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Flickr unveiled its new Web site design, showing off high-resolution rectangular photos and a free terabyte of space for users. But the new Flickr still feels like it’s missing something.

Steve Wilhite, who invented the enduring GIF file format in 1987, will receive a lifetime achievement Webby Award.

Tim Cook came to Capitol Hill prepared to face down senators furious over evidence that Apple had avoided paying billions in taxes, but he left having won many of them over.

Other countries have long been annoyed by Irish tax laws, but the benefit to the struggling country’s economy means the rules are unlikely to change.

Microsoft’s new game console also serve as a home entertainment hub, a response to the rising popularity of mobile devices for playing games.

In the convoluted world of corporate tax accounting, corporate money that is technically overseas is often held in American banks.

Detective Edwin Vargas gained access to the accounts of 30 people, including at least 19 members of the New York Police Department in the Bronx, according to court documents.

Design & Trend

Robotic Fire Ants: Water-Defying Rescue-Robots to Change US History Design & Trend The Solenopsis Invicta - also known as the red fire ant - has recently become an unlikely partner in the research of waterproof materials and robotics. A team from the Georgia Institute of Technology studied tunneling behaviors and water-defying behaviors of ... Fire Ants Could Inspire the Next Rescue RobotsPopular Mechanics Could secret of nasty fire ant tunnels help design rescue robots?Los Angeles Times Fire Ants Studied To Develop Better Digging RobotsLatinos Post ScienceAlert -BBC News -Nature World News all 16 news articles »

The Sun

NASA asks: Could 3-D-printed food fuel a mission to Mars? Washington Post Written by Amrita Jayakumar. E-mail the writer. NASA can send robots to Mars, no problem. But if it's ever going to put humans on the red planet it has to figure out how to feed them over the course of a years-long mission. So the space agency has funded ... The audacious plan to end hunger with 3-D printed foodQuartz Star Trek's replicator comes to life thanks to NASA fundingVentureBeat NASA is funding a 3D food printer, and it'll start with pizzaThe Verge PC Magazine -Los Angeles Times -ExtremeTech all 47 news articles »

ABC News

Teens cooling on Facebook but warming to Twitter, Pew study finds PCWorld Some teens are growing tired of the excessive sharing and “drama” on Facebook and more are turning to sites like Twitter and Instagram to express themselves, according to a new study. “Many teens expressed waning enthusiasm for Facebook,” the Pew ... Teens Are Turning Away from Facebook Because Tumblr Is Real, and Parent-FreeThe Atlantic Wire More teens flocking to Twitter as enthusiasm for Facebook wanesLos Angeles Times Teens, Social Media, and PrivacyThe Pew Internet and American Life Project PC Magazine -ABC News -USA TODAY all 80 news articles »

Mirror.co.uk

'Call of Duty: Ghosts' to launch on Xbox One with exclusive content NBCNews.com Video: Developer Infinity Ward debuts ''Call of Duty: Ghosts'' gameplay running on an ''Xbox One'' console. Turns out, the ghosts are indeed real. And they're coming to Microsoft's newly minted Xbox One in a big way. Activision's first-person shooter "Call of ... New Xbox and PS4 -- meet 'Call of Duty: Ghosts'CNN Eric Hirshberg Believes Call Of Duty: Ghosts On Xbox One 'Is Stunning Leap ...Forbes How 'Call of Duty: Ghosts' gets its new look - USA TodayUSA TODAY (blog) Ars Technica -The Guardian (blog) -StickSkills all 221 news articles »

New York Times

The Former Flickr Employee Guide To Tumblr's Yahoo Survival TechCrunch Editor's note: Kakul Srivastava is CEO and co-founder of Tomfoolery, Inc. She was General Manager for Flickr from 2004 – 2009 and helped the product grow from 37,000 users to over 60 million. Simon Batistoni is VP of Platform and co-founder of Tomfoolery, ... The Marissa Mayer Effect - NASDAQ.comNASDAQ Flickr Pro users are grandfathered in, get to keep unlimited storage for $25 a yearEngadget The New Flickr Is Worth Another LookTIME InformationWeek -ZDNet -CNET all 216 news articles »

Toronto Star

Next Xbox Will Face New Array of Rivals New York Times REDMOND, Wash. — Microsoft is betting it has a new way to win the wallets of consumers. Multimedia. Microsoft Unveils New Xbox One. Microsoft Unveils New Xbox One. Close Video. See More Videos » · Bits · More Tech Coverage. News from the ... Xbox One: Microsoft focuses on managing content, not gamingLos Angeles Times Microsoft storms the living room with Xbox OneWashington Post Steven Spielberg working on 'Halo' TV series for Xbox OneNBCNews.com The Guardian -Christian Science Monitor -Forbes all 1,890 news articles »

The medical device maker reported net income of $969 million, or 95 cents a share, a decrease of 2 percent from a year ago.

