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11 January 2015
Yahoo 2015, Marissa Mayer, Unlocking Value of Alibaba Billions (videos)
Can Marissa Mayer Unlock Value of Alibaba Billions? “Marissa Mayer and the Fight to Save Yahoo” Author Nicholas Carlson discusses the history of Yahoo and what to expect from CEO Marissa Mayer in 2015 . He speaks on “Street Smart.” (Source: Bloomberg)
Activist investor Starboard Value LP intensified pressure on Yahoo in a new letter urging Chief Executive Officer Marissa Mayer to disclose her plans for assets such as a stake in Alibaba. Bloomberg Intelligence’s Paul Sweeney and Bloomberg’s Erik Schatzker report on “Bloomberg West.” (Source: Bloomberg)
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21 December 2014
Yahoo, CEO Marissa Mayer, Is It Over? (video)
Inside the New Book About Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer: Video - Bloomberg:
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Techomony CEO David Kirkpatrick comments on Author Nicholas Carlson’s book “Marissa Mayer and the Fight to Save Yahoo!” (Source: Bloomberg Dec 19)
NYTimes.com: ".... Mayer may not be able to buy herself the time. Major Yahoo shareholders have recently begun collaborating on a series of spreadsheets that calculate that AOL and Yahoo are worth between 70 and 80 percent more when combined than they are apart. Some investors are further attracted to the merger because it will bring AOL’s chief executive, Tim Armstrong, into Yahoo. Like Mayer, Armstrong made his career as an early Google employee — but he was in charge of its sales force. After a rough start, Armstrong has managed to get AOL’s stock going again, not by inventing some new consumer product but by optimizing its ad and media assets. Armstrong, who has seen a version of this analysis, appears willing to consider a deal. Doing so, of course, would provide enormous personal benefit; Armstrong, who owns 5 percent of AOL, could stand to gain tens if not hundreds of millions of dollars. For Mayer, the calculus is less enticing. It’s unlikely that her personal turnaround plan included shrinking a $30 billion company into a $5 billion one, all to combine it with a $3 billion company and realize $1 billion in cost-savings...."
Is Yahoo Doing Enough to Keep Activists Satisfied?: Video - Bloomberg:
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Oct. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Bloomberg’s Tom Giles examines third-quarter results from Yahoo and whether or not chief executive officer Marissa Mayer is doing enough to keep activist investors satisfied. He speaks on “In The Loop.”
Yahoo Results Just a Series of One-Off Events: Atul Lele: Video - Bloomberg:
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Oct. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Atul Lele, chief investment officer at Deltec International Group, talks about the state of Yahoo, CEO Marissa Mayer’s turnaround efforts and the tech M&A environment. He speaks on “Bloomberg Surveillance.”
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Techomony CEO David Kirkpatrick comments on Author Nicholas Carlson’s book “Marissa Mayer and the Fight to Save Yahoo!” (Source: Bloomberg Dec 19)
NYTimes.com: ".... Mayer may not be able to buy herself the time. Major Yahoo shareholders have recently begun collaborating on a series of spreadsheets that calculate that AOL and Yahoo are worth between 70 and 80 percent more when combined than they are apart. Some investors are further attracted to the merger because it will bring AOL’s chief executive, Tim Armstrong, into Yahoo. Like Mayer, Armstrong made his career as an early Google employee — but he was in charge of its sales force. After a rough start, Armstrong has managed to get AOL’s stock going again, not by inventing some new consumer product but by optimizing its ad and media assets. Armstrong, who has seen a version of this analysis, appears willing to consider a deal. Doing so, of course, would provide enormous personal benefit; Armstrong, who owns 5 percent of AOL, could stand to gain tens if not hundreds of millions of dollars. For Mayer, the calculus is less enticing. It’s unlikely that her personal turnaround plan included shrinking a $30 billion company into a $5 billion one, all to combine it with a $3 billion company and realize $1 billion in cost-savings...."
Is Yahoo Doing Enough to Keep Activists Satisfied?: Video - Bloomberg:
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Oct. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Bloomberg’s Tom Giles examines third-quarter results from Yahoo and whether or not chief executive officer Marissa Mayer is doing enough to keep activist investors satisfied. He speaks on “In The Loop.”
Yahoo Results Just a Series of One-Off Events: Atul Lele: Video - Bloomberg:
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Oct. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Atul Lele, chief investment officer at Deltec International Group, talks about the state of Yahoo, CEO Marissa Mayer’s turnaround efforts and the tech M&A environment. He speaks on “Bloomberg Surveillance.”
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22 October 2014
IBM Exits Manufacturing for Software and Services (video)
IBM Pays Globalfoundries $1.5B to Take Chip Unit: Here's Why: Video - Bloomberg:
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IBM agreed to pay Globalfoundries $1.5 billion to take an unprofitable chip-manufacturing unit off its hands. Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Semiconductor Analyst Anand Srinivasan reports on “In The Loop.” (Source: Bloomberg 10/20)
New York Times
Growth for Yahoo, at Last, but Strategy Is No Clearer
New York Times
Marissa Mayer, chief of Yahoo, said she expected mobile revenue to top ... go to catch up to Google and Facebook, which are continuing to gain ground in ... on “building block acquisitions” to replace its often outdated technology. ... Yahoo's 10-year search partnership with Microsoft allows Yahoo to use ...
Yahoo posts gains in sales, profits but pressure still on - USA TODAY
Yahoo Sales, Profit Gains May Allay Mayer Critics - Wall Street Journal
Yahoo Rallies After Reaping Alibaba Riches - Forbes
New York Times
China Attack Aims at iCloud, Apple's Service for Storage
New York Times
HONG KONG — For Apple in China, trouble seems to be the new normal. ... They are also similar to recent attacks on Google, Yahoo and Microsoft aimed ... a browser offered by the Qihoo 360 Technology Company that is popular in ...
China-backed hackers target Apple's iCloud users: blog - Reuters
New York Times
Apple Pay: Seamless in Stores, but Quirky Online
New York Times
Apple says Apple Pay is more secure than a traditional credit card payment, because ... AFTER I used Apple Pay for a day of shopping in stores, a few things ... If you are near a terminal and have an app open, like Facebook, the phone ... Neither Amazon nor Applewould comment on whether they were ...
As Apple Pay Arrives, Witnessing the Next Step in Money. Maybe. - New York Times
Review: Apple Pay in Action - ABC News
Apple Surges Ahead In Breakout Earnings - Forbes
Wall Street Journal
iPad Air 2 Review: The Best Tablet Needs to Work Harder
Wall Street Journal
Apple's newest tablet is thinner than ever, but whether it is for you depends on where you plan on holding it—and what you want to do with it. WSJ's Joanna Stern reviews the Air 2. Photo/Video: Drew Evans/The Wall Street Journal. By. Joanna Stern. Joanna ...
Tech startup Arx Pax introduces hoverboard prototype
SFGate
A Los Gatos, Calif. company called Arx Pax has created a working prototype hover board they call Hendo which uses ...
Mashable
Google and Others Sink $542 Million Into Mystery Virtual Reality Venture
Mashable
Search giant Google, along with several other interests, just invested more than half a billion dollars in a mysterious venture called Magic Leap, a company that, based on various reports, is working on technology focused on the virtual reality and augmented ...
Forbes
Apple Pay is fast, easy, and boring — so it will be huge
VentureBeat
I only had to use Apple Pay a few times before I got over the novelty of paying for stuff with my phone. That's not necessarily a bad thing — the future of payments shouldn't have to constantly remind you that you're doing something new and different, which is ...
Reuters
Apple, supplier GT strike deal to unseal info, shutter Arizona plant
Reuters
(Reuters) - Apple and GT Advanced Technologies Inc struck an agreement on Tuesday that will let GT begin the shutdown of key Arizona operations, and shed some more light on why the former stock market darling abruptly filed for bankruptcy this month.
Fox Business
Daimler sells stake in Tesla for $780 million
SFGate
Daimler AG says it has sold its 4 percent stake in electric car maker Tesla for $780 million. The buyer was not disclosed. The Germany-based parent of Mercedes-Benz says its partnership with Tesla Motors Inc. is unaffected. Tesla made the battery packs and ...
New York Times
FTC Names Privacy Expert as Chief Technologist
ABC News
The Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday named an outspoken Internet privacy expert, Ashkan Soltani, as its chief technologist in a move that signals the agency's focus on protecting consumers' online privacy. A computer scientist and technology ...
