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Google Hires Away An Apple Executive For A Big Secret P... 2:59 PM	SAI
Google Hires Away An Apple Executive For A Big Secret Project Google has poached Simon Prakash, Apple's senior director of product integrity, to run a top secret project, VentureBeat reports. Prakash was a long-time Apple employee of more than eight years; before that he worked for Cielo Communications as director of engineering design validation. VentureBeat speculates the new hire will be working on projects run by Sergei Brin, who leads a lot of Google's research initiatives.Both Google and Apple are being investigated by the Justice Department for alle... Read the full article on SAI »
Facebook Clearly Needs To Make A Phone, So What Should ... 2:56 PM	SAI
Facebook Clearly Needs To Make A Phone, So What Should It Look Like? (FB) By now it's no secret that Facebook is actively working on its own smartphone. But thanks to the company's recent IPO filing, we have a better idea why. One of the major risks to its business, Facebook says, is that it is subject to control from smartphone makers. For example, Google already limits deep Facebook integration in some versions of Android. There's nothing keeping Apple and others from doing the same. As a result, it's in Facebook's best interest to maintain control over its mobile p... Read the full article on SAI »
Will Facebook's IPO Help it Beat Google? 2:50 PM	PCWorld.com - Latest N...
Will Facebook's IPO Help it Beat Google? A huge influx of cash could enable the social networking site to topple the search giant, industry and financial analysts say. Read the full article on PCWorld.com - Latest News Stories »
'Lazy Cow' syndrome spoof video becomes internet hit 2:40 PM	Daily Telegraph
'Lazy Cow' syndrome spoof video becomes internet hit A spoof video of an interview with a woman suffering from "Lazy Cow" syndrome, claiming thousands in benefits and needing heroin and cocaine treatment has become an internet hit. Read the full article on Daily Telegraph »
Swiss startups gain superpowers (and promotion) in loca... 2:30 PM	The Next Web
Swiss startups gain superpowers (and promotion) in location-based game Gbanga Location-based mobile gaming startup Gbanga has launched a new quest that sees fellow Swiss tech companies become integrated into the gameplay. Zurich-based Gbanga offers a ‘mixed-reality’ gaming platform where factors like location, the weather, time and nearby players influence gameplay. The new Startup Quest is part of the ‘Gbanga Famiglia’ mafia-themed game. The startups aren’t just [...] Read the full article on The Next Web »
Simulators Take the Humans Out of Hiring 2:18 PM	Slashdot
Simulators Take the Humans Out of Hiring Hugh Pickens writes "Ken Gaebler discusses a new way of hiring called 'employment simulations,' which are gaining popularity among high-tech firms that are seeking data from prospective employees that you can't get from sit-down interviews. In a typical employment simulation, candidates participate in online 'video games' that leverage simulation software to determine how well candidates perform in actual job situations. 'There are no questions about your former work experience and office habits... Read the full article on Slashdot »
14 Incredible Women To Watch In Silicon Valley 2:13 PM	SAI
14 Incredible Women To Watch In Silicon Valley Hear from Kevin Systrom, Michael Arrington, and other Silicon Valley 100 honorees at IGNITION West!Last week we revealed our annual Silicon Valley 100 list of people doing the coolest things in tech. A few women stood out as movers and shakers last year. Sheryl Sandberg could become a self made billionaire as the COO of Facebook. Ernestine Fu, a Stanford student, was named San Francisco's youngest venture capitalist by Forbes.Kleiner Perkins' Mary Meeker is one of Silicon Valley's most knowledge... Read the full article on SAI »
Engadget Mobile Podcast 124 - 02.05.2012 2:10 PM	Engadget
Engadget Mobile Podcast 124 - 02.05.2012 There are Samsung phones, there are Motorola phones. There are BlackBerry Phones, there are Nokia phones. But you know what really gets us excited? KDDI phones with ten keys and heart of Japanese Gold. It's the Engadget Mobile Podcast.Hosts: Myriam Joire (tnkgrl), Brad MolenGuests: Joseph Volpe, Dante CesaProducer: Trent WolbeMusic: Tycho - Coastal Brake (Ghostly International)00:00:59 - Galaxy Nexus and other CDMA devices removed from Google Support pages00:03:58 - Motorola Droid RAZR Maxx revi... Read the full article on Engadget »
Can Sony's new supremo make the sacrifices to save his ... 1:30 PM	The Register
Can Sony's new supremo make the sacrifices to save his biz? We drill into the uphill battle ex-Playstation boss Hirai faces Comment When Faultline first began following Sony in 2003, it was worth $36 billion on the stock market. At the time Apple was worth $9.8 billion and it was about to launch the iTunes Music Store. We said that Sony should buy Apple and put Steve Jobs in charge.… Read the full article on The Register »
Skype Integration Tops List Of Windows Phone 8 Rumors 1:30 PM	ReadWriteWeb
