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EA stock surges off earnings; SimCity sells 1.6M - USA Today USA TODAY If the stock market were a video game, then Electronic Arts shares hit a personal high score. The video game publisher's stock reached a 52-week high of $19.95 in after-hours trading, up 9%, after posting increases in revenues for the fourth quarter and fiscal ... SimCity moves 1.6 million copies despite troubled launchVentureBeat Sales slow as SimCity pushes 1.6 million copiesGameZone SimCity sales pass 1.6 million since launchComputerandvideogames.com Polygon -Kotaku Australia -Proactive Investors USA & Canada all 16 news articles »

The Space Reporter

Supermassive black hole feasts on hot gas for dinner The Space Reporter “Our Galaxy's black hole may be cooking its dinner right in front of Herschel's eyes.” By Max Sonnenberg, The Space Reporter Tuesday, May 07, 2013. Supermassive black hole feasts on hot gas for dinner ... Milky Way Black Hole Eats Gas Cloud - Coming 2013 | VideoSpace.com Milky Way's black hole catches itself a snackCNET Australia Herschel Finds Hot Gas on the Menu for Milky Way's Black HoleeNews Park Forest Jet Propulsion Laboratory -RedOrbit -Universe Today all 10 news articles »

Christian Science Monitor

European migration evident in DNA patterns Los Angeles Times The history of Europe is written in its people's DNA. The Huns and the Slavs made incursions into Eastern Europe about 1,500 years ago. Migrants moved from Ireland to England in recent centuries. Populations in Italy and Spain have been comparatively ... Europeans All Related by Genetic Footprint Dating Back Only 1000 Years AgoNature World News Europeans had common ancestors 1000 years agoTimesonline.com All Europeans are related if you go back just 1000 years, scientists sayNBCNews.com (blog) GlobalPost all 23 news articles »

The German software giant is making one of the largest pushes into cloud computing by offering its HANA product as a cloud-based project.

After big hits in the dot-com boom, Kleiner Perkins has been sideswiped by a series of lackluster bets in green technology and missed chances in social media.

Adobe’s popular Creative Suite of applications will be available only by subscription from Adobe’s cloud service, Creative Cloud.

A project to create a plant that glows in the dark, potentially leading the way for trees that can replace streetlamps, has been denounced for tinkering with genes.

Microsoft said Windows 8 was selling at a similar pace to Windows 7, but it added that many users were frustrated by changes to the software.

The Obama administration is on the verge of backing a F.B.I. plan for an overhaul of surveillance laws that would make it easier to wiretap people who use the Internet to communicate.

Wall Street Journal

Samsung's 'Good' Problem: A Growing Cash Pile Wall Street Journal With its smartphones going gangbusters, Samsung Electronics now faces an enviable Apple-like challenge: a mammoth pile of unspent, accumulated cash. WSJ Technology Editor Scott Austin reports on The News Hub. Photo: Getty Images. Having grabbed ... Apple Gives Up Some Smartphone Hardware Profit Share to SamsungThe Mac Observer Another Way Samsung Is Putting the Squeeze on AppleThe Fiscal Times Apple had 57% of mobile profits in Q1, Samsung 43%Fortune InformationWeek -Bloomberg all 37 news articles »

Nature World News

Europeans All Related by Genetic Footprint Dating Back Only 1000 Years Ago Nature World News People sit on the grass and sunbathe near the Trocadero fountains across from the Eiffel Tower on a hot summer day in Paris. (Photo : Paris). After centuries of bloody wars and political disputes, new genetic research reveals that Europeans all share a ... Europeans had common ancestors 1000 years agoTimesonline.com European DNA more closely linked than once thought, study findsGlobalPost Europeans had common ancestorsThe Australian NBCNews.com (blog) all 19 news articles »

PetaPixel

Glassagram Introduces Google Glass to the World of Retro Filters - PetaPixel PetaPixel As Google Glass ramps up to the point where it's eventually available to the general public, app developers are looking to get in on the ground floor and start developing for the platform early on. Naturally, several of those apps will seek to provide an ... Facebook Comes to Google Glass - MashableMashable Facebook, Twitter hedge their bets with early Google Glass appsStabley Times Caesars Palace deals Google Glass out of its gameComputerworld InformationWeek -USA TODAY -CNET all 99 news articles »

New York Times

Net darkness in Syria Register The Syrian regime has apparently repeated its withdrawal of route announcements to take the country off the Internet, as previously happened in November 2012. The last nationwide outage was widely interpreted as precursor to some kind of major ... Syria 'disappears' from the Internet, security firm saysPCWorld Syria goes dark again in widespread Internet blackoutNBCNews.com Internet Firms Say Syria Goes Offline AgainABC News PC Magazine -Data Center Knowledge -Chicago Tribune all 61 news articles »

Design & Trend

Milky Way Black Hole Eats Gas Cloud - Coming 2013 | Video Space.com The huge, hot mess of cosmic gas that feeds the colossal black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy might be getting "cooked," a new study suggests. Before its retirement earlier this year, the European Space Agency's (ESA) Herschel Space ... Herschel Finds Hot Gas on the Menu for Milky Way's Black HoleeNews Park Forest Milky Way Black Hole Snacks on Hot GasJet Propulsion Laboratory Sagittarius A Black Hole To Devour Hot Molecular GasRedOrbit all 7 news articles »

AFP

15000-year-old 'fossil' words reveal ancestral Ice Age language Los Angeles Times Would Ice Age man understand us? It may depend on the words we choose. Digging through languages in Eurasia for "fossil" words that have escaped erosion over time, researchers say they have identified an ancestral language that existed as far as 15,000 ... European and Asian languages traced back to single mother tongueEducationGuardian.co.uk Ice Age language may share words with modern tonguesThe News International Before Babel? Ancient mother tongue reconstructedFox News History -New Haven Register -Nature World News all 32 news articles »

AFP

Ice Age language may share words with modern tongues AFP WASHINGTON — Our Ice Age ancestors in Europe, 15,000 years ago, may have used words we would recognize today, according to a new study out this week in a US journal. Words that sound alike in related languages are generally assumed to have come ... 15000-year-old 'fossil' words reveal ancestral Ice Age languageLos Angeles Times Words that lastWashington Post 15000-Year-Old Words?Discovery News EducationGuardian.co.uk -Sydney Morning Herald -ITworld.com all 29 news articles »

Viber App Could Challenge Skype with Desktop Video Calls NewsFactor Network Viber's apps are based on the mobile phone number; a user must install it on a smartphone before installing it on a desktop. Viber allows a user to make voice calls, send a text message, or send a video clip to other Viber users. The Viber desktop app also ... and more »

Globe and Mail

Shareholder to Nokia CEO: “Are you aware that results are what matter?” Ars Technica Despite Nokia's recent announcement of inexpensive phones targeted at the developing world, investors are pretty peeved at the Finnish handset maker. During the annual shareholder meeting held on Tuesday in Helsinki, investors took issue with the ... Nokia Lumia 928 officially confirmed: PureView, OIS and Carl Zeiss camera ...Engadget Nokia CEO says remains focused on Windows Phone softwareReuters Nokia teases world+dog with snap of new 4G Lumia 928Register The Australian Financial Review -TIME -Huffington Post all 265 news articles »

