latest technology news: April 2012

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

President Barack ObamaA widening gender gap, modest economic gains

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Obama leads Romney in new poll, as gender gap grows
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 9:32 AM

President Barack ObamaA widening gender gap, modest economic gains, an edge on key issues and broad advantages in personal popularity are boosting Barack Obama’s re-election prospects in the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll.

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North Korea says ready to launch rocket
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 3:36 PM

The North Korean Unha-3 rocket is pictured at Tangachai -ri space centerNorth Korea said it was ready to go ahead with its proposed long-range rocket launch, an announcement that sparked immediate condemnation from South Korea and Russia and a plea from China, its main ally, for calm.

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Everything you need to know about the Titanic's 100th anniversary
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 4:14 AM

Mary Beth Crocker Dearing and her husband Tom Dearing from Newport Ky. pose for the media in period costume as they wait to board the MS Balmoral cruise ship in Southampton, England, Sunday, April 8, 2012. Nearly 100 years after the Titanic went down, a cruise with the same number of passengers aboard is setting sail to retrace the ship's voyage, including a visit to the location where it sank. The Titanic Memorial Cruise is set to depart Sunday from Southampton, where the Titanic left on its maiden voyage. The 12-night cruise will commemorate the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the White Star liner. With 1,309 passengers aboard, the MS Balmoral will follow the same route as the Titanic. Organizers are trying to recreate the onboard experience minus the disaster from the food to a band playing music from that era.Organizers said people from 28 countries have booked passage, including relatives of some of the more than 1,500 people who died when the Titanic collided with an iceberg and sank on April 15, 1912.(AP Photo/Alastair Grant)The 100th anniversary of the Titanic expedition is under way.

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Study: 'Obamacare' would raise deficit
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 12:36 PM

The forum will look at what the administration has done for women's jobs and economic securityReigniting a debate about the bottom line for President Barack Obama's health care law, a leading conservative economist estimates in a study to be released Tuesday that the overhaul will add at least $340 billion to the deficit, not reduce it.

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Blogger publishes list of reporters who paid shady investigator
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 3:58 PM
The names of three dozen journalists allegedly involved with a shady private investigator have been leaked to the Internet, another potential embarrassment for Britain's scandal-tarred media.
No sign of Syrian pullback as UN deadline passes
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 1:07 PM

The sister, right, and an unidentified relative mourn for Ali Shaaban, a television cameraman working for Al-Jadeed TV who was shot dead on the Lebanon-Syria border, at their home in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, April 9, 2012. Shaaban was killed when the channel's film crew came under fire in the border area of Wadi Khaled, the channel's head of news said. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)Activists say Syrian forces have attacked two towns as a deadline passed for President Bashar Assad's troops to start withdrawing from populated areas in the kickoff to an internationally brokered truce deal.

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Police say Tulsa shooting suspects confessed: report
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 7:50 AM

Alvin Lee Watts and Jacob Carl England are seen in a combination of undated pictures released to Reuters by Tulsa County Sheriff's OfficeTwo white men accused of shooting five black people in Tulsa, Oklahoma, killing three of them, have confessed to authorities, media reports said on Monday, citing police and court documents.

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Wash. kids stop school bus after driver stricken
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 3:29 PM
A quick-thinking Washington state middle school student steered a school bus to safety after he saw the driver slump over and pass out from an apparent heart attack, authorities said.
Santorum's 3-year-old daughter out of hospital
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 2:04 PM

FILE - In this Jan. 16, 2012, file photo Republican presidential candidate, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum and his wife Karen leave the Faith and Freedom Coalition rally in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Santorum plans no campaign events on Monday April 9, 2012 and will spend time with his wife and ailing daughter Bella. (AP Photo/David Goldman/file)The 3-year-old daughter of Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum has been released from a Virginia hospital and is settling in at home with her parents, a campaign spokesman said Tuesday.

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W.H. rejects Israeli president's personal appeal for spy
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 7:36 AM

Israelis protest in front of the US embassy in Tel Aviv to call for the release of Jonathan Pollard, in 2011The White House on Monday rejected Israeli President Shimon Peres's personal appeal to commute convicted Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard's life sentence.

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Number of U.S. teen births lowest in 70 years
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 12:07 PM

Germany Has Europe's Lowest Birth RateThe number of new teenage mothers in the United States is at its lowest level in nearly 70 years but remains the highest of any major developed country, according to official figures released Tuesday.

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Man on the run from cops posts Facebook updates
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 9:49 AM

In this undated photo taken by the Washington state Department of Corrections and provided by the Port Angeles Police Department, Travis A. Nicolaysen is seen. The Port Angeles man is on the lam but still updating his Facebook page. Nicolaysen, 26, escaped from officers in two foot chases Wednesday, April 4, 2012, and a dragnet that included a police dog tracking him through a residential neighborhood. The Peninsula Daily News reports he's been convicted of five felonies, including domestic violence, burglary and theft of a firearm. (AP Photo/Department of Corrections)Travis A. Nicolaysen is on the run from police, but he's still posting periodic updates on his Facebook page, and has even changed his status from "in a relationship" to "single."

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California finds toxins in nail polishes
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 2:55 PM

Nail care products are displayed at a beauty supply shop in San Francisco, Monday, April 9, 2012. California’s chemical regulators randomly sampled dozens of professional grade nail polishes that claimed to be free of a Some nail polishes commonly found in California salons and advertised as free of a so-called "toxic trio" of chemicals actually have high levels of agents known to cause birth defects, according to state regulators.

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Zimmerman solicits donations online
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 4:07 AM

Zimmermansplit2-gifTrayvon Martin shooter George Zimmerman has apparently launched a website—TheRealGeorgeZimmerman.com—to relay a message thanking his supporters, and to collect donations via PayPal for his living and defense expenses.

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Jurors being seated in Hudson family murder trial
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 8:05 AM

FILE - In this Sept. 27, 2011 file photo, singer and Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson speaks in Chicago. On Monday, April 9, 2012, a judge will question potential jurors as jury selection begins in earnest at the Chicago trial of William Balfour, the man accused of murdering Hudson's mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew in 2008. Testimony begins April 23. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)The first full day of jury selection in the Chicago trial of the man accused of killing singer and actress Jennifer Hudson's family ended Monday without the seating of a full jury.

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'Simply hypocrisy': Obama camp slams Romney remarks
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 5:29 AM

Romney Calls Obama 'Hide and Seek' CandidatePresident Barack Obama's re-election campaign manager Jim Messina on Monday accused Mitt Romney of "hypocrisy" for his attacks on the president as a member of a coddled, out-of-touch, Harvard-educated elite.

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March's heat melts records
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 2:22 AM

March's Heat Melts RecordsYou likely felt it, but now it’s official that March 2012 was the warmest March on record for the lower 48 states, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

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Senator faces fire from the right in Ind. primary
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 1:29 AM

Republican U.S. Senator Lugar of Indiana addresses supporters in a cafe in Crawfordsville, IndianaConservative groups the National Rifle Association and the Club for Growth launched an attack ad assault on Sen. Dick Lugar Monday as the Indiana Republican heads into a difficult GOP primary race.

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Maryland Mega Millions winner claims share of record jackpot
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 4:55 AM

The 7-Eleven in Baltimore where a winning Mega Millions ticket was allegedly soldThe second of three people who'll share a record $656 million Mega Millions jackpot has claimed a piece of the prize and has chosen to remain anonymous.

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Does cyberbullying law punish free speech?
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 12:20 AM

Cyberbullying has led to many unfortunate tragedies for teenagers.Arizona lawmakers will review a recently passed anti-cyberstalking bill after critics raised concerns that it's so broad it could authorize arrests for online "trolls" who write mean comments on social media and news sites.

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'#Facegram' news sparks Twitter storm
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 2:57 AM

A photo illustration shows a picture of a flower taken with the photo-sharing application Instagram on the screen of an Android mobile phone in Los AngelesFacebook's announcement on Monday it had agreed to acquire Instagram--the popular social photo application for iPhone and Android devices--for $1 billion cash sparked a loud reaction online.

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First planetary system discovered with more planets than ours
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 7:27 AM
Scientists may not be having much success in the search for extraterrestrial life, but astronomers seem to have no difficulty in picking up the presence of new planets. Specifically, an astronomer at the University of Hertfordshire has discovered the presence of multiple … Continue reading →
iBrain can ‘read your mind’; enlists Stephen Hawking
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 4:01 AM
A team of California scientists have developed the world's first portable brain scanner, and it may soon be able to "read a person's mind," playing a major role in facilitating medical breakthroughs. "This is very exciting for us because it allows us to have a window into the brain. We're building technology that will allow [...]

