new startup finds a way to disrupt search and related advertising. Amazon and Facebook aren't exactly sitting on the sidelines in all of this either and both, as examples, have incredibly powerful assets with which Google is struggling to compete. When you need to buy a case for that new iPhone, do you Google "iPhone cases" or just go right to Amazon and search there? I'm willing to bet that the majority of you cut out the middleman and search on Amazon. I know I do. If the market could talk, it would happily say, "I got this." The Internet and the business models around it are moving a lot faster than the FTC ever will."

Samsung Chromebook: Hands-On Review
InformationWeek
Google's latest Chrome OS device, the third-generation Samsung Chromebook, isn't quite disposable, but it's so affordably priced--$249, or $330 with 3G--that you could drop it and live with yourself. All your valuable data would be safe in some distant data ...

Samsung To Cut The Cord, End LCD Panel Supply Relationship With Apple
TechCrunch
Samsung told The Korea Times on Monday that it will end its LCD panel supply relationship with Apple as of next year. That's according to a “senior Samsung source” who declined to be identified, citing insufficient margins owing to Apple's supply pricing...

TechCrunch

Apple iPad Mini Launch: What Else On Deck?
InformationWeek
The invitation for Apple's October 23 media event read, "We've got a little more to show you." The presence of the word "little" is clearly a play on the event's main attraction, which is to be a smaller version of Apple's smash-hit tablet, the iPad ...

Apple plays hardball with iPad Mini reveal
Computerworld
Computerworld - In staging an Apple event on Tuesday to unveil the long-awaited iPad Mini (and, perhaps, updated iMacs and MacBook Airs), Apple is poised to steal a lot of Microsoft's thunder later in the week. On Thursday, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer...

Computerworld

Samsung kicking Apple to curb for LCD panels, report says
CNET
Samsung kicking Apple to curb for LCD panels, report says. The Korea Times says Samsung will replace the lost Apple business with more display orders from Samsung's handset business andAmazon. Shara Tibken. by Shara Tibken. October 22, 2012 7:26 ...

Google struggles to boost profit as advertising goes mobile
Newsday
That suggests consumers may be bypassing Google to seek out information on websites such as Amazon.com Inc. or Yelp Inc., said Sameet Sinha, an analyst at B. Riley & Co. "This is the main product, the most profitable product that they have," Sinha said ...

Newsday

10 Things Google Won't Tell You
Smartmoney.com
Google Books, originally launched in 2010 as Google Print, has achieved scant market share, studies say. Of the four major players in book retailing to develop an integrated store-device-platform (Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple and Google), "Google has ...

Steven Sinofsky: Microsoft's controversial Mr. Windows 8
CNET
The newest version of the operating system is a huge bet for Microsoft, a bid to regain some of its lost leadership in an industry where Apple and Google are increasingly setting the tone. Success is hardly a sure thing for Windows 8. There's no doubt ...

Beyond Their 10 Blue Links, Google's And Bing's Search Strategies ...
By Frederic Lardinois
Not too long ago, Google and Bing seemed fully focused on adding as many social features to their search engines as possible. For Google, that meant adding lots of Google+ features and for Bing it meant making the best out of its exclusive ...
TechCrunch

Apple's newest iPad: What to expect on Oct. 23 - Apple 2.0 - Fortune ...
By Philip Elmer-DeWitt
Source: Apple Media Events FORTUNE --It's the worst-kept secret in Silicon Valley. Even beforeApple (AAPL) issued press invitations for Tuesday's special ... Wu doesn't believe it has to sell for as little as $199 -- the price of Amazon's Kindle Fire HD and Google's (GOOG) Nexus 7. He's looking for something in the $299 to $349 range for 8GB, Wi-Fi only ... Today in Tech: Why Microsoft should develop a Surface phone. Current Issue. Can Apple win over China? Give the gift of Fortune ...
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Apple Preps California Theatre for Oct. 23 'iPad Mini' Event
By Josh Ong
Beyond Apple's launch, there's also a Google event on October 29th that should bring new tablets and smartphones and Microsoft's also holding a Windows Phone 8 launch on the 29th. Join TNWApple on: Follow @TNWapple OR rss ...
The Next Web

Japan court rules Apple did not infringe two Samsung patents ...
By Jamie Rigg
In the latest scuffle between Apple and Samsung, a Tokyo court has ruled that the iPhone 4 and 4S do not infringe on two of Sammy's patents. According to. ... Google opens the playground for an Android event October 29th. 4 days ago ...
Engadget