ZDNet

New Intel CEO Institutes Big Changes PC Magazine New Intel boss Brian Krzanich wasted no time making changes at the company, including the creation of a "new devices" business unit and announcing a push to develop marketable mobile chipsets faster, a spokesman for the chip giant said Tuesday. Mike Bell to lead Intel's 'new devices' unitCNET Reports: Intel planning new devices unit led by former Apple execZDNet Intel CEO Krzanich Plans Faster Shift to Mobile ChipsBloomberg PCWorld -Reuters India -AppAdvice all 38 news articles »

ABC News

The New Consoles From Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony ABC News Microsoft is the last of the three big video game console makers to unveil its latest gaming system. The unveiling comes nearly eight years after the Xbox 360 went on sale. It follows last fall's debut of Nintendo's Wii U and a preview in February of the upcoming ... Sony Unveils PS4 Teaser Video Ahead of Xbox LaunchPC Magazine Sony offers first glimpse of PlayStation 4 in teaser videoNBCNews.com Sony teases the PS4 on eve of Xbox 720 launchInquirer New York Daily News -CNET (blog) -Zee News all 285 news articles »

Science Codex

OU researchers say vicious Allosaurus likely ate like a bird Columbus Dispatch Ohio State is on a roll. Days after its original Titan arum bloomed for the second time in three years, OSU officials announced yet another corpse fl... Local Stories from ThisWeek. Pedestrian struck by Rumpke truck in Westerville · Gahanna mayor: Let's cancel ... Allosaurus fed more like a falcon than a crocodile, new study findsEureka! Science News all 4 news articles »

Rather than taking unfair advantage of what Congressional investigators say are a host of tax code loopholes, Timothy D. Cook said, the company was a victim of an outdated tax system.

As Apple faced criticism in Washington for not paying more in taxes, Ireland defended its low rates, instead blaming “loopholes” in other European countries for enabling companies to avoid taxation.

Rather than taking unfair advantage of what Congressional investigators say are a host of tax code loopholes, Timothy D. Cook said his company was actually a victim of an outdated tax system.

Apple’s chief executive, Timothy D. Cook, was testifying about how the company was able to avoid billions of dollars in taxes.

Hindu Business Line

Sally Ride Honored With the Presidential Medal of Freedom The Mary Sue The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the highest civilian honor the United States can award, created to recognize “an especially meritorious contribution to the security or national interests of the United States, world peace, cultural or other significant public or ... National Tribute Honors Memory of Sally Ride, 1st American Woman in SpaceSpace.com Astronaut Sally Ride Honored at Kennedy Center, Will Receive Presidential ...DCist.com Months after death, Sally Ride wins honors from White House and NASANBCNews.com (blog) Latinos Post -Florida Today -UPI.com all 34 news articles »

MediaJobs.com

Agencies vie to dream up lucrative uses for Google Glasses MediaJobs.com Art directors and other creatives in online advertising agencies have been rising to a new challenge: think up some enticing new ways of using Google Glasses. If Google CEO Larry Page liked the idea, he would award the lucky innovators a pair of the ... Potential benefits of Google Glass in the workplaceZDNet Lawmakers Show Concerns About Google's New GlassesNew York Times Google Glass Is Watching—Now What?Wall Street Journal CNET -PCWorld -eWeek all 365 news articles »

Brisbane Times

Sony begins testing faster, more efficient video streaming for PlayStation Store Engadget Video offerings through the PlayStation Store should be getting a bit of an upgrade soon. But, before rolling out a brand new streaming tech to the entire catalog, Sony is beta testing the faster and more adaptive format with select discounted titles. Though the ... Sony Begins Testing Improved Video Streaming Service For PlayStation StoreUbergizmo Get $10 when you get PlayStation Plus from GameStopTechnologyTell (blog) Sony Australia launches PlayStation First in partnership with AIEGameSpot We Got This Covered -TIME -The Koalition all 21 news articles »

The Jacksonville Observer

Largest Burmese Python Caught in Florida by Jason Leon, Measuring 18-foot-8 ... The Jacksonville Observer The 128-pound, 18-foot-8-inch python was caught on the evening of May 11 in the rural area of Miami-Dade County during an all-terrain drive. Jason Leon and his passengers spotted the giant snake in the road. When they pulled over, the snake was sticking ... Miami man catches Florida's longest ever Burmese python - USA TodayUSA TODAY Python, more than 18 feet long, sets new record in FloridaLos Angeles Times Man catches largest python ever found in FloridaLocal 10 Fox News -Sun-Sentinel -Christian Science Monitor all 70 news articles »