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IBM agreed to pay Globalfoundries $1.5 billion to take an unprofitable chip-manufacturing unit off its hands. Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Semiconductor Analyst Anand Srinivasan reports on “In The Loop.” (Source: Bloomberg 10/20)
New York Times
Growth for Yahoo, at Last, but Strategy Is No Clearer
New York Times
Marissa Mayer, chief of Yahoo, said she expected mobile revenue to top ... go to catch up to Google and Facebook, which are continuing to gain ground in ... on “building block acquisitions” to replace its often outdated technology. ... Yahoo's 10-year search partnership with Microsoft allows Yahoo to use ...
Yahoo posts gains in sales, profits but pressure still on - USA TODAY
Yahoo Sales, Profit Gains May Allay Mayer Critics - Wall Street Journal
Yahoo Rallies After Reaping Alibaba Riches - Forbes
New York Times
China Attack Aims at iCloud, Apple's Service for Storage
New York Times
HONG KONG — For Apple in China, trouble seems to be the new normal. ... They are also similar to recent attacks on Google, Yahoo and Microsoft aimed ... a browser offered by the Qihoo 360 Technology Company that is popular in ...
China-backed hackers target Apple's iCloud users: blog - Reuters
New York Times
Apple Pay: Seamless in Stores, but Quirky Online
New York Times
Apple says Apple Pay is more secure than a traditional credit card payment, because ... AFTER I used Apple Pay for a day of shopping in stores, a few things ... If you are near a terminal and have an app open, like Facebook, the phone ... Neither Amazon nor Applewould comment on whether they were ...
As Apple Pay Arrives, Witnessing the Next Step in Money. Maybe. - New York Times
Review: Apple Pay in Action - ABC News
Apple Surges Ahead In Breakout Earnings - Forbes
Wall Street Journal
iPad Air 2 Review: The Best Tablet Needs to Work Harder
Wall Street Journal
Apple's newest tablet is thinner than ever, but whether it is for you depends on where you plan on holding it—and what you want to do with it. WSJ's Joanna Stern reviews the Air 2. Photo/Video: Drew Evans/The Wall Street Journal. By. Joanna Stern. Joanna ...
Tech startup Arx Pax introduces hoverboard prototype
SFGate
A Los Gatos, Calif. company called Arx Pax has created a working prototype hover board they call Hendo which uses ...
Mashable
Google and Others Sink $542 Million Into Mystery Virtual Reality Venture
Mashable
Search giant Google, along with several other interests, just invested more than half a billion dollars in a mysterious venture called Magic Leap, a company that, based on various reports, is working on technology focused on the virtual reality and augmented ...
Forbes
Apple Pay is fast, easy, and boring — so it will be huge
VentureBeat
I only had to use Apple Pay a few times before I got over the novelty of paying for stuff with my phone. That's not necessarily a bad thing — the future of payments shouldn't have to constantly remind you that you're doing something new and different, which is ...
Reuters
Apple, supplier GT strike deal to unseal info, shutter Arizona plant
Reuters
(Reuters) - Apple and GT Advanced Technologies Inc struck an agreement on Tuesday that will let GT begin the shutdown of key Arizona operations, and shed some more light on why the former stock market darling abruptly filed for bankruptcy this month.
Fox Business
Daimler sells stake in Tesla for $780 million
SFGate
Daimler AG says it has sold its 4 percent stake in electric car maker Tesla for $780 million. The buyer was not disclosed. The Germany-based parent of Mercedes-Benz says its partnership with Tesla Motors Inc. is unaffected. Tesla made the battery packs and ...
New York Times
FTC Names Privacy Expert as Chief Technologist
ABC News
The Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday named an outspoken Internet privacy expert, Ashkan Soltani, as its chief technologist in a move that signals the agency's focus on protecting consumers' online privacy. A computer scientist and technology ...
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13 October 2014
Google To Be World's First Trillion Dollar Company?
Google, not Apple, may be world’s first $1 trillion company | New York Post: "The analyst predicted Google would cross the 10-figure mark in market capitalization by 2020. Over the last five years, Apple has more than doubled — 274 percent vs. 115 percent — Google’s stock performance. “Google is positioned to be the first company on [a] US listed stock exchange to have a market capitalization exceed one trillion dollars,” BGC Capital analyst Colin Gillis wrote in a research note to clients on Friday...." (read more at link above)
The Great Knowledge Box Showdown: Google Now vs. Siri vs. Cortana: "....Google Now has a clear lead in terms of the sheer volume of queries addressed, and more complete accuracy with its queries than either Siri or Cortana. All three parties will keep investing in this type of technology, but the cold hard facts are that Google is progressing the fastest on all fronts."
6 Reasons Carl Icahn Overvalues Apple By $700 Billion
Forbes
Carl Icahn has a reputation for using his big microphone to get technology companies whose businesses he doesn't understand to do something that ...
USA TODAY
Wolff: What next for Yahoo and Marissa Mayer?
USA TODAY
What will happen to Yahoo, really? And, as a both a subset and a wholly independent question, what will happen to Marissa Mayer, Yahoo's CEO, and ...
TechCrunch (blog)
Facebook's Anonymous App Could Kill Trolls With Secret Identity
TechCrunch (blog)
Wack-a-mole. That's what it's usually like fighting trolls, bullies, and spammers in anonymous communities. Ban them and they just start new accounts.
USA TODAY
What's new in Google Voice: MMS
USA TODAY
Q. How does this new Google Voice MMS support work, and why isn't Verizon ... Here are the limits to Google Voice MMS that his post didn't spell out ...
CNET
Apple's Oct. 16 event: Here's what we expect
CNET
New iPads and Macs, as well as an official launch of the OS X Yosemite computer operating system, should show up at Apple's event this week.
Techaeris
Apple Pay is coming to town
Fortune
There's no Starbucks in the small Western Massachusetts town where I live these days. No Whole Foods, either. No Bloomingdales, Macy's or Disney ...
Another Apple event and lots of earnings: 5 things to watch for this week
Fortune
Earnings season has arrived in full force. Expect a slew of earnings from big banks including Citigroup , Bank of America and Goldman Sachs.
Newsweek
Wary of Privacy Issues? Ditch Dropbox and Avoid Google, Says Edward Snowden
Newsweek
Ditch Dropbox and Avoid Google, Says Edward Snowden ... and to avoid using high-profile online services such as Facebook and Google, if they ... much of the technology the public needs hasn't been invented or popularized yet. ... Major cell phone providers, including Verizon, AT&T and Apple, can be ...
The Guardian
Google Glass v Apple Watch: in form against function, Apple edges it overGoogle
The Guardian
This came to mind as I considered the contrast between Google Glass and the AppleWatch. Here are two giants of the technology industry, with ...
San Jose Mercury News
Is Apple close to cracking the code for TV?
San Jose Mercury News
CUPERTINO -- Ever curious about what the next chapter holds for Apple, some ... A small but growing chorus of analysts and developers say Apple seems ... and Google andAmazon have entered the field with Chromecast and Fire ...
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The Great Knowledge Box Showdown: Google Now vs. Siri vs. Cortana: "....Google Now has a clear lead in terms of the sheer volume of queries addressed, and more complete accuracy with its queries than either Siri or Cortana. All three parties will keep investing in this type of technology, but the cold hard facts are that Google is progressing the fastest on all fronts."
6 Reasons Carl Icahn Overvalues Apple By $700 Billion
Forbes
Carl Icahn has a reputation for using his big microphone to get technology companies whose businesses he doesn't understand to do something that ...
USA TODAY
Wolff: What next for Yahoo and Marissa Mayer?
USA TODAY
What will happen to Yahoo, really? And, as a both a subset and a wholly independent question, what will happen to Marissa Mayer, Yahoo's CEO, and ...
TechCrunch (blog)
Facebook's Anonymous App Could Kill Trolls With Secret Identity
TechCrunch (blog)
Wack-a-mole. That's what it's usually like fighting trolls, bullies, and spammers in anonymous communities. Ban them and they just start new accounts.
USA TODAY
What's new in Google Voice: MMS
USA TODAY
Q. How does this new Google Voice MMS support work, and why isn't Verizon ... Here are the limits to Google Voice MMS that his post didn't spell out ...
CNET
Apple's Oct. 16 event: Here's what we expect
CNET
New iPads and Macs, as well as an official launch of the OS X Yosemite computer operating system, should show up at Apple's event this week.
Techaeris
Apple Pay is coming to town
Fortune
There's no Starbucks in the small Western Massachusetts town where I live these days. No Whole Foods, either. No Bloomingdales, Macy's or Disney ...
Another Apple event and lots of earnings: 5 things to watch for this week
Fortune
Earnings season has arrived in full force. Expect a slew of earnings from big banks including Citigroup , Bank of America and Goldman Sachs.
