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News in Technology on 05/09/2013
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New posts FCC Advances Plan for Faster In-Flight Wi-Fi - New York Times 0 Google - Science and Technology RSS | Source 6 05/10/2013 at 00:51:13

New York Times

FCC Advances Plan for Faster In-Flight Wi-Fi
New York Times
WASHINGTON — It may soon be easier and faster to surf the Web at 30,000 feet. The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday proposed auctioning off the rights to use newly available airwaves to provide better in-flight Wi-Fi connections, as the ...
Internet Service on Planes: FCC to Consider Using Satellite AirwavesWall Street Journal
FCC hopes to improve in-flight Wi-Fi experience - USA TodayUSA TODAY
FCC moves toward new airplane broadband servicePCWorld
CNN -Bloomberg -GigaOM
all 19 news articles »
New posts International Space Station springs system coolant leak - CNET 0 Google - Science and Technology RSS | Source 9 05/10/2013 at 03:17:52

CTV News

International Space Station springs system coolant leak
CNET
One of the station's solar arrays is leaking coolant used to prevent the station's power systems from overheating, but it doesn't pose a danger to the crew. Steven Musil. by Steven Musil. May 9, 2013 8:13 PM PDT Follow @stevenmusil. The International Space ...
NASA troubleshooting space station coolant leak - USA TodayUSA TODAY
Space station power system radiator leaking, NASA saysFox News
Space Station Suffers Troubling Coolant LeakDiscovery News
Space.com -The Verge -Register
all 34 news articles »
New posts Facebook Said to Be in Talks to Buy Mapping Service Waze - Bloomberg 0 Google - Science and Technology RSS | Source 5 05/10/2013 at 02:31:44

Globe and Mail

Facebook Said to Be in Talks to Buy Mapping Service Waze
Bloomberg
Facebook Inc. (FB), owner of the world's most popular social-networking service, is in talks to acquire mobile-mapping application provider Waze Inc. for as much as $1 billion, two people familiar with the matter said. The talks to acquire Palo Alto, ...
Reports: Facebook Is Buying Social Mapping And Traffic App Waze For Up To ...TechCrunch
Inside Scoop: Rumors Facebook could be navigating a mapping dealCNET
Facebook Pursues $1 Billion App DealWall Street Journal
Reuters -ZDNet -Computerworld
all 139 news articles »
New posts US State Department latest to crack down on 3D printed guns - CNET 0 Google - Science and Technology RSS | Source 9 05/10/2013 at 01:59:40

Sydney Morning Herald

US State Department latest to crack down on 3D printed guns
CNET
The State Department demands that Defense Distributed, which has created a series of 3D files used to print firearms, take down the files because they could violate export restrictions. Daniel Terdiman. by Daniel Terdiman. May 9, 2013 6:55 PM PDT Follow ...
Pentagon scrubs 3D gun plans from Internet, says designerFox News
Plans for 3D-printed gun downloaded 100000 times; State Department in contact ...Washington Post (blog)
Government requests 3-D printed gun files taken down pending reviewNBCNews.com
BBC News -The Guardian -CNN International
all 121 news articles »
New posts F.C.C. Advances Plan for Faster In-Flight Wi-Fi 0 NYTimes Tech News RSS | Source 7 05/10/2013 at 00:50:13
Regulators outlined a proposal that could make Internet service on airplanes cheaper, at speeds up to 30 times faster than the service many people have in their homes.
    


New posts Hubble spots Earth-like debris polluting dying stars - Los Angeles Times 0 Google - Science and Technology RSS | Source 9 05/10/2013 at 01:03:16

InSerbia News

Hubble spots Earth-like debris polluting dying stars
Los Angeles Times
In the Hyades star cluster, located 150 light years from Earth, scientists discovered two white dwarf stars that have Earth-like materials in their atmosphere. A white dwarf star is a dim remnant of a star that was once like our sun. Usually its atmosphere would ...
Hubble finds dead stars "polluted" with planetary debrisHubble Space Telescope at ESA
'Dirty' stars hint at Sun's futureBBC News
Hubble Telescope Discovers 'Polluted' Dead StarsSpace.com
Universe Today -Discovery News -Science World Report
all 12 news articles »
New posts Facebook announces new features for 'Home' as first update rolls out - Digital Trends 0 Google - Science and Technology RSS | Source 8 05/10/2013 at 01:34:54

Sci-Tech Today

Facebook announces new features for 'Home' as first update rolls out
Digital Trends
At 3pm PST, Facebook Home will receive its first update through Facebook for Android. The update will mostly fix up some bugs and performance issues, but new features are said to be on their way. Facebook recently previewed some new features coming to ...
Facebook plans on fixing Home so that Android users feel (wait for it) at homeArs Technica
Facebook Previews New Features For Home, Which Is Near 1M Downloads And ...TechCrunch
Everything.Me Wants To Be The Google For Mobile, Hits 150K DownloadsForbes
Los Angeles Times -CNET -VentureBeat
all 41 news articles »
New posts YouTube Offers 'Sesame Street' and Martial Arts, for a Fee - New York Times 0 Google - Science and Technology RSS | Source 9 05/10/2013 at 00:02:09

Philly.com

YouTube Offers 'Sesame Street' and Martial Arts, for a Fee
New York Times
YouTube on Thursday detailed its plan to let producers sell paid subscriptions to their videos, creating a prominent new marketplace for programming on the Internet. The first paid video channels appeared on the sprawling video Web site, a unit of Google, ...
YouTube launches pilot program for subscription-based paid channelsPCWorld
YouTube launches subscriptions with 53 paid channelsRegister
YouTube paid channels officially launchWashington Post (blog)
The Droid Guy -TechCrunch -PC Magazine
all 130 news articles »
New posts Why fear of 3D printed guns is overblown - CNET 0 Google - Science and Technology RSS | Source 7 05/10/2013 at 01:13:10

Brisbane Times

Why fear of 3D printed guns is overblown
CNET
Despite worries about the dangers of 3D printed firearms, there's little chance of anyone with a MakerBot gunning people down. Even gun-control advocates think the hype is too much. Daniel Terdiman. by Daniel Terdiman. May 9, 2013 6:08 PM PDT Follow ...
Pentagon scrubs 3D gun plans from Internet, says designerFox News
Government requests 3-D printed gun files taken down pending reviewNBCNews.com
US requires group to remove 3-D gun instructions from its websiteCNN International
Forbes -The Week Magazine -The Guardian
all 117 news articles »
New posts Bits Blog: Tech Investor Files Defamation Suit Against Rape Accuser 0 NYTimes Tech News RSS | Source 9 05/09/2013 at 21:03:59
Michael Arrington, the founder of the TechCrunch news site, has sued a former girlfriend, Jennifer Allen, accusing her of falsely claiming that he raped and threatened to kill her.
    
New posts Microsoft Develops a Set-Top Box for Streaming Video - Wall Street Journal 0 Google - Science and Technology RSS | Source 8 05/09/2013 at 21:57:22

Insider Media Group

Microsoft Develops a Set-Top Box for Streaming Video
Wall Street Journal
As videogame fans await the unveiling of Microsoft Corp.'s next Xbox console, another piece of hardware is lurking for the company. Microsoft has been developing designs for a simple set-top device for streaming video and other entertainment options, ...
Microsoft has reportedly built 'several' Xbox set-top box prototypesTechRadar UK
PS4, Xbox 720 graphics to blow you away, says UbisoftExaminer.com
Expect Free-To-Play games And Micro-Transactions From Both PS4 And ...Forbes
Pittsburgh Post Gazette -Pocket-lint.com -Headlines & Global News
all 61 news articles »
New posts CICADAPOCOLYPSE: Mass Exodus from the Ground - Design&Trend - Design & Trend 0 Google - Science and Technology RSS | Source 9 05/09/2013 at 22:51:41

Design & Trend

CICADAPOCOLYPSE: Mass Exodus from the Ground - Design&Trend
Design & Trend
If you are observing for yet another sign that the end is near, the media is buzzing (pun-intended) with reports about "Cicadapocolypse"-what many entomologists are calling the insects' mass exodus from the ground. Like Us on Facebook ...
Years Underground, Hatching an InvasionNew York Times
Brood II: Cicadas set to overrun East Coast, Hudson Valley - Newsday WestchesterNewsday
The Song of the CicadaNew Yorker (blog)
Boing Boing -Patch.com -Washington Examiner
all 64 news articles »
New posts Facebook promises to fix Home with upgrades after user complaints - Los Angeles Times 0 Google - Science and Technology RSS | Source 7 05/09/2013 at 22:56:06

