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Google Tries to Upstage Apple With Latest Devices
ABC News
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer ... Google is coming out with bigger, more expensive versions of its Nexus phone and tablet to attract ...
Google unveils Android Lollipop and latest Nexus devices - CNNMoney
Google Unveils Nexus 6 Phone to Rival iPhone 6 - Wall Street Journal
New Google Nexus Player Kicks Off Latest Apple TV Fight - Forbes

Lenovo to challenge Xiaomi on smartphones with new company in China
PCWorld
In China's smartphone market, Lenovo wants to fight fire with fire against rival Xiaomi by setting up a new mobile devices company that will use a separate brand, and leverage the Internet to sell directly to consumers. The still unnamed company will help ...

New York Times
Apple Set to Unveil New iPads, as Rivals Are Gaining Ground
New York Times
Technology ... During an event at its Cupertino, Calif., headquarters on Thursday, Apple is set to unveil ... The new iPads are also expected to include support for Apple Pay, the mobile ... Some, like those sold by Micromax in India, cost as little as $50; Amazon'sKindle Fire can be had for as little as $100.
What to expect at Thursday's Apple event - Boston Globe
What We Expect Apple to Announce at Its Event This Thursday - Yahoo Tech


Macworld UK
New Apple TV 2014 release date rumours: Apple TV will be 'HomeKit hub', feature 'Twitter ...
Macworld UK
And why is Apple taking so long to update the Apple TV? ... Plus an analyst has said thatApple is working with Twitter and Facebook to bring ... Stick and Google ChromeCast, it's possible that Apple's next Apple TV could take a .... The new Amazon FireTV offers voice control, which has lead to calls for ...


TIME
3 Reasons Google's Same-Day Shipping Looks Like a Game Changer
TIME
Forget Apple! Google's Biggest Rival is Actually Amazon ... Google promises same-day shipping on all such orders, at a cost of $4.99 per delivery or ...

Google Announces Nexus Player Media/Gaming Android Console
Google is set to release its own version of Amazon's Fire TV - a set-top media and gaming box that has the ability to use an optional controller.

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AT&T desperate, why would anyone switch from T-Mobile?

Desperate AT&T will give you $200 to switch over from big, scary T-Mobile | VentureBeat | Mobile | by Ricardo Bilton: "AT&T’s switcher credit, however, doesn’t make a whole lot of sense. For one, T-Mobile rid itself of service contracts last year, so any customer who wants to leave the carrier really has nothing standing in their way. More, I suspect it’s going to take a lot more than $200 to convince T-Mobile customers to willingly go back to AT&T. To put it simply: AT&T officially sees T-Mobile a serious threat. And that’s not something I thought I’d ever write..."

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T-Mobile CEO John Legere isn't too impressed with AT&T's latest promotion
DailyTech
Earlier today, we reported that AT&T is seriously gunning for T-Mobile customers by offering up to $450 in incentives to switch. $250 of that incentive package comes in the form of trading in your smartphone, while the other $200 is a straight cash bonus to ...

CES: Five Big Consumer Electronics Trends Hiding Behind the Gadgets
eWeek
NEWS ANALYSIS: Five big trends are shaping the consumer electronics market in 2014, but they will get lost among all the HDTVs, smartphones, tablets and other gadgets on the show floor. The annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) starts next week.

Google Nexus 5 Review: Top 11 Best (And Worst) Features Of The ...

International Business Times
Google and LG have teamed up again to offer the Nexus 5, the latest smartphone to offer a completely unadulterated Android experience. How does ...

International Business Times AU

Was Microsoft's Surface Saved by Christmas?

Bloomberg
Jan. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Chitka's Mobile Division General Manager Matt Kojalo discusses the sales of Microsoft's Surface tablet over the holiday ...

Tech Times

Apple slides late in mixed day for tech stocks

MarketWatch
Other decliners included Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) , eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) , Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Micron Technology ...

ITProPortal

'Cool' Apple iWatch Coming Out This Year: White

Bloomberg
Jan. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Cantor Fitzgerald Global Head Technology Hardware and Software Brian White and Bloomberg's David Kirkpatrick discuss ...

