Thursday, March 1, 2012

Yelp prices IPO at $15 a share as questions loom (AP)

Yelp prices IPO at $15 a share as questions loom (AP)

Yelp prices IPO at $15 a share as questions loom (AP)

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 09:03 PM PST

AP - Yelp is set to make its stock market debut Friday after pricing its initial public offering above its targeted range, a sign of strong investor demand for a slice of the 8-year-old online reviews site that has yet to turn a profit.

FBI director: Cyber-threats will become top worry (AP)

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 05:42 PM PST

AP - The director of the FBI told an annual gathering of cyber-security professionals on Thursday that the agency needs the private sector to help combat what he believes is becoming the nation's No. 1 threat.

AT&T relents on 'unlimited data' plan limits (AP)

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 04:05 PM PST

AP - AT&T Inc. backed away from an unpopular service policy after smartphone subscribers complained that the company placed unreasonable limits on its "unlimited data" plans.

Vigilante jamming cell phone calls on city buses to help preserve peace and quiet (Yahoo! News)

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 05:06 PM PST

Yahoo! News - Those who would dare violate the public peace in Philadelphia, consider yourself on notice: You have a sworn enemy. He's not quite as noble as Superman, and his gadgets aren't up to par with those used by Batman, but to …

24-hour ATM dispenses cupcakes instead of cash for your midnight sugar cravings (Yahoo! News)

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 02:26 PM PST

Yahoo! News - Soon, nobody in Beverly Hills will ever have to go through a whole night craving for sweets again, thanks to an ATM that dispenses... cupcakes. Popular cupcake bakery chain, Sprinkles, recently announced that it will soon open a new and unusual contraption installed …

Foursquare Says Farewell to Google Maps, Joins OpenStreetMap Movement (Mashable)

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 03:53 PM PST

Mashable - Foursquare is parting ways with Google Maps in favor of crowdsourced maps created by the OpenStreetMap project. Foursquare announced the change in a blog post Wednesday, explaining its decision to make the big API switch. To power the new maps, Foursquare is partnering with MapBox, a startup which calls itself "a beautiful alternative to Google Maps" and uses data from OpenStreetMap.

A look at tech companies with recent IPOs (AP)

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 09:05 PM PST

AP - Here's a look at how some companies that had initial public offerings of stock since January 2011 are faring. The companies are all loosely Internet-related, though their businesses vary widely.

A look at how some IPO stocks have fared (AP)

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 09:04 PM PST

AP - Facebook has filed paperwork for an initial public offering of stock. Its public debut will be the most anticipated tech IPO since Google went public in August 2004. Meanwhile, online reviews site Yelp Inc. is due to begin trading publicly Friday.

Auto-correct texting error causes school lockdowns in Georgia (Digital Trends)

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 07:38 PM PST

Digital Trends - As reported by the Gainesville Times earlier today, the auto-correct feature on a student’s cell phone prompted local authorities to lockdown middle and high schools in Hall County. Mistakenly sent to the wrong number, a student typed the message “gunna be at west hall today,” but the auto-correct function on the smartphone changed the text message to “gunman be at west hall today.” The recipient of the text message notified police around 11:30 A.M. and the West Hall school campuses were locked down while the police took time to investigate the origin of the message. After police determined that auto-correct was to blame for sparking the reaction, the schools reopened to the public around 1:45 P.M.

Philadelphia phone jammer 'proud' of blocking loud mobile users (Digital Trends)

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 08:29 PM PST

Digital Trends - So annoyed was one Philadelphia man with bus passengers jabbering away on their mobile phones that he ended up taking matters into his own hands.

Zynga outgrows Facebook, launches Zynga.com, Zynga Platform (Digital Trends)

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 05:40 PM PST

Digital Trends - Wildly popular social game-maker Zynga announced today that it is expanding beyond the walled garden of Facebook to offer games at Zynga.com. Through this site, users will be able to partake in Zynga’s variety of games without having to go through Facebook first. (Well, kinda.)

Stolen NASA Laptop Had Space Station Control Codes (SPACE.com)

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 04:45 PM PST

SPACE.com - A laptop stolen from NASA last year was unencrypted and contained command and control codes for the International Space Station on it, the agency's inspector general told a United States House subcommittee yesterday (Feb. 29).

Google Wallet coming to 10 more Sprint devices this year (Appolicious)

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 11:23 AM PST

Appolicious - Google is continuing to bring its near-field communication payment service to more and more Android devices, with 10 more Sprint devices slated to get the software in 2012.

Court lifts 'The Weight' from Helm in suit over ad (AP)

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 02:53 PM PST

AP - A Manhattan court says Levon Helm long ago signed away rights that let an advertising agency use the song "The Weight" in a cell phone commercial.

Storify’s storyteller for iPad doesn’t meet web set standards (Appolicious)

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 10:30 AM PST

Appolicious - Even if you haven't heard of Storify, you've probably experienced the service during your day-to-day web surfing. Popular among journalists and social media pros, Storify makes it easy to quickly create a social news story, using content pulled from Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr and the web. You'll know it when you see it. Storify isn't just for professionals, and now anyone with an interest in social storytelling—and an iPad—can snag the new Storify app.

Camera Awesome truly is an awesome iPhone camera app (Appolicious)

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 10:25 AM PST

Appolicious - Camera apps are a dime a dozen in the iTunes App Store, and some are definitely better than others. However, Camera Awesome, developed by the folks behind SmugMug, is one of the best I've ever encountered. What's more, it's totally free.

Trend Micro hires cyber security expert Kellermann (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 10:40 AM PST

Reuters - Anti-virus software maker Trend Micro Inc has hired a prominent expert on cybersecurity policy to help boost its sales to the U.S. government.
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