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09 Feb ' 15:27
Washington Footing the Cell Phone Bill for Millions of Low Income Americans (Time.com) Time.com - Last year, a federal program paid out $1.6 billion to cover free cell phones and the monthly bills of 12.5 million wireless accountsInternet firms aren't broadcasters: court (Reuters) Reuters - Internet service providers are not broadcasters, and don't need to adhere to strict rules designed to boost Canadian content on domestic television and radio, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled on Thursday.Apple to reveal latest iPad in March: report (Reuters) Reuters - Apple Inc plans to introduce its latest iPad tablet at an event in the first week in March, the website AllThingsD reported, citing unnamed sources.The U.S. and China: A Duel to the Debt (The Motley Fool) The Motley Fool - In this period of "exceptional uncertainty" (to quote Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke), where can investors turn for a considered perspective on the current environment? Produced to feed the beast of the 24-hour news cycle, the bulk of financial journalism and commentary today isn't worth the servers it is stored on. One notable exception to that rule is Buttonwood, the financial markets column of The Economist. Philip Coggan is the columnist -- arguably the most influential position in financial journalism (along with the head of Lex at the Financial Times).Oracle to pay $1.9B for Taleo, extends SAP rivalry (AP)AP - Oracle Corp. is escalating its rivalry with German business-software maker SAP AG with a $1.9 billion purchase of Taleo Corp., a company that helps businesses hire and manage their employees.
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09 Feb ' 09:05
Kodak to stop making cameras to cut costs (Reuters)Reuters - Eastman Kodak Co , the bankrupt inventor of the hand-held camera, plans to stop making digital cameras, pocket video cameras and digital picture frames in the first half of 2012 in a bid to cut costs.
Xbox 360 Kinect Star Wars game and console finally given a release date (Digital Trends) Digital Trends - Announced way back in July last year during Comic-Con, Microsoft has finally given its limited edition Star Wars themed Xbox 360 and the Kinect Star Wars game a release date. Originally scheduled for last holiday season, it’s now set for April 3 in both the USA and the UK.Kodak to stop making cameras, digital frames (AP)AP - Eastman Kodak Co. said Thursday that it will stop making digital cameras, pocket video cameras and digital picture frames, marking the end of an era for the company that brought photography to the masses more than a century ago.
Sprint says iPhone responsible for 40 percent of new signups last quarter (Appolicious)
Appolicious - It?s been a little more than one full fiscal quarter since the iPhone 4S brought Apple?s smartphone to Sprint?s network, and already, the carrier is reporting the device is responsible for 40 percent of new customers joining up.Parse Time: 0.326 - Number of Queries: 60 - Query Time: 0.0274188518524 -
09 Feb ' 03:18
Just Show Me: How to check your data usage on Android 4.0 (Yahoo! News) Yahoo! News - Welcome to Just Show Me on Tecca TV, where we show you tips and tricks for getting the most out of the gadgets in your life. In today's episode we'll show you how to check your data usage on your Android 4.0 phone. Android ?Analysis: Investor activists see little to "like" in Facebook (Reuters) Reuters - A new crop of companies entering the U.S. public markets, including such high-profile offerings as Facebook, are turning the clock back on the way U.S. corporations are run.Leaked photo of iPad 3 casing hints at upcoming changes (Digital Trends) Digital Trends - An image has surfaced of what may well be the inside rear shell of the iPad 3. While it may not sound like the most exciting news of the year, if the shell is genuine then it gives some clues as to how the next version of Apple’s tablet will compare with the current device.Parse Time: 0.350 - Number of Queries: 60 - Query Time: 0.0495834350586 -
08 Feb ' 21:27
McCartney to debut new songs live on iTunes stream (AP)AP - Paul McCartney will debut the songs from his new album "Kisses on the Bottom" in a free live streaming performance on iTunes.