Google to Discontinue Bump and Flock Services

Indiatimes.com
Google is clearly on a killing spree. 2013 was the year when some of the most remarkable Google services were killed, despite protests and even ...

Indiatimes.com

Microsoft's Xbox One Almost Went Entirely Disc-less After E3

Forbes
Microsoft was scrambling in the wake of E3 to alter the Xbox One after a wave of negative feedback about the company's policies regarding the system ...

Last Year's Apple Rumors? Mostly Bogus

TIME
Black Friday shoppers walk past an Apple Store inside the Glendale ... of evidence to prove that the majority of Apple rumors shouldn't be trusted.

Microsoft Releases Linux Integration Services 3.5 for Hyper-V

eWeek
Microsoft is making room for more Linux distros on its virtualization platform with the release of Linux Integration Services 3.5 (LIS 3.5) for Hyper-V.

eWeek

100-Million-Year Old Amber Fossil Preserves Ancient Flowers Caught In The ...
International Business Times
Researchers have discovered a “perfectly-preserved” example of sexual reproduction in flowering plants in a 100-million-year old amber fossil. Amber Fossil A 100-million-year old amber fossil contains flowering plants in the middle of sexual reproduction.

Lyrics Site Rap Genius Returns to Google Search
Entrepreneur
One site that was banned by Google is back in the search giant's good graces. Lyrics site Rap Genius tried to manipulate the way it turned up in Google search results by soliciting bloggers to link to its pages in exchange for exposure via Rap Genius' social ...

Fuhu, Inc. and DreamWorks Animation Launch the DreamTab
Wall Street Journal
EL SEGUNDO, CA--(Marketwired - Jan 3, 2014) - Fuhu, Inc., creator of the award-winning nabi(R) tablet, and DreamWorks Animation (NASDAQ: DWA) have joined forces to unveil the DreamTab, a state-of-the-art new tablet designed from the ground-up just ...

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SMS Smartphone Attack

Nexus smartphones can reportedly be forced to reboot through SMS attack | The Verge: "The latest Nexus smartphones can be forced to restart, freeze, or lose network connection because of an issue with the way they handle a certain type of SMS message, reports PC World. Security researcher Bogdan Alecu reportedly discovered that the Galaxy Nexus, the Nexus 4, and the Nexus 5 all contain a vulnerability that can allow attackers to interrupt use of the phone. By sending a Nexus phone around 30 flash SMS messages — a message type that's immediately displayed on the screen and requires action — an attacker can cause the phone to malfunction, frequently restarting or losing its data connection when the messages aren't promptly dismissed..." (read more at link above)

Apple Stresses 'Value' Not Cash For Black Friday Discounts
Forbes
In an interesting departure from previous years, Apple Apple is using a combination of cash and gift card discounts worldwide to attract shoppers to its on-line ...

ZDNet

Google's YouTube Could Be About To Launch A Music Streaming ...
Forbes
Given how crowded this space is now, what with Pandora, Spotify, Apple Apple, Google's own All Access and so on, we might wonder whether there's really all ...

Times of India

Microsoft Xbox One launch marred by disc drive glitch
Christian Science Monitor
It happens to Apple. It happens to Sony. And now its happening toMicrosoft, which last week officially launched the Xbox One in 13 markets around the world.

Metro

Apple Objects to Monitor's Fees in E-Books Antitrust Case
Bloomberg
Apple Inc. said a monitor appointed by a judge to oversee antitrust ... “Of all all known past Apple matters,” no lawyer has had a higher rate than Michael ...

AppAdvice

Google's privacy policy violates Dutch data protection law, Dutch ...
PCWorld
Google's practice of combining personal data from different Google services violates the Dutch data protection act, the Dutch data protection authority (DPA) said ...

Times of India

Why Apple In Brazil Is Charging Its Customers In Dollars Not Reals
Forbes
An interesting little story that Apple Apple is being hit with a potential fine in Brazil. The alleged crime is to be charging and quoting prices in US dollars for ...

IANS

Amazon's Kindle Fire still a minor player in China's tablet market
PCWorld
Chinese users had to wait for over a year before Amazon.com officially brought its ... Apple in the third quarter remained China's largest tablet vendor, with iPad ...

