| Are You Being Monitored At Work? Posted: 29 Aug 2012 04:49 AM PDT  A 2011 survey found that over half of US employers are monitoring their employees' computer usage. How can you find out if you are one of them? And if you are, what should you do about it? There are two main ways employers track computer usage — with monitoring software on your desktop, and by [...]
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| Samsung reveals new Galaxy Note II Posted: 29 Aug 2012 10:15 AM PDT  Fresh off a legal battle with Apple, Samsung is announcing a new version of the Galaxy Note, an offbeat, oversized smartphone that's become a surprise hit.
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| Samsung unveils voice-controlled camera Posted: 29 Aug 2012 12:43 PM PDT  Samsung has unveiled a voice-controlled camera as part of a fall lineup of consumer gadgets aimed at setting itself apart from rival Apple.
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| NASA discovers first two-planet system orbiting twin suns Posted: 29 Aug 2012 07:16 PM PDT It's been almost a year ago since we made our first discovery of an exoplanet orbiting two suns, prompting everyone to compare it to the planet Tattooine in the "Star Wars" universe. A handful of other planets orbiting two stars … Continue reading → |
| Scientists confirm ripples in space-time caused by a pair of white dwarf stars Posted: 29 Aug 2012 04:30 PM PDT A team of researchers has found visible evidence of gravity waves around two dead stars, confirming ripples in space-time that were first predicted by Albert Einstein. The concept was part of Einstein's theory of relativity, but had only been inferred … Continue reading → |
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| Sony to sell ultra-HD '4K' TV set in US stores Posted: 29 Aug 2012 01:33 PM PDT  High-definition TVs roughly quadrupled the resolution of the sets that came before them. Now, the industry is poised to do it again.
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| Yelp shares surge as insiders hold on to stock Posted: 29 Aug 2012 05:05 PM PDT Yelp's early backers apparently still have a high opinion of the online business review service, much to Wall Street's relief, after insiders at several other Internet companies dumped some of their shares at the first opportunity. |
| Cricket to offer Muve exclusively on Android plans Posted: 29 Aug 2012 05:24 AM PDT Mobile phone carrier Cricket is making its unlimited music service, Muve Music, an exclusive feature of its higher-end phones. |
| Developing Minds Want to Know: Q&A with Lori Roth, Director of Mobile Products at WhitePages Posted: 29 Aug 2012 02:58 PM PDT Top people search company WhitePages is attempting to put an end to the fragmented user experience of switching from app to app to stay connected. They recently launched an Android app called Current Caller ID. It combines social networking with call and text ID into a single free app. |
| HP comes out swinging with Windows 8; unveils ENVY x2 hybrid, Spectre XT and TouchSmart Ultrabook 4 Posted: 29 Aug 2012 09:01 PM PDT  Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) posted a $8.9 billion loss last quarter thanks to a massive charge the company took related to its 2008 acquisition of Electronic Data Systems, but it actually managed to beat Wall Street's consensus excluding that charge. The struggling PC vendor still has plenty of work to do, however, and it has plans for an arsenal of Windows 8 devices that will be second to none. Starting things off, HP on Thursday unveiled three new Windows 8 machines that will bring unique features, sleek designs and a wide range of price points to the Windows 8 landscape later this year. Starting off with the HP ENVY x2 pictured above, HP took a great approach to designing this hybrid notebook. The
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| Sprint lights up LTE in four new markets Posted: 29 Aug 2012 08:00 PM PDT  Sprint (S) on Wednesday announced the expansion of both its 3G and 4G LTE networks. The company's high-speed LTE network is now available in Baltimore, Md., Gainesville, Ga., Manhattan/Junction City, Kan., and Sedalia, Mo. In addition, locations in Baltimore, Boston and Washington, D.C will have now have access to Sprint's "all-new 3G service," which the company claims will deliver better in-building coverage and fewer dropped calls. "Our customers are enjoying new applications and devices that increase the demand for mobile data," said Bob Azzi, senior vice president of Sprint. "The network build-out – that today is playing out in four new cities – will provide nothing less than a state-of-the art network platform for the next generation of customers. Customers
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| Grooveshark welcomed back to Google Play store Posted: 29 Aug 2012 07:05 PM PDT  Grooveshark, the popular music service that lets users upload their songs and stream them to computers and smartphones, is back on the Google (GOOG) Play app store. Google had yanked the app from the store more than a year ago after copyright holders complained it was letting users download music illegally. Per CNET, Grooveshark says that any illegal downloads were facilitated by third-party apps illegally using Grooveshark's name, and the company has worked to stop them. BGR spoke to Grooveshark CEO Sam Tarantino in a recent episode of the BGR Show. Read
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| ZTE to testify in U.S. probe of alleged China telecom threat Posted: 29 Aug 2012 06:13 PM PDT  WASHINGTON/HONG KONG (Reuters) - China's ZTE Corp said it would take part in a projected U.S. congressional hearing next month linked to an investigation of alleged Chinese espionage threats to U.S. telecommunications infrastructure. The House of Representatives Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence has invited the chairman of ZTE, Hou Weigui, and deputy chairman of Huawei Technologies Co, Ken Hu, to testify at a hearing that would explore their companies' relationships with the Chinese authorities, among other things. ...
