Thursday, December 29, 2011

SC company sues ex-worker over Twitter followers (AP)

SC company sues ex-worker over Twitter followers (AP)

SC company sues ex-worker over Twitter followers (AP)

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 12:34 PM PST

AP - An Internet company has sued one of its former employees, saying the worker cost the company thousands of dollars in lost business when he took 17,000 Twitter followers with him when he left the firm.

Letter airs harassment claims against HP's ex-CEO (AP)

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 07:10 PM PST

AP - Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Mark Hurd's efforts to impress an HP event hostess included showing her his checking-account balance holding over $1 million, according to a letter detailing the sexual harassment allegations that led to his ouster.

Verizon Wireless to charge $2 for one-time payment (AP)

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 01:24 PM PST

AP - Verizon Wireless, the country's largest cellphone company, said Thursday that it will start charging $2 for every payment subscribers make over the phone or online with their credit cards.

Jewelry Site Plukka Turns Group Buying On Its Head (Mashable)

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 02:39 PM PST

Mashable - The Spark of Genius Series highlights a unique feature of startups and is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here. Name: Plukka

Verizon to add $2 bill-pay charge, admits 4G network (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 07:54 PM PST

Reuters - Verizon Wireless, which this month angered customers with three separate data service problems, said on Thursday it will add a $2 fee for one-time telephone and online bill payments.

Netflix, Gap lag in customer satisfaction online (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 11:04 AM PST

Reuters - Netflix Inc and Gap Inc were among the worst performers in customer satisfaction among the largest online retailers this holiday season, according to a survey released on Wednesday.

Sony PlayStation Vita sales fall sharply after Japanese launch (Digital Trends)

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 08:56 PM PST

Digital Trends - Mentioned by Bloomberg earlier today, sales of the PlayStation Vita have fallen by nearly 80 percent during the week that ended on December 25 according to tracking firm Media Create. Sony sold approximately 325,000 Vita units on December 17 and 18, but only sold about 10,000 units a day during the following week. Sales of the PlayStation Portable beat sales of the PlayStation Vita by approximately 25,000 units. In addition, Nintendo saw massive sales of the 3DS during the same week and nearly sold half a million units. That pushes Nintendo over four million units sold for the entire year, a fact that Nintendo officials mentioned in a recent press release. 

Verizon Resolves Third December Outage (NewsFactor)

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 12:15 PM PST

NewsFactor - Verizon Wireless experienced yet another data outage -- the third in less than a month -- on Wednesday. Customers reported trouble accessing Verizon Wireless' 4G network, based on LTE technology. Customers were also reporting issues with Verizon's 3G service, though Verizon consistently denied any issues with its 3G network.

Facebook photos lead to child abuse arrests in Arizona (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 06:52 PM PST

Reuters - Two Arizona parents were arrested by sheriff's deputies after apparently posting pictures on Facebook that showed their children, an infant and a toddler, bound with duct tape, authorities said on Thursday.

Apple applies for patent concerning face recognition on iOS devices (Digital Trends)

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 08:16 PM PST

Digital Trends - Perhaps an upcoming feature on the next version of the iPhone or iPad, Apple filed a patent today with the United States Patent and Trademark Office that outlines a method of face recognition for taking an iOS device out of sleep mode. Likely built into a future version of iOS, an iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad would recognize that a user is in the vicinity after the user picks up the device and utilize the camera to scan the user’s face to turn on the device automatically. While security would be a concern to anyone that currently uses a password to lock their iOS device, Apple mentions that the software would isolate unique facial features in addition to specific skin tones to recognize a face. The software would memorize the attributes to the face, but the user may potentially have to reset the scan after any form of facial plastic surgery or something as simple as a sunburn.  

Amazon reports selling 4 million Kindle devices in December (Appolicious)

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 11:21 AM PST

Appolicious - Despite some early speculation that Amazon's Kindle Fire Android tablet might be a runaway success, it appears the new contender in the tablet market is doing well, but not that well.

Batman-like armored iPhone dock brings mobile protection for you and your smartphone (Digital Trends)

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 03:54 PM PST

Digital Trends - Sure iPhone docks keep your Apple phone safe and charged, but if you’re really serious about protecting your iPhone , why not take it to the next level and protect yourself as well as your precious iPhone with the Armstar BodyGuard.

2012 Tablet Spending Spree By SMBs Predicted (NewsFactor)

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 04:49 PM PST

NewsFactor - Tablets are high on the 2012 shopping lists of small- to mid-sized business hardware buyers at companies based in the United States, according to NPD Group's latest SMB survey. And Apple's iPad remains the top preferred brand among purchasing decision makers at U.S. companies with fewer than 1,000 employees, which collectively employ 121 million people.

How to get the most out of your new PlayStation 3 (Digital Trends)

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 05:06 PM PST

Digital Trends - The current generation of gaming consoles have gone above and beyond being just devices to play video games. They have become entertainment systems in their own right, that can play DVDs (and blu-rays in the case of the PPS3), stream content online, and even act as media servers.
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