Inside Facebook

Facebook promises to fix Home with upgrades after user complaints
Los Angeles Times
MENLO PARK, Calif. -- Facebook Home was introduced with much fanfare one month ago. So far it has not lived up to the hype. The app for Android smartphones has a two-star rating in the Google Play store. And the HTC First phone -- the first to come ...
Everything.Me Challenges Facebook And Google On Mobile, Hits 150K ...Forbes
Facebook updates Home, says downloads reach 1MCNET
Facebook Previews New Features For Home, Which Is Near 1M Downloads And ...TechCrunch
PC Magazine -Computerworld -Investor's Business Daily
all 36 news articles »
New posts YouTube Tiptoes Toward Paywalls With The Launch Of Channel Subscriptions ... - TechCrunch 0 Google - Science and Technology RSS | Source 7 05/09/2013 at 23:11:38

NDTV

YouTube Tiptoes Toward Paywalls With The Launch Of Channel Subscriptions ...
TechCrunch
While it would take you a million lifetimes to watch all the video on YouTube, the company relies on contributions from its amateur and professional partners to keep its content fresh. At the same time, its core business model revolves around providing ...
Google rolls out paid subscription channels on YouTube (update)TechSpot
With Subscriptions, YouTube Fires Shot Across Cable TV's BowForbes
Google's YouTube Announces Paid Subscription ChannelsGuardian Express
Financial Times -PC Magazine -New York Times
all 117 news articles »
New posts YouTube Offers Sesame Street' and Martial Arts, for a Fee 0 NYTimes Tech News RSS | Source 5 05/09/2013 at 19:27:38
The Web site identified 30 partners in its online video marketplace, which offers subscription rates ranging from 99 cents to $7.99 a month.
    


New posts Bits: Accessories Market Is Expanding for Samsung Phones 0 NYTimes Tech News RSS | Source 10 05/09/2013 at 18:46:27
Incase, a popular case maker in San Francisco, began selling its first protective cases for the new Galaxy S4 phone, adding to the hundreds of thousands of accessories supporting Samsung products.
    
New posts Feathery cirrus clouds have a cold metallic heart - New Scientist 0 Google - Science and Technology RSS | Source 9 05/09/2013 at 18:08:58

Feathery cirrus clouds have a cold metallic heart
New Scientist
Ethereal they may look but cirrus clouds have heavy hearts. The clouds are made from ice crystals grown around tiny particles of metals and minerals. Clouds of all types form when the atmospheric temperature is low enough for water vapour in the air to ...

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New posts Robotic jellyfish, future spies 0 CNN Technology News RSS | Source 12 05/09/2013 at 18:02:04
It's no James Bond. But then again, 007 probably couldn't patrol the ocean depths, in disguise, for hours at a time.
New posts What happened to the ringtone? 0 CNN Technology News RSS | Source 11 05/09/2013 at 18:01:38
In the early- to mid-2000s, the ability to play a customized sound for incoming calls -- usually a blaring few seconds of a favorite song called a "mastertone" -- was a fun novelty for people buying their first cellphones. But there has been a sharp decline in ringtone sales over the last half-decade.
New posts Report: Snapchat Pics Not Self-Destructing - PC Magazine 0 Google - Science and Technology RSS | Source 9 05/09/2013 at 21:48:25

Daily Beast

Report: Snapchat Pics Not Self-Destructing
PC Magazine
Real-time chat app Snapchat was built to capture a moment, share it with friends, then move on. But it turns out the self-destruct function may have a fatal flaw. Utah-based Internet safety company Decipher Forensics revealed last week that the application ...
Snapchats Don't Disappear: Forensics Firm Has Pulled Dozens of Supposedly ...Forbes
Hey tween! Snapchat doesn't delete your pics!Death and Taxes
For $300, a Utah Company Can Recover Vanished SnapchatsBusinessweek
Popular Science -Slate Magazine (blog) -Ars Technica
all 19 news articles »
New posts A Changing Earth Is on Display in Google Timelapse - TechNewsWorld - TechNewsWorld 0 Google - Science and Technology RSS | Source 4 05/09/2013 at 21:44:49

CBC.ca

A Changing Earth Is on Display in Google Timelapse - TechNewsWorld
TechNewsWorld
A glacier shrinks, a rainforest disappears and a major U.S. city expands before your eyes in the new Google Timelapse project. The partnership blends 28 years of satellite imagery and Google Earth Engine technology to show the impact of human activity on ...
Google puts decades of Earth's changes into time-lapse animationGCN.com
Google's Earth Engine: A stunning time-lapse view of the planetLos Angeles Times
Time-lapse map chronicles decades of global change as seen from spaceNBCNews.com (blog)
Huffington Post -The Verge
all 46 news articles »
New posts Why Facebook would buy Waze: To fight Google ... - CNET 0 Google - Science and Technology RSS | Source 6 05/09/2013 at 21:38:17

Economic Times

Why Facebook would buy Waze: To fight Google ...
CNET
The navigation app would give the social network a way to insert itself into the lucrative mobile search business owned by Google. Jennifer Van Grove. by Jennifer Van Grove. May 9, 2013 12:34 PM PDT Follow @jbruin. Waze in Facebook Home ...
Facebook in talks to buy Israel's Waze for up to $1 billion: reportReuters
What does Facebook want with Waze?Christian Science Monitor
Reports: Facebook Is Buying Social Mapping And Traffic App Waze For Up To ...TechCrunch
ZDNet -Forbes -All Things Digital
all 126 news articles »
New posts B&N Investors See Windows Open - Wall Street Journal 0 Google - Science and Technology RSS | Source 6 05/09/2013 at 21:08:20

Wall Street Journal

B&N Investors See Windows Open
Wall Street Journal
Microsoft may have ambitions to carve out a bigger corner of the e-book market. Or so Barnes & Noble investors hope. Shares in the bookseller shot up 24% Thursday after a report by TechCrunch cited internal documents suggesting Microsoft could offer $1 ...
Microsoft Eyes Mobile E-Reading Market With $1B Nook Media Buy: ReporteWeek
Barnes & Noble soars 24% on report that Microsoft wants to buy NookCNN
What Nook Could Buy MicrosoftInformationWeek
BBC News -The Week Magazine -Tom's Hardware Guide
all 146 news articles »
New posts YouTube Officially Launches Paid Channels - PC Magazine 0 Google - Science and Technology RSS | Source 7 05/09/2013 at 20:05:43

CBC.ca

YouTube Officially Launches Paid Channels
PC Magazine
If you want to watch videos from certain YouTube channels, you're going to have to pay up. As expected, the Google-owned video-sharing site on Thursday launched paid channels as part of a new pilot program that gives content creators a new way to earn ...
Watch out cable TV, YouTube's paid channel subscription program is officialVentureBeat
YouTube launches pay-to-watch subscription channelsBBC News
YouTube Unveils Paid Subscription ChannelsWall Street Journal
CBS News -Los Angeles Times -CNN
all 105 news articles »
New posts Cop builds DIY robot 0 CNN Technology News RSS | Source 13 05/09/2013 at 17:20:49
Take a pair hi-fi speakers, an old radio, a couple of DVD players and countless other household appliances, apply some ingenuity and what do you get?
New posts Why hasn't everything been annihilated yet? Pear-shaped atomic nuclei could ... - Christian Science Monitor 0 Google - Science and Technology RSS | Source 5 05/09/2013 at 18:52:28

Christian Science Monitor

Why hasn't everything been annihilated yet? Pear-shaped atomic nuclei could ...
Christian Science Monitor
The Standard Model of particle physics is a thing of beauty. Developed over by generations of the world's smartest minds, it can predict, with astonishing precision, accuracy, and simplicity, the behavior and interactions of almost every known form of matter ...
Pear-shaped nucleus boosts search for new physicsNature.com
Exotic atoms hold clues to unsolved physics puzzle at the dawn of the universeU of M News Service
Pear-shaped Atoms Test Standard Model of Physics, Offers Big Bang CluesNature World News
Science News -Chemistry World
all 17 news articles »
New posts Ouya Raises $15 Million In VC Funding, Pushes Back Launch Date - Forbes 0 Google - Science and Technology RSS | Source 6 05/09/2013 at 19:15:14