Wall Street Journal

Microsoft Concedes Windows 8 Misses Expectations Wall Street Journal Just six months into one of Microsoft Corp.'s biggest fix-it projects, the company has gone back to the drawing board. The software giant, in an unusually frank admission about the shortcomings of its Windows 8 operating system, has confirmed that it is making ... What Microsoft Windows 8 License Numbers Don't SayInformationWeek Microsoft prepares U-turn on Windows 8Financial Times Windows 8 Sells 100 Million, 'Blue' Update Coming SoonIGN ZDNet -PCWorld -Computerworld all 381 news articles »

The Guardian

Syria 'disappears' from the Internet, security firm says PCWorld Internet traffic to and from Syria, which is in the midst of a civil war, appears to have dried up. At around 18:45 GMT Tuesday, “OpenDNS resolvers saw a significant drop in traffic from Syria. On closer inspection it seems Syria has largely disappeared from the ... Internet Firms Say Syria Goes Offline AgainABC News Syria goes dark again in widespread Internet blackoutNBCNews.com Syria: All communications reportedly downCNET (blog) Ars Technica -Bloomberg all 51 news articles »

Yahoo! Movies

Facebook Comes to Google Glass - Mashable Mashable Facebook has made its way to Google Glass. Sharing to Facebook, that is, in the form of a third-party app appropriately named “Glass to Facebook.” Once connected to your Facebook account, the app lets you share pictures taken with Glass to your Facebook ... Google Glass: Tiny computer mounted on eyeglass framesExaminer.com Caesars Palace deals Google Glass out of its gameComputerworld Google Glass Gets Smeared: 11 Improvement IdeasInformationWeek SlashGear -USA TODAY -ZDNet all 85 news articles »

Most Americans are mired in broadband mediocrity, but Google’s networking initiatives could change that.

Science World Report

Snow Cover Decline Risks Species: Climate Change Melts Wintry Blanket Science World Report During long, severe winters, the thick blanket of snow that blankets the north can actually help preserve plants and animals that remain in the harsh conditions. Yet as climate change causes warmer temperatures, this snow may no longer be as prevalent in ... Decline in snow cover spells trouble for many plants, animalsScience Codex all 3 news articles »

David Einhorn said Tuesday that his firm had raised the size of its Apple holdings. The move came after Apple agreed to quintuple the size of its stock buyback program and increase its dividend.

Hot Hardware

SSDs, Flash and Why Disks Will Not Go Away Enterprise Storage Forum Almost three years ago, I made the seemingly bold statement that SSDs would not replace spinning disks, and the flash vendors of that time told me I was wrong. Three years later, we still have spinning disks. And though the market units are steady to slightly ... Longmont key to new Seagate push into solid-state drive businessLongmont Daily Times-Call Seagate enters the SSD market with client and next-gen enterprise SSD'sTweakTown all 49 news articles »

eWeek

Sony Vaio Fit Line Aims for Premium Quality at Entry-Point Prices - eWeek eWeek Sony's new pink, silver and black Vaio Fit laptops pair Windows 8, touch displays and creative software with pricing geared for students. Sony has introduced Vaio Fit, a new line of entry-level laptops that continues a new naming strategy for the company—its ... Vaio Fit May Be the Laptop Windows 8 Has Been Looking For - TechNewsWorldTechNewsWorld Sony VAIO Fit 14 (SVF14A15CXB)PC Magazine Sony Announces VAIO Fit Series of LaptopsAnandTech International Business Times -PCWorld -CNET all 42 news articles »

Livemint

Bill Gates Trashes Apple iPad, Lauds Microsoft Surface Tablet - CRN.com CRN Bill Gates said iPad users are "frustrated" by the tablet's lack of functionality and productivity applications, and he's pitching Microsoft Surface as the cure for those ills. In an interview with CNBC, Microsoft's founder and chairman criticized Apple's popular ... Microsoft exec admits Windows RT not well understood by consumersTabTimes Microsoft Surface Pro Price: Australian Retailers Confirm Tablet Prices for Down ...Latinos Post A year ago, this IT manager was testing iPads. Now he's bullish on Windows 8CITEworld ZDNet -Computerworld -InformationWeek all 115 news articles »

Times of India

Nokia teases new Lumia smartphone in magazine ad Los Angeles Times Nokia is set to announce a new smartphone next week, but it's already begun teasing the device in magazine and alleged billboard advertisements. Last month, the Finnish phone maker sent out invitations for a May 14 event in London where it promised to ... Nokia CEO Elop Sticks To Company's StrategyWall Street Journal Nokia Lumia 928 officially confirmed: PureView, OIS and Carl Zeiss camera ...Engadget Nokia investors' patience wearing thin; CEO says Windows Phone to the bitter ...ZDNet PC Magazine -Ars Technica -Reuters all 308 news articles »

Nature.com

Europeans had common ancestors 1000 years ago Newsday BERLIN - (AP) -- Europeans appear to be more closely related than previously thought. Scientists who compared DNA samples from people in different parts of the continent found that most had common ancestors living just 1,000 years ago. The results ... All Europeans are related if you go back just 1000 years, scientists sayNBCNews.com (blog) Close relatives: It's one big European familyScience Codex New Jersey Herald - Europeans had common ancestors 1000 years agoNew Jersey Herald LiveScience.com -KWQC 6 all 14 news articles »

Co.Design

Adobe: 5 Reasons We Killed The Creative Suite Co.Design The Internet isn't happy that Adobe is discontinuing its Creative Suite. So we gave Adobe the chance to respond to the worst criticism. 0 Comments. 32. 6. Yesterday, news broke that Adobe wouldn't be producing a Creative Suite 7 (CS7). Instead, the ... Adobe CEO: The Truth About Creative Cloud - MashableMashable Adobe kills packaged softwareSydney Morning Herald Paying monthly for Photoshop may be good for youHouston Chronicle (blog) VFX Global (blog) all 254 news articles »

Design & Trend

Alberta Bonehead Dinosaur Species Was Dog-Sized, Oldest Discovery of Kind Design & Trend A depiction of Acrotholus Audeti, the recently discovered boneheaded dinosaur that roamed the area that is now southern Alberta 85 million years ago. (PHOTO: Handout/Julius Csotonyi). Like Us on Facebook ... Dome-headed, dog-sized dinosaur once roamed southern AlbertaCTV News New 'bone-headed' dinosaur named after Alberta rancher whose land yielded ...Calgary Herald Canadians Unearth Oldest Bone-headed Dinosaur Ever [VIDEO]Nature World News Science World Report -USA TODAY (blog) all 21 news articles »

AFP

Internet Access Cut Off in Syria PC Magazine Internet monitoring firm Renesys tweeted this afternoon that it confirmed a "loss of Syrian Internet connectivity 18:43 UTC. BGP routes down, inbound traces failing." Google later tweeted "Google services inaccessible in Syria," with a link to its Transparency ... Syria Disappears From the Internet Again - MashableMashable Security firms say Internet out in Syria - NewsdayNewsday Syria drops off Internet, reasons unclearAFP Bloomberg -Washington Post -ZDNet all 23 news articles »

CBC.ca

Little dome-headed dinosaur discovered in Alberta CBC.ca A newly identified species of dome-headed dinosaur roughly the size of a large dog once roamed southern Alberta, a team of Canadian scientists announced Tuesday. The discovery of the Acrotholus audeti touched off further investigation that suggested the ... Dog-sized dinosaurs may have been more diverse than thought, new fossil find ...Toronto Star Dog-sized dinosaur once roamed southern Alberta, scientists report - The ProvinceThe Province Thick-skulled fossil cuts dino theory down to sizeSKNVibes.com all 21 news articles »

Should the government keep its hands off online shopping? According to the massive response to our stories on a proposed Internet sales tax, many of you think so.

