Tuesday, January 3, 2012

AT&T to pay $215M to TiVo to settle patent suit (AP)

AT&T to pay $215M to TiVo to settle patent suit (AP)

AT&T to pay $215M to TiVo to settle patent suit (AP)

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 04:17 PM PST

AP - AT&T Inc. will pay TiVo Inc. at least $215 million through June 2018, becoming the latest TV signal provider to settle a patent lawsuit involving the digital video recorder pioneer.

Wikipedia gets $20M in annual fundraising drive (AP)

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 02:48 PM PST

AP - Wikipedia has raised $20 million in its annual plea for donations to help expand and improve the Internet's leading encyclopedia.

Hackers disclose Israelis' credit card information (AP)

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 10:31 AM PST

AP - Hackers claiming to be Saudis posted credit card information of thousands of Israelis on the Internet, credit card companies said Tuesday, in what appeared to be a politically motivated attack. One expert played down its scope.

Barcodes 2.0: How to use QR codes (Yahoo! News)

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 04:12 PM PST

Yahoo! News - More and more, a kind of curiously square little icon known as a QR code is popping up in our lives. The little codes, which are scannable from a smartphone, are programmed to whisk you just about anywhere on the …

Electrical socket concept forcibly ejects plugs of inactive appliances and devices (Yahoo! News)

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 02:41 PM PST

Yahoo! News - Unplugging each and every appliance and device not in use can be a pain, but it's something you must do if you don't want to pay for standby power â€" or the energy consumed by electronics while they're switched off. Right now …

Need a Kidney? More Are Turning to Facebook [VIDEO] (Mashable)

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 10:13 AM PST

Mashable - [brightcove video="1361551038001" /] Facebook is a place to catch up with friends, share articles and information, and now find kidneys.

The top 10 songs and albums on the iTunes Store (AP)

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 09:29 AM PST

FILE- In this Friday, Dec. 9, 2011 file photo shows singer RedFoo, center, and LMFAO as they perform at Z100's Jingle Ball concert at Madison Square Garden in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, File)AP - iTunes' Official Music Charts for the week ending Jan. 2, 2012:

Online gambling fight now about when, who — not if (AP)

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 07:18 AM PST

AP - The fight to fully legalize online gambling in the U.S. is now less about whether Americans will be able to play and more about who will bring the action to them — and when.

Microsoft awarded patent for DVR on gaming consoles (Digital Trends)

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 08:16 PM PST

Digital Trends - An old patent recently awarded to Microsoft may shed some light on the company’s future ambitions regarding the Xbox. The patent sums up an idea for a gaming console moving towards an entertainment center, rather than simply a gaming machine.

Google bans Siri knockoff from Android Market, but legit competitors persist (Appolicious)

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 12:02 PM PST

Appolicious - Apple didn't invent voice control when it rolled out its Siri personal assistant software with the iPhone 4S, but it definitely has garnered a lot of attention for the software. More than one Android developer is trying to get in on that popularity, some less legitimately than others.

Obama buys Twitter ad for Iowa caucuses (Daily Caller)

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 06:43 PM PST

Daily Caller - Political junkies following the Iowa caucuses on Twitter were greeted by paid advertisements from 2012 presidential candidates Tuesday, including at least one from President Barack Obama.

Microsoft fumbles UFC promotion on Xbox Live, promises improvements (Digital Trends)

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 07:22 PM PST

Digital Trends - Partially kicking off Microsoft’s jump into becoming a provider of live television, the software company ran into a series of problems on Friday when attempting to broadcast the UFC 141 fight through the Xbox Live service as detailed by Dan Hsu. Designed to allow the purchase of UFC fights in either high or standard definition, the application brings more elements to the viewing experience including watching video of the weigh-in, choosing the winner of each fight and ranking your picks against friends who are also interested in UFC. The user can also check out the stats of each fighter as well as other information pertinent to the match.

Christmas week sees more than 1 billion app downloads across iOS, Android (Appolicious)

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 11:04 AM PST

Appolicious - It was a banner holiday for smartphone makers in 2011, with records snapping all over the place. The Christmas weekend saw the most smartphone activations ever on a single day in the U.S., and it also saw more app downloads worldwide in a single week than ever before.

Wooga's Diamond Dash game rides social mobile wave (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 09:21 AM PST

Reuters - More than 10 million Facebook users play glitzy Diamond Dash each month, according to developer Wooga, making it one of the most popular games on the social networking site.

AT&T to pay TiVo to settle patent dispute (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 05:42 PM PST

Reuters - AT&T Inc has agreed to pay TiVo Inc a minimum of $215 million and additional monthly licensing fees to settle a patent infringement dispute related to recording live TV.

iPhone flashlight helps rescue team save lost hiker (Digital Trends)

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 08:03 PM PST

Digital Trends - Wandering through Gambrill State Park northwest of Frederick, Maryland, Christopher Tkacik, a 43-year-old lawyer, and his dog Boo got lost in the woods while on a hike through the park as reported by My Fox DC. After walking in circles for hours, Tkacik eventually resigned himself to the fact that they were lost and used his iPhone to call emergency services. While the Google Maps application was continuing to give him the incorrect location on his iPhone, Tkacik was able to send his wife a text message that he was lost, but in good shape. After the 911 call, the local sheriff dispatched a helicopter to look around Gambrill State Park to locate Tkacik.

Progress Q1 outlook misses street view, shares down 9 (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 04:56 PM PST

Reuters - Business software maker Progress Software Corp forecast first-quarter earnings below analyst expectations, as some of its customers continue to delay investments amid macroeconomic uncertainties, sending its shares down as much as 9 percent in trading after the bell.
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