International Business Times AU

Amazon Continues Amazing Deals Every Ten Minutes on Cyber ...
MarketWatch
1, Amazon.com will open its Cyber Monday Deals Store with new deals as often as every ... Cyber Monday is the peak mobile shopping day on Amazon all year.

LetsGoDigital

Amazon Germany says more worried about snow than strikes
Reuters
HAMBURG (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) has no intention of bowing to pressure from striking workers in Germany, its second biggest market behind ...

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New Google Nexus smartphone (half the price of an iPhone?)

Reports of an Apple iPhone killer (for all but die-hard Apple fans) coming at the end of October -- a new Google Nexus smartphone at half the price ($300 off contract) of a new iPhone --

Leaks Point to Google Superphone for Half the Price of an iPhone ...
Google's next Nexus phone (referred to by bloggers as the “Nexus 5,” for lack of an official name) has been all ... Steve Ballmer Sings His Last Song to Microsoft ...

Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines 

Google, allies aim to spread Internet to poorer ...

CNET
In a new effort to bring Internet access to the world's billions, Google, US and UK ... Microsoft, Yahoo, Intel, Cisco, Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson, African ISP MainOne, ...

Expert Reviews

Alliance for Affordable Internet | A global coalition working to make broadband affordable for all: "...is a new coalition of private sector, public sector, and civil society organizations who have come together to advance the shared aim of affordable access to both mobile and fixed-line Internet in developing countries."

Apple OS X Mavericks Goes Gold: 11 Major Features

InformationWeek

Apple has posted for developers the "GM seed" of the next version of its desktop operating system, OS X Mavericks, in preparation for expected consumer ...

Ubergizmo

Google Search: Regulation Yields to Innovation

Wall Street Journal
The FTC spent two years (fruitlessly) investigating Google . . . Competitors like Microsoft lobbied for a prosecution, as did companies that rely on Google ...

Wall Street Journal

Amazon's endgame may be emerging

Boston Herald
If an Amazon smartphone can come close to the innovation of Apple, Motorola, Nokia or Samsung, those companies should be afraid. It's impossible to compete ...

Boston Herald

Google to launch Gem smartwatch in October: Report

Times of India
WASHINGTON: Search engine giant Google may launch a smartwatch... the likes of Apple, and Microsoft and LG's rumoured wrist-worn gadgets respectively.. . .

Times of India

Microsoft Surface selling out? We've seen this ...

CNET
Microsoft's CEO Steve Ballmer with his company's Surface tablet. (Credit: Josh Lowensohn/CNET). Microsoft says its Surface tablets are close to selling out....

ITProPortal

Google All-A-Flutter Over Gesture Recognition

CIO Today
Although it played catch up with Apple on the touchscreen · Relevant Products/Services front and the voice recognition front, Google just made an acquisition it ...

CIO Today

Google, PayPal & Aramex in Mideast Tie-Up to Help Build Online ...

Wall Street Journal (blog)
We're constantly being told by the likes of PayPal, Google and logistics provider Aramex that e-commerce is the next big thing in the Middle East. On the face of it ...

Microsoft wants to make one operating system for all devices

Computerworld
Computerworld - Microsoft is pursuing an operating system ideal: a unified code base ... For example, they point out that Apple and Googleboth have successful ...

TechCentral.ie

LG's New Nexus Phone Gets Detailed In Leaked
TechCrunch
There has been no shortage of leaks that claim to show off Google's next Nexus smartphone (including this not-so-subtle nod from Google itself) over the past weeks and months, but we may have just hit the mother lode this weekend. The folks at Android ...

Does Samsung's new Galaxy Gear ad copy iPhone launch ad?
CNET
With its depiction of characters from TV and movies talking to their watches, many on Twitter were reminded of the original iPhone launch ad. A copy? Yes and no....

BlackBerry offers itself up to six would-be buyers; Cisco looks like the best fit
Computerworld
Computerworld - BlackBerry has reportedly asked Cisco, Google, SAP, Intel, LG and Samsung separately to consider buying all or parts of its embattled company. According to a Reuters report citing unnamed sources, BlackBerry has asked each of the six ...