Nature World News

'Monster' Carcass Washes Ashore in New Zealand - Io9 io9 A mysterious carcass washed ashore in New Zealand last week, fueling speculation about sea monsters and dinosaurs. The rotting animal was discovered by a group on four-wheel vehicles speeding along the beach in Bay of Plenty. 'Sea Monster' Finally Identified: What The Heck Is It? (Video) - iTech PostiTech Post New Zealand Sea 'Monster': Expert Sheds Light On Mystery Carcass That ...Huffington Post 'Sea Monster' Carcass Found On New Zealand Beach [VIDEO]Nature World News all 8 news articles »

Sydney Morning Herald

15000-Year-Old Words? Discovery News Mother, bark and spit are just three of 23 words that researchers believe date back 15,000 years, making them the oldest known words. The words, highlighted in a new PNAS paper, all come from seven language families of Europe and Asia. It's believed that ... Researchers Believe a Common Language is the Root of Everything from ...Latinos Post Researchers Find Ice Age 'Superlanguage' Used 15000 Years Ago Could be ...Opposing Views English May Have Retained Words From an Ice Age LanguageWired Washington Post -EducationGuardian.co.uk -LiveScience.com all 21 news articles »

gearburn

Sony Unveils Vaio Fit Entry-Level Laptop Line PC Magazine Sony today introduced four new portable PCs, all of which include cheap price tags, sleek design, and touch-screen capabilities. Sony's Vaio Fit laptop series will debut later this month, just in time for the annual Dads-and-Grads gifting tradition. The Fit 14 and ... Sony revamps Vaio line with new Fit seriesCNET Sony Launches Vaio Fit Laptops with Thin Price PointsTechnologyTell Sony Goes Entry-Level With Vaio Fit Laptops - MashableMashable Notebook Review -VentureBeat -Maximum PC all 37 news articles »

CITEworld

A year ago, this IT manager was testing iPads. Now he's bullish on Windows 8 CITEworld About six months ago, IT manager Steve Damadeo was running a test project to deploy iPads on factory floors at a multinational manufacturing company. The idea was to replace special-purpose Windows CE devices that were bulky and hard to use. Bill Gates Claims "iPad-Type Device Users are Frustrated," Windows 8 to the ...Hot Hardware Bill Gates says tablet users are “frustrated.” But are we really?TechnologyTell Bill Gates: A lot of iPad users are 'frustrated'ZDNet Computerworld -InformationWeek -The Guardian all 110 news articles »

Globe and Mail

Nokia CEO Elop Sticks To Company's Strategy Wall Street Journal Nokia Corp. Chief Executive Stephen Elop vigorously defended the Finnish handset maker on Tuesday amid investor concerns about his company's ability to go toe to toe with global heavyweights like Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. Addressing an ... Nokia Lumia 928 officially confirmed: PureView, OIS and Carl Zeiss camera ...Engadget Nokia investors' patience wearing thin; CEO says Windows Phone to the bitter ...ZDNet Nokia Lumia 928 with PureView camera confirmed in new adsArs Technica Reuters -The Seattle Times (blog) -Inquirer all 248 news articles »

Philly.com

17 Year Cicadas Emerge Along East Coast WKRC TV Cincinnati WASHINGTON (AP) - Any day now, billions of cicadas with bulging red eyes will creep out of the ground and overrun parts of the East Coast. If you live in the Tri-State, you know this is nothing to worry about. It's an event that occurs in the region just once ... The coming cicada invasion: 5 factsThe Week Magazine When Are Cicadas Hatching in Wilmington?Patch.com They're Back: 17-Year cicada swarm to emerge on East CoastThe Saratogian Tampabay.com (blog) all 145 news articles »

NDTV

Caesars Palace deals Google Glass out of its game Computerworld Computerworld - A year before Google's futuristic-looking, computerized eyeglasses are expected to hit the market, they have been banned -- again. A Caesars Palace casino spokesman today told Computerworld that people wearing the Google Glass ... Google Glass Gets Smeared: 11 Improvement IdeasInformationWeek Google Glass is the new SegwayVentureBeat Google glass already faces major resistancePost-Bulletin USA TODAY -Headlines & Global News -MyCentralJersey.com all 72 news articles »

Nature World News

'Monster' carcass washes ashore in New Zealand Fox News A mysterious carcass washed ashore in New Zealand last week, fueling speculation about sea monsters and dinosaurs. The rotting animal was discovered by a group on four-wheel vehicles speeding along the beach in Bay of Plenty. According to a story in ... The Scary-Looking 'Sea Monster' That Washed Ashore in New Zealand Finally ...TheBlaze.com New Zealand Sea 'Monster': Expert Sheds Light On Mystery Carcass That ...Huffington Post New Zealand Sea Monster: Beach Animal Carcass Identified! [VIDEO]iScienceTimes.com Nature World News all 7 news articles »

The Guardian

Viber launches messaging app for PC and Mac as competitors stick to mobile TechSpot Third-party messaging applications are big business on mobile, with many users looking to break away from the expensive text messaging plans offered by carriers. WhatsApp is likely the most used of these apps, but Viber is looking to take the throne away ... Viber App Could Challenge Skype with Desktop Video CallsNewsFactor Network Viber Launches Desktop App For Windows & Mac, Redesigns Mobile Apps ...MakeUseOf Viber 3.0 introduces video calling on new desktop client, plus improved Android ...Android Authority Siliconrepublic.com all 48 news articles »

Daily Mail

English May Have Retained Words From an Ice Age Language Wired Map showing approximate regions where languages from the seven Eurasiatic language families are now spoken. Image: Pagel et al./PNAS. If you've ever cringed when your parents said “groovy,” you'll know that spoken language can have a brief shelf life. Eurasian Languages Traced Back To Single Mother Tongue Spoken 15000 ...Nature World News European and Asian languages traced back to single mother tongueEducationGuardian.co.uk Words that lastWashington Post Fox News -New Scientist -Popular Science all 18 news articles »

gearburn

Sony VAIO Fit 14 (SVF14A15CXB) PC Magazine Nice styling. Comes with multimedia creation software like ArtRage, ACID, and Sound Forge. Sharp 1,600-by-900 resolution screen. Cons Uncomfortable keyboard. Only four hours battery life. Sealed battery. Bottom Line. The Sony VAIO Fit 14 is a ... Hands-on: Sony declares war on 1366×768 with new VAIO Fit laptopsArs Technica New Sony Fit laptops all offer touchscreensPCWorld Sony revamps Vaio line with new Fit seriesCNET TechnologyTell -Mashable -Notebook Review all 37 news articles »