MTV UK

Ouya Raises $15 Million In VC Funding, Pushes Back Launch Date
Forbes
Ouya is aiming to bring a cheap alternative to the modern console into your living room this June. The upcoming $99 Android-based video game console promises to be fully hackable and bring a host of free-to-play (or at least free-to-try) games to the big ...
Ouya launch delayed to June 25, controller defect being fixedJoystiq
Ouya game system gains funding, retail date pushed back - USA TodayUSA TODAY
Ouya Delays Launch, Nabs $15 Million in FundingPC Magazine
TIME -Gamasutra -Wall Street Journal (blog)
all 108 news articles »
New posts Box buying HTML5 document embedding service Crocodoc - ZDNet 0 Google - Science and Technology RSS | Source 4 05/09/2013 at 19:02:32

CITEworld

Box buying HTML5 document embedding service Crocodoc
ZDNet
Summary: Comparing how vital photos are to Instagram, Box's CEO quipped that is the same relationship that the enterprise cloud storage provider has with documents. Rachel King. By Rachel King for Between the Lines | May 9, 2013 -- 19:00 GMT (12:00 ...
Box Acquires Crocodoc To Add HTML5 Document Converter And Sleek Content ...TechCrunch
Box acquires Crocodoc to make document previews richerGigaOM
Box to Acquire Web Document Company CrocodocAll Things Digital
The Next Web -Marketwire (press release)
all 8 news articles »
New posts What Nook Could Buy Microsoft - InformationWeek 0 Google - Science and Technology RSS | Source 6 05/09/2013 at 19:36:15

Globe and Mail

What Nook Could Buy Microsoft
InformationWeek
Microsoft has reportedly made a $1 billion offer to buy Nook, Barnes & Noble's e-reader business. What could it gain from the deal? Start The Discussion · Tweet; Mail Mail; Print Print · Michael Endler | May 09, 2013 03:35 PM. 10 Ways Microsoft Could Improve ...
UPDATE 4-Barnes & Noble shares soar on Microsoft reportReuters
Microsoft's Reported Interest In Nook Puzzles Partners - CRN.comCRN
Barnes and Noble shares climb 20% following Microsoft rumoursThe Guardian
NBCNews.com -Businessweek -Forbes
all 133 news articles »
New posts Facebook in talks to buy Israel's Waze for up to $1 billion: report - Reuters 0 Google - Science and Technology RSS | Source 6 05/09/2013 at 18:56:23

Economic Times

Facebook in talks to buy Israel's Waze for up to $1 billion: report
Reuters
TEL AVIV | Thu May 9, 2013 2:29pm EDT. TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Facebook Inc is in advanced talks to acquire Israeli mobile satellite navigation start-up Waze for $800 million to $1 billion, business daily Calcalist reported on Thursday. The deal, which would be ...
Why Facebook would buy Waze: To fight Google for mobile searchCNET
Reports: Facebook Is Buying Social Mapping And Traffic App Waze For Up To ...TechCrunch
Report: Facebook In Talks To Buy Waze For $1 BillionForbes
ZDNet -VentureBeat -All Things Digital
all 116 news articles »
New posts Water on Moon and Earth came from same primitive meteorites, analysis shows - Phys.Org 0 Google - Science and Technology RSS | Source 8 05/09/2013 at 18:00:22

CBC.ca

Water on Moon and Earth came from same primitive meteorites, analysis shows
Phys.Org
Backscatter electron image of a lunar melt inclusion from Apollo 17 sample 74220, enclosed within an olivine crystal. The inclusion is 30 µm in diameter. Skeletal crystals within the melt inclusion are a fine mixture of olivine and ilmenite. Dark area in the ...
Moon's water may have earthly originsScience News
Moon water came from young wet EarthNew Scientist
Water on the Moon and Earth share a common origin, new study suggestsThe Verge
CBC.ca -Nature.com
all 9 news articles »
New posts Google's Earth Engine: A stunning time-lapse view of the planet - Los Angeles Times 0 Google - Science and Technology RSS | Source 8 05/09/2013 at 18:25:01

Memeburn

Google's Earth Engine: A stunning time-lapse view of the planet
Los Angeles Times
Much has happened to the planet since 1984, and now Google has come up with a way to have a spectacular, bird's-eye view of the changes. In partnership with the U.S. Geological Survey, NASA and Time magazine, Google has put together a website that ...
Timelapse project shows how Earth has changed over 28 yearsTechSpot
How Humans Are Changing the Planet—in 7 Dramatic GIFsThe Atlantic
Google Earth enters fourth dimension, highlights humanity's heavy handArs Technica
VentureBeat -Science World Report -PC Magazine
all 33 news articles »
New posts Ouya showing its growing pains, delays launch to June 25 - Digital Trends 0 Google - Science and Technology RSS | Source 7 05/09/2013 at 17:22:30

Digital Trends

Ouya showing its growing pains, delays launch to June 25
Digital Trends
The little console that could… can't. Not just yet, at least. Ouya confirmed via a press release that it won't be making its planned June 4, 2013 retail release date. The new launch date for the successfully Kickstarted Android mini-console is June 25, a move that ...
Ouya raises another $15 million, delays console launch to June 25TechSpot
Ouya launch delayed to June 25, controller defect being fixedJoystiq
Ouya Delayed to End of June, Snatches $15m in New Funding, Lures Ex-EA ...TIME
PC Magazine -USA TODAY -MTV UK
all 99 news articles »
New posts Amazon Is Developing Smartphone With 3-D Screen - Wall Street Journal 0 Google - Science and Technology RSS | Source 8 05/09/2013 at 18:17:26

Amazon Is Developing Smartphone With 3-D Screen
Wall Street Journal
The Seattle e-commerce giant has recently been developing a wide-ranging lineup of gadgets—including two smartphones and an audio-only streaming device—to expand its reach beyond its Kindle Fire line of tablet computers, said people familiar with the ...
Amazon developing smartphone with 3D display: WSJZDNet
Amazon developing smartphone with "hologram" style glasses-free 3D displayMobile Burn
Amazon Making Smartphone With 3D Screen, Dedicated Audio Streaming ...TechCrunch
Android Community -Engadget -The Verge
all 15 news articles »
New posts Hail Mary: Microsoft Is in Talks to Buy Barnes & Noble's Nook - Businessweek 0 Google - Science and Technology RSS | Source 6 05/09/2013 at 18:08:38

Houston Chronicle

Hail Mary: Microsoft Is in Talks to Buy Barnes & Noble's Nook
Businessweek
Microsoft is in talks to acquire Barnes & Noble's Nook Media unit for close to $1 billion, according to a report in TechCrunch, which Bloomberg Businessweek confirmed with a person briefed on the discussions. The markets seem to like that deal, at least for ...
Apple And Amazon Should Rejoice As Microsoft Morbidly Embraces NookForbes
Why Microsoft Might Spend $1B On Nook: E-Books Could Solve Its App ProblemReadWrite
Barnes & Noble shares jump 20% on reports of Nook bidBBC News
Reuters -TechCrunch -Wall Street Journal
all 123 news articles »
New posts UPDATE 1-Facebook in talks to buy Israel's Waze for up to $1 bln-report - Reuters 0 Google - Science and Technology RSS | Source 7 05/09/2013 at 18:16:44

Indian Express

UPDATE 1-Facebook in talks to buy Israel's Waze for up to $1 bln-report
Reuters
Thu May 9, 2013 2:14pm EDT. TEL AVIV May 9 (Reuters) - Facebook Inc is in advanced talks to acquire Israeli mobile satellite navigation start-up Waze for $800 million to $1 billion, business daily Calcalist reported on Thursday. The deal, which would be ...
Facebook in Talks to Buy Mobile-Driving App WazeWall Street Journal
Facebook may be driving deal for Waze mobile appComputerworld
Report: Facebook In Talks To Buy Waze For $1 BillionForbes
TechCrunch -CNET -Fox Business
all 104 news articles »
New posts Why the Web loves Charles Ramsey 0 CNN Technology News RSS | Source 6 05/09/2013 at 14:04:49
Its a horrifying tale: Three young women abducted as teens are held captive for nearly a decade, spending some of that time in chains.
New posts Whatever happened to the ringtone? 0 CNN Technology News RSS | Source 5 05/09/2013 at 14:03:24
In the early- to mid-2000s, the ability to play a customized sound for incoming calls -- usually a blaring few seconds of a favorite song called a "mastertone" -- was a fun novelty for people buying their first cellphones. But there has been a sharp decline in ringtone sales over the last half-decade.
New posts Bits Blog: Verizon Wireless Chief Sees Demand for New BlackBerry Phones 0 NYTimes Tech News RSS | Source 8 05/09/2013 at 16:26:23
BlackBerry’s phones have been off to a weak start in Canada, the company’s own home turf. But the Z10 touch-screen is getting a warm welcome from Verizon Wireless, the biggest American carrier.
    