The Sun

3D-printable food? NASA wants a taste Ars Technica NASA has bestowed a $125,000 grant upon a research corporation to pursue the development of 3D-printable food, according to a report from Quartz. Anjan Contractor, who runs Systems & Materials Research Corporation, hopes to design a system that will ... The audacious plan to end hunger with 3-D printed foodQuartz NASA is funding a 3D food printer, and it'll start with pizzaThe Verge NASA funds 3D food printer, to combat hunger in space and on EarthExtremeTech UPI.com (blog) -msnNOW -The Sun all 17 news articles »

KOMO News

Why does Flickr offer 1TB of storage for free yet charge $499/yr for 2TB? ZDNet Summary: The answer is that Yahoo! doesn't expect many Flickr users to use anywhere near the 1TB they are offering. Adrian Kingsley-Hughes. By Adrian Kingsley-Hughes for Hardware 2.0 | May 21, 2013 -- 16:17 GMT (09:17 PDT). Follow @the_pc_doc ... Marissa Mayer: We're making Flickr 'awesome' again - USA TodayUSA TODAY Yahoo Overhauls Flickr; Sony Unveils PS4 Video; Teen's 20-Second Phone ...PC Magazine Yahoo redesigns Flickr, adds 1 terabyte of free storage and moreTechSpot hypebot.com -BBC News -Mashable all 147 news articles »

Vancouver Sun

New Xbox reveal: Live coverage Los Angeles Times Microsoft will unveil its Xbox 360 successor today. Above is a screenshot of the invite sent to media. (Microsoft). Microsoft today is unveiling the successor to the Xbox 360 at a press event at its Redmond, Wash., campus, pulling back the curtain on its home ... Live Blog: Microsoft Unveils New XboxWall Street Journal Xbox 720 launch: liveTelegraph.co.uk Watch Live: Microsoft's Xbox Reveal EventPC Magazine NBCNews.com -Forbes -Chicago Tribune all 733 news articles »

Inquirer

Samsung Galaxy Mega gets priced ahead of July release Inquirer KOREAN PHONE MAKER Samsung's gargantuan 6.3in Galaxy Mega smartphone has been priced ahead of its July release, courtesy of retailer Clove. At the Clove website, the Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 is now sitting pretty with a £460 SIM-free price, and is ... Your hot peer-on-peer code wrestling could net $800k from SamsungRegister Shots leaked of Galaxy S4 ActiveCNET Galaxy S III may get an S 4-style makeoverArs Technica Engadget -Houston Chronicle (blog) -NDTV all 516 news articles »

The Droid Guy

A New Invention By A Teen Could Reduce Smartphone Charging Time The Droid Guy The long smartphone charging time has been such a pain to consumers. For years, companies and scientists have been looking for a way to reduce it but to no avail. Surprisingly, it only took a teen to do the job. Full in 20 Seconds. According to Yahoo! News ... Teen's invention could charge your phone in 20 secondsNBCNews.com Teenager's Power Storage Project Lights Up Science World - TechNewsWorldTechNewsWorld Saratoga Teen's Research Takes Science World By StormCBS Local PC Magazine -Catholic Online -Android Community all 118 news articles »

Computerworld

In hunt for life, NASA rover makes second drill on Mars Computerworld Computerworld - NASA's rover Curiosity has drilled into a rock on Mars for just the second time during its mission. Curiosity on Sunday used its robotic arm to drill into a rock dubbed "Cumberland" to collect a powdered sample from inside the rock that will be ... Nasa's Curiosity Mars rover drills second rock sampleBBC News Mars Rover Opportunity Breaks US Record for Off-Planet DrivingSpace.com Curiosity plunges its drill into Mars AGAIN, seeks life-giving sampleRegister Discovery News -Los Angeles Times -Jet Propulsion Laboratory all 88 news articles »

Geek

Awesome video shows Leap Motion's Windows 8 gesture control capabilities PCWorld A new video from Leap shows how hand and finger gestures may be used to point, click, zoom, and scroll your way through Windows 8. Although Leap wants developers to create applications specifically for the 3D motion controller, mouse emulation will ... Leap Motion, Windows and the missing keyboard - Washington PostWashington Post (blog) Leap Motion shows off Windows 8 'touch free' computing (and it's awesome)VentureBeat Video previews 3D gesture controller as market waits for launchSpar Point Group CNET -Geek (blog) -Digital Trends all 23 news articles »