ReelSEO Online Video News

YouTube Trends Map Highlights Most Popular Videos PC Magazine Ever wonder what twenty-somethings in Southern California are watching on YouTube these days? Or, are you interested in seeing how your viewing habits compare to those of middle-aged folks out in Alaska? Now you can find out. YouTube on Tuesday ... YouTube Trends Map reveals video trends by city and regionDVICE YouTube Maps Out Videos Trending Across USMashable Denver's top YouTube video pick9NEWS.com CNET -PCWorld -GeekSugar.com all 23 news articles »

ABC News

Adobe shifts Creative software to the cloud, monthly subscription Los Angeles Times Adobe is altering the way it does business, announcing this week that it will no longer make and sell a boxed version of its Creative Suite software and will instead charge users a monthly subscription to use its cloud-based version. Although it will continue to ... Adobe Kills Boxed Version Of Creative SuiteInformationWeek Adobe's subscription model and the future of softwareWashington Post (blog) Adobe Ditches Creative Suite for CC: Creative CloudPC Magazine GlobalPost -USA TODAY -Ars Technica all 242 news articles »

Philly.com

When Are Cicadas Hatching in Wilmington? Patch.com Within the next few weeks, hordes of insects will awaken from a 17-year slumber, crawl out of the earth, shed their skins, and set the entire East Coast abuzz in an plague-like event enthusiasts have dubbed the “Cicadapocalypse” after the bugs' name, ... America's coming cicada invasion: 5 key factsThe Week Magazine East about to be overrun by billions of cicadasExponent-telegram Cicadas soon to emerge, Southern Maryland experts saySo Md News The Saratogian -Tampabay.com (blog) all 137 news articles »

Times of India

Google Glass Gets Smeared: 11 Improvement Ideas InformationWeek Comedians and pundits are making a mockery of Google Glass. Here are 11 ways Google could get the last laugh. Start The Discussion. Tweet; Mail Mail; Print Print · Thomas Claburn | May 07, 2013 02:49 PM. Google's 10 Best Gags, Pranks And Easter Eggs ... How Google Glass Could Change Technology - ValueWalkValueWalk People Are Already Banning Google GlassSFist The one big factor Google Glass is missingZDNet New York Times -CNET -Business Insider Australia all 62 news articles »

The Google Now app anticipates what information you might want and puts it on your phone screen before you ask for it, which can seem wonderfully prescient or intrusively creepy, but there is an easy adjustment if you don’t like the feeling that Google is watching your every move.

The Guardian

VoIP App 'Viber' Gets A Major Holo-clad Makeover, Releases Desktop Application Android Police It's a pretty big day for Viber, the popular VoIP application that brings "free messages and calls" to your mobile. Seems that the guys behind the app (appropriately named Viber Media) have been hard at work preparing not only major updates to the Android ... Viber expands its VoIP service with new OS X apptuaw.com New Viber 3.0 coming to Desktop with video callsInSerbia News Viber hits 200m users, introduces video calling with new desktop appsSiliconrepublic.com OnSoftware -9 to 5 Mac all 44 news articles »

OnSoftware

Viber for PC and Mac now available OnSoftware One of last year's most common user requests has come true: free calls and messages app Viber now has a desktop application for Windows and Mac. It is already available for iOS, Android, Windows Phone, BlackBerry, Nokia and Bada. Viber for ... 200.000.000 mobile users, for starters – Q&A with Viber CEO Talmon MarcoThe Next Web all 42 news articles »

Ars Technica

Hands-on: Sony declares war on 1366×768 with new VAIO Fit laptops Ars Technica We don't often pay attention to entry-level product launches, but Sony's latest laptop offerings have piqued our interest. There's no question that once you're talking about spending $1,000 or more on a high-end Ultrabook, there is no shortage of respectable ... New Sony Fit laptops all offer touchscreensPCWorld Sony revamps Vaio line with new Fit seriesCNET Sony Launches Line of Affordable Vaio Fit Laptops Starting at $549Maximum PC KpopStarz -Mashable -VentureBeat all 35 news articles »

Apple Insider

Apple's privacy policy violates German data protection law, Berlin court rules CFOworld Apple violates German data protection law by asking for users' broad, overall consent in its privacy policy, the Regional Court of Berlin ruled. Apple's terms for sharing personal information with the company are too broadly formulated, the court ruled on April ... German court strikes down Apple's customer data privacy rules - AppleInsiderApple Insider Apple ordered by German court to change its privacy rulesCNET (blog) Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL): Berlin Court Finds Privacy Policy Violating Data ...Market News Call Bloomberg -Wall Street Journal -Insider Monkey (blog) all 10 news articles »

The Guardian

Viber to take on Skype with new desktop service The Guardian The free calls app Viber is to challenge Skype's domination of the free internet phone services market by extending its service to desktop computers for the first time. The move comes as the company announced it now has 200 million regular users, up from ... Viber Messaging App Arrives on the DesktopPC Magazine Viber morphs into full-blown Skype rival by releasing desktop appGigaOM New Viber 3.0 coming to Desktop with video callsInSerbia News OnSoftware -9 to 5 Mac all 38 news articles »

ZDNet

Nokia investors' patience wearing thin; CEO says Windows Phone to the bitter ... ZDNet Summary: The Finnish phone maker isn't bailing on Microsoft any time soon. It's Windows Phone to the bitter end, even if shareholders and investors hate the idea — which they do. Zack Whittaker. By Zack Whittaker for Between the Lines | May 7, 2013 ... Nokia Teases Lumia 928 Launch on VerizonPC Magazine Nokia investors tell CEO their patience running thinReuters Nokia Lumia 928 with PureView camera confirmed in new adsArs Technica TechRadar UK -Mashable -Engadget all 219 news articles »

Computerworld

Microsoft prepares rethink on Windows 8 Financial Times “Key aspects” of how the software is used will be changed when Microsoft releases an updated version of the operating system this year, Tami Reller, head of marketing and finance for the Windows business, said in an interview with the Financial Times. Microsoft Offers No Apology For Windows 8, Promises Better With Windows BlueForbes Microsoft Retools Windows 8 - KWTX.comKWTX Is Microsoft's Windows 8 U-turn a spinout?CBS News Reuters -CITEworld -PC Magazine all 255 news articles »

The explosive growth of electronic shopping in China has led to the country’s emergence as one of the world’s busiest online markets, according to a new report.

Telegraph.co.uk

Disputed dinosaur formally returned to Mongolia Fox News NEW YORK – The dinosaur skeleton that sparked an international custody battle began its journey home Monday, as Mongolian officials formally took possession of the fossilized bones of the T. rex-like predator during a ceremony held in Manhattan. Smuggled Dinosaur Returned to Mongolia: T-Rex Cousin Sent Home After NYC ...Design & Trend Tyrannosaurus Bataar Fossil Finally Returns Home To MongoliaRedOrbit Stolen Dinosaur, Bought For $1 Million At New York Auction, Will Be Returned ...Forbes BBC News -Telegraph.co.uk -CNN all 69 news articles »

Computerworld

Seagate 1200 SSD: Custom Seagate SAS Controller, X8 PCIe SSD Also ... AnandTech Alongside the Seagate 600 and 600 Pro SATA SSDs, Seagate is also announcing its 1200 SSD aimed squarely at the enterprise market. While the 600/600 Pro use Link A Media's LM87800 controller with some degree of Seagate firmware customization, the ... Seagate introduces its first consumer SSDsmyce.com all 45 news articles »