Newsweek
Wary of Privacy Issues? Ditch Dropbox and Avoid Google, Says Edward Snowden
Newsweek
Ditch Dropbox and Avoid Google, Says Edward Snowden ... and to avoid using high-profile online services such as Facebook and Google, if they ... much of the technology the public needs hasn't been invented or popularized yet. ... Major cell phone providers, including Verizon, AT&T and Apple, can be ...
The Guardian
Google Glass v Apple Watch: in form against function, Apple edges it overGoogle
The Guardian
This came to mind as I considered the contrast between Google Glass and the AppleWatch. Here are two giants of the technology industry, with ...
San Jose Mercury News
Is Apple close to cracking the code for TV?
San Jose Mercury News
CUPERTINO -- Ever curious about what the next chapter holds for Apple, some ... A small but growing chorus of analysts and developers say Apple seems ... and Google andAmazon have entered the field with Chromecast and Fire ...
Sprint to shutter WiMAX network around Nov. 6, 2015 - FierceWireless: "In April, Sprint said in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing that it would "cease using WiMAX technology by the end of 2015." As part of that effort, Sprint said it identified approximately 6,000 "redundant sites that we expect to decommission and terminate the underlying leases.""
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10 October 2014
Carl Icahn Says Apple Shares Sell at Half Price, Wants Buyback
Carl wants his shares in Apple to increase in value--now--
Wall Street Journal
Icahn Letter Pushes Apple to Buy Back More Shares
Wall Street Journal
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn, in an open letter, called on Apple CEO Tim Cook to buy back shares. Icahn also projects a new Apple HD TV set in ...
Icahn: Apple shares sell at 'half price' value - USA TODAY
One More Thing: Carl Icahn Expects Apple To Crush The 4K TV Market - Forbes
The Hindu
The Disconnect Between Yahoo Shareholders And Marissa Mayer
Forbes
I'm not the only shareholder who is critical now of Mayer as a CEO. I've spoken to many investors privately who share my frustration and have ...
Wall Street Journal
Larger Apple iPad to Be Delayed
Wall Street Journal
Suppliers of the Cupertino, Calif., company had originally planned to produce the larger iPad in mass volume beginning in December, the people said.
USA TODAY
Report: Amazon to open retail store in NYC
USA TODAY
Online retail giant Amazon will take on Macy's and other Herald Square retailers with a ... "Even the Apple Store carries non-Apple products," he says.
Amazon's first brick-and-mortar store said to open in Manhattan - Engadget
Wall Street Journal
Apple Supplier Wants to Wind Down Production
Wall Street Journal
GT Advanced Technologies, a manufacturer of synthetic sapphire that was considered for Apple's new smartphones, is looking to end production after ...
New York Times
Technology Titans Lead Ranking of Most Valuable Brands
New York Times
In addition to Apple and Google, they are Microsoft, at No. ... And Facebook — which had the highest percentage increase in value from last year, 86 percent — is, ... 45, up 27 percent; Amazon, classified as a retail brand, No. 15, up ...
New York Times
Wearable Technology That Feels Like Skin
New York Times
Apple and Samsung, for example, are betting on the wrist; Google, the face. A slew of tech companies believe clothing will simply become electronic.
New York Times
Court Hears Case on Pay for Amazon Workers Screened After Work
New York Times
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday heard arguments over whether workers at an Amazon warehouse in Las Vegas must be paid ...
Microsoft reboots
"Lucrative irrelevance" is the phrase Vanity Fair's Bethany McLean uses to elaborate Microsoft's future under Ballmer. With Ballmer gone, though, does ...
GT Advanced Wants to Keep Issues With Apple Secret
GT Advanced Technologies, the sapphire supplier that filed for bankruptcy protection Monday, wants to keep what went wrong between it and Apple ...
The Apple Products Most Overdue For An Update
Well, it's official: Apple is holding an event on October 16 that will reportedly ... You can also follow us onFacebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.
Google Maps takes its 'street view' to the desert, uses camels instead of cars
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – (Oct. 8, 2014)– Google is taking its famous street view ... In the description of YouTube video above, Google Arabia says, “Explore the Arabian ... Photo courtesy of the Prayers for Shane Facebook page ...
How to Customize Your Google Chromecast with Personal Wallpapers and More
The Chromecast finally supports a feature users have been requesting for ages: customized wallpaper. Read on as we show you how to add custom ...
Google Chrome Blog: A simpler, faster way to use Hangouts on your desktop: "... Voice calling from your desktop. The app now has all the video and voice features you’re used to in Hangouts. We recently announced you can make phone calls to any number in the world (via Hangouts dialer) and now you can do this right from your desktop. If you use Google Voice, the app includes complete Google Voice support, so you can make and receive calls, and get your voicemails and SMS messages directly in Hangouts...."
Attn: Developers:
Chrome 39 beta arrives with new developer features, including JavaScript Generators and Web Animations control | VentureBeat
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Wall Street Journal
Icahn Letter Pushes Apple to Buy Back More Shares
Wall Street Journal
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn, in an open letter, called on Apple CEO Tim Cook to buy back shares. Icahn also projects a new Apple HD TV set in ...
Icahn: Apple shares sell at 'half price' value - USA TODAY
One More Thing: Carl Icahn Expects Apple To Crush The 4K TV Market - Forbes
The Hindu
The Disconnect Between Yahoo Shareholders And Marissa Mayer
Forbes
I'm not the only shareholder who is critical now of Mayer as a CEO. I've spoken to many investors privately who share my frustration and have ...
Wall Street Journal
Larger Apple iPad to Be Delayed
Wall Street Journal
Suppliers of the Cupertino, Calif., company had originally planned to produce the larger iPad in mass volume beginning in December, the people said.
USA TODAY
Report: Amazon to open retail store in NYC
USA TODAY
Online retail giant Amazon will take on Macy's and other Herald Square retailers with a ... "Even the Apple Store carries non-Apple products," he says.
Amazon's first brick-and-mortar store said to open in Manhattan - Engadget
Wall Street Journal
Apple Supplier Wants to Wind Down Production
Wall Street Journal
GT Advanced Technologies, a manufacturer of synthetic sapphire that was considered for Apple's new smartphones, is looking to end production after ...
New York Times
Technology Titans Lead Ranking of Most Valuable Brands
New York Times
In addition to Apple and Google, they are Microsoft, at No. ... And Facebook — which had the highest percentage increase in value from last year, 86 percent — is, ... 45, up 27 percent; Amazon, classified as a retail brand, No. 15, up ...
New York Times
Wearable Technology That Feels Like Skin
New York Times
Apple and Samsung, for example, are betting on the wrist; Google, the face. A slew of tech companies believe clothing will simply become electronic.
New York Times
Court Hears Case on Pay for Amazon Workers Screened After Work
New York Times
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday heard arguments over whether workers at an Amazon warehouse in Las Vegas must be paid ...
Microsoft reboots
"Lucrative irrelevance" is the phrase Vanity Fair's Bethany McLean uses to elaborate Microsoft's future under Ballmer. With Ballmer gone, though, does ...
GT Advanced Wants to Keep Issues With Apple Secret
GT Advanced Technologies, the sapphire supplier that filed for bankruptcy protection Monday, wants to keep what went wrong between it and Apple ...
The Apple Products Most Overdue For An Update
Well, it's official: Apple is holding an event on October 16 that will reportedly ... You can also follow us onFacebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.
Google Maps takes its 'street view' to the desert, uses camels instead of carsUNITED ARAB EMIRATES – (Oct. 8, 2014)– Google is taking its famous street view ... In the description of YouTube video above, Google Arabia says, “Explore the Arabian ... Photo courtesy of the Prayers for Shane Facebook page ...
How to Customize Your Google Chromecast with Personal Wallpapers and More
The Chromecast finally supports a feature users have been requesting for ages: customized wallpaper. Read on as we show you how to add custom ...
Google Chrome Blog: A simpler, faster way to use Hangouts on your desktop: "... Voice calling from your desktop. The app now has all the video and voice features you’re used to in Hangouts. We recently announced you can make phone calls to any number in the world (via Hangouts dialer) and now you can do this right from your desktop. If you use Google Voice, the app includes complete Google Voice support, so you can make and receive calls, and get your voicemails and SMS messages directly in Hangouts...."
Attn: Developers:
Chrome 39 beta arrives with new developer features, including JavaScript Generators and Web Animations control | VentureBeat
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28 September 2014
Sunday Focus: YAHOO! Play OR Be Played?
New York Times
Yahoo Faces Moment of Decision, Again
New York Times
And some start-ups have looked warily at selling out to Ms. Mayer, seeing more prestige in choosing Google or Facebook or in going public....