No lie: Pinocchio lizard turns up in Ecuador
Christian Science Monitor
This ain't no lie: The Pinocchio lizard was thought to be extinct for 50 years, but has been rediscovered in the cloud forests of Ecuador. Four new species of legless lizards ...

Why businesses are embracing iOS 7
Macworld
Every now and again, somebody tries to tell Erik Frieberg the same story they told him six years ago—that the iPhone is made for play, and that the iOS operating system isn't really built for business and enterprise use. Frieberg's eyes tell him differently.

LG announces curved screen phones to launch in 2014
BBC News
LG has announced it is to start mass-production of what it calls the "world's first flexible OLED [organic light-emitting diode] panel for smartphones". The South Korean firm said it hoped to start selling the first handsets to feature the tech next year. The news ...

The Internet Costs 30% Of Monthly Wages In Some Nations. Google Wants To ...
TechCrunch
Internet access is astonishingly expensive in some parts of the world. The International Telecommunications Union estimates that fixed broadband costs 30 percent of the average monthly wage within the developing world [PDF]. To address this, Google, ...

Microsoft brings Xbox Live rewards to Android with Wordament game

Daniel Cooper
Microsoft's plan to supercharge Xbox as an entertainment brand means that, no matter which ...Tags: Android, Gamerscore, google, Kinectimals, microsoft, mobilepostcross, Wordament, Xbox, Xbox Live, XboxLive ... Amazon.com ... Scott Forstall may re-emerge as witness in upcomingApple/Samsung trial on damages ...

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Google Penguin Update 2.1 Has Launched | WebProNews

Chris Crum
Google's Matt Cutts announced late on Friday that Penguin 2.1 was ... Weeks of litigation ended this week when the Department of Justice issued Apple Inc. an injunction in the e-books antitrust case. ... Microsoft can thanks Freakonomics.

WebProNews 

Jefferies Upgrades Apple - Business Insider

Jay Yarow
Apple is getting an upgrade from previously bearish Jefferies analyst Peter Misek. Misek is rating ...Login With Facebook Login With Twitter Login With Google.Business Insider 

Retina iPad Mini And Apple iTV Might Come Next Year [Analyst ...

Adnan Farooqui
Lately there has been all sorts of speculation about upcoming Apple products. The next products expected to come out of Cupertino include new iPads, a smartwatch and a full fledged television set. Previous rumors ...

Ubergizmo 

Samsung Gear Glass said to be Google Glass competitor

Quentyn Kennemer
We can't say we're surprised by news that Samsung might want to attack yet another segment of the emerging wearable technology market. This time, leakster ...

Phandroid

Google Trends
Explore Google Search trends with Google Trends.www.google.com/trends/explore?q=Politics 

Amazon.com: Coffee Town: Steve Little, Glenn Howerton, Josh ...
Produced by CollegeHumor and starring faves from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Eastbound and Down and... Josh Groban, Coffee Town is the first ...

www.amazon.com/Coffee-Town-Steve-Little/.../B00DENPU6...

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Google unveils Nexus 7 tablet, Nexus Q media player

Google unveils Nexus 7 tablet, Nexus Q media player
USA TODAY
Google introduced a new tablet computer and a media player today, expanding its hardware business exposure in hopes of competing more directly with Amazon's Kindle Fire, Apple's iPad and other popular tablets. Unveiled at the Google I/O conference in ...

USA TODAY

Google+ Events: Cinemagraphs, Party Mode, post-event reminders
Digitaltrends.com
As expected, today has been a big day for Google. In addition to the new Nexus 7 tablet, Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, Google Play updates, and the Nexus Q media player, the Mountain View, California, technology giant unveiled a new feature for its social ...

T-Mobile CEO Philipp Humm Resigns, Joining Deutsche Telekom Rival
eWeek
Philipp Humm, the man Deutsche Telekom sent to the US to straighten out T-Mobile, has abruptly resigned. T-Mobile says Humm is reuniting with his family in Europe. The Journal says he's joined a rival carrier. T-Mobile CEO Philipp Humm has resigned, ...

Dinosaurs may have been warm-blooded after all
Fox News
Dinosaurs may not have been the slow, sunbathing reptiles researchers used to think. In fact, they may have been warm-blooded, new research suggests. The researchers studied the "growth lines" on animal bones, which are similar to the growth rings in ...