Lawsuit seeks to block Google's privacy changes (AP) AP - A consumer watchdog group is suing the Federal Trade Commission in an attempt to prevent Google from making sweeping changes to its privacy policies next month.Sony abandons PlayStation Vita UMD Passport plan in North America (Digital Trends) Digital Trends - As reported by Kotaku earlier today, Sony is ditching plans to allow new Vita owners to download PSP titles that they currently own on UMD disc. Sony rolled out this program in Japan at launch during December 2011 and all Japanese owners can register their UMD titles on the Vita by paying a fee based on the value of the game, thus Japanese owners can avoid having to repurchase the titles at full cost on the PlayStation Vita digital download store. New PlayStation Vita owners in North America on February 22 will have to keep the PSP in order to access old titles or repurchase older games at full price to utilize the software on the newer handheld system.Update: Path now lets users opt-out of sharing contacts (Appolicious) Appolicious - Update: Path now lets users opt-out of sharing contactsFar-out footage: Water droplets orbit a knitting needle on the International Space Station (Yahoo! News) Yahoo! News - When NASA astronaut Dan Burbank left Earth for the International Space Station as part of Expedition 30 last November, he took along some knitting needles, but not for making a space sweater. The mission's commander brought them to make a point — ?Parse Time: 0.328 - Number of Queries: 60 - Query Time: 0.0288484096527 -
08 Feb ' 15:25
The U.S. and China: A Duel to the Debt (The Motley Fool) The Motley Fool - In this period of "exceptional uncertainty" (to quote Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke), where can investors turn for a considered perspective on the current environment? Produced to feed the beast of the 24-hour news cycle, the bulk of financial journalism and commentary today isn't worth the servers it is stored on. One notable exception to that rule is Buttonwood, the financial markets column of The Economist. Philip Coggan is the columnist -- arguably the most influential position in financial journalism (along with the head of Lex at the Financial Times).Gameloft releases new social platform app for Android (Appolicious) Appolicious - Mobile game maker Gameloft is responsible for some of the biggest-budget, biggest-name games on Google?s Android operating system (as well as Apple?s iOS), which is probably why it has 7 million registered players in its proprietary gaming network. Today the company released a new app that lets dedicated Gameloft fans access that network even when they?re not playing Asphalt 6 or Modern Combat.The world?s tiniest coffee maker brews the world?s tiniest cuppa (Yahoo! News) Yahoo! News - Need a cup of coffee to get you going in the morning, but you're trying to cut back? Then maybe this amazing work of art is for you: a real, working coffee pot capable of brewing only a few drops ?Akamai Q4 beats as demand for online content soars (Reuters) Reuters - Internet content delivery company Akamai Technologies Inc posted a fourth-quarter profit above analysts' expectations, helped by growing demand for online content, sending its shares up 12 percent in trading after the bell.Sprint posts deeper 4Q loss on iPhone costs (AP)AP - Sprint dug deep into its pockets in the latest quarter to put iPhones in the hands of its customers. The perennially money-losing company on Wednesday posted its largest loss in three years.
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08 Feb ' 10:15
Kaspersky Lab's sales growth slowed in 2011 (Reuters) Reuters - Russia's Kaspersky Lab reported that sales growth slowed substantially last year as the world's No. 4 maker of anti-virus software said its business was starting to mature.Rambus, Nvidia sign patent licensing deal (AP) AP - Technology licensing company Rambus Inc. said Wednesday it has signed a licensing agreement with chip maker Nvidia Corp. to settle a long-running patent dispute.Does Alec Baldwin have a secret Twitter account? (Daily Caller) Daily Caller - It all started because of Words With Friends. Who knew the mobile word game could cause so much controversy?Amazon, Viacom close to Web video deal (Reuters) Reuters - Amazon.com Inc is about to announce a Web video deal with Viacom Inc in what sources said was one of the last steps in a plan to launch a standalone subscription service to compete with Netflix Inc.Parse Time: 0.320 - Number of Queries: 60 - Query Time: 0.0233161449432 -
08 Feb ' 05:05
Sprint loss widens on iPhone costs (Reuters) Reuters - Sprint Nextel posted a wider fourth-quarter loss as costs from the Apple Inc iPhone weighed down the No. 3 U.S. mobile operator.Just Show Me: 3 great and free cooking apps for the iPhone (Yahoo! News) Yahoo! News - Welcome to Just Show Me on Tecca TV, where we show you tips and tricks for getting the most out of the gadgets in your life. In today's episode we'll show three great cooking apps for the iPhone. BigOven Epicurious Serving Sizer Take a look ?RIM tells European developers it's "ready to compete" (Reuters)Reuters - Next-generation software for BlackBerry's smartphones is "ready to compete", Research In Motion's new chief executive, Thorsten Heins, told more than 2,000 technical developers on Tuesday, expressing confidence in RIM's long-term future.