Skype Integration Tops List Of Windows Phone 8 Rumors Microsoft could unveil a stand-alone Skype application for Windows Phone as soon as this month's Mobile Phone Congress, and Skype is expected to be standard on the mobile operating system when the company launches Windows Phone 8. Skype was acquired by Microsoft in 2011 and a Skype client for Windows Phone had been promised by the end of last year. So far, Microsoft and its Skype unit have been quiet about the integration, but the Verge is reporting that company employees can now download a te... Read the full article on ReadWriteWeb »
Visualizations take you inside science 1:00 PM	CNET News.com
Visualizations take you inside science The National Science Foundation and the journal Science announce the winners of last year's contest for the best visualizations in science and engineering. Read the full article on CNET News.com »
Science and engineering visualization contest winners (... 1:00 PM	CNET News.com
Science and engineering visualization contest winners (images) The National Science Foundation and the journal Science announce the 2011 winners of a contest to create the best visualizations in the fields of science and engineering. Read the full article on CNET News.com »
PlayStation Network moniker sacked, falls under Sony En... 12:37 PM	Engadget
PlayStation Network moniker sacked, falls under Sony Entertainment Network umbrella on Feb. 7 Listen up, those of you with PlayStation Network IDs. Sony Computer Entertainment International has announced that, as of February 7th, the PSN will fold into its existing Sony Entertainment Network. The company has aimed the move at clearly unifying the services of PSN and SEN, such as Music Unlimited. Fret not, however, as Joystiq notes that the change is basically a looks-only affair, meaning your current account information and related services will remain the same. Notably, the moniker refr... Read the full article on Engadget »
Biodegradable Urn Turns You Into a Tree After Death 12:00 PM	News Tom's Guide US
Biodegradable Urn Turns You Into a Tree After Death Bringing life after death! Read the full article on News Tom's Guide US »
Samsung Galaxy S3 pictures show unusual S-shaped handset 11:35 AM	T3.com News
Samsung Galaxy S3 pictures show unusual S-shaped handset Having made a number of previous premature appearances, newly claimed Samsung Galaxy S3 pictures have shown off an unusual handset design Read the full article on T3.com News »
Google Pulls Support For CDMA Devices 11:21 AM	Slashdot
Google Pulls Support For CDMA Devices An anonymous reader writes "Google has just made some interesting changes to their developer pages. As of today, all of the documentation, source code, and firmware images pertaining to CDMA Android devices (including the Verizon Galaxy Nexus) have been removed. A statement from Google explains that the proprietary software required to make these devices fully functional got in the way of Android's open source nature, so CDMA devices are no longer supported as developer hardware. What does this ... Read the full article on Slashdot »
iPhone 5 and Galaxy S3 to feature Liquipel waterproofing? 10:55 AM	T3.com News
iPhone 5 and Galaxy S3 to feature Liquipel waterproofing? Following in the footsteps of the latest Motorola RAZR, new reports have suggested the iPhone 5 and Samsung Galaxy S3 will feature a waterproof coating Read the full article on T3.com News »
Smartphone sales overtook PCs in 2011 10:38 AM	Neowin
Smartphone sales overtook PCs in 2011 According to the latest analyst reports, global smartphone sales overtook those of traditional (and not so traditional) PCs during 2011, outselling their larger cousins by almost 73 million units. Read more... Read the full article on Neowin »
iPad owners more satisfied than Amazon Kindle Fire users 10:30 AM	T3.com News
iPad owners more satisfied than Amazon Kindle Fire users A new survey has found that 74 per cent of iPad owners are satisfied with their new tablet devices compared to just 54 per cent of Kindle Fire users Read the full article on T3.com News »
Spark Linux tablet specs updated, going up for pre-orde... 10:29 AM	Engadget
Spark Linux tablet specs updated, going up for pre-order next week We already got a brief introduction to the Spark Linux-based tablet, but details were a little sparse. Since then, a few more key bits of info have been added to its Q&A page, which might help sway your purchasing decision. That KDE Plasma Active UI we knew it'd be sporting will stare out at you via a modest 800 x 480 screen, and there's a 1.3 megapixel snapper tucked in alongside for video calling. The 1GHz / 512 MB internals we initially reported remain unchanged and the two USB ports and ... Read the full article on Engadget »
Practicing safe sacks may not mean plastic baglessness 10:23 AM	Resources | ZDNet
Practicing safe sacks may not mean plastic baglessness Efforts to preserve our environment and our health don't have to be all or nothing, do they? Read the full article on  Resources | ZDNet  »
Green screen lighting in the Skype Studio 10:04 AM	Resources | ZDNet
Green screen lighting in the Skype Studio There are a number of challenges when setting up lighting for green screen in a small studio space. Here's how DIY-IT's David Gewirtz solved them for his Skype Studio project. Read the full article on  Resources | ZDNet  »
EMC Ramps up Flash Game With VFCache, 'Thunder' Appliance 9:20 AM	PCWorld.com - Latest N...