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| LG announces Optimus L9 with 4.7-inch display, integrated translator Posted: 29 Aug 2012 06:00 PM PDT  Hot on the heels of the company's Optimus Q unveiling, LG (066570) has taken the wraps off another new smartphone ahead of the annual IFA trade show in Berlin, Germany. Powered by Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, the LG Optimus L9 features a 4.7-inch high-definition IPS display, a 1GHz dual-core processor, 1GB of RAM, 4GB of internal storage, a 5-megapixel camera and a 2,150 mAh battery. The handset also features LG's new QTranslator app, which includes OCR technology and can translate words and sentences from 44 different source languages to more than 60 user languages. No pricing or launch details were provided. LG's full press release follows below. LG EXTENDS L-SERIES WITH GLOBAL DEBUT OF OPTIMUS L9 Premium Optimus L9 to Offer Best
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| Facebook co-founder Moskovitz sells more shares Posted: 29 Aug 2012 05:51 PM PDT  SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz is selling yet more shares in the one-time consumer-Internet darling, keeping up a steady but small flow of daily sales, according to a filing. This week, Moskovitz has sold a total of 450,000 Class A shares at prices ranging from $19.19 to $19.22 a share, reducing the Facebook stake of his Dustin A. Moskovitz Trust to 6.15 million A shares, a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission showed. His Dustin A. Moskovitz Trust also owns 106. ...
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| ISIS mobile payment service to finally debut in September Posted: 29 Aug 2012 05:15 PM PDT  The joint mobile payment venture known as ISIS that is backed by AT&T (T), Verizon (VZ) and T-Mobile is on track to debut in September. The group initially planned to roll out its services in the first half of 2012, but various delays have pushed back the launch date. "The focus has been: Get it right, make sure it's secure," Brad Duea, senior vice president of product management at T-Mobile USA, said in an interview with Bloomberg. ISIS uses NFC technology to allow users to make purchases with their smartphones, although it can also be used for other things as well. T-Mobile plans to use the technology to allow customers to download applications and content by tapping their phones against a special
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| HP Ventures Back Into Tablets With Envy x2 Hybrid Posted: 29 Aug 2012 05:13 PM PDT  HP Envy x2 Windows 8 Hybrid PC
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| Yelp shares surge as insiders hold on to stock Posted: 29 Aug 2012 05:05 PM PDT Yelp's early backers apparently still have a high opinion of the online business review service, much to Wall Street's relief, after insiders at several other Internet companies dumped some of their shares at the first opportunity. |
| Cat videos get their moment at Minn. film festival Posted: 29 Aug 2012 04:50 PM PDT  Warning: This is a story about online cat videos. If you're among the seemingly tiny minority of the general population not interested in watching a 1-minute clip of a cat in a T-shirt pounding on a keyboard, then move along.
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| 14 Super "Fresh" Photos From Mashable Readers Posted: 29 Aug 2012 04:44 PM PDT  Mario Alberto Chavez Cardenas caught two different berries growing out of the same branch.