ABC News

Python, more than 18 feet long, sets new record in Florida Los Angeles Times A record-setting Burmese python nearly 19 feet in length was captured and killed in a rural part of Miami-Dade County, officials announced this week. Measuring 18 feet 8 inches, it is the longest Burmese python that has ever been found in the area. Miami man catches Florida's longest ever Burmese python - USA TodayUSA TODAY Man catches largest python ever found in FloridaLocal 10 Nearly 19 feet! Longest Burmese python captured in FloridaFox News Christian Science Monitor -NBCNews.com -Sun-Sentinel all 66 news articles »

euronews

Five Must Have Next Gen Games For Both Sony PlayStation 4 And New ... Forbes Microsoft will have plenty of exclusives for its Xbox Reveal today in Bellevue, Washington, just as Sony unveiled PlayStation 4 exclusives like Killzone: Shadow Fall, Infamous: Second Son and Drive Club at its New York PS4 reveal. But some of the biggest ... Microsoft expected to unveil next generation console TuesdayNew York Daily News New Xbox Details Coming TodayABC News 10 Things We Want in the New Microsoft XboxPC Magazine Salt Lake Tribune -PCWorld all 280 news articles »

Sydney Morning Herald

Yahoo Overhauls Flickr; Sony Unveils PS4 Video; Teen's 20-Second Phone ... PC Magazine Yahoo ditched the old Flickr interface for photos that fill the screen, scroll endlessly, and are - as CEO Marissa Mayer said at a New York press event - "heart-stoppingly beautiful." Yahoo will also now provide every Flickr user with 1 terabyte of free storage. Yahoo redesigns Flickr, adds 1 terabyte of free storage and moreTechSpot Yahoo's Flickr Overhaul and Other News You Need to Know - MashableMashable Yahoo CEO Offers Tour of New Flickr SiteABC News PCWorld (blog) -BBC News -The Guardian (blog) all 139 news articles »

Telegraph.co.uk

Xbox 720 launch: live Telegraph.co.uk ... Off. • What to expect from the 720 • Interactive music series launches ahead of Xbox 720 • Tweet us with your thoughts @telegraphtech • 'Reveal' begins at 6pm BST and 10am PST. 16.09 The 'reveal', as tonight's event is described, kicks off in earnest at ... What To Watch For In Today's Xbox RevealForbes Next Xbox shipments to ramp up in third quarterCNET 'Xbox 720' Rumored To Be Announced Today, Microsoft's First New Xbox In 8 ...Huffington Post USA TODAY -Toledo Blade -Reuters all 404 news articles »

The wireless company attributed the decline to a slump in Southern Europe and price cuts required by European regulators. Revenue fell 4.2 percent.

The Mac Observer

Google to Retire Checkout in November 2013 - Mashable Mashable Google will retire its payment processing service, Google Checkout, on November 20, 2013, as part of a transition to its multi-platform payment system — Google Wallet. Checkout was launched in June 2006, as an alternative to PayPal. Initially free, the ... Google Kills Checkout In Favor Of WalletPYMNTS.com Google Admits Defeat In Its 7 Year Battle With Amazon And PayPalReadWrite all 38 news articles »

Sprint Nextel raised its offer on Tuesday for the nearly 50 percent stake in Clearwire that it does not already own, just hours before shareholders were scheduled to vote on its earlier offer.

A Senate panel is set to examine how Apple sidestepped tens of billions of dollars in taxes around the world. Live coverage begins at 9:30 a.m.

BBC News

Nasa's Curiosity Mars rover drills second rock sample BBC News Nasa's Curiosity rover has drilled a second rock sample to deliver to its onboard laboratories. The powder was taken from the interior of a target dubbed "Cumberland" by the science team. This rock is about 2.75m from the site where the rover acquired its first ... Curiosity plunges its drill into Mars AGAIN, seeks life-giving sampleRegister Mars Rover Opportunity Breaks US Record for Off-Planet DrivingSpace.com Opportunity Breaks NASA's 40-Year Roving RecordDiscovery News Los Angeles Times -PC Magazine -Times of India all 87 news articles »

CBS News

Teenager's Power Storage Project Lights Up Science World - TechNewsWorld TechNewsWorld The future of mobile computing will include flexible displays and wearable technology, and a California teenager's science project could help power those developments. Eesha Khare prize-winning supercapacitor is perfect for the kinds of energy storage ... Teen's Inexpensive Self-Driving Tech Takes Home $75K Intel PrizePC Magazine Student wins science fair with 30-second phone battery chargerAndroid Community Teen invents device to charge cellphone in 30 secondsnatmonitor.com CBS News -Huffington Post all 113 news articles »

MediaPost Communications

Microsoft software satisfaction slumps Computerworld Customer satisfaction with Microsoft's software, primarily Windows, dropped slightly in the last year, likely part of the fallout over Windows 8, a national survey released today said. Microsoft scored 74 points, down a point from the year before, in the newest poll ... Survey Reflects Rising Satisfaction Among Samsung Device OwnersHot Hardware Consumer Satisfaction - Pay TV Steadily Improves, ISPs Place BottomCableFAX Samsung Has Highest Cellphone Approval Rating Increase In History, report saysHeadlines & Global News Telecompaper (subscription) -CNET (blog) -Kansas City Star all 23 news articles »