Wall Street Journal
Starboard Pushes for Potential Yahoo-AOL Tie-Up
Wall Street Journal
Activist investor Starboard is pushing Yahoo and CEO Marissa Mayer to ... Analysts have said a Yahoo-AOL merger could create a strong competitor ...
Yahoo, AOL Pushed Toward Merger By Fed Up Activist Investor - Forbes
Activist Shareholders Go After Yahoo, Tell Marissa Mayer To Buy AOL - Business Insider: "... This time its Jeffrey Smith of Starboard. He doesn't want Mayer to resign. He wants her to… Sell Yahoo's stakes Alibaba and Yahoo Japan. Cut costs by $250 million to $500 million per year. Quit buying startups that don't add to revenues. Combine with AOL..."
Yahoo to Close Education, Qwiki and Directory Next Quarter: "Yahoo today announced it is closing three more products: Yahoo Education, Qwiki, and Directory. The company says the decision is part of a broader strategy to focus on its more successful projects. Yahoo Education will close down on September 30. The site is designed to connect users with education providers and content, but the company has concluded that education is an area outside of its core offerings “where users’ needs are already well served by alternative online resources.”..."
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23 July 2014
Honeymoon Period Over For Marissa Mayer, Yahoo (video)
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Yahoo will return at least half of the cash it reaps from Alibaba's IPO to investors, providing solace to shareholders who’ve hung on as CEO Marissa Mayer struggles to revive sales. Bloomberg's Paul Sweeney and Cory Johnson have more on "Bloomberg West." (Source: Bloomberg July 15)
Honeymoon Period Over For Marissa Mayer - Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) | Seeking Alpha: "Yahoo's CEO, Ms. Marissa Mayer, recently completed her two year anniversary. The stock has recovered since she took the reins, but it is still a far cry from Yahoo's golden days. Search and display revenues are not picking up as expected and their stock is trading at $35.61 with a market capitalization of $36 billion. It touched a 52-week high of $41.72 in April this year. The problem with Marissa's approach thus far is that it is heavy on hype, and light on fundamentals. I am still scratching my head trying to figure out what on earth is her monetization plan for all the assets she has bought. The market, in the next few quarters, will do the same. Currently, the only real case for investing in Yahoo is to gain access to the Alibaba upside."
Forbes
Yahoo Buys Flurry To Jump-Start Mobile Business
Forbes
Yahoo Yahoo has confirmed it's buying the mobile ad exchange Flurry, ... Yahoo and Flurry “can now start to battle Facebook and Google for mobile ...
Yahoo to Acquire Flurry to Strengthen Mobile Products - Yahoo - Investor Relations
China's Xiaomi announces latest flagship Mi 4 smartphone
BEIJING, July 22 (Reuters) - China's Xiaomi unveiled on Tuesday its new flagship Mi 4 smartphone, aimed squarely at the premium handset market dominated by Apple Inc and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd. The Mi 4 will feature a Qualcomm Inc Snapdragon ..
Views Times
Microsoft's Productivity Story: Showtime For Nadella
InformationWeek
Microsoft is Nadella's show now, and the CEO deserves high marks for ... Apple and Google have thumped Microsoft in the mobility arena. It may be a ...
Economic Times
Facebook's Save Button Bookmarks Content For Later
InformationWeek
Every time you visit Facebook, your news feed contains up to 1,500 new posts -- from friends, people you follow, and Pages. And while its news feed ...
ITProPortal
Microsoft reveals bankruptcy of devices strategy by dumping Nokia feature phones
Computerworld
Computerworld - Microsoft was right to ax the feature phone business it inherited when it bought Nokia's handset business for $7.2 billion, analysts ...
Google Glass: Paramedics' next tool
Chicago Tribune
While Google Glass' potential as a consumer device remains to be seen, Lauren Rubinson-Morris is excited about its possibilities in her workplace.
Facebook Earnings Preview: Good Performance Expected to Continue
Forbes
Facebook will release its Q2 2014 results on July 23. The expectations are high considering the company's performance in recent quarters. We expect ...
Forbes
Apple IBM Alliance Is Already Threatened By Start-ups
Forbes
The alliance will no doubt warrant a mention in today's Apple earnings call, which is expected to show ... To succeed in healthcare the Apple IBM alliance needs a platform. ... One big reason for that, according to The Register, is the continuing presence and dominance of Microsoft. ....
Facebook Introduces Save, Bookmarks Interesting Articles to Read Later
Eric Ravenscraft
For the casual reader, Facebook just introduced a feature called "Save." Now ... AutoVoice Now Lets You Create Custom Google Now Commands ...
Amazon unlimited e-book service is limited
This screen shot taken from an Kindle Fire HDX shows "The Hobbit" by J.R.R. Tolkien, an audiobook available through Amazon's Kindle Unlimited ...
Announcing: Microsoft's Unified Technology Event for Enterprises
D. Begley
Announcing: Microsoft's Unified Technology Event for Enterprises ... Follow TechEd on Facebook, Twitter and subscribe to the TechEd Insiders ...
Apple vs. Google: The Battle For Your Car
Barry Ritholtz
Both Apple and Google have announced programs to. ... Apple Carplay and Google Android Auto are scheduled to roll out later this ... Amazon.com.
Offshore Wind Farms are the new foraging grounds for the Seals
Techsonia
A team tracked the seals with the help of GPS technology and found that they used offshore wind farms as foraging grounds. Advertisements. This study found that these wind farms act as artificial reefs for seals and they hunt near these man-made structures.
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Eric Ravenscraft
For the casual reader, Facebook just introduced a feature called "Save." Now ... AutoVoice Now Lets You Create Custom Google Now Commands ...
Amazon unlimited e-book service is limited
This screen shot taken from an Kindle Fire HDX shows "The Hobbit" by J.R.R. Tolkien, an audiobook available through Amazon's Kindle Unlimited ...
Announcing: Microsoft's Unified Technology Event for Enterprises
D. Begley
Announcing: Microsoft's Unified Technology Event for Enterprises ... Follow TechEd on Facebook, Twitter and subscribe to the TechEd Insiders ...
Apple vs. Google: The Battle For Your Car
Barry Ritholtz
Both Apple and Google have announced programs to. ... Apple Carplay and Google Android Auto are scheduled to roll out later this ... Amazon.com.
Offshore Wind Farms are the new foraging grounds for the Seals
Techsonia
A team tracked the seals with the help of GPS technology and found that they used offshore wind farms as foraging grounds. Advertisements. This study found that these wind farms act as artificial reefs for seals and they hunt near these man-made structures.
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12 May 2014
Has Marissa Mayer Cut All Yahoo Dead Weight? (video)
Has Marissa Mayer Cut All of the `Dead Weight'?: Video - Bloomberg:
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Bloomberg's Paul Sweeney and Cory Johnson recap Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer's comments at TechCrunch’s NY Disrupt 2014. They speak with Emily Chang on Bloomberg Television's "Bloomberg West." (Source: Bloomberg. May7)
Google Testing Huge Gmail Redesign
PC Magazine
Google is allegedly testing out some big UI changes for Gmail — the desktop browser-based version — and there's nothing subtle or slight about ...
Apple's core won't change despite bid to buy Beats
SFGate
So Apple's not joining the contest between Google and Facebook to hand over billions to ambitious startups pursuing the next wave of technology.
Facebook Gun Clubs Buy, Sell, Trade, And Cause A Stir
NPR
Last year, some gun control advocates urged Facebook to ban posts advertising guns.Facebook recently announced that it wouldn't do that, but that it ...
Facebook Nearby Friends: a first step in making tech more human
The Guardian
That's the thinking behind Facebook Nearby Friends (being rolled out ... Apple's "Find My Friends" app does that (if a friend gives you permission to track their location); Google'sLatitude did the same between 2009 and 2013.
Apple's Image Gatekeeper Katie Cotton Departs
CIO Today
The woman known as the guardian of Apple's image is leaving her PR position after 18 years. Katie Cotton, Apple's VP for worldwide communications ...
Google hangs up on Internet calls for many Voice users
USA TODAY
Q: The Google Voice calling apps you suggested last year will stop working on ... you could switch to cheaper Internet-calling options like Microsoft's Skype, ... or Facebook'sMessenger, which provides free calls to Facebook friends. I'd suggest Apple's FaceTime, but that only works for calling other iOS ...
Microsoft readies for smartphone push with affordable handsets
Economic Times
NEW DELHI: Microsoft is all geared up to tap the affordable segment of ... Microsoft is targeting the $50-billion affordable handset market globally, ... in the global smartphone market, where Google's Android is the most-used ... NEXT STORYApple plans to launch cheaper 8GB version of iPhone 5c to ...