Android beats Apple in China mobile platform race: report

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Android beats Apple in China mobile platform race: report

Android mascots are lined up in the demonstration area at the Google I/O Developers Conference in the Moscone Center in San FranciscoSHANGHAI (Reuters) - Google Inc's Android mobile operating system (OS) was the top smartphone platform in China last year, growing its market share by about 35 percent in the world's largest market for mobile phones, a Chinese technology research firm said. At the end of 2011, Android had 68.4 percent of the smartphone OS market by the number of smartphones sold, up from 33.6 percent at the end of the first quarter of last year, Beijing-based research firm Analysys International said in a report on Tuesday. ...

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Wireless carriers to create database to fight phone theft
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 10:25 AM
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Wireless carriers representing 90 percent of subscribers will on Tuesday announce the creation of a database of unique cell phone IDs to help prevent theft and reactivation of stolen or lost devices, which often contain sensitive personal data. The shared database will be up and running in the United States in six months and the carriers plan to expand it globally over 18 months, said the Federal Communications Commission, which along with the carriers will unveil the scheme. ...
Facebook gets shutter happy, buys Instagram for $1 billion
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 4:09 AM
When it rains it pours. White-hot social photo service Instagram just released its much-awaited Android app at long last, and now the company has just dropped an even bigger bomb. Instagram will be acquired by none other than social behemoth Facebook to … Continue reading →
French Tic Tac Ads Are Intense; Google's Galloping Doodle
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 3:45 AM
We realize there's only so much time one can spend in a day watching new trailers, viral video clips, and shaky cell phone footage of people arguing on live television. This is why every day The Atlantic Wire highlights the videos that truly earn your five minutes (or less) of attention. Today: Purdue engineering students pop a ballon in elaborate fashion, the scare tactics of Tic-Tac France, and 60 Minutes goes to the Congo and finds music.
Microsoft deal with AOL part of patent scramble
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 3:09 AM

FILE - In this Jan. 5, 2008 file photo, the America Online logo is seen at the AOL booth at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. AOL Inc. shares surged Monday, April 9, 2012, to their highest level in more than a year after it said it has agreed to sell 800 of its patents and license others to Microsoft Corp. for about $1.06 billion in cash. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)AOL's $1 billion deal to sell and license patents to Microsoft is another in a series of "Antiques Roadshow" moments in the technology world. Faded companies have been rummaging through their assets recently, and some of them have found musty old patents that turn out to be worth a great deal.

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‘How to delete your Instagram account’ and other Twitter reactions to Facebook’s $1B buy
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 2:57 AM
Facebook's announcement on Monday that it had agreed to acquire Instagram, the popular social photo application for iPhone and Android devices, for $1 billion cash sparked a loud reaction online. And as is the case with most breaking news, the best place to find instant commentary was not on Facebook. It was on Twitter, where [...]
Microsoft trumps Amazon, others for AOL patents
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 2:13 AM

The AOL logo is seen on the outside of the building housing the companies corporate headquarters in New York(Reuters) - Microsoft trumped Amazon, eBay and other tech giants with its more than $1 billion purchase of the majority of AOL Inc's patent trove. AOL said it was selling more than 800 patents related to advertising, search, e-commerce and mobile to Redmond, Wash-based company, surprising investors with the size of the deal and sending AOL shares up more than 40 percent. The sale includes technology rights from AOL's current and former businesses, ranging from Netscape, ICQ and MapQuest to CompuServe, Advertising.com and others, according to a source close to the matter. ...

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A look at recent tech-industry earnings
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 1:20 AM
Here is a summary of recent earnings and reports for selected technology companies and what they reveal about the state of spending and the overall economy:
Earns schedule for consumer-electronics makers
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 1:17 AM
Earnings schedule for selected makers of phones and other consumer-electronic gadgets:
AOL to sell more than 800 patents to Microsoft
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 12:52 AM

Specialist Ned Zeles, left, talks with trader Paul Lawless at the AOL post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, April 9, 2012, in New York. AOL Inc. shares surged Monday to their highest level in more than a year after it said it has agreed to sell 800 of its patents and license others to Microsoft Corp. for about $1.06 billion in cash. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)Faltering Internet icon AOL was able to squeeze out more than $1 billion from Microsoft for a trove of some 800 patents in an auction, the latest sign of just how valuable such portfolios can be for the world's biggest technology companies.

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Nokia Lumia 900 Hard To Find On Launch Day, Still Selling Well [VIDEO]
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 12:05 AM
Nokia held a huge launch party for the Lumia 900 in NYC's Times Square on Friday night. But when it came time for the phone's release on Sunday it was hard to find the handset anywhere near where the celebration was.
AOL to sell over 800 patents to Microsoft
Monday, April 09, 2012 7:55 PM
AOL Inc. shares surged Monday to their highest level in more than a year after it said it has agreed to sell 800 of its patents and license others to Microsoft Corp. for about $1.06 billion in cash.
Lenovo Reveals IdeaTab S2109, a 9.7-Inch Android 4.0 Tablet
Monday, April 09, 2012 2:55 PM
Lenovo has revealed a new 9.7-inch tablet called the IdeaTab S2109.
Man dies after stabbing at London BlackBerry party
Monday, April 09, 2012 3:35 AM
TORONTO (Reuters) - A man died on Sunday after being stabbed in the neck with a broken bottle at a London party hosted by BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd last week, the company and police said on Sunday. "We are deeply saddened to hear our colleague has died as a result of the attack on Tuesday 3rd April," RIM said on its UK Twitter page. "Our thoughts are with his family and those close to him and we ask for the respect of their privacy at this difficult time. ...
Man dies after stabbing at London BlackBerry party
Monday, April 09, 2012 2:29 AM

A sign of Research in Motion is seen at its headquarters in WaterlooTORONTO (Reuters) - A man died on Sunday after being stabbed in the neck with a broken bottle at a London party hosted by BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd last week, the company and police said on Sunday. "We are deeply saddened to hear our colleague has died as a result of the attack on Tuesday 3rd April," RIM said on its UK Twitter page. "Our thoughts are with his family and those close to him and we ask for the respect of their privacy at this difficult time. ...

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The Constitution This Week: Cell phones, tweets, and strip searches
Saturday, April 07, 2012 2:19 AM
The Constitution in the news this week: cell phone tracking, teens on Twitter, the Supreme Court's ruling on strip searches, President Obama's civics lesson, and same-sex couples on immigration.
Night of the Living Mad Men; Romney the Goofus
Saturday, April 07, 2012 2:16 AM
We realize there's only so much time one can spend in a day watching new trailers, viral video clips, and shaky cell phone footage of people arguing on live television. This is why every day The Atlantic Wire highlights the videos that truly earn your five minutes (or less) of attention. Today: Mad Men comes back from the dead, Ann Romney says Mitt Romney is a regular, excitable guy, and everyone at ABC is very happy for Matt Lauer.
Correction: Iraqi-Woman-Beaten story
Saturday, April 07, 2012 1:07 AM
In a story about the beating death of an Iraqi-American mother, The Associated Press erroneously reported that police were investigating a text message sent to her daughter's cell phone. The message was sent from her daughter's cell phone, according to a search warrant affidavit.
Suspicious text message sent after beating death
Saturday, April 07, 2012 12:28 AM
Police are trying to determine who received a suspicious text message sent from the cell phone of a slain Iraqi woman's daughter while the teen was being interviewed by detectives, according to recently released court documents.
Nokia town faces dim future as jobs shift to Asia
Friday, April 06, 2012 10:11 PM

FILE - A Feb. 8, 2012 photo from files showing the Nokia offices in Salo, Finland. Tomi Marjuaho repaired mobile phones for 10 years in the town of Salo in southern Finland, where Nokia, the world's top cell phone-maker, set up its wireless operations in the 1980s. He took a severance package in 2010, as Nokia started hitting hard times, and has not found work since. Tomi Marjuaho repaired mobile phones for 10 years in the town of Salo in southern Finland, where Nokia, the world's top cell phone-maker, set up its wireless operations in the 1980s.

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Microsoft's Desperate Attempt to Woo Developers Isn't Working Yet
Friday, April 06, 2012 9:25 PM
Just in time for the release of the new Windows phone, the Nokia Lumia 900, we learn all about how Microsoft plans to beef up its skimpy app store. Microsoft's app store has only 70,000 offerings compared to the 600,000 and 400,000 available in the iPhone's and Android's respective stores. This bareness was one of the drawbacks for reviewers, who otherwise found the phone pleasant. In an attempt to catch up, though, Microsoft is getting agressive about recruiting developers, as we learn today in both The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. ...
How Social Media Can Help You Land That New Job [INFOGRAPHIC]
Friday, April 06, 2012 8:49 PM
Does your job suck? Do you just wish you had a job to begin with? Social media can play a major role in finding that first gig or hopping to a better one.
Taiwan's HTC says first quarter profit down 70%
Friday, April 06, 2012 7:32 PM

HTC says its operations should turn around in the second quarterTaiwan's top smartphone maker HTC said Friday net profit in the first three months of the year plummeted 70 percent, to the lowest since 2006, owing to falling demand.