Pre-human's unusual diet gives researchers something to chew over
Los Angeles Times
A 2-million-year old hominid from South Africa had a very unusual diet, an international team of researchers has found. Instead of living on grasses and wild animals from the nearby savannas, like modern humans and pre-humans that have previously been ...

Google's artificial brain watches YouTube, learns to see cats
Los Angeles Times
Google researchers and Stanford scientists have discovered that if you show a large enough computing system millions of images from random YouTube videos for three days, the computer will teach itself to recognize ... cats.

Asana looks to cut down the noise in your in-box
CNET
The task-management company has unveiled a new feature called Inbox that's designed to show users only important e-mails. by Don Reisinger Task-management company Asana has unveiled a new way for its users to handle the e-mail overload in their in-box.

Google Glass: $1500 for developers, shipping next year
CNET
Co-founder Sergey Brin shows off Google's computerized glasses -- but they're only for Google I/O attendees who are on the "bleeding edge." by Stephen Shankland SAN FRANCISCO -- The first Project Glass products -- Google's network-enabled, ...

Samsung unhappy with court's ban on US sales of Galaxy Tab 10.1
Los Angeles Times
Samsung Electronics said it is disappointed with a court's ruling that prevents the company from selling its Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet computer in the US while its patent infringement lawsuit with Apple plays out. The South Korean company said in a ...

Sprint 4G LTE Launching in 5 Cities July 15
PC Magazine
By Stephanie Mlot In a blog post, Sprint announced that Atlanta, Houston, Dallas, Kansas City, and San Antonio will receive the first wave of service, while additional market launches will be announced later this year. "While other carriers are simply ...

Global Tablet Usage for Viewing TV/Video Content Doubles Y/Y, NPD ...
San Francisco Chronicle
Use of tablets such as the iPad and Android-based devices by consumers for viewing TV/video content more than doubled in 14 regional markets surveyed, according to the latest Global TV Replacement Study, conducted by NPD DisplaySearch.

San Francisco Chronicle

Robot beats human at rock, paper, scissors. Every time.
Christian Science Monitor
Apparently what most of us had assumed was an innocent game of chance, an equitable way of say, determining who gets to ride shotgun, is actually a computational problem that can be measured, analyzed, and, if your'e a robot with a high-speed camera ...

Christian Science Monitor

New method reveals atmosphere on 'Hot Jupiter'
Christian Science Monitor
Using a ground-based telescope to probe exoplanet atmospheres, which were visible only when illuminated by stars, scientists say they hope to study much cooler planets. By Charles Q. Choi, SPACE.com / June 27, 2012 Artist's impression of the alien ...

Christian Science Monitor

What's wrong with Google's Larry Page?
CNN
Google will kick off its annual I/O developers' conference Wednesday in San Francisco, but CEO Larry Page won't be speaking there. He also was a no-show at Thursday's annual stockholders meeting and is expected to miss the company's quarterly earnings ...

HP Releases webOS Community Edition
Tom's Guide
Here's a Community Edition of webOS meant to be used on the TouchPad, extending its lifespan. Separate from the Open webOS project, HP has released webOS Community Edition (WOCE) for use on the failed TouchPad tablet. This first release is based around ...

In European Court, a Small Victory for Microsoft
New York Times
BRUSSELS — A European Union court on Wednesday largely upheld a billion-dollar penalty against Microsoft, a decision that could mark the end of an era in antitrust law in which regulators used big fines to bring technology giants to heel.

Airbnb introduces Wish Lists for vacation planning fantasies
Digitaltrends.com
Today, Airbnb launched Wish Lists to help travelers plan their dream vacation in weeks, months, or even a year ahead of time. Admittedly, despite the horror stories, Airbnb is still one of my personal first choice when it comes to finding ...

FarmVille 2 brings the usual sequel upgrades, but it may not be enough to save ...
Digitaltrends.com
FarmVille 2, a sequel to Zynga's flagship game, was announced on Tuesday but can it turns things around for the troubled company? If you thought you were done helping friends bring in their Facebook crops, you were dead wrong. Zynga's FarmVille may not ...