New posts Corner Office: No Longer the Loudest Guy in the Room 0 NYTimes Tech News RSS | Source 7 05/09/2013 at 17:10:24
David Steinberg, chief of XL Marketing, says that entrepreneurs can learn a lot about people and understand them if they are more open and inquisitive.
    


New posts Samsung Galaxy S4 Edges Past HTC One - InformationWeek 0 Google - Science and Technology RSS | Source 4 05/09/2013 at 16:31:56

NDTV

Samsung Galaxy S4 Edges Past HTC One
InformationWeek
The stakes couldn't be much higher for HTC than they are right now. The One, HTC's flagship smartphone for 2013, launched last month to critical acclaim. Unfortunately for HTC, so did the Samsung Galaxy S4, the Korean phone maker's flagship device for ...
South Korean version of Galaxy S 4 more powerful, costs more to buildLos Angeles Times
Five savvy ways to maximize your Galaxy S4's battery lifeCNET
HTC One, Galaxy S 4 Adoption Picks Up SteamPC Magazine
NDTV -Hindustan Times -All Things Digital
all 359 news articles »
New posts How to Watch the 'Ring of Fire' Solar Eclipse - PC Magazine 0 Google - Science and Technology RSS | Source 5 05/09/2013 at 14:57:07

ABC Online

How to Watch the 'Ring of Fire' Solar Eclipse
PC Magazine
A "Ring of Fire" solar eclipse is expected to be visible later today over Australia, but you can still catch a glimpse of the event even if you're not down under. The Slooh Space Camera will broadcast a real-time feed of the solar eclipse starting at 5:30 p.m. ...
'Ring of fire' solar eclipse today: how to watch liveFox News
Solar Eclipse This Week Is Australia's 2nd in 6 MonthsSpace.com
Solar eclipse turns sun into "ring of fire' this weekCBS News
Guardian Express -Siliconrepublic.com -Science Recorder
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New posts AT&T Launches New Venture In Prepaid Service - Wall Street Journal 0 Google - Science and Technology RSS | Source 3 05/09/2013 at 16:24:57

AT&T Launches New Venture In Prepaid Service
Wall Street Journal
AT&T Inc. (T) started a new foray into prepaid wireless service by launching a separate brand called Aio Wireless. While AT&T already sells prepaid service, including its Go Phone brand, the company is aiming to target more data-centric users with Aio and ...
AT&T launches new prepaid wireless subsidiary - Aio WirelessZDNet
AT&T-owned AIO Wireless launches pre-paid and BYOD service, but no LTEGigaOM
AT&T adds to the prepaid options with Aio WirelessAndroid Community
FierceWireless -SlashGear -Globe and Mail
all 23 news articles »
New posts Pear-shaped Atoms Test Standard Model of Physics, Offers Big Bang Clues - Nature World News 0 Google - Science and Technology RSS | Source 5 05/09/2013 at 14:49:07

Nature World News

Pear-shaped Atoms Test Standard Model of Physics, Offers Big Bang Clues
Nature World News
An international team of researchers has found direct evidence of pear-shaped nuclei in atoms. It might not seem like much, but it could be big news , as the discovery that some atoms' nuclei can be lopsided not only contributes to the canon of science, but ...
Exotic Pear-Shaped Atoms Hold Clues to Antimatter MysteryScience World Report
Pear-Shaped Atomic Nuclei Offer Clues Into Nature Of MatterRedOrbit
Pear-shaped nucleus boosts search for new physicsNature.com
ScienceBlog.com (blog) -Wired.co.uk -Science News
all 15 news articles »
New posts Years Underground, Hatching an Invasion - New York Times 0 Google - Science and Technology RSS | Source 7 05/09/2013 at 16:22:45

New York Times

Years Underground, Hatching an Invasion
New York Times
From North Carolina to Connecticut, billions of creatures with eyes the color of blood and bodies the color of coal are crawling out of the earth. Periodical cicadas are emerging en masse, clambering into trees and singing a shivering chorus that can be heard ...
Are the Cicadas Coming to Lexington?Patch.com
Invasion of the clicking cicadasWashington Examiner
Brood II: Cicadas set to overrun East Coast, Hudson Valley - Newsday WestchesterNewsday
Belvoir Eagle -Aiken Standard -Latinos Post
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New posts Barnes & Noble shares soar on Microsoft report - Reuters 0 Google - Science and Technology RSS | Source 6 05/09/2013 at 16:18:47

Globe and Mail

Barnes & Noble shares soar on Microsoft report
Reuters
By Phil Wahba and Ben Berkowitz. Thu May 9, 2013 12:13pm EDT. (Reuters) - Shares in Barnes & Noble Inc rose 18 percent on Thursday after a report that Microsoft Corp is considering an offer to acquire the tablet and e-book business of B&N's Nook Media ...
Barnes & Noble shares up 18 percent on Nook reportBusinessweek
Commentary: Microsoft To Buy Nook? What It Could MeanForbes
Barnes & Noble soars 16% on report that Microsoft wants to buy NookCNN
DailyTech -TechSpot -Bloomberg
all 108 news articles »
New posts BlueStacks Brings Android Games to the TV Via GamePop Console - PC Magazine 0 Google - Science and Technology RSS | Source 6 05/09/2013 at 15:48:17

Headlines & Global News

BlueStacks Brings Android Games to the TV Via GamePop Console
PC Magazine
BlueStacks, known for bringing Android applications to Macs and PCs, today unveiled its GamePop console and subscription service. The Android-powered console lets users play Android games on their TV, using an Android smartphone, iPhone, or the ...
BlueStacks unveils subscription-based Android console GamePopTechSpot
There's A New, Free Console Competing With The OuyaForbes
Bluestacks' new Gamepop Android console takes on Ouya with 'Netflix for ...The Verge
The Droid Guy -Headlines & Global News -Ars Technica
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New posts Nokia Unveils $99 Smartphone in India - Wall Street Journal 0 Google - Science and Technology RSS | Source 4 05/09/2013 at 16:22:43

AFP

Nokia Unveils $99 Smartphone in India
Wall Street Journal
NEW DELHI—Nokia Corp. unveiled a $99 touch-screen smartphone for India and other emerging markets, seeking to regain ground in the sector. The Finnish company on Thursday introduced the Nokia Asha 501 phone and the Asha platform that will run on ...
Nokia Lumia 521 sells in T-Mobile stores May 22CNET
Asha vs Android: Nokia blurs the smartphone lines in its battle for mobile's low endZDNet
Nokia Asha 501 Seeks Middle GroundInformationWeek
AFP -VentureBeat -Livemint
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New posts Latest $1 Billion Rumor: Facebook Wants Waze - Forbes 0 Google - Science and Technology RSS | Source 4 05/09/2013 at 16:32:35

IBNLive

Latest $1 Billion Rumor: Facebook Wants Waze
Forbes
Silicon Valley can be a hotbed for deal talk, but the latest on Waze includes an eye-popping, $1 billion price tag that's hard to ignore. Facebook is said to be gearing up to buy its way further into the mobile and location-based space by purchasing the popular ...
Facebook mobile push might continue with Waze (Don't wreck it!)Stark Insider
Reports: Facebook Is Buying Social Mapping And Traffic App Waze For Up To ...TechCrunch
Report: Facebook to buy Waze for up to $1 billionVatorNews
Silicon Valley Business Journal -CNET -Investor's Business Daily
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New posts Sony Posts a Small Profit, Its First in 5 Years 0 NYTimes Tech News RSS | Source 7 05/09/2013 at 11:48:12
Belt-tightening and the declining value of the yen helped Sony earn $435 million for the year. The big Japanese company forecast higher net income for 2014.
    