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Learning Experiment Sparks Student Imagination With Cute Robots
Friday, April 06, 2012 4:53 PM
The World at Work is powered by GE. This new series highlights the people, projects and startups that are driving innovation and making the world a better place.
Instagram Raising $50 Million at $500 Million Valuation [REPORT]
Friday, April 06, 2012 4:05 PM
Photo-sharing and filter app Instagram, which brought on more than 1 million new users after releasing an Android version this week, might be about to close a significant round of funding.
Top tech headlines: Nokia Lumia 900 reviews, April Fool’s Day tech jokes, Google’s Project Glass
Friday, April 06, 2012 3:47 PM

Instagram Android appHot topics in the tech blogs for the week ending April 6 include reviews of the Nokia Lumia 900 and HTC EVO 4G LTE, April Fool’s Day jokes on the web, Google’s experimental wearable augmented reality glasses project, the launch of Instagram for Android, and an update on Google’s vision for the future.

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Smartphone maker HTC posts 70 percent profit drop
Friday, April 06, 2012 3:01 PM
Taiwan smartphone maker HTC Corp. has reported a 70 percent drop in first quarter profit as it faces keener competition from Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co.
Today’s Top Stories: Apple Looking Into Wireless Charging, HTC's Profit Declines
Friday, April 06, 2012 2:26 PM
Welcome to this morning’s edition of “First To Know,” a series in which we keep you in the know on what’s happening in the digital world. Today, we’re looking at three particularly interesting stories.
Samsung hits a high Note, posts record quarterly profit
Friday, April 06, 2012 1:38 PM
SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics posted record quarterly profit of $5.15 billion, driven by booming sales of its smartphones and the Galaxy Note 'phablet', which it hopes will show it has a flair for innovation to match rival Apple Inc. The Note - part phone, part mini-tablet - with a throwback stylus and screen half the size of the iPad, has sold more than 5 million since launching in October, and is proving a surprise money earner for the South Korean electronics giant that has a reputation as a 'fast follower' rather than design leader. ...
Did Zimmerman say ‘punks’ or racial slur in 911 recording?
Friday, April 06, 2012 6:27 AM
Though it was widely reported that George Zimmerman grumbled a racial slur before shooting 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, his lawyers have insisted their client instead said "F---ing punks". Now they seem to have science on their side. Renowned forensic audio expert Tom Owen analyzed the 911 recording—which was fraught with cell phone interference—and told CNN that [...]
Why Google Is Losing Billions on Android
Friday, April 06, 2012 5:46 AM
COMMENTARY | As Charles Arthur of The Guardian reported (and Digital Trends' Geoff Duncan clarified and explained), Google may well be making four times as much money from ad impressions on Apple's iOS devices than on gadgets running its own open-source Android operating system ... or roughly $2 billion to roughly $500 million per year, respectively.
Samsung posts record first quarter profit on smartphone boom
Friday, April 06, 2012 5:08 AM
(Reuters) - Samsung Electronics, the world's top technology firm by revenue, posted record quarterly profits of $5.15 billion on booming sales of its Galaxy smartphones and the Note, a mini-tablet and phone. Samsung, which raced to the top of the global smartphone rankings last year with close to a fifth of the market, from just 3 percent in 2009, should consolidate its position against Apple Inc and others with more product launches, including a revamped Galaxy S, over the next few months. January-March operating profit was 5. ...
Earns schedule for selected technology companies
Friday, April 06, 2012 3:27 AM
Earnings schedule for selected technology companies:
Cell Phones and Cancer: Critics Say Kids Risk Brain Tumors
Friday, April 06, 2012 2:59 AM

Cell Phones and Cancer: Critics Say Kids Risk Brain TumorsEnvironmental Health Trust Says Previous Study of Children Was Flawed

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Cell Phones and Cancer: Critics Say Kids Risk Brain Tumors
Friday, April 06, 2012 2:59 AM

Cell Phones and Cancer: Critics Say Kids Risk Brain TumorsEnvironmental Health Trust Says Previous Study of Children Was Flawed

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Sheryl Sandberg Endorses Leaving Early; Google Goggles Get Ads
Friday, April 06, 2012 2:58 AM
We realize there's only so much time one can spend in a day watching new trailers, viral video clips, and shaky cell phone footage of people arguing on live television. This is why every day The Atlantic Wire highlights the videos that truly earn your five minutes (or less) of attention. Today: Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg wants you to knock off early, Intel goes Back to the Future III to sell the Ultrabook, and David Gregory gives his Jamaican bar recommendations.
Google CEO touts gains, focuses on long term bets
Friday, April 06, 2012 2:17 AM

Google Inc. CEO Larry Page arrives at the Robert F. Peckham Federal Courthouse in San Jose(Reuters) - Google Inc's chief executive said the company's fledgling social network, Google+, has scored more than 100 million active users, and he reiterated the Internet search giant's commitment to making long-term bets. Larry Page, also co-founder who took over the top job from Eric Schmidt in April 2011, said in a 2012 strategy update that the search giant had made progress revamping Google around key business opportunities. Page said that Google's smartphone operating system, Android, was being activated on 850,000 mobile devices every day. ...

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Sorry, Larry Page. Steve Jobs Really Wanted to Destroy Android
Friday, April 06, 2012 2:01 AM
Steve Jobs passed into legend a little more than six months ago. Now it seems the arguments over his intentions for Apple are just getting started.
Google CEO Releases 'Mega Ambitious' Letter, Still Not Evil
Thursday, April 05, 2012 11:08 PM
Integration, integration and more integration. That's the theme of a lengthy state-of-Google blog post by CEO Larry Page, which was published on the company's Investor Relations blog on Thursday.
HTC EVO 4G LTE smartphone given glowing reviews on first listen
Thursday, April 05, 2012 4:34 PM

The HTC EVO 4G LTEThe latest smartphone from Taiwanese mobile device manufacturer HTC is hitting the right chord with reviewers as they get their first hands- and ears-on with the device.

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Earns schedule for consumer-electronics makers

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Earns schedule for consumer-electronics makers

Earnings schedule for selected makers of phones and other consumer-electronic gadgets:
Touchscreen Directories Are Coming to NYC Phone Booths
Monday, April 09, 2012 8:29 PM
New York City's dilapidated phone booths are getting a high-tech makeover. Hundreds of phone booths will soon be outfitted with iPad-like touch-screen devices for directions and hyper-local news.
Sephora Gives Its Shopping Experience a Makeover
Monday, April 09, 2012 8:19 AM
Sephora is getting a little more digital. Today the beauty chain rolled out an completely updated website with Pinterest and Instagram integration, an updated mobile site, and officially launched a program that will bring iPads to the store's sales counters and put iPod touch point-of-sale devices in the hands of many of its sales associates.
Man dies after stabbing at London BlackBerry party
Monday, April 09, 2012 3:35 AM
TORONTO (Reuters) - A man died on Sunday after being stabbed in the neck with a broken bottle at a London party hosted by BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd last week, the company and police said on Sunday. "We are deeply saddened to hear our colleague has died as a result of the attack on Tuesday 3rd April," RIM said on its UK Twitter page. "Our thoughts are with his family and those close to him and we ask for the respect of their privacy at this difficult time. ...
Man dies after stabbing at London BlackBerry party
Monday, April 09, 2012 2:29 AM

A sign of Research in Motion is seen at its headquarters in WaterlooTORONTO (Reuters) - A man died on Sunday after being stabbed in the neck with a broken bottle at a London party hosted by BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd last week, the company and police said on Sunday. "We are deeply saddened to hear our colleague has died as a result of the attack on Tuesday 3rd April," RIM said on its UK Twitter page. "Our thoughts are with his family and those close to him and we ask for the respect of their privacy at this difficult time. ...

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Glance: Brand name goes generic
Sunday, April 08, 2012 11:37 PM
Apple Inc.'s iPad has dominated the tablet category. Now, when many consumers think of tablets, they only think of the iPad. Below is a list of other brand names that have become so popular that they've joined the world of common nouns. Some of the brands became so generic that they lost their trademarks.
Google Tablet Delayed Until July [REPORT]
Saturday, April 07, 2012 10:51 PM
Gadget lovers have been speculating about the 2012 release of the Google Tablet for months. Now, sources close to the project say the iPad competitor will debut in July.
UK probes Apple iPad marketing over 4G access
Saturday, April 07, 2012 9:07 PM

A customer views displays of Apple iPads tablet computers in central LondonLONDON (Reuters) - Britain's advertising regulator is deciding whether to launch an inquiry into Apple Inc's marketing of its latest iPad following what some customers said were misleading claims about access to 4G, which is not available in the country. Fourth-generation or 4G technology enables users to access faster Internet broadband services. "We have received 24 complaints about claims on Apple's website about 4G on the iPad. We are assessing whether there are grounds for investigation," a spokesman for the Advertising Standards Authority said on Saturday. ...