EMC Ramps up Flash Game With VFCache, 'Thunder' Appliance EMC is now shipping its long-awaited entry in the server-based flash storage market while laying the groundwork for a future appliance based on the same... Read the full article on PCWorld.com - Latest News Stories »
EMC ramps up flash game with VFCache, 'Thunder' appliance 9:06 AM	Computerworld
EMC ramps up flash game with VFCache, 'Thunder' appliance EMC is now shipping its long-awaited entry in the server-based flash storage market while laying the groundwork for a future appliance based on the same technology. Read the full article on Computerworld »
Kindle Fire owners 'less satisfied' than Apple iPad owners 9:00 AM	Daily Telegraph
Kindle Fire owners 'less satisfied' than Apple iPad owners Amazon Kindle Fire owners are less satisfied than those who own an Apple iPad, according to a new survey. Read the full article on Daily Telegraph »
Google hires a senior director at Apple for a top secre... 8:59 AM	VentureBeat
Google hires a senior director at Apple for a top secret project (exclusive) Google has pulled off a coup by hiring an Apple senior director of product integrity for a secret project, VentureBeat has learned. The recruiting feat is historic since Google has never hired such a senior person away from Apple. The … Read the full article on VentureBeat »
Finding Lost Recording From the 1880s 8:26 AM	Slashdot
Finding Lost Recording From the 1880s An anonymous reader writes "The NY Times recently ran a story on the discovery of a cache of wax cylinder records, recorded in Europe in the 1880s, of Otto von Bismarck, Helmuth von Moltke, and various musicians. 'In June 1889, Edison sent Wangemann to Europe, initially to ensure that the phonograph at the Paris World’s Fair remained in working order. After Paris, Wangemann toured his native Germany, recording musical artists and often visiting the homes of prominent members of society who... Read the full article on Slashdot »
EMC ramps up flash game with VFCache, 'Thunder' appliance 8:06 AM	Network World NetFlash
EMC ramps up flash game with VFCache, 'Thunder' appliance EMC is now shipping its long-awaited entry in the server-based flash storage market while laying the groundwork for a future appliance based on the same technology. Read the full article on Network World NetFlash »
Klout may have struck lucky with a Twitter campaign 8:00 AM	Daily Telegraph
Klout may have struck lucky with a Twitter campaign Klout has its critics but offering retail discounts based on its social index is a real route to making money? not that the company has had anything to do with it. Read the full article on Daily Telegraph »
Vimeo app lands for Windows Phone, lets you upload your... 7:45 AM	Engadget
Vimeo app lands for Windows Phone, lets you upload your next student film over 3G Hello there Mango fans, is YouTube just a little too lowbrow for you? Well, fret not, Vimeo is here to stream all the HD student shorts your little Microsoft-loving heart desires. The official app doesn't just let you browse, search and view clips on the site, though -- it completely integrates with your account, allowing you to upload HD video, tweak the details of your uploads and even check stats. Basically, with this app in your pocket there's almost no reason to visit the desktop site ever ... Read the full article on Engadget »
Valve Working on Secret TF2 Project; Fans Want HL3 7:00 AM	News Tom's Hardware US
Valve Working on Secret TF2 Project; Fans Want HL3 The Team Fortress 2 blog is hinting at a top secret project slated to hit Steam in 2012. Meanwhile, fans are actually demanding new Half-Life 3 news, protested on Saturday as a result. Read the full article on News Tom's Hardware US »
A Google-a-Day Puzzle for Feb. 5 6:01 AM	Wired Top Stories
A Google-a-Day Puzzle for Feb. 5 Google's daily brainteaser helps hone your search skills. Read the full article on Wired Top Stories »
EMC Ramps Up Flash Game with VFCache, 'Thunder' Appliance 6:00 AM	CIO.com Feed - Articles
EMC Ramps Up Flash Game with VFCache, 'Thunder' Appliance VFCache, code-named Lightning, will provide flash storage as cache on PCIe cards inside servers Read the full article on CIO.com Feed - Articles »
Windows Phone exec Brandon Watson leaves Microsoft, hea... 5:34 AM	Engadget
Windows Phone exec Brandon Watson leaves Microsoft, headed to Amazon There's some more corporate reshuffling going on in the Windows Phone universe this week, now that Brandon Watson has confirmed his departure from Microsoft. Watson, who served as head of the WP Developer Experience, announced the news on his Twitter page Friday, and later told ZDNet that he's heading to Amazon, where he'll be Director of the Kindle Cross Platform team. In an e-mail to ZDNet's Mary Jo Foley, Watson acknowledged the difficulty of the decision, but ultimately decided that "the opp... Read the full article on Engadget »