Path iPhone app shown to be uploading iOS address books to its servers (Appolicious) Appolicious - One of the most popular social networking apps available for iOS and Android devices is in a bit of hot water.Transparent Screen app saves you from bodily injury while texting (Yahoo! News) Yahoo! News - Fond of texting while walking? Unless you're extremely nimble, you may have bumped into people, objects, or even stumbled. In extreme cases, you may have even bruised yourself or broken a few things. But if you have an Android device, you can ?Parse Time: 0.349 - Number of Queries: 60 - Query Time: 0.0363900661469 -
08 Feb ' 00:25
Summary Box: Jobs flow from mobile, Facebook apps (AP) AP - CAREER OPPORTUNITY: All those apps being made for smartphones, computer tablets and Facebook's online social network are helping the U.S. economy lower its unemployment rate. A study released Tuesday by the technology trade group TechNet estimates apps are responsible for creating about 466,000 U.S. jobs since 2007.Halliburton to abandon BlackBerry, turn to iPhone (Reuters) Reuters - Oil field services company Halliburton plans to stop issuing BlackBerry smartphones to employees and switch over to Apple's iPhone, which it said was better suited to its needs, marking another setback for Research In Motion.NASA Launches Facebook Game to Test Space Program Knowledge (Mashable) Mashable - How much do you know about the NASA space program, Earthling?Yahoo chairman exits, review drags on (Reuters)Reuters - Yahoo Inc Chairman Roy Bostock and three other directors will step down as the struggling company ploughs ahead with an internal overhaul, including discussions on dealing with its stakes in China's Alibaba Group and Yahoo Japan.
Analysis: More than just Great Firewall awaits Facebook in China (Reuters) Reuters - When it comes to China, Facebook should consider itself forewarned. Cracking the world's biggest internet population might seem an obvious ambition for the social networking giant as it trumpets its global growth before a $5 billion initial public offering, but the chances it will succeed look slim.Parse Time: 0.417 - Number of Queries: 60 - Query Time: 0.0909595489502 -
07 Feb ' 19:29
Amazon, Viacom close to Web video deal (Reuters) Reuters - Amazon.com Inc is about to announce a Web video deal with Viacom Inc in what sources said was one of the last steps in a plan to launch a standalone subscription service to compete with Netflix Inc.Court rules that it?s legal to sell used MP3s (Yahoo! News) Yahoo! News - What do you do when you no longer want an MP3 you paid to download from iTunes? Do you simply delete it? That may be a huge missed opportunity — a federal judge in New York ruled today that it is ?Disney 1Q revenue misses estimates but profits up (AP)AP - The Walt Disney Co. said Tuesday that its net income rose 12 percent in the final quarter of 2011, as a slimmer movie slate and upbeat theme park results helped the company top earnings forecasts even while revenue gains were less than expected.
2.1 million viewers live stream Super Bowl online (AP) AP - The first live stream of the Super Bowl drew 2.1 million unique viewers, NBC said Thursday.Cisco seen reporting solid second quarter (Reuters) Reuters - A year after network equipment maker Cisco Systems Inc unnerved investors with yet another weak quarterly outlook the company looks set to report a stable quarter buoyed in part by improving enterprise demand in the United States.Parse Time: 0.390 - Number of Queries: 60 - Query Time: 0.0887732505798 -
07 Feb ' 15:09
Summary Box: Jobs flow from mobile, Facebook apps (AP) AP - CAREER OPPORTUNITY: All those apps being made for smartphones, computer tablets and Facebook's online social network are helping the U.S. economy lower its unemployment rate. A study released Tuesday by the technology trade group TechNet estimates apps are responsible for creating about 466,000 U.S. jobs since 2007.Facebook will release more user data: lobby group (Reuters) Reuters - Social media network Facebook has promised to release more information about the data it collects from millions of users, an Austrian group lobbying for respect of privacy laws said on Tuesday.Verizon to set up streaming service with Redbox (AP)AP - Phone company Verizon Communications Inc. will challenge Netflix and start a video streaming service this year with Redbox and its DVD rental kiosks.
Pureflame sets your walls on fire? safely (Yahoo! News) Yahoo! News - There's nothing more magical than a warm, crackling fire on a cold winter day. But for those of us living in cramped apartments, even an electric fireplace can take up too much space. The new Pureflame fireplace gives those of us ?4 Yahoo board member including chair leaving (AP) AP - Yahoo Chairman Roy Bostock and three longtime board members are stepping down, fulfilling the wishes of many frustrated shareholders who believe the directors have been part of the problem that has dragged down the Internet company's revenue and stock price.Parse Time: 0.348 - Number of Queries: 60 - Query Time: 0.0344617366791
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