Epic's Tim Sweeney Says Free-To-Play Is The Future Of Gaming Industry
Forbes
Will Western video game developers mimic the largely Asian business model of free-to-play games built around micro-transactions? Almost certainly says Tim Sweeney, CEO of Epic. And he's not alone. Epic, the developer behind Gears of War and the Unreal ...

Forbes

What's Really, Truly Going On With Facebook?
KPLR 11
On Sunday, it was discovered that the 900 million-person social network was “testing” a feature that would let people see a digital list of the people who were nearby in real life. Called “Find Friends Nearby,” the app was pulled down by Tuesday ...

KPLR 11

New mineral found in Allende meteorite from 1969
The Bunsen Burner
A Caltech scientist has discovered a new mineral called "panguite" in the fragments of a meteorite from 1969. Scientist Chi Ma of Caltech's Geological and Planetary Sciences Division's Analytical Facility, and also coauthor of the new paper, ...

The Bunsen Burner

One more reason to use Windows -- get better travel deals from Orbitz
Computerworld (blog)
By Preston Gralla If you're looking for the best travel deal possible, it pays to be a Windows user, because Mac owners are steered to higher-cost hotels at Orbitz. And that's likely just the beginning -- expect other sites to follow Orbitz and show ...

Apple iPhone Has Generated $150 Billion
Latinos Post
This Friday will mark the fifth anniversary of the Apple iPhone. From its explosive launch to its everyday presence in our lives, the iPhone marks a landmark achievement in mobile computing. For Apple, it has meant an incredibly large and loyal ...

Latinos Post

Researchers delve into airborne particulates
Nanowerk LLC
(Nanowerk News) For the first time, Lawrence Livermore researchers and international collaborators have peered into the makeup of complex airborne particulate matter so small that it can be transported into human lungs -- usually without a trace.

Rising sea level a threat to East
Boston.com
As temperatures are projected to climb, polar ice to melt, and oceans to swell over the coming decades, Boston is likely to bear a disproportionate impact of rising sea levels, government scientists report in a new study. The seas along the East Coast ...

Boston.com

iTunes expands to 9 countries in Asia but leaves India, China out
Los Angeles Times
Apple expanded its iTunes Store to Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan and nine other countries Wednesday, but the tech giant did not include India or China in its latest expansion into Asia. The Cupertino, Calif., company announced the expansion of the...

Microsoft, Yammer Deal Turns Enterprise Social Media Partners Into Rivals
eWeek
Enterprise social media vendors who partner with Microsoft have been transformed into market rivals now that Microsoft is acquiring Yammer. One industry analyst says the market dynamic for the erstwhile social media partners “changes dramatically” ...

SpaceX Joins Aerospace Elites to Test New Engines
Wired News
By Jason Paur SpaceX is upgrading its engines. A month after the company's historic trip to the International Space Station, SpaceX says a new and improved version of its Merlin rocket engine has passed initial testing at its development facility in ...

Wired News

Sheryl Sandberg Joins Facebook Board
Wall Street Journal
By SHAYNDI RAICE And JOANN S. LUBLIN The social-networking company announces that CEO Mark Zuckerberg's top lieutenant, Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg, is joining Facebook's board of directors, making her its first female member.

Wall Street Journal

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Google Nexus Tablet Details Leak

Google Nexus Tablet Details Leak
InformationWeek
Specs for the Nexus 7, a Google-branded tablet with a seven-inch display, sneak out, pointing to a mid-level device with a competitive price. By Eric Zeman InformationWeek Leaked training materials for the as-yet unannounced Google Nexus tablet point ... 

Investment Banks Seek Business in Patent Deals as M&A Work Slows
Bloomberg
Amid the dearth of global mergers and acquisitions, a handful of investment banks are finding business advising companies on patent sales. Lazard Ltd. (LAZ), Evercore Partners Inc. (EVR) and Barclays Plc (BARC) are banking on a turf typically dominated ...

Verizon, T-Mobile Plan Spectrum Swap
PCWorld
By Grant Gross, IDG News Verizon Wireless will swap spectrum with T-Mobile USA in the AWS (advanced wireless service) band, if Verizon can get regulatory approval to buy the spectrum from a group of cable companies, the companies announced Monday.

