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An Internet cafe in Beijing in 2009.

I.B.M. is the world's largest employer of Ph.D.'s. It has plenty of businesses it can throw them at, but the trick is figuring out which ones will yield the best return. That happens by finding the algorithms for one industry, like power generation, that will work in another, like traffic management.

Some e-readers have no audio, but for those that do, Altec Lansing's Bliss earphones for women offer both sound and style, at prices starting at $25.

Philip Falcone, a New York hedge fund manager with Harbinger Capital Partners, is majority owner in LightSquared.

The Avid Studio app for the iPad.

Time to make time for another social network. Pinterest is a free Web pinboard for any photos that you want to share.

Apple on Wednesday said it will start requiring mobile apps to get explicit permission from iPhone and iPad owners before the apps collect and store information about users' personal contacts.

Google has a feature that lets you search for information by using a particular image itself-and get back results related to the picture or its contents.

The G-Form Extreme Sleeve 2 for the iPad is made from a polymer that is a "rate dependent material" - a kind of soft foam that hardens temporarily under impact, creating an instant protective shell.

How do you know if your YouTube video is funny? Google says you can start by counting the "LOLs."

New York Times

Lexus Tops as Survey Finds More Auto Dependability ABC News Lexus is the top performer in a survey of vehicle dependability released Wednesday, but most other brands also showed improvement in an industry that has reached historically high dependability levels. Consulting firm JD Power and Associates polled ... Toyota Leads JD Power Dependability Study While Ford, GM GainBusinessWeek Car ratings: Toyota tops JD Power dependability rankingsLos Angeles Times Auto industry quality better than ever - JD PowerReuters all 210 news articles »

IBNLive.com

Valentine's Day and 5 other great Google doodles KLJB By Megan Riesz Google celebrated Valentine's Day on Tuesday with one of its classic, patented doodles. (We're not kidding – Google actually patented the idea of a doodle.) Featuring Tony Bennett's "Cold, Cold Heart" and a young boy desperately trying ... Valentine's Day 2012 Google Doodle is a Tony Bennett love noteLos Angeles Times Google's Valentine's doodle might make you cryCNET Valentine's Day Google Doodle Depicts All Forms of Love [VIDEO]Mashable PC Magazine -San Francisco Chronicle -Christian Science Monitor all 148 news articles »

Betabeat

Engagio, Founded By Fred Wilson's Blog Commenter, Thinks You Should Manage TWO ... San Francisco Chronicle The Canadian entrepreneur, who formerly worked for Hewlett Packard, loves to engage in conversations on blogs. He isn't a mean-spirited troll. He loves starting conversations and anxiously awaiting responses from other readers. you are reading... How do you reward a faithful commenter on your blog? A $540K…VentureBeat Engagio wants to be your one-stop social inboxGigaOm Startup Born on Fred Wilson's Blog Raises $540K Seed Round, Heads to New YorkBetabeat all 5 news articles »

The Guardian

Path Isn't Only App to Upload, Store Address Book Data PCWorld By Sarah Jacobsson Purewal, PCWorld Feb 15, 2012 6:34 AM Path, the mobile social network that recently caught some flack for uploading users' address books to its servers without explicitly asking for permission to do so isn't the only mobile app that ... Apple Pressed About App Privacy ConcernsNational Journal Your address book is mine: Many iPhone apps take your dataVentureBeat Lawmakers question Apple CEO Cook about privacyWashington Post (blog) Inquirer -Gizmodo -The Mac Observer all 86 news articles »

Telegraph.co.uk

Apple CEO Tim Cook: PC app innovation is dead, killed by the iPad Computerworld (blog) By Preston Gralla Software innovation on PCs is dead, killed by the iPad and Android, Apple CEO Tim Cook claims. He adds that tablets will outsell PCs and Macs, although didn't give a date for when that will happen. Cook made his remarks to the Goldman ... Home News Apple's Tim Cook: iPad Cannibalization Good for PC IndustryCIO Insight What Tim Cook Said At Goldman SachsFast Company Cook: Apple 'Deliberate' With Cash, Will Not Waste Those BillionsPC Magazine CNET -Fortune -Apple Insider all 383 news articles »

New York Times

Apple is Top Smartphone Maker, but ZTE, Huawei Gain Ground: Gartner eWeek Apple was the top smartphone vendor during the fourth quarter of 2011, and the third-largest overall phone vendor worldwide. However, lesser-known ZTE and Huawei are on the rise, according to Garter. Apple became the third largest mobile phone vendor ... Apple became world's largest smartphone seller in 2011 with 19% shareApple Insider Gartner: Apple has stunning quarter, Android loses groundMacworld iPhone 4S Helped Push Apple to Global Smartphone DominancePC Magazine CNET -Investor's Business Daily -New York Times (blog) all 130 news articles »