Computerworld

Seagate moves deeper into flash memory as it launches consumer solid-state ... VentureBeat Seagate was born many decades ago as a pioneer in hard disk drives, which are now generating $10 billion a year in revenue for the company. But now it is launching its own line of flash memory-based storage devices that mark a strategic shift for the ... Seagate 1200 SSD: Custom Seagate SAS Controller, X8 PCIe SSD Also ...AnandTech Seagate introduces its first consumer SSDsmyce.com Seagate enters the SSD market with client and next-gen enterprise SSD'sTweakTown all 46 news articles »

AppAdvice

In Terms Of Smartphone Profits, Apple And Samsung Continue To Dominate AppAdvice Apple and Samsung continue to dominate the global smartphone market. During the previous quarter, the makers of the iPhone and Galaxy S IV accounted for 100 percent of the global smartphone industry profits, according to new research from Canaccord ... Samsung, Apple Share 100 percent of Global Smartphone Profits - Wireless WeekWireless Week Apple, Samsung Share of Smartphone Industry Profits Declines to 100 PercentAll Things Digital all 11 news articles »

Science World Report

Volcanic Lava Captured from Space in New Stunning Image Science World Report What to see an erupting volcano? How about seeing it from space? The Landsat Data Continuity Mission satellite captured an image of Paluweh volcano spewing ash into the area as it passed overhead. (Photo : Robert Simmon/NASA's Earth Observatory, ... Volcanoes: See Mount Mayon Spew Lava From Space via Landsat SatelliteDesign & Trend The Heat and Light of an Active VolcanoSlate Magazine (blog) Here's Looking @ Earth... Paluweh Pumps... (Imagery)SatNews Publishers all 10 news articles »

Daily Mail

Before Babel? Ancient mother tongue reconstructed Fox News The ancestors of people from across Europe and Asia may have spoken a common language about 15,000 years ago, new research suggests. Now, researchers have reconstructed words, such as "mother," "to pull" and "man," which would have been spoken ... Researchers Trace Languages Of Billions Back To One Ancient AncestorPopular Science European and Asian languages traced back to single mother tongueEducationGuardian.co.uk Origins of Human Language: Ice Age Ancestors Used Similar WordsScience World Report Daily Mail -Gizmodo -Daily Beast all 12 news articles »

Times of India

Does Google Glass Violate Community Standards? Forbes SUN VALLEY, ID - JULY 12: Google co-founder Sergey Brin (L) wears Project Glass prototype glasses at Allen & Company's Sun Valley Conference on July 12, 2011 in Sun Valley, Idaho. (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife). Like any truly revolutionary ... Google Glass Isn't A Surveillance DevicePopular Science Google Glass the New Apple Newton - TechZone360Techzone360 Google Glass: Not yet launched but already bannedTimes of India Inventorspot -TrustedReviews all 42 news articles »

Livemint

Nokia Teases Lumia 928 Launch on Verizon PC Magazine Nokia has confirmed via a magazine ad, a billboard, and now a new website that its next Lumia device for the U.S. will be the Lumia 928. Oddly, the teases come ahead of Nokia's May 14 Lumia event in London, which is expected to include the official reveal. Nokia investors tell CEO their patience running thinReuters Nokia Lumia 928 with PureView camera confirmed in new adsArs Technica Nokia Lumia 928 Outed in Magazine Ad - MashableMashable Engadget -Register -ZDNet all 198 news articles »

Gamenguide

Bethesda's New Game Is Wolfenstein: The New Order [CONFIRMED] Gamenguide Bethesda announced Wolfenstein: The New Order, the entry in the seminal first-person shooter series. The new installment in the franchise is set to launch for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and next-generation consoles in Q4 2013. "The New Order is set in 1960 ... Wolfenstein: The New Order goose steps into stores this FallWarp Zoned Wolfenstein: The New Order to bring cyber Nazis to PS4 and new XboxTechRadar UK 'Wolfenstein: The New Order' announced by Bethesda for PS4, next Xbox and ...Examiner.com StickSkills -Joystiq -PC Gamer Magazine all 60 news articles »

ScienceBlog.com

NASA satellite captures both optical, thermal images of island volcano iStockAnalyst (press release) GREENBELT, Md., May 6 (UPI) -- NASA says dramatic satellite photos of an erupting volcano in Indonesia shows the value of having several types of on-board imaging instruments available. Both optical and thermal sensing instruments on the Landsat Data ... Here's Looking @ Earth... Paluweh Pumps... (Imagery)SatNews Publishers all 8 news articles »

AppAdvice

Viber Messaging App Arrives on the Desktop PC Magazine The free messaging/phone service is now available on PC and Mac computers, allowing seamless integration between mobile and desktop users. The move comes alongside news that Viber has more than 200 million users across various platforms, ... Viber expands OTT messaging platform to the desktop, tops 200M usersFiercemobilecontent VoIP App 'Viber' Gets A Major Holo-clad Makeover, Releases Desktop ApplicationAndroid Police Viber 3.0 Launches With Support For All-New Viber Desktop For Mac And PCAppAdvice GigaOM -Engadget -The Verge all 23 news articles »

Popular Science

Google Glass Isn't A Surveillance Device Popular Science Fears about Google Glass's surveillance potential are, if not unfounded, at least a little misguided. By Dan Nosowitz Posted 05.07.2013 at 9:00 am 3 Comments. Google Glass Sans Person Google. A petition created late last week on the White House's very ... and more »

Inquirer

Nokia CEO says remains focused on Windows Phone software Reuters HELSINKI | Tue May 7, 2013 5:42pm IST. HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia Chief Executive Stephen Elop said the company would remain focused on using Microsoft's Windows Phone software to compete with smartphone rivals such as Samsung. Nokia teases world+dog with snap of new 4G Lumia 928Register Nokia Teases Lumia 928 as Verizon Launch LoomsTIME Nokia Lumia 928 officially confirmed: PureView, OIS and Carl Zeiss camera ...Engadget ZDNet -Huffington Post -Inquirer all 169 news articles »

Highlight Press

Intel's Latest “Silvermont” Platform To Offer 3 Times Performance at 1/5th the ... Highlight Press Intel has been the leader in computer processing platforms over the years, and has only recently made a foray into the mobile processing space. The mobile arena though, dominated by the likes of Qualcomm with their Snapdragon chipsets, and Nvidia with ... Intel Brings Silvermont to Mobile Competition vs. ARM - eWeekeWeek Intel Launches Low-Power, High-Performance Silvermont MicroarchitectureDailyFinance all 94 news articles »

ABC News

Adobe Kills Boxed Version Of Creative Suite InformationWeek Adobe gives up on discs in shrink-wrapped boxes to focus on delivering software as a service for its Creative Cloud customers. Start The Discussion · Tweet; Mail Mail; Print Print · Thomas Claburn | May 07, 2013 09:15 AM. 8 Windows 8 Apps Under $25 ... Adobe Creative Cloud Move Elevates Company, Stymies Users - eWeekeWeek Adobe and the (expensive) death of packaged softwareCBS News Adobe ventures into hardware with Mighty stylus and rulerZDNet Houston Chronicle (blog) -PetaPixel -ITProPortal all 219 news articles »

Moneycontrol.com

Nokia Lumia 928 officially confirmed: PureView, OIS and Carl Zeiss camera ... Engadget So, print is the new digital. At least when it comes to Verizon's imminent -- and now surely fully acknowledged -- Lumia 928. The billboard spotted over the weekend enthused about the camera, but told us little else. This magazine spread spotted in Vanity Fair, ... Shareholder to Nokia CEO: “Are you aware that results are what matter?”Ars Technica You're a nice guy, but it's results that matter: Investors to Nokia CEOFirstpost Nokia to unveil new Asha models in coming days: CEO - IBNLiveIBNLive Reuters -Register -Inquirer all 276 news articles »

William Gibson's popular science fiction tale "Johnny Mnemonic" foresaw sensitive information being carried by microchips in the brain by 2021. A team of American neuroscientists could be making this fantasy world a reality.