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Chinese teenager sells kidney to buy iPhone, iPad; authorities charge 5 people
Saturday, April 07, 2012 3:42 PM
BEIJING, China - Authorities have indicted five people in central China for involvement in illegal organ trading after a teenager sold one of his kidneys to buy an iPhone and an iPad.
Chinese teen sells kidney to buy iPhone, iPad
Saturday, April 07, 2012 12:56 PM
Authorities have indicted five people in central China for involvement in illegal organ trading after a teenager sold one of his kidneys to buy an iPhone and an iPad.
Going ape for apps: young orangutan plays with iPad
Friday, April 06, 2012 7:26 PM

Orangutans watch a video on an iPad held up to the glass of their enclosure at Milwaukee County ZooThe young orangutan reaches his hand through the cage and rubs his knuckles over an iPad, drawing wide colors across the screen with his favorite app.

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Ubisoft wacky "Rabbids" hop onto Apple gadgets
Friday, April 06, 2012 7:26 PM

Ubisoft launched a French videogame star Ubisoft on Thursday unleashed enchantingly wacky "Rabbids" characters on Apple's coveted iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch devices.

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Five charged after Chinese teen sells kidney to buy iPhone
Friday, April 06, 2012 7:26 PM
BEIJING (Reuters) - Five people in southern China have been charged with intentional injury in the case of a Chinese teenager who sold a kidney so he could buy an iPhone and an iPad, the government-run Xinhua News Agency said on Friday. The five included a surgeon who removed a kidney from a 17-year-old boy in April last year. The boy, identified only by his surname Wang, now suffers from renal deficiency, Xinhua quoted prosecutors in Chenzhou city, Hunan province as saying. ...
Samsung hits a high Note, posts record quarterly profit
Friday, April 06, 2012 1:38 PM
SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics posted record quarterly profit of $5.15 billion, driven by booming sales of its smartphones and the Galaxy Note 'phablet', which it hopes will show it has a flair for innovation to match rival Apple Inc. The Note - part phone, part mini-tablet - with a throwback stylus and screen half the size of the iPad, has sold more than 5 million since launching in October, and is proving a surprise money earner for the South Korean electronics giant that has a reputation as a 'fast follower' rather than design leader. ...
Google chief betting big on social and mobile
Friday, April 06, 2012 8:21 AM

Page marked the anniversary by sharing his thoughts in a letter posted at Google+ social networkGoogle co-founder Larry Page said his first year back at the company's helm has been marked by big bets on social networking and mobile gadgets.

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Amazon.com shop offers Kindle books in Spanish
Friday, April 06, 2012 4:48 AM

Online retail titan Amazon.com on Thursday opened a virtual shop specializing in Spanish-language digital booksOnline retail titan Amazon.com on Thursday opened a virtual shop specializing in Spanish-language digital books for its popular Kindle electronic reading tablets.

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Flexible Touchscreen Could Prompt Sleeker, Curvier Tablets, Smartphones
Friday, April 06, 2012 3:41 AM
Can your iPad do this?
Hon Hai to hike salaries for Taiwan staff
Thursday, April 05, 2012 9:33 PM

Hon Hai is the parent of FoxconnTaiwan technology giant Hon Hai, which makes gadgets for Apple, said Thursday it would hike salaries for its Taiwan staff as prices on the island soar.

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Kindle Espanol: Amazon Launches Spanish-Language Ebook Store
Thursday, April 05, 2012 4:44 PM
Six months after launching a French-language Kindle and ebook store, Amazon has launched a Spanish-language section within the Amazon.com Kindle Store.
Super Thermometer Nest Gets Even More Nerdy
Thursday, April 05, 2012 2:29 PM
The iPod of thermostats is getting its first update.
Apple Is Investigating iPad Wi-Fi Issues [REPORT]
Thursday, April 05, 2012 10:49 AM
Apple is investigating several issues with iPad's Wi-Fi connectivity, according to an internal AppleCare document unearthed by MacRumors.
Court picks terms in Apple/Samsung patent case
Thursday, April 05, 2012 5:17 AM

An employee of South Korean mobile carrier KT holds an Apple Inc's iPhone 4 smartphone and a Samsung Electronics' Galaxy S II smartphone as he poses for photographs at a registration desk at KT's headquarters in SeoulSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A U.S. judge largely sided with Apple on Wednesday over how several technical terms will be defined in its patent fight against Samsung over smartphones and tablets. Deciding on the meaning of certain terms, known as claim construction orders, helps to define the scope of a party's patent rights and can often shape the course of litigation. Apple sued Samsung in the United States last year, saying the South Korean company's Galaxy line of mobile phones and tablets "slavishly" copies the iPhone and iPad. Samsung then countersued Apple. ...

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Publisher-backed venture starts digital newsstand
Wednesday, April 04, 2012 8:02 PM
(Reuters) - A venture founded by five leading U.S. publishers launched a digital newsstand for tablet devices featuring 32 magazines including Elle, Sports Illustrated and The New Yorker. As part of the launch -- available first for Android devices running on the Honeycomb operating system and eventually for others tablets, including Apple's iPad -- Next Issue Media is offering a subscription plan for the magazines currently available. Next Issue will eventually have up to 75 titles from its founders and intends to open up the newsstand to other publishers outside the venture. ...
Gadgets, props, photos from James Bond franchise headed to Toronto
Wednesday, April 04, 2012 6:58 PM
TORONTO - Costumes, gadgets, props and photographs from the James Bond movie franchise will be part of a new exhibit bound for Toronto this fall.
SanDisk sees weak demand, pricing hurting rev, margins
Wednesday, April 04, 2012 4:08 AM

Two Sansa slotMusic Players are seen against a background of music available for the player at the SanDisk booth at the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas(Reuters) - Flash-memory maker SanDisk Corp warned that weak demand from mobile phone manufacturers and a glut in supply that has led to lower prices are hurting its revenue and margins, sending its shares down 7 percent in after-market trading. The maker of NAND chips -- used as storage memory in smartphones and tablets -- has recently seen demand taper with some of its key customers scaling back orders. Smartphones and tablets have caused a boom in NAND production, but SanDisk's customers have not all done equally well from the explosion in mobile gadgets. ...

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BlackBerry maker RIM sued by NXP over patents
Wednesday, April 04, 2012 1:01 AM

A BlackBerry smartphone handset is displayed in a store in Bern(Reuters) - A Dutch semiconductor company said on Tuesday it had filed a patent infringement suit against Research In Motion Ltd, adding to the BlackBerry maker's troubles and sending its shares tumbling. An affiliate of NXP Semiconductors NV alleges that versions of RIM's BlackBerry phone and PlayBook tablet infringed on patents issued to it between 1997 and 2008. The patents in question relate to design, data transmission and other features of the devices. ...

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BlackBerry maker out to capitalize on rivals
Tuesday, April 03, 2012 10:55 PM

Research In Motion will charge companies fees based on numbers of devices being managed by BlackBerry Mobile FusionResearch In Motion launched a new software platform Tuesday that lets businesses manage smartphones made by rivals that have been devouring the BlackBerry maker's market share.

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RIM launches software to accommodate Apple users
Tuesday, April 03, 2012 9:51 PM

A sign of Research in Motion is seen at its headquarters in WaterlooTORONTO (Reuters) - Research In Motion on Tuesday launched software that enables its large "enterprise" customers to manage Apple and other rival devices through the same servers as they use for the BlackBerry smartphone and Playbook tablet. The new Mobile Fusion software, first announced in November, is a recognition by RIM of a growing preference by many users inside big corporations and government to access professional communications over their personal devices, often the Apple iPhone or iPad, or devices running Google's Android. ...

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Apple's iPad tops Consumer Reports' list despite heat issue
Tuesday, April 03, 2012 5:49 AM

Apple Inc's latest tablet computer, the new iPad, and its predecessor, the iPad 2, are pictured with a thermal camera in BerlinSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc's new iPad topped Consumer Reports' list of tablets despite the influential watchdog's having earlier stoked doubts about the latest iteration of the best-selling tablet by saying it threw off more heat when used heavily. The widely followed group that reviews a broad range of services and products -- including electronics and cars -- said on Monday it conducted additional tests on a number of tablets running Google Android software, including Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1, and found higher temperatures common and not a cause for concern. ...

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Apple's iPad tops Consumer Reports' list despite heat issue
Tuesday, April 03, 2012 3:16 AM

Apple Inc's latest tablet computer, the new iPad, and its predecessor, the iPad 2, are pictured with a thermal camera in BerlinSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc's new iPad topped Consumer Reports' list of tablets despite the influential watchdog's having earlier stoked doubts about the latest iteration of the best-selling tablet by saying it threw off more heat when used heavily. The widely followed group that reviews a broad range of services and products -- including electronics and cars -- said on Monday it conducted additional tests on a number of tablets running Google Android software, including Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1, and found higher temperatures common and not a cause for concern. ...

