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| Apple's Tim Cook named runner-up for Time's 'Person of the Year' Washington Post Apple chief executive Tim Cook got a nod from Time magazine Wednesday, being named one of the runners-up to the magazine's annual "Person of the Year" designation. By being a runner-up, Cook lost out to President Obama, who has the distinction of ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Rocket carrying American, Russian and Canadian takes off for space station Washington Post BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan — A Soyuz spacecraft carrying an American, a Russian and a Canadian headed Wednesday for the International Space Station, where they will spend four months carrying out dozens of experiments. The spacecraft launched from a ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| FTC beefing up rules for protecting kids' privacy online ZDNet Summary: Some of the changes to the FTC's online privacy rule for kids include updating the list of personal data that can't be collected without parental consent to extend to geolocation info and photos. Rachel King. By Rachel King for Between the Lines ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Five good Instagram replacements ZDNet Summary: If Facebook playing games with Instagram's terms of services has left you with a bad taste in your mouth, here are some Instagram alternatives for you. Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols. By Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols for Networking | December 19, 2012 ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| CloudOn MS Office app adds support for iPhone, SkyDrive CNET The latest update to CloudOn's iOS app now works with the iPhone and iPod Touch and lets you store your documents on Microsoft's SkyDrive. Lance Whitney. by Lance Whitney. December 19, 2012 9:52 AM PST Follow @lancewhit. CloudOn for the iPhone. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Foxconn reportedly 'testing' Apple TVs of up to 55 inches CNET Apple's chief manufacturing partner, Foxconn, is once again said to be at work on test production of an Apple TV set. Josh Lowensohn. by Josh Lowensohn. December 19, 2012 9:32 AM PST Follow @Josh · Foxconn's Zhengzhou factory. Foxconn's ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Game over: thousands of sex offenders booted from online gaming platforms Fox News More than 2,100 registered sex offenders were swept from gaming networks operated by Gaia Online, THQ, Sony and others, preventing them from sending messages to underage children, the New York attorney general announced Wednesday. Under New ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Nintendo's TVii Launches Dec. 20 on Wii U PC Magazine Nintendo will continue to meld the video game and television-watching experiences with tomorrow's launch of the Nintendo TVii remote control. The free, integrated service for the new Wii U console combines what viewers watch with how they watch it, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Relive Your Twistory: See Your Old Tweets ABC News Get ready to spend even more time reading tweets and not ones from others. Today, Twitter started to roll out a feature that allows users to download and view all their tweets. Yes, surprisingly, you haven't been able to go back in to your tweet history (or ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Apple, Google, RIM Said Part of Group Buying Kodak Patents Businessweek Apple Inc. (AAPL), Google Inc. (GOOG) and Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM) are part of the consortium that won the bidding for Eastman Kodak Co. (EKDKQ)'s digital-imaging patents, said two people with knowledge of the matter. Facebook Inc., Amazon.com ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Google Play Adds Music Matching Feature, 320k Cloud Streaming Forbes Google Music Logo Music junkies in the United States just received an early holiday gift from Google in the form of a music matching feature, and free 320kbps cloud streaming from Google Music's online locker. Google Music is a free service that allows users ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| ITC judge strikes last remaining Motorola patent claim against Apple Ars Technica An administrative law judge at the International Trade Commission has ruled that Apple does not infringe the last remaining Motorola Mobility (now owned by Google) patent under investigation from a complaint filed over two years ago. It appears that an ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Facebook page for Iran's leader has first English post Washington Post (blog) TEHRAN — A new Facebook fan page claiming to belong to Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was launched on the social networking site earlier this week. So far, spokespeople for Iran's 73-year-old head of state have not acknowledged the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| No standing for Ovation. Sirius XM names new CEO! Comcast soars. Los Angeles Times After the coffee. Before packing in case the Mayans are right. The Skinny: It's cold here! What's up with that? Wednesday's headlines include Time Warner Cable dropping the little arts channel Ovation and a review of "Zero Dark Thirty." Also, satellite radio ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| IBM's Predicts Five Big Innovations to Hit Home Discovery News Since 2006, IBM has been making annual predictions about which five innovations will change our lives in the next five years. This year, the computing giant says the biggest impact will come from technological breakthroughs that augment our five senses. See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Drive On: 'Consumer Reports' loves Honda Accord USA TODAY After a rough couple of years, Consumer Reports is letting Honda know that it wants to kiss and make up. The magazine is giving a hearty endorsement to the new, revised Honda Accord. Only recently, it gave a tentative thumbs up to a redone Civic. In fact ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| NASA Never Blinks: Rogue Asteroid Caught On Film TIME The Mayans have plans for the Earth this Friday—destroying it to be specific. Let's pretend, however, that that forecast doesn't hold up to close scrutiny and that against all odds, we wake up in one piece on Saturday morning. That will free us to turn our ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Hyundai recalls Velosters over shattering sunroofs Huffington Post DETROIT — Hyundai is recalling about 13,500 Veloster hatchbacks in the U.S. because the vehicle's sunroof can shatter and cause injuries. The recall affects cars from the 2012 model year. Hyundai says it knows of no crashes from the problem, but five ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Apple's top iPhone apps of 2012 MarketWatch Apple has released its list of the top downloaded apps of 2012, along with its picks for the best apps of the year for the iPhone and iPad. See full story. 