Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Facebook forces Timeline; tips to hide users' past (AP)

Facebook forces Timeline; tips to hide users' past (AP)

Facebook forces Timeline; tips to hide users' past (AP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 03:07 PM PST

AP - Facebook will start requiring people to switch to a new profile format known as Timeline, making photos, links and personal musings from the past much easier to find.

Google to merge user data across more services (AP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 05:58 PM PST

AP - Google announced a plan Tuesday to link user data across its email, video, social-networking and other services that it says will create a "beautifully simple and intuitive" user experience. But critics raised privacy concerns like those that helped kill the search giant's Buzz social networking service.

Apple doubles iPhone sales in 1Q (AP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 05:39 PM PST

FILE - In this May 23, 2011 file photo, customers look at the Apple MacBook Air and the iPad 2 at the Apple Store in San Francisco. Apple Inc., reports quarterly financial results Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012, after the market close. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)AP - The iPhone is taking over Apple.

The “Empty Memory” flash drive looks like it’s saving your data in thin air (Yahoo! News)

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 07:57 PM PST

Yahoo! News - We've seen a lot of cool flash drives, from a $3,000 Victorinox Swiss Army drive to a pair of classy thumb drive cufflinks. But British company Logical Art is giving the storage genre a decidedly artistic spin with its new Empty Memory flash drive. …

Meet the $2,400 Porsche smartphone (Yahoo! News)

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 07:40 PM PST

Yahoo! News - Looking for a way to prove that you have more money than you know what to do with? Look no further than the BlackBerry Porsche Design P'9981, a $2,400 smartphone that helps the world identify you as "that guy who just …

The Pirate Bay Wants You to Download Physical Objects Now (Mashable)

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 04:07 PM PST

Mashable - File-sharing site The Pirate Bay is apparently expanding its reach into letting users pass one another physical objects to download. Well, that's actually not the case just yet. But the site is introducing a new category called "Physibles" in anticipation of a day in which "you will print the spare parts for your vehicles."

Megaupload founder faces lengthy extradition battle (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 08:24 PM PST

Reuters - Efforts by the United States to extradite the mastermind of an alleged Internet piracy scheme from New Zealand to face copyright infringement and money laundering charges are likely to be long and complex.

Yahoo delivers another listless performance in 4Q (AP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 06:01 PM PST

In this Jan. 4, 2012 photo, the Yahoo company logo is displayed at their headquarters in Sunnyvale, Calif. Yahoo Inc., reports quarterly financial earnings Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012, after the market close.(AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - Yahoo slipped further behind in the online advertising race during the fourth quarter as the Internet company entered the fourth year of a revenue slump.

Judge's order raises issue over encrypted evidence (AP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 04:37 PM PST

AP - A federal judge has ordered a woman to provide an unencrypted version of her laptop's hard drive in a ruling that raises the question of whether turning over a password amounts to self-incrimination.

Only on Android... 1Weather (Appolicious)

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 02:30 PM PST

Appolicious - 1Weather is a new weather app from OneLouder. It's very beautiful, functions well and is completely free.

The Week's Top Twenty in Social Media (The Atlantic Wire)

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 12:13 PM PST

The Atlantic Wire - RELATED: The Week's Top Twenty in Social Media

Just Show Me: How to change the theme on your Xbox 360 (Yahoo! News)

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 02:46 PM PST

Yahoo! News - Welcome to Just Show Me on Tecca TV, where we show you tips and tricks for getting the most out of the gadgets in your life. In today's episode we'll show you how to change the theme on your Xbox 360. The dashboard on your …

Broken Sword — The Smoking Mirror: Remastered a must for lovers of throwback adventure games (Appolicious)

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST

Appolicious - Broken Sword — The Smoking Mirror is the sequel to Broken Sword, a game I haven't played, but probably will grab soon since I like to do things out of order. Designed for universal support on iDevice, Broken Sword — The Smoking Mirror has been remastered, so its graphics look sharp and its audio tracks are crystal clear (and available in several languages).

How the new Facebook Timeline will affect your mobile experience (Appolicious)

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 10:37 AM PST

Appolicious - If you haven't turned your Facebook profile over to the new Timeline setup the company has been slowly rolling out for about a month, your time has just about run out. Timeline is coming to your profile, be it online or on your iPhone or iPad.

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

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 09:56 AM PST

FILE - In this Dec. 9, 2011 file photo, DJ David Guetta performs at Z100's Jingle Ball concert at Madison Square Garden in New York. Guetta's 'Turn Me On,' featuring Nicki Minaj is the top song downloaded on iTunes' Official Music Charts for the week ending Jan. 23, 2012. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, file)AP - iTunes' Official Music Charts for the week ending Jan. 23, 2012:

Obama to honor Steve Jobs' wife at State of the Union address (Digital Trends)

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 04:17 PM PST

Digital Trends - President Barack Obama will honor late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs during tonight’s State of the Union address, reports AFP. Laurene Powell Jobs, Steve Jobs’ wife, will be in attendance as a guest of First Lady Michelle Obama, according to a list of guests leaked by Time.

Playtech in talks with possible U.S. partners (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 01:25 AM PST

Reuters - Playtech, the world's biggest provider of online gaming software, is holding talks with a number of potential partners in the United States as it gears up for the possible re-opening of the potentially lucrative market, CEO Mor Weizer said.

Vt. power provider, IBM to help 'smart grid' (AP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 08:59 AM PST

AP - The Vermont company that runs much of the electric distribution system in the state is joining with IBM to build a fiber optic control system designed to make the system more efficient and reliable.
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