CBC.ca

FCC plans to kill wireless broadband network that threatens to jam some GPS ... Washington Post NEW YORK — Federal officials plan to kill a private company's plans to start a national high-speed wireless broadband network after concluding it would in some cases jam personal-navigation and other GPS devices. The Federal Communications Commission ... US regulators pull plug on LightSquaredAFP Agencies Move to Kill LightSquared LTE Plans Over GPS IssuePC Magazine LightSquared Blow Gives Falcone Few Options to Salvage ValueBusinessWeek all 300 news articles »

msnbc.com

Is Apple over a Chinese iBarrel? msnbc.com Customers test out Apple iPads in the company's flagship store in Beijing's Sanlitun area on Wednesday. A Chinese tech firm, Proview claims it still owns the iPad trademark In China and will seek a ban on exports of Apple Inc's computer tablets from ... iPad 3 Rumors; Tim Cook Speaks; Google, Motorola Seal the DealPC Magazine Are Chinese factory workers getting just $8 for every iPad sale?CNET Reports say iPad may shrink, but what's your ideal tablet size?Washington Post Forbes -BusinessWeek -Computerworld all 2,050 news articles »

Wired News

Hands On: Motorola Droid 4 Pushes <em>Most</em> of the Right Buttons Wired News By Mike Isaac Like the crack epidemic of the 1980s, RIM's BlackBerry handsets created a generation of telephone typists addicted to phone-based correspondence. We quickly came to expect — nay, demand — instant responses to our e-mails, ... Motorola Droid 4 vs. Apple iPhone 4S: Verizon Smartphone ShowdownPC Magazine Torn between two Motorola Droids: Droid 4 or Droid Razr MaxxCNET Droid 4 Teardown: Four FindingsPCWorld ZDNet (blog) -South Asian News Agency all 129 news articles »

TechCrunch

Apps uploading address books is a privacy side-show compared to DPI TechCrunch by Mike Butcher While the hand-wringing over the future of journalism, blogging, the nature of conflicts of interest, yada yada, has been deeply interesting (alongside the personal attacks – we all like a good public fight don't we?) ... App users: iPhones are for days, iPads for the nighttimeCNET iPad and iPhone usage differsWTOP Google+ For iOS Finally Gets Instant Picture Uploading !3G.co.uk TopNews United States -Newsweek -Daniels Trading (blog) all 63 news articles »

SlashGear

Tesla Model X takes $40m in advanced sales SlashGear Tesla has already clocked up over $40m-worth in sales of its new Model X SUV, breaking a record for the company in only 24 hours and also seeing a significant uptick in reservations of its new electric-powered sedan. Announced on Thursday last week, ... Tesla gets $40M in Model X orders in 1st 24 hoursSan Jose Business Journal Firm takes in $40M in advance orders for new electric crossoverThe Detroit News Tesla Loss Seen Widening Ahead of Model S as Roadster Sales EndBloomberg CNET -USA TODAY -Autoblog (blog) all 102 news articles »

TIME

Unboxing the Sony PlayStation Vita PC Magazine By Will Greenwald The PlayStation Vita - Sony's new OLED, touch screen, dual-analog-optional, 3G gaming powerhouse - is finally available. The First Edition pack is available in stores now, with the "standard" Wi-Fi and 3G/Wi-Fi versions launching next ... Outdoors or Inside, Sony Offers Users a Perpetual GameNew York Times Forget the Vita, I Want a Real PlayStation TabletTIME Sony PlayStation Vita (3G/Wi-Fi)CNET Washington Post -Forbes -CBS News all 361 news articles »

Irish Times

Apple crowned top smartphone vendor of 2011 by Gartner CNET by Lance Whitney February 15, 2012 6:42 AM PST Follow @lancewhit Other reports have pointed to Samsung as the leading vendor in 2011, but the research firm placed Apple on top with a 19 percent market share overall. Driven by the iPhone 4S, ... Android smartphone conquest continues, but Apple bites backThe Guardian Apple Passes Samsung to Become Biggest Smartphone Vendor in Gartner SurveyBloomberg Apple overtakes Samsung as top smartphone vendorFox News Computerworld -Bizjournals.com -Financial Times all 113 news articles »