Brisbane Times

Yahoo offers Flickr revamp with 1TB of 'free storage' BBC News Yahoo has redesigned its Flickr photo-sharing service, offering users up to 1TB of storage without a fee. The revamp also allows users to host longer video clips and higher-resolution photos, and a new app has been launched for Android devices. The news ... Melissa Mayer just “out-Googled” Google with Flickr updateMind Of The Geek Flickr: The ghost that haunts YahooFortune The 3 Best Features Of Flickr's Massive RedesignCo.Design Fast Company -SiliconValley.com -Mobile Magazine all 120 news articles »

ABC News

New Xbox Details Coming Today ABC News After eight years on the shelves and having sold some 70 million units, Microsoft's Xbox 360 is finally getting a successor today. The Xbox reveal comes a bit late to the party, as the last of the big three home console makers to announce a new system. Exactly ... Next Xbox shipments to ramp up in third quarterCNET One Final Round Up of Every Xbox 720 Rumor to DateForbes 10 Things We Want in the New Microsoft XboxPC Magazine USA TODAY -Salt Lake Tribune -KHQ Right Now all 366 news articles »

Garmin’s Nuvi GPS now links to the iPhone using an app to add functions to the GPS. But some of those added functions cost extra, and some may not be worth the expense.

A series of deadly storms that pummeled Arkansas, Missouri and other states this week reminds us that tornado season is upon us once again.

NDTV

Opera's WebKit-Based Android Browser Exits Beta To Battle Apps For Users ... TechCrunch Browser maker Opera's first WebKit browser has exited beta. The full launch for the browser previously code-named Ice adds a few additional minor updates to the meaty feature-set demoed at the Mobile World Congress tradeshow back in February. The new ... New Opera For Android Makes Switch From Presto To WebKitReadWrite Opera Browser Leaves Beta...Competes with ChromeExaminer.com Opera for Android loses beta tag, adds new text flow optionZDNet LAPTOP Magazine (blog) -SlashGear -Android Community all 32 news articles »

Hindu Business Line

Curiosity plunges its drill into Mars AGAIN, seeks life-giving sample Register Intrepid Mars rover Curiosity has bored into its second stone on the surface of the Red Planet, taking a sample from the interior of a rock called "Cumberland". Second stone drilled by Curiosity. The Martian nuclear truck drilled into Cumberland on Sunday, ... Curiosity Rover Drills Into Second Mars Rock, NASA Says (VIDEO)Huffington Post Mars Rover Opportunity Breaks US Record for Off-Planet DrivingSpace.com Opportunity Breaks NASA's 40-Year Roving RecordDiscovery News Los Angeles Times -PC Magazine -Jet Propulsion Laboratory all 86 news articles »

Macworld UK

iPad 5 rumours: Apple's new iPad will be 33% lighter, launching September Macworld UK Apple could be planning to begin mass production of its thinner, lighter iPad 5 in July ahead of a September launch, according to sources from Apple's supply chain. Digitimes' Taiwanese sources claim that a trial production of the fifth-generation iPad is set to ... Production Of Apple's Lighter Fifth-Generation iPad To Start In July?Macgasm all 78 news articles »

Zee News

National Tribute Honors Memory of Sally Ride, 1st American Woman in Space Space.com WASHINGTON — A congresswoman, the head of NASA and members of the public gathered in the U.S. capitol Monday to honor the memory of the late Sally Ride, the first American woman to fly in space. Although he didn't make an appearance during the ... Medal of Freedom for Sally Ride, First US Woman, Youngest and Admitted Gay ...Latinos Post Sally Ride National Tribute At Kennedy Center TonightThe Herald | HeraldOnline.com PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF FREEDOM TO HONOR RIDEU-T San Diego NBCNews.com (blog) -French Tribune -Florida Today all 30 news articles »

New York Daily News

Navy dolphin finds 130-year-old torpedo Fox News A Navy dolphin training to look for mines off the coast of San Diego found a museum-worthy 19th-century torpedo on the seafloor, military officials said. The brass-coated, retro wonder of technology was one of the first self-propelled torpedoes used by the U.S. ... Dolphins persuade Navy trainers to dredge up 130-year-old torpedoNBCNews.com (blog) Navy dolphins discover rare 19th-century Howell torpedo off San Diego coastNew York Daily News Navy dolphins discover rare 128-year-old torpedoScience Recorder fox5sandiego.com -Headlines & Global News -USA TODAY all 39 news articles »