Microsoft: We Won't Build Own Windows Phones
InformationWeek
Microsoft exec categorically denies reports that the company plans to bring its Surface tablet strategy to the smartphone market. By Paul McDougall InformationWeek A Microsoft executive said the company has no plans to manufacture its own ...

Two LulzSec Members Plead Guilty to Sony, CIA Hacking
Businessweek
By Lindsay Fortado on June 25, 2012 Ryan Cleary and another member of the LulzSec “hacktivist” group, pleaded guilty to disrupting websites at Sony Corp. (6758), the Central Intelligence Agency and News Corp. (NWSA) (NWSA) while denying they illegally ...

Quest Software gets new $2.32B takeover bid
Businessweek
ALISO VIEJO, Calif. (AP) — Quest Software Inc. said Monday that it received a higher buyout offer from unnamed bidder worth about $2.32 billion, continuing a battle for the technology services provider. The most recent offer of $27.50 per share follows ...

Samsung: Galaxy S III sales to hit 10 mln in July
USA TODAY
SEOUL, South Korea – Samsung Electronics Co., the world's top mobile phone maker, said Monday it expects global sales of the latest Galaxy smartphone to surpass 10 million in July even as it struggles to keep up with demand because of component ...

USA TODAY

Asus Transformer Pad Infinity TF700
PC Magazine
Incredibly bright and sharp screen. Thin and light aluminum body. Blazing fast quad-core Tegra 3 processor. Dearth of apps that take advantage of the screen. The Asus Transformer Pad Infinity TF700 is the best Android tablet money can buy, ...

After Windows Phone 8 announcement, Nokia sales estimates cut
Los Angeles Times
A group of analysts have significantly cut revenue estimates of Nokia phones after Microsoft's announcement of Windows Phone 8 last week. Nomura Holdings Inc. said it expects Nokia to only sell 34 million devices running Windows Phone in 2013,...

Sony, Panasonic tying up in advanced TV displays
The Associated Press
By YURI KAGEYAMA, AP Business Writer – 2 hours ago TOKYO (AP) — Long-time Japanese rivals Sony Corp. and Panasonic Corp. are working together to develop next-generation TV panels called OLEDs in a reversal of decades of rivalry as they try to catch up ...

The Associated Press

Facebook Testing 'Find Friends Nearby' Feature
PC Magazine
By Chloe Albanesius Facebook is testing out a new feature that lets you discover new Facebook friends who are nearby. If you were in a bar, for example, and wanted to find out who was around you or add someone you just met, navigate to the "Find ...

Yelp check-ins expected for Apple's new Maps
Ars Technica
by Jacqui Cheng - Jun 25, 2012 3:30 pm UTC Remember when people had the patience to "check in" at restaurants or other businesses on their iPhones in order to get discounts? Okay, some people still do, and it appears as if Apple plans to begin catering ...

Ars Technica

Analyst sees RIM losing 90 percent of workers
CNET
RIM is set up for a triple whammy that may require the company to shed most of its employees just to survive as a niche security device maker. by Larry Dignan Research In Motion is a fundamentally broken company that is likely to be split up in parts ...

Stonehenge built as a symbol of peace and unity, British researchers suggest
Christian Science Monitor
The creation of the mysterious monument and the culture built around it suggests Stonehenge was thought as a symbol of unity in late Neolithic Europe, British researchers say. By Stephanie Pappas, LiveScience / June 25, 2012 The mysterious structure of ...

Christian Science Monitor

Survey: 70% of teens hide online behavior from parents
CNN
(CNN) -- Here's a real shocker: Teens are better than their parents at using the Internet, and are likely to hide some of their online behaviors from them. That news comes from a 2017-person survey funded by the online security software maker McAfee, ...

Apple, Motorola Patent Lawsuit Shut Down… Again
The Mac Observer
Judge Richard Posner dismissed Apple and Motorola's patent infringement lawsuit on Friday, ending both side's attempts to impose injunctions on the sale of each other's smartphones. The Judge dismissed the lawsuit with prejudice, meaning Apple and ...

The Mac Observer

213 miles up, Chinese astronauts achieve milestone
Christian Science Monitor
A trio of Chinese astronauts successfully manually docked their space capsule to a prototype orbiting module on Sunday. By Clara Moskowitz, SPACE.com / June 25, 2012 This still from a CNTV bradcast shows the view from a camera aboard China's Shenzhou 9 ...