New posts Solar Eclipse Friday, Russian Satellite Will Have the Best Pictures - Guardian Express 0 Google - Science and Technology RSS | Source 6 05/09/2013 at 14:44:29

Sky News Australia

Solar Eclipse Friday, Russian Satellite Will Have the Best Pictures
Guardian Express
Responding to requests from social networkers, Russian space officials have agreed to situate their camera from a weather satellite in order to obtain the best pictures of Friday's solar eclipse. Russian satellite will have the best pictures of the May 10 solar ...
First 2013 solar eclipse set for May 10 - ITWire.comiTWire
Solar Eclipse to Turn Sun Into 'Ring of Fire'Headlines & Global News
If you're in Australia, the eclipse happens after sunrise May 10EarthSky
Beauty World News
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New posts Flipboard Releases Big Android Update, Adds 'Financial Times' - Mashable - Mashable 0 Google - Science and Technology RSS | Source 6 05/09/2013 at 14:13:22

Android Community

Flipboard Releases Big Android Update, Adds 'Financial Times' - Mashable
Mashable
Flipboard announced a slew of releases Thursday, including a big update to its app for Android smartphones and tablets, which enables users to create their own magazines for the first time. (That update was released to iOS users in late March. You can read ...
Flipboard Brings Personalized Magazines To Android, Heads To The Web With ...TechCrunch
Flipboard 'part of a solution' to publishers' dwindling ad revenuesFinancial Times
Share original content with Flipboard Android 2.0CNET (blog)
Street Fight -Engadget -The Verge
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New posts Marvels and a Few Mysteries in Cicadas' 17 Years - New York Times 0 Google - Science and Technology RSS | Source 6 05/09/2013 at 11:00:49

New York Times

Marvels and a Few Mysteries in Cicadas' 17 Years
New York Times
From North Carolina to Connecticut, billions of creatures with eyes the color of blood and bodies the color of coal are crawling out of the earth. Periodical cicadas are emerging en masse, clambering into trees and singing a shivering chorus that can be heard ...
Rare 17-year cicada to swarm post in the coming monthBelvoir Eagle
Aiken area not under threat from 'Swarmegeddon' of cicadasAiken Standard
Cicada Mania: 12 Handy Uses, Besides Eating ThemLatinos Post
Patch.com -Phys.Org -Newsday
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New posts UPDATE 2-Barnes & Noble shares soar on Microsoft report - Reuters 0 Google - Science and Technology RSS | Source 8 05/09/2013 at 14:11:35

AFP

UPDATE 2-Barnes & Noble shares soar on Microsoft report
Reuters
Thu May 9, 2013 10:10am EDT. May 9 (Reuters) - Shares in Barnes & Noble Inc rose 23 percent on Thursday after a report that its partner Microsoft Corp is considering an offer to acquire all of Nook Media's digital assets. Microsoft already owns a substantial ...
Barnes & Noble Shares Jump on Sign of Microsoft Interest in NookNew York Times
In Nook, Microsoft sees a chance to compete against Amazon and ApplepaidContent.org
Microsoft may buy Barnes & Noble's Nook unit for $1 billionLos Angeles Times
MarketWatch -Mashable -AFP
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New posts 5 Pinoys, one-way ticket to Mars - Rappler.com - Rappler 0 Google - Science and Technology RSS | Source 6 05/09/2013 at 13:47:26

euronews

5 Pinoys, one-way ticket to Mars - Rappler.com
Rappler
THE FIRST MARTIAN VILLAGE? 5 Filipinos volunteer to be part of the starter colony on Mars. Photo from the Mars One Facebook page. MANILA, Philippines - “The search for life on Mars begins on Earth,” proposes the latest Mars One promo, to which 5 ...
Founder Of One-Way Trip To Mars Shocked That 78000 People Have Already ...Business Insider
Over 78000 Applicants So Far Want to Leave Earth to Live and Die on MarsLatinos Post
Mars private colony project: 78000 apply to live on MarsDigitalJournal.com

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New posts Bluestacks' new Gamepop Android console takes on Ouya with 'Netflix for ... - The Verge 0 Google - Science and Technology RSS | Source 5 05/09/2013 at 14:03:47

All Things Digital

Bluestacks' new Gamepop Android console takes on Ouya with 'Netflix for ...
The Verge
Known for bringing Android apps to Windows and the Mac, Bluestacks is following Ouya with the launch of its own independent Android console called Gamepop. Positioning itself as a "Netflix for games" but with hardware, Bluestacks will provide Gamepop ...
BlueStacks steps into gaming with Gamepop — a Netflix for mobile gamesVentureBeat
After 10M Downloads, BlueStacks Takes On Ouya With Game Console And ...TechCrunch
Bluestacks Bites Back at Ouya with Free (at First) Android Game ConsoleTIME
CNET (blog) -Android Police -BGR
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New posts Ouya delays Android games console due to cash injection - Inquirer 0 Google - Science and Technology RSS | Source 6 05/09/2013 at 14:50:39

Inquirer

Ouya delays Android games console due to cash injection
Inquirer
This is good news though, as it is being delayed because the console developers have more cash to spend on it, $15m more to be precise. Ouya already raised around $7m on Kickstarter, and now, when it should be taking its last steps towards completion, ...
Ouya: This videogame console could change everythingFortune
Ouya Delayed to End of June, Snatches $15m in New Funding, Lures Ex-EA ...TIME
Ouya launch delayed to June 25, controller defect being fixedJoystiq
PC Magazine -ReadWrite -Forbes
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New posts Facebook reportedly in talks to buy Waze for $1 billion - CNET 0 Google - Science and Technology RSS | Source 4 05/09/2013 at 13:57:39

Telegraph.co.uk

Facebook reportedly in talks to buy Waze for $1 billion
CNET
The social network could be eyeing a purchase of the company known for its social navigation app, says business Web site Calcalist. Lance Whitney. by Lance Whitney. May 9, 2013 6:52 AM PDT Follow @lancewhit. (Credit: Waze). Facebook may be aiming ...
Facebook 'in talks to buy' Israeli crowdsourced navigation app WazeTelegraph.co.uk
Facebook deep in negotiations to acquire WazeTechSpot
Facebook Ready to Drop $1B on Waze PurchaseThe Mac Observer
Inquirer -Mobile Burn -ValueWalk
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New posts DealBook: Barnes & Noble Shares Jump on Sign of Microsoft Interest in Nook 0 NYTimes Tech News RSS | Source 6 05/09/2013 at 13:49:32
Microsoft is said to have offered to take over the Nook unit’s e-books and devices operations, but it is unclear whether there are any current talks on a possible deal.
    


New posts You're the Boss Blog: One Social Media Start-Up Rises From the Ashes of Another 0 NYTimes Tech News RSS | Source 8 05/09/2013 at 11:00:04
When Storably failed, the founders hunkered down and developed 70 other ideas on how to spend money from their investors.
    
New posts World of Warcraft will release content 'more frequently' to stem player decline - GameSpot 0 Google - Science and Technology RSS | Source 6 05/09/2013 at 10:49:26

natmonitor.com

World of Warcraft will release content 'more frequently' to stem player decline
GameSpot
"It's important to note that the nature of online games has changed," says Activision CEO as subscriptions fall 1.3 million in three months. World of Warcraft will receive content more frequently to help stem the decline of players and combat the rise of ...
Activision 1Q profit up but holiday outlook cloudyBusinessweek
Activision blows away first quarter earnings targets, raises estimates for yearVentureBeat
Activision falls on 'Warcraft' decline, forecastMarketWatch
Neoseeker -Gamasutra -natmonitor.com
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New posts Barnes & Noble Shares Jump on Sign of Microsoft Interest in Nook - New York Times 0 Google - Science and Technology RSS | Source 8 05/09/2013 at 13:20:43

New York Times

Barnes & Noble Shares Jump on Sign of Microsoft Interest in Nook
New York Times
William Lynch, Barnes & Noble's chief executive, shows off the Nook tablet at a Jim Sulley/Barnes & Noble, via NewscastWilliam Lynch, Barnes & Noble's chief executive, shows off the Nook tablet at a bookstore in Manhattan. Shares of Barnes & Noble ...
Report: Microsoft Contemplates Buying Nook Media for $1 Billion - MashableMashable
MEDIA JOURNAL: Microsoft Reportedly Looking at Nook MediaWall Street Journal (blog)
Barnes & Noble up 23% on Microsoft-Nook reportMarketWatch
TechCrunch -Register -Huffington Post
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New posts Nokia Unveils $99 Asha Smartphone - Wall Street Journal 0 Google - Science and Technology RSS | Source 7 05/09/2013 at 12:47:28

Wall Street Journal

Nokia Unveils $99 Asha Smartphone
Wall Street Journal
NEW DELHI—Nokia Corp., seeking to regain ground in smartphones, unveiled a $99 touch-screen model for India and other emerging markets. Along with the Nokia Asha 501, the Finnish company also unveiled Thursday the Asha platform that will run on it.
Nokia's debuts new 'Fastlane' UI in $99 flagship Asha 501Register
Nokia launches $99 Asha phone, reveals new OSZDNet
Nokia Asha 501: the smartest featurephoneTelegraph.co.uk
CNET -IntoMobile
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New posts Ouya game console launch delayed until June 25 - CNET 0 Google - Science and Technology RSS | Source 6 05/09/2013 at 13:08:18