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Twitter Updates BlackBerry App
Monday, April 02, 2012 8:39 PM
Twitter threw a bone to beleaguered BlackBerry owners on Monday with an app update that offers some parity to Twitter's iOS and Android apps.
Lenovo picks former Acer CEO Lanci to head Europe
Monday, April 02, 2012 7:51 PM

Former Acer Chief Executive Gianfranco Lanci speaks during a news conference in New York, November 23, 2010.(Reuters) - Former Acer Chief Executive Gianfranco Lanci was appointed on Monday as chief of Lenovo's operations in Europe, Middle East and Africa, and said he aims to break into the top three in the region by next year. Lanci said in a statement he sees the rise of tablet computers and other gadgets such as thin Ultrabooks, creating many new opportunities for Lenovo. "EMEA is a strategically critical market for us," Lanci said, adding that the company would focus on keeping its position in enterprise sales, while significantly expanding consumer and smaller business sales in the region. ...

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Google+ trends: tributes to Commodore founder Jack Tramiel, a look at new Chrome OS

Google+ (G+) users are paying tribute to Commodore founder Jack Tramiel, who died on Sunday, April 8.

Plussers are remembering Jack Tramiel and reminiscing about their first experience on a Commodore 64 computer -- “a powerful yet affordable home computer” that shaped the lives of many young and new computer users at the time.

“Remembering Jack Tramiel, a serious PC Pioneer and the founder of Commodore,” say G+’ers, “[w]ho knows what I'd be doing without Jack today.”

Plussers are also asking their followers if Facebook’s Instagram acquisition is making them change their minds about using the image-sharing service over privacy concerns.

Next-generation iPhone (aka the “iPhone 5” or “new iPhone”) rumors have hit the web and are spreading around Google’s social network. The latest wave of iPhone rumors suggest that the device will sport a modified Apple chip, a sleek new “unibody” design and a bigger display. Some reports claim that the handset will be launched in June, others say it won’t be out until August or September while others still say consumers won’t get their hands on the next gen iPhone until October.

Google showed off the latest developer version of Chrome OS, its web browser-based operating system. The new release offers a load of new features and security improvements but more importantly is said to combine elements of iOS and Windows -- making it look even more like a desktop-based operating system.

“Chrome OS now has a desktop, a taskbar, apps are placed on the desktop, there's support for wallpapers and overlapping windows,” said G+’ers who had tested the developer version of Chrome OS.

The top 5 most talked about topics on Google+ on April 10 at 7:30 AM GMT are:

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Google+ trends: tributes to Commodore founder Jack Tramiel, a look at new Chrome OS
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 3:07 PM

Google showed off the latest developer version of Chrome OS, its web browser-based operating system.Google+ (G+) users are paying tribute to Commodore founder Jack Tramiel, who died on Sunday, April 8.

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Android beats Apple in China mobile platform race: report
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 2:26 PM

Android mascots are lined up in the demonstration area at the Google I/O Developers Conference in the Moscone Center in San FranciscoSHANGHAI (Reuters) - Google Inc's Android mobile operating system (OS) was the top smartphone platform in China last year, growing its market share by about 35 percent in the world's largest market for mobile phones, a Chinese technology research firm said. At the end of 2011, Android had 68.4 percent of the smartphone OS market by the number of smartphones sold, up from 33.6 percent at the end of the first quarter of last year, Beijing-based research firm Analysys International said in a report on Tuesday. ...

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Twitter index: Members of 1D in Australia without their shirts, Facebook acquires Instagram
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 2:24 PM

Tweeps are posting shirtless photos of One Direction band members on Twitter: http://pic.twitter.com/HxS4mRfxUK boy band One Direction (1D) is causing chaos down under (and on the web) as the boys embark on their first trip to Australia.

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Facebook to buy Instagram for $1 billion
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 6:16 AM

A photo illustration shows the applications Facebook and Instagram on the screen of an iPhone in ZagrebSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook will pay $1 billion in cash and stock for Instagram, a 2-year-old photo-sharing application developer, in its largest-ever acquisition just months before the No. 1 social media website is expected to go public. The price was stunning for an apps-maker without any significant revenue, even when measured by the lofty standards of Silicon Valley, where startup valuations have soared in recent years. ...

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Court revives Rosetta Stone suit vs Google
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 1:28 AM

A woman walks past the Google Chicago headquarters logo in Chicago(Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Monday revived the bulk of language-software maker Rosetta Stone Inc's trademark infringement lawsuit against Google Inc. The opinion is the first appellate decision to address whether Google's sale of other companies' trademarks for sponsored links could give rise to liability for trademark infringement. In a lawsuit filed in 2009, Rosetta Stone accused Google of committing trademark infringement by selling the language-software maker's trademarks to third-party advertisers for use as search keywords. ...

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Facebook to buy Instagram for $1 billion
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 1:18 AM

A photo illustration shows the applications Facebook and Instagram on the screen of an iPhone in ZagrebSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook will pay $1 billion in cash and stock for Instagram, a 2-year-old photo-sharing application developer, in its largest-ever acquisition just months before the No. 1 social media website is expected to go public. The price was stunning for an apps-maker without any significant revenue, even with soaring startup valuations in Silicon Valley, as Facebook sought to absorb a potential rival or at least prevent it from falling into the hands of a major competitor like Twitter or Google. ...

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South Korea's Twitter generation may give liberals upset win
Monday, April 09, 2012 6:23 PM

Park, the ruling Saenuri Party's interim leader, waves to supporters at a campaign for the April 11 parliamentary election in GimpoSEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's liberal opposition, bolstered by the under-40s and power of social media, could spring a surprise win in this week's parliamentary elections despite opinion polls that show it tied with the ruling conservatives. Experts say traditional pollsters base their projections on owners of fixed telephone lines, whereas people in their 20s and 30s, who form 37 percent of the voting population in the world's most wired country, rarely use them. ...

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Analysis: South Korea's Twitter generation may give liberals upset win
Monday, April 09, 2012 11:16 AM

A Twitter page is displayed on a laptop computer in Los AngelesSEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's liberal opposition, bolstered by the under-40s and power of social media, could spring a surprise win in this week's parliamentary elections despite opinion polls that show it tied with the ruling conservatives. Experts say traditional pollsters base their projections on owners of fixed telephone lines, whereas people in their 20s and 30s, who form 37 percent of the voting population in the world's most wired country, rarely use them. ...

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Thousands of AT&T workers to stay on job as talks continue
Sunday, April 08, 2012 1:32 PM

AT&T employees walk with signs as they protest against contract negotiations in front of the company's business center in TustinNEW YORK (Reuters) - More than 40,000 employees at AT&T Inc will keep working under the terms of an expired labor contract while their union continues negotiations with the telephone company, averting a potentially costly strike for now. The workers in AT&T's traditional wireline telephone business and some other units voted recently to give their union, the Communications Workers of America, authority to call a strike ahead of the expiration of four separate labor contracts at midnight local time April 7. ...

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Marine who criticized Obama on Facebook should be dismissed: panel
Saturday, April 07, 2012 8:24 PM

An illustration picture shows the log-on screen for the website Facebook in MunichSAN DIEGO (Reuters) - A Marine who posted on Facebook that he would not follow orders from President Barack Obama should be dismissed from the military with a less-than-honorable discharge, a Marine Corps review board ruled. Gary Stein, 26, did not comment on the ruling issued late Thursday, one day after his lawyers unsuccessfully sought to delay the review board by seeking an injunction in federal court in San Diego. The Marines' recommendation to administratively discharge Stein came after a 13-hour hearing and an hour of deliberation by the panel. ...

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Iran denies has plan to cut Internet access
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 12:58 PM

Iran has denied reports it plans replace the Internet with a national intranetIran has denied online reports surfacing Tuesday that it plans to cut access to the Internet in August and replace it with a national intranet, according to a statement by the ministry of communication and information technology.

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Earns schedule for tech cos. with recent IPOs
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 1:49 AM
Here's a schedule for earnings reports from some tech companies that had initial public offerings of stock since last year. The companies are all loosely Internet-related, though their businesses vary widely.
Gaps in Netflix's online library likely to persist
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 1:36 AM

In this March 20, 2012, photo, Netflix Chief Product Officer Neil Hunt points out popular movies on Netflix at a theater inside Netflix headquarters in Los Gatos, Calif. A big part of Netflix’s future rides on how much their engineers can improve the software that draws up lists of TV shows and movies that might appeal to each of the video-subscription service’s 26 million customers. Netflix has spent 13 years learning viewers’ disparate tastes so it can point out movies they might enjoy. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)Peruse Netflix's catalog of DVDs, and you'll find just about any movie or TV series you want. Look for many of the same titles in Netflix's Internet video library, and prepare to be exasperated.

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Earns schedule for selected cos. in advertising
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 1:21 AM
Earnings schedule for selected Internet and media companies in advertising:
AOL to sell more than 800 patents to Microsoft
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 12:52 AM

Specialist Ned Zeles, left, talks with trader Paul Lawless at the AOL post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, April 9, 2012, in New York. AOL Inc. shares surged Monday to their highest level in more than a year after it said it has agreed to sell 800 of its patents and license others to Microsoft Corp. for about $1.06 billion in cash. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)Faltering Internet icon AOL was able to squeeze out more than $1 billion from Microsoft for a trove of some 800 patents in an auction, the latest sign of just how valuable such portfolios can be for the world's biggest technology companies.