Times of India

Amazon Web Services gets FedRAMP certification for US government cloud use PCWorld FedRAMP is a mandatory government-wide program that standardizes security assessment, authorization, and monitoring for cloud products and services. As part of the program, Amazon has been granted two so-called Agency Authorities to Operate (ATOs) ... Why Google is freaking out AmazonInfoWorld Google Clouds Amazon's AdvantageTheStreet.com Amazon Web Services passed for US government useZDNet TechCrunch -Reuters -Register all 34 news articles »

Brisbane Times

Flickr: The ghost that haunts Yahoo Fortune Recent upgrades to the once-innovative service notwithstanding, the photo-sharing site is a lesson in what not to do. 130521074413-new-flickr-620xa. By Verne Kopytoff. FORTUNE -- Flickr, the online photo sharing service, seemed to be heading for the ... Yahoo irks users with major Flickr revampInquirer Yahoo CEO on Tumblr: 'We are not going to screw this up'Digital Trends Upgrade your geek with Dwight SilvermanHouston Chronicle (blog) TechRadar UK -Computerworld -eWeek all 99 news articles »

Livemint

Tech stocks: Microsoft's big reveal, more Yahoo - USA Today USA TODAY Microsoft shares are barely moving this morning, but that could change following a major announcement. Let's take a look at the tech stocks to watch Tuesday. Microsoft welcomes the next Xbox. The tech giant's stock price is up only 2 cents in pre-market ... At XBox Reveal, Microsoft Hides A Priceless AssetForbes Xbox unveiled: Join CNET's live blog Tuesday, ...CNET (blog) Interactive music series launches ahead of Xbox 720Telegraph.co.uk CBC.ca -Reuters -NBCNews.com all 308 news articles »

A few simple precautions can help keep your e-mail account safer from intruders.

A series of deadly storms that pummeled Arkansas, Missouri and other states this week reminds us that tornado season is upon us once again.

NDTV

Samsung Galaxy S III Android 4.2.2 firmware leaked, reveals some Galaxy S4 ... NDTV It looks like the Samsung Galaxy S III will soon receive a number of Galaxy S4 software features if a new leak is to be believed. Samsung focused website SamMobile reports that the company is working on a new firmware I9300XXUFME3 - Android 4.2.2 Jelly ... Bear Grylls-types rejoice: “Rugged” Galaxy S 4 images leakArs Technica Shots leaked of Galaxy S4 ActiveCNET Samsung Galaxy S4 Active leak-proof S4 now leaked on videoCNET UK TrustedReviews -Houston Chronicle (blog) all 469 news articles »

AMOG

Apple clocks high retail revenue per shopper TG Daily Apple has been in the news for all the wrong reasons lately. Its falling share price has been a source of concern for Wall Street, the lack of revolutionary products is another, and a big gap in the update cycle is yet another. However, Apple's retail operations ... Trial production of 5th-generation iPad to begin soon, say Taiwan makersDigitimes Production Of Apple's Lighter Fifth-Generation iPad To Start In July?Macgasm all 72 news articles »

Boston Globe

Yahoo's Dot-Com Premium for Tumblr Tests Mayer: Real M&A Bloomberg Marissa Mayer is buying companies like it's 1999. The Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO) chief executive officer yesterday announced the company will acquire blogging network Tumblr Inc., part of a plan to restore the Web portal to its heyday as an Internet darling. All your most pressing Yumblr buy-out questions answered, Tumblr styleDigital Trends Yahoo Buys Tumblr for $1.1 BillionPatch.com Tumblr fans get sassy on Yahoo takeover newsNDTV CIO -Businessweek -New York Times all 1,427 news articles »

The Australian Financial Review

Xbox launch heralds fight for home entertainment supremacy - Financial Review The Australian Financial Review The battle for supremacy in the $30 billion video game console market is set to heat up once more this year as Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo each vie for a prized spot under the living room television at Christmas. Microsoft will launch a shot across the bow ... and more »

NDTV

Dell's PC-on-a-stick landing in July: report Register Dell's project Ophelia, an Android-PC-on-a-stick effort revealed at CES last January, is apparently set to debut in July. PC World brings us news that Dell will bring the product to the world in a few short weeks at around $US100. The idea behind the device is ... Dell's thumb PC, Project Ophelia, to ship in JulyPCWorld Can Tiny Ophelia Cure Dell's Big PC Woes?InformationWeek Dell Project Ophelia Android USB set to launch in JulyZDNet Tom's Hardware Guide -TG Daily -BGR all 26 news articles »