India Turns Down American Fighter Jets, Buys From France 5:27 AM	Slashdot
India Turns Down American Fighter Jets, Buys From France An anonymous reader writes "While America had offered the F-16, F-18 and now the stealth F-35 fighter, India picked for its new multi-role attack jet a low cost, older French plane. Why? For one, it's cheaper, and two, if American/Indian relations go bad, can they get the parts and equipment to keep the planes in the air? It seems prudence beat out the latest in technology." ... Read the full article on Slashdot »
The evolution of the businessman (infographic) 5:00 AM	VentureBeat
The evolution of the businessman (infographic) Business is so easy, even a caveman could do it – and he did. What was once the business of surviving has evolved over the years, but with one underlying similarity – the best will outlast the rest. The infographic … Read the full article on VentureBeat »
HP: webOS Will Be Better Than Android, iOS 4:00 AM	News Tom's Guide US
HP: webOS Will Be Better Than Android, iOS In a lengthy interview with CRN, HP CEO Meg Whitman said that webOS will be better than Android and iOS. Read the full article on News Tom's Guide US »
Ask Engadget: Best sub-$100 camera/laptop bag? 3:24 AM	Engadget
Ask Engadget: Best sub-$100 camera/laptop bag? We know you've got questions, and if you're brave enough to ask the world for answers, here's the outlet to do so. This week's Ask Engadget inquiry is from Joseph (he's from Atlanta) who needs a camera bag for his semi-professional photography enterprise. If you're looking to send in an inquiry of your own, drop us a line at ask [at] engadget [dawt] com. "I've recently gotten into semi-pro photography and I've come to the problem of how to transport all my gear. I'm looking for a camera / lapt... Read the full article on Engadget »
Micron Names Durcan CEO; Switz Chairman, After Appleton... 3:15 AM	AllThingsD » News
Micron Names Durcan CEO; Switz Chairman, After Appleton's Death in Plane Crash Memory-chip maker Micron Technology on Saturday named D. Mark Durcan as CEO and Robert E. Switz as chairman, following the death of Steven Appleton, who had long held those positions. Appleton died Friday in a plane crash in Boise. Sales executive Mark W. Adams was named president. Read the full article on AllThingsD » News »
The Phone Stacking Game: Let’s Make This A Thing 3:00 AM	TechCrunch
The Phone Stacking Game: Let’s Make This A Thing So it's Saturday night and you're out with friend. Are they the inconsiderate jerk who can't stop checking their smartphone? Or is that you? Either way, here's one way to make dinner a little more interesting. I've seen/heard this described as both "The Phone Stacking Game" and "Don't Be a Dick During Meals". It's been mentioned on a couple of blogs, but a quick straw poll of my friends suggests that it hasn't become widespread yet, at least on the West Coast. Which is a shame, because it's p... Read the full article on TechCrunch »
New Hampshire Passes 'Open Source Bill' 2:25 AM	Slashdot
New Hampshire Passes 'Open Source Bill' Plugh writes "In a victory for transparency and openness in government, and saving tax dollars, New Hampshire has passed HB418. State agencies are now required by law to consider open source software when acquiring software, and to promote the use of open data formats." Read the full article on Slashdot »
Which Crashes More? Apple Apps or Android Apps? 2:08 AM	PCMag.com Breaking News
Which Crashes More? Apple Apps or Android Apps? A new study points to Apple as the larger source of app crashes than Android, but just how accurate is the data? Read the full article on PCMag.com Breaking News »
Here's the Worst Super Bowl Ad of 2012 1:37 AM	AllThingsD » News
Here's the Worst Super Bowl Ad of 2012 It's for the Super Bowl, from Verizon. Read the full article on AllThingsD » News »
CEO Appleton reflected Micron's high-risk business 1:25 AM	CNET News.com
CEO Appleton reflected Micron's high-risk business The death of Micron Technology's CEO during a solo flight in a hard-to-handle aircraft symbolizes the risky memory chip market that is the company's bread and butter. Read the full article on CNET News.com »
CEO Appleton reflected Micron's risky existence 1:25 AM	CNET News.com