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Summary Box: Netflix's video recommendations
Monday, April 09, 2012 11:56 PM

In this March 20, 2012, photo, Netflix executives John Ciancutti, left, and Todd Yellin chat in front of a board of ideas inside Netflix headquarters in Los Gatos, Calif. A big part of Netflix’s future rides on how much Ciancutti, Yellin and about 150 engineers can improve the software that draws up lists of TV shows and movies that might appeal to each of the video-subscription service’s 26 million customers. Netflix has spent 13 years learning viewers’ disparate tastes so it can point out movies they might enjoy. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)THE CHALLENGE: Netflix faces pressure from its Internet video rivals and subscribers still smarting from recent price hikes.

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Key to Netflix's future: better recommendations
Monday, April 09, 2012 11:07 PM

In this March 20, 2012, photo, Netflix executives John Ciancutti, left, and Todd Yellin chat in front of a board of ideas inside Netflix headquarters in Los Gatos, Calif. A big part of Netflix’s future rides on how much Ciancutti, Yellin and about 150 engineers can improve the software that draws up lists of TV shows and movies that might appeal to each of the video-subscription service’s 26 million customers. Netflix has spent 13 years learning viewers’ disparate tastes so it can point out movies they might enjoy. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)Netflix executives John Ciancutti and Todd Yellin are trying to create a video-recommendation system that knows you better than an old friend. It's a critical mission as Netflix faces pressure from its Internet video rivals and subscribers still smarting from recent price hikes.

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Internet Sales Help Nokia Lumia Overcome Easter Weekend Release
Monday, April 09, 2012 7:30 PM
An Easter Sunday opening day didn't hurt Microsoft as much as it might have before the Internet existed. The new Nokia Lumia phone had its first official sale day yesterday, when many stores were not open. When The New York Times' Bits Blog's Brian X. Chen checked around 3:00 pm yesterday, "nearly all 39 AT&T stores within proximity of Times Square in Manhattan were either closed for Easter Sunday or did not answer phone calls," he wrote. "The few that were open did not have the handset in stock," he continued. ...
AOL to sell 800 patents to Microsoft for $1.0 bn
Monday, April 09, 2012 5:54 AM

AOL has been losing money since the collapse of its leadership as an Internet subscription serviceAOL announced plans to sell more than 800 patents to Microsoft in a $1.056 billion deal giving the struggling Internet pioneer a needed cash injection as it seeks to fend off pressure from shareholders.

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68-Year-Old Skateboarding Professor Becomes Viral Meme [PICS]
Saturday, April 07, 2012 11:42 PM
Tom Winter, 68-year-old University of Nebraska classics professor, rose to Internet stardom after a picture of him riding his skateboard, with a briefcase in hand, became a Reddit top post on Thursday.
UK probes Apple iPad marketing over 4G access
Saturday, April 07, 2012 9:07 PM

A customer views displays of Apple iPads tablet computers in central LondonLONDON (Reuters) - Britain's advertising regulator is deciding whether to launch an inquiry into Apple Inc's marketing of its latest iPad following what some customers said were misleading claims about access to 4G, which is not available in the country. Fourth-generation or 4G technology enables users to access faster Internet broadband services. "We have received 24 complaints about claims on Apple's website about 4G on the iPad. We are assessing whether there are grounds for investigation," a spokesman for the Advertising Standards Authority said on Saturday. ...

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Google creates a spectacle with project
Friday, April 06, 2012 11:24 PM

In this undated handout photo provided by the Google[x] group's If you think texting while walking is dangerous, just wait until everyone starts wearing Google's futuristic, Internet-connected glasses.

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China shuts political websites in crackdown
Friday, April 06, 2012 9:38 PM

The Mao Flag and Utopia websites say they have closed for Two Chinese political websites said Friday they had been ordered by authorities to shut for a month for criticising state leaders, the latest move in a broad government crackdown on the Internet.

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SOPA 2.0: Why the Fight for Internet Freedom Is Far From Over
Friday, April 06, 2012 5:25 PM
Is the fight over the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) over? Not even close, according to Internet law expert Lawrence Lessig.
Google by numbers: 100 million active Google+ users, 350 chrome users, 800 million YouTube users
Friday, April 06, 2012 4:38 PM

Google CEO Larry PageAfter a year at the helm of one of the biggest internet companies in the world, Google CEO Larry Page has penned an open letter recapping the year gone by, outlining his goals for Google’s future and detailing numerous figures.

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Instagram is demonstrated on an iPhone Facebook buying photo-share app Instagram for $1B

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Instagram is demonstrated on an iPhone Monday, April 9, 2012, in New York. Facebook is spending $1 billion to buy the photo-sharing company Instagram in the social network's largest acquisition ever. Instagram lets people apply filters to photos they snap with their mobile devices and share them with friends and strangers. (AP Photo/Karly Domb Sadof)Facebook is spending $1 billion to buy the photo-sharing company Instagram in the social network's largest acquisition ever.

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Palm-sized Star Trek tech may be closer than you think
Saturday, March 31, 2012 2:33 AM

Future is NowIn the Star Trek universe, the tricorder is a handheld device used by Kirk, Spock, and various red-shirted crew members to make detailed scans of unfamiliar planets and even less familiar life-forms. It can be used in sick bay to diagnose intergalactic patients, and in engineering to find which part of the warp core is [...]

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Microsoft deal with AOL part of patent scramble
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 3:09 AM

FILE - In this Jan. 5, 2008 file photo, the America Online logo is seen at the AOL booth at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. AOL Inc. shares surged Monday, April 9, 2012, to their highest level in more than a year after it said it has agreed to sell 800 of its patents and license others to Microsoft Corp. for about $1.06 billion in cash. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)AOL's $1 billion deal to sell and license patents to Microsoft is another in a series of "Antiques Roadshow" moments in the technology world. Faded companies have been rummaging through their assets recently, and some of them have found musty old patents that turn out to be worth a great deal.

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Just Show Me: 3 amazing cocktail apps for the iPad
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 7:40 AM
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 3 great cocktail apps for the iPad. Be your own bartender and whip … Continue reading →
First planetary system discovered with more planets than ours
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 7:27 AM
Scientists may not be having much success in the search for extraterrestrial life, but astronomers seem to have no difficulty in picking up the presence of new planets. Specifically, an astronomer at the University of Hertfordshire has discovered the presence of multiple … Continue reading →
10 Waterproof Smartphone Cases to Prevent Disaster
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 5:28 AM
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Wash. man on the run finds time to update Facebook
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 1:49 PM

In this undated photo taken by the Washington state Department of Corrections and provided by the Port Angeles Police Department, Travis A. Nicolaysen is seen. The Port Angeles man is on the lam but still updating his Facebook page. Nicolaysen, 26, escaped from officers in two foot chases Wednesday, April 4, 2012, and a dragnet that included a police dog tracking him through a residential neighborhood. The Peninsula Daily News reports he's been convicted of five felonies, including domestic violence, burglary and theft of a firearm. (AP Photo/Department of Corrections)A 26-year-old Washington state man who has eluded an extensive police search has been making time to update his Facebook page as authorities continue their efforts to catch him.

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Carriers agree to disable stolen phones for good
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 7:59 AM
Cellphone companies and the government are trying to make it as difficult to use a stolen cellphone as it is to sell a stolen car.
Apple's 'iPad' is the only tablet people know
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 6:56 AM

Companies trip over themselves to make their brands household names. But only a few brands become so engrained in the lexicon that they’re synonymous with the products themselves. This so-called “genericization” can be both good and bad for companies like Apple, which must balance their desire for brand recognition with their disdain for brand deterioration. From left to right are: a Jan. 20, 2011 file photo showing boxes of Kleenex tissues, a Kimberly Clark brand; Bayer aspirin tablets photographed May 25, 2004; Johnson & Johnson Band-Aid products shown Jan. 24, 2011; and a March 7, 2012 file photo,shows the new iPad. (AP Photo)Apple is on the verge of doing what few others have: change the English language.

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AT&T to sell most of Yellow Pages to Cerberus
Monday, April 09, 2012 9:20 PM
AT&T Inc. on Monday said it agreed to sell a majority stake in its Yellow Pages business to the private-equity firm Cerberus Capital for $950 million.
Google makes more money from iOS than Android
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 12:34 AM
It seems Google makes more money from Apple’s mobile devices than its own Android smartphones and tablets, thanks to the use of Google’s search products by those devices.
Sony sees record $6.4 billion loss on tax hit
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 4:31 PM

Sony Corp Chief Financial Officer Kato attends a news conference in TokyoTOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp flagged a record $6.4 billion annual net loss, double its earlier forecast and a fourth straight year of red ink, inflated by writing off deferred tax credits mainly in the United States. In a bid to ease investor concerns over its deteriorating bottom line, the Japanese consumer electronics giant said it would bounce back in the current year to end-March 2013 and make an operating profit of 180 billion yen ($2.2 billion). ...