Wall Street Journal

Ouya game console launch delayed until June 25
CNET
The tiny Android console won't be available to consumers until the end of June, three weeks later than initially announced. Lance Whitney. by Lance Whitney. May 9, 2013 6:04 AM PDT Follow @lancewhit. The Ouya game console. (Credit: Ouya) ...
Ouya Delays Launch, Nabs $15 Million in FundingPC Magazine
Ouya: This videogame console could change everythingFortune
Android Gaming Console OUYA Set To Ship At End Of JuneReadWrite
USA TODAY -Forbes -Joystiq
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New posts After dates with Apple, it's an engagement with Facebook: Waze selling for $1bn - ZDNet 0 Google - Science and Technology RSS | Source 6 05/09/2013 at 11:46:12

ZDNet

After dates with Apple, it's an engagement with Facebook: Waze selling for $1bn
ZDNet
Summary: The Israeli crowdsourced navigation and mapping app could become a part of the world's largest social media network. David Shamah. By David Shamah for Tel Aviv Tech | May 9, 2013 -- 11:38 GMT (04:38 PDT) ...
Will Apple Top Facebook's $1 Billion Bid for Waze?Forbes
Facebook May Buy Waze and Other News You Need to Know - MashableMashable
Reports: Facebook Is Buying Social Mapping And Traffic App Waze For Up To ...TechCrunch
Fast Company -Huffington Post -Reuters
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New posts Cop builds robot from home appliances 0 CNN Technology News RSS | Source 5 05/09/2013 at 08:17:35
Take a pair hi-fi speakers, an old radio, a couple of DVD players and countless other household appliances, apply some ingenuity and what do you get?
New posts After Only A Month The Facebook Phone Is Down To 99 Cents - Forbes 0 Google - Science and Technology RSS | Source 3 05/09/2013 at 10:30:39

Nerd Reactor

After Only A Month The Facebook Phone Is Down To 99 Cents
Forbes
This could be a symptom that no one's really very interested in the Facebook Phone: the price on contract has just gone down to 99 cents. On the other hand, given the rather hinky way that phone pricing can work, it might be a symptom of it being a runaway ...
HTC First Facebook Phone Facing Flop – Wow…What a ShockerEagle's Rant
Facebook Phone Is Now Just 99 Cents - MashableMashable
Here's why the Facebook phone floppedCNET
PC Magazine -ZDNet -VentureBeat
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New posts Microsoft 'poised' to SPAFF A BEELLION on e-book also-ran Nook - Register 0 Google - Science and Technology RSS | Source 5 05/09/2013 at 10:45:36

ZDNet

Microsoft 'poised' to SPAFF A BEELLION on e-book also-ran Nook
Register
Microsoft is poised to offer $1bn for e-book publisher Nook Media, which was spun out from bookshop biz Barnes and Noble, it is believed. Internal company documents suggest Nook will abandon its line of Android-powered e-reader tablets to focus on ...
Microsoft Mulling Nook Media LLC Purchase For $1 BillionTechCrunch
Microsoft seeks purchase of Nook Media LLC: reportZDNet
TechCrunch: Microsoft offering $1 billion to buy Nook Media - EngadgetEngadget
CNET -VentureBeat -Generation NT (US)
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New posts Ouya launch delayed to June 25, controller defect being fixed - Joystiq 0 Google - Science and Technology RSS | Source 2 05/09/2013 at 10:12:33

Wall Street Journal

Ouya launch delayed to June 25, controller defect being fixed
Joystiq
The Ouya isn't going to make its planned June 4 launch. The diminutive Android console will now launch on June 25 (coincidentally the Tuesday following E3). Ouya CEO Julie Uhrman tells Joystiq that the decision was made in order to meet high demand at ...
Ouya: This video game console could change everythingFortune
Ouya launch delayed by 3 weeksComputerandvideogames.com
Ouya raises $15M from Kleiner Perkins and Mayfield, delays launch to June 25VentureBeat
Bloomberg -Edge -Wall Street Journal (blog)
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New posts Can Microsoft's new CFO spin the narrative enterprise? - ZDNet 0 Google - Science and Technology RSS | Source 8 05/09/2013 at 10:04:14

Telegraph.co.uk

Can Microsoft's new CFO spin the narrative enterprise?
ZDNet
Summary: New CFO Amy Hood has enterprise chops. And that's good because Microsoft needs to focus on the enterprise while it struggles in the post-PC era. Larry Dignan. By Larry Dignan for Between the Lines | May 9, 2013 -- 10:03 GMT (03:03 PDT) ...
New Microsoft CFOThe Seattle Times
Microsoft appoints Amy Hood as chief financial officerTelegraph.co.uk
Microsoft names new money person - FudzillaFudzilla
PC Magazine -CNET -Reuters
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New posts My First 48 Hours Wearing Google Glass - Entrepreneur 0 Google - Science and Technology RSS | Source 4 05/09/2013 at 10:07:27

Entrepreneur

My First 48 Hours Wearing Google Glass
Entrepreneur
This is the first in a four-part weekly series as I test Google Glass for personal and business uses. My First 48 Hours Wearing Google Glass. Writer Taylor Hatmaker testing Glass while driving. image credit: Taylor Hatmaker. I was one of the lucky individuals ...
Visionary CIOs See Uses for Google GlassWall Street Journal
Google Glass Gets Its First Software Update, New Features - eWeekeWeek
Caesars Palace deals Google Glass out of its gameComputerworld
Fox News -PC Magazine -ZDNet
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New posts Report: Facebook Looking to Buy Waze for $1 Billion - Mashable - Mashable 0 Google - Science and Technology RSS | Source 4 05/09/2013 at 11:03:32

Times of India

Report: Facebook Looking to Buy Waze for $1 Billion - Mashable
Mashable
Facebook is considering buying GPS company Waze for $800 million to $1 billion, Israeli daily newspaper Calcalist reports. The talks are in an advanced stage, Calcalist claims. The two companies started talking started six months ago, due diligence is ...
Reports: Facebook Is Buying Social Mapping And Traffic App Waze For Up To ...TechCrunch
Facebook in talks to buy Israel's Waze for up to $1 billion: reportReuters
With Waze app acquisition, $1 billion is Facebook's new $5 billStabley Times
Ubergizmo -Recombu -V3.co.uk
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New posts Nokia Unveils $99 Asha 501 Touchscreen Smartphone - Wall Street Journal 0 Google - Science and Technology RSS | Source 3 05/09/2013 at 11:08:52

IBNLive

Nokia Unveils $99 Asha 501 Touchscreen Smartphone
Wall Street Journal
NEW DELHI--Nokia Corp. (NOK, NOK1V.HE), struggling to regain ground in the competitive smartphone market, unveiled a $99 touchscreen smartphone for India and other emerging markets to help drive sales and boost its falling market share. The Finnish ...
Nokia Asha 501: the smartest featurephoneTelegraph.co.uk
Nokia Unveils $99 SmartphoneDaily Beast
Nokia finds a Plan B in revamped Asha OS and $99 phoneInquirer
Unwired View -CNET -TechRadar UK
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New posts Hearst Hires Troy Young as Digital Media Chief 0 NYTimes Tech News RSS | Source 6 05/09/2013 at 06:45:12
Troy Young, 45, will be the company’s first president of digital media operations, responsible for all aspects of its 26 online properties.
    
New posts Gadgetwise Blog: Tip of the Week: Getting Wireless Network Details 0 NYTimes Tech News RSS | Source 5 05/09/2013 at 09:01:36
Both Windows and Mac OS X can quickly give you information about your computer’s wireless network connection, along with built-in troubleshooting tools.
    


New posts Sunken Island 'Brazilian Atlantis' Discovered by Geologists - Science World Report 0 Google - Science and Technology RSS | Source 6 05/09/2013 at 09:29:04

Science World Report

Sunken Island 'Brazilian Atlantis' Discovered by Geologists
Science World Report
A team of Brazilian geologists have announced on Monday that they have discovered the evidence of the sunken island – 'Brazilian Atlantis'. (Photo : YouTube ). A team of Brazilian geologists announced Monday that they have discovered evidence of a ...
Brazilian 'Atlantis' foundTelegraph.co.uk
Sub discovers signs of legendary AtlantisThe Japan Times
Researchers find possible traces of continent off coast of BrazilFox News
UPI.com -GlobalPost -Reuters India
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New posts Syrian net access falls down some stairs, doing OK now - Register 0 Google - Science and Technology RSS | Source 5 05/09/2013 at 09:29:24

Times of India

Syrian net access falls down some stairs, doing OK now
Register
Syria has been reconnected to the world following a suspicious 19-hour internet blackout in the troubled nation. News that web access had collapsed in the civil-war-torn country began circulating on Tuesday. It appeared the systems passing internet traffic in ...
Syrian warplanes bomb rebel positions in battles for military bases in the northFox News
Syria Back Online After Internet BlackoutInformationWeek
Internet outage in Syria ends after 20-hour nationwide blackoutWashington Post
PC Magazine -Computerworld -NBCNews.com
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New posts Microsoft considers $1 billion Nook Media acquisition - PC Pro 0 Google - Science and Technology RSS | Source 4 05/09/2013 at 08:40:49

PC Pro

Microsoft considers $1 billion Nook Media acquisition
PC Pro
Microsoft has reportedly offered $1 billion for the assets of Nook Media, its ebook and tablet joint venture with Barnes & Noble. According to the terms of the deal, seen by TechCrunch, the firm would acquire its preferred assets from the digital operation, ...