On Tap This Week, Apple and Microsoft Events, Earnings - Tricia ...
By Tricia Duryee
There are also contingencies in place for unplanned events — like, say, Google accidentally publishing its earnings release hours before it was supposed to.) From Apple's iPad Mini event to Yahoo, Facebook and Amazon's earnings, here's a ...
AllThingsD

Surface with Windows RT includes Microsoft Skydrive
Timeless. Tough. A feat of engineering and a work of art. One touch and you'll recognize the thoughtful design and precision craftsmanship that make Surface a ...
www.microsoft.com/surface/en-US/surface-with...rt/home

Microsoft's Skype for Windows 8 to launch October 26
ZDNet
After screen-shot tease after screen-shot tease, it was just a matter of when, not "if," Microsoft would release a version of Skype customized for Windows 8. And today, October 22, is the day when Microsoft is lifting the curtain on the new client due October 26.

'iPad mini' event reaffirmed to highlight education uses
Apple Insider
'iPad mini' event reaffirmed to highlight education uses. By Katie Marsal. At its media event on Tuesday, Apple reportedly plans to make a point of showcasing how its new, smaller iPad will be particularly useful in the classroom. Citing an unnamed person ...

Apple Insider

Google expected to launch Samsung 10 tablet and LG Nexus 4 smartphone next ...
Computerworld
Computerworld - Google's product unveiling event next Monday will feature a 10-in. tablet running Android 4.2, possibly named the Samsung 10, and an LG Nexus 4 smartphone, according to reports. The Next Web said it learned of the new tablet from an ...

Apple: Sterne Agee Boosts Ests Ahead Of Earnings Thursday
Forbes
The Street's Apple analysts are tweaking their estimates ahead of the expected iPad Mini launch tomorrow and September quarter earnings on Thursday. Sterne Agee analyst Shaw Wu this morning writes in a research note that he expects a “modest” revenue ...

Stray cat discovers ancient Roman catacomb in a residential neighborhood
SlashGear
There so many ruins, ancient constructions, and grave sites in Rome that it's hard to do any construction project without running into some sort of priceless archaeological artifact. In fact, there are apparently so many yet undiscovered Roman artifacts and ...

SlashGear

Sony PS3 System Software Update 4.30 Wraps Up Folding@Home
DailyTech
Update will also make changes to the trophies section. Sony announced that it would tomorrow launch a new system software update (Version 4.30) for the PlayStation 3 that will include many changes to the Trophies section on the PS3. One of the changes...

DailyTech

Sun's Plasma Loops Shine as Art in NASA Video Technique
Space.com
This image of the sun (as observed by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory on Feb. 24, 2011) shows light emitted by million degree plasma, a temperature that is particularly good at highlighting fine arcs in the sun's atmosphere called coronal loops.

Daily Report: Windows Makeover May Cause Head-Scratching
New York Times (blog)
Microsoft Windows, which has more than a billion users around the world, is getting a radical makeover, a rare move for a product with such vast reach, Nick Wingfield reports in The New York Times. The new design is likely to cause some head-scratching for ...

New York Times (blog)

Orionid meteor shower wows weekend stargazers
Fox News
Photographer Tommy Eliassen captured this spectacular view of an Orionid meteor streaking through the dazzling northern lights and Milky Way from his camp in Korgfjellet, Hemnes, Norway, on Oct. 20, 2012, during the peak of the 2012 Orionid metTommy ...

Dragon Age 3 Inquisition: New details, first concept art
Computerandvideogames.com
BioWare has provided a few new details about Dragon Age 3 and released the first concept art for the game. Dragon Age 3 will feature character customisation "in a big way", including "follower customisation", the studio said during a panel at the Edmonton ...

Motorola offers phone deal due to Jelly Bean
TG Daily
Because Motorola has been slow to roll out its Jelly Bean updates, the company is now offering a pretty good deal. It's giving customers a $100 rebate if they buy a new Motorola phone that does not yet have the Android 4.1, or Jelly Bean, update. Motorola...

TG Daily

Nokia Lumia 920 and HTC 8X now available for pre-order at Best Buy
TechSpot
Best Buy is now accepting pre-orders for Nokia's flagship Lumia 920 as well as the HTC 8X. The AT&T exclusive 920 will retail for just $149 while HTC's handset can be yours for $99. Pricing for both includes the typical two-year service agreement subsidized ...

TechSpot

Tiny meteorite fragment strikes home in San Francisco Bay area
SlashGear
It's rare enough to see a meteorite and its resulting fireball streaking through the atmosphere. What's even more rare is for the meteorite to cause a giant fireball in the sky witnessed by multiple people and then to have enough of that meteorite survive the fiery ...