The iPad and iPad Mini have a switch on the side that can be used to either mute the tablet or prevent the screen from rotating, but you need to pick the function you want to use in the system settings.

“Little Red Riding Hood,” a maze of fairy tale stories and a music-making app may all provide delight for the younger people in your household.

The Independent

Cicada invasion on the way as insects with bulging red eyes crawl out of the ... The Independent This year heralds the invasion of billions of cicadas, with their distinctive black bodies and bulging red eyes set to overrun a 900-mile stretch of the US East Coast as the insects crawl out of the earth after 17 years underground. Residents of the southern state ... Millions of cicadas soon to emerge from ground for brief livesThe Journal News | LoHud.com New Jersey Cicada CountdownNJ Spotlight Cicadas set to re-emerge by the billions; Will it be a record year?Science Recorder KARE -Christian Post all 112 news articles »

BBC News

Adobe starts subscription for Photoshop and Dreamweaver BBC News Adobe is introducing a subscription model for many of its most popular programs, including Photoshop and Dreamweaver. Up to now, customers had perpetual access by paying a single fee for Adobe's Creative Suite. From next month, continuing access to ... Adobe Ditches Creative Suite for CC: Creative CloudPC Magazine CORRECTED-Adobe moves flagship software upgrades to cloudReuters Adobe's Creative Suite is dead, long live the Creative CloudArs Technica Register -Apple Insider -Tom's Hardware Guide all 193 news articles »

Gamasutra

Sims 4 to be released in 2014 GMA News The Sims 4, the latest entry in the beloved franchise of life simulators, will be launched in 2014 for both the PC and Mac, according to Game Industry International and Arcade Sushi. Because of the numerous complaints about the always-online functionality of ... Electronic Arts, Maxis announces "The Sims 4"CBS News all 142 news articles »

IBNLive

Nokia Lumia 928 outed in Vanity Fair ad CNET The device has also popped up on Nokia's Web site, though the company has not given its name just yet. Don Reisinger. by Don Reisinger. May 7, 2013 4:31 AM PDT. This is the Lumia 928. (Credit: Nokia). The long-rumored Nokia Lumia 928 Windows ... Nokia confirms new hero device, the Lumia 928, with a teaserZDNet Nokia CEO says remains focused on Windows Phone softwareReuters Nokia Lumia 928 officially confirmed: PureView, OIS and Carl Zeiss camera ...Engadget Unwired View -Times of India all 123 news articles »

Science Recorder

Research: Climate change may have killed Australia's gigantic animals Science Recorder Of the 90 megafauna species said to have once inhabited Sahul, there is only evidence for approximately 8 to 14 gigantic animal species still around when the Aboriginal people arrived. Research: Climate change may have killed Australia's gigantic animals ... Climate change killed off megafauna: studyThe Australian Climate change, not humans, may be behind demise of gigantic animalsZee News Study shows climate killed beastsSky News Australia French Tribune -SKNVibes.com all 18 news articles »

Hindu Business Line

Mount Sharp formed on Mars due to wind, not water: Scientists Hindu Business Line Though strong along the Gale Crater walls, these “slope winds” would have died down at the crater's centre where the fine dust in the air settled and accumulated to eventually form Mount Sharp. Photo: NASA. Washington, May 7: A 5.6-km high Martian ... Wind, Not Water Formed Mount Sharp Within Mars' Gale CraterRedOrbit Early Humans Craved Brains in Ancient Diet: It's not Just ZombiesScience World Report all 8 news articles »

BBC News

US returns stolen Tyrannosaurus dinosaur to Mongolia BBC News The US has returned a 70-million-year-old dinosaur skeleton which was smuggled from Mongolia. The near-complete skeleton of the Tyrannosaurus bataar was handed over to Mongolian officials at a ceremony in New York on Monday. A Florida fossils ... Smuggled Dinosaur Skeleton Returned To MongoliaCBS Local T. Rex trouble: last dinosaur battle continuesFox News Dinosaur heads home to Mongolia after odyssey ends in QueensLos Angeles Times Forbes -Wall Street Journal -Telegraph.co.uk all 57 news articles »

Philly.com

Windows 8 surpasses 100 million licenses sold Computerandvideogames.com Windows 8 Screenshot The figure represents cumulative sales of Windows 8 including upgrades and sales to original equipment manufacturers for new devices. The operating system was released to manufacturing on August 1, 2012, and to the general ... Windows 8.1 Blue release date in 2013: Confirmed by @TamiRellerComputerworld (blog) Microsoft confirms Windows Blue release in 2013Inquirer Microsoft touching up Windows 8 to address gripesBurleson Star PCWorld -TechRadar UK all 268 news articles »

Vancouver Sun

East about to be overrun by billions of cicadas Elmira Star-Gazette WASHINGTON — Any day now, billions of cicadas with bulging red eyes will crawl out of the earth after 17 years underground and overrun the East Coast. The insects will arrive in such numbers that people from North Carolina to Connecticut will be ... New Jersey Cicada CountdownNJ Spotlight all 110 news articles »

The Guardian

Bill Gates predicts iPad and Android users will switch to PC tablets The Guardian Users of iPad and Android tablets might not have noticed, but a lot of them are "frustrated" because they "can't type, they can't create documents, they don't have [Microsoft] Office there." At least according to Bill Gates, who three years ago said of the iPad: ... Small Windows tablets on the way to satisfy no existing marketZDNet Bill Gates : iPad Users ' Frustrated 'InformationWeek Gates sticks to company line on tablets, knocks iPadComputerworld ValueWalk -Pentagon Post -Examiner.com all 60 news articles »

Philly.com

East about to be overrun by billions of cicadas Contra Costa Times WASHINGTON—Any day now, billions of cicadas with bulging red eyes will crawl out of the earth after 17 years underground and overrun the East Coast. The insects will arrive in such numbers that people from North Carolina to Connecticut will be ... They're back: 17-year cicadas to swarm from Georgia to New YorkReuters Cicadas return to Northeast after 17 yearsNew York Daily News East Coast readies for colossal numbers of cicadasChristian Science Monitor all 105 news articles »

Digital Trends

Can your Chevy Volt fly? Terrafugia announces TF-X plug-in hybrid flying car Digital Trends Terrafugia's Transition car-airplane could be considered the ultimate vehicular hybrid, but its next offering will be a hybrid of a different kind. Terrafugia is conducting a feasibility study for a plug-in hybrid and, yes, it will also fly. The vehicle (is it a car? is it a ... Terrafugia's next flying car envisioned as tilt-rotor - USA TodayUSA TODAY Flying-Car Maker Terrafugia Reveals New, Faster Design (Slideshow)Wall Street Journal VTOL hybrid flying car promises the skiesRegister CNET -Stabley Times -Design & Trend all 24 news articles »