Globe and Mail

Cook: Apple 'Deliberate' With Cash, Will Not Waste Those Billions PC Magazine By Chloe Albanesius Apple is not exactly hurting for cash; Cupertino revealed last month that it's sitting on approximately $97.6 billion. But rather than burning those funds on acquisitions, half-baked technology, or iPads for all, Apple chief Tim ... Today in Tech: Apple iCloud's stunning growthFortune Follow-Up: Tim Cook On Apple Defeating Law Of Large NumbersFast Company Tim Cook: Apple CEO v2.0NDTV Forbes -Telegraph.co.uk -CIO all 352 news articles »

Globe and Mail

Proview Pushes for Expanded iPad Ban, But Will China Allow It? PC Magazine By Adario Strange New details have emerged in the ongoing battle between Apple and Proview, the Chinese company holding the rights to the iPad name in mainland China. According to new statements from Proview, the company hopes to expand its ban of iPad ... What's the ideal tablet size?Washington Post Proview, Sazerac, Mecca Cola, GM: Intellectual PropertyBusinessWeek Ordinary Chinese Divided on IPad Trademark DisputePCWorld CNET (blog) -Reuters all 2,004 news articles »

Newsday

LightSquared Broadband Plan Is Dead for Now eWeek NEWS ANALYSIS: The FCC, responding to a letter from the NTIA saying that LightSquared's proposed broadband service interferes with GPS, will not allow the company's plans to build its own network to move forward. The Federal Communications Commission ... FCC plans to kill wireless broadband network that threatens to jam some GPS ...Washington Post LightSquared Blow Leaves Falcone Few Options to Salvage ValueSan Francisco Chronicle GPS saved? LightSquared dealt serious blow over interferenceFox News Register all 173 news articles »

My neighbor recently discovered a four-digit passcode that unlocks the front doors to our apartment building.

USA TODAY

Review: Twisted Metal, the poster child for the used-games market VentureBeat Twisted Metal is the longest-running PlayStation-exclusive franchise, outdating Crash Bandicoot, Warhawk, Uncharted, and even Gran Turismo. Co-created by the notorious David Jaffe, also of God of War fame, the series has seen a number of releases ... Inside the World of Twisted MetalWall Street Journal (blog) 'Twisted Metal' blasts into the 21st centuryUSA TODAY Twisted Metal - Launch trailer releasedNews10.net Gamasutra -SlashGear -Joystiq all 63 news articles »

USA TODAY

Foxconn confirms inspections from Fair Labor Association Focus Taiwan News Channel Taipei, Feb. 15 (CNA) Taiwan-funded Foxconn Technology Group, one of the world's largest electronics maker, confirmed on Wednesday that labor rights experts from the Fair Labor Association (FLA) began a special voluntary audit of the company's policies ... Apple Says Fair Labor Association Began Foxconn InspectionBusinessWeek Apple's Labor Auditing Group: 'Our Effectiveness Is Tangible'Wired News Apple's mess in China: What you need to know (FAQ)CNET Apple Insider -eWeek -Los Angeles Times all 884 news articles »

Telegraph.co.uk

Mill Valley artist wins Valentine's Day date with Google Marin Independent-Journal By Gary Klien Michael Lipman gave Valentine's Day wishes to millions of strangers Tuesday, and his wife probably didn't object. Lipman, a longtime Mill Valley resident, was the animator behind the "Google Doodle" du jour — the story of a smitten boy ... Valentine's Day 2012 Google Doodle is a Tony Bennett love noteLos Angeles Times Google's Valentine's doodle might make you cryCNET Valentine's Day Google Doodle Depicts All Forms of Love [VIDEO]Mashable Digitaltrends.com -Christian Science Monitor -PC Magazine all 148 news articles »

SlashGear

FCC suspends LightSquared waiver over GPS interference CNET by Steven Musil February 14, 2012 8:45 PM PST Follow @stevenmusil LightSquared suffered a possibly fatal blow today when the FCC said it would indefinitely suspend the company's effort to build a national wireless broadband network using satellite ... Happy Valentine's Day: US government breaks up with LightSquaredArs Technica No LTE for you! FCC plans to reject Lightsquared's 4G networkVentureBeat FCC protects “too big to fail” GPS from LightSquared interferenceSlashGear GigaOm -Financial Times -New York Times all 78 news articles »

Sydney Morning Herald

you are reading... Apple CEO Tim Cook gives State of the Apple talk at Goldman… VentureBeat Tim Cook, Apple's new chief executive officer, gave a small “State of the Apple” address today, touching on the recent accusations of poor working conditions in the factories that make Apple products. He also laid out what the iPhone has done for Apple ... Apple Reaffirms Commitment to Safe LaborBloomberg Apple chief says factory labor under scrutinyAFP 5 Most Telling Takeaways From Tim Cook's Goldman Sachs KeynoteWired News Reuters -CNET -PC Magazine all 328 news articles »