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Sony doubles red ink forecast to worst loss ever
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 3:57 PM

A large sign of Sony is decorated in the main lobby of the headquarters of Sony Corp. in Tokyo Tuesday, April 10, 2012. Sony more than doubled Tuesday its projected annual loss to 520 billion yen ($6.4 billion), its worst red ink ever, due to a massive tax charge. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)Sony Corp. more than doubled its projected annual loss to 520 billion yen ($6.4 billion), its worst red ink ever, due to a massive tax charge.

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Americans intend to purchase Samsung HDTVs over Sony-branded sets
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 2:58 PM

Samsung is becoming the brand of choice for prospective TV buyers in the USSamsung has overtaken Sony as the brand most consumers are considering for their next high definition TV purchase.

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Equity finance an option, but no plans: Sony CFO
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 2:45 PM
TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp Chief Financial Officer Masaru Kato told a news briefing on Tuesday that equity finance is an option for the consumer electronics firm, but it has no current plans to raise capital. The ailing Japanese electronics giant said earlier in the day it will post a record net loss of 520 billion yen ($6.4 billion) for the year that ended in March, more than double its previous forecast. ($1 = 81.3900 Japanese yen) (Reporting by Tim Kelly; Editing by Edmund Klamann)
Wash. man on the run finds time to update Facebook
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 1:49 PM

In this undated photo taken by the Washington state Department of Corrections and provided by the Port Angeles Police Department, Travis A. Nicolaysen is seen. The Port Angeles man is on the lam but still updating his Facebook page. Nicolaysen, 26, escaped from officers in two foot chases Wednesday, April 4, 2012, and a dragnet that included a police dog tracking him through a residential neighborhood. The Peninsula Daily News reports he's been convicted of five felonies, including domestic violence, burglary and theft of a firearm. (AP Photo/Department of Corrections)A 26-year-old Washington state man who has eluded an extensive police search has been making time to update his Facebook page as authorities continue their efforts to catch him.

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Iran denies has plan to cut Internet access
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 12:58 PM

Iran has denied reports it plans replace the Internet with a national intranetIran has denied online reports surfacing Tuesday that it plans to cut access to the Internet in August and replace it with a national intranet, according to a statement by the ministry of communication and information technology.

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Wireless carriers to create database to fight phone theft
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 10:25 AM
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Wireless carriers representing 90 percent of subscribers will on Tuesday announce the creation of a database of unique cell phone IDs to help prevent theft and reactivation of stolen or lost devices, which often contain sensitive personal data. The shared database will be up and running in the United States in six months and the carriers plan to expand it globally over 18 months, said the Federal Communications Commission, which along with the carriers will unveil the scheme. ...
Sony Forecasts a Record $6.4 Billion Net Loss
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 10:21 AM
Doubling its previous estimate of a $2.9 billion loss for the fiscal 2011, Sony now forecasts a record $6.4 billion loss.
Sharp seeks more partners for struggling LCD plant: source
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 8:25 AM
TOKYO (Reuters) - Sharp Corp, Japan's last major fabricator of liquid crystal displays for televisions, is seeking more partners to buy stakes in its main Sakai plant in a bid to spin off the LCD production subsidiary, a source familiar with the matter said. Sharp, which in March agreed to issue shares worth 66.9 billion yen ($821.97 million) to Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry in return for an 11 percent shareholding, has asked suppliers Toppan Printing and Dai Nippon Printing to invest in the Sakai facility, the source told Reuters on condition he wasn't identified. ...
Carriers agree to disable stolen phones for good
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 7:59 AM
Cellphone companies and the government are trying to make it as difficult to use a stolen cellphone as it is to sell a stolen car.
Australia competition watchdog OKs pay TV takeover
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 7:13 AM
Australia's competition watchdog has approved a bid by Rupert Murdoch's cable TV provider to buy out a rival.
Facebook buying photo-share app Instagram for $1B
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 7:08 AM

Instagram is demonstrated on an iPhone Monday, April 9, 2012, in New York. Facebook is spending $1 billion to buy the photo-sharing company Instagram in the social network's largest acquisition ever. Instagram lets people apply filters to photos they snap with their mobile devices and share them with friends and strangers. (AP Photo/Karly Domb Sadof)Facebook is spending $1 billion to buy the photo-sharing company Instagram in the social network's largest acquisition ever.

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Apple's 'iPad' is the only tablet people know
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 6:56 AM

Companies trip over themselves to make their brands household names. But only a few brands become so engrained in the lexicon that they’re synonymous with the products themselves. This so-called “genericization” can be both good and bad for companies like Apple, which must balance their desire for brand recognition with their disdain for brand deterioration. From left to right are: a Jan. 20, 2011 file photo showing boxes of Kleenex tissues, a Kimberly Clark brand; Bayer aspirin tablets photographed May 25, 2004; Johnson & Johnson Band-Aid products shown Jan. 24, 2011; and a March 7, 2012 file photo,shows the new iPad. (AP Photo)Apple is on the verge of doing what few others have: change the English language.

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10 Waterproof Smartphone Cases to Prevent Disaster
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 5:28 AM
1. EscapeCapsule
Need an Instagram Alternative? This Photo App Has Old-School Filters, Private Sharing
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 5:04 AM
The Spark of Genius Series highlights a unique feature of startups and is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here.
Buying an App From a Developer is as Simple as Ebay
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 4:31 AM
The Spark of Genius Series highlights a unique feature of startups and is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here. Name: Apptopia
'Legend of Grimrock' Resurrects the Old-School Dungeon Crawl [REVIEW]
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 4:02 AM
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Summary Box: Facebook buying Instagram for $1B
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 3:16 AM
BIG DEAL: Facebook is making its largest acquisition ever and spending $1 billion to buy the photo-sharing company Instagram.
Microsoft deal with AOL part of patent scramble
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 3:09 AM

FILE - In this Jan. 5, 2008 file photo, the America Online logo is seen at the AOL booth at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. AOL Inc. shares surged Monday, April 9, 2012, to their highest level in more than a year after it said it has agreed to sell 800 of its patents and license others to Microsoft Corp. for about $1.06 billion in cash. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)AOL's $1 billion deal to sell and license patents to Microsoft is another in a series of "Antiques Roadshow" moments in the technology world. Faded companies have been rummaging through their assets recently, and some of them have found musty old patents that turn out to be worth a great deal.

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Trove of 200,000 Titanic records goes online
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 3:05 AM

People tour the exhibition featuring the Titanic in commemoration of the ship's 100th anniversaryA website published more than 200,000 documents on Monday relating to the sinking of the Titanic, to mark the disaster's 100th anniversary.

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Texting offers promise but also peril to campaigns
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 3:03 AM

FILE - In this Feb. 1, 2012, file photo Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney talks to reporters on his campaign plane en route from Tampa, Fla. to Minnesota and Nevada. Romney faces a daunting to-do list as he transitions into the role of likely Republican presidential nominee: raise more money, hire more people to work states critical in the fall race, hone his message for broad-spectrum appeal, while fending off GOP challengers who refuse to quit, thinking about a running mate, and refining a strategy to win the 270 electoral votes needed for the White House. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)Text messaging is posing both new opportunities and dangers for America's political campaigns.

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An Obesity Autism Link; Super Mario Brothers Is Hard
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 2:47 AM
Discovered: A link between autism and maternal obesity, computer science confirms Super Mario brothers is hard, a childhood obesity gene, and there's something funky on the sun. A link between autism and obesity. Here's the latest in the quest to figure out the mysterious causes of autism. Obese mothers were 67 percent more likely to have children with autism or other disorders on the spectrum, compared to average weight moms. It's not an exact link, but it's meaningful. ...
Why Hotel Wi-Fi Isn't What it Used to Be
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 2:42 AM
Except for guests older than 60, travelers now see free Wi-Fi as a bigger priority than free continental breakfasts: A Hotels.com infographic shows that 38 percent of travelers call it "a must," compared to 25 percent for free breakfast (and 18 percent for free parking).
5 Tips for Creating and Maintaining Customer Loyalty
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 2:41 AM
Guy Nirpaz is the CEO and co-founder of Totango, which provides a customer engagement platform for software companies.
New York pay phones to get touchy feely makeover
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 2:32 AM

Pay phones in New York's Grand Central StationA handful of grimy New York pay phones will be reincarnated as touch-screen pads with online access to neighborhood information, the mayor's office said Monday.