Digital Trends

Adobe puts all eggs into one basket, converts Creative Suite to Creative Cloud Digital Trends We knew that Adobe was adding more and more cloud-based functionality to its popular Creative Suite products with Creative Cloud, but the company dropped a big bombshell today at its MAX conference in Los Angeles today: Adobe is abandoning its ... Adobe Bids Farewell to its Creative SuiteGraphics.com Adobe makes big shift to cloudSilicon Valley Business Journal Adobe Moves Software Out of the Box and Into the CloudWall Street Journal Tom's Hardware Guide -PC Magazine -USA TODAY all 183 news articles »

New York Times

Microsoft touching up Windows 8 to address gripes Boston.com SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Microsoft is retooling the latest version of its Windows operating system to address complaints and confusion that have been blamed for deepening a slump in personal computer sales. The tune up announced Tuesday won't be ... Microsoft's Windows Blue to be available later this yearPCWorld Microsoft prepares U-turn on Windows 8Financial Times Microsoft Details Windows 8 Improvements...ABC News ZDNet all 72 news articles »

Livemint

Beyond Google Glass: The cybernetic headband ZDNet Summary: Google has its own vision for wearable computing that locks you into their ecosystem. How about an open specification for wearable human interface devices instead? Jason Perlow. By Jason Perlow for Tech Broiler | May 7, 2013 -- 02:42 GMT ... Daily Report: The Google Glass ResistanceNew York Times (blog) Google and Facebook make moves, for better and worse - USA TodayUSA TODAY (blog) Google Glass is no iPadBGR CNET (blog) -Forbes -Business Insider Australia all 56 news articles »

The Hindu

Erupting Philippine volcano spews room-sized rocks onto unsuspecting climbers ... Washington Post MANILA, Philippines — One of the Philippines' most active volcanoes rumbled to life Tuesday, spewing room-sized rocks toward nearly 30 surprised climbers, killing five and injuring others that had to be fetched with rescue helicopters and rope. The climbers ... Philippine volcano spews rocks, killing 5 climbers - USA TodayUSA TODAY Philippine volcano Mount Mayon 'in deadly eruption'BBC News Volcanic eruption in Philippines kills 5ABC Online Livemint -Manila Bulletin all 105 news articles »

Montreal Gazette

Stolen Dinosaur Heads Back To Mongolia KTEP The skull of the Tyrannosaurus bataar skeleton is displayed during a ceremony to repatriate the bones to Mongolia. Originally published on Mon May 6, 2013 6:30 pm. A 70 million-year-old Tyrannosaurus skeleton that was looted from Mongolia and smuggled ... Stolen T. Rex skeleton finally returned to MongoliaScience Recorder Smuggled Dinosaur Skeleton Returned To MongoliaCBS Local Stolen Dinosaur, Bought For $1 Million At New York Auction, Will Be Returned ...Forbes Los Angeles Times -Fox News -Wall Street Journal all 55 news articles »

ABC News

Microsoft Details Windows 8 Improvements... ABC News Microsoft has been listening to the complaints about Windows 8 and plans to do something about them. The company announced today Windows Blue, an update to Windows 8 that will improve and add a host of features to the operating system, which was ... Windows 8 hits 100M milestone, but usage remains low: Where's the disconnect?ZDNet After Bumpy Start, Microsoft Rethinks Windows 8New York Times (blog) Windows 8 hits 100 million sales, tweaks for mini-tablets in worksReuters Helena Independent Record -Mashable all 50 news articles »

San Francisco Chronicle

Adobe Creative Suite Gives Way to Creative Cloud - Tom's Hardware Tom's Hardware Guide At Adobe MAX 2013 in Los Angeles on Monday, Adobe let loose with a pretty earth-shattering announcement... Creative Suite 6 is the last Creative Suite release from Adobe. Though it will continue to be available for sale and supported, Adobe is moving its ... Adobe kills packaged softwareSydney Morning Herald Adobe Ditches Creative Suite for CC: Creative CloudPC Magazine Adobe's Creative Suite is dead, long live the Creative CloudArs Technica USA TODAY -Reuters -Apple Insider all 164 news articles »

Brisbane Times

The Onion's Twitter Account Hacked by Syrian Electronic Army TheWrap The Onion, America's finest fake news organization, was the latest victim of cyber hacking on Monday when the Syrian Electronic Army took over its Twitter account to tweet a slew of anti-Israel messages. Some of the tweets read: "Israel denies forging new ... Satirical US news site The Onion apparently hacked by Syrians - PhysOrg.comPhys.Org The Onion Twitter hack twists satire into reality and back againThe Verge all 58 news articles »

New York Times

Google Glass Picks Up Early Signal: Keep Out New York Times SAN FRANCISCO — Google's wearable computer, the most anticipated piece of electronic wizardry since the iPad and iPhone, will not go on sale for many months. Enlarge This Image. David Walter Banks for The New York Times. Google Glass users can ... Beyond Google Glass: The cybernetic headbandZDNet Google Glass – The privacy problem and how to solve itTrustedReviews Google Glass 'not suitable' for children under 13CBBC Newsround Inventorspot -Brisbane Times all 13 news articles »

Philly.com

Cicadas Set To Return To Northeast After 17-Year Absence - RTTNews RTT News Cicadas are returning to the Northeast after a 17-year absence. The insects are most well-known for their shrieking mating call, which, according to the New York Daily News, can hit 90 decibels — that's about as loud as a passing subway car. The bugs have ... Cicadas set to re-emerge by the billions; Will it be a record year?Science Recorder They're back: 17-year cicadas to swarm from Georgia to New YorkReuters Bugged by the billions: East Coast about to see power of big numbers in coming ...Fox News Christian Science Monitor -New York Daily News all 99 news articles »

Design & Trend

Terrafugia's Faster Flying Car Unveiled: Two Years Away for Transition Model Design & Trend Massachusetts aerospace firm Terrafugia's winged Transition flying car is still two years away from delivery, but that didn't stop the company from unveiling a new, faster flying car design today with the release of the TF-X. Like the Transition (which has a price ... VTOL hybrid flying car promises the skiesRegister Flying-Car Maker Terrafugia Reveals New, Faster Design (Slideshow)Wall Street Journal Terrafugia's TF-X concept flying car makes every road its launch padSlashGear CNET -Legit Reviews -Engadget all 19 news articles »

Economic Times

EU Backs Apple in Google-Motorola Patent Fight IndustryWeek 'Companies should spend their time innovating and competing on the merits of the products they offer -- not misusing their intellectual property rights to hold up competitors to the detriment of innovation and consumer choice,' the EU said. May 6, 2013 Agence ... EU Rules Against Patent Move by Google's Motorola UnitNew York Times (blog) Google Motorola Unit Hit by EU for Seeking Apple Injunction in Germany - eWeekeWeek EU rules Google's Motorola abused patents in seeking injunction against AppleApple Insider Bloomberg -Wall Street Journal -PC Magazine all 87 news articles »

