Hubbub over content rights greets Google Drive

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• Hubbub over content rights greets Google Drive
• Apple CEO Tim Cook emerges from Steve Jobs' shadow
• Just Show Me: How to add fun effects to pictures on your iPad using iPhoto
• Expert opinions divided over 10-minute preview of highly realistic The Hobbit movie
• Microsoft Now Making Even More Money From Android
• Ancestry.com acquiring Archives.com for $100M
• Sprint loss widens on Nextel, iPhone lifts sales
• Shutterfly stock flies on Eastman Kodak deal
• Spidey foes to rattle 'Amazing Spider-Man' game
• Get your motor running with the XLR8 Android app
• Hubbub over content rights greets Google Drive
• Chipmaker Hynix posts quarterly loss of $238M
• Summary Box: Google Drive faces content concerns
• Huawei looks to ship 60 million smartphones this year
• Samsung says new Galaxy phone to use its quad-core processor
• Zune Desktop software will no longer be able to access Marketplace
• Analysis: Still in the frame, the camera defies smartphone onslaught
• FCC okays AT&T spectrum transfer to T-Mobile USA
• Nokia, HTC win European patent ruling
• Slim's America Movil to get big push from Brazil
• TED blends animation with education at new website
• New Flashback variant continues Java attack on Macs
• Cirrus' 4Q profit falls on year-ago tax benefit
• LinkedIn iPad App Launches, Takes Social Network in New Direction
• Apple growth hinges on China, new devices
• Samsung Galaxy Note headed to T-Mobile according to leaked photos
• Ancestry.com acquiring Archives.com for $100M
• Girls in US more likely to text while driving: survey
• Akamai Technologies Q1 earnings down, CEO leaving
• Google trial docs show plans for growth past search
• Marines discharging sergeant who criticized Obama on Facebook
• A look at telecom-industry subscriber reports
• Sprint loss widens on Nextel, iPhone lifts sales
• A look at how some IPO stocks have fared
• How chips, PCs, services companies are faring
• A look at recent tech-industry earnings
• Microsoft Now Making Even More Money From Android
• Leap 1Q loss expands on higher interest costs
• How consumer-electronics makers are faring

Hubbub over content rights greets Google Drive Posted: Google is already facing spasms of suspicion and confusion as it tries to persuade people to entrust their personal documents, photos and other digital content to the company's new online storage service.

Apple CEO Tim Cook emerges from Steve Jobs' shadow Posted: Apple CEO Tim Cook has long seen as the humorless and unemotional guy running the show from behind the scenes. But he is beginning to reveal a more assertive and eloquent side, hinting that he's learning to shoulder more of Steve Jobs' role as a front man and leader.

Just Show Me: How to add fun effects to pictures on your iPad using iPhoto Posted: Welcome to Just Show Me on Tecca TV, where we show you some tips and tricks for getting the most out of the gadgets in your life. In today's episode we'll show you how to add filter effects to your pictures right on … Continue reading →

Expert opinions divided over 10-minute preview of highly realistic The Hobbit movie Posted: Director Peter Jackson recently showed a 10-minute preview of his upcoming movie, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, to a select group of people during CinemaCon 2012 in Las Vegas. But many of those who saw the preview weren't impressed by the film … Continue reading →

Microsoft Now Making Even More Money From Android Posted: Microsoft just signed a deal with one of the biggest electronics makers in the world to license technologies related to Android and Chrome. The agreement is with Taiwan's Pegatron, and with it, Microsoft now has patent-licensing deals with four out of the five top Taiwanese manufacturers, the company announced on Wednesday.

Ancestry.com acquiring Archives.com for $100M Posted: Ancestry.com Inc. will acquire rival family history website Archives.com for about $100 million in cash and assumed liabilities, the companies announced Wednesday.

Sprint loss widens on Nextel, iPhone lifts sales Posted: The iPhone boosted struggling Sprint Nextel Corp. in the latest quarter, letting it beat AT&T and perhaps even Verizon in recruiting high-paying phone subscribers to the Sprint network.

Shutterfly stock flies on Eastman Kodak deal Posted: Shutterfly's stock climbed after the online photo publishing company emerged as the sole and thus the likely winning bidder for Eastman Kodak's online photo services business.

Spidey foes to rattle 'Amazing Spider-Man' game Posted: Spider-Man must contend with more than just a lizard in his latest video game adventure.

Get your motor running with the XLR8 Android app Posted: There's a reason novelty apps remain popular. As the adjective suggests, the best of the genre feel refreshing and fun and often cause a laugh-out-loud moment. XLR8 fits this bill and will likely turn what could be a dull car ride into comic relief.

Hubbub over content rights greets Google Drive Posted: Google is already facing spasms of suspicion and confusion as it tries to persuade people to entrust their personal documents, photos and other digital content to the company's new online storage service.