Christian Science Monitor

NYT Times expands digital platform
AFP
NEW YORK — The New York Times said Monday it was expanding its digital news offerings to third-party platforms as part of a push for more online subscribers. The "NYT Everywhere" will begin with Flipboard, a so-called social magazine which allows its ...

AFP

Video: '7 minutes of terror' for next Mars probe
EE Times
WASHINGTON – On Aug. 5, 2012, after completing a nine-month, 354 million mile journey, mission controllers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory will attempt to break the fall of a rover-carrying spacecraft traveling at about 13000 miles per hour to zero ...

EE Times

Sony Xperia Ion promotion begins
TG Daily
The device was released to stores around the country yesterday and although it didn't spark a lot of camping out at mobile stores, it is quite possibly the beginning of something big. Sony Mobile Communications, a brand new division within Sony that...

Google, Boingo offer New York free summer Wi-Fi
AFP
NEW YORK — Google and wireless Internet group Boingo said Monday they would offer free Wi-Fi access over the summer months in many parts of New York City, including some busy subway stations. "Big Apple visitors and New York straphangers on the go can ...

AFP

Nintendo to start selling 3DS with larger screens
Boston.com
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese game maker Nintendo Co. has upgraded its 3DS handheld to sport a screen nearly twice as big as the previous model amid hot competition against smartphones and tablets that are wooing people away from dedicated gaming machines.

Don't Delete Your Stupidity. Fix it. Facebook Rolls Out Comment Editing and ...
TechCrunch
No more “Arggh! Copy, delete, paste, edit, post.” Facebook is now rolling out the ability to edit comments, but users will be able to see the full edit history of a thread. This is just one more feature that I really liked about Google+, since I could ...

DirecTV cuts 3-D channel from 24-hour to part-time
The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) — DirecTV says it has reduced the programming hours of its 24-hour 3-D channel, n3D, due to a shortage of 3-D content. The satellite TV provider launched the channel to much fanfare in July 2010, boasting the backing of Panasonic Corp.

The Design Principles of Metro Apps
Dr. Dobb's
By Dino Esposito, June 25, 2012 App bars, live tiles, and charms are part of the many new Metro features whose use is inspired by a core set of new design principles. A Metro-style app uniquely leverages the features of Microsoft Windows 8.

What were they thinking? Studies reveal animal intellect
msnbc.com
WASHINGTON — The more we study animals, the less special we seem. Baboons can distinguish between written words and gibberish. Monkeys seem to be able to do multiplication. Apes can delay instant gratification longer than a human child can.

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MIT Labs' Infinity-by-Nine system aims to provide a more immersive viewing ...
Ubergizmo
By Tyler Lee on 06/25/2012 07:00 PDT Playing games and watching movies for the most part tends to be a very straight-on experience, save for 3D, since the screen is usually right in front of you. While there are setups such as IMAX which offers a wider ...

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Study Slashes Deforestation Carbon Emission Estimate
Science Daily (press release)
ScienceDaily (June 25, 2012) — A new study with NASA participation has sharply reduced previous estimates of how much carbon was emitted into Earth's atmosphere from tropical deforestation in the early 2000s. Research scientist Sassan Saatchi of NASA's ...

RBS tech mess will entrench UK's "free" banking
Reuters
RBS tech mess will entrench UK's "free" banking .... news agency, providing investing news, world news, business news, technology news, headline news, small ...

Nightmare Airport Road Costs Jobs in Bangalore: Corporate India
Bloomberg
For visitors to Bangalore, India's technology capital, the worst leg of their journey can begin ...Nightmare Airport Road Costs Jobs for India Silicon Valley: Tech ...

Federal Workers: Professional Technology Should Match Personal
The Digital Government Strategy directs Federal agencies to "seize the digital opportunity and fundamentally change how the Federal Government serves both ...
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New York City's Getting a Tech Upgrade
By Alex Fitzpatrick
The initiatives, introduced by Mayor Michael Bloomberg and City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and developed in partnership with the New York City Economic Development Corporation and the Department of Information Technology and ...
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