Friday, January 27, 2012

Facebook IPO could value it among top companies (AP)

Facebook IPO could value it among top companies (AP)

Facebook IPO could value it among top companies (AP)

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 09:20 PM PST

FILE - In this May, 26, 2010 file photo, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg talks about the social network site's new privacy settings in Palo Alto, Calif. The Wall Street Journal reported Friday, Jan. 27, 2012 that Facebook is preparing to file initial paperwork for an offering that could raise as much as $10 billion and value the company at $75 billion to $100 billion (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)AP - When Facebook makes its long-expected debut as a public company this spring, the social-networking company will likely vault into the ranks of the largest public companies in the world, alongside McDonald's, Amazon.com and Bank of America.

Twitter's new censorship plan rouses global furor (AP)

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 08:58 PM PST

This screen shot shows a portion of the Twitter blog post of Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012, in which the company announced it has refined its technology so it can censor messages on a country-by-country basis. The additional flexibility is likely to raise fears that Twitter's commitment to free speech may be weakening as the short-messaging company expands into new countries in an attempt to broaden its audience and make more money. But Twitter sees the censorship tool as a way to ensure individual messages, or 'tweets,' remain available to as many people as possible while it navigates a gauntlet of different laws around the world. (AP Photo/Twitter)AP - Twitter, a tool of choice for dissidents and activists around the world, found itself the target of global outrage Friday after unveiling plans to allow country-specific censorship of tweets that might break local laws.

Jobless man builds a house out of $1.82 billion worth of shredded money (Yahoo! News)

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 08:20 PM PST

Yahoo! News - What would you do with $1.82 billion worth of shredded money? In Ireland, people build houses out of it â€" at least that's what Dublin-based artist Frank Buckley did. The unemployed artist originally wanted to create a gallery for his series of …

Apple CEO responds to allegations of Chinese worker abuse (Yahoo! News)

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 02:16 PM PST

Yahoo! News - Is Apple finally getting tough on their abusive Chinese suppliers? Maybe. Intent on stemming the increasing complaints from the public and investors alike, Apple CEO Tim Cook fired off an email yesterday to combat claims from "people questioning Apple's values," detailing what …

Flashpoint Demo Day a Glimpse of How Entrepreneurs' Dreams Come True (Mashable)

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 04:19 PM PST

Mashable - A gathering of entrepreneurs in the Bay Area on Thursday offered a window into how ambitious techies' visions become reality. It started with a presentation from a go-getter named Adam Ghetti. Dressed casually in a dark tee-shirt, Ghetti stepped to the front a conference room at the Silicon Valley venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz on Thursday afternoon. He launched into an intense, rapid-fire pitch and test drive of his cloud security startup Social Fortress.

Twitter's new censorship rules face opposition (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 05:06 PM PST

Reuters - It was only two weeks ago that Twitter was protesting online censorship in the form of anti-piracy bills SOPA and PIPA. Now the social networking site faces a surge of opposition to its own censorship practices.

Hacker group Anonymous targets Mexican websites (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 03:17 PM PST

Reuters - The activist hacker group Anonymous attacked three Mexican government websites on Friday in protest at a proposed bill that seeks to toughen local laws about online file-sharing.

RIM CEO eyes "significant" plans for BlackBerry (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 06:39 PM PST

Reuters - Research in Motion's Thorsten Heins plans to waste no time in his new job. The BlackBerry maker's chief executive said he will present the board with his plan for company's future in just a matter of weeks.

DoCoMo to ask for changes in Android -Nikkei (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 11:54 AM PST

Reuters - NTT DoCoMo Inc (9437.T) will ask Google Inc to modify its Android operating system so that smartphones using it would put less pressure on networks, a move that could spark wider protests against the leading mobile software platform, the Nikkei reported.

Poll: Over 50 percent of users are worried about Facebook Timeline (Digital Trends)

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 07:53 PM PST

Digital Trends - As detailed by a Sophos Security post earlier today, the IT security blog conducted a poll of over 4,000 Facebook users in order to determine a general consensus regarding Facebook’s new Timeline feature rolling out to profiles over the next few weeks. Over 50 percent of respondents claimed to be worried about Facebook Timeline and an additional 32 percent responded “I don’t know why I’m still on Facebook.” Only 8 percent declared positive emotions towards Timeline and another eight percent stated that they will have to get used to it.

Google Privacy Policy Raises Red Flags Again (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 04:34 PM PST

ContributorNetwork - Google has decided to unify all 60 of its services under one umbrella privacy policy. Records of searches done on Android phones, the Internet and YouTube will be combined to create ultra-personalized advertising. Users won't be able to opt out of the policy, although web browsing history settings can be changed to avert the use of web browsing statistics for advertising purposes.

Apple CEO Tim Cook responds to criticism about iOS device factory working conditions (Appolicious)

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 11:33 AM PST

Appolicious - Apple CEO Tim Cook responds to criticism about iOS device factory working conditions

America Movil to get control of Brazil's Net (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 01:52 PM PST

Reuters - Cell phone company America Movil, owned by Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim, said on Friday it had approval from Brazil's telecom watchdog Anatel to take control of cable television company Net Servicos de Comunicacao.

Detroit Symphony offering series of free webcasts (AP)

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 12:23 PM PST

AP - The Detroit Symphony Orchestra has launched a webcast player that will allow music lovers to enjoy an upcoming performance of Mozart's Horn Concerto No. 4 and other concerts online for free in the comfort of their homes.

Steve Jobs told Google to stop poaching workers (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 03:40 PM PST

Reuters - Apple's Steve Jobs directly asked former Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt to stop trying to recruit an Apple engineer, a transgression that threatened one junior Google employee's job, according to a court filing.

Ubuntu moves beyond the desktop with new TV interface, menu-killing navigation system (Digital Trends)

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 12:24 PM PST

Digital Trends - Late last year, Ubuntu announced it would bring the open source operating system to mobile devices. Canonical founder Mark Shuttleworth said Ubuntu will soon be found on “tablets, phones, TVs and smart screens from the car to the office kitchen, and it will connect those devices cleanly and seamlessly to the desktop, the server and the cloud.”
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