Chipmaker Hynix posts quarterly loss of $238M Posted: Chipmaker SK Hynix Inc. reported a third consecutive quarterly loss as prices dropped amid competition from rival suppliers and tepid demand for personal computers.

Summary Box: Google Drive faces content concerns Posted: CONTENT CONCERNS: Google is already facing a hubbub over the rules governing the digital content kept on its new online storage service.

Huawei looks to ship 60 million smartphones this year Posted: Huawei, the world's sixth largest mobile phone vendor, said on Wednesday that it expects to ship more than 100 million mobile phones in 2012, including 60 million smartphones, Reuters reported. The Chinese company sold a total of 55 million handsets, including 20 million smartphones, in 2011 and is now looking to increase its global market share with a focus on key markets. "We plan to target China, the United States, western Europe and Japan as key markets," said Shao Yang, chief marketing officer of Huawei Device. The executive also said he expects consumer device sales to reach $30 billion in five years, up from $7 billion, becoming as large as its telecommunications equipment business. "This means that by that time,

Samsung says new Galaxy phone to use its quad-core processor Posted: SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co said on Thursday it would mass-produce its faster, energy-saving quad-core mobile microprocessor to power the third generation of its flagship Galaxy S smartphone, due to be unveiled next week. Samsung said it is sampling the chips to major handset makers as it seeks to expand its customer base from Apple Inc to its handset rivals such as Nokia , HTC and Motorola. ...

Zune Desktop software will no longer be able to access Marketplace Posted: Microsoft on Tuesday announced on its Windows Phone Blog two changes regarding its Windows Phone Marketplace that will "help pave the way for new store features and new apps in the months ahead." The Redmond-based company will be removing the option to shop for Windows Phone apps from the Zune Desktop software and will now require handsets to be running Windows Phone 7.5 to buy and download new apps, or update existing ones. The Zune Music Marketplace will remain open, and the software will be used to back up music and photos, and to install updates on the Zune HD. [Via WMPowerUser] Read

Analysis: Still in the frame, the camera defies smartphone onslaught Posted: SINGAPORE (Reuters) - While most attention in the gadget world is on the breakneck pace of innovation in mobile phones, tablets and computers, another device has resolutely refused to die: the camera. Despite the onslaught of camera phones — the iPhone 4 has this year become the most popular device for posting snaps to the photo-sharing website Flickr — cameras are still being sold. Japan, the world's largest manufacturer, shipped nearly three times as many cameras in January as it did in the same month of 2003, when the camera phone was still in its infancy. ...

FCC okays AT&T spectrum transfer to T-Mobile USA Posted: NEW YORK (Reuters) - AT&T Inc, the No. 2 U.S. mobile service provider, has received regulatory approval for its plan to give T-Mobile USA a big chunk of spectrum as part of its break-up offering in compensation for the failure of their efforts to merge. AT&T was left with an obligation to give wireless air waves and $3 billion cash to Deutsche Telekom AG unit T-Mobile USA after AT&T's $39 billion plan to buy its smaller rival failed late last year due to strong regulatory opposition. ...

Nokia, HTC win European patent ruling Posted: HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland's Nokia and Taiwan's HTC won a key European ruling that a patent of German firm IPCom, which was threatening sales of their phones in Germany, was invalid in its current form. Wednesday's ruling by the European Patent Office was a rare spot of good news for Nokia, which is struggling with dwindling sales and credit rating downgrades in recent weeks. Nokia said it meant it could continue selling products in Germany. ...

Slim's America Movil to get big push from Brazil Posted: MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Cell phone company America Movil, the jewel in the crown of Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim's empire, is set to post a double-digit jump in first-quarter net profit and revenues, driven by the addition of Brazil's cable television company Net Servicos. America Movil, which analysts estimate may have added another 4.7 million mobile subscribers in the January-March period, absorbed Net Servicos earlier this year. ...

TED blends animation with education at new website Posted: The non-profit group behind the thought-provoking TED conferences launched a website devoted to video lessons cleverly crafted to captivate students.

New Flashback variant continues Java attack on Macs Posted: Security firm Intego on Monday announced that it had discovered a new variant of the Flashback malware called Flashback.S that continues to use a Java vulnerability Apple has already patched. This variant requires no password to install, and it places its files into the user's home folder in "~/Library/LaunchAgents/com. java.update.plist" and "~/.jupdate." Once Fashback.S is installed, it will then delete all files and folders in "~/Library/Caches/Java/cache" in order to delete the applet from the infected Mac, and avoid detection. The virus is actively being distributed, although it will not install if it finds Intego VirusBarrier X6, Xcode or Little Snitch installed on the Mac it tries to attack. Read

Cirrus' 4Q profit falls on year-ago tax benefit Posted: Cirrus Logic Inc. said Wednesday that its profit tumbled 61 percent in its fiscal fourth quarter compared to a year earlier, when the audio and energy products maker booked a hefty tax benefit.