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| Motorola and Intel plan to ‘take you to the edge’ with September 18th event Posted: 29 Aug 2012 04:30 PM PDT  Because next month wasn't already busy enough, Google's (GOOG) Motorola Mobility and Intel (INTC) have an "exciting announcement" planned for September 18th, PhoneArena reports. The companies went on record recently in stating that they would announce their first Medfield-powered smartphone later this year as Intel tries to break into the mobile market, and this event could see Motorola and Intel deliver on that promise. The wording in the invitation and the "#motoedge" hashtag at the bottom suggest the device could be dubbed the Motorola EDGE, but nothing has been confirmed at this point. Read
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| Yahoo! fires Washington news chief over Republican joke Posted: 29 Aug 2012 04:11 PM PDT  (Reuters) - Yahoo! News fired its chief political correspondent on Wednesday for an off the cuff remark about Republicans partying "with black people drowning". David Chalian, the Yahoo! News Washington Bureau Chief, made the comment privately during a webcast of the Republican National convention on Monday in partnership with ABC News, but it was picked up by a live microphone. With Hurricane Isaac approaching New Orleans as the convention got underway, Chalian was heard saying to an unidentified guest, "Feel free to say, 'They're not concerned at all. ...
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| Pandora Media beats Wall Street view, raises outlook Posted: 29 Aug 2012 04:06 PM PDT  (Reuters) - Pandora Media Inc reported better-than expected results on higher advertising revenue as more people listened to music on their mobile devices, and the company raised its full-year revenue outlook. Shares of the company rose 9 percent in after-hours trading. Chief Executive Joe Kennedy said Pandora's advances in mobile was a bright spot in the quarter. Advertisers are spending more on Web and mobile platforms, he said in an interview with Reuters. ...
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| TiVo revenue gets Virgin Media boost; shares rise Posted: 29 Aug 2012 03:52 PM PDT  (Reuters) - TiVo Inc reported better-than-expected quarterly results as it saw higher sales of its trademark digital video recorders at customer Virgin Media Inc , sending its shares up 5 percent in extended trade. While TiVo continues to sell its set-top boxes, it also licenses its digital video recording technology to cable operators such as Virgin, Charter, DirecTV , Ono, RCN and Suddenlink. ...
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| Apple offers up to $345 for used iPhones ahead of iPhone 5 launch Posted: 29 Aug 2012 03:45 PM PDT  While Apple's (AAPL) next-generation iPhone hasn't been officially announced yet, the company is providing a nice gift for users who bought the previous model. TheNextWeb reports that Apple's recycling program is now offering up to $345 for the iPhone 4S in good condition, or $45 more than what Samsung (005930) was offering for the 64GB iPhone 4S earlier this year. The cash that users receive comes in the form of a gift certificate for Apple stores, so this current offer is really ideal for iPhone fans who are planning to upgrade to Apple's newest device when it becomes available on September 21st. Read
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| Samsung steals march on Nokia with first Windows phone Posted: 29 Aug 2012 03:25 PM PDT  BERLIN/SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics became the first handset maker to announce a smartphone using Microsoft's latest mobile software, making its surprise, hurried announcement just days before the highly anticipated launch of Nokia's version. The brief announcement on Wednesday at a Berlin electronics show comes amid expectations that smartphone makers may turn increasingly to Windows devices after a U.S. jury decided many of Samsung's Google Android-based phones infringed Apple Inc patents. ...
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| Goalee Courts Professionals Like Online Dating For the Business World Posted: 29 Aug 2012 03:17 PM PDT  Name: Goalee
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| NASA Discovers Galactic Hot Dogs; Starved Monkeys Don't Live Longer Posted: 29 Aug 2012 03:04 PM PDT  Discovered: Antarctic ice methane could hasten global warming; tuning an instrument also tunes the brain; NASA survey finds millions of potential black holes; low-cal diets don't improve lifespan.
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| Advice from a Hacker on Picking a Good Password Posted: 29 Aug 2012 03:02 PM PDT  As mass hacks abound, it's hard to know the best way to handle our Internet security, so we went to a password expert to figure out how best to protect ourselves. Alex Horan is a proclaimed "white hat hacker," meaning he hacks "for good, not evil" in the words of the public relations liason for CORE Security, where Horan is a product manager. He, like us, believes the password system these days isn't ideal for people trying to protect their online info. ...