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Which Plants Will Survive Climate Change?; Streams Are Doing Great
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 2:17 AM
Discovered: What makes plants better at being thirsty, climate change hasn't had a horrible impact on streams, forest might save us from our climate change woes and snowy areas are in trouble. Fresh news and ideas about our planet's futureSee full coverage Which plants will survive climate change? Well, we don't know yet. But science has discovered a way to figure it out, identifying what makes certain plants more drought resistant than others. And, it's kind of surprising: The saltiness of cell sap determines its drought resistance. ...
Microsoft trumps Amazon, others for AOL patents
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 2:13 AM

The AOL logo is seen on the outside of the building housing the companies corporate headquarters in New York(Reuters) - Microsoft trumped Amazon, eBay and other tech giants with its more than $1 billion purchase of the majority of AOL Inc's patent trove. AOL said it was selling more than 800 patents related to advertising, search, e-commerce and mobile to Redmond, Wash-based company, surprising investors with the size of the deal and sending AOL shares up more than 40 percent. The sale includes technology rights from AOL's current and former businesses, ranging from Netscape, ICQ and MapQuest to CompuServe, Advertising.com and others, according to a source close to the matter. ...

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Netflix Starts a PAC. Will It Lobby For a New SOPA?
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 2:09 AM
Netflix has a new feature: Instantly streaming thousands of dollars to lobbyists and candidates through a Political Action Committee.
Earns schedule for video game companies
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 1:51 AM
Earnings schedule for selected companies in the video games business:

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Study: Fungus behind bat die-off came from Europe

FILE - This Oct. 2008, file photo, provided by the New York Department of Environmental Conservation shows a brown bat with white nose fungus in New York. Federal officials are granting $1.4 million to scientists investigating deadly white-nose syndrome in bats. The fungal infection has killed more than 5.5 million bats in eastern North America since it was first detected in upstate New York in 2006. (AP Photo/New York Department of Environmental Conservation, Ryan von Linden, File)The mysterious deaths of millions of bats in the United States and Canada over the past several years were caused by a fungus that hitchhiked from Europe, scientists reported Monday.

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Start of 2012, March shatter US heat records
Monday, April 09, 2012 9:15 PM

FILE - In this March 25, 2012, file photo a couple enjoy a sunny afternoon against the backdrop of the Midtown skyline from Piedmont Park in Atlanta. The lower 48 states were 8.6 degrees above normal for March and 6 degrees higher than average for the first three months of the year, according to calculations by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, with both March and the first three months of the year far exceeding the country’s old records.(AP Photo/David Goldman)It has been so warm in the United States this year, especially in March, that national records were not just broken, they were deep-fried.

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Study ties oil, gas production to Midwest quakes
Saturday, April 07, 2012 4:10 AM
Oil and gas production may explain a sharp increase in small earthquakes in the nation's midsection, a new study from the U.S. Geological Survey suggests.
Drilling fees pay for new national forest lands
Friday, April 06, 2012 2:06 PM

This undated photo provided by Trust For Public Lands shows a portion of the Fleming Ranch, purchased by the U.S. Forest Service for $1.5 million for to add to the San Bernardino National Forest in Southern California. The purchase is one of 28 in 15 states financed by the Land and Water Conservation Fund, which is funded by Congress with fees paid by companies drilling for offshore oil and gas. (AP Photo/Trust for Public Lands, Maria Grants)Offshore drilling fees are financing the purchase of $41.6 million worth of new national forest lands in 15 states.

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2 salmon-eating sea lions killed at Bonneville Dam
Friday, April 06, 2012 3:53 PM
A Washington state wildlife spokesman says two salmon-eating California sea lions have been captured this week at Bonneville Dam and killed by lethal injection.
Doctors Appalled By 10-Year-Old Giving Birth
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 4:08 PM
A 10-year-old girl in Colombia recently gave birth via caesarian section, placing her among the youngest mothers in the world. Though the girl is now recovering, her case highlights the dangers of pregnancy before maturity, doctors say.
Niceness is in Your DNA, Scientists Find
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 3:00 AM
Many times, two siblings raised by the same parents, and subject to similar environmental influences, can turn out to be polar opposites: one kind and generous, the other mean-spirited. A new study reveals that the latter might simply have been dealt the wrong hormone receptor genes.
Deadly March Tornadoes Are First Billion-Dollar Disaster of 2012
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 2:24 AM
A swarm of tornadoes that tore through the Midwest and Southeast in early March has earned the grim title of the nation's first billion-dollar weather disaster of 2012.
Mystery of Saturn's Walnut Moon Cracked?
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 1:51 AM
The giant ridge around the middle of Saturn moon's Iapetus that makes it resemble an oversize walnut may have essentially formed as a "hug" from a dead moon, researchers say.
Elephant on Mars Sculpted by Lava Flow
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 12:26 AM
The dried flood of lava over the surface of Mars has created the spitting image of the eye and trunk of an elephant.
Niceness is in Your DNA, Scientists Find
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 3:00 AM
Many times, two siblings raised by the same parents, and subject to similar environmental influences, can turn out to be polar opposites: one kind and generous, the other mean-spirited. A new study reveals that the latter might simply have been dealt the wrong hormone receptor genes.
Deep science drove discovery of Titanic
Monday, April 09, 2012 2:22 AM

Children look at images of the Titanic wreck on the seabed at the Titanic Belfast visitor centreToday, anyone with a wad of cash and a sense of adventure can dive to the Titanic's deepsea grave, but behind these tourist jaunts lies a long and daunting tale of scientific endeavour.

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Leading Tiananmen-era Chinese dissident dies in U.S
Saturday, April 07, 2012 3:09 PM

A paramilitary police officer stands guard in front of the Monument to the People's Heroes at Tiananmen Square in BeijingBEIJING (Reuters) - One of China's most famous dissidents at the time of Beijing's June 4, 1989, crackdown on pro-democracy activists has died in the United States, exiled dissidents said on Saturday. Fang Lizhi, 76, lived in Tucson where he was a physics professor at the University of Arizona. He died of natural causes, according to the Twitter feed of Wu Renhua, a dissident living in exile in the United States. Exiled dissident Wang Dan, who topped a list of 21 most-wanted student leaders in 1989, confirmed the news on his Twitter feed after speaking to Fang's wife, Li Shuxian. ...

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Leading Tiananmen-era Chinese dissident dies in U.S
Saturday, April 07, 2012 2:20 PM
BEIJING (Reuters) - One of China's most famous dissidents at the time of Beijing's June 4, 1989, crackdown on pro-democracy activists has died in the United States, exiled dissidents said on Saturday. Fang Lizhi, 76, lived in Tucson where he was a physics professor at the University of Arizona. He died of natural causes, according to the Twitter feed of Wu Renhua, a dissident living in exile in the United States. Exiled dissident Wang Dan, who topped a list of 21 most-wanted student leaders in 1989, confirmed the news on his Twitter feed after speaking to Fang's wife, Li Shuxian. ...
Leading Tiananmen-era Chinese dissident dies in U.S
Saturday, April 07, 2012 2:19 PM
BEIJING (Reuters) - One of China's most famous dissidents at the time of Beijing's June 4, 1989, crackdown on pro-democracy activists has died in the United States, exiled dissidents said on Saturday. Fang Lizhi, 76, lived in Tucson where he was a physics professor at the University of Arizona. He died of natural causes, according to the Twitter feed of Wu Renhua, a dissident living in exile in the United States. Exiled dissident Wang Dan, who topped a list of 21 most-wanted student leaders in 1989, confirmed the news on his Twitter feed after speaking to Fang's wife, Li Shuxian. ...
Polar bears have symptoms of mystery disease - U.S. agency
Saturday, April 07, 2012 5:36 AM

A polar bear swims underwater in the St-Felicien Wildlife Zoo in St-FelicienANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Symptoms of a mysterious disease that has killed scores of seals off Alaska and infected walruses are now showing up in polar bears, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said on Friday. Nine polar bears from the Beaufort Sea region near Barrow were found with patchy hair loss and oozing sores on their skin, similar to conditions found in diseased seals and walruses, the agency said in a statement. Unlike the sickened seals and walruses, the affected polar bears seem otherwise healthy, said Tony DeGange, chief of the biology office for the USGS's Alaska Science ...

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Samantha Brick's Claim Reveals Science of Beauty
Saturday, April 07, 2012 5:12 AM
While the Internet is abuzz declaring "she's hot" or "she's not" regarding Samantha Brick, who claimed Monday that she is "too beautiful" and it has been something of a curse for her, scientists may have some hard-and-fast rules about true beauty.
Jesus vs. Scientists: Who's Better at Miracles?
Saturday, April 07, 2012 2:42 AM
Much scientific progress has been made in the 2,000 years since Jesus Christ walked the Earth. In all this time, have scientists managed to replicate his miracles, or does the Son of God still have an edge?
Crisis for US Science Is Looming, Physicists Warn
Friday, April 06, 2012 7:32 PM
ATLANTA — The United States is at risk of ceding its leadership in science, a number of physicists agreed Monday (April 2), though there was less of a consensus on a clear solution to the problem.
Scientists raise energy level at Big Bang machine
Thursday, April 05, 2012 11:08 PM
Scientists say a Big Bang machine, where high-energy beams of protons are sent crashing into each other at incredible speeds, is now able to operate at a record new energy level, improving the prospect of scientific breakthroughs.

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