SlashGear

Google CEO Larry Page Discusses Firm's Mobile Success
Tom's Hardware Guide
Android on course to help Google generate $8 billion this year. After its quarterly earnings was mistakenly published early (consequently leading to billions of dollars being knocked off its value), Google chief Larry Page spoke about the firm's success in the ...

Carphone Warehouse to stock the Amazon Kindle Fire HD
Inquirer
UK MOBILE RETAILER Carphone Warehouse has revealed that it will sell the Amazon Kindle Fire HD. The online phone shop has added the Amazon Kindle Fire HD to its coming soon webpage along with the original Kindle Fire tablet that is finally making its...

Inquirer

Forza Horizon Review: It's A Party, It's A Race, And It's A Fantastic Time!
FanBolt.Com
Forza Horizon Review: It's A Party, It's A Race, And It's A Fantastic Time! Forza Horizon Playing On: Xbox 360. Publisher: Microsoft Game Type: Racing Forza Horizon takes the Forza series in a new direction with an open world to explore and the opportunity ...

Can life exist in buried Antarctic Lake? Scientists continue Lake Vostok search
The Bell Jar
Credit: Flickr. There was no native life in the first sample of lake water from the top of Lake Vostok in Antarctica, scientists reported this week at the 12th European Workshop on Astrobiology in Stockholm, Sweden. An international team of scientists say that a ...

The Bell Jar

Yelp to Business Owners: Don't Try to Game Our System
Terra.com
image credit: Yelp. For business owners, having a page on popular user-review site Yelp can be a blessing or a nightmare. A page full of five-star reviews can help drive business. A page stocked with negative reviews, however, can turn potential customers ...

Snazzy Subcompacts: Chevrolet Reveals SEMA-Ready Spark, Sonic, and Cruze ...
Automobile Magazine
At this year's SEMA show, Chevrolet will reveal a number of compact and subcompact concepts, including modified Chevrolet Cruzes, Chevrolet Sonics, and Chevrolet Sparks. Chevrolet will also introduce the Z-Spec parts line of accessories, which will be...

Automobile Magazine

Don't Say 4K Anymore, It's Officially 'Ultra High-Definition'
Hot Hardware
The display format previously known as 4K will now and forever be referred to as "Ultra High-Definition," or Ultra HD for short. So says the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), which has bestowed upon the next-generation format its official consumer ...

Hot Hardware

Brazil to Google News: Leave our newspapers alone
ZDNet
Brazil's National Association of Newspapers (ANJ) has denied Google News the ability to re-post headlines and newspaper article excerpts. googlenewsbrazil. The BBC reports that all 154 members have followed the association's recommendation to opt-out ...

Smash Bros. gets PlayStation All-Stars hack
StickSkills
With the release of PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale not far off, what better way to celebrate than to play the game that kicked off mascot fighting genre again? Well, apparently hacking Super Smash Bros. Brawl and adding a mod is one way to go. This new ...

StickSkills

Lorca earthquake 'caused by groundwater extraction'
BBC News
Scientists studying the fault beneath the Spanish city of Lorca say that groundwater removal may be implicated in a deadly 2011 earthquake there. Detailed surface maps from satellite studies allowed them to infer which parts of the ground moved where.

BBC News

Apple sued over deal locking iPhone to AT&T network
CNET
A pair of iPhone owners are suing Apple to get their handsets unlocked. Zach Ward and Thomas Buchar filed a putative class action lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Northern California on Friday alleging that the tech giant violated antitrust laws by locking ...

Samsung Galaxy Premier rumor gathers steam with leaked GLBenchmark results
Engadget
DNP Samsung Galaxy Premier rumor. When we first heard of a rumored Samsung Galaxy Premier handset that might be a Nexus device, we had our doubts, especially when we saw TouchWiz adorning the alleged leaked image from Mobile Geeks. Now ...

Apple lets hacker go
Fudzilla
Apple's experiment of hiring a hacker in a poacher turned gamekeeper deal has ended. Nicholas Allegra was hired last year after gaining fame for writing his JailBreakMe. Apparently he was let go after not responding to an e-mail offering to extend his ...

Microsoft offers free upgrades to Office 2013 for those who buy 2010 now
ZDNet
Microsoft offers free upgrades to Office 2013 for those who buy 2010 now. Summary: In the run-up to the release of Windows 8, Microsoft has reassured those buying the legacy version of Office now that they will get a free upgrade to the new version when it...