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| Samsung promises Jelly Bean for the Galaxy S III ‘very soon’ Posted: 29 Aug 2012 03:00 PM PDT  Lost in the slew of new products that Samsung (005930) dumped onto the tech market Wednesday was the news that Samsung's flagship smartphone may finally be getting its long-promised upgrade to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. As Engadget writes, Samsung announced during its IFA keynote address that the Galaxy S III and the new Galaxy Note 10.1 would both be upgraded to Jelly Bean "very soon." While the company didn't hand out any firm dates on when the upgrade would occur, it's doubtful that Samsung would make such a pledge if the devices weren't slated for an upgrade until late in the year as had been previously rumored. Read
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| Judge refuses to delay NY case for Google appeal Posted: 29 Aug 2012 02:59 PM PDT The federal judge presiding over challenges to Google Inc.'s plans to create the world's largest digital library has refused to delay the 7-year-old case while Google appeals his decision to grant authors class certification. |
| Developing Minds Want to Know: Q&A with Lori Roth, Director of Mobile Products at WhitePages Posted: 29 Aug 2012 02:58 PM PDT Top people search company WhitePages is attempting to put an end to the fragmented user experience of switching from app to app to stay connected. They recently launched an Android app called Current Caller ID. It combines social networking with call and text ID into a single free app. |
| The Most Interesting-Looking People at the Republican National Convention [PICS] Posted: 29 Aug 2012 02:52 PM PDT ![The Most Interesting-Looking People at the Republican National Convention [PICS]](http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ydAW6Okq6ubPUDeWbr3sZg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/mashable/rncwatercooler8.jpg "The Most Interesting-Looking People at the Republican National Convention [PICS]") 1. Cowboy Hats Galore
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| A look at tech companies with recent IPOs Posted: 29 Aug 2012 02:38 PM PDT  This week, Pandora becomes the latest of the newly traded tech companies to report earnings. Here's a look at earnings reports from some tech companies that had IPOs since last year. The companies are all loosely Internet-related, though their businesses vary widely.
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| 10 Most-Shared 2012 Republican Campaign Ads on YouTube Posted: 29 Aug 2012 02:27 PM PDT 10. The Rise And Fall Of Welfare Reform |
| Sharp's Taiwanese savior in waiting shows off his Japan prize Posted: 29 Aug 2012 02:16 PM PDT  TOKYO (Reuters) - Terry Gou, founder of Hon Hai Precision Industries, will show off an advanced LCD panel factory he jointly owns with Sharp to a delegation of fellow Taiwanese on Thursday that has become a symbol of how he may save the Japanese firm from the wreck of Japan's sinking TV industry. Feeble demand that left the $4 billion plant operating well below capacity forced the maker of Aquos LCD TVs to post its worst ever annual loss last business year. But helped by recent orders won by Hon Hai, production at the plant in Sakai, western Japan, has surged, according to sources. ...
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| Nokia says ‘things are about to change’ in new Windows Phone 8 teaser [video] Posted: 29 Aug 2012 02:15 PM PDT ![Nokia says 'things are about to change' in new Windows Phone 8 teaser [video]](http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/WoNC0F17IQeoBERkMswjJw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/BGR_News/nokia-wp8-teaser.jpg "Nokia says 'things are about to change' in new Windows Phone 8 teaser [video]") With Samsung (005930) set to unveil the Galaxy Note II later on Wednesday and Apple (AAPL) on the verge of unveiling an all-new iPhone, Nokia (NOK) is doing its best to stir up interest ahead of its big event next week. The struggling smartphone vendor is expected to unveil multiple Windows Phone 8 handsets next Wednesday during a press conference that BGR will be covering live, and Nokia has just released a video to tease the event. Pure speculation: The home movie quality of Nokia's teaser video could suggest an emphasis on cameras, and we might finally see PureView hit one of Nokia's Windows Phones next week. Nokia's video follows below.
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