CEO Appleton reflected Micron's risky existence The death of Micron Technology's CEO during a solo flight in a hard-to-handle aircraft symbolizes the high-risk memory chip business that is the company's bread and butter. Read the full article on CNET News.com »
Roland's iModela 3D milling machine: it's a crafty tool 1:24 AM	Engadget
Roland's iModela 3D milling machine: it's a crafty tool 3D printing. Sure, that's pretty neat, but there are other ways to make three dimensional objects at home. Roland's new iModela, for example, is an "affordable" ($899) digital hobby mill that can carve 3D shapes, jewelry, textures and prototypes out of balsa wood, foam, modelling wax and plastics. Projects definitely need to be more on the petite side, but the 3.39inch x 2.17inch x 1.02inch milling area should be good for a wide range of small craft creations. The iModela comes with all the cutt... Read the full article on Engadget »
Giants Website Prematurely Reveals Super Bowl Winner [PIC] 1:22 AM	Mashable!
Giants Website Prematurely Reveals Super Bowl Winner [PIC] The New York Giants official website accidentally announced the winner of Super Bowl XLVI more than 24 hours before Sunday’s big game eve… Read the full article on Mashable! »
I’m A New York Times Subscriber, So Where’s My Tote Bag? 1:21 AM	TechCrunch
I’m A New York Times Subscriber, So Where’s My Tote Bag? The New York Times released its latest earnings report earlier this week, spurring another round of discussion about the newspaper's paywall, which was launched near the beginning of last year. The consensus: Early signs are positive, but it's not doing well enough to offset plummeting print ad revenue. Read the full article on TechCrunch »
Text Message Brands Quebec Man a Terror Suspect 1:21 AM	Slashdot
Text Message Brands Quebec Man a Terror Suspect An anonymous reader writes "Saad Allami likely never expected that a simple text message of encouragement would have turned his life upside down. But as seen in a similar case of absurd overreaction by authorities, a simple text message is all it takes to have yourself branded as a terrorist. From the article: 'The Quebec man says he was arrested by provincial police while picking up his seven-year-old son at school. A team of police officers stormed into his home, telling his wife she was marri... Read the full article on Slashdot »
Tom Brady: I watched last year's Super Bowl on illegal ... 12:54 AM	CNET News.com
Tom Brady: I watched last year's Super Bowl on illegal site In a news conference, the New England quarterback mentions that while rehabbing last year in Costa Rica, he watched the big game on an illegal site. Is this the final validation for piracy? Read the full article on CNET News.com »
ARM-Based MacBook Air Unlikely Based on Analyst Talk wi... 12:24 AM	MacRumors
ARM-Based MacBook Air Unlikely Based on Analyst Talk with Tim Cook There had been some interesting claims last year that Apple had been actively testing an ARM (A5) based MacBook Air. The ARM processor is the same one that is used in the iPhone and iPad. An ARM-based MacBook Air, however, would raise a number of questions about what kind of device it might actually be. Would it run OS X, or iOS? Would it be closer to a Mac or an iOS device? One of the main advantages of using an ARM processor would be a reduction in power-requirements, but with a corre... Read the full article on MacRumors »
Timeline: Eight Years of Facebook Features, Feats, and ... 12:22 AM	PCMag.com Breaking News
Timeline: Eight Years of Facebook Features, Feats, and Flops Happy birthday, Facebook! We're celebrating with a look back at some of Facebook's more eye-opening moments over the past eight years. Read the full article on PCMag.com Breaking News »
29 Meme-Inspired Movie Posters [PICS] 12:20 AM	Mashable!
29 Meme-Inspired Movie Posters [PICS] If Internet memes were turned into movies, their promotional posters might resemble the designs London-based Stefan van Zoggel conjured up. … Read the full article on Mashable! »
Apple Overturns Motorola's German iPad and iPhone Sales... 12:10 AM	Slashdot
Apple Overturns Motorola's German iPad and iPhone Sales Bans SpuriousLogic sends this excerpt from a BBC article detailing the suspension of a sales ban on certain Apple products in Germany: "Motorola Mobility had forced Apple to remove several iPad and iPhone models from its online store [yesterday] after enforcing a patent infringement court ruling delivered in December. An appeals court lifted the ban after Apple made a new license payment offer. However, Germany-based users may still face the loss of their push email iCloud service after a separate ru... Read the full article on Slashdot »
Top 10 Twitter Pics of the Week [PICS] 12:04 AM	Mashable!