ZDNet

First Comes the Android App, Then Come Mobile Boarding Passes on JetBlue
Jaunted (blog)
JetBlue is usually pretty on top of stuff when it comes to technology, but it's been a long time coming for them to jump on the Android bandwagon. Thankfully users of Android phones can now do the mobile app thing with JetBlue, as the carrier just released the ...

Jaunted (blog)

The iPad Mini is Expected to be Released Tomorrow, Here is Everything We ...
BostInno (blog)
Apple's stock [AAPL] is still a buy, even at $600 a share. The company has successfully launched a few major products (iPad 3, iPhone 5, new iPods, 15-in Retina MacBook Pros) this year and is about to launch a few more just in time for the lucrative holiday ...

BostInno (blog)

AMD 12.11 "Never Settle" Driver
Benchmark Reviews
BmR Featured Content. RHA CA-200 Black Noise Isolating Headphones · Logitech G930 Wireless Gaming Headset · PNY XLR8 PRO Solid State Drive · CM Storm Recon Mouse and Skorpion · Genius GX-Gaming Cavimanus 7.1 Headset · NETGEAR R6300 ...

FGCU to display space shuttle artifacts
Naples Daily News
Florida Gulf Coast University's fledgling museum studies program is preparing for take-off after recently acquiring several space shuttle artifacts from NASA. The artifacts include shuttle tiles and computer hardware that will be displayed in a full exhibit next ...

Bioshock: Infinite Pre-Orders Get A Game To Promote The Game
Side Mission (blog)
Well before Booker DeWitt showed up and set off the chain of events we see in Bioshock: Infinite, there were plenty of working stiffs in the city just trying to go about their day. And if you're curious what that was like, GameStop has a puzzle game you can play ...

Side Mission (blog)

Medal of Honor Warfighter Release Date: Pre-order Bonus Details (10/22 Update)!
HawtWired (blog)
Amazon Exclusive Tin Case and Zero Dark Thirty Map Pack Pre-order Medal of Honor Warfighter on Xbox 360, Playstation 3, or PC and receive an Amazon.com exclusive tin case. The tin case will ship at game launch. The limited edition also includes the ...

I just wanted to unwind, says internet troll
Independent Online
Related Stories. A world first for Twitter. Los Angeles - A man recently dubbed the “biggest troll” in the history of the internet has offered a cautious apology, saying he is “to some degree” sorry for his online behaviour, but blaming it on an addiction that was...

Independent Online

New details on Sony Online Entertainment MMORPG Dragon's Prophet
Gamersyndrome
The ” Free to play” model for Massive online games is quickly becoming widespread. It's probably the way to go for MMORPG for a lot of reasons: a lot of players don't like to have a monthly subscription fee and feel like they have to play as much as they can to ...

Facebook and Twitter Apps Removed From Xbox 360′s Dashboard
GamerFront
If you're one of the few people who used the Xbox 360′s Facebook and Twitter apps prepare to be disappointed. Microsoft announced last Friday that the apps have been removed in the last mandatory Dashboard update. When questioned about the ...

GamerFront

Google touts map APIs for enterprise
Register
Google has announced two new APIs to its Google Maps service, designed to allow enterprises build their own location-enabled applications. The Maps Tracks and Maps Geolocation APIs were announced last Wednesday at Google's Enterprise blog.

Colliding Galaxies Provide A Glimpse Into Our Future
Forbes
A new image from the Hubble Space Telescope provides a glimpse into our galaxy's future. The photo above is a Hubble image of the galaxy NGC 2623. Located about NGC 2623, this single galaxy was once two separate galaxies, but for several million ...

Forbes

Miniature Portal Gun Replica Now Available (video)
Geeky gadgets
Portal game fans might be pleased to know that a new miniature portal gun replica has now landed on the Think Geek website and is available to purchase for $60. Joining the already available Portal turret, which is also available to purchase. Watch the ...

Geeky gadgets

Apple dumps Java
TechEye
The programming geniuses who gave you the ultra-secure iOS and Apple maps have decided that Apple users can do without Java because it is insecure. Apple is culling old versions of Oracle's Java software from internet browsers on the computers of its ...

TechEye

9ff Unveils 911 GT3 GTurbo
CarBuzz - Car News and Reviews
Porsche aftermarket specialist 9ff has raised the bar once again for street-legal speed and power with an epic 911 GT3 build. The 997-era 911 GT3 features a completely rebuilt engine with added turbos and enhanced aero for one of the quickest custom ...

CarBuzz - Car News and Reviews

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