20 gifts for your favorite master of the universe. It turns out there are plenty of unusual, financially relevant, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Scientists explain why Rudolph's nose is red CBS News Rudolph and his red nose will be able to light Santa's sleigh this Christmas -- thanks to some extra blood vessels in his nasal region. Scientists have discovered that reindeers' noses have an abundance of red blood cells in their nose, which could explain the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| German Regulators Slam Facebook's 'Real Name' Policy PC Magazine German regulators have called on Facebook to stop requiring the use of real names on the social network. The Unabhaengiges Landeszentrum fuer Datenschutz (ULD) data protection agency said that German law protects "the fundamental right to freedom of ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| End-of-world plans bring comfort, joy for preppers, partiers Indianapolis Star The end of the world is coming Friday, at least according to some interpretations of the calendar developed by the ancient Mayans. Experts are scoffing at those doomsday predictions. Scientists at NASA recently posted a video debunking the Mayan ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Facebook Will Introduce Auto-Play Video Ads in 2013 The Droid Guy We all love using Facebook, well most of us do anyways. And since there are almost a billion people using the social networking service today, Facebook is a pretty rich company. And that's because of ads. Ad revenue makes up for a huge chunk of ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Samsung Ends Nokia's Reign As Top Cellphone Maker CRN Samsung has stolen the crown from Nokia to become the world's largest maker of mobile handsets, according to new data from research firm IHS iSuppli. Samsung's victory marks the end of a 14-year reign for Nokia, which has occupied the top seat in the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Super Fun Happy Slide? Carnivorous Plant Leaves Act As Waterslides For ... Geekosystem Wondering what the most fun way to be gruesomely devoured alive is? Wonder no more. Microscopic hairs coat the surface of carnivorous pitcher plants, and when those hairs get wet, watch out — just a little rain can turn the plant walls into water slides for ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Government: wood storks no longer endangered Seattle Post Intelligencer ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to change the wood stork's classification from endangered to threatened. The proposal was announced Tuesday. The News-Press (http://newspr.es/Tw0SZi) reports that the wood ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| WATCH: The paralyzed woman who moved a robotic arm with her mind The Week Magazine A motor-degenerative disease has rendered Jan Sheuermann, 53, unable to complete even the most basic daily tasks. First diagnosed with spinocerebellar degeneration in 1996, Sheuermann progressively lost control of her body over time, and is now ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| U.S. FTC To Challenge IDT's Proposed Acquisition Of PLX Technology NASDAQ (RTTNews.com) - Integrated Device Technology Inc. ( IDTI ) announced that the United States Federal Trade Commission or FTC has filed an administrative complaint challenging Integrated Device Technology's proposed acquisition of PLX Technology. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Watch out NORAD: Here comes Google's new Santa Tracker CNET The company has been tracking Santa via Google Earth for years, but now has a Web site dedicated to telling children all over the world where he is on December 24. Don Reisinger. by Don Reisinger. December 19, 2012 6:37 AM PST. Google's Santa ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| YouTube looks back at 2012 with eye on Sandy, Syria CNET (blog) Fixing its gaze on the news, the video site says 7,000 hours of news-related videos were uploaded to YouTube each day of the year. Don Reisinger. by Don Reisinger. December 19, 2012 5:51 AM PST. A look back at Superstorm Sandy. (Credit: Screenshot ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Irrational Games reveals first five minutes of BioShock Infinite SlashGear BioShock series developer Irrational Games has released the first five minutes or so of their upcoming BioShock threequel, BioShock Infinite. The video consists of mostly theatrical sequences that doesn't consist of a lot of gameplay, but you do get to walk ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| RIM and BlackBerry 10: Palm 2.0 or a real comeback? ZDNet (blog) Summary: The drumbeat for BlackBerry 10 is getting louder. Whether RIM is merely Palm 2.0 or on the comeback trail remains to be seen. The reality is we're all guessing the outcome. Larry Dignan. By Larry Dignan for Between the Lines | December 19, 2012 ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| iPhone 5 owners report mixed results from iOS Wi-Fi bug fix Computerworld Computerworld - Apple today released an update for iOS that fixes an unspecified Wi-Fi bug in the iPhone 5 and iPad Mini. Customers reported that the update fixed some, but not all, of the Wi-Fi problems they have encountered. According to the note that ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Google's biggest ad problem: Fat fingers Fortune Many mobile advertisements are clicked on by accident. Google may have finally found a solution. 121015051632-android-phone-gallery-horizontal FORTUNE -- It is one of the chief tech conundrums of the decade: people are flocking away from desktops ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Apple's iPhone 5 as loss leader Fortune Big chains are selling the hot phone at steep discounts. Good luck trying to find one. Overstock Auction ad. FORTUNE -- If you follow Apple (AAPL) news half as obsessively as I do, you've no doubt heard that Walmart (WMT) and now Fry's Electronics are ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| M'bishi Motors to recall 1.2 mln cars to fix engine part Reuters TOKYO | Wed Dec 19, 2012 1:53am EST. TOKYO Dec 19 (Reuters) - Mitsubishi Motors will recall about 1.2 million 660 cc minicar vehicles sold in Japan due to problems in engine oil seals, a part that prevents engine oil from leaking, the Japanese automaker ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| According to the Christmas Bird Count, winter birds are here รข€" and slightly ... Commons WILLIAMSVILLE—During the winter months, it is not uncommon to hear the question, "Where are all the birds?" A flip answer would be, "They've gone south." Which they have. Most of the birds that fill our landscapes during the summer are tropical birds ... See all stories on this topic » |
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