Top 10 Twitter Pics of the Week [PICS] We’ve sifted through tens of millions of pictures posted on Twitter during the week and narrowed them down to the 10 most popular, and here they… Read the full article on Mashable! »
2012 Grammys Embrace Digital, Mobile and Social Media Feb 04 2012 22:39:55	Mashable!
2012 Grammys Embrace Digital, Mobile and Social Media The 54th Grammy Awards ceremony is only eight days away and the Recording Academy is kicking off the next phase of its digital and social campai… Read the full article on Mashable! »
Some sold but used Xooms still have personal info Feb 04 2012 22:38:29	Neowin
Some sold but used Xooms still have personal info Motorola has announced that a batch of used Motorola Xoom tablets that were re-sold via Woot.com still have the personal info and content of the previous tablet's owner. Read more... Read the full article on Neowin »
An iPad with Transformer-like keyboard dock? I'm down w... Feb 04 2012 22:36:14	Resources | ZDNet
An iPad with Transformer-like keyboard dock? I'm down with that Apple's recent statement that an ARM-based MacBook is not on the table leads CNET to speculate on a new iPad with a Transformer-like keyboard. Count me in. Read the full article on  Resources | ZDNet  »
Happy Birthday: Facebook turns eight today Feb 04 2012 22:31:14	Resources | ZDNet
Happy Birthday: Facebook turns eight today Facebook may seem like it has been around for quite some time, but the company is only eight years old today. Happy Birthday Facebook! Read the full article on  Resources | ZDNet  »
Before “it gets better,” gay youth still need help. Ent... Feb 04 2012 22:29:57	VentureBeat
Before “it gets better,” gay youth still need help. Enter AnonyMouse. “In college, I wanted someone to talk to about being gay and found someone through Craigslist. Clearly a poor decision in retrospect, despite the fact that I did end up finding a mentor who helped me come out. “However, I … Read the full article on VentureBeat »
AT&T Starts Throttling Unlimited Data Users after 2GB o... Feb 04 2012 22:24:37	MacRumors
AT&T Starts Throttling Unlimited Data Users after 2GB of Monthly Usage In October, AT&T announced that they would start throttling data usage amongst mobile Unlimited Data Plan users. While AT&T no longer offers an Unlimited Data plan to new customers, many of the original iPhone purchasers are still grandfathered into that plan. Those iPhone users have been able to retain these Unlimited plans, even though AT&T has since moved to a tiered data plan structure. When AT&T announced their plan to start throttling users, the company said that they would only b... Read the full article on MacRumors »
Are You Ready for Some Football? A Techie Guide to the ... Feb 04 2012 22:24:33	AllThingsD » News
Are You Ready for Some Football? A Techie Guide to the Super Bowl. For those looking for a side of tech to go with their Super Bowl, AllThingsD’s Ina Fried offers a guide to all the apps, streaming and more, designed to make the most of NFL's championship Sunday. Read the full article on AllThingsD » News »
Presidential Campaign Mobile Websites Lack Savvy Feb 04 2012 22:16:00	PCWorld.com - Latest N...