Facebook, Zynga beat wiretap lawsuits
Ars Technica
Facebook and Zynga have defeated class-action lawsuits accusing the companies of civil wiretapping allegations connected to advertising practices.
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Bloomberg's Paul Sweeney and Cory Johnson recap Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer's comments at TechCrunch’s NY Disrupt 2014. They speak with Emily Chang on Bloomberg Television's "Bloomberg West." (Source: Bloomberg. May7)
“....There is a wide feeling on the eighth floor (of the FCC) that this [Chairman Tom Wheeler's proposal] is a debacle and I think people would like to see a change of course,” said another FCC official. “We may not agree on the course, but we agree the road we’re on is to disaster.”
PC Magazine
Google is allegedly testing out some big UI changes for Gmail — the desktop browser-based version — and there's nothing subtle or slight about ...
Apple's core won't change despite bid to buy Beats
SFGate
So Apple's not joining the contest between Google and Facebook to hand over billions to ambitious startups pursuing the next wave of technology.
Facebook Gun Clubs Buy, Sell, Trade, And Cause A Stir
NPR
Last year, some gun control advocates urged Facebook to ban posts advertising guns.Facebook recently announced that it wouldn't do that, but that it ...
Facebook Nearby Friends: a first step in making tech more human
The Guardian
That's the thinking behind Facebook Nearby Friends (being rolled out ... Apple's "Find My Friends" app does that (if a friend gives you permission to track their location); Google'sLatitude did the same between 2009 and 2013.
Apple's Image Gatekeeper Katie Cotton Departs
CIO Today
The woman known as the guardian of Apple's image is leaving her PR position after 18 years. Katie Cotton, Apple's VP for worldwide communications ...
Google hangs up on Internet calls for many Voice users
USA TODAY
Q: The Google Voice calling apps you suggested last year will stop working on ... you could switch to cheaper Internet-calling options like Microsoft's Skype, ... or Facebook'sMessenger, which provides free calls to Facebook friends. I'd suggest Apple's FaceTime, but that only works for calling other iOS ...
Microsoft readies for smartphone push with affordable handsets
Economic Times
NEW DELHI: Microsoft is all geared up to tap the affordable segment of ... Microsoft is targeting the $50-billion affordable handset market globally, ... in the global smartphone market, where Google's Android is the most-used ... NEXT STORYApple plans to launch cheaper 8GB version of iPhone 5c to ...
Facebook, Zynga beat wiretap lawsuits
Ars Technica
Facebook and Zynga have defeated class-action lawsuits accusing the companies of civil wiretapping allegations connected to advertising practices.
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28 March 2014
Facebook-Oculus deal; Marissa Mayer performance at Yahoo (video)
InformationWeek
Amazon's announcement at AWS Summit 2014 came a day after Google made a 32% price cut across all virtual instances on its Compute Engine, ...
Facebook Debuts Web-Scale Variant Of MySQL
InformationWeek
Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, and Twitter share expertise to launch ... Commercial database vendors including IBM, Microsoft, and Oracle, meanwhile, ...
Microsoft proclaims Azure as first foreign cloud in China
ZDNet
The race for China's cloud market is on and, according to Microsoft, Azure's move to general availability in the country yesterday makes it the first ...
Amazon's Apple TV Competitor Expected to Debut at April 2 Media Event - Mac Rumors
By Eric Slivka
Following rumors of a March launch, it looks like April 2 will be the day Amazon introduces its Apple TV competitor, as Re/code notes that the company ...
MacRumors: Mac News and Rumors...
By Eric Slivka
Following rumors of a March launch, it looks like April 2 will be the day Amazon introduces its Apple TV competitor, as Re/code notes that the company ...
MacRumors: Mac News and Rumors...
iDrive Combines Backup and Sync for Twice the Space as Google Drive - Lifehacker
By Melanie Pinola
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Google Play Music for Chrome delivers browser uploads, finally - Engadget
By Billy Steele
Google has finally enabled uploading tracks to its Play Music service through a browser, but for now, you'll need to flip the switch yourself. In the.
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Infographic: Guide to Facebook News Feed image sizes - Inside Facebook
By Justin Lafferty
As Facebook rolls out a redesigned News Feed to more and more users, page admins are trying to stay a step ahead in planning visual content that ...
Inside Facebook
Amazon to unveil its Apple TV competitor on April 2nd | 9to5Mac
By Mark Gurman
Amazon has been developing a set-top-box product for several months, and the company appears ... The new product comes amidst work from both Apple and Google on their own new boxes. ... Microsoft announces new Office for iPad apps including Word, PowerPoint, & Excel ... 9to5mac on Facebook ...
9to5Mac
Microsoft, Dell seal Android, Chrome royalty pact | Reuters: "...The two companies will license to each other intellectual property related to Android and Chrome devices, such as "Chromebooks" based on Google's Chrome operating system...."
Pew finds embattled newspaper industry still pulls in more than half of all news revenue | Poynter.: "Also, while earlier Pew reports have documented the dominance of giants like Google, Facebook and Yahoo in share of digital advertising, none is considered a news company for purposes of this report. Pew found that nearly 70 percent of all news revenue comes from advertising, just under a quarter from audience, 7 percent from other and only 1 percent from philanthropy and venture capital. "
Keeping Quantum Secrets In An NSA World
Science 2.0
Revelations of the extent of American government surveillance into the private lives of both the American public and foreign leaders worldwide has shone a spotlight on the lack of security in digital communications. Even today's encrypted data is vulnerable ...
21 February 2013
Marissa Mayer and the new Yahoo
Marissa Mayer Puts Her Stamp on Yahoo.com
New York Times (blog)
8:39 a.m. | Updated On Wednesday, Yahoo introduced a fresh new home page with Marissa Mayer's stamp all over it. Yahoo's home page has long been a sort of sad reflection of the company. A jazzed-up Craigslist of sorts, the site was often cluttered with ...
Apple closes Java hack, and why it's time to switch Java off
Computerworld (blog)
The Apple [AAPL] critics are dancing their dance once again today following news of a Java-based malware attack on Macs. But, given Java is the bad boy in the room, shouldn't critics and Kool-Aid drinkers alike just do the right thing and switch Java off for ...
Republic Wireless equals bargain wireless
USA TODAY
Wi-Fi is key to Republic Wireless's $19 a month unlimited plan. Republic Wireless Motorola DEFY XT. Republic Wireless offers a $19 Wi-Fi smartphone plan with unlimited data, text and voice. (Photo: Republic Wireless) ...
Concerns Raised About Phone Subsidy Program for Poor
ABC News (blog)
The Federal Communications Commission said it is addressing fraud concerns about a federal program that supports phone access for low-income consumers. The FCC implemented Lifeline in 1985, which provides discounts on monthly telephone service.
Microsoft Forges Skype, Lync into Enterprise Communications Platform
eWeek
This summer, Microsoft will connect Lync 2013 and Skype in a move that the company hopes will disrupt and "humanize" enterprise communications market. Microsoft's unified communications platform, is undergoing some major changes that according to...
eWeek
Videogame Shares Get A Play On PlayStation 4 Before Its Release
Wall Street Journal
As Sony Corp. (SNE, 6758.TO) prepares to lift the wraps Wednesday evening on what may be the PlayStation 4, shares of other videogame firms have been riding high, with investors looking toward a new cycle of updated game consoles. The shares of all ...
China Says Army Is Not Behind Attacks in Report
New York Times
SHANGHAI — A day after a United States security company accused a People's Liberation Army unit in Shanghai of engaging in cyberwarfare against American corporations, organizations and government agencies, China's defense ministry issued a strong ...
Gravity Watch: Jose Canseco Weighs in on Newtonian Physics
PC Magazine
Former Major Leaguer Jose Canseco thinks "ancient gravity was much weaker" than it is in modern times—a theory which explains why the dinosaurs were so big and yet still "nimble," the slugger and steroid aficionado claimed on Twitter. It's safe to say ...
Olympus Stylus XZ-10 iHS Camera Features Fast Zoom Lens
PC Magazine
Olympus this week announced the U.S. availability of its new Stylus XZ-10 compact camera, which was previously announced for sale in European markets. The small shooter is in many ways a scaled down version of the XZ-2 enthusiast camera. It offers ...
T-Mobile launches GoSmart budget wireless service
CNET
The new service is geared toward consumers more interested in talk and text than high-speed mobile Internet. Steven Musil. by Steven Musil. February 19, 2013 5:23 PM PST Follow @stevenmusil. (Credit: Screenshot by Steven Musil/CNET). Wireless carrier ...