LinkedIn iPad App Launches, Takes Social Network in New Direction Posted: The world's largest professional social network just got a wider reach -- and it wants to be in front of your face for more of the day.

Apple growth hinges on China, new devices Posted: SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Sometimes even eye-popping results are not enough. Apple Inc'sO> shares may have risen 9 percent on Wednesday on the back of another spectacular quarter that included soaring iPhone sales in China, but the naysayers are still asking if the most valuable American company might need yet another revolutionary product in the next year to sustain its sizzling growth. The skeptics certainly lost some credibility when the company's shares surged 9 percent on Wednesday, adding about $50 billion to Apple's market value, but some have not been silenced. ...

Samsung Galaxy Note headed to T-Mobile according to leaked photos Posted: Samsung's smartphone-tablet hybrid, the Galaxy Note, is currently available exclusively on AT&T in the United States. According to leaked images published by TmoNews, however, the supersized handset will soon be making its way onto T-Mobile. Subscribers on the nation's fourth-largest carrier were previously limited to software hacks in order to grant the popular "phablet" access to T-Mobile's HSPA+ network. The leaked images suggest that the device is running Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich and contains the usual preloaded T-Mobile apps — Name ID, Mall, TV and My T-Mobile. No details regarding a launch time frame were made available. Read

Ancestry.com acquiring Archives.com for $100M Posted: Ancestry.com Inc. will acquire rival family history website Archives.com for about $100 million in cash and assumed liabilities, the companies announced Wednesday.

Girls in US more likely to text while driving: survey Posted: Girls in the United States are more likely than boys to text behind the wheel, despite widespread youth awareness of the perils of distracted driving, a nationwide survey suggests.

Akamai Technologies Q1 earnings down, CEO leaving Posted: Akamai Technologies Inc. reported Wednesday that its first-quarter net income fell 15 percent, reflecting costs to the company of two significant acquisitions.

Google trial docs show plans for growth past search Posted: (Reuters) - Google Inc projected back in 2010 it would get more than 35 percent of its 2013 revenue from outside its flagship search operation, anticipating three non-search businesses, including commerce, would generate over $5 billion each, according to internal company documents filed in court. The documents provide a rare glimpse into Google's mindset in 2010, as the company does not break down the percentage of its revenue that comes from search advertising versus its other businesses. ...

Marines discharging sergeant who criticized Obama on Facebook Posted: Add to cart Add to lightbox (My favourites) Download layout Edit The Facebook logo is shown at Facebook headquarters in Palo Alto" align="left" title="<="" a="" border="0"> Add to cart Add to lightbox (My favourites) Download layout Edit The Facebook logo is shown at Facebook headquarters in Palo Alto" border="0" />LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A U.S. Marine sergeant who wrote on Facebook that he would not follow orders from President Barack Obama will be discharged from the military on "other than honorable" terms, a Marine spokesman said on Wednesday. California-based Sergeant Gary Stein, a 26-year-old Iraq war veteran, was advised of the decision after a commanding general upheld the recommendation by a review board, Major Michael Armistead said. "He was formally informed of that today, of the separating authority's decision. ...

A look at telecom-industry subscriber reports Posted: Here is a summary of reports for selected telecommunications companies and what they reveal about their own and the industry's prospects:

Sprint loss widens on Nextel, iPhone lifts sales Posted: The iPhone boosted struggling Sprint Nextel Corp. in the latest quarter, letting it beat AT&T and perhaps even Verizon in recruiting high-paying phone subscribers to the Sprint network.

A look at how some IPO stocks have fared Posted: 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. began trading publicly last month.

How chips, PCs, services companies are faring Posted: A look at how selected companies providing computers, components, services and related software are faring:

A look at recent tech-industry earnings Posted: Here is a summary of recent earnings and reports for selected technology companies and what they reveal about the state of spending and the overall economy:

Microsoft Now Making Even More Money From Android Posted: Microsoft just signed a deal with one of the biggest electronics makers in the world to license technologies related to Android and Chrome. The agreement is with Taiwan's Pegatron, and with it, Microsoft now has patent-licensing deals with four out of the five top Taiwanese manufacturers, the company announced on Wednesday.

Leap 1Q loss expands on higher interest costs Posted: Leap Wireless International Inc., the nation's sixth largest cellphone carrier and operator of the Cricket brand, said Wednesday that its net loss in the first quarter expanded as higher interest expenses overwhelmed a smaller operating loss. The results were worse than analysts expected and Leap's shares fell.

How consumer-electronics makers are faring Posted: A look at how selected makers of phones and other consumer-electronic gadgets are faring:

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