Presidential Campaign Mobile Websites Lack Savvy All of the U.S. presidential candidates say they're pro-tech, but their mobile campaign sites don't support that campaign promise. Read the full article on PCWorld.com - Latest News Stories »
Sony Ericsson hangs ten, launches Xperia Active Billabo... Feb 04 2012 22:15:00	Engadget
Sony Ericsson hangs ten, launches Xperia Active Billabong Edition Sony Ericsson is looking to start a bromance with the McTwist-loving, Double-Cork-landing, A-Frame-riding masses jonesing for a new Android device. The handset maker has announced a "global strategic alliance" with Billabong to launch the Xperia Active Billabong Edition smartphone in select markets. The handset will come preloaded with exclusive content, including Billabong screen savers, and bundle several Billabong-branded games and applications. As the two companies tell it, the Xperia ABE is... Read the full article on Engadget »
LibreOffice Developer Community Increasingly Robust Feb 04 2012 22:09:00	Slashdot
LibreOffice Developer Community Increasingly Robust New submitter someWebGeek writes "LibreOffice, the community-driven fork of OpenOffice, appears to have a very healthy and growing group of code contributors. The Document Foundation has published new stats that portray the climbing rates of developer involvement both in terms of numbers of people and numbers of code commits. One of the most encouraging aspects, as noted by Ryan Paul in an article at Ars, is that non-corporate code contributions by independent volunteers constitute the largest s... Read the full article on Slashdot »
Bing welcomes you to the Windows 8 Consumer Preview Feb 04 2012 22:08:29	Neowin
Bing welcomes you to the Windows 8 Consumer Preview Nothing says a warm welcome to a brand new beta operating system than Bing adorning a nice little surprise on their front page. Read more... Read the full article on Neowin »
Apple Revises Snow Leopard Security Update and Pulls 10... Feb 04 2012 22:02:21	MacRumors
Apple Revises Snow Leopard Security Update and Pulls 10.7.3 Delta Update After a couple of issues with some software updates, Apple has made some quiet revisions to address the problems.The first was a Snow Leopard security update which inadvertently caused problems with Apple's PowerPC emulation layer Rosetta. Macworld notes that Apple has since released Security Update 2012-001, version 1.1 for Snow Leopard. The new version seems to fix the PowerPC crashing issues described with the original update.Meanwhile, the crashing/CUI errors with 10.7.3 Delta upd... Read the full article on MacRumors »
Labor Efficiency: The Next Great Internet Disruption Feb 04 2012 22:00:38	TechCrunch
Labor Efficiency: The Next Great Internet Disruption For more than a decade now, the Internet has done a great job of making things in our day-to-day lives more efficient by easily connecting parties who can have a mutually beneficial personal or business relationship. This same idea is now on the verge of disrupting labor and changing the definition of employment as we know it. Read the full article on TechCrunch »
Motorola wants 2.25 percent of Apple sales to license p... Feb 04 2012 22:00:00	The Unofficial Apple W...
Motorola wants 2.25 percent of Apple sales to license patents The ongoing patent spat between Motorola and Apple has reached an interesting crossroads. Just recently a German court granted an injunction against sales of many of Apple's 3G-bearing products, including older model iPhones and the iPad. That injunction held for less than a day, however, pending further review of Motorola's claims against Apple. Florian Mueller of FOSS Patents found new information that suggests Motorola has offered to end the patent dispute and license its wireless patents to ... Read the full article on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) »
Super Bowl 2012 By the Numbers Feb 04 2012 21:41:18	Mashable!
Super Bowl 2012 By the Numbers Super Bowl 2012 is blitzing us like a crazed linebacker, coming up in a matter of hours, and the numbers are stacking up quickly. It’s a w… Read the full article on Mashable! »
Why Apple's A5 is so big--and iPhone 4 won't get Siri Feb 04 2012 21:39:08	CNET News.com
Why Apple's A5 is so big--and iPhone 4 won't get Siri Noise-reduction technology from a start-up called Audience accounts for the size of the iPhone 4S chip and keeps Siri off the iPhone 4, analyst Linley Gwennap concludes. Read the full article on CNET News.com »
HTC Android Fix Delayed for Some Feb 04 2012 21:35:00	PCWorld.com - Latest N...
HTC Android Fix Delayed for Some Some users of HTC Android phones will have to wait until next week to get a fix for a problem that could leak access info to Wi-Fi networks. Read the full article on PCWorld.com - Latest News Stories »
Super Bowl: Where to watch online, and more Feb 04 2012 21:24:17	CNET News.com
Super Bowl: Where to watch online, and more As the Giants battle the Patriots on Sunday, viewers have dozens of ways to keep up with the game--by live streaming, watching on cell phones, or subscribing to apps and social-media feeds. Read the full article on CNET News.com »
Sony's New CEO Sees a Tough Road Ahead Feb 04 2012 21:10:00	News Tom's Hardware US
Sony's New CEO Sees a Tough Road Ahead Kazuo Hirai, who takes over as President and CEO of Sony Corp. in April, believes the company needs to set aside previous tradition and focus on the new "user experience" in order to succeed. Read the full article on News Tom's Hardware US »
Twitter more tempting than sex and sleep, study says Feb 04 2012 21:07:48	CNET News.com
Twitter more tempting than sex and sleep, study says Tweeting harder to resist than sex, coffee, and alcohol, say researchers from the University of Chicago. Now, let's just see you try to resist tweeting this story. Read the full article on CNET News.com »
This isn’t ‘just another’ Siri parody, it actually has ... Feb 04 2012 21:07:14	The Next Web
This isn’t ‘just another’ Siri parody, it actually has amazing special effects [video] We’ve seen tons of parodies and pranks involving Siri, the personal assistant that comes with Apple’s iPhone 4S. But rarely do you see one with serious production value or special effects. Today we got sent a video called “Psycho Siri” that is so well done, it could pass for a scene straight out of a [...] Read the full article on The Next Web »
Canada's Massive Public Traffic Surveillance System Feb 04 2012 21:01:00	Slashdot
Canada's Massive Public Traffic Surveillance System New submitter cqwww writes "A small magazine in Victoria, BC just uncovered a massive public traffic surveillance system deployed in Canada. Here's a quote from the article: 'Normally, area police manually key in plate numbers to check suspicious cars in the databases of the Canadian Police Information Center and ICBC. With [Automatic License Plate Recognition], for $27,000, a police cruiser is mounted with two cameras and software that can read license plates on both passing and stationary cars... Read the full article on Slashdot »