ITC to review Apple victory in Motorola patent case
CNET
Federal agency will take a second look at a judge's decision to invalidate a Motorola patent, a ruling that cleared Apple of infringement claims. Steven Musil. by Steven Musil. February 19, 2013 8:44 PM PST Follow @stevenmusil. The U.S. International Trade ...
Any Website Just 19 Clicks Away From Any Other, Study Shows
ABC News
Although there are currently said to be more than 14 billion pages on the Internet, a new study shows that navigation between any two of these pages should take you no more than 19 clicks -- that's how interrelated everything is. The study was published in...
ABC News
VMware sharpens axe for PCs: Horizon boxset brings Windows to iPads
Register
After eighteen months of hints, VMware has unveiled the final version of its “Horizon Suite” end-user computing stack. VMware has wanted more of a desktop presence for years, shelling out for Zimbra in 2010 in the hope enterprises liked the idea of webified ...
Want Google Glass? Tell Google How You'll Use it
Mashable
Google Glass, Google's most exciting, as-yet-unfinished experiment, may finally be moving officially out of the "Project" phase. On Wednesday, the search giant launched an application contest to let regular people from all walks of life try out the head-mounted ...
Once Unloved, Microcars Fetch Big Bids at Auction
Wall Street Journal (blog)
A collection of microcars and related memorabilia fetched more than $9.1 million at an auction in Madison, Georgia. The sale suggests collectors' interest in small cars is growing just as more consumers are seeking smaller, more efficient cars for everyday...
Wall Street Journal (blog)
Why mapping the human brain matters
Washington Post (blog)
It turns out that President Barack Obama's head-scratching mention of a project to map the human brain in his most recent State of the Union speech was more than just a casual comment. John Markoff of the New York Times reported this week that the White ...
TUAW bloggers take on the Mailbox app
tuaw.com
You may have heard of Mailbox, an email productivity app that promises to rescue you from your overflowing inbox with its efficient method of email management. The app launched late last week with a long waiting list that's still being processed by the ...
Ofcom raises £2.3bn from 4G auction
BBC News
Broadband like speeds on your smart phone should soon be available to customers on five networks. The winning bidders are Everything Everywhere; Hutchison 3G UK; Niche Spectrum Ventures, a BT subsidiary; Telefonica (O2); and Vodafone. They will pay ...
BBC News
This Amazing 3D Printing Pen Can Draw Actual Things Out Of Thin Air
Business Insider
Printers made by companies like Makerbot bring consumer's ideas to life by crafting clothespins in a pinch, jewelery for a night out, or even an iPhone case. But what if you could draw something out of thin air with no computer or software? That's the idea ...
What Social Media Will You Use in Five Years?
Techzone360
Five years ago, I was still the owner of an active MySpace account, had never heard of a thing called Instagram and my Facebook still had a wall. I didn't even own an Internet-enabled device to access any of these things, which today are all available on apps ...
Bentley Flying Spur revealed: Most beastly 4-door to-date
SlashGear
Bentley has revealed its new Flying Spur, billed as the fastest, most powerful four-door Bentley to-date, and packing even vaster quantities of technology into its cosseting wood, leather, and metal-clad cabin. Set to officially debut at the Geneva Motor Show in ...
SlashGear
iPhone 5 and iPhone 4S each outsold the Galaxy S3 in Q4
Fortune
FORTUNE -- Drilling a little deeper into sales data than the larger tech research firms, Strategy Analytics on Wednesday released the chart at right, which breaks smartphone sales down by model number. The data show that Apple's (AAPL) iPhone 5 overtook ...
UPDATE 1-BMW recalls 750000 cars due to electrical problem
Reuters
Tue Feb 19, 2013 12:47pm EST. Feb 19 (Reuters) - BMW is recalling about 750,000 of its vehicles in the United States, Japan, Canada and South Africa due the chance of an electrical failure that may cause the cars to stall unexpectedly, U.S. regulators and ...
Renault-Nissan Alliance Releases a New Silicon Valley Research Centre
Nitrobahn
The Renault-Nissan Alliance which was formed by Automakers Nissan and Renault had opened a US research center in 2011. Now they have opened a new advanced research center initially specializing in autonomous driving and connected cars. The new ...
As Talk Of A Lower Priced iPhone Take Hold, Some Questions
AppAdvice
A so-called “iPhone mini” is likely to launch later this year and sell for around $199. In doing so, Apple would gain a stronger foothold in the growing lower-end phone market, according to Piper Jaffray's Gene Munster. As first reported by AppleInsider, Munster...
AppAdvice
Social media alarm after Jeep follows Burger King as Twitter hack victim
ITProPortal
Just as the mischievous perpetrators changed the Burger King logo to that of McDonalds and tweeted that BK had been sold to its fast food rival, the Jeep meddlers said it had been sold to Cadillac and changed the profile picture accordingly. "WELCOME ...
HTC One vs Nokia Lumia 920 vs 808 PureView – UltraPixel or PureView?
TrustedReviews
The HTC One has just introduced a new type of camera into the mobile market. HTC calls it UltraPixel, and it uses larger sensor pixels to offer much better low-light performance. But how does it compare to the PureView tech we saw in the Nokia 808 ...
Happiest place on earth? Longmont is close
Denver Business Journal (blog)
A University of Vermont analysis of 10 million geotagged tweets from 373 urban areas during 2011 pinned down where residents were happiest. Words used in their tweets were judged to be either happy ("rainbow") or sad ("earthquake"). When all the ...
BlizzCon Is Back This November!
GamerFront
Good news, Blizzard fans! After forgoing BlizzCon in 2012 because of the release of Diablo III and Mist of Pandaria, BlizzCon is back for 2013! The event will be held on November 8th and 9th at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California.
GamerFront
Twitter's new short-form video service – an innovative approach to sharable ...
BostInno (blog)
Vine, a company acquired by Twitter in October of 2012, became available this week as a standalone app with extensive social integration. In short, Vine allows users to seamlessly create 6-second looping videos that are highly sharable and easy to ...
California Highway Dig Yields New Whale Species
TIME
Under California law, a paleontologist and an archaeologist must be on-site to supervise during any new road construction — and in at least one case, this law has turned out to be quite useful. On Monday, two scientists who had been supervising a ...
TIME
Google Plans Own Retail Stores to Sell Premium Hardware.
X-bit Labs
Google, the world's largest search engine and advertising broker, plans to establish a retail chain in the United States to improve sales of gadgets powered by its software. The chain will compete primarily against Apple and Microsoft retail stores, but the ...
X-bit Labs
Reading Minds: System Observes Real-time Brain Activity In A Live Mouse
RedOrbit
Researchers at Stanford University have revealed a new technique for observing hundreds of neurons firing in real time in the brain of a live mouse. They have linked this activity to long-term information storage. The unprecedented work, published in a recent...
RedOrbit
Microsoft's Outlook.com Email Product Takes On Google Gmail
eWeek
Microsoft's newly revamped Outlook.com free email service is now available to all users, some seven months after it was introduced in a limited preview mode to replace Hotmail, Microsoft's longtime email offering. With the new and refreshed Outlook.com...
eWeek
Firefox 19 Adds Built-In PDF Viewing
PC Magazine
In its never-ending quest for improvement, the army of independent coders with the non-profit Mozilla Foundation (along with the organization's in-house staff) have just released the latest version of Firefox. Version 19 comes with a very tangible new feature ...
Microsoft and Yahoo are Not Happy with the Search Engine Alliance
TopNews Arab Emirates
Microsoft and Yahoo are Not Happy with the Search Engine Alliance It has been reported that Yahoo is not more interested in its alliance with Microsoft, which they signed in 2009 under the leadership of Carol Bartz with a ten year agreement according to ...
TopNews Arab Emirates
How Did the Moon Form? We May Need a New Theory
The Atlantic
Megan Garber - Megan Garber is a staff writer at The Atlantic. She was formerly an assistant editor at the Nieman Journalism Lab, where she wrote about innovations in the media....
The Atlantic
Nasa back in contact with the International Space Station
BBC News
Nasa ground controllers have re-established contact with the International Space Station less than three hours after a computer failure briefly interrupted communication. Flight controllers in Houston were updating software on the ISS when one of its data ...
BBC News
Unlocking Cell Phones Could Land Users In Jail
NPR
Maybe you don't like your cell carrier but you like your phone and you want keep it and charge providers. Well, a change in the law makes it illegal to switch without permission from your carrier. That's because if you have, for example, AT&T, in order to switch ...
Apple's iPad Mini 'in stock' in several countries' online stores
CNET (blog)
Rather than days long lag time for the device, the company's online stores in the U.S., Canada, Australia, and other countries are now showing that all models of the iPad Mini are "in stock" and ready to ship.