Bloomberg

Apple IPhone Slips as Samsung Devices Advance in Survey Bloomberg Samsung Electronics Co. (005930)'s smartphones and Google Inc. (GOOG) (GOOG)'s Motorola devices gained ground among U.S. consumers in an annual satisfaction rating as Apple Inc. (AAPL) (AAPL)'s iPhone rating slipped. While the Cupertino ... Customers not as happy with iPhone as they were last yearCNET (blog) Does Apple At Least Have This Edge on the Galaxy S4?Wall St. Cheat Sheet Apple Inc. (AAPL) Losing The Innovation Race To Google Inc (GOOG) - ValueWalkValueWalk WallStreetPR -The Utah People's Post -PR Carbon (press release) all 43 news articles »

NDTV

Indian-American teen invents device that can charge phone in 20 seconds NDTV An 18-year-old Indian-American girl has invented a super-capacitor device that could potentially charge a cellphone in less than 20 seconds. Eesha Khare from Saratoga in California was awarded the Young Scientist Award by the Intel Foundation after ... Calif. teen wins Intel Science Research competitionCBS News This 18-Year-Old's Invention Could Make Your Future Phone InstachargeGizmodo Indian girl invents device that canVancouver Desi msnNOW all 64 news articles »

Los Angeles Times

Apple Chief Talks Taxes in Pushback to Heat in Washington Bloomberg Apple Inc. (AAPL) Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook is going somewhere his predecessor never ventured: the witness table at a congressional hearing on Capitol Hill. Cook will be questioned today by U.S. senators during a hearing on the company's untaxed ... Apple's Web of Tax Shelters Saved It Billions, Panel FindsNew York Times Apple Denies Tax 'Gimmicks' Ahead of HearingPC Magazine Senators to query Apple on tax sheltersSan Francisco Chronicle Los Angeles Times -Wall Street Journal -San Jose Mercury News all 160 news articles »

Boston Globe

Yahoo's rise in Asia offsets risk from Tumblr bet Reuters By Alexei Oreskovic. SAN FRANCISCO | Tue May 21, 2013 12:19am EDT. SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc Chief Executive Marissa Mayer's $1.1 billion acquisition of blogging service Tumblr will be a test of her ability to revive the aging Web portal. Yahoo's Mayer Stakes Turnaround on $1.1 Billion Tumblr TakeoverBusinessweek Tumblr users take to blogs to express fear over 'Yahoo takeover'Los Angeles Times Sale of Tumblr set to deliver big payday for SparkBoston Globe New York Times -TheStreet.com -Wall Street Journal all 1,353 news articles »

Supreme Court justices said that courts should defer to regulatory agencies in weighing how they carry out their mandates.

New services are providing a stage or pulpit for people, instead of making them passive users of social media.

Google Checkout to check out CNET (blog) Merchants have six months to find another option, as the search giant looks to drive adoption of its revamped Wallet. by Desiree Everts DeNunzio. May 20, 2013 4:56 PM PDT. Google plans to shut down Google Checkout, its service for online payments ... and more »

ReadWrite

Google Admits Defeat In Its 7 Year Battle With Amazon And PayPal ReadWrite Google just announced that is it is shutting down Google Checkout, a Web-based payments system it launched to great expectations seven years ago. It will continue to offer Google Wallet and handle transactions for apps, games, music, and movies on the ... Google to Retire Checkout in November 2013 - MashableMashable Google Announces It's Retiring Google Checkout and Transitioning to Google ...iClarified all 43 news articles »

AutoSpies.com

Market manoeuvres: National brands can punch above their weight Financial Times We live in an increasingly globalised economy and the BrandZ rankings reflect this. The most common route to reaching the top 100 is for a brand to become global. Many categories are completely or largely dominated by global brands (cars, luxury, personal ... Toyota tops brand value surveyDrive European Tech Among World's Top 20 BrandsWall Street Journal (blog) Toyota overtakes BMW as most valuable global car brand - Automotive NewsAutomotive News The Motor Report -Marketing Week all 72 news articles »

UPI.com

Finland's Jolla introduces new smartphone with interchangeable backs UPI.com HELSINKI, Finland, May 20 (UPI) -- A team of ex-Nokia engineers in Finland has announced the Jolla smartphone, which has a custom operating system known as Sailfish. The operating system is based on MeeGo, a project Nokia abandoned in 2011 when it ... Ex-Nokia team makes rival smartphoneBBC News Rogue Nokia splinter cell drops its Jolla phone A-BOMBRegister The Jolla 'Other Half' is the Nokia version of an Android smartphone. Sort ofVentureBeat TechCrunch -CNET Asia -Mobile Burn all 93 news articles »

Mobile Commerce Press

Google aims to make mobile commerce more convenient with new Wallet feature Mobile Commerce Press Just two years ago, there had been a significant amount of hype surrounding Google's efforts in the mobile commerce sector. The company had introduced its Wallet application, which aimed to make mobile payments somewhat common among consumers ... and more »

NDTV

Samsung launches $800000 app contest for Galaxy S4 PCWorld The Samsung Galaxy S4 is a stellar Android phone held back by boring design and half-baked features. Samsung will host a $800,000 contest for developers that build apps for the Galaxy S4 using the company's peer-to-peer software interface. The South ... Consumer Reports names Samsung's Galaxy S4 the world's best smartphoneInquirer Bear Grylls-types rejoice: “Rugged” Galaxy S 4 images leakArs Technica Shots leaked of Galaxy S4 ActiveCNET Engadget -NDTV -Houston Chronicle (blog) all 481 news articles »

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Xbox next: What to expect at Tuesday's Xbox reveal event CNET Microsoft is bound to play up the non-gaming entertainment features of the new console, focusing on streaming video, Skype calling, and deeper integration with other devices and services. Jay Greene. by Jay Greene. May 20, 2013 12:01 AM PDT Follow @ ... New Xbox more than a game console for MicrosoftReuters Microsoft will unveil new Xbox over two events, not oneNBCNews.com Microsoft Updates Xbox as Apple to Facebook Gain in GamesBloomberg BBC News -USA TODAY (blog) -The Guardian all 211 news articles »

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Jolla's first device unveiled: Sailfish OS debuts with UI-changing cover ZDNet Summary: Jolla fans in Europe can now pre-order the first Sailfish smartphone, which is expected to ship by the end of the year. Liam Tung. By Liam Tung | May 20, 2013 -- 13:08 GMT (06:08 PDT). Follow @liamT. jolla-sailfish-back-thumb The Jolla device's ... Finnish MeeGo Startup Jolla Reveals First Phone With Customisable Shells ...TechCrunch Rogue Nokia splinter cell drops its Jolla phone A-BOMBRegister Jolla: The first Sailfish smartphone unveiledIBNLive Myjoyonline.com -NDTV all 112 news articles »

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New Xbox more than a game console for Microsoft Reuters By Malathi Nayak and Bill Rigby. SAN FRANCISCO/SEATTLE | Mon May 20, 2013 7:30am EDT. SAN FRANCISCO/SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp is set to make a splash this week with the eagerly awaited unveiling of its new Xbox game console, eight ... Microsoft will unveil new Xbox over two events, not oneNBCNews.com Sony Unveils PS4 Teaser Video Ahead of Xbox LaunchPC Magazine Xbox 720: Microsoft prepares to unveil next-generation consoleThe Guardian (blog) PCWorld -Telegraph.co.uk all 500 news articles »

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Finnish MeeGo Startup Jolla Reveals First Phone With Customisable Shells ... TechCrunch Jolla, the Finnish MeeGo startup composed of ex-Nokians building their own mobile hardware and Sailfish OS, has finally taken the wraps off its first handset, revealing what the hardware will look like on its website. The design is a clean-looking, elegant slab, ... Rogue Nokia splinter cell drops its Jolla phone A-BOMBRegister Jolla: The first Sailfish smartphone unveiledIBNLive Ex-Nokia team makes rival smartphoneMyjoyonline.com all 121 news articles »

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Teen's Inexpensive Self-Driving Tech Takes Home $75K Intel Prize PC Magazine Self-driving cars: Relatively new technology, but not all that new of a concept for those in the San Francisco Bay Area who have seen Google's laser-radar-armed vehicles puttering around. A 19-year-old high school student, originally from Romania, has taken ... California teenager invents device that can charge cell phone in 20 seconds - flatCatholic Online Teen invents device to charge cellphone in 30 secondsnatmonitor.com An 18-Year-Old's Breakthrough InventionHuffington Post SlashGear -Ubergizmo all 107 news articles »

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Saratoga Teen's Research Takes Science World By Storm CBS Local 18-year-old Eesha Khare (left), a senior at Lynbrook High School, is one of two runners up at the 2013 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in Phoenix. (Intel). Filed under. Local, News, Syndicated Local, Tech. Related tags. Eesha Khare, Intel ... Teen wins Intel award for supercapacitorbestmag Vietnam wins prizes at Intel science fair for school studentsThanh Nien Daily California teenager invents device that can charge cell phone in 20 seconds - flatCatholic Online natmonitor.com -Latinos Post all 100 news articles »

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Mars Rover Opportunity Breaks US Record for Off-Planet Driving Space.com NASA's long-lived Opportunity Mars rover is the new American champion of off-planet driving, breaking a distance record set more than 40 years ago by an Apollo moon buggy. The six-wheeled Opportunity rover drove 263 feet (80 meters) on Wednesday ... Opportunity Breaks NASA's 40-Year Roving RecordDiscovery News Mars rover Opportunity breaks distance record; what took so long?Los Angeles Times Infographic Charts Driving Distance Records on Mars, the MoonPC Magazine Register -Jet Propulsion Laboratory -NASA all 83 news articles »