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New posts Microsoft names first woman to its finance post - NDTV 0 Google - Science and Technology RSS | Source 7 05/09/2013 at 09:41:33

NDTV

Microsoft names first woman to its finance post
NDTV
Microsoft named Amy Hood, an executive at the company, as its chief financial officer, the first woman to hold the top finance job at Microsoft. Hood, 41, joined Microsoft in late 2002 and was most recently the chief financial officer of Microsoft's business ...
Microsoft Names Amy Hood as First Female Finance ChiefBloomberg
Microsoft Names Amy Hood as New Finance ChiefWall Street Journal
Microsoft Names Amy Hood New CFOPC Magazine
Reuters -The Seattle Times -BBC News
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New posts Nokia finds a Plan B in revamped Asha OS and $99 phone - Inquirer 0 Google - Science and Technology RSS | Source 5 05/09/2013 at 09:40:30

Inquirer

Nokia finds a Plan B in revamped Asha OS and $99 phone
Inquirer
FINNISH PHONE MAKER Nokia announced the $99 Nokia Asha 501 on Thursday, which runs its revamped Asha mobile operating system. Nokia has pinned all its hopes on the Windows Phone 8 mobile operating system, and despite managing to shift more ...
Nokia Unveils $99 Asha SmartphoneWall Street Journal
Nokia Asha 501 unveiled, blurs line between feature and smartphoneTechRadar UK
Nokia Asha 501CNET
SlashGear -Hindu Business Line -Business Today
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New posts Syria blames web blackout on cable fault - Telegraph.co.uk 0 Google - Science and Technology RSS | Source 7 05/09/2013 at 07:57:52

Telegraph.co.uk

Syria blames web blackout on cable fault
Telegraph.co.uk
Citing a government communications official, the Syrian Arab News Agency claims that internet services went down "due to a malfunction in an optic cable", and that repair work is underway to restore services "as soon as possible". As well as internet ...
Syrian internet back after 19-hour blackoutBBC News
Syrian government responds to reports of widespread Internet outageCNN
Syrian state media blames countrywide Internet outage on problem with fiber ...Washington Post
InformationWeek -Computerworld -PC Magazine
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New posts Microsoft seeks purchase of Nook Media LLC: report - ZDNet 0 Google - Science and Technology RSS | Source 6 05/09/2013 at 07:45:27

ZDNet

Microsoft seeks purchase of Nook Media LLC: report
ZDNet
Summary: According to reports, Microsoft is attempting to purchase the Nook ebook ecosystem for $1 billion. Charlie Osborne. By Charlie Osborne for Between the Lines | May 9, 2013 -- 07:43 GMT (00:43 PDT). Follow @ZDNetCharlie. windows-nook-tablet- ...
Microsoft Mulling Nook Media LLC Purchase For $1 BillionTechCrunch
Microsoft reportedly mulls bid for Nook Media's digital assetsCNET
Microsoft reportedly looking to buy NookTrustedReviews
The Verge -SlashGear -The Seattle Times (blog)
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New posts Reports: Facebook Is Buying Social Mapping And Traffic App Waze For Up To ... - TechCrunch 0 Google - Science and Technology RSS | Source 7 05/09/2013 at 08:15:06

Times of India

Reports: Facebook Is Buying Social Mapping And Traffic App Waze For Up To ...
TechCrunch
Facebook appears to be close to making another billion-dollar acquisition to once again ramp up its mobile efforts: according to three reports in the Israeli press at Calcalist and sister publication Ynet and The Marker (all in Hebrew), Facebook has approached ...
Facebook in talks to buy Israel's Waze for up to $1 billion: reportReuters
Facebook In Advanced Talks To Purchase GPS Service Waze For Up To $1 BillionAppAdvice
Facebook rumored to be buying GPS app Waze for up to $1 billion - EngadgetEngadget
Globes -Ynetnews -The Next Web
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New posts Nokia unveils new Asha phone, priced at $99 - Reuters 0 Google - Science and Technology RSS | Source 7 05/09/2013 at 07:31:17

Indian Express

Nokia unveils new Asha phone, priced at $99
Reuters
HELSINKI | Thu May 9, 2013 3:27am EDT. HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia unveiled a new mid-range Asha phone priced at $99, aiming to prevent consumers, particularly in emerging markets, from switching to Google's Android as they upgrade from basic ...
Nokia Asha 501CNET
Nokia launches Asha 501 at Rs 5300Times of India
Nokia unveils Asha 501, revamps Asha platformNDTV
Bloomberg -Firstpost -Economic Times
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New posts Moths Have Better Hearing than You and Every Known Animal, Evolved to ... - Latinos Post 0 Google - Science and Technology RSS | Source 8 05/09/2013 at 04:17:23

Latinos Post

Moths Have Better Hearing than You and Every Known Animal, Evolved to ...
Latinos Post
The diminutive Greater wax moth, otherwise known as Galleria mellonella, may be the key to crafting the ultrasonic sound transmitters and receivers of the future, according to a team of researchers at the University of Strathclyde. Like Us on Facebook ...
Greater wax moth 'can sense' highest recorded frequencyBBC News
Moth with Ultrasonic Hearing DiscoveredLiveScience.com
The hypersonic moth: Insect can hear sound frequencies 100 times higher than ...Daily Mail
Design & Trend -The Atlantic Cities -Science World Report
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New posts Hipstamatic launching standalone photo-sharing app, Oggl - Digital Trends 0 Google - Science and Technology RSS | Source 8 05/09/2013 at 04:06:02

PetaPixel

Hipstamatic launching standalone photo-sharing app, Oggl
Digital Trends
Hipstamatic is still around, alive and kicking, and in a press conference today, its founders announced the launch of a standalone social photo-sharing app for iOS it calls Oggl. As with most photo-sharing apps, Oggl and Instagram could be cousins.
Hipstamatic attempts to revive mobile photographers with the launch of social ...GigaOM
Hipstamatic treads into social networking terrain with OgglCNET
Hipstamatic Battles Instagram With Oggl iPhone AppPC Magazine
PetaPixel -AppAdvice -San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
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New posts World of Warcraft Loses 1.3 Million Subscribers in 3 Months - The Escapist - The Escapist 0 Google - Science and Technology RSS | Source 3 05/09/2013 at 05:00:47

StickSkills

World of Warcraft Loses 1.3 Million Subscribers in 3 Months - The Escapist
The Escapist
Activision Blizzard isn't worried despite a significant decline in subscriptions between the months of March and June. The world of massively multiplayer online gaming has seen some dramatic transitions in the past few years. Even with landscape changing ...
'Call of Duty' CEO: Hurdles ahead for video game makers - USA TodayUSA TODAY
World Of Warcraft Bleeds 1.3 Million Subscribers In Q1Ubergizmo
Activision Blizzard reports better-than-expected earningsMCV
VentureBeat -Neoseeker -9NEWS.com
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New posts Google Glass Gets First Update - InformationWeek 0 Google - Science and Technology RSS | Source 4 05/09/2013 at 05:28:07

New York Times

Google Glass Gets First Update
InformationWeek
First software update, version XE5, responds to queries "wicked fast" and adds support for Google+ notifications, among other improvements. Start The Discussion · Tweet; Mail Mail; Print Print · Thomas Claburn | May 08, 2013 04:29 PM. Google Nexus 7 ...
New Google Glass XE5 software update adds Google+ support, featuresStabley Times
Visionary CIOs See Uses for Google GlassWall Street Journal
Google Glass Gets Its First Software Update, New Features - eWeekeWeek
Fox News -Computerworld -PC Magazine
all 246 news articles »
New posts Sony Reports First Annual Profit Since 2008 0 NYTimes Tech News RSS | Source 7 05/09/2013 at 06:21:01
The company says it made ¥43 billion in the 2012 fiscal year that ended in March, helped by a weakening yen and efforts to exit underperforming businesses.
    