35 New Digital Media Resources You May Have Missed Feb 04 2012 21:00:21	Mashable!
35 New Digital Media Resources You May Have Missed Were you too busy this week to read everything on Mashable? Maybe you’ve been planning your Super Bowl party, or maybe you were figuring… Read the full article on Mashable! »
Former Apple employee recounts how Jobs motivated iPhon... Feb 04 2012 21:00:00	The Unofficial Apple W...
Former Apple employee recounts how Jobs motivated iPhone team Bob Borchers used to be an iPhone product marketing engineer for Apple. Part of the team that brought the first iPhone to market in 2007, he's now a venture capitalist with Opus Capital. Borchers recently gave a talk to students at a California school talking about the thought processes that were involved in the iPhone's development. Borchers says that Steve Jobs didn't have a specific device in mind, but instead gave the team a mission: create a phone that people would love so much that they'd ... Read the full article on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) »
Week in Apple: post-Macworld|iWorld edition Feb 04 2012 21:00:00	Ars Technica
Week in Apple: post-Macworld|iWorld edition This week, we wrapped up our coverage of the 2012 Macworld|iWorld conference in San Francisco just as Apple issued an update to Final Cut Pro X and gave the AirPort Utility an iOS makeover. Additionally, Tim Cook offered some strong words in response to doubts about Apple's attitude toward worker conditions in China, Neil Young recounted stories about Steve Jobs working towards higher-quality music downloads, and more. Need a recap? You're in the right place. Rethinking iPhone UI and getting th... Read the full article on Ars Technica »
Gamers ignore corpse in Internet cafe Feb 04 2012 20:56:37	CNET News.com
Gamers ignore corpse in Internet cafe In Taiwan, a man dies while gaming In an Internet cafe. Reports suggest no one notices for nine hours. But, regardless of how long he was actually dead, how could it be that no gamer notices until a waitress finally thinks to check? Read the full article on CNET News.com »
Weekly Wrap: Lion bugs, iBooks Author, Final Cut Pro X Feb 04 2012 20:55:00	Macworld
Weekly Wrap: Lion bugs, iBooks Author, Final Cut Pro X Once a week, we gather together to recap the best stories published on Macworld over the past seven days. This week, those include software updates from Apple--and the problems that go along with them--tips on using your Mac more efficiently, and plenty more. Read the full article on Macworld »
Lawsuit Raises Issue of E-Mail Privacy at Work Feb 04 2012 20:50:00	PCWorld.com - Latest N...
Lawsuit Raises Issue of E-Mail Privacy at Work Whistleblowers say their private e-mails were extensively monitored after complained about irregularities at the FDA; did they have a reasonable expectation of privacy? Read the full article on PCWorld.com - Latest News Stories »
Study: Is Facebook more addictive than alcohol or cigar... Feb 04 2012 20:46:12	Digital Trends
Study: Is Facebook more addictive than alcohol or cigarettes? While the addictive nature of checking social networks has only been escalated by more smartphone sales, one study has come to the conclusion that it may be even more addictive than popular vices. Read the full article on Digital Trends »
Apple expands its Australian lawsuit against Samsung Feb 04 2012 20:44:39	IntoMobile
Apple expands its Australian lawsuit against Samsung Apple turned up the heat on Samsung in Australia when it expanded its patent and trademark lawsuit to include 278 new infringement claims covering 22 patents and ten devices (some unreleased). This is a significant increase from the original lawsuit which targeted only the Galaxy Tab 10.1  and included with a handful of patent infringement claims. If the court grants Apple an injunction based on these new claims, it  potentially could prevent Samsung from selling any Android device in the land... Read the full article on IntoMobile »

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