Super mega dolphin pod off San Diego: Why the big party? (+video)
Christian Science Monitor
Are critters of the sea losing it? Skip to next paragraph. In Pictures: Dolphins! Related stories. Herman Melville's "Moby Dick": 10 most memorable lines · $68,000 for whale vomit? Beachcomber finds 'floating gold.' Dolphins able to sleep with half their brains, ...
Christian Science Monitor
Sony cuts PS Vita price in Japan ahead of PlayStation event
BBC News
Sony's handheld console the PlayStation Vita is set for a price drop - ahead of the widely-rumoured launch of a new PlayStation console. Both the wi-fi and 3G model of the PS Vita will retail in Japan for 19,980 yen (£139). Sony has not yet said if the price...
BBC News
Sea Shepherd boats rammed
ABC Online
The anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd claims it's been attacked by Japanese whalers in the Southern Ocean. Transcript. TONY JONES, PRESENTER: The anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd claims it's been attacked by Japanese whalers in the Southern ...
ABC Online
Microsoft Is Already Coming Out With A Whole New Version Of Windows
Business Insider
It is codenamed "Windows Blue" and Redmond is halfway done with its development, reports Mary Jo Foley. It's not clear if Windows Blue will be something spectacularly new or if it will be what the Windows world calls a "service pack." A service pack is an...
Business Insider
Today in Geek History: Copernicus Was Born
Geekosystem
Some days you celebrate just because something happened on that day, and some days just because a person who did an amazing thing was born. Case in point: On this day in 1473, Nicolaus Copernicus was born, and he later posited that the Sun, not the ...
Bill Gates admits Microsoft's early mobile strategy was 'clearly a mistake'
Fiercemobilecontent
Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) co-founder and chairman Bill Gates admitted the company failed to execute on its early mobile strategy, calling its initial efforts to dominate the smartphone market "clearly a mistake." During an interview with CBS This Morning's ...
New scorpion species found near Tucson
UPI.com
TUCSON, Feb. 19 (UPI) -- U.S. biologists say they've discovered a new species of scorpion in mountains in southern Arizona that are within sight of metropolitan Tucson. The new species, Vaejovis brysoni, was found in the Santa Catalina Mountains ...
UPI.com
Russian security footage reveals curiosity, then chaos, as meteor strikes
Herald Sun
Russian Uni feels meteor force. Shock wave from the asteroid cases mass panic at a Russian University. Security footage reveals reactions to meteor; Blast equivalent to 30 Hiroshima bombs; Black market interest in meteor fragments; Gallery: The Russian ...
Predictable evolution trumps randomness of mutations
Nature.com
Predictable evolution trumps randomness of mutations. Separate bacteria populations may respond to environmental changes in identical ways. Lucas Laursen. 19 February 2013. Bacteria such as Escherichia coli (here in an artist's impression) can acquire ...
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New York Times (blog)
8:39 a.m. | Updated On Wednesday, Yahoo introduced a fresh new home page with Marissa Mayer's stamp all over it. Yahoo's home page has long been a sort of sad reflection of the company. A jazzed-up Craigslist of sorts, the site was often cluttered with ...
Apple closes Java hack, and why it's time to switch Java off
Computerworld (blog)
The Apple [AAPL] critics are dancing their dance once again today following news of a Java-based malware attack on Macs. But, given Java is the bad boy in the room, shouldn't critics and Kool-Aid drinkers alike just do the right thing and switch Java off for ...
Republic Wireless equals bargain wireless
USA TODAY
Wi-Fi is key to Republic Wireless's $19 a month unlimited plan. Republic Wireless Motorola DEFY XT. Republic Wireless offers a $19 Wi-Fi smartphone plan with unlimited data, text and voice. (Photo: Republic Wireless) ...
Concerns Raised About Phone Subsidy Program for Poor
ABC News (blog)
The Federal Communications Commission said it is addressing fraud concerns about a federal program that supports phone access for low-income consumers. The FCC implemented Lifeline in 1985, which provides discounts on monthly telephone service.
Microsoft Forges Skype, Lync into Enterprise Communications Platform
eWeek
This summer, Microsoft will connect Lync 2013 and Skype in a move that the company hopes will disrupt and "humanize" enterprise communications market. Microsoft's unified communications platform, is undergoing some major changes that according to...
eWeek
Videogame Shares Get A Play On PlayStation 4 Before Its Release
Wall Street Journal
As Sony Corp. (SNE, 6758.TO) prepares to lift the wraps Wednesday evening on what may be the PlayStation 4, shares of other videogame firms have been riding high, with investors looking toward a new cycle of updated game consoles. The shares of all ...
China Says Army Is Not Behind Attacks in Report
New York Times
SHANGHAI — A day after a United States security company accused a People's Liberation Army unit in Shanghai of engaging in cyberwarfare against American corporations, organizations and government agencies, China's defense ministry issued a strong ...
Gravity Watch: Jose Canseco Weighs in on Newtonian Physics
PC Magazine
Former Major Leaguer Jose Canseco thinks "ancient gravity was much weaker" than it is in modern times—a theory which explains why the dinosaurs were so big and yet still "nimble," the slugger and steroid aficionado claimed on Twitter. It's safe to say ...
Olympus Stylus XZ-10 iHS Camera Features Fast Zoom Lens
PC Magazine
Olympus this week announced the U.S. availability of its new Stylus XZ-10 compact camera, which was previously announced for sale in European markets. The small shooter is in many ways a scaled down version of the XZ-2 enthusiast camera. It offers ...
T-Mobile launches GoSmart budget wireless service
CNET
The new service is geared toward consumers more interested in talk and text than high-speed mobile Internet. Steven Musil. by Steven Musil. February 19, 2013 5:23 PM PST Follow @stevenmusil. (Credit: Screenshot by Steven Musil/CNET). Wireless carrier ...
ITC to review Apple victory in Motorola patent case
CNET
Federal agency will take a second look at a judge's decision to invalidate a Motorola patent, a ruling that cleared Apple of infringement claims. Steven Musil. by Steven Musil. February 19, 2013 8:44 PM PST Follow @stevenmusil. The U.S. International Trade ...
Any Website Just 19 Clicks Away From Any Other, Study Shows
ABC News
Although there are currently said to be more than 14 billion pages on the Internet, a new study shows that navigation between any two of these pages should take you no more than 19 clicks -- that's how interrelated everything is. The study was published in...
ABC News
VMware sharpens axe for PCs: Horizon boxset brings Windows to iPads
Register
After eighteen months of hints, VMware has unveiled the final version of its “Horizon Suite” end-user computing stack. VMware has wanted more of a desktop presence for years, shelling out for Zimbra in 2010 in the hope enterprises liked the idea of webified ...
Want Google Glass? Tell Google How You'll Use it
Mashable
Google Glass, Google's most exciting, as-yet-unfinished experiment, may finally be moving officially out of the "Project" phase. On Wednesday, the search giant launched an application contest to let regular people from all walks of life try out the head-mounted ...
Once Unloved, Microcars Fetch Big Bids at Auction
Wall Street Journal (blog)
A collection of microcars and related memorabilia fetched more than $9.1 million at an auction in Madison, Georgia. The sale suggests collectors' interest in small cars is growing just as more consumers are seeking smaller, more efficient cars for everyday...
Wall Street Journal (blog)
Why mapping the human brain matters
Washington Post (blog)
It turns out that President Barack Obama's head-scratching mention of a project to map the human brain in his most recent State of the Union speech was more than just a casual comment. John Markoff of the New York Times reported this week that the White ...
TUAW bloggers take on the Mailbox app
tuaw.com
You may have heard of Mailbox, an email productivity app that promises to rescue you from your overflowing inbox with its efficient method of email management. The app launched late last week with a long waiting list that's still being processed by the ...
Ofcom raises £2.3bn from 4G auction
BBC News
Broadband like speeds on your smart phone should soon be available to customers on five networks. The winning bidders are Everything Everywhere; Hutchison 3G UK; Niche Spectrum Ventures, a BT subsidiary; Telefonica (O2); and Vodafone. They will pay ...
BBC News
This Amazing 3D Printing Pen Can Draw Actual Things Out Of Thin Air
Business Insider
Printers made by companies like Makerbot bring consumer's ideas to life by crafting clothespins in a pinch, jewelery for a night out, or even an iPhone case. But what if you could draw something out of thin air with no computer or software? That's the idea ...
What Social Media Will You Use in Five Years?
Techzone360
Five years ago, I was still the owner of an active MySpace account, had never heard of a thing called Instagram and my Facebook still had a wall. I didn't even own an Internet-enabled device to access any of these things, which today are all available on apps ...