New posts Syria blames Internet outage on technical problem - NDTV 0 Google - Science and Technology RSS | Source 4 05/09/2013 at 04:49:54

NDTV

Syria blames Internet outage on technical problem
NDTV
A problem with a fiber optics cable was responsible for an Internet outage that cut off civil war-ravaged Syria from the rest of the world for nearly 20 hours, state media said Wednesday. Internet service stopped abruptly Tuesday evening, prompting speculation ...
Syrian internet back after 19-hour blackoutBBC News
Internet outage in Syria ends after 20-hour nationwide blackoutWashington Post
Syria and 7 Other Places the Internet Has Been Shut OffPC Magazine
InformationWeek -Computerworld -CNN
all 269 news articles »
New posts Don't Forget About Slacker - Radio Ink 0 Google - Science and Technology RSS | Source 5 05/09/2013 at 00:36:28

Billboard

Don't Forget About Slacker
Radio Ink
While most of the press goes to iHeartRadio and Pandora, let's not forget Slacker is still around and doing quite well. The company says it has added six million new subscribers since its February relaunch and that listening is up 25 percent. Slacker CEO Jim ...
Triton Digital Releases Online Audio Rankings For MarchFMQB

all 9 news articles »
New posts Hitler's Reaction to Adobe's New Creative Cloud Model - PetaPixel - PetaPixel 0 Google - Science and Technology RSS | Source 5 05/08/2013 at 23:04:43

PetaPixel

Hitler's Reaction to Adobe's New Creative Cloud Model - PetaPixel
PetaPixel
Adobe has made several announcements over the past few days. We've seen a new version of Photoshop, Creative Cloud bundles geared towards photographers, and even a go at hardware with the “Mighty” Pen and “Napoleon” Ruler. But of the unveilings, ...
Microsoft will still offer packaged software, for nowAfterdawn.com
Adobe moves flagship software upgrades to cloud - GlobalPostGlobalPost
Adobe cans box softwareThe Durango Herald
Computerworld Australia -The Consumerist -ANINEWS
all 83 news articles »
New posts UPDATE 3-Activision warns of rocky second half, shares slide - Reuters 0 Google - Science and Technology RSS | Source 5 05/08/2013 at 22:42:11

RTT News

UPDATE 3-Activision warns of rocky second half, shares slide
Reuters
Wed May 8, 2013 6:38pm EDT. * 2013 outlook below Wall Street view. * World of Warcraft Q1 subscribers drop about 14 pct. * Stock slips 5 percent in after hours trading. By Malathi Nayak. SAN FRANCISCO, May 8 (Reuters) - Activision Blizzard Inc warned ...
World of Warcraft lost more than a million subscribers last quarter, is still bigger ...PC Gamer Magazine
Activision reports drop in World of Warcraft subs, comments on disappointing Wii ...Neoseeker
'Call of Duty' CEO: Hurdles ahead for video game makers9NEWS.com
SlashGear -Hollywood Reporter -New York Daily News
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New posts Gadgetwise: Jabra Revo Lets You Shape Your Sound 0 NYTimes Tech News RSS | Source 5 05/08/2013 at 22:41:04
Jabra, best known for its Bluetooth phone accessories, is making its first foray into Bluetooth premium headphones with the $250 Revo Wireless.
    


New posts Sony waives fee to become a PlayStation Mobile publisher - Examiner.com 0 Google - Science and Technology RSS | Source 5 05/08/2013 at 21:23:53

Digital Trends

Sony waives fee to become a PlayStation Mobile publisher
Examiner.com
Related topics. Other Games · Lemmings · Playstation Store · PlayStation Vita. Advertisement. Yes, you read that correctly. As Sara Thomson announced today on the PlayStation blog, Sony is waiving the $99 fee that it had previously charged for people to ...
Indie Games Get A New Home On The PlayStation Store - MTV MultiplayerMTV.com (blog)

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New posts Activision blows away first quarter earnings targets, raises estimates for year - VentureBeat 0 Google - Science and Technology RSS | Source 4 05/08/2013 at 20:32:46

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Activision blows away first quarter earnings targets, raises estimates for year
VentureBeat
Activision Blizzard's business is driven by major franchises, including Call of Duty, World of Warcraft, Skylanders [above], and PC games such as StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm. These have helped make the company into the largest independent publisher of ...
Activision earnings rise with 'Starcraft' boostMarketWatch
World of Warcraft Loses 1.3 Million Subscribers, Down To 8 Mil - KotakuKotaku
Activision Results Top Estimates; Shares Down On Outlook - NASDAQ.comNASDAQ
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New posts Facebook Phone Is Now Just 99 Cents - Mashable - Mashable 0 Google - Science and Technology RSS | Source 4 05/08/2013 at 20:16:46

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Facebook Phone Is Now Just 99 Cents - Mashable
Mashable
This is not a good sign. Barely a month into the first "Facebook Phone's" life, the Facebook Home-sporting HTC First price has been slashed from $99.99 with a two year contract to just 99 cents with the same AT&T two-year agreement. AT&T's own web site ...
Here's why the Facebook phone floppedCNET
AT&T Drops HTC First Price From $99 to 99 CentsPC Magazine
AT&T promotion offers HTC First for 99 cents; market for Facebook phone ...ZDNet
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New posts If Mars One makes you skeptical, you might be dead insidelike me - Ars Technica 0 Google - Science and Technology RSS | Source 7 05/08/2013 at 17:41:07

Ars Technica

If Mars One makes you skeptical, you might be dead inside—like me
Ars Technica
Op-ed: Do we scoff at dreamers because we lack imagination, or are they actually crazy? by Lee Hutchinson - May 8, 2013 5:30 pm UTC. Space · 179. Touchstone Pictures. Wanted: Applicants for one-way trip to Mars. Will provide training, supplies, spaceship ...
78000 to live on Mars: 1-way trip gets 78000 applicantsExaminer.com
Over 78000 Apply for A One-Way Trip To MarsNBC4 Washington
Applications for one-way ticket to Mars top 78000Science Recorder
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New posts Syrian internet back after 19-hour blackout - BBC News 0 Google - Science and Technology RSS | Source 5 05/08/2013 at 15:12:53

BBC News

Syrian internet back after 19-hour blackout
BBC News
The internet in Syria appears to have returned after a nationwide blackout knocked the country offline for more than 19 hours. Monitoring company Renesys noted signs of activity at around 14:30 GMT (17:30 local time) on Wednesday. Local state-run media ...
Syrian state media blames countrywide Internet outage on problem with fiber ...Washington Post
Syrian government responds to reports of widespread Internet outageCNN
Syria Back Online After Internet BlackoutInformationWeek
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New posts Syria's Internet goes offline - CBS News 0 Google - Science and Technology RSS | Source 2 05/08/2013 at 02:51:57

CBS News

Syria's Internet goes offline
CBS News
Syria's Internet has gone down, according to wide reports. Umbrella Security Labs, a division of Internet security firm OpenDNS, reported that a Syria had a significant drop in traffic at around 6:45 p.m. UTC. The organization posted a graph showing that both ...

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New posts Microsoft to boost Office Web Apps features - PCWorld 0 Google - Science and Technology RSS | Source 3 05/08/2013 at 01:30:00

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Microsoft to boost Office Web Apps features
PCWorld
Microsoft plans to accelerate improvements in Office Web Apps, the browser-based version of the Office suite, adding features like real-time co-authoring of documents and the ability to run in Android tablets via mobile Chrome browser support. The planned ...
How to configure Office Web Apps Server for use with Exchange 2013TechTarget

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New posts Microsoft Chimes In on Software Subscriptions - TIME 0 Google - Science and Technology RSS | Source 6 05/08/2013 at 00:26:44

Digital Photography

Microsoft Chimes In on Software Subscriptions
TIME
Yesterday, Adobe announced that it would henceforth focus its efforts on Creative Cloud — its pay-as-you-go, all-you-can-eat service which incorporates Photoshop, Illustrator and other tools — and would no longer offer meaningful updates to Creative Suite, ...
Hitler's Reaction to Adobe's New Creative Cloud Model - PetaPixelPetaPixel
Adobe's Shift to the Cloud: Is This the Start of a Trend?Knowledge@Wharton
Adobe moves flagship software upgrades to cloud - GlobalPostGlobalPost
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