ABC News

What Microsoft is now saying (and not) about Windows Blue ZDNet Summary: Microsoft is ready to fire up the Windows Blue disclosure machine. Here's what to expect and when, according to company officials. Mary Jo Foley. By Mary Jo Foley for All About Microsoft | May 7, 2013 -- 04:01 GMT (21:01 PDT). Follow @ ... Windows 8 hits 100 million sales, tweaks for mini-tablets in worksReuters Microsoft Promises Windows 8 User Improvements, Support for Smaller Tablets ...ABC News Windows 8 Milestones: 100 Million Licenses Sold, 60000 AppsMashable Ars Technica -Bloomberg -Wired all 34 news articles »

AFP

Samsung-Apple Patent Fight: Is It Worth It? Wall Street Journal Smartphone makers who went on the offensive in the industry's patent wars are learning a tough lesson: The courts aren't buying it. The nearly $300 billion industry has been roiled by more than three years of expensive litigation in courts from California to ... Motorola 'abused position' in Apple patent disputeBBC News EU: Motorola Abused Power With Apple Injunction RequestsPC Magazine EU says Motorola abused its position by seeking and enforcing injunction ...PCWorld ZDNet -AFP -Businessweek all 102 news articles »

The electronics contractor Foxconn, known for its ties to Apple, is moving to develop its own products, like a flat-screen TV, with an eye on the future.

Google Glass, a wearable computer not yet formally released, is raising questions about whether it will distract drivers, upend relationships and strip people of what little privacy they still have in public.

The Pentagon explicitly accused China of attacks on government systems and defense contractors, possibly to map “military capabilities that could be exploited during a crisis.”

The Web site was expected this week to announce a plan to let some video makers convert fans into paying customers.

Examiner.com

Bill Gates says the Surface tablet is the device iPad owners really want Examiner.com Related topics. Tablet · surface rt · Surface Pro · ipad · Android · iPad Mini. Advertisement. Is it sour grapes? Quite a few people would characterize it that way. In an interview Monday morning on CNBC, Bill Gates, Chairman of Microsoft, described (embedded ... Bill Gates Criticizes the iPad, Says Users Are Left FrustratedTechnoBuffalo all 126 news articles »

Zee News

Climate change killed off megafauna: study The Australian A NEW study has vindicated Aboriginal people over the extinction of Australia's megafauna, finding wild climate fluctuations killed off most of the giant species well before humans arrived. The idea that early Aborigines wiped out the megafauna – which ... Climate change, not humans, may be behind demise of gigantic animalsZee News Climate Responsible for Extinction of few Beasts: ResearchFrench Tribune Climate shift killed Australia's giant beasts: studySKNVibes.com Sky News Australia all 17 news articles »

The European Union on Monday made a preliminary antitrust finding against Motorola Mobility, saying it had abused its dominance in wireless patents by seeking an injunction against Apple in Germany.

The European Union on Monday made a preliminary antitrust finding against Motorola Mobility, saying it had abused its dominance in wireless patents by seeking an injunction against Apple in Germany.

IBNLive

Intel revamps Atom chips in bid to find mobile footing Reuters By Noel Randewich. SANTA CLARA, California | Mon May 6, 2013 2:11pm EDT. SANTA CLARA, California (Reuters) - Intel Corp on Monday unveiled the most extensive overhaul of its Atom mobile processors, with improved performance that the PC ... Intel Launches Low-Power, High-Performance Silvermont MicroarchitectureDailyFinance Intel set to triple phones speeds with new Silvermont chipsCNET UK Intel Details Atom "Silvermont" ArchitectureMaximum PC New York Times (blog) -Hot Hardware -Austin American-Statesman all 74 news articles »

BBC News

Motorola 'abused position' in Apple patent dispute BBC News Google-owned Motorola Mobility abused its position in Germany's mobile market when it filed a patent injunction against Apple, EU officials have said. Motorola won an injunction over Apple products that used patents relating to data transmission technology ... Google Motorola Unit Hit by EU for Seeking Apple Injunction in Germany - eWeekeWeek EU sends Motorola antitrust charges over Apple patent litigationZDNet EU shames Google for Motorola patent war vs Apple in merger gone wrongStabley Times DailyTech -Forbes -Washington Post (blog) all 93 news articles »

ScienceBlog.com

Male Black Widows Flip Sexual Cannibalism LiveScience.com Black widow spiders get their names from the belief that the female devours her partner after sex. But this gruesome ritual doesn't always happen after mating and sometimes, the roles are even reversed, researchers say. For choosy female black widows, ... Reversal of the black widow mythEarthSky Study Finds Black Widow Species Which Reverses Sexual Cannibalism RolesLatinos Post Size matters in black widow spider sexual cannibalismGlobalPost all 9 news articles »

The Sims 4 Announced IGN EA has announced The Sims 4. According to EA's official site, The Sims 4 will be released in 2014 and will be available on both PC and Mac. EA has confirmed to IGN that the title will allow for "single-player and offline" play. Update: In an additional blog post, ... and more »

Irish Times

Bill Gates : iPad Users ' Frustrated ' InformationWeek iPad users can't get anything done, says Gates. The solution? Microsoft's Surface tablet, of course. Start The Discussion. Tweet; Mail Mail; Print Print · Eric Zeman | May 06, 2013 11:33 AM. 10 Ways Microsoft Could Improve Surface Tablets. (click image for ... Bill Gates: Consumers 'Frustrated' With iPadPC Magazine Bill Gates predicts iPad and Android users will switch to PC tabletsThe Guardian Share this onFinancial Times CNET (blog) -The Verge -Examiner.com all 132 news articles »

ABC News

Smuggled Dinosaur Skeleton Returned To Mongolia CBS Local NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) – U.S. authorities in New York have returned a 70-million-year-old nearly complete Tyrannosaurus bataar skeleton to the Mongolian government. The skeleton was looted from the Gobi Desert and illegally smuggled into the ... Dinosaur heads home to Mongolia after odyssey ends in QueensLos Angeles Times T. Rex trouble: last dinosaur battle continuesFox News Stolen Dinosaur, Bought For $1 Million At New York Auction, Will Be Returned ...Forbes CNN -Wall Street Journal -Telegraph.co.uk all 52 news articles »

Science Recorder

Reversal of the black widow myth EarthSky Popular belief is that female Black Widow spiders eat male suitors after mating. New study suggests some male spiders do something similar. The Black Widow spider gets its name from the popular belief that female spiders eat their male suitors after mating. Role Reversal: Younger Black Widow Males Cannibalize Older FemalesRedOrbit Male Black Widow Spiders Eat Females Even Before MatingFrench Tribune Study Finds Black Widow Species Which Reverses Sexual Cannibalism RolesLatinos Post Design & Trend -Science Recorder all 11 news articles »

Wired

Review: The Fitbit Flex Is Our New Favorite Fitness Gadget Wired The author wears a Fitbit Flex (in black) on his wrist, next to a Jawbone Up. On the other wrist, which is out of the frame, is a Nike+ Sport Watch. Because he's like that. Photo by Alex Washburn/Wired. In well-defined markets, it's rare to see a breakthrough ... Fitbit's Flex health tracker is company's first foray into wrist-worn devices, boasts ...Apple Insider Average User RatingCNET Fitbit Flex activity tracking wristband now shipping for $100 - EngadgetEngadget DVICE -TechNewsWorld -VentureBeat all 36 news articles »