Bentley Flying Spur revealed: Most beastly 4-door to-date
SlashGear
Bentley has revealed its new Flying Spur, billed as the fastest, most powerful four-door Bentley to-date, and packing even vaster quantities of technology into its cosseting wood, leather, and metal-clad cabin. Set to officially debut at the Geneva Motor Show in ...
SlashGear
iPhone 5 and iPhone 4S each outsold the Galaxy S3 in Q4
Fortune
FORTUNE -- Drilling a little deeper into sales data than the larger tech research firms, Strategy Analytics on Wednesday released the chart at right, which breaks smartphone sales down by model number. The data show that Apple's (AAPL) iPhone 5 overtook ...
UPDATE 1-BMW recalls 750000 cars due to electrical problem
Reuters
Tue Feb 19, 2013 12:47pm EST. Feb 19 (Reuters) - BMW is recalling about 750,000 of its vehicles in the United States, Japan, Canada and South Africa due the chance of an electrical failure that may cause the cars to stall unexpectedly, U.S. regulators and ...
Renault-Nissan Alliance Releases a New Silicon Valley Research Centre
Nitrobahn
The Renault-Nissan Alliance which was formed by Automakers Nissan and Renault had opened a US research center in 2011. Now they have opened a new advanced research center initially specializing in autonomous driving and connected cars. The new ...
As Talk Of A Lower Priced iPhone Take Hold, Some Questions
AppAdvice
A so-called “iPhone mini” is likely to launch later this year and sell for around $199. In doing so, Apple would gain a stronger foothold in the growing lower-end phone market, according to Piper Jaffray's Gene Munster. As first reported by AppleInsider, Munster...
AppAdvice
Social media alarm after Jeep follows Burger King as Twitter hack victim
ITProPortal
Just as the mischievous perpetrators changed the Burger King logo to that of McDonalds and tweeted that BK had been sold to its fast food rival, the Jeep meddlers said it had been sold to Cadillac and changed the profile picture accordingly. "WELCOME ...
HTC One vs Nokia Lumia 920 vs 808 PureView – UltraPixel or PureView?
TrustedReviews
The HTC One has just introduced a new type of camera into the mobile market. HTC calls it UltraPixel, and it uses larger sensor pixels to offer much better low-light performance. But how does it compare to the PureView tech we saw in the Nokia 808 ...
Happiest place on earth? Longmont is close
Denver Business Journal (blog)
A University of Vermont analysis of 10 million geotagged tweets from 373 urban areas during 2011 pinned down where residents were happiest. Words used in their tweets were judged to be either happy ("rainbow") or sad ("earthquake"). When all the ...
BlizzCon Is Back This November!
GamerFront
Good news, Blizzard fans! After forgoing BlizzCon in 2012 because of the release of Diablo III and Mist of Pandaria, BlizzCon is back for 2013! The event will be held on November 8th and 9th at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California.
GamerFront
Twitter's new short-form video service – an innovative approach to sharable ...
BostInno (blog)
Vine, a company acquired by Twitter in October of 2012, became available this week as a standalone app with extensive social integration. In short, Vine allows users to seamlessly create 6-second looping videos that are highly sharable and easy to ...
California Highway Dig Yields New Whale Species
TIME
Under California law, a paleontologist and an archaeologist must be on-site to supervise during any new road construction — and in at least one case, this law has turned out to be quite useful. On Monday, two scientists who had been supervising a ...
TIME
Google Plans Own Retail Stores to Sell Premium Hardware.
X-bit Labs
Google, the world's largest search engine and advertising broker, plans to establish a retail chain in the United States to improve sales of gadgets powered by its software. The chain will compete primarily against Apple and Microsoft retail stores, but the ...
X-bit Labs
Reading Minds: System Observes Real-time Brain Activity In A Live Mouse
RedOrbit
Researchers at Stanford University have revealed a new technique for observing hundreds of neurons firing in real time in the brain of a live mouse. They have linked this activity to long-term information storage. The unprecedented work, published in a recent...
RedOrbit
Microsoft's Outlook.com Email Product Takes On Google Gmail
eWeek
Microsoft's newly revamped Outlook.com free email service is now available to all users, some seven months after it was introduced in a limited preview mode to replace Hotmail, Microsoft's longtime email offering. With the new and refreshed Outlook.com...
eWeek
Firefox 19 Adds Built-In PDF Viewing
PC Magazine
In its never-ending quest for improvement, the army of independent coders with the non-profit Mozilla Foundation (along with the organization's in-house staff) have just released the latest version of Firefox. Version 19 comes with a very tangible new feature ...
Microsoft and Yahoo are Not Happy with the Search Engine Alliance
TopNews Arab Emirates
Microsoft and Yahoo are Not Happy with the Search Engine Alliance It has been reported that Yahoo is not more interested in its alliance with Microsoft, which they signed in 2009 under the leadership of Carol Bartz with a ten year agreement according to ...
TopNews Arab Emirates
How Did the Moon Form? We May Need a New Theory
The Atlantic
Megan Garber - Megan Garber is a staff writer at The Atlantic. She was formerly an assistant editor at the Nieman Journalism Lab, where she wrote about innovations in the media....
The Atlantic
Nasa back in contact with the International Space Station
BBC News
Nasa ground controllers have re-established contact with the International Space Station less than three hours after a computer failure briefly interrupted communication. Flight controllers in Houston were updating software on the ISS when one of its data ...
BBC News
Unlocking Cell Phones Could Land Users In Jail
NPR
Maybe you don't like your cell carrier but you like your phone and you want keep it and charge providers. Well, a change in the law makes it illegal to switch without permission from your carrier. That's because if you have, for example, AT&T, in order to switch ...
Apple's iPad Mini 'in stock' in several countries' online stores
CNET (blog)
Rather than days long lag time for the device, the company's online stores in the U.S., Canada, Australia, and other countries are now showing that all models of the iPad Mini are "in stock" and ready to ship.
Super mega dolphin pod off San Diego: Why the big party? (+video)
Christian Science Monitor
Are critters of the sea losing it? Skip to next paragraph. In Pictures: Dolphins! Related stories. Herman Melville's "Moby Dick": 10 most memorable lines · $68,000 for whale vomit? Beachcomber finds 'floating gold.' Dolphins able to sleep with half their brains, ...
Christian Science Monitor
Sony cuts PS Vita price in Japan ahead of PlayStation event
BBC News
Sony's handheld console the PlayStation Vita is set for a price drop - ahead of the widely-rumoured launch of a new PlayStation console. Both the wi-fi and 3G model of the PS Vita will retail in Japan for 19,980 yen (£139). Sony has not yet said if the price...
BBC News
Sea Shepherd boats rammed
ABC Online
The anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd claims it's been attacked by Japanese whalers in the Southern Ocean. Transcript. TONY JONES, PRESENTER: The anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd claims it's been attacked by Japanese whalers in the Southern ...
ABC Online
Microsoft Is Already Coming Out With A Whole New Version Of Windows
Business Insider
It is codenamed "Windows Blue" and Redmond is halfway done with its development, reports Mary Jo Foley. It's not clear if Windows Blue will be something spectacularly new or if it will be what the Windows world calls a "service pack." A service pack is an...
Business Insider
Today in Geek History: Copernicus Was Born
Geekosystem
Some days you celebrate just because something happened on that day, and some days just because a person who did an amazing thing was born. Case in point: On this day in 1473, Nicolaus Copernicus was born, and he later posited that the Sun, not the ...
Bill Gates admits Microsoft's early mobile strategy was 'clearly a mistake'
Fiercemobilecontent
Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) co-founder and chairman Bill Gates admitted the company failed to execute on its early mobile strategy, calling its initial efforts to dominate the smartphone market "clearly a mistake." During an interview with CBS This Morning's ...
New scorpion species found near Tucson
UPI.com
TUCSON, Feb. 19 (UPI) -- U.S. biologists say they've discovered a new species of scorpion in mountains in southern Arizona that are within sight of metropolitan Tucson. The new species, Vaejovis brysoni, was found in the Santa Catalina Mountains ...
UPI.com
Russian security footage reveals curiosity, then chaos, as meteor strikes
Herald Sun
Russian Uni feels meteor force. Shock wave from the asteroid cases mass panic at a Russian University. Security footage reveals reactions to meteor; Blast equivalent to 30 Hiroshima bombs; Black market interest in meteor fragments; Gallery: The Russian ...
Predictable evolution trumps randomness of mutations
Nature.com
Predictable evolution trumps randomness of mutations. Separate bacteria populations may respond to environmental changes in identical ways. Lucas Laursen. 19 February 2013. Bacteria such as Escherichia coli (here in an artist's impression) can acquire ...
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