Fast Company

Ex-Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz Connects Caregivers With New Site BusinessWeek Feb. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Two years after Sun Microsystems Inc.'s sale to Oracle Corp. ended his run as one of Silicon Valley's most prominent chief executive officers, Jonathan Schwartz is resurfacing on a smaller stage. Schwartz announced today the ... O'Brien: Jonathan Schwartz returns with new start-up focused on caregiversSan Jose Mercury News Family health records get an online homeSan Francisco Chronicle Former Sun Micro CEO's next actMarketWatch TechCrunch -Wall Street Journal (blog) -Fast Company all 19 news articles »

Everything Android

Motorola Droid Razr Maxx vs. Samsung Galaxy Nexus (video) CNET by Jessica Dolcourt February 14, 2012 4:33 PM PST Follow @jdolcourt Verizon stacked its deck with some of the strongest smartphones around, including two CNET Editors' Choice Award winners, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus and the Motorola Droid Razr Maxx. Motorola Droid 4 vs. Apple iPhone 4S: Verizon Smartphone ShowdownPC Magazine Droid 4 Teardown: Business in the Front, a Gluey Mess in the BackWired News Droid 4 Teardown: Four FindingsPCWorld ZDNet (blog) -Huffington Post -South Asian News Agency all 141 news articles »

CTV.ca

Apple's IPad 3 Could Face Customs Ban in China PCWorld By Michael Kan, IDG News Apple's much speculated iPad 3 has emerged as the latest target in an ongoing trademark dispute in China, after a little-known Chinese firm said on Wednesday it has filed for a customs ban with local authorities to stop the ... Don't discount Apple's interest in a smaller iPad, says analystCNET Proview, Sazerac, Mecca Cola, Chrysler: Intellectual PropertyBloomberg Inflaming Trademark Dispute, Second City in China Halts Sales of the iPadNew York Times Wall Street Journal -Reuters -Washington Post all 1,420 news articles »

The visual systems of the squidlike cuttlefish are more sophisticated than previously realized. In fact, cuttlefish can pick the perfect camouflage even without seeing the entirety of what they intend to blend in with, much as humans can translate simple line drawings into meaningful information.

Tiny songbirds weighing no more than two tablespoons of salt apparently globe-trot regularly from the Arctic to Africa, crossing either Asia or the Atlantic to do it, scientists find.

Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: A mild solar storm cast an auroral glow over Earth's chilly northern climes early on Valentine's Day.

Maybe it's a Valentine's Day crush of activity, or maybe it's coincidence: But yes, if you're having trouble uploading photos to Twitter, Twitter says it's having some problems.

Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: Will changing your name or your hair improve your love life? Maybe not, but research can point to more practical steps for life after Valentine's Day.

A species of chameleon small enough to easily perch on a match head has been discovered on a tiny island off Madagascar, a group of scientists has announced.

Websites of exchange operators Nasdaq and BATS have been attacked by hackers over the last 24 hours, causing ongoing disruptions for those trying to use the sites, spokespersons for the companies said on Tuesday.

Puzzle tech startup Puzzazz is giving the Kindle Touch a capability even Amazon didn’t envision — letting users input numbers and letters by writing them with a finger on the screen.

Although, technically speaking, Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance and William Frawley never left small screens thanks to 60 years of "I Love Lucy," in TV reruns, the gang is back for their first interactive adventure in "Retro World."

A group of Japanese physicists has revealed where dark matter is — though not what it is — for the first time. As it turns out, the mysterious substance is almost everywhere, drooping throughout intergalactic space to form an all-encompassing web of matter.

"Words With Friends" allows pals to see whose vocabulary skills are greater. But it also has the potential to let people become more than just friends.

Paleontologists have identified the world’s largest toothed pterosaur, which probably used its enormous pearly whites to scare off others.

Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook again stressed Tuesday that the iPhone and iPad maker takes labor conditions in its globe-spanning supply chain seriously

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A Georgia law enforcement officer is under investigation for sharing way too much online – racy photos that found their way onto social network sites.

Amazing new video and still images of snow leopards and their prey were captured during the first-ever survey of snow leopard prey in Bhutan's newest national park.

Whether you get flowers, a card or the crown jewels on this Valentine's Day, there's nothing more from the heart than a video-gone-viral showing the rescue of a 4-week-old puppy that had been trapped in an underground pipe for 12 hours.

Despite complaints, there's one thing everyone can agree upon: the game's creation mode is fantastic. And that's precisely what "F*ck Yeah, Soul Calibur Creations!" is all about.

Think the love in your heart is unique? You might be right. It turns out that everyone's heart beats to its own rhythm. Scientists think they can take that uniqueness to protect your data.

Leading U.S. senators planned to introduce a cybersecurity bill on Tuesday aimed at safeguarding the nation's water and power systems, which experts have warned often only have the most rudimentary protections against hackers.

CNBC’s Julia Boorstin talks about the spikes in sales the day after the legendary singer’s death. (NewsNation)

Gizmodo’s Sam Biddle explains why the electronics giant is being forced to conduct an independent audit of its overseas factories amid protests over inhuman working conditions. (NewsNation)

The Wall Street Journal has found that, for more than a decade, hackers appeared to have unfettered access to Nortel Networks' corporate computer system.

Russian scientists in Antarctica have reached a lake that's been buried in ice for more than 14 million years — a milestone that could provide hints of what to expect when the ocean under the icy crust of Jupiter's moon, Europa, is similarly explored.

Banks of scorching hot batteries filled with molten metals may be the long-sought silver bullet to make large-scale adoption of wind and solar energy a practical, purely green reality.

USA TODAY

Google gets US, EU nod to buy Motorola Reuters By Diane Bartz and Foo Yun Chee | WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - US and European regulators approved Google Inc's $12.5 billion purchase of Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc and said they would keep a sharp eye on the web search giant to ensure patents ... Google's Motorola deal could be boost in rivalry with AppleComputerworld Google Motorola Deal ApprovedInformationWeek Antitrust officials approve sale of Motorola Mobility to GoogleWashington Post eWeek -PC Magazine -BusinessWeek all 1,243 news articles »

If you're still unhappy about Facebook's Timeline —  and a lot of people are — you might be tempted to use a Web browser add-on that takes Timeline away, so that you never see it on your Facebook page. Problem is, everyone else will still see it unless they're using the same add-on.

A veteran astronomer has sent our Milky Way galaxy the ultimate love letter by snapping a portrait of the galaxy nestled inside a neon-like heart in fitting cosmic card for Valentine's Day.

Ah, Valentine's Day! It's a time for romance, flowers, candy and ... contracts? Maybe most of us aren't exactly looking to draft up legally binding documents for our sweethearts, but just in case we decide to do so, there's a site which'll make the whole process a breeze.

A wealth of new discoveries, from animal mummies linked to the jackal god and human remains to an enigmatic statue, are revealing the secrets of an ancient holy place in Egypt once known as the "Terrace of the Great God."

The cartoon 2D adventure game brings back fast and dirty gameplay that doesn't disappoint. In-Game's Todd Kenreck gives it an 8 out of 10. (In-Game)

It's still early enough on the West Coast, so if you left your (sweet) heart in San Francisco or elsewhere in the Bay Area, you can surprise them with a free box of chocolates, delivered via an iOS app courier service.

Mashable

Inkling Takes on Apple iBooks With a New Tool for Publishers Mashable Talk with any digital textbook publisher and they'll tell you why their competitor Inkling won't cut it: The startup's interactive digital books are pretty, sure, but it has only pumped out about 100 of them in three years. It turns out, however, ... Inkling Habitat digital printing press for iPad unveiledMobiletor.com Taking on Apple with industrial-strength e-textbooksFortune Inkling introduces cloud-based publishing toolMacworld TechCrunch -EON: Enhanced Online News (press release) -GigaOm all 34 news articles »

IBNLive.com

Valentine's Day 2012 Google Doodle is a Tony Bennett love note Los Angeles Times Valentine's Day 2012 is celebrated with a video-animation Google Doodle that also showcases the tender crooning of Tony Bennett at age 25, sweetly hitting the high notes of “Cold, Cold Heart.” The song was written by country boy Hank Williams, ... Google's Valentine's doodle might make you cryCNET Valentine's Day Google Doodle Depicts All Forms of Love [VIDEO]Mashable Animated Google Doodle Brings Valentine's Day Puppy Love to LifePC Magazine Christian Science Monitor -San Francisco Chronicle -Digitaltrends.com all 147 news articles »

New York Times

Outdoors or Inside, Sony Offers Users a Perpetual Game New York Times BEFORE the Android phone, before the iPod, before the GameBoy, there was the Walkman, the device that taught a generation to expect entertainment on the go. Fast forward 30 years and behold the digital landscape of mobile phones that do nearly ... Sony PlayStation Vita (3G/Wi-Fi)CNET Review: Sony PlayStation Vita handheld gaming systemWashington Post How Sony's Big Gamble With The PS Vita Will Lead Them To VictoryForbes TIME -New York Daily News